Ceremonially Clean and Unclean Animals
14 “Since you are the people of the Lord your God, never cut yourselves or shave the hair above your foreheads in mourning for the dead. 2 You have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure. 3 “You must not eat any detestable animals that are ceremonially unclean. 4 These are the animals[a] you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, 5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the addax, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. 6 “You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud, 7 but if the animal doesn’t have both, it may not be eaten. So you may not eat the camel, the hare, or the hyrax.[b] They chew the cud but do not have split hooves, so they are ceremonially unclean for you. 8 And you may not eat the pig. It has split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is ceremonially unclean for you. You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses. 9 “Of all the marine animals, you may eat whatever has both fins and scales. 10 You may not, however, eat marine animals that do not have both fins and scales. They are ceremonially unclean for you. 11 “You may eat any bird that is ceremonially clean. 12 These are the birds you may not eat: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, 13 the kite, the falcon, buzzards of all kinds, 14 ravens of all kinds, 15 the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds, 16 the little owl, the great owl, the barn owl, 17 the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, the cormorant, 18 the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat. 19 “All winged insects that walk along the ground are ceremonially unclean for you and may not be eaten. 20 But you may eat any winged bird or insect that is ceremonially clean. 21 “You must not eat anything that has died a natural death. You may give it to a foreigner living in your town, or you may sell it to a stranger. But do not eat it yourselves, for you are set apart as holy to the Lord your God. “You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
The Giving of Tithes
22 “You must set aside a tithe of your crops—one-tenth of all the crops you harvest each year. 23 Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the Lord your God.
24 “Now when the Lord your God blesses you with a good harvest, the place of worship he chooses for his name to be honored might be too far for you to bring the tithe. 25 If so, you may sell the tithe portion of your crops and herds, put the money in a pouch, and go to the place the Lord your God has chosen. 26 When you arrive, you may use the money to buy any kind of food you want—cattle, sheep, goats, wine, or other alcoholic drink. Then feast there in the presence of the Lord your God and celebrate with your household. 27 And do not neglect the Levites in your town, for they will receive no allotment of land among you. 28 “At the end of every third year, bring the entire tithe of that year’s harvest and store it in the nearest town. 29 Give it to the Levites, who will receive no allotment of land among you, as well as to the foreigners living among you, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, so they can eat and be satisfied. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all your work.
神の民として
14 あなたがたは神の民ですから、〔異邦人が偶像を拝むときするように〕体を傷つけたり、葬式の時に額をそったりしてはいけません。 2 あなたがたは特別な民なのです。神様が地上のどの民よりも、あなたがたをご自分のものとしてお選びになったからです。
きよい動物と汚れた動物
3-5 礼拝規定で汚れたものとみなされる動物を食べてはいけません。食べていい動物は次のとおりです。牛、羊、やぎ、鹿、かもしか、のろじか、野やぎ、くじか（大かもしかの一種）、大鹿、野羊。6 ひづめが分かれていて反芻する動物は、食べてかまいません。 7 それ以外のものはだめです。らくだ、野うさぎ、岩だぬきなどは反芻しますが、ひづめが分かれていないので食べられません。 8 その反対に、豚はひづめが分かれていますが、反芻しないので、やはり食べてはいけません。このような動物は死体にも触れてはいけません。9 水中の動物では、ひれとうろこのあるものは食べてかまいません。 10 それ以外はみな汚れたものです。11-18 鳥は、次のものを除いて全部食べられます。はげわし、はげたか、黒はげたか、黒とび、はやぶさ、とびの類、からすの類全部、だちょう、よたか、かもめ、たかの類、ふくろう、みみずく、白ふくろう、ペリカン、野がん、鵜、こうのとり、さぎの類、やつがしら、こうもり。19-20 例外もありますが、羽のある昆虫類は汚れたもので、食べてはいけません。21 自然に死んだものは食べてはいけません。ただ、在留外国人は別です。その肉を彼らに与えても、売ってもかまいません。しかし、あなたがたは主にとってきよい者とされているのですから、食べてはいけません。子やぎをその母の乳で煮てはいけません。
収穫の十分の一をささげよ
22 毎年、収穫の十分の一をささげなさい。 23 それを、主が聖所としてお選びになった場所へ持って行き、いっしょに食べなさい。穀物、新しいぶどう酒、オリーブ油、牛や羊の初子などの十分の一です。こうして、いつも神を第一にして生きることを学ぶのです。 24 聖所が遠すぎてささげ物を持って行けないときは、 25 それを売った代金を持って行きなさい。 26 着いてから、その金で牛や羊、ぶどう酒や強い酒など、何でも欲しい物を買い、家族とともに主の前で楽しく食事し、祝い合いなさい。 27 同じ町に住むレビ人にも、忘れずにその一部を分け与えなさい。レビ人には土地もなければ、収穫もないからです。28 三年ごとに、その年の十分の一のささげ物を、それぞれの地域の福祉に使いなさい。 29 財産のないレビ人や外国人、町に住む未亡人や身寄りのない子に与えるのです。そうすれば、だれもが食べて満ち足り、主があなたも、あなたの仕事も祝福してくださいます。