“‘ Suppose you sacrifice a friendship offering to me. Then do it in the right way. And I will accept it from you.

你们献平安祭给耶和华的时候，要献得可蒙悦纳。

“你们宰杀祭牲献平安祭给耶和华的时候，要献得使你们可蒙悦纳。

“你们宰杀祭牲献平安祭给耶和华的时候，要献得使你们可蒙悦纳。

你们献平安祭给我时，要使你们所献的蒙悦纳。

“如果你们献平安祭给耶和华，要使你们所献的蒙悦纳。

你們獻平安祭給耶和華的時候，要獻得可蒙悅納。

「你們宰殺祭牲獻平安祭給耶和華的時候，要獻得使你們可蒙悅納。

「你們宰殺祭牲獻平安祭給耶和華的時候，要獻得使你們可蒙悅納。

你們獻平安祭給我時，要使你們所獻的蒙悅納。

“如果你們獻平安祭給耶和華，要使你們所獻的蒙悅納。

你們宰獻平安祭給永恆主的時候，要獻得可蒙悅納。

爾若獻酬恩祭於耶和華、冀蒙悅納、

爾欲獻酬恩之祭。冀我悅納、

若獻平安祭於主、當樂意而獻、或作當獻以蒙主悅納

“‘ When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.

“ When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

“ When you sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, offer it properly so you will be accepted by God.

“ When you offer a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD, sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

‘ Now when you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

‘ And if you offer a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, you shall offer it of your own free will.

And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace- offerings unto Jehovah, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.

“ When you offer a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord, sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.

“‘ When you sacrifice a peace offering sacrifice to the LORD, you must sacrifice it so that it is accepted for you.

“‘ When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

“‘ But suppose they bring a friendship offering to keep a promise they have made. Or suppose they bring an offering they choose to give. Then they must eat the sacrifice on the day they offer it. But if anything is left over, they may eat it the next day.

You must bring a male animal without any flaws if you want the Lord to accept it from you. It does not matter whether it is from your cattle, sheep or goats.

“ Sacrifice a thank offering to me in the right way. Then I will accept it from you.

“‘ If someone brings a burnt offering from the herd, they must offer a male animal. It must not have any flaws. They must bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then the Lord will accept it.

“ He may also bring another offering to me because he chooses to. It might be a burnt offering or friendship offering. When he brings it, the east gate must be opened for him. He will bring his offering just as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he will leave. After he has gone out, the gate must be shut.

The prince must enter the temple area through the porch of the gateway. He must stand by the gatepost. The priests must sacrifice his burnt offering and friendship offerings. He must bow down in worship at the entrance of the gateway. Then he must leave. But the gate will not be shut until evening.

Then he sent young Israelite men to sacrifice burnt offerings. They also sacrificed young bulls as friendship offerings to the Lord.

Also give one sheep from every flock of 200 sheep. Get them from the grasslands of Israel that receive plenty of water. Use them for grain offerings, burnt offerings and friendship offerings. They will be used to pay for the sin of the people,” announces the Lord and King.“ All the people in the land will be required to give this special gift. They must give it to the prince in Israel.He must provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings and drink offerings. They will be for the yearly feasts, New Moon feasts and Sabbath days. So they will be for all the appointed feasts of the people of Israel. The prince will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings and friendship offerings. They will be used to pay for the sin of the Israelites.”

“‘ Suppose someone brings a friendship offering. If they offer an animal from the herd, it can be either male or female. It must not have any flaws. They must offer it in the sight of the Lord.They must place their hand on the animal’s head. It must be killed at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then the priests in Aaron’s family line must splash the blood against the sides of the altar.Part of the friendship offering must be given to the Lord as a food offering. It must include all the fat that is connected to them.It must include both kidneys with the fat on them next to the lower back muscles. It must also include the long part of the liver. All of it must be removed together with the kidneys.Then the priests in Aaron’s family line must burn it on the altar. They must burn it on top of the burnt offering that is lying on the burning wood. It is a food offering. Its smell pleases the Lord.“‘ Suppose someone brings an animal from the flock as a friendship offering to the Lord. It can be either male or female. It must not have any flaws.If they bring a lamb, they must offer it in the sight of the Lord.They must place their hand on the lamb’s head. It must be killed there in front of the tent of meeting. Then the priests in Aaron’s family line must splash its blood against the sides of the altar.Part of the offering must be brought as a sacrifice presented to the Lord. It must include the lamb’s fat and the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone. It must include all the fat that is connected to them.It must include both kidneys with the fat on them next to the lower back muscles. The offering must also include the long part of the liver. That must be removed together with the kidneys.Then the priest must burn the offering on the altar as food. It is a food offering presented to the Lord.“‘ If someone brings a goat, they must offer it in the sight of the Lord.They must place their hand on its head. It must be killed there in front of the tent of meeting. Then the priests in Aaron’s family line must splash its blood against the sides of the altar.Part of the offering must be brought as a food offering presented to the Lord. It must include all the fat that is connected to them.It must include both kidneys with the fat on them next to the lower back muscles. It must also include the long part of the liver. That must be removed together with the kidneys.Then the priest must burn the offering on the altar as food. It is a food offering. It has a pleasant smell. All the fat belongs to the Lord.“‘ You must not eat any fat or any blood. That is a law that will last for all time to come. It applies no matter where you live.’ ”

But suppose you bring an offering you choose to give. Then you can bring an ox or a sheep whose body is twisted or too small. But the Lord will not accept it if you offer it to keep a promise.

Hezekiah put the priests and Levites in groups based on their duties. The priests sacrificed burnt offerings and friendship offerings. The Levites served the Lord by giving thanks and singing praises at the gates of his house.

Suppose any of you brings an animal for a friendship offering to the Lord. Then it must not have any flaws at all. If it does, the Lord will not accept it. It does not matter whether the animal is from your herd or flock. It does not matter whether you bring it to keep a promise or because you choose to give it.

At one time you were far away from God. But now you belong to Christ Jesus. He spilled his blood for you. This has brought you near to God.Christ himself is our peace. He has made Jews and Gentiles into one group of people. He has destroyed the hatred that was like a wall between us.