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Deuteronomy 16
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The Passover

16 Celebrate the Passover of the Lord your God during the month of Abib [C March-April], because it was during Abib that he brought you out of Egypt at night [Ex. 12:1–6; Lev. 23:5–8]. 2 As the sacrifice for the Passover to the Lord your God, offer an animal from your flock or herd at the place the Lord will choose to ·be worshiped [L cause his name to dwell there; C Zion; 12:4–7]. 3 Do not eat it with bread made with ·yeast [leaven]. But for seven days eat bread made without ·yeast [leaven], the bread of ·suffering [affliction], because you left Egypt in a hurry. So all your life you will remember the time you left Egypt. 4 There must be no ·yeast [leaven] anywhere in your land for seven days. Offer the sacrifice on the evening of the first day, and eat all the meat before morning; do not leave it overnight.

5 Do not offer the Passover sacrifice in just any ·town [L gate] the Lord your God gives you, 6 but offer it in the place he will choose to ·be worshiped [L cause his name to dwell there; 12:4–7]. Offer it in the evening as the sun goes down, which is when you left Egypt. 7 ·Roast the meat [Cook it] and eat it at the place the Lord your God will choose. The next morning go back to your tents. 8 Eat bread made without ·yeast [leaven] for six days. On the seventh day have a ·special meeting [festive assembly] for the Lord your God, and do not work that day.

The Feast of Weeks

9 Count seven weeks from the time you ·begin to harvest [L put the sickle to] the grain, 10 and then celebrate the ·Feast [Festival] of Weeks for the Lord your God [Ex. 23:16; 34:22; Lev. 23:9–21; Num. 28:26–31]. Bring an offering as a special gift to him, giving to him just as he has blessed you. 11 Rejoice before the Lord your God at the place he will choose to ·be worshiped [L cause his name to dwell there; 12:4–7]. Everybody should rejoice: you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites in your ·town [L gates], the ·strangers [resident aliens], orphans, and widows living among you. 12 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully obey all these ·laws [statutes; ordinances; requirements].

The Feast of Shelters

13 Celebrate the ·Feast [Festival] of ·Shelters [Booths; Tabernacles] for seven days, after you have gathered your harvest from the threshing floor and winepress [Ex. 23:16; 34:22; Lev. 23:33–36]. 14 Everybody should rejoice at your ·Feast [Festival]: you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites, ·strangers [resident aliens], orphans, and widows who live in your ·towns [L gates]. 15 Celebrate the ·Feast [Festival] to the Lord your God for seven days at the place he will choose [v. 2; 12:4–7], because the Lord your God will bless all your ·harvest [yield; produce] and all the work ·you do [L of your hands], and you will be completely happy.

16 All your men must ·come [L appear] before the Lord three times a year to the place he will choose [v. 2; 12:4–7]. They must come at these times: the ·Feast [Festival] of Unleavened Bread [C another name for Passover], the ·Feast [Festival] of Weeks, and the ·Feast [Festival] of ·Shelters [Booths; Tabernacles]. No man should come before the Lord ·without a gift [empty-handed]. 17 Each of you must bring a gift that will show how much the Lord your God has blessed you.

Judges for the People

18 Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every ·town [L gate] the Lord your God is giving you; they must judge the people fairly. 19 Do not ·judge unfairly [distort justice] or ·take sides [show partiality/favoritism]. Do not ·let people pay you to make wrong decisions [take bribes], because ·that kind of payment [bribes] makes wise people seem blind, and it ·changes the words of good people [undermines the cause of the innocent; Ex. 23:8; Ps. 5:5; Prov. 6:35; 17:8, 23; 21:14; Eccl. 7:7]. 20 Do [pursue] what is ·right [righteous] so that you will live and ·always have [possess] the land the Lord your God is giving you.

God Hates Idols

21 Do not set up a wooden ·Asherah idol [L Asherah; 7:5; Judg. 3:7] next to the altar you build for the Lord your God, 22 and do not set up holy stone pillars. The Lord your God hates them.

