Leviticus, 10

1. And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

1. Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, each took his censer, put fire in it and incense on the fire, and presented unlawful fire before Yahweh, fire which he had not commanded them to present.

2. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

2. Then from Yahweh's presence a flame leaped out and burned them to death in the presence of Yahweh.

3. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

3. And Moses said to Aaron, "That is what Yahweh meant when he said: 'I will show my holiness through those who approach me, and before all the people I will show my glory." And Aaron had to remain silent.

4. And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.

4. Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron's uncle Uzziel, and said to them, "Come and take the corpses of your brothers far away from the sanctuary, out of the camp."

5. So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.

5. They came and carried them away, still in their shirts, out of the camp as Moses had commanded.

6. And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.

6. Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not leave your hair uncombed nor tear your clothes to show that you are mourning; lest you die and the punishment extend to the whole community. All the people of Israel shall mourn the death of your brothers, who died because of Yahweh's fire.

7. And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD [is] upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

7. But you shall not leave the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of Yahweh is on you." And they obeyed Moses.

8. And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,

8. Yahweh spoke to Aaron; he said:

9. Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations:

9. "Before coming to the Tent of Meeting, you and your sons with you, do not drink wine or strong drink; lest you die. This is a law for all your descendants for all time to come,

10. And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

10. so that you may be able to recognize the difference between what belongs to God and what is for general use, between what is clean and what is unclean.

11. And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

11. For you must teach the people of Israel all the laws that Yahweh has given for them through Moses."

12. And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it [is] most holy:

12. Moses said to Aaron and his two remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, "Take the grain offering that is left over from Yahweh's burnt offering, and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is a most holy thing.

13. And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it [is] thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.

13. Eat it in a holy place for it is the share of Yahweh's burnt offering which belongs to you and your sons. This is what Yahweh commanded me.

14. And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for [they be] thy due, and thy sons' due, [which] are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.

14. The breast that was offered up and the hind leg that was set aside you will eat in some place that is clean, you and your sons and your daughters with you; this is the share of the peace offerings of the people of Israel that belongs to you and your sons.

15. The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave [it for] a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.

15. The hind leg that was set aside and the breast that was offered up, when the fat was burned, belong to you, to you and your sons with you, after they have been presented before Yahweh by the gesture of offering, because Yahweh has commanded this forever."

16. And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron [which were] left [alive], saying,

16. Then Moses inquired about the goat offered as a sacrifice for sin, and found that they had burned it. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's two remaining sons.

17. Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it [is] most holy, and [God] hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?

17. "Why," he asked, "did you not eat this goat in the holy place? For it is a most holy thing given to you to bear and take away the fault of the community.

18. Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy [place]: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy [place], as I commanded.

18. Since its blood was not taken inside the sanctuary, you should have eaten its flesh there, as I commanded you."

19. And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and [if] I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?

19. Aaron said to Moses, "They have offered their sacrifice for sin and their burnt offering before Yahweh on this day of mourning. If I had eaten the goat offered in sacrifice for sin today, would that have seemed good to Yahweh?"

20. And when Moses heard [that], he was content.

20. And when Moses heard this, he was satisfied.