Homilies on Leviticus, Homilia II
Offerings after the principles of Leviticus§1
1We spoke before of Leviticus’s beginnings; now comes the law of sacrifices called gifts. A soul that sins from among the people — not always willfully, but in ignorance — brings an offering. Synagogue and soul are read as types.
Latin · §1
Superior de principiis Levitici dictum est; nunc lex sacrificiorum quae munera appellantur. Anima quae peccaverit ex populo — non voluntate semper, sed ignorantia — munus offert. Synagoga et anima typice leguntur.
The gift of fine flour and oil§2
2The gift of fine flour with oil and frankincense is praise and prayer. The priest burns the memorial portion. Who cannot bring a beast brings meal — mercy knows the poor’s measure.
Latin · §2
Munus similaginis cum oleo et ture — laus et oratio. Sacerdos memoriale incendit. Qui non potest pecudem, offert farinam: misericordia gradus pauperum novit.
Sin of the congregation and of the soul§3
3If the whole assembly errs, they bring a bull; one soul brings a goat or sheep. The grade of sin matches the grade of victim. Christ dies for the people and for each.
Latin · §3
Si tota synagoga erraverit, vitulum offerunt. Anima una — capram vel ovem. Gradus peccati gradus hostiae. Christus pro populo et pro singulis.
Without the camp — ash and blood§4
4Blood goes to the altar; hide and dung are burned outside the camp. So Christ suffered outside the gate. We bear his reproach.
Latin · §4
Sanguis in altare; pellis et fimus extra castra comburuntur. Christus extra portam passus. Nos opprobrium eius portamus.
Priest eats the sin offering — Homilia II CLOSEOUT§5
5The priest eats of the sin offering in a holy place. Who bears the people’s sins is set apart. Christ is our food; he bore our sins. Homilia II CLOSEOUT. Amen.
Latin · §5
Sacerdos edit de sacrificio peccati in loco sancto. Qui peccata populi portat, sanctificatur. Christus esca nostra; peccatum nostrum tulit. Amen.