Leviticus 23
1 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
The Lord told Moses,
2 Speak to [the] people of Israel and you will say to them [the] appointed feasts of Yahweh which you will proclaim them convocations of holiness these they [are] appointed feasts my.
“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 it will be done work and [is] on the day seventh a sabbath of sabbath observance a convocation of holiness any work not you will do [is] a sabbath it to Yahweh in all dwelling places your.
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] appointed feasts of Yahweh convocations of holiness which you will proclaim them at appointed time their.
These are the Lord's religious festivals, the holy meetings that you ate to announce at their specific times.
5 [is] in the Month first on [day] four-teen of the month between the evenings a passover to Yahweh.
The Lord's Passover starts on the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month.
6 And [is] on [the] fif-teen day of the month this [the] festival of unleavened bread to Yahweh seven days unleavened bread you will eat.
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 On the day first a convocation of holiness it will be to you any work of servitude not you will do.
On the first day you are hold a holy meeting. You must not do any of your usual work.
8 And you will present a fire offering to Yahweh seven days [is] on the day seventh a convocation of holiness any work of servitude not you will do.
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 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
The Lord told Moses,
10 Speak to [the] people of Israel and you will say to them if you will go into the land which I [am] about to give to you and you will harvest harvest its and you will bring sheaf of first [fruit] of harvest your 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 will wave the sheaf before Yahweh for acceptance your from [the] next day of the sabbath he will wave it the priest.
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 And you will offer on [the] day wave you the sheaf a male lamb unblemished a son of year its to a burnt offering to Yahweh.
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 And grain offering its [will be] two tenths fine flour mixed with oil a fire offering to Yahweh an odor of soothing (and drink offering its *Q(K)*) [will be] wine fourth of 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 And bread and roasted grain and new corn not you will eat until [the] substance of the day this until bring you [the] present of God your a statute of perpetuity to generations your in all dwelling places your.
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 And you will count for yourselves from [the] next day of the sabbath from [the] day brought you [the] sheaf of the wave-offering seven sabbaths complete they will be.
Count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath—the day you brought the stack of grain as a wave offering.
16 Until from [the] next day of the sabbath seventh you will count fifty day[s] and you will present a grain offering new to Yahweh.
Count fifty days until the day after the seventh Sabbath, and on that day present an offering of new grain to the Lord.
17 From dwelling places your you will bring - bread of a wave-offering two two tenths fine flour they will be leaven they will be baked first-fruits to Yahweh.
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 And you will present with the bread seven male lambs unblemished sons of a year and a bull a young one of [the] herd one and rams two they will be a burnt offering to Yahweh and grain offering their and drink offerings their a fire offering of an odor of soothing to Yahweh.
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 And you will offer a male goat of goats one to a sin offering and two male lambs sons of a year to a sacrifice of peace offering.
Present one male goat as a sin offering and two one-year-old male lambs a year old as a peace offering.
20 And he will wave the priest - them with [the] bread of the first-fruits a wave-offering before Yahweh with two male lambs a holy thing they will be to Yahweh 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 And you will proclaim on [the] substance of - the day this a convocation of holiness it will be to you any work of servitude not you will do a statute of perpetuity in all dwelling places your to generations your.
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 And when harvest you [the] harvest of land your not you will finish [the] side of field your when harvesting you and [the] remnant of harvest your not you will gather for the poor [person] and for the sojourner you will leave them I [am] Yahweh God your.
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 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
The Lord told Moses,
24 Speak to [the] people of Israel saying in the month seventh on [day] one of the month it will be to you a sabbath observance a remembrance of a sound of a loud blast a convocation of holiness.
“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 Any work of servitude not you will do and you will present a fire offering to Yahweh.
Don't do any of your usual work; instead you are to present a food offering to the Lord.”
26 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
The Lord told Moses,
27 Surely on the ten of the month seventh this [is] [the] day of atonement it a convocation of holiness it will be to you and you will afflict selves your and you will present a fire offering to Yahweh.
“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 And any work not you will do on [the] substance of the day this for [is] a day of atonement it to make atonement on yourselves before Yahweh God your.
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 If any person who not it will humble [itself] on [the] substance of the day this and it will be cut off from kinspeople its.
Anyone who does not practice self-denial on this day must be expelled from their people.
30 And every person who it will do any work on [the] substance of the day this and I will destroy the person that from among people its.
I will destroy anyone of you who does any work on this day.
31 Any work not you will do a statute of perpetuity to generations your in all dwelling places your.
Don't do any kind of work at all. This regulation is for all time and for future generations everywhere you live.
32 [is] a sabbath of Sabbath observance it to you and you will afflict selves your on [day] nine of the month in the evening from evening until evening you will cease sabbath your.
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 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
The Lord told Moses,
34 Speak to [the] people of Israel saying [is] on [the] fif-teen day of the month seventh this [the] festival of booths seven days to Yahweh.
“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 [is] on the Day first a convocation of holiness any work of servitude not you will do.
On the first day have a holy meeting. You must not do any of your usual work.
36 Seven days you will present a fire offering to Yahweh on the day eighth a convocation of holiness it will be to you and you will present a fire offering to Yahweh [is] a solemn assembly it any work of servitude not you will do.
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 Yahweh which you will proclaim them convocations of holiness to present a fire offering to Yahweh a burnt offering and a grain offering a sacrifice and drink offerings a matter of a day in day its.
(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 Yahweh and besides gifts your and besides all vows your and besides all freewill offerings your which you will give to Yahweh.
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 Surely on [the] fif-teen day of the month seventh when have gathered you [the] produce of the land you will celebrate a festival [the] festival of Yahweh seven days [is] on the day first a sabbath observance and [is] on the day eighth a sabbath observance.
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 And you will take for yourselves on the day first fruit of tree[s] of splendor fronds of palm trees and branch[es] of tree[s] leafy and poplars of a wadi and you will rejoice before Yahweh God your 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 And you will celebrate a festival it a festival of Yahweh seven days in the year a statute of perpetuity to generations your in the month seventh you will celebrate as a festival it.
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 In booths you will dwell seven days every native-born in Israel they will dwell in booths.
You are to live in temporary shelters for seven days. Every Israelite born in the country must live in shelters,
43 So that may know generations your that in booths I caused to dwell [the] people of Israel when brought out I them from [the] land of Egypt I [am] Yahweh God your.
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 And he spoke Moses [the] appointed feasts of Yahweh to [the] people of Israel.
So Moses told the Israelites all about the Lord's festivals.
