Capítulo 17

¹Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

¹耶和華對摩西說：

²'Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, 'This is what the LORD has commanded, saying,

²你曉諭亞倫和他兒子並以色列眾人說，耶和華所吩咐的乃是這樣：

³'Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside the camp,

³凡以色列家中的人宰公牛，或是綿羊羔，或是山羊，不拘宰於營內營外，

⁴and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present [it] as an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, bloodguiltiness is to be reckoned to that man. He has shed blood and that man shall be cut off from among his people.

⁴若未曾牽到會幕門口、耶和華的帳幕前獻給耶和華為供物，流血的罪必歸到那人身上。他流了血，要從民中剪除。

⁵'The reason is so that the sons of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing in the open field, that they may bring them in to the LORD, at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.

⁵這是為要使以色列人把他們在田野裡所獻的祭帶到會幕門口、耶和華面前，交給祭司，獻與耶和華為平安祭。

⁶'The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the LORD.

⁶祭司要把血灑在會幕門口、耶和華的壇上，把脂油焚燒，獻給耶和華為馨香的祭。

⁷'They shall no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat demons with which they play the harlot. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations.''

⁷他們不可再獻祭給他們行邪淫所隨從的鬼魔（原文作公山羊）；這要作他們世世代代永遠的定例。

⁸'Then you shall say to them, 'Any man from the house of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,

⁸你要曉諭他們說：凡以色列家中的人，或是寄居在他們中間的外人，獻燔祭或是平安祭，

⁹and does not bring it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to offer it to the LORD, that man also shall be cut off from his people.

⁹若不帶到會幕門口獻給耶和華，那人必從民中剪除。

¹⁰'And any man from the house of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people.

¹⁰凡以色列家中的人，或是寄居在他們中間的外人，若吃甚麼血，我必向那吃血的人變臉，把他從民中剪除。

¹¹'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.'

¹¹因為活物的生命是在血中。我把這血賜給你們，可以在壇上為你們的生命贖罪；因血裡有生命，所以能贖罪。

¹²'Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, 'No person among you may eat blood, nor may any alien who sojourns among you eat blood.'

¹²因此，我對以色列人說：你們都不可吃血；寄居在你們中間的外人也不可吃血。

¹³'So when any man from the sons of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, in hunting catches a beast or a bird which may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth.

¹³凡以色列人，或是寄居在他們中間的外人，若打獵得了可吃的禽獸，必放出他的血來，用土掩蓋。

¹⁴'For [as for the] life of all flesh, its blood is [identified] with its life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, 'You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.'

¹⁴論到一切活物的生命，就在血中。所以我對以色列人說：無論甚麼活物的血，你們都不可吃，因為一切活物的血就是他的生命。凡吃了血的，必被剪除。

¹⁵'When any person eats [an animal] which dies or is torn [by beasts], whether he is a native or an alien, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean.

¹⁵凡吃自死的，或是被野獸撕裂的，無論是本地人，是寄居的，必不潔淨到晚上，都要洗衣服，用水洗身，到了晚上才為潔淨。

¹⁶'But if he does not wash [them] or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt.'

¹⁶但他若不洗衣服，也不洗身，就必擔當他的罪孽。