1 E esta é a lei da expiação da culpa; coisa santíssima é. 2 No lugar onde degolam o holocausto, degolarão a oferta pela expiação da culpa, e o seu sangue se espargirá sobre o altar em redor. 3 E dela se oferecerá toda a sua gordura, a cauda e a gordura que cobre a fressura; 4 também ambos os rins e a gordura que neles há, que está sobre as tripas; e o redenho sobre o fígado, com os rins, se tirará. 5 E o sacerdote o queimará sobre o altar em oferta queimada ao Senhor; expiação da culpa é. 6 Todo varão entre os sacerdotes a comerá; no lugar santo se comerá; coisa santíssima é. 7 Como a oferta pela expiação do pecado, assim será a oferta pela expiação da culpa; uma mesma lei haverá para elas: será do sacerdote que houver feito propiciação com ela. 8 Também o sacerdote que oferecer o holocausto de alguém, o mesmo sacerdote, terá o couro do holocausto que oferecer. 9 Como também toda oferta que se cozer no forno, com tudo que se preparar na sertã e na caçoula, será do sacerdote que a oferece. 10 Também toda oferta amassada com azeite ou seca será de todos os filhos de Arão, assim de um como de outro.

11 E esta é a lei do sacrifício pacífico que se oferecerá ao Senhor. 12 Se o oferecer por oferta de louvores, com o sacrifício de louvores, oferecerá bolos asmos amassados com azeite e coscorões asmos amassados com azeite; e os bolos amassados com azeite serão fritos, de flor de farinha. 13 Com os bolos oferecerá pão levedado como sua oferta, com o sacrifício de louvores da sua oferta pacífica. 14 E de toda oferta oferecerá um deles por oferta alçada ao Senhor, que será do sacerdote que espargir o sangue da oferta pacífica. 15 Mas a carne do sacrifício de louvores da sua oferta pacífica se comerá no dia do seu oferecimento; nada se deixará dela até à manhã. 16 E, se o sacrifício da sua oferta for voto ou oferta voluntária, no dia em que oferecer o seu sacrifício se comerá; e o que dele ficar também se comerá no dia seguinte. 17 E o que ainda ficar da carne do sacrifício ao terceiro dia será queimado no fogo. 18 Porque, se da carne do seu sacrifício pacífico se comer ao terceiro dia, aquele que a ofereceu não será aceito, nem lhe será imputado; coisa abominável será, e a pessoa que comer dela levará a sua iniquidade.

19 E a carne que tocar alguma coisa imunda não se comerá; com fogo será queimada; mas da outra carne qualquer que estiver limpo comerá dela. 20 Porém, se alguma pessoa comer a carne do sacrifício pacífico, que é do Senhor, tendo ela sobre si a sua imundícia, aquela pessoa será extirpada dos seus povos. 21 E, se uma pessoa tocar alguma coisa imunda, como imundícia de homem, ou gado imundo, ou qualquer abominação imunda, e comer da carne do sacrifício pacífico, que é do Senhor, aquela pessoa será extirpada dos seus povos.

22 Depois, falou o Senhor a Moisés, dizendo: 23 Fala aos filhos de Israel, dizendo: Nenhuma gordura de boi, nem de carneiro, nem de cabra comereis. 24 Porém pode usar-se da gordura do corpo morto e da gordura do dilacerado, para toda obra, mas de nenhuma maneira a comereis; 25 porque qualquer que comer a gordura do animal, do qual se oferecer ao Senhor oferta queimada, a pessoa que a comer será extirpada dos seus povos. 26 E nenhum sangue comereis em qualquer das vossas habitações, quer de aves quer de gado. 27 Toda pessoa que comer algum sangue, aquela pessoa será extirpada dos seus povos.

28 Falou mais o Senhor a Moisés, dizendo: 29 Fala aos filhos de Israel, dizendo: Quem oferecer ao Senhor o seu sacrifício pacífico trará a sua oferta ao Senhor; do seu sacrifício pacífico 30 as suas próprias mãos trarão as ofertas queimadas do Senhor; a gordura do peito com o peito trará para movê-lo por oferta movida perante o Senhor. 31 E o sacerdote queimará a gordura sobre o altar, porém o peito será de Arão e de seus filhos. 32 Também a espádua direita dareis ao sacerdote por oferta alçada dos vossos sacrifícios pacíficos. 33 Aquele dos filhos de Arão que oferecer o sangue do sacrifício pacífico e a gordura, esse terá a espádua direita por sua porção; 34 porque o peito movido e a espádua alçada tomei dos filhos de Israel, dos seus sacrifícios pacíficos, e os dei a Arão, o sacerdote, e a seus filhos, por estatuto perpétuo dos filhos de Israel. 35 Esta é a porção de Arão e a porção de seus filhos, das ofertas queimadas do Senhor, no dia em que os apresentou para administrar o sacerdócio ao Senhor, 36 o que o Senhor ordenou que se lhes desse dentre os filhos de Israel no dia em que os ungiu; estatuto perpétuo é pelas suas gerações.

37 Esta é a lei do holocausto, e da oferta de manjares, e da expiação do pecado, e da expiação da culpa, e da oferta das consagrações, e do sacrifício pacífico, 38 que o Senhor ordenou a Moisés no monte Sinai, no dia em que ordenou aos filhos de Israel que oferecessem as suas ofertas ao Senhor, no deserto do Sinai.

