Levítico 1

1 Y LLAMO Jehová á Moisés, y habló con él desde el tabernáculo del testimonio, diciendo:2 Habla á los hijos de Israel, y diles: Cuando alguno de entre vosotros ofreciere ofrenda á Jehová, de ganado vacuno ú ovejuno haréis vuestra ofrenda.

3 Si su ofrenda fuere holocausto de vacas, macho sin tacha lo ofrecerá: de su voluntad lo ofrecerá á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio delante de Jehová.

4 Y pondrá su mano sobre la cabeza del holocausto; y él lo aceptará para expiarle.

5 Entonces degollará el becerro en la presencia de Jehová; y los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, ofrecerán la sangre, y la rociarán alrededor sobre el altar, el cual está á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio.

6 Y desollará el holocausto, y lo dividirá en sus piezas.

7 Y los hijos de Aarón sacerdote pondrán fuego sobre el altar, y compondrán la leña sobre el fuego.

8 Luego los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, acomodarán las piezas, la cabeza y el redaño, sobre la leña que está sobre el fuego, que habrá encima del altar:

9 Y lavará con agua sus intestinos y sus piernas: y el sacerdote hará arder todo sobre el altar: holocausto es, ofrenda encendida de olor suave á Jehová.

10 Y si su ofrenda para holocausto fuere de ovejas, de los corderos, ó de las cabras, macho sin defecto lo ofrecerá.

11 Y ha de degollarlo al lado septentrional del altar delante de Jehová: y los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, rociarán su sangre sobre el altar alrededor.

12 Y lo dividirá en sus piezas, con su cabeza y su redaño; y el sacerdote las acomodará sobre la leña que está sobre el fuego, que habrá encima del altar;

13 Y lavará sus entrañas y sus piernas con agua; y el sacerdote lo ofrecerá todo, y harálo arder sobre el altar; holocausto es, ofrenda encendida de olor suave á Jehová.

14 Y si el holocausto se hubiere de ofrecer á Jehová de aves, presentará su ofrenda de tórtolas, ó de palominos.

15 Y el sacerdote la ofrecerá sobre el altar, y ha de quitarle la cabeza, y hará que arda en el altar; y su sangre será exprimida sobre la pared del altar.

16 Y le ha de quitar el buche y las plumas, lo cual echará junto al altar, hacia el oriente, en el lugar de las cenizas.

17 Y la henderá por sus alas, mas no la dividirá en dos: y el sacerdote la hará arder sobre el altar, sobre la leña que estará en el fuego; holocausto es, ofrenda encendida de olor suave á Jehová.

Leviticus 1

Introduction to the Sacrificial Regulations

1 Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to himts from the Meeting Tent:s

2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘Whents someonet among you presents an offeringt to the Lord,t yout must present your offering from the domesticated animals, either from the herd or from the flock.ts

Burnt Offering Regulations: Animal from the Herd

3 “‘If his offering is a burnt offerings from the herd he must present it as a flawless male; he must present it at the entrancet of the Meeting Tent for itst acceptance before the Lord.4 He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him to make atonementt on his behalf.5 Then the one presenting the offeringt must slaughter the bullt before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must present the blood and splasht the blood against the sides of the altar which is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.6 Next, the one presenting the offeringt must skin the burnt offering and cut it into parts,7 and the sons of Aaron, the priest,s must put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.8 Then the sons of Aaron, the priests, must arrange the parts with the head and the suetss on the wood that is in the fire on the altar.t

9 Finally, the one presenting the offeringt must wash its entrails and its legs in water and the priest must offer all of it up in smoke on the altart – it iss a burnt offering, a gifts of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

Animal from the Flock

10 “‘If his offering is from the flock for a burnt offeringt – from the sheep or the goats – he must present a flawless male,11 and must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, will splash its blood against the altar’s sides.12 Next, the one presenting the offeringt must cut it into parts, with its head and its suet, and the priest must arrange them on the wood which is in the fire, on the altar.

13 Then the one presenting the offering must wash the entrails and the legs in water, and the priest must present all of it and offer it up in smoke on the altar – it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

From the Birds

14 “‘If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering from the birds,t he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young pigeons.t15 The priest must present it at the altar, pinch offt its head and offer the headt up in smoke on the altar, and its blood must be drained out against the side of the altar.16 Then the priestt must remove its entrails by cutting off its tail feathers,t and throw themt to the east side of the altar into the place of fatty ashes,

17 and tear it open by its wings without dividing it into two parts.t Finally, the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is in the fire – it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.