< Exodus 12 >

1 Then spake Yahweh, unto Moses and unto Aaron, in the land of Egypt saying—
وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ قَائِلًا:١
2 This month, is, to you, a beginning of months, —the first, it is, to you, of the months of the year.
«هَذَا ٱلشَّهْرُ يَكُونُ لَكُمْ رَأْسَ ٱلشُّهُورِ. هُوَ لَكُمْ أَوَّلُ شُهُورِ ٱلسَّنَةِ.٢
3 Speak ye unto all the assembly of Israel, saying, On the tenth of this month, then let them take to them, each man a lamb for his ancestral household, a lamb for a household.
كَلِّمَا كُلَّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلَيْنِ: فِي ٱلْعَاشِرِ مِنْ هَذَا ٱلشَّهْرِ يَأْخُذُونَ لَهُمْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ شَاةً بِحَسَبِ بُيُوتِ ٱلْآبَاءِ، شَاةً لِلْبَيْتِ.٣
4 But if the household be too small for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbour that is near unto his house take one, according to the number of souls, —each man according to his eating, shall ye number for the lamb.
وَإِنْ كَانَ ٱلْبَيْتُ صَغِيرًا عَنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ كُفْوًا لِشَاةٍ، يَأْخُذُ هُوَ وَجَارُهُ ٱلْقَرِيبُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ بِحَسَبِ عَدَدِ ٱلنُّفُوسِ. كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى حَسَبِ أُكْلِهِ تَحْسُبُونَ لِلشَّاةِ.٤
5 A lamb without defect a male a year old, shall yours be, —from the sheep or from the goats, shall ye take it.
تَكُونُ لَكُمْ شَاةً صَحِيحَةً ذَكَرًا ٱبْنَ سَنَةٍ، تَأْخُذُونَهُ مِنَ ٱلْخِرْفَانِ أَوْ مِنَ ٱلْمَوَاعِزِ.٥
6 So shall it be yours, to keep, until the fourteenth day of this month, —then shall all the convocation of the assembly of Israel slay it between the two evenings.
وَيَكُونُ عِنْدَكُمْ تَحْتَ ٱلْحِفْظِ إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلرَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْ هَذَا ٱلشَّهْرِ. ثُمَّ يَذْبَحُهُ كُلُّ جُمْهُورِ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ٱلْعَشِيَّةِ.٦
7 And they shall take of the blood, and put upon the two door-posts and upon the upper-beam, —upon the houses wherein they are to eat it.
وَيَأْخُذُونَ مِنَ ٱلدَّمِ وَيَجْعَلُونَهُ عَلَى ٱلْقَائِمَتَيْنِ وَٱلْعَتَبَةِ ٱلْعُلْيَا فِي ٱلْبُيُوتِ ٱلَّتِي يَأْكُلُونَهُ فِيهَا.٧
8 Then shall they eat the flesh, in the same night, —roast with fire, and with unleavened cakes, with bitter herbs, shall they eat it.
وَيَأْكُلُونَ ٱللَّحْمَ تِلْكَ ٱللَّيْلَةَ مَشْوِيًّا بِٱلنَّارِ مَعَ فَطِيرٍ. عَلَى أَعْشَابٍ مُرَّةٍ يَأْكُلُونَهُ.٨
9 Do not eat of it underdone, nor cooked by boiling in water, —but roast with fire, its head with its legs, and with its inward parts.
لَا تَأْكُلُوا مِنْهُ نِيئًا أَوْ طَبِيخًا مَطْبُوخًا بِٱلْمَاءِ، بَلْ مَشْوِيًّا بِٱلنَّارِ. رَأْسَهُ مَعَ أَكَارِعِهِ وَجَوْفِهِ.٩
10 And ye shall let nothing thereof remain until morning, —but that which is left remaining until morning, in the fire shall ye consume.
وَلَا تُبْقُوا مِنْهُ إِلَى ٱلصَّبَاحِ. وَٱلْبَاقِي مِنْهُ إِلَى ٱلصَّبَاحِ، تُحْرِقُونَهُ بِٱلنَّارِ.١٠
11 And, thus, shall ye eat it, —your loins, girded, your sandals, on your feet, and, your staff, in your hand, —so shall ye eat it in haste, it is Yahweh’s, passing over.
