Our Father Speaks to Moses
6 1 Then our Father spoke to Moses:
2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When a man or woman makes a special vow, a Nazirite vow, to set themselves apart to the Father, 3 They must not drink wine or strong drink, nor vinegar from either, nor any grape juice, nor eat grapes fresh or dried. 4 During their separation they must eat nothing from the grapevine, from seeds to skin.
5 During their vow of separation, no razor touches their head. Until it's complete, they stay holy to the Father; they must let their hair grow.
6 Throughout their time of separation to the Father they must not go near a dead body. 7 They must not make themselves unclean even for father, mother, brother, or sister when they die, since their dedication crown to our Father is on their head. 8 Throughout their time of separation they are holy to the Father
9 If someone dies very suddenly beside them, making their dedicated head unclean, they must shave their head on the day of their cleansing—shave it on the seventh day. 10 On the eighth day they must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the meeting tent's entrance. 11 The priest must offer one as a sin offering, the other as a burnt offering, and make atonement for them, because they sinned by being near the dead body. That same day they must rededicate their head. 12 They must rededicate to the Father their days of separation and bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering; the earlier days don't count—their separation was made unclean.
13 This is the law of the Nazirite: when their days of separation end, they must come to the tent of meeting's entrance. 14 They must bring the Father their offering: one flawless year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, one flawless year-old ewe lamb as a sin offering, and one flawless ram as a peace offering, 15 with a basket of unleavened bread—loaves of fine flour mixed with oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil—plus their grain offering and drink offerings. 16 The priest must present them before the Father and offer the sin offering and the burnt offering. 17 He must offer the ram as a peace offering to the Father with the basket of bread without yeast, and offer its grain and drink offerings. 18 At the tent of meeting's entrance, the Nazirite must shave their dedicated head, take the hair of dedication, and put it on the fire under the peace offering. 19 The priest takes the boiled ram's shoulder, one unleavened loaf and wafer from the basket, and puts them in the Nazirite's hands after the hair of dedication is shaved off. 20 The priest waves them as a wave offering before our Father — a holy portion for the priest, with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed. Then the Nazirite may drink wine.
21 This is the law of the Nazirite who vows an offering to our Father for their separation, besides whatever else they can afford. They must do according to their vow, per the law of their separation.
Our Father Speaks Again
22 Then our Father spoke to Moses:
23 "Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: 24 May your Father bless you and keep you; a a v24 The priest places our Father's name on his people. The apostles' threefold blessing echoes this pattern—the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14). 25 may your Father make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 may your Father look on you with favor and give you peace."
27 So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.
