有關節期的條例

23 耶和華對摩西說: 「你要告訴以色列人,以下是耶和華所定的節期,你們要宣佈這些節期為舉行聖會的日子。

安息日

「你們一週可以工作六天,但第七天是安息日,你們要休息,舉行聖會。不可做任何工,無論你們住在哪裡,都要守耶和華的安息日。

「以下是耶和華所定的節期,你們要在這些日子召開聖會。

逾越節和無酵節

「一月十四日從黃昏開始是耶和華的逾越節。 從一月十五日開始是耶和華的無酵節,一連七天你們必須吃無酵餅。 在無酵節的第一天,你們要舉行聖會,不可做日常工作。 這七天你們要獻火祭給耶和華。第七天,你們要舉行聖會,不可做日常工作。」

初熟節

耶和華對摩西說: 10 「你把以下條例告訴以色列人。

「你們進入耶和華將要賜給你們的那片土地以後,每逢莊稼初熟之時,你們要帶一捆初熟的穀物交給祭司。 11 祭司要在安息日後第一天把那捆穀物在耶和華面前搖一搖,你們所獻的就會得到悅納。 12 在獻穀物那天,你們要獻給耶和華一隻毫無殘疾、一歲的公羊羔作燔祭, 13 同時要把兩公斤調油的細麵粉作素祭,一起獻給耶和華作馨香的火祭,也要獻一升酒作奠祭。 14 你們必須先將這些祭物獻給你們的上帝後,才可以吃餅、烘烤的穀物和新鮮穗子。不論住在哪裡,你們都要世代遵守這永遠不變的律例。

五旬節

15 「從安息日後第一天,即你們獻上搖祭的那天算起,你們要數整整七週, 16 一直數到第七個安息日後的第一天,共五十天。到那天,你們要把新收的穀物作為素祭獻給耶和華。 17 你們要用兩公斤細麵粉加上酵,烤成兩個餅作搖祭,從你們居住的地方帶來獻給耶和華作初熟之祭。 18 你們要把七隻毫無殘疾、一歲的公羊羔、一頭公牛犢、兩隻公綿羊和那兩個餅一起獻給耶和華作燔祭。這些一起獻上的燔祭、素祭和奠祭是蒙耶和華悅納的馨香火祭。 19 你們也要獻一隻公山羊作贖罪祭,兩隻一歲的公綿羊作平安祭。 20 祭司要把這兩隻公綿羊和初熟之物做的餅作為搖祭在耶和華面前搖一搖。這些是獻給耶和華的聖物,歸祭司所有。 21 你們要在那天召開聖會,不可做日常工作。不論住在哪裡,你們都要世代遵守這永遠不變的律例。 22 你們收割時,不可割盡田角地邊的莊稼,也不可撿落在地裡的。要把這些留給窮人和外族人。我是你們的上帝耶和華。」

吹號節

23 耶和華對摩西說: 24 「你告訴以色列人,『你們要在七月一日休息,要吹號作紀念,召開聖會。 25 你們不可做日常工作,要獻火祭給耶和華。』」

贖罪日

26 耶和華對摩西說: 27 「七月十日是贖罪日,你們要舉行聖會,禁食,獻火祭給耶和華。 28 那是在你們的上帝耶和華面前為自己贖罪的日子,你們不可工作。 29 那天,凡不禁食的,要將他從民中剷除; 30 凡工作的,耶和華要毀滅他。 31 你們不可做任何工作。不論住在哪裡,你們都要世代遵守這永不改變的律例。 32 那是你們可以完全休息的安息之日。從七月九日傍晚至次日傍晚,你們必須禁食。」

住棚節

33 耶和華對摩西說: 34 「你把以下條例告訴以色列人。

「從七月十五日開始,你們要一連七天向耶和華守住棚節。 35 第一天,你們要舉行聖會,不可做日常工作。 36 這七天你們要獻火祭給耶和華。第八天要舉行聖會,獻火祭給耶和華。這是莊嚴的聚會,你們不可做日常工作。

