Deḇarim (Deuteronomy) 16
16
1Guard the new moon of Aḇiḇ, and perform the Pĕsaḥ#Pĕsaḥ - See Explanatory Notes - "Passover". to יהוה your Elohim, for in the new moon#Or month. of Aḇiḇ יהוה your Elohim brought you out of Mitsrayim by night.
2“And you shall slaughter the Pĕsaḥ to יהוה your Elohim, from the flock and the herd, in the place where יהוה chooses to put His Name.
3“Eat no leavened bread with it. For seven days you eat unleavened bread with it, bread of affliction, because you came out of the land of Mitsrayim in haste – so that you remember the day in which you came out of the land of Mitsrayim, all the days of your life.
4And no leaven should be seen with you in all your border for seven days, neither should any of the meat which you slaughter in the evening on the first day stay all night until morning.
5“You are not allowed to slaughter the Pĕsaḥ within any of your gates which יהוה your Elohim gives you,
6but at the place where יהוה your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell, there you slaughter the Pĕsaḥ in the evening, at the going down of the sun, at the appointed time you came out of Mitsrayim.
7“And you shall roast and eat it in the place which יהוה your Elohim chooses, and in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents.
8“Six days you eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there is a closing festival to יהוה your Elohim – you do no work.
9“Count seven weeks for yourself. Begin to count seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the grain.
10And you shall perform the Festival of Shaḇu’ot#Weeks. to יהוה your Elohim, according to the voluntary offering from your hand, which you give as יהוה your Elohim blesses you.
11“And you shall rejoice before יהוה your Elohim, you and your son and your daughter, and your male servant and your female servant, and the Lĕwite who is within your gates, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are in your midst, at the place where יהוה your Elohim chooses to make His Name dwell.
12“And you shall remember that you were a slave in Mitsrayim, and you shall guard and do these laws.
13Perform the Festival of Sukkot#Booths. for seven days after the ingathering from your threshing-floor and from your winepress,
14and you shall rejoice in your festival, you and your son and your daughter, and your male servant and your female servant, and the Lĕwite, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are within your gates.
15“For seven days you shall celebrate to יהוה your Elohim in the place which יהוה chooses, because יהוה your Elohim does bless you in all your increase and in all the work of your hands, and you shall be only rejoicing!
16Three times a year all your males appear before יהוה your Elohim in the place which He chooses: at the Festival of Matzot,#Unleavened Bread. and at the Festival of Shaḇu’ot,#Weeks and at the Festival of Sukkot#Booths.. And none should appear before יהוה empty-handed,
17but each one with the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of יהוה your Elohim which He has given you.
18“Appoint judges and officers within all your gates, which יהוה your Elohim is giving you, according to your tribes. And they shall judge the people with righteous right-ruling.
19“Do not distort right-ruling. Do not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
20Follow righteousness, righteousness alone, so that you live and inherit the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you.
21“Do not plant for yourself any tree as an Ashĕrah near the slaughter-place of יהוה your Elohim that you make for yourself.
22“And do not set up a pillar, which יהוה your Elohim hates.
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Deuteronomy 16
16
Passover
1“Remember, in the month of Abib you must celebrate Passover to honor the Lord your God. It was that night in Abib when the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt. 2You must go to the place the Lord your God will choose to be the home for his name. There you must offer the Passover sacrifice to honor the Lord. You must offer the cattle and goats. 3Don’t eat bread that has yeast in it with this sacrifice. You must eat unleavened bread for seven days. This bread is called ‘Bread of Trouble.’ It will help you remember the troubles you had in Egypt. Remember how quickly you had to leave that country. You must remember that day as long as you live. 4There must be no yeast in anyone’s house anywhere in the country for seven days. And all the meat you sacrifice on the evening of the first day must be eaten before morning.
5“You must not sacrifice the Passover animal in any of the towns that the Lord your God gives you. 6You must sacrifice the Passover animal only at the place that the Lord your God will choose to be the home for his name. There you must sacrifice the Passover animal in the evening when the sun goes down. This is the festival when you remember that God brought you out of Egypt. 7You must cook the meal and eat it at the place the Lord your God will choose. The next morning you may go back home. 8You must eat unleavened bread six days. On the seventh day you must not do any work. On this day the people will come together for a special meeting to honor the Lord your God.
Festival of Harvest
9“You must count seven weeks from the time you begin to harvest the grain. 10Then celebrate the Festival of Harvest for the Lord your God. Do this by bringing him some special gift you want to bring. Decide how much to give by thinking about how much the Lord your God has blessed you. 11Go to the place the Lord will choose to be the home for his name. You and your people should enjoy yourselves together there with the Lord your God. Take all your people with you—your sons, your daughters, and all your servants. And take the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows living in your towns. 12Remember, you were slaves in Egypt. So be sure to obey these laws.
Festival of Shelters
13“Seven days after you have gathered your harvest in from your threshing floor and from your winepress, you should celebrate the Festival of Shelters. 14Enjoy yourselves at this festival—you, your sons, your daughters, all your servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows living in your towns. 15Celebrate this festival for seven days at the special place the Lord will choose. Do this to honor the Lord your God. The Lord your God blessed your harvest and all the work you did, so be very happy!
16“Three times a year all your men must come to meet with the Lord your God at the special place he will choose. They must come for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. Everyone who comes to meet with the Lord must bring a gift. 17Each man should give as much as he can. He should decide how much to give by thinking about how much the Lord your God has given him.
Judges and Officers for the People
18“Choose men to be judges and officers in every town that the Lord your God gives you. Every tribe must do this. And these men must be fair in judging the people. 19You must always be fair. You must not favor some people over other people. You must not take money to change your mind in judgment. Money blinds the eyes of wise people and changes what a good person will say. 20Goodness and Fairness! You must try very hard to be good and fair all the time. Then you will live and keep the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
God Hates Idols
21“When you set up an altar for the Lord your God, you must not place beside the altar any of the wooden poles that honor the goddess Asherah. 22You must not set up special stones for worshiping false gods. The Lord your God hates them.
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