1 AND now it came to pass after some years had passed away, there came a man among the people of Nephi, whose name was Sherem.2 And it came to pass that he began to preach among the people, and to declare unto them that there should be no Christ. And he preached many things which were flattering unto the people; and this he did that he might overthrow the doctrine of Christ.3 And he labored diligently that he might lead away the hearts of the people, insomuch that he did lead away many hearts; and he knowing that I, Jacob, had faith in Christ who should come, he sought much opportunity that he might come unto me.4 And he was learned, that he had a perfect knowledge of the language of the people; wherefore, he could use much flattery, and much power of speech, according to the power of the devil.5 And he had hope to shake me from the faith, notwithstanding the many revelations and the many things which I had seen concerning these things; for I truly had seen angels, and they had ministered unto me. And also, I had heard the voice of the Lord speaking unto me in very word, from time to time; wherefore, I could not be shaken.6 And it came to pass that he came unto me, and on this wise did he speak unto me, saying: Brother Jacob, I have sought much opportunity that I might speak unto you; for I have heard and also know that thou goest about much, preaching that which ye call the gospel, or the doctrine of Christ.7 And ye have led away much of this people that they pervert the right way of God, and keep not the law of Moses which is the right way; and convert the law of Moses into the worship of a being which ye say shall come many hundred years hence. And now behold, I, Sherem, declare unto you that this is blasphemy; for no man knoweth of such things; for he cannot tell of things to come. And after this manner did Sherem contend against me.8 But behold, the Lord God poured in his Spirit into my soul, insomuch that I did confound him in all his words.9 And I said unto him: Deniest thou the Christ who shall come? And he said: If there should be a Christ, I would not deny him; but I know that there is no Christ, neither has been, nor ever will be.10 And I said unto him: Believest thou the scriptures? And he said, Yea.11 And I said unto him: Then ye do not understand them; for they truly testify of Christ. Behold, I say unto you that none of the prophets have written, nor prophesied, save they have spoken concerning this Christ.12 And this is not all-it has been made manifest unto me, for I have heard and seen; and it also has been made manifest unto me by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, I know if there should be no atonement made all mankind must be lost.13 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Show me a sign by this power of the Holy Ghost, in the which ye know so much.14 And I said unto him: What am I that I should tempt God to show unto thee a sign in the thing which thou knowest to be true? Yet thou wilt deny it, because thou art of the devil. Nevertheless, not my will be done; but if God shall smite thee, let that be a sign unto thee that he has power, both in heaven and in earth; and also, that Christ shall come. And thy will, O Lord, be done, and not mine.15 And it came to pass that when I, Jacob, had spoken these words, the power of the Lord came upon him, insomuch that he fell to the earth. And it came to pass that he was nourished for the space of many days.16 And it came to pass that he said unto the people: Gather together on the morrow, for I shall die; wherefore, I desire to speak unto the people before I shall die.17 And it came to pass that on the morrow the multitude were gathered together; and he spake plainly unto them and denied the things which he had taught them, and confessed the Christ, and the power of the Holy Ghost, and the ministering of angels.18 And he spake plainly unto them, that he had been deceived by the power of the devil. And he spake of hell, and of eternity, and of eternal punishment.19 And he said: I fear lest I have committed the unpardonable sin, for I have lied unto God; for I denied the Christ, and said that I believed the scriptures; and they truly testify of him. And because I have thus lied unto God I greatly fear lest my case shall be awful; but I confess unto God.20 And it came to pass that when he had said these words he could say no more, and he gave up the ghost.21 And when the multitude had witnessed that he spake these things as he was about to give up the ghost, they were astonished exceedingly; insomuch that the power of God came down upon them, and they were overcome that they fell to the earth.22 Now, this thing was pleasing unto me, Jacob, for I had requested it of my Father who was in heaven; for he had heard my cry and answered my prayer.23 And it came to pass that peace and the love of God was restored again among the people; and they searched the scriptures, and hearkened no more to the words of this wicked man.24 And it came to pass that many means were devised to reclaim and restore the Lamanites to the knowledge of the truth; but it all was vain, for they delighted in wars and bloodshed, and they had an eternal hatred against us, their brethren. And they sought by the power of their arms to destroy us continually.25 Wherefore, the people of Nephi did fortify against them with their arms, and with all their might, trusting in the God and rock of their salvation; wherefore, they became as yet, conquerors of their enemies.26 And it came to pass that I, Jacob, began to be old; and the record of this people being kept on the other plates of Nephi, wherefore, I conclude this record, declaring that I have written according to the best of my knowledge, by saying that the time passed away with us, and also our lives passed away like as it were unto us a dream, we being a lonesome and a solemn people, wanderers, cast out from Jerusalem, born in tribulation, in a wilderness, and hated of our brethren, which caused wars and contentions; wherefore, we did mourn out our days.27 And I, Jacob, saw that I must soon go down to my grave; wherefore, I said unto my son Enos: Take these plates. And I told him the things which my brother Nephi had commanded me, and he promised obedience unto the commands. And I make an end of my writing upon these plates, which writing has been small; and to the reader I bid farewell, hoping that many of my brethren may read my words. Brethren, adieu.