وَهَكَذَا تَأْكُلُونَهُ: أَحْقَاؤُكُمْ مَشْدُودَةٌ، وَأَحْذِيَتُكُمْ فِي أَرْجُلِكُمْ، وَعِصِيُّكُمْ فِي أَيْدِيكُمْ. وَتَأْكُلُونَهُ بِعَجَلَةٍ. هُوَ فِصْحٌ لِلرَّبِّ.١١
12 I will pass along, therefore, throughout the land of Egypt this night, and will smite every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man even to beast, —and against all the gods of Egypt, will I execute judgments—I, Yahweh.
فَإِنِّي أَجْتَازُ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ هَذِهِ ٱللَّيْلَةَ، وَأَضْرِبُ كُلَّ بِكْرٍ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱلْبَهَائِمِ. وَأَصْنَعُ أَحْكَامًا بِكُلِّ آلِهَةِ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ. أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ.١٢
13 Then shall the blood serve you for a sign, on the houses wherein ye are, then will I behold the blood, and will pass over you, —and there shall be among you no plague to destroy, when I smite the land of Egypt.
وَيَكُونُ لَكُمُ ٱلدَّمُ عَلَامَةً عَلَى ٱلْبُيُوتِ ٱلَّتِي أَنْتُمْ فِيهَا، فَأَرَى ٱلدَّمَ وَأَعْبُرُ عَنْكُمْ، فَلَا يَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ ضَرْبَةٌ لِلْهَلَاكِ حِينَ أَضْرِبُ أَرْضَ مِصْرَ.١٣
14 So shall this day serve you for a memorial, and ye shall celebrate it, as a festival to Yahweh, —to your generations—as an age-abiding statute, shall ye celebrate it.
وَيَكُونُ لَكُمْ هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمُ تَذْكَارًا فَتُعَيِّدُونَهُ عِيدًا لِلرَّبِّ. فِي أَجْيَالِكُمْ تُعَيِّدُونَهُ فَرِيضَةً أَبَدِيَّةً.١٤
15 Seven days, unleavened cakes, shall ye eat, surely, on the first day, shall ye put away leaven, out of your houses, —for whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of Israel, from the first day, unto the seventh day.
«سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ تَأْكُلُونَ فَطِيرًا. ٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْأَوَّلَ تَعْزِلُونَ ٱلْخَمِيرَ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ، فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ أَكَلَ خَمِيرًا مِنَ ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّابِعِ تُقْطَعُ تِلْكَ ٱلنَّفْسُ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.١٥
16 Both on the first day, a holy convocation, and on the seventh day—a holy convocation, shall there be to you, —no work, shall be done therein, save only what must be eaten by every soul, that alone, shall be done by you.
وَيَكُونُ لَكُمْ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ مَحْفَلٌ مُقَدَّسٌ، وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّابِعِ مَحْفَلٌ مُقَدَّسٌ. لَا يُعْمَلُ فِيهِمَا عَمَلٌ مَا إِلَّا مَا تَأْكُلُهُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ، فَذَلِكَ وَحْدَهُ يُعْمَلُ مِنْكُمْ.١٦
17 So then ye shall observe the unleavened cakes, because on this self-same day, brought I forth your hosts out of the land of Egypt, —so then ye shall observe this day to your generations, as a statute age-abiding,
وَتَحْفَظُونَ ٱلْفَطِيرَ لِأَنِّي فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ عَيْنِهِ أَخْرَجْتُ أَجْنَادَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، فَتَحْفَظُونَ هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمَ فِي أَجْيَالِكُمْ فَرِيضَةً أَبَدِيَّةً.١٧
18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, shall ye eat unleavened cakes, —until the one-and-twentieth day of the month in the evening,
فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ، فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلرَّابِعَ عَشَرَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ، مَسَاءً، تَأْكُلُونَ فَطِيرًا إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْحَادِي وَٱلْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ مَسَاءً.١٨
19 For seven days, leaven, shall not be found in your houses, —for, whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of the assembly of Israel, whether sojourner or native of the land.
سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ لَا يُوجَدْ خَمِيرٌ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ. فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ أَكَلَ مُخْتَمِرًا تُقْطَعُ تِلْكَ ٱلنَّفْسُ مِنْ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، ٱلْغَرِيبُ مَعَ مَوْلُودِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.١٩
20 Nothing leavened, shall ye eat, —in all your dwellings, shall ye eat unleavened cakes.
لَا تَأْكُلُوا شَيْئًا مُخْتَمِرًا. فِي جَمِيعِ مَسَاكِنِكُمْ تَأْكُلُونَ فَطِيرًا».٢٠
21 So then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, —Proceed and take for yourselves one of the flock according to your families, and slay the passover.
فَدَعَا مُوسَى جَمِيعَ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱسْحَبُوا وَخُذُوا لَكُمْ غَنَمًا بِحَسَبِ عَشَائِرِكُمْ وَٱذْبَحُوا ٱلْفِصْحَ.٢١
22 Then shall ye take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and strike the upper beam and the two door-posts, with the blood which is in the basin, —and, ye, shall not go forth any man out of the entrance of his house, until morning,
وَخُذُوا بَاقَةَ زُوفَا وَٱغْمِسُوهَا فِي ٱلدَّمِ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلطَّسْتِ وَمُسُّوا ٱلْعَتَبَةَ ٱلْعُلْيَا وَٱلْقَائِمَتَيْنِ بِٱلدَّمِ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلطَّسْتِ. وَأَنْتُمْ لَا يَخْرُجْ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ بَابِ بَيْتِهِ حَتَّى ٱلصَّبَاحِ،٢٢
23 And Yahweh will pass along to plague the Egyptians, and when he beholdeth the blood upon the upper beam and upon the two door-posts, then will Yahweh pass over the entrance, and not suffer the destroyer to enter into your houses to inflict on you the plague.
فَإِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يَجْتَازُ لِيَضْرِبَ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ. فَحِينَ يَرَى ٱلدَّمَ عَلَى ٱلْعَتَبَةِ ٱلْعُلْيَا وَٱلْقَائِمَتَيْنِ يَعْبُرُ ٱلرَّبُّ عَنِ ٱلْبَابِ وَلَا يَدَعُ ٱلْمُهْلِكَ يَدْخُلُ بُيُوتَكُمْ لِيَضْرِبَ.٢٣
24 And ye shall observe this thing, —for a statute to thee and to thy sons unto times age-abiding.
فَتَحْفَظُونَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ فَرِيضَةً لَكَ وَلِأَوْلَادِكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.٢٤
25 And so it shall come to pass when ye shall enter into the land which Yahweh will give you as he hath spoken, —and ye shall observe this service;
وَيَكُونُ حِينَ تَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطِيكُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ، أَنَّكُمْ تَحْفَظُونَ هَذِهِ ٱلْخِدْمَةَ.٢٥
26 and it shall come to pass that your sons shall say unto you, —What is this your service?
وَيَكُونُ حِينَ يَقُولُ لَكُمْ أَوْلَادُكُمْ: مَا هَذِهِ ٱلْخِدْمَةُ لَكُمْ؟٢٦
27 Then shall ye say—A passover sacrifice, it is to Yahweh, who passed-over the houses of the sons of Israel, in Egypt, when he plagued the Egyptians but our houses, he delivered. Then did the people bend their heads and bow themselves down.
أَنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ: هِيَ ذَبِيحَةُ فِصْحٍ لِلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي عَبَرَ عَنْ بُيُوتِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي مِصْرَ لَمَّا ضَرَبَ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ وَخَلَّصَ بُيُوتَنَا». فَخَرَّ ٱلشَّعْبُ وَسَجَدُوا.٢٧
28 And the sons of Israel went their way and did, —as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron, so, did they.
وَمَضَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَفَعَلُوا كَمَا أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ. هَكَذَا فَعَلُوا.٢٨
29 And it came to pass, at midnight, that Yahweh, smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat upon his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive who was in the pit of his prison, —and every firstborn of beasts.
