Leviticus 16

1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before Jehovah, and died;

1The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons, who died when they approached the LORD.

2and Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.

2The LORD said to Moses: 'Tell your brother Aaron that he must not come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain, in front of the atonement cover on the ark. If he does, he will die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.

3Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering.

3'This is how Aaron must enter the Holy Place: he must bring a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

4He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: they are the holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh 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; he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on.

5And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two he-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.

6And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.

6'Aaron shall offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household.

7And he shall take the two goats, and set them before Jehovah at the door 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.

8And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for Jehovah, and the other lot for Azazel.

8He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat.

9And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for Jehovah, and offer him for a sin-offering.

9Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the LORD and sacrifice it for a sin offering.

10But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before Jehovah, to make atonement for him, to send him away for Azazel into the wilderness.

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.

11And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock 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.

12And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Jehovah, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil:

12He shall take a pans full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain.

13and he shall put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

13He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will conceal the atonement cover above the tablets of the Covenant, so that he will not die.

14and he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat on the east; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

14He shall take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the atonement cover on the east side; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover.

15Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before 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.

16and he shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleannesses of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, even all their sins: and so shall he do for the tent of meeting, that dwelleth with them in the midst of their uncleannesses.

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.

17And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in to make atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made 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.

18And he shall go out unto the altar that is before Jehovah, and make atonement for it, and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.

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.

19And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleannesses of the children of Israel.

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.

20And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present 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.

21and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a man that is in readiness into the wilderness:

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.

22and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a solitary land: and he shall let go 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.

23And Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting, and shall put 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.

24and he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place, and put on his garments, 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 a holy place 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.

25And the fat of the sin-offering shall he burn upon the altar.

25He shall also burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.

26And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and 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.

27And the bullock 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 carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.

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.

28And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and 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.

29And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you:

29'This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must fast and not do any work—whether native-born or a foreigner residing among you—

30for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before Jehovah.

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.

31It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.

31It is a day of complete rest, a sabbath of solemn rest, and you must fast; it is a lasting ordinance.

32And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even 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 he shall make atonement for the holy sanctuary; and he shall make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar; and he shall 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 people of the community.

34And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make atonement for the children of Israel because of all their sins once in the year. And he did as Jehovah commanded Moses.

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 just as the LORD commanded Moses.