1 E l Señor llamó a Moisés desde el tabernáculo de reunión, y habló con él. Le dijo:

Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,

2 « Habla con los hijos de Israel y diles: “Cuando alguno de ustedes presente una ofrenda al Señor, la presentará de su ganado vacuno u ovejuno.

“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When any man of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of animals from the herd or the flock.

3 ” Si su ofrenda es un holocausto vacuno, ofrecerá de manera voluntaria un macho sin defecto. Lo ofrecerá delante del Señor, a la entrada del tabernáculo de reunión.

If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer it, a male without defect; he shall offer it at the doorway of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.

4 P ondrá su mano sobre la cabeza del holocausto, y le será aceptado para expiación suya.

He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.

5 E ntonces degollará el becerro en presencia del Señor, y la rociarán alrededor y sobre el altar que está a la entrada del tabernáculo de reunión.

He shall slay the young bull before the Lord; and Aaron’s sons the priests shall offer up the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

6 L uego desollará el holocausto y lo cortará en pedazos.

He shall then skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces.

7 E ntonces los hijos del sacerdote Aarón pondrán fuego sobre el altar, y compondrán la leña sobre el fuego.

The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

8 L uego los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón acomodarán las piezas, la cabeza y la grasa de los intestinos, sobre la leña que estará sobre el fuego, encima del altar,

Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head and the suet over the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.

9 y enjuagarán los intestinos y las piernas, y el sacerdote quemará todo esto sobre el altar. Se trata de un holocausto. Es una ofrenda encendida de olor grato para el Señor.

Its entrails, however, and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer up in smoke all of it on the altar for a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

10 ” Si su ofrenda para el holocausto la toma del rebaño de las ovejas o de las cabras, deberá ofrecer un macho sin ningún defecto,

‘But if his offering is from the flock, of the sheep or of the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall offer it a male without defect.

11 y degollarlo delante del Señor, al lado norte del altar. Los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón rociarán su sangre sobre el altar y alrededor de éste.

He shall slay it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

12 L o cortarán en trozos, junto con la cabeza y la grasa de los intestinos, y el sacerdote acomodará todo ello sobre la leña que arde sobre el altar;

He shall then cut it into its pieces with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood which is on the fire that is on the altar.

13 e njuagará las entrañas y las piernas, y el sacerdote lo ofrecerá todo y lo dejará arder sobre el altar. Se trata de un holocausto, de una ofrenda encendida de olor grato para el Señor.

The entrails, however, and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it, and offer it up in smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord.

14 ” Si la ofrenda para el Señor es un holocausto de aves, su ofrenda será de tórtolas o de palominos.

‘But if his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering from the turtledoves or from young pigeons.

15 E l sacerdote la ofrecerá sobre el altar, y le quitará la cabeza y hará que arda en el altar, y exprimirá su sangre sobre la pared del altar.

The priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head and offer it up in smoke on the altar; and its blood is to be drained out on the side of the altar.

16 L e quitará el buche y las plumas, las cuales echará hacia el oriente, junto al altar, en el lugar de las cenizas.

He shall also take away its crop with its feathers and cast it beside the altar eastward, to the place of the ashes.

17 P artirá el ave por las alas, pero no en dos, y la dejará que se queme sobre el altar, sobre la leña que estará en el fuego. Es un holocausto. Es una ofrenda encendida de olor grato para el Señor.

Then he shall tear it by its wings, but shall not sever it. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord.