Leviticus 23
1 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
The Lord told Moses,
2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'The set feasts of Jehovah, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts.
“Tell the Israelites that these are my religious festivals, the festivals of the Lord that you are to call as the holy times when we meet together.
3 "'Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no manner of work. It is a Sabbath to Jehovah in all your dwellings.
You have six days to work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy day of meeting together. Don't do any work. It is the Lord's Sabbath everywhere you live.
4 "'These are the set feasts of Jehovah, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their appointed season.
These are the Lord's religious festivals, the holy meetings that you ate to announce at their specific times.
5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, is Jehovah's Passover.
The Lord's Passover starts on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month.
6 On the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread to Jehovah. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.
The Lord's Festival of Unleavened Bread begins on the fifteenth day of the first month. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast.
7 In the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no regular work.
On the first day you are hold a holy meeting. You must not do any of your usual work.
8 But you shall offer an offering made by fire to Jehovah seven days. In the seventh day is a holy convocation: you shall do no regular work.'"
For seven days you shall present food offerings to the Lord. There is to be a holy meeting on the seventh day. You must not do any of your usual work.”
9 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
The Lord told Moses,
10 "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you have come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap its the harvest, then you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest:
“Tell the Israelites that when you enter the land that I'm giving you and you harvest your crops, take a stack of grain from the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest.
11 and he shall wave the sheaf before Jehovah, to be accepted for you. On the next day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.
He will wave the stack of grain before the Lord so that it may be accepted on your behalf. The priest is to do this the day following the Sabbath.
12 On the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb without blemish a year old for a burnt offering to Jehovah.
When you wave the stack of grain, you are to present a one-year-old lamb without defects as a burnt offering to the Lord,
13 The meal offering with it shall be two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire to Jehovah for a pleasant aroma; and the drink offering with it shall be of wine, the fourth part of a hin.
together with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of best flour mixed with olive oil (a food offering to the Lord to be accepted by him) and its drink offering of a quarter of a hin of wine.
14 You shall eat neither bread, nor roasted grain, nor fresh grain, until this same day, until you have brought the offering of your God. This is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
Don't eat any bread, roasted grain, or new grain until the time you bring this offering to your God. This regulation is for all time and for future generations everywhere you live.
15 "'You shall count from the next day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven Sabbaths shall be completed:
Count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath—the day you brought the stack of grain as a wave offering.
16 even to the next day after the seventh Sabbath you shall number fifty days; and you shall offer a new meal offering to Jehovah.
Count fifty days until the day after the seventh Sabbath, and on that day present an offering of new grain to the Lord.
17 You shall bring out of your habitations two loaves of bread for a wave offering made of two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour. They shall be baked with yeast, for first fruits to Jehovah.
Bring two loaves of bread from your homes as a wave offering. Make them from two-tenths of an ephah of best flour, baked with yeast, as the firstfruits to the Lord.
18 You shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be a burnt offering to Jehovah, with their meal offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet aroma to Jehovah.
As well as the bread, present seven one-year-old male lambs a year old without defects, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the Lord, as well as their grain offerings and drink offerings, a food offering to the Lord to be accepted by him.
19 You shall offer one male goat for a sin offering, and two male lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
Present one male goat as a sin offering and two one-year-old male lambs a year old as a peace offering.
20 The priest shall wave them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering before Jehovah, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to Jehovah for the priest.
The priest will wave the lambs as a wave offering before the Lord, along with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs are holy to the Lord and belong to the priest.
21 You shall make proclamation on the same day: there shall be a holy convocation to you; you shall do no regular work. This is a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
That same day you are to announce a holy meeting, and you must not to do any of your usual work. This regulation is for all time and for future generations everywhere you live.
22 "'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap into the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest: you shall leave them for the poor, and for the foreigner. I am Jehovah your God.'"
When you harvest the crops grown on your land, don't harvest right up to the edges of your field, or collect what has been missed. Leave them for the poor people and foreigners. I am the Lord your God.”
23 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
The Lord told Moses,
24 "Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest to you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
“Tell the Israelites that on the first day of the seventh month you are to have a special Sabbath of complete rest, a holy meeting that is announced by the sound of trumpets.
25 You shall do no regular work; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to Jehovah.'"
Don't do any of your usual work; instead you are to present a food offering to the Lord.”
26 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
The Lord told Moses,
27 "However on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement: it shall be a holy convocation to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to Jehovah.
“The Day of Atonement is on the tenth day of this seventh month. You are to have a holy meeting, deny yourselves, and present a food offering to the Lord
28 You shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before Jehovah your God.
On this day you must not do any of your usual work because it is the Day of Atonement, when things are made right for you before the Lord your God.
29 For whoever it is who shall not deny himself in that same day; shall be cut off from his people.
Anyone who does not practice self-denial on this day must be expelled from their people.
30 Whoever it is who does any manner of work in that same day, that person I will destroy from among his people.
I will destroy anyone of you who does any work on this day.
31 You shall do no manner of work: it is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
Don't do any kind of work at all. This regulation is for all time and for future generations everywhere you live.
32 It shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves. In the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall keep your Sabbath."
It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall practice self-denial. You are to observe your Sabbath from the evening of the ninth day of the month until evening the next day.”
33 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
The Lord told Moses,
34 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say, 'On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of booths for seven days to Jehovah.
“Tell the Israelites that the Feast of Tabernacles to honor the Lord begins on the fifteenth day of the seventh month and lasts for seven days.
35 On the first day shall be a holy convocation: you shall do no regular work.
On the first day have a holy meeting. You must not do any of your usual work.
36 Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to Jehovah. On the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to Jehovah. It is a solemn assembly; you shall do no regular work.
For seven days you shall present food offerings to the Lord. On the eighth day you are to have another holy meeting and present a food offering to the Lord. It is a meeting for worship. You must not do any of your usual work.
37 "'These are the appointed feasts of Jehovah, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to Jehovah, a burnt offering, and a meal offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, each on its own day;
(These are the Lord's holy festivals, which you are to announce as holy meetings for presenting food offerings to the Lord. These include burnt offerings, grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each according to the specific day.
38 besides the Sabbaths of Jehovah, and besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings, which you give to Jehovah.
All of these offerings are in addition to those for the Lord's Sabbaths. They are also in addition to your gifts, to all your offerings to fulfill promises, and to all the freewill offerings you present to the Lord.)
39 "'So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you shall keep the feast of Jehovah seven days: on the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest.
You shall celebrate a feast to honor the Lord for seven days on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, once you have harvested your crops. The first day and the eighth day are Sabbaths of complete rest.
40 You shall take on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Jehovah your God seven days.
On the first day you are to gather branches from large trees, from palm trees, from leafy trees and of river willows, and celebrate before the Lord your God for seven days.
41 You shall keep it a feast to Jehovah seven days in the year: it is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall keep it in the seventh month.
You are to hold this festival to honor the Lord for seven days every year. This regulation is for all time and for all future generations.
42 You shall dwell in booths seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in booths,
You are to live in temporary shelters for seven days. Every Israelite born in the country must live in shelters,
43 that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am Jehovah your God.'"
so that your descendants will remember that I made the Israelites live in shelters when I led them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”
44 Moses declared to the children of Israel the appointed feasts of Jehovah.
So Moses told the Israelites all about the Lord's festivals.
