¹Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

¹Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

²Præcipe filiis Israël, ut ejiciant de castris omnem leprosum,“Instruct the sons of Israel to cast out of the camp every leper,et qui semine fluit,and those who have a flow of seed,pollutusque est super mortuo:and those who have been polluted because of the dead;

²Præcipe filiis Israël, ut ejiciant de castris omnem leprosum,“Instruct the sons of Israel to cast out of the camp every leper,et qui semine fluit,and those who have a flow of seed,pollutusque est super mortuo:and those who have been polluted because of the dead;

³tam masculum quam feminam ejicite de castris,cast out of the camp both male and female,ne contaminent ea cum habitaverint vobiscum.lest they contaminate it while I am dwelling with you.”

³tam masculum quam feminam ejicite de castris,cast out of the camp both male and female,ne contaminent ea cum habitaverint vobiscum.lest they contaminate it while I am dwelling with you.”

⁴Feceruntque ita filii Israël,And the sons of Israel did so,et ejecerunt eos extra castra,and they cast them out, beyond the camp,sicut locutus erat Dominus Moysi.just as the Lord had spoken to Moses.

⁴Feceruntque ita filii Israël,And the sons of Israel did so,et ejecerunt eos extra castra,and they cast them out, beyond the camp,sicut locutus erat Dominus Moysi.just as the Lord had spoken to Moses.

⁵Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

⁵Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

⁶Loquere ad filios Israël:“Say to the sons of Israel:Vir,A man or a woman,sive mulier,when they have done anything out of all the sins that often befall men,cum fecerint ex omnibus peccatis,or if,quæ solent hominibus accidere,by negligence,et per negligentiam transgressi fuerint mandatum Domini,they have transgressed the commandment of the Lord,atque deliquerint,and so have committed an offense,

⁶Loquere ad filios Israël:“Say to the sons of Israel:Vir,A man or a woman,sive mulier,when they have done anything out of all the sins that often befall men,cum fecerint ex omnibus peccatis,or if,quæ solent hominibus accidere,by negligence,et per negligentiam transgressi fuerint mandatum Domini,they have transgressed the commandment of the Lord,atque deliquerint,and so have committed an offense,

⁷confitebuntur peccatum suum,they shall confess their sin,et reddent ipsum caput,and they shall restore the principle itself,quintamque partem desuper,plus a fifth part above it,ei in quem peccaverint.to any against whom they have sinned.

⁷confitebuntur peccatum suum,they shall confess their sin,et reddent ipsum caput,and they shall restore the principle itself,quintamque partem desuper,plus a fifth part above it,ei in quem peccaverint.to any against whom they have sinned.

⁸Sin autem non fuerit qui recipiat,But if there would be no one to receive it,dabunt Domino,they shall give it to the Lord,et erit sacerdotis,and it shall be for the priest,excepto ariete,except for the ram,qui offertur pro expiatione,which is offered for expiation,ut sit placabilis hostia.in order to be a pleasing victim.

⁸Sin autem non fuerit qui recipiat,But if there would be no one to receive it,dabunt Domino,they shall give it to the Lord,et erit sacerdotis,and it shall be for the priest,excepto ariete,except for the ram,qui offertur pro expiatione,which is offered for expiation,ut sit placabilis hostia.in order to be a pleasing victim.

⁹Omnes quoque primitiæ,Likewise, all the first-fruits,quas offerunt filii Israël,which the sons of Israel offer,ad sacerdotem pertinent:belong to the priest,

⁹Omnes quoque primitiæ,Likewise, all the first-fruits,quas offerunt filii Israël,which the sons of Israel offer,ad sacerdotem pertinent:belong to the priest,

¹⁰et quidquid in sanctuarium offertur a singulis,with whatever is offered by each one at the Sanctuary,et traditur manibus sacerdotis,and which is delivered into the hands of the priest;ipsius erit.it shall be his.”

¹⁰et quidquid in sanctuarium offertur a singulis,with whatever is offered by each one at the Sanctuary,et traditur manibus sacerdotis,and which is delivered into the hands of the priest;ipsius erit.it shall be his.”

¹¹Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

¹¹Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

¹²Loquere ad filios Israël,“Speak to the sons of Israel,et dices ad eos:and you shall say to them:Vir cujus uxor erraverit,The man whose wife will have gone astray,maritumque contemnensand, disdaining her husband,

¹²Loquere ad filios Israël,“Speak to the sons of Israel,et dices ad eos:and you shall say to them:Vir cujus uxor erraverit,The man whose wife will have gone astray,maritumque contemnensand, disdaining her husband,

¹³dormierit cum altero viro,will have slept with another man,et hoc maritus deprehendere non quiverit,and if her husband cannot discover it,sed latet adulterium,but the adultery is secret,et testibus argui non potest,and if it cannot be proved by witnesses,quia non est inventa in stupro:because she was not caught in the shameful act,

¹³dormierit cum altero viro,will have slept with another man,et hoc maritus deprehendere non quiverit,and if her husband cannot discover it,sed latet adulterium,but the adultery is secret,et testibus argui non potest,and if it cannot be proved by witnesses,quia non est inventa in stupro:because she was not caught in the shameful act,

¹⁴si spiritus zelotypiæ concitaverit virum contra uxorem suam,if the spirit of jealousy stirs up the husband against his wife,quæ vel polluta est,who either has been pollutedvel falsa suspicione appetitur:or is being assailed with a false suspicion,

¹⁴si spiritus zelotypiæ concitaverit virum contra uxorem suam,if the spirit of jealousy stirs up the husband against his wife,quæ vel polluta est,who either has been pollutedvel falsa suspicione appetitur:or is being assailed with a false suspicion,

¹⁵adducet eam ad sacerdotem,he shall bring her to the priest,et offeret oblationem pro illa,and he shall offer an oblation for her,decimam partem sati farinæ hordeaceæ:a tenth part of native barley meal.non fundet super eam oleum,He shall not pour oil over it,nec imponet thus:nor shall he place frankincense on it,quia sacrificium zelotypiæ est,because it is a sacrifice for jealousy,et oblatio investigans adulterium.or an oblation investigating adultery.

¹⁵adducet eam ad sacerdotem,he shall bring her to the priest,et offeret oblationem pro illa,and he shall offer an oblation for her,decimam partem sati farinæ hordeaceæ:a tenth part of native barley meal.non fundet super eam oleum,He shall not pour oil over it,nec imponet thus:nor shall he place frankincense on it,quia sacrificium zelotypiæ est,because it is a sacrifice for jealousy,et oblatio investigans adulterium.or an oblation investigating adultery.

¹⁶Offeret igitur eam sacerdos,Therefore, the priest shall offer it,et statuet coram Domino,and he shall set it in the sight of the Lord.

¹⁶Offeret igitur eam sacerdos,Therefore, the priest shall offer it,et statuet coram Domino,and he shall set it in the sight of the Lord.

¹⁷assumetque aquam sanctam in vase fictili,And he shall take up holy water in an earthen vessel,et pauxillum terræ de pavimento tabernaculi mittet in eam.and he shall cast a little earth from the pavement of the tabernacle into it.

¹⁷assumetque aquam sanctam in vase fictili,And he shall take up holy water in an earthen vessel,et pauxillum terræ de pavimento tabernaculi mittet in eam.and he shall cast a little earth from the pavement of the tabernacle into it.

¹⁸Cumque steterit mulier in conspectu Domini,And while the woman stands before the Lord,discooperiet caput ejus,he shall uncover her head,et ponet super manus illius sacrificium recordationis,and he shall place over her hands the sacrifice of recollectionet oblationem zelotypiæ:and oblation of jealousy.ipse autem tenebit aquas amarissimas,But he shall take hold of the most bitter waters,in quibus cum execratione maledicta congessit.in which he has gathered curses with loathing.

¹⁸Cumque steterit mulier in conspectu Domini,And while the woman stands before the Lord,discooperiet caput ejus,he shall uncover her head,et ponet super manus illius sacrificium recordationis,and he shall place over her hands the sacrifice of recollectionet oblationem zelotypiæ:and oblation of jealousy.ipse autem tenebit aquas amarissimas,But he shall take hold of the most bitter waters,in quibus cum execratione maledicta congessit.in which he has gathered curses with loathing.

¹⁹Adjurabitque eam, et dicet:And he shall bind her by an oath,Si non dormivit vir alienus tecum,and he shall say: ‘If another man has not slept with you,et si non polluta es deserto mariti thoro, non te nocebunt aquæ istæ amarissimæ,and if you have not been polluted by forsaking the bed of your husband, these most bitter waters,in quas maledicta congessi.into which I have gathered curses, shall not harm you.

¹⁹Adjurabitque eam, et dicet:And he shall bind her by an oath,Si non dormivit vir alienus tecum,and he shall say: ‘If another man has not slept with you,et si non polluta es deserto mariti thoro, non te nocebunt aquæ istæ amarissimæ,and if you have not been polluted by forsaking the bed of your husband, these most bitter waters,in quas maledicta congessi.into which I have gathered curses, shall not harm you.

²⁰Sin autem declinasti a viro tuo,But if you have turned away from your husband,atque polluta es,and also have been defiled,et concubuisti cum altero viro:and have lain together with another man,

²⁰Sin autem declinasti a viro tuo,But if you have turned away from your husband,atque polluta es,and also have been defiled,et concubuisti cum altero viro:and have lain together with another man,

²¹his maledictionibus subjacebis:these curses shall be thrown upon you:det te Dominus in maledictionem, exemplumque cunctorum in populo suo:May the Lord turn you into a curse and an example among all his people.putrescere faciat femur tuum,May he cause your thigh to rot,et tumens uterus tuus disrumpatur.and may your abdomen swell up and burst out.

