¹And the Lᴏʀᴅ spoke to Moses, saying: ²“If a person sins and commits a trespass against the Lᴏʀᴅ by lying to his neighbor about what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or about a pledge, or about a robbery, or if he has extorted from his neighbor, ³or if he has found what was lost and lies concerning it, and swears falsely—in any one of these things that a man may do in which he sins: ⁴then it shall be, because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore what he has stolen, or the thing which he has extorted, or what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or the lost thing which he found, ⁵or all that about which he has sworn falsely. He shall restore its full value, add one-fifth more to it, and give it to whomever it belongs, on the day of his trespass offering. ⁶And he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lᴏʀᴅ, a ram without blemish from the flock, with your valuation, as a trespass offering, to the priest. ⁷So the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lᴏʀᴅ, and he shall be forgiven for any one of these things that he may have done in which he trespasses.” ⁸Then the Lᴏʀᴅ spoke to Moses, saying, ⁹“Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night until morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. ¹⁰And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen trousers he shall put on his body, and take up the ashes of the burnt offering which the fire has consumed on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. ¹¹Then he shall take off his garments, put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. ¹²And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. ¹³A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out. ¹⁴‘This is the law of the grain offering: The sons of Aaron shall offer it on the altar before the Lᴏʀᴅ. ¹⁵He shall take from it his handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, with its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the grain offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma, as a memorial to the Lᴏʀᴅ. ¹⁶And the remainder of it Aaron and his sons shall eat; with unleavened bread it shall be eaten in a holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of meeting they shall eat it. ¹⁷It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, like the sin offering and the trespass offering. ¹⁸All the males among the children of Aaron may eat it. It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings made by fire to the Lᴏʀᴅ. Everyone who touches them must be holy.’ ” ¹⁹And the Lᴏʀᴅ spoke to Moses, saying, ²⁰“This is the offering of Aaron and his sons, which they shall offer to the Lᴏʀᴅ, beginning on the day when he is anointed: one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a daily grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it at night. ²¹It shall be made in a pan with oil. When it is mixed, you shall bring it in. The baked pieces of the grain offering you shall offer for a sweet aroma to the Lᴏʀᴅ. ²²The priest from among his sons, who is anointed in his place, shall offer it. It is a statute forever to the Lᴏʀᴅ. It shall be wholly burned. ²³For every grain offering for the priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten.” ²⁴And the Lᴏʀᴅ spoke to Moses, saying, ²⁵“Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before the Lᴏʀᴅ. It is most holy. ²⁶The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of meeting. ²⁷Everyone who touches its flesh must be holy. And when its blood is sprinkled on any garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled, in a holy place. ²⁸But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. And if it is boiled in a bronze pot, it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water. ²⁹All the males among the priests may eat it. It is most holy. ³⁰But no sin offering from which any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of meeting, to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten. It shall be burned in the fire.

¹To the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lᴏʀᴅ, Consider my meditation. ²Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. ³My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lᴏʀᴅ; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. ⁴For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You. ⁵The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity. ⁶You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lᴏʀᴅ abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. ⁷But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple. ⁸Lead me, O Lᴏʀᴅ, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face. ⁹For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue. ¹⁰Pronounce them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against You. ¹¹But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. ¹²For You, O Lᴏʀᴅ, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.

¹To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David. O Lᴏʀᴅ, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. ²Have mercy on me, O Lᴏʀᴅ, for I am weak; O Lᴏʀᴅ, heal me, for my bones are troubled. ³My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O Lᴏʀᴅ—how long? ⁴Return, O Lᴏʀᴅ, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake! ⁵For in death there is no remembrance of You; In the grave who will give You thanks? ⁶I am weary with my groaning; All night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears. ⁷My eye wastes away because of grief; It grows old because of all my enemies. ⁸Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; For the Lᴏʀᴅ has heard the voice of my weeping. ⁹The Lᴏʀᴅ has heard my supplication; The Lᴏʀᴅ will receive my prayer. ¹⁰Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.

¹The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lᴏʀᴅ, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. ²Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lᴏʀᴅ weighs the hearts. ³To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lᴏʀᴅ than sacrifice. ⁴A haughty look, a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked are sin. ⁵The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty. ⁶Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death. ⁷The violence of the wicked will destroy them, Because they refuse to do justice. ⁸The way of a guilty man is perverse; But as for the pure, his work is right. ⁹Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman. ¹⁰The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes. ¹¹When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge. ¹²The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked, Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness. ¹³Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be heard. ¹⁴A gift in secret pacifies anger, And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath. ¹⁵It is a joy for the just to do justice, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity. ¹⁶A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead. ¹⁷He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich. ¹⁸The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright. ¹⁹Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman. ²⁰There is desirable treasure, And oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man squanders it. ²¹He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness and honor. ²²A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the trusted stronghold. ²³Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles. ²⁴A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride. ²⁵The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor. ²⁶He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare. ²⁷The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more when he brings it with wicked intent! ²⁸A false witness shall perish, But the man who hears him will speak endlessly. ²⁹A wicked man hardens his face, But as for the upright, he establishes his way. ³⁰There is no wisdom or understanding Or counsel against the Lᴏʀᴅ. ³¹The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But deliverance is of the Lᴏʀᴅ.

¹Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. ²Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; ³meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, ⁴that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. ⁵Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. ⁶Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. ⁷Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. ⁸I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, ⁹with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here. ¹⁰Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), ¹¹and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me. ¹²Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. ¹³For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis. ¹⁴Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. ¹⁵Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church that is in his house. ¹⁶Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. ¹⁷And say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.” ¹⁸This salutation by my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.