1Vocavit autem Moysen,Then the Lord called Moseset locutus est ei Dominus de tabernaculo testimonii,and spoke to him from the tabernacle of the testimony,dicens:saying:

2Loquere filiis Israël,Speak to the sons of Israel,et dices ad eos:and you shall say to them:Homo,The man among you who will offer to the Lord a sacrifice from the cattle,qui obtulerit ex vobis hostiam Domino de pecoribus,that is,id est,an offering of victims of oxende bobus et ovibus offerens victimas,or sheep:

3si holocaustum fuerit ejus oblatio,if his offering will be a holocaust,ac de armento:as well as from the herd,masculum immaculatum offeret ad ostium tabernaculi testimonii,he shall offer an immaculate male at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony,ad placandum sibi Dominum:to make himself pleasing to the Lord.

4ponetque manum super caput hostiæ,And he shall place his hand on the head of the sacrifice,et acceptabilis erit,and so it shall be acceptable and effective,atque in expiationem ejus proficiens.in its expiation.

5Immolabitque vitulum coram Domino,And he shall immolate the calf in the sight of the Lord.et offerent filii Aaron sacerdotes sanguinem ejus,And the priests, the sons of Aaron, shall offer its blood,fundentes per altaris circuitum,pouring it all around the altar,quod est ante ostium tabernaculi:which is before the door of the tabernacle.

6detractaque pelle hostiæ,And having pulled away the skin of the victim,artus in frusta concident.they shall cut up the joints into pieces,

7Et subjicient in altari ignem,and they shall toss fire under the altar,strue lignorum ante composita:having arranged beforehand a stack of wood.

8et membra quæ sunt cæsa,And they shall lay the parts which are cut up in order upon it:desuper ordinantes,namely,caput videlicet,the head,et cuncta quæ adhærent jecori,and all the things that adjoin to the liver,

9intestinis et pedibus lotis aqua:the intestines and feet having been washed with water.adolebitque ea sacerdos super altare in holocaustum et suavem odorem Domino.And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a holocaust and as a sweet odor to the Lord.

10Quod si de pecoribus oblatio est,But if the offering is from the flocks,de ovibus sive de capris holocaustum,a holocaust either of sheep or goats,masculum absque macula offeret:he shall offer a male without blemish.

11immolabitque ad latus altaris,And he shall immolate it at the side of the altar which looks out toward the north,quod respicit ad aquilonem,in the sight of the Lord.coram Domino:Yet truly,sanguinem vero illius fundent super altare filii Aaron per circuitum:the sons of Aaron shall pour its blood upon the altar all around.

12dividentque membra,And they shall divide the limbs,caput,the head,et omnia quæ adhærent jecori,and everything that adjoins to the liver.et ponent super ligna,And they shall place them on the wood,quibus subjiciendus est ignis:under which the fire is to be thrown.

13intestina vero et pedes lavabunt aqua.Yet truly, the intestines and the feet they shall wash with water.Et oblata omnia adolebit sacerdos super altare in holocaustum et odorem suavissimum Domino.And the priest, having offered everything, shall burn it upon the altar as a holocaust and as a most sweet odor to the Lord.

14Si autem de avibus, holocausti oblatio fuerit Domino,But if the oblation of a holocaust to the Lord is of birds,de turturibus, aut pullis columbæ,either of turtledoves, or young pigeons,

15offeret eam sacerdos ad altare:the priest shall offer it at the altar:et retorto ad collum capite,and twisting back the neck with the head,ac rupto vulneris loco,and also rupturing the place of the wound,decurrere faciet sanguinem super crepidinem altaris:he shall make the blood run down over the edge of the altar.

16vesiculam vero gutturis,Yet truly,et plumas projiciet prope altare ad orientalem plagam,the craw of the throat and the feathers he shall cast near the altar at the eastern section,in loco in quo cineres effundi solent,in the place where the ashes are usually poured out.

17confringetque ascellas ejus,And he shall break its wing joints,et non secabit,but he shall neither cut,neque ferro dividet eam,nor divide it with metal,et adolebit super altare,and he shall burn it upon the altar,lignis igne supposito.placing fire under the wood.Holocaustum est et oblatio suavissimi odoris Domino.It is a holocaust and an oblation of a most sweet odor to the Lord.