²¹his maledictionibus subjacebis:these curses shall be thrown upon you:det te Dominus in maledictionem, exemplumque cunctorum in populo suo:May the Lord turn you into a curse and an example among all his people.putrescere faciat femur tuum,May he cause your thigh to rot,et tumens uterus tuus disrumpatur.and may your abdomen swell up and burst out.

²²Ingrediantur aquæ maledictæ in ventrem tuum,May the cursed waters enter into your stomach,et utero tumescente putrescat femur.and may your womb swell and your thigh rot.’Et respondebit mulier:And the woman shall respond:Amen,‘Amen,amen.amen.’

²²Ingrediantur aquæ maledictæ in ventrem tuum,May the cursed waters enter into your stomach,et utero tumescente putrescat femur.and may your womb swell and your thigh rot.’Et respondebit mulier:And the woman shall respond:Amen,‘Amen,amen.amen.’

²³Scribetque sacerdos in libello ista maledicta,And the priest shall write these curses in a little book,et delebit ea aquis amarissimis,and then he shall erase them with the very bitter waters,in quas maledicta congessit,into which he had gathered the curses,

²³Scribetque sacerdos in libello ista maledicta,And the priest shall write these curses in a little book,et delebit ea aquis amarissimis,and then he shall erase them with the very bitter waters,in quas maledicta congessit,into which he had gathered the curses,

²⁴et dabit ei bibere.and he shall give it to her to drink.Quas cum exhauserit,And when she has emptied it,

²⁴et dabit ei bibere.and he shall give it to her to drink.Quas cum exhauserit,And when she has emptied it,

²⁵tollet sacerdos de manu ejus sacrificium zelotypiæ,the priest shall take from her hand the sacrifice of jealousy,et elevabit illud coram Domino,and he shall elevate it before the Lord,imponetque illud super altare,and he shall impose it upon the altar.ita dumtaxat ut prius:Yet only after he first

²⁵tollet sacerdos de manu ejus sacrificium zelotypiæ,the priest shall take from her hand the sacrifice of jealousy,et elevabit illud coram Domino,and he shall elevate it before the Lord,imponetque illud super altare,and he shall impose it upon the altar.ita dumtaxat ut prius:Yet only after he first

²⁶pugillum sacrificii tollat de eo, quod offertur,takes a handful of the sacrifice from that which is offered,et incendat super altare:and burns it upon the altar,et sic potum det mulieri aquas amarissimas.and then he may give the most bitter waters to the woman as a drink.

²⁶pugillum sacrificii tollat de eo, quod offertur,takes a handful of the sacrifice from that which is offered,et incendat super altare:and burns it upon the altar,et sic potum det mulieri aquas amarissimas.and then he may give the most bitter waters to the woman as a drink.

²⁷Quas cum biberit,And when she drinks it,si polluta est,if she has been defiled,et contempto viro adulterii rea,and, having despised her husband,pertransibunt eam aquæ maledictionis,is guilty of adultery, the curse shall pass through her,et inflato ventre,and as her belly swells up,computrescet femur:her thigh shall decay,eritque mulier in maledictionem, et in exemplum omni populo.and the woman shall become a curse and an example to all the people.

²⁷Quas cum biberit,And when she drinks it,si polluta est,if she has been defiled,et contempto viro adulterii rea,and, having despised her husband,pertransibunt eam aquæ maledictionis,is guilty of adultery, the curse shall pass through her,et inflato ventre,and as her belly swells up,computrescet femur:her thigh shall decay,eritque mulier in maledictionem, et in exemplum omni populo.and the woman shall become a curse and an example to all the people.

²⁸Quod si polluta non fuerit,But if she has not been defiled,erit innoxia,she shall be unharmedet faciet liberos.and she shall bear children.

²⁸Quod si polluta non fuerit,But if she has not been defiled,erit innoxia,she shall be unharmedet faciet liberos.and she shall bear children.

²⁹Ista est lex zelotypiæ.This is the law for jealousy.Si declinaverit mulier a viro suo,If a woman has turned aside from her husband,et si polluta fuerit,and if she has been polluted,

²⁹Ista est lex zelotypiæ.This is the law for jealousy.Si declinaverit mulier a viro suo,If a woman has turned aside from her husband,et si polluta fuerit,and if she has been polluted,

³⁰maritusque zelotypiæ spiritu concitatus adduxerit eam in conspectu Domini,and if the husband, being stirred up by the spirit of jealousy, has brought her before the sight of the Lord,et fecerit ei sacerdos juxta omnia quæ scripta sunt:and the priest has acted toward her according to all that has been written:

³⁰maritusque zelotypiæ spiritu concitatus adduxerit eam in conspectu Domini,and if the husband, being stirred up by the spirit of jealousy, has brought her before the sight of the Lord,et fecerit ei sacerdos juxta omnia quæ scripta sunt:and the priest has acted toward her according to all that has been written:

³¹maritus absque culpa erit,then the husband shall be without guilt,et illa recipiet iniquitatem suam.and she shall bear her iniquity.”

³¹maritus absque culpa erit,then the husband shall be without guilt,et illa recipiet iniquitatem suam.and she shall bear her iniquity.”