But I said,"Ah,LordGOD!Behold,I have neverbeendefiled;for from my youthuntilnowI have nevereatenwhatdiedof itself or was tornby beasts,norhas any uncleanmeatever enteredmy mouth."
"You shall dothe samewith your oxen[and] with your sheep.It shall be with its mothersevendays;on the eighthdayyou shall giveit to Me.
"You shall be holymento Me, therefore you shall not eat[any] fleshtornto pieces in the field;you shall throwit to the dogs.
Who sitamong gravesand spendthe nightin secretplaces;Who eatswine'sflesh,And the brothof uncleanmeatis [in] their pots.
"Those who sanctifyand purifythemselves [to go] to the gardens,Followingonein the center,Who eatswine'sflesh,detestablethingsand mice,Will cometo an endaltogether,"declaresthe LORD.
Then I said,"Alas,LordGOD!Behold,I do not knowhow to speak,BecauseI am a youth."
Then I said,"AhLordGOD!They are sayingof me, 'Is he not [just] speakingparables?'"
Then He saidto me, "See,I will giveyou cow'sdungin placeof humandungoverwhich you will prepareyour bread."
"The priestsshall not eatanybirdor beastthat has dieda naturaldeathor has been tornto pieces.
As they were striking[the people] and I [alone] was left,I fellon my faceand criedout saying,"Alas,LordGOD!Are You destroyingthe wholeremnantof Israelby pouringout Your wrathon Jerusalem?"
But Danielmadeup his mindthat he would not defilehimself with the king'schoicefoodor with the winewhichhe drank;so he sought[permission] from the commanderof the officialsthat he might not defilehimself.
"When anypersoneats[an animal] whichdiesor is torn[by beasts], whether he is a nativeor an alien,he shall washhis clothesand bathein water,and remainuncleanuntilevening;then he will becomeclean.
So ifit is eatenat allon the thirdday,it is an offense;it will not be accepted.
He shall not eat[an animal] whichdiesor is torn[by beasts], becominguncleanby it; I am the LORD.
But Petersaid,"By no means,Lord,for I have nevereatenanythingunholyand unclean."
"You shall not eatanythingwhichdies[of itself]. You may giveit to the alienwhois in your town,so that he may eatit, oryou may sellit to a foreigner,for you are a holypeopleto the LORDyour God.You shall not boila younggoatin its mother'smilk.
"You shall not eatanydetestablething.
