| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they had approached the presence of the LORD and died. | 1The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the LORD. |
| 2The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die; for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat. | 2The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover. |
| 3"Aaron shall enter the holy place with this: with a bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. | 3"This is how Aaron is to enter the Most Holy Place: He must first bring a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. |
| 4"He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and the linen undergarments shall be next to his body, and he shall be girded with the linen sash and attired with the linen turban (these are holy garments). Then he shall bathe his body in water and put them on. | 4He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on. |
| 5"He shall take from the congregation of the sons of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. | 5From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. |
| 6"Then Aaron shall offer the bull for the sin offering which is for himself, that he may make atonement for himself and for his household. | 6"Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household. |
| 7"He shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting. | 7Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting. |
| 8"Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat. | 8He is to cast lots for the two goats--one lot for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat. |
| 9"Then Aaron shall offer the goat on which the lot for the LORD fell, and make it a sin offering. | 9Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the LORD and sacrifice it for a sin offering. |
| 10"But the goat on which the lot for the scapegoat fell shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make atonement upon it, to send it into the wilderness as the scapegoat. | 10But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the LORD to be used for making atonement by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat. |
| 11"Then Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering which is for himself and make atonement for himself and for his household, and he shall slaughter the bull of the sin offering which is for himself. | 11"Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household, and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering. |
| 12"He shall take a firepan full of coals of fire from upon the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely ground sweet incense, and bring it inside the veil. | 12He is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain. |
| 13"He shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the ark of the testimony, otherwise he will die. | 13He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover above the tablets of the covenant law, so that he will not die. |
| 14"Moreover, he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; also in front of the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. | 14He is to take some of the bull's blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover. |
| 15"Then he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering which is for the people, and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and in front of the mercy seat. | 15"He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and take its blood behind the curtain and do with it as he did with the bull's blood: He shall sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it. |
| 16"He shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the impurities of the sons of Israel and because of their transgressions in regard to all their sins; and thus he shall do for the tent of meeting which abides with them in the midst of their impurities. | 16In this way he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the tent of meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness. |
| 17"When he goes in to make atonement in the holy place, no one shall be in the tent of meeting until he comes out, that he may make atonement for himself and for his household and for all the assembly of Israel. | 17No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel. |
| 18"Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and of the blood of the goat and put it on the horns of the altar on all sides. | 18"Then he shall come out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He shall take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. |
| 19"With his finger he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it seven times and cleanse it, and from the impurities of the sons of Israel consecrate it. | 19He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and to consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites. |
| 20"When he finishes atoning for the holy place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall offer the live goat. | 20"When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat. |
| 21"Then Aaron shall lay both of his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins; and he shall lay them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who stands in readiness. | 21He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites--all their sins--and put them on the goat's head. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task. |
| 22"The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to a solitary land; and he shall release the goat in the wilderness. | 22The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness. |
| 23"Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there. | 23"Then Aaron is to go into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments he put on before he entered the Most Holy Place, and he is to leave them there. |
| 24"He shall bathe his body with water in a holy place and put on his clothes, and come forth and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people and make atonement for himself and for the people. | 24He shall bathe himself with water in the sanctuary area and put on his regular garments. Then he shall come out and sacrifice the burnt offering for himself and the burnt offering for the people, to make atonement for himself and for the people. |
| 25"Then he shall offer up in smoke the fat of the sin offering on the altar. | 25He shall also burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar. |
| 26"The one who released the goat as the scapegoat shall wash his clothes and bathe his body with water; then afterward he shall come into the camp. | 26"The man who releases the goat as a scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp. |
| 27"But the bull of the sin offering and the goat of the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be taken outside the camp, and they shall burn their hides, their flesh, and their refuse in the fire. | 27The bull and the goat for the sin offerings, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh and intestines are to be burned up. |
| 28"Then the one who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body with water, then afterward he shall come into the camp. | 28The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp. |
| 29"This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble your souls and not do any work, whether the native, or the alien who sojourns among you; | 29"This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work--whether native-born or a foreigner residing among you-- |
| 30for it is on this day that atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you; you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD. | 30because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the LORD, you will be clean from all your sins. |
| 31"It is to be a sabbath of solemn rest for you, that you may humble your souls; it is a permanent statute. | 31It is a day of sabbath rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance. |
| 32"So the priest who is anointed and ordained to serve as priest in his father's place shall make atonement: he shall thus put on the linen garments, the holy garments, | 32The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. He is to put on the sacred linen garments |
| 33and make atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar. He shall also make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. | 33and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, for the tent of meeting and the altar, and for the priests and all the members of the community. |
| 34"Now you shall have this as a permanent statute, to make atonement for the sons of Israel for all their sins once every year." And just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so he did. | 34"This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites." And it was done, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
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