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निस्तार-चाड

16 “आबीब महीनाको सम्झना गर। त्यस समयमा तिमीहरूले परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरको सम्मानमा निस्तार चाड मनाउनै पर्छ। किनभने त्यस महीनामा परमप्रभु तिमीहरूको परमेश्वरले तिमीहरूलाई राती मिश्र देशबाट बाहिर ल्याउनु भएको हो। 2 परमप्रभुले जुन घर उहाँको विशेष घर भनी रोज्नु हुनेछ त्यहाँ तिमीहरू जानै पर्छ। गाईहरू तथा बोकाहरू तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुको सम्मानमा निस्तार बलिको रूपमा चढाउनै पर्छ। 3 यो बलिमा खमीर भएको रोटी खानु हुँदैन। तिमीहरूले सात दिनसम्म अखमिरी रोटी खानु पर्छ। यस रोटीलाई ‘कष्टको रोटी’ भनिन्छ। मिश्र देशमा तिमीहरू कति कष्टमा थियौ यसले त्यो सम्झना गर्नमा सहायता गर्छ। सम्झना गर कति चाँढै तिमीहरूले त्यो भूमि छाड्नु पर्यौ! तिमीहरूले मिश्र छोडेको त्यो दिनलाई सम्झना गर्नुपर्छ जब तिमीहरू बाँचेका छौ। 4 यस देशका मानिसहरूको कसैको घरमा पनि सात दिनसम्म खमीर रहनु हुँदैन। पहिलो दिनको साँझमा चढाएको बलिको मासु पनि अर्को दिन बिहान भन्दा अघि नै खाई सक्नुपर्छ।

5 “परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले दिनु हुने भूमिको कुनै पनि शहरमा निस्तारचाडको बलि गर्नु हुँदैन। 6 तिमीहरूले निस्तारचाड बलि खाली परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले उहाँको आफ्नो नाउँमा रोज्नु भएको घरमा मात्र चढाउनु पर्छ। त्यहाँ खाली घाम अस्ताएपछि मात्र निस्तारचाड बलि चढाउनु पर्छ। यो दिन पवित्र दिन हुनेछ जति वेला परमेश्वरलाई कसरी तिमीहरूले मिश्र देशबाट बाहिर निकाले त्यो सम्झना गर्नेछौ। 7 परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले रोज्नु भएको ठाउँमा निस्तार बलिको मासु पकाउनु पर्छ अनि खानु पर्छ। तब बिहान तिमीहरू घर जान सक्छौ। 8 तिमीहरूले छ दिनसम्म अखमिरी रोटी खानु पर्छ र सातौं दिनमा केही काम गर्नु हुँदैन। यस दिन परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरको सम्मानमा विशेष सभाको निम्ति मानिसहरू भेला गर्नु पर्छ।

साताहरूको चाड (पेन्टकोस्ट)

9 “बाली काट्न शुरू गरेको समयदेखि तिमीहरूले सात साता गन्नु पर्छ। 10 तब परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरको निम्ति साताहरूको चाड मनाउनुपर्छ। तिमीले उपहार चढाउँन चाहेको कुनै विशेष उपहार चढाऊ। परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले कति धेरै आशीर्वाद दिनु भएको छ त्यही परिमाणले उपहार चढाऊ। 11 परमप्रभुले आफ्नो नाउँमा विशेष घर रोज्नु हुनेछ र त्यही भूमिमा जाऊ। तिम्रा छोरा-छोरीहरू, कमार-कमारी तथा आफन्तहरू लिएर जाऊ अनि तिमीहरू परमप्रभु तिमीहरूको परमेश्वरको अघि आनन्द मनाऊ। तिमीहरूको शहरहरूमा भएका लेवीहरू, टुहुरा-टुहुरीहरू, विदेशीहरू र विधवाहरूलाई पनि लैजाऊ। 12 सम्झना गर मिश्र देशमा तिमीहरू पनि कमारा-कमारीहरू थियौ। यसकारण होशियारीसित विधिहरू पालन गर।

छाप्रो-बासको चाड

13 “खलामा बाली जम्मा गरेपछि र कोलबाट दाख निकालेको सात दिन पछि तिमीहरूले छाप्रो-बासको चाड मनाउनुपर्छ। 14 आफ्नो शहरमा बस्ने लेवीहरू, विदेशीहरू, टुहुरा-टुहुरीहरू र विधवाहरू लगायत आफ्ना छोरा-छोरीहरू, नोकर-चाकरहरूसँगै यो भोज मनाऊ। 15 परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले रोज्नु भएको विशेष ठाउँमा यो पर्व सात दिनसम्म मनाऊ। यो तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरको सम्मानमा मनाऊ। तिमीहरू अत्यन्तै आनन्दित हुनुपर्छ परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले तिमीहरूको बालीलाई र तिमीहरूले जे गर्छौ त्यसमा आशीर्वाद दिनु भएको छ।

16 “परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले विशेष ठाउँ भनी रोज्नु हुने ठाउँमा बर्षमा तीन पल्ट तिमीहरूका मानिसहरू भेला हुनैपर्छ। तिनीहरू अखमिरी रोटीको चाडमा, साताहरूको चाडमा र छाप्रो-बासको चाडमा भेला हुनु पर्छ। त्यहाँ भेट गर्न आउने प्रत्येक मानिसले बलि ल्याउनु पर्छ। 17 परमप्रभुले उसलाई कति धेरै आशीर्वाद दिनु भएको छ त्यो सोचेर जति दिन सक्छ उसले बलि दिनुपर्छ।