37 「以上是耶和華所定的節期。在這些節期裡,你們要召開聖會,按規定的日子獻給耶和華燔祭、素祭、奠祭和其他祭物。 38 除了守安息日並向耶和華獻供物、還願祭和自願獻的祭以外,你們還要守這些節期。

39 「你們收割完後,從七月十五日起,要一連七天慶祝耶和華的節期,第一天和第八天是安息之日。 40 第一天,你們要摘下樹上結的上好果子,折下棕樹枝、葉子濃密的樹枝與河邊的柳枝,在你們的上帝耶和華面前歡慶七天。 41 在每年七月的這七天,你們要向耶和華守這節期。這是永遠不變的律例,你們世世代代都要遵守。 42 你們要搭棚居住七天,所有以色列人都要住在棚裡。 43 這樣,你們的後代就會知道,我帶領以色列人離開埃及後,曾讓他們住在棚裡。我是你們的上帝耶和華。」

44 於是,摩西向以色列人宣佈了耶和華所定的這些節期。

Feasts of the Lord

23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be (A)holy convocations, these are My feasts.

The Sabbath

(B)‘Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.

The Passover and Unleavened Bread(C)

(D)‘These are the feasts of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times. (E)On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the Lord’s Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread. (F)On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no [a]customary work on it. But you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord for seven days. The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.’ ”

The Feast of Firstfruits

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: (G)‘When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of (H)the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. 11 He shall (I)wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted on your behalf; on the day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it. 12 And you shall offer on that day, when you wave the sheaf, a male lamb of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering to the Lord. 13 Its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the Lord, for a [b]sweet aroma; and its drink offering shall be of wine, one-fourth of a hin. 14 You shall eat neither bread nor parched grain nor fresh grain until the same day that you have brought an offering to your God; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

The Feast of Weeks(J)

15 ‘And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed. 16 Count (K)fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer (L)a new grain offering to the Lord. 17 You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are (M)the firstfruits to the Lord. 18 And you shall offer with the bread seven lambs of the first year, without blemish, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be as a burnt offering to the Lord, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the Lord. 19 Then you shall sacrifice (N)one kid of the goats as a sin offering, and two male lambs of the first year as a sacrifice of a (O)peace offering. 20 The priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the Lord, with the two lambs. (P)They shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. 21 And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

22 (Q)‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your God.’ ”

The Feast of Trumpets(R)

23 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘In the (S)seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, (T)a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. 25 You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.’ ”

The Day of Atonement(U)

26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 27 (V)“Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28 And you shall do no work on that same day, for it is the Day of Atonement, (W)to make atonement for you before the Lord your God. 29 For any person who is not (X)afflicted in soul on that same day (Y)shall be cut off from his people. 30 And any person who does any work on that same day, (Z)that person I will destroy from among his people. 31 You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 32 It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall [c]afflict your souls; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall [d]celebrate your sabbath.”

The Feast of Tabernacles(AA)

33 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: (AB)‘The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord. 35 On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it. 36 For seven days you shall offer an (AC)offering made by fire to the Lord. (AD)On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. It is a (AE)sacred[e] assembly, and you shall do no customary work on it.

37 (AF)‘These are the feasts of the Lord which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, everything on its day— 38 (AG)besides the Sabbaths of the Lord, besides your gifts, besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings which you give to the Lord.

39 ‘Also on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have (AH)gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep the feast of the Lord for seven days; on the first day there shall be a sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a sabbath-rest. 40 And (AI)you shall take for yourselves on the first day the [f]fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; (AJ)and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. 41 (AK)You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 (AL)You shall dwell in [g]booths for seven days. (AM)All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, 43 (AN)that your generations may (AO)know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when (AP)I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.’ ”

44 So Moses (AQ)declared to the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 23:7 occupational
  2. Leviticus 23:13 pleasing
  3. Leviticus 23:32 humble yourselves
  4. Leviticus 23:32 observe your sabbath
  5. Leviticus 23:36 solemn
  6. Leviticus 23:40 foliage
  7. Leviticus 23:42 tabernacles; shelters made of boughs