Levitico 16

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen post mortem duum filiorum Aaron, quando appropinquantes in conspectum Domini interfecti sunt,	1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they were destroyed for offering strange fire.
2 et praecepit ei dicens: “ Loquere ad Aaron fratrem tuum, ne omni tempore ingrediatur sanctuarium, quod est intra velum coram propitiatorio, quo tegitur arca, ut non moriatur, quia in nube apparebo super propitiatorium;	2 And he instructed him, saying: Speak to your brother Aaron, so that he may not, at any time, enter into the Sanctuary, which is within the veil, before the propitiatory by which the ark is covered, so that he may not die, (for I will appear in a cloud above the oracle)
3 sed hoc modo ingrediatur: vitulum offeret pro peccato et arietem in holocaustum;	3 unless he will have done these things beforehand. He shall offer a calf for sin, and a ram as a holocaust.
4 subucula linea sancta vestietur, feminalibus lineis verecunda celabit, accingetur zona linea, cidarim lineam imponet capiti. Haec enim vestimenta sunt sancta, quibus cunctis, cum lotus fuerit, induetur.	4 He shall be vested with a linen tunic. He shall conceal his nakedness with linen undergarments. He shall be wrapped with a linen belt, and he shall impose a linen headdress on his head. For these are holy vestments. All of these he shall put on, after he has been washed.
5 Suscipietque a coetu filiorum Israel duos hircos in sacrificium pro peccato et unum arietem in holocaustum.	5 And he shall receive, from the entire multitude of the sons of Israel, two he-goats for sin, and one ram as a holocaust.
6 Cumque obtulerit vitulum in sacrificium suum pro peccato et expiaverit se et domum suam,	6 And when he has presented the calf, and has prayed for himself and for his own house,
7 duos hircos stare faciet coram Domino in ostio tabernaculi conventus,	7 he shall cause the two he-goats to stand in the sight of the Lord at the entrance to the tabernacle of the testimony.
8 mittens super utrumque sortem, unam Domino et alteram Azazel.	8 And casting lots over them both, one is to be offered to the Lord, and the other is to be the emissary goat.
9 Cuius sors exierit Domino, offeret illum pro peccato;	9 The one whose lot fell out to be offered to the Lord, he shall offer for sin.
10 cuius autem in Azazel, statuet eum vivum coram Domino in expiationem, ut emittat illum ad Azazel in solitudinem.	10 But the one who is to be the emissary goat shall stand before the Lord, so that he may pour the prayers upon him, and may send him away into the wilderness.
11 Afferet ergo Aaron vitulum pro peccato et expians se et domum suam immolabit eum;	11 After these things have been duly celebrated, he shall offer the calf, and praying for himself and for his own house, he shall immolate it.
12 assumptoque turibulo, quod de prunis altaris coram Domino impleverit, et hauriens manu compositum thymiama in incensum ultra velum intrabit in sancta,	12 And taking up the censer, which he has filled from the burning coals of the altar, and drawing up with his hands the aromatic compound for incense, he shall enter within the veil, into the holy place,
13 ut, positis super ignem aromatibus coram Domino, nebula eorum et vapor operiat propitiatorium, quod est super testimonium, et non moriatur.	13 so that when the aromatics are placed upon the fire, its cloud and vapor may cover the oracle, which is above the testimony, and he may not die.
14 Tollet quoque de sanguine vituli et asperget digito septies contra frontem propitiatorii.	14 Likewise, he shall take some of the blood of the calf, and sprinkle it with his finger seven times opposite the propitiatory, toward the east.
15 Cumque mactaverit hircum pro peccato populi, inferet sanguinem eius intra velum, sicut praeceptum est de sanguine vituli, ut aspergat e regione propitiatorii	15 And when he has slain the he-goat for the sin of the people, he shall carry its blood within the veil, just as he was instructed to do with the blood of the calf, so that he may sprinkle it away from the area of the oracle,
16 et expiet sanctuarium ab immunditiis filiorum Israel et a praevaricationibus eorum cunctisque peccatis. Iuxta hunc ritum faciet tabernaculo conventus, quod fixum est inter eos in medio sordium habitationis eorum.	16 and so that he may expiate the Sanctuary from the uncleanness of the sons of Israel, and from their prevarications and every one of their sins. According to this rite, he shall act toward the tabernacle of the testimony, which is fixed among them in the midst of the filth of their habitation.
17 Nullus hominum sit in tabernaculo conventus, quando pontifex ingreditur sanctuarium, ut expiet se et domum suam et universam congregationem Israel, donec egrediatur.	17 Let no man be in the tabernacle when the high priest enters the Sanctuary in order to pray for himself, and for his house, and for the entire assembly of Israel, until he exits.
