He snatched from the lottery box and picked up two lots; one had “For HASHEM” inscribed on it and one had “For Azazel” in-scribed on it.  The Deputy Kohen Gadol [stood] at his right and the head of the family [on duty] at his left.  If the [lot] of HASHEM came up in his right hand, the Deputy says to him, “My lord Kohen Gadol, raise your right hand!” If that of HASHEM came up in his left hand, the head of the family [on duty] says to him, “My lord Kohen Gadol, raise your left hand!”  He puts it upon the two he-goats, and says, “For HASHEM —- a sin offering!” Rabbi Yishmael says: He did not have to say “a sin offering,” merely “For HASHEM!''  And they answer after him, “Blessed is the Name —- the glory of His Kingship —- forever and ever.”

He tied a strip of red wool to the head of the he-goat which was sent [to Azazel] and stood it facing its destination. And on the [he-goat] that was to be slaughtered, [he tied a strip] around its neck.  Then he comes to his ox a second time and leans both hands upon it and confesses.  He would say the following: “I beg of You, HASHEM, I have acted wickedly, rebelled, and sinned before You, I and my family, and the children of Aaron, Your holy people. I beg of You, HASHEM, forgive now the wicked acts, rebellions, and sins, for I have acted wickedly, rebelled, and sinned before You, I and my family, and the children of Aaron, Your holy people, as is written in the Torah of Your servant Moses: For on this day he will atone for you to purify you before HASHEM, from all your sins shall you be purified.”  And they answer after him: “Blessed is the Name —- the glory of His Kingship —- forever and ever.”

He slaughtered it, received its blood in a basin and gave it to someone who would stir it on the fourth row [of pavement stones] from the Temple, so that it should not coagulate.  He took a shovel and went up to the top of the Altar, cleared away the coals to one side and the other, scooped up from the burned innermost [coals], descended, and put it down on the fourth row in the Courtyard.

Every day he would scoop up [the coal] with a silver [shovel] and empty it into one of gold, but today he would scoop with a gold [shovel], and in it he would bring in [the coals].  Every day he would scoop with a four-kab [shovel] and empty [the contents] into one of three kabs, but today he would scoop with one of three kabs and in it he would bring in [the coals].  R' Yose says: Every day he would scoop with a one-seah [shovel] and empty [it] into a three-kab [shovel], but today he would scoop with a three-kab [shovel], and in it he would bring in [the coals].  Every day it was heavy, but today it was light.  Every day its handle was short, but today it was long.  Every day its gold was yellow, but today it was red; [these are] the words of R' Menachem.  Every day he offered a half [maneh of incense] in the morning and a half [maneh] in the afternoon, but today he added his two cupped handfuls.  Every day it was fine, but today it was the finest of the fine.

Every day the Kohanim go up [to the top of the Altar] along the east side of the ramp and go down along its west, but today the Kohen Gadol goes up in the middle and descends in the middle. R' Yehudah says: The Kohen Gadol always ascends and de-scends in the middle.  Every day the Kohen Gadol would wash his hands and feet from the laver, but today from the golden pitcher. R' Yehudah says: The Kohen Gadol would always wash his hands and feet from the golden pitcher.

Every day there were four pyres, but today [there were] five; these are the words of R' Meir. R' Yose says: Every day [there were] three; but today —- four. R' Yehudah says: Every day —- two; but today —- three.