मानिसहरूका लागि न्यायकर्त्ता तथा अगुवाहरू

18 “परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले तिमीहरूलाई दिनु भएको प्रत्येक शहरमा न्यायकर्त्ता तथा अधिकारीहरू हुने मानिसहरूलाई रोज। प्रत्येक कुल समूहले यस्तो गर्नुपर्छ। यी मानिसहरू निष्पक्ष न्याय गर्ने योग्य हुनुपर्छ। 19 जब तिमीहरूले न्याय गर्दा निष्पक्ष हुनुपर्छ, पक्षपाती हुनु हुँदैन। अनि तिनीले पैसा घूसको रूपमा लिनु हुँदैन। पैसाले ज्ञानी मानिसलाई अन्धो बनाउँछ अनि ज्ञानी मानिसहरूका कुराहरू बद्ली हुन्छन्। 20 उद्धारता अनि न्याय! तिमीहरूले सधैँ असल अनि राम्रो हुन कोशिस गर्नु पर्छ। तब परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले दिनु भएको भूमिमा अधिकार गर्ने छौ र जीउने छौ।

परमेश्वर मूर्तिहरू घृणा गर्नुहुन्छ

21 “जब तिमीहरूले परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरको निम्ति वेदी बनाउँछौ वेदी पछिल्तिर अशेर देवीको सम्मानमा कुनै काठको खम्बा राख्नु हुँदैन। 22 परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले घृणा गर्नु हुन्छ तिमीहरूले झूटा देवताहरू पूज्नुको निम्ति कुनै विशेष चोसो ढुङ्गा त्यहाँ राख्नु हुँदैन।

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Deuteronomy 16
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The Feasts of Passover, of Weeks, and of Booths

16 “Observe (A)the month of Abib and [a](B)celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. 2 You shall sacrifice the Passover to the Lord your God from the flock and the herd, in the place where the Lord chooses to establish His name. 3 (C)You shall not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in a hurry), so that you will remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt (D)all the days of your life. 4 For seven days no leaven shall be seen with you in your entire territory, and (E)none of the meat which you sacrifice on the evening of the first day shall be left overnight until the morning. 5 You are not allowed to sacrifice the Passover in any of your [b]towns which the Lord your God is giving you; 6 but only (F)at the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His name, you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening at sunset, at the time that you came out of Egypt. 7 You shall (G)cook and eat it in the place which the Lord your God chooses. In the morning you are to return to your tents. 8 For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and (H)on the seventh day there shall be (I)a festive assembly to the Lord your God; you shall do no work on it.

9 “(J)You shall count seven weeks for yourself; you shall begin to count seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. 10 Then you shall [c]celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the Lord your God with a [d]voluntary offering of your hand in a proportional amount, which you shall give just as the Lord your God blesses you; 11 and you shall (K)rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your son and your daughter, and your male and female slaves, and (L)the Levite who is in your [e]town, and (M)the stranger, the [f]orphan, and the widow who are in your midst, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His name. 12 (N)You shall also remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful and [g]comply with these statutes.

13 “(O)You shall [h]celebrate the Feast of [i]Booths for seven days when you have gathered in from your threshing floor and your wine vat; 14 and you shall (P)rejoice in your feast, you, your son and your daughter, and your male and female slaves, and the Levite, the stranger, the [j]orphan, and the widow who are in your [k]towns. 15 For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the Lord your God in the place which the Lord chooses, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful.

16 “(Q)Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths; and (R)they are not to appear before the Lord empty-handed. 17 Everyone [l]shall give as he is able, in accordance with the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you.

18 “You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your [m]towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. 19 (S)You shall not distort justice, (T)you shall not [n]show partiality; and (U)you shall not accept a bribe, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and distorts the words of the righteous. 20 Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, so that (V)you may live and possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

21 “(W)You shall not plant for yourself an [o]Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord your God, which you shall make for yourself. 22 And (X)you shall not set up for yourself a memorial stone, which the Lord your God hates.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 16:1 Lit perform
  2. Deuteronomy 16:5 Lit gates
  3. Deuteronomy 16:10 Lit perform
  4. Deuteronomy 16:10 Or freewill offering
  5. Deuteronomy 16:11 Lit gates
  6. Deuteronomy 16:11 Or fatherless
  7. Deuteronomy 16:12 Lit perform these
  8. Deuteronomy 16:13 Lit perform
  9. Deuteronomy 16:13 Or Tabernacles
  10. Deuteronomy 16:14 Or fatherