¹ 耶和华对摩西说：

² 你晓谕以色列人说：若有人在耶和华所吩咐不可行的甚麽事上误犯了一件，

³ 或是受膏的祭司犯罪，使百姓陷在罪里，就当为他所犯的罪把没有残疾的公牛犊献给耶和华为赎罪祭。

⁴ 他要牵公牛到会幕门口，在耶和华面前按手在牛的头上，把牛宰於耶和华面前。

⁵ 受膏的祭司要取些公牛的血带到会幕，

⁶ 把指头蘸於血中，在耶和华面前对着圣所的幔子弹血七次，

⁷ 又要把些血抹在会幕内、耶和华面前香坛的四角上，再把公牛所有的血倒在会幕门口、燔祭坛的脚那里。

⁸ 要把赎罪祭公牛所有的脂油，乃是盖脏的脂油和脏上所有的脂油，

⁹ 并两个腰子和腰子上的脂油，就是靠腰两旁的脂油，与肝上的网子和腰子，一概取下，

¹⁰ 与平安祭公牛上所取的一样；祭司要把这些烧在燔祭的坛上。

¹¹ 公牛的皮和所有的肉，并头、腿、脏、腑、粪，

¹² 就是全公牛，要搬到营外洁净之地、倒灰之所，用火烧在柴上。

¹³ 以色列全会众若行了耶和华所吩咐不可行的甚麽事，误犯了罪，是隐而未现，会众看不出来的，

¹⁴ 会众一知道所犯的罪就要献一只公牛犊为赎罪祭，牵到会幕前。

¹⁵ 会中的长老就要在耶和华面前按手在牛的头上，将牛在耶和华面前宰了。

¹⁶ 受膏的祭司要取些公牛的血带到会幕，

¹⁷ 把指头蘸於血中，在耶和华面前对着幔子弹血七次，

¹⁸ 又要把些血抹在会幕内、耶和华面前坛的四角上，再把所有的血倒在会幕门口、燔祭坛的脚那里。

¹⁹ 把牛所有的脂油都取下，烧在坛上；

²⁰ 收拾这牛，与那赎罪祭的牛一样。祭司要为他们赎罪，他们必蒙赦免。

²¹ 他要把牛搬到营外烧了，像烧头一个牛一样；这是会众的赎罪祭。

²² 官长若行了耶和华─他神所吩咐不可行的甚麽事，误犯了罪，

²³ 所犯的罪自己知道了，就要牵一只没有残疾的公山羊为供物，

²⁴ 按手在羊的头上，宰於耶和华面前、宰燔祭牲的地方；这是赎罪祭。

²⁵ 祭司要用指头蘸些赎罪祭牲的血，抹在燔祭坛的四角上，把血倒在燔祭坛的脚那里。

²⁶ 所有的脂油，祭司都要烧在坛上，正如平安祭的脂油一样。至於他的罪，祭司要为他赎了，他必蒙赦免。

²⁷ 民中若有人行了耶和华所吩咐不可行的甚麽事，误犯了罪，

²⁸ 所犯的罪自己知道了，就要为所犯的罪牵一只没有残疾的母山羊为供物，

²⁹ 按手在赎罪祭牲的头上，在那宰燔祭牲的地方宰了。

³⁰ 祭司要用指头蘸些羊的血，抹在燔祭坛的四角上，所有的血都要倒在坛的脚那里，

³¹ 又要把羊所有的脂油都取下，正如取平安祭牲的脂油一样。祭司要在坛上焚烧，在耶和华面前作为馨香的祭，为他赎罪，他必蒙赦免。

³² 人若牵一只绵羊羔为赎罪祭的供物，必要牵一只没有残疾的母羊，

³³ 按手在赎罪祭牲的头上，在那宰燔祭牲的地方宰了作赎罪祭。

³⁴ 祭司要用指头蘸些赎罪祭牲的血，抹在燔祭坛的四角上，所有的血都要倒在坛的脚那里，

³⁵ 又要把所有的脂油都取下，正如取平安祭羊羔的脂油一样。祭司要按献给耶和华火祭的条例，烧在坛上。至於所犯的罪，祭司要为他赎了，他必蒙赦免。

¹ The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.

² Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

³ Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

⁴ Moab said to the elders of Midian, "Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field." Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

⁵ He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, "Behold, there is a people who came out from Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.

⁶ Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed."

⁷ The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.

⁸ He said to them, "Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Yahweh shall speak to me." The princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

⁹ God came to Balaam, and said, "Who are these men with you?"

¹⁰ Balaam said to God, "Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, [saying],

¹¹ 'Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covers the surface of the earth: now, come curse me them; perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.'"

¹² God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people; for they are blessed."

¹³ Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, "Go to your land; for Yahweh refuses to permit me to Go with you."

¹⁴ The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, "Balaam refuses to come with us."

¹⁵ Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.

¹⁶ They came to Balaam, and said to him, "Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, 'Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me:

¹⁷ for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.'"

¹⁸ Balaam answered the servants of Balak, "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.

¹⁹ Now therefore, please wait also here this night, that I may know what Yahweh will speak to me more."

²⁰ God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, "If the men have come to call you, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak to you, that you shall do."

²¹ Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

²² God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of Yahweh placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

²³ The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.

²⁴ Then the angel of Yahweh stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

²⁵ The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he struck her again.

²⁶ The angel of Yahweh went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

²⁷ The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

²⁸ Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?"

²⁹ Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you."

³⁰ The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?" He said, "No."

³¹ Then Yahweh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.

³² The angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come forth as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me:

³³ and the donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. Unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I would have killed you, and saved her alive."

³⁴ Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, "I have sinned; for I didn't know that you stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again."

³⁵ The angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, "Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak to you, that you shall speak." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

³⁶ When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.

³⁷ Balak said to Balaam, "Didn't I earnestly send to you to call you? Why didn't you come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?"

³⁸ Balaam said to Balak, "Behold, I have come to you: have I now any power at all to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak."

³⁹ Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth.

⁴⁰ Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.

⁴¹ It happened in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from there the utmost part of the people.