فَحَدَثَ فِي نِصْفِ ٱللَّيْلِ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ ضَرَبَ كُلَّ بِكْرٍ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، مِنْ بِكْرِ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلْجَالِسِ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ إِلَى بِكْرِ ٱلْأَسِيرِ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسِّجْنِ، وَكُلَّ بِكْرِ بَهِيمَةٍ.٢٩
30 Then rose up Pharaoh by night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians, and there arose a great outcry throughout Egypt, —for there was not a house, where there was not one dead.
فَقَامَ فِرْعَوْنُ لَيْلًا هُوَ وَكُلُّ عَبِيدِهِ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ. وَكَانَ صُرَاخٌ عَظِيمٌ فِي مِصْرَ، لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْتٌ لَيْسَ فِيهِ مَيْتٌ.٣٠
31 So he called for Moses and for Aaron by night and said—Rise ye, go forth out of the midst of my people, both ye and the sons of Israel, —and go serve Yahweh according to your word;
فَدَعَا مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ لَيْلًا وَقَالَ: «قُومُوا ٱخْرُجُوا مِنْ بَيْنِ شَعْبِي أَنْتُمَا وَبَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمِيعًا، وَٱذْهَبُوا ٱعْبُدُوا ٱلرَّبَّ كَمَا تَكَلَّمْتُمْ.٣١
32 also, your flocks and your herds, take ye, as ye spake and go your way, —so shall ye bless, even me.
خُذُوا غَنَمَكُمْ أَيْضًا وَبَقَرَكُمْ كَمَا تَكَلَّمْتُمْ وَٱذْهَبُوا. وَبَارِكُونِي أَيْضًا».٣٢
33 And the Egyptians became urgent with the people, to send them in haste out of the land, —for they said—We all, are dying.
وَأَلَحَّ ٱلْمِصْرِيُّونَ عَلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ لِيُطْلِقُوهُمْ عَاجِلًا مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا: «جَمِيعُنَا أَمْوَاتٌ».٣٣
34 So the people took up their dough, ere yet it was leavened, —with their kneading-bowls, bound up in their mantles on their shoulders,
فَحَمَلَ ٱلشَّعْبُ عَجِينَهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْتَمِرَ، وَمَعَاجِنُهُمْ مَصْرُورَةٌ فِي ثِيَابِهِمْ عَلَى أَكْتَافِهِمْ.٣٤
35 And the sons of Israel, did according to the word of Moses, —and asked of the Egyptians, articles of silver and articles of gold and mantles.
وَفَعَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ بِحَسَبِ قَوْلِ مُوسَى. طَلَبُوا مِنَ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ أَمْتِعَةَ فِضَّةٍ وَأَمْتِعَةَ ذَهَبٍ وَثِيَابًا.٣٥
36 And Yahweh, gave the people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians and they gave them gladly, —so they spoiled the Egyptians.
وَأَعْطَى ٱلرَّبُّ نِعْمَةً لِلشَّعْبِ فِي عُيُونِ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ حَتَّى أَعَارُوهُمْ. فَسَلَبُوا ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ.٣٦
37 Then did the sons of Israel break up from Rameses, towards Succoth, —about six hundred thousand foot of men grown, besides little ones.
فَٱرْتَحَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ رَعَمْسِيسَ إِلَى سُكُّوتَ، نَحْوَ سِتِّ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ مَاشٍ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ عَدَا ٱلْأَوْلَادِ.٣٧
38 Moreover also, a mixed multitude, came up with them, —flocks also, and herds, exceeding much cattle,
وَصَعِدَ مَعَهُمْ لَفِيفٌ كَثِيرٌ أَيْضًا مَعَ غَنَمٍ وَبَقَرٍ، مَوَاشٍ وَافِرَةٍ جِدًّا.٣٨
39 Then baked they the dough which they had brought out of Egypt—into round unleavened cakes for it had not been leavened, —for they had been driven out of Egypt and could not tarry, and indeed no provisions, had they made ready for themselves.
وَخَبَزُوا ٱلْعَجِينَ ٱلَّذِي أَخْرَجُوهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ خُبْزَ مَلَّةٍ فَطِيرًا، إِذْ كَانَ لَمْ يَخْتَمِرْ. لِأَنَّهُمْ طُرِدُوا مِنْ مِصْرَ وَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا أَنْ يَتَأَخَّرُوا، فَلَمْ يَصْنَعُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ زَادًا.٣٩
40 Now, the time during which the sons of Israel dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
وَأَمَّا إِقَامَةُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّتِي أَقَامُوهَا فِي مِصْرَ فَكَانَتْ أَرْبَعَ مِئَةٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً.٤٠
41 And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, yea it came to pass, on this self-same day, that all the hosts of Yahweh had come forth out of the land of Egypt.
وَكَانَ عِنْدَ نِهَايَةِ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً، فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ عَيْنِهِ، أَنَّ جَمِيعَ أَجْنَادِ ٱلرَّبِّ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.٤١
42 A night of solemn observances, it is unto Yahweh, for bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt, —this same night, pertaineth to Yahweh, for solemn observances by all the sons of Israel to their generations.
هِيَ لَيْلَةٌ تُحْفَظُ لِلرَّبِّ لِإِخْرَاجِهِ إِيَّاهُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. هَذِهِ ٱللَّيْلَةُ هِيَ لِلرَّبِّ. تُحْفَظُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي أَجْيَالِهِمْ.٤٢
43 And Yahweh said unto Moses and Aaron: This, is the statute of the passover, —No stranger, shall eat thereof;
وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى وَهَارُونَ: «هَذِهِ فَرِيضَةُ ٱلْفِصْحِ: كُلُّ ٱبْنِ غَرِيبٍ لَا يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ.٤٣
44 but, every man’s servant bought with silver, —when thou hast circumcised him, then, shall he eat thereof:
وَلَكِنْ كُلُّ عَبْدِ رَجُلٍ مُبْتَاعٍ بِفِضَّةٍ تَخْتِنُهُ ثُمَّ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ.٤٤
45 An alien or a hireling, shall not eat thereof.
ٱلنَّزِيلُ وَٱلْأَجِيرُ لَا يَأْكُلَانِ مِنْهُ.٤٥
46 In one house, shall it be eaten, thou shalt not take forth out of the house any of the flesh outside; and a, bone thereof, shalt thou not break.
فِي بَيْتٍ وَاحِدٍ يُؤْكَلُ. لَا تُخْرِجْ مِنَ ٱللَّحْمِ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ إِلَى خَارِجٍ، وَعَظْمًا لَا تَكْسِرُوا مِنْهُ.٤٦
47 All the assembly of Israel, shall keep it.
كُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَصْنَعُونَهُ.٤٧
48 And when there may sojourn with thee a sojourner who may wish to keep a passover to Yahweh, there must be circumcised to him every male and then, may he draw near to keep it, so shall he be as a native of the land, —but no uncircumcised male, shall eat thereof.
وَإِذَا نَزَلَ عِنْدَكَ نَزِيلٌ وَصَنَعَ فِصْحًا لِلرَّبِّ، فَلْيُخْتَنْ مِنْهُ كُلُّ ذَكَرٍ، ثُمَّ يَتَقَدَّمُ لِيَصْنَعَهُ، فَيَكُونُ كَمَوْلُودِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. وَأَمَّا كُلُّ أَغْلَفَ فَلَا يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ.٤٨
49 One law, shall there be for the native, and for the sojourner that sojourneth in your midst.
تَكُونُ شَرِيعَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لِمَوْلُودِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلِلنَّزِيلِ ٱلنَّازِلِ بَيْنَكُمْ».٤٩
50 Thus did all the sons of Israel, —as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron, so, did they.
فَفَعَلَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَمَا أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ. هَكَذَا فَعَلُوا.٥٠
51 And it came to pass, on this self-same day, that Yahweh brought forth the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by their hosts.
وَكَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ عَيْنِهِ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَخْرَجَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ بِحَسَبِ أَجْنَادِهِمْ.٥١

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