18 Cum autem exierit ad altare, quod coram Domino est, expiabit illud et sumptum sanguinem vituli atque hirci fundet super cornua eius per gyrum;	18 And when he has exited to the altar which is before the Lord, let him pray for himself, and taking the blood of the calf, and of the he-goat, let him pour it upon its horns all around.
19 aspergensque de sanguine digito septies mundabit sanctificabitque illud ab immunditiis filiorum Israel.	19 And sprinkling with his finger seven times, let him expiate and sanctify it from the uncleanness of the sons of Israel.
20 Et postquam compleverit expiationem sanctuarii et tabernaculi conventus et altaris, tunc afferat hircum viventem;	20 After he has cleansed the Sanctuary, and the tabernacle, and the altar, then let him offer the living goat.
21 et, posita utraque manu super caput eius, confiteatur Aaron super eum omnes iniquitates filiorum Israel et universa delicta atque peccata eorum; quae ponens super caput eius emittet illum per hominem paratum in desertum.	21 And placing both hands upon its head, let him confess all the iniquities of the sons of Israel, and all of their offenses and sins. And calling these down upon its head, he shall send it away, by means of a man prepared to do so, into the desert.
22 Cumque portaverit hircus super se omnes iniquitates eorum in terram solitariam et dimissus fuerit in desertum,	22 And when the goat has carried all their iniquities into a solitary land, and has been released into the desert,
23 ingredietur Aaron in tabernaculum conventus; et, depositis vestibus lineis, quibus prius indutus erat, cum intraret sanctuarium, relictisque ibi,	23 Aaron shall return into the tabernacle of the testimony. And placing aside the vestments, which he had worn before when he entered into the Sanctuary, and leaving them there,
24 lavabit carnem suam aqua in loco sancto indueturque vestimentis suis. Et postquam egressus obtulerit holocaustum suum ac plebis, expiabit se et populum;	24 he shall wash his flesh in the holy place, and he shall be clothed in his own garments. And departing afterwards, he shall present his own holocaust and that of the people: he shall pray as much for himself as for the people.
25 et adipem sacrificii pro peccato adolebit super altare.	25 And the fat which is offered for sins, he shall burn upon the altar.
26 Ille vero, qui dimiserit caprum emissarium ad Azazel, lavabit vestimenta sua et corpus aqua et postea ingredietur in castra.	26 Yet truly, he who has sent away the emissary goat shall wash his clothes and his body with water, and so he shall enter into the camp.
27 Vitulum autem et hircum, qui pro peccato fuerant immolati, et quorum sanguis illatus est, ut in sanctuario expiatio compleretur, asportabunt foras castra et comburent igni tam pelles quam carnes eorum et fimum;	27 But the calf and the he-goat, which were immolated for sin, and whose blood was brought into the Sanctuary to complete the expiation, these shall be carried outside the camp and be burned with fire: as with their skins, so also with their flesh and dung.
28 et quicumque combusserit ea, lavabit vestimenta sua et carnem aqua et postea ingredietur in castra.	28 And whoever will have burned them shall wash his clothes and flesh with water, and so he shall enter into the camp.
29 Eritque hoc vobis legitimum sempiternum: mense septimo, decima die mensis affligetis animas vestras nullumque facietis opus sive indigena sive advena, qui peregrinatur inter vos.	29 And this shall be to you an everlasting ordinance. In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and you shall do no work, neither someone native born, nor the newcomer who sojourns among you.
30 In hac die expiatio erit vestri atque mundatio; ab omnibus peccatis vestris coram Domino mundabimini.	30 On this day, there shall be atonement for you, and also a cleansing from all your sins. You shall be cleansed in the sight of the Lord.
31 Sabbatum requietionis est vobis, et affligetis animas vestras religione perpetua.	31 For it is a Sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls as a perpetual observance.
32 Expiabit autem sacerdos, qui unctus fuerit, et cuius initiatae manus, ut sacerdotio fungatur pro patre suo; indueturque vestimentis lineis, vestibus sanctis,	32 And the priest who has been anointed, and whose hands have been consecrated to exercise the priesthood in the place of his father, shall make atonement. And he shall be clothed with the linen robe and the holy vestments.
33 et expiabit sanctuarium sanctissimum et tabernaculum conventus atque altare, sacerdotes quoque et universum populum congregationis.	33 And he shall expiate the Sanctuary and the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, likewise the priest and all the people.
34 Eritque hoc vobis legitimum sempiternum, ut expietis filios Israel a cunctis peccatis eorum semel in anno ”. Fecit igitur, sicut praeceperat Dominus Moysi.	34 And this shall be to you a perpetual law, that you pray for the sons of Israel, and for all their sins once a year. Therefore, he did just as the Lord had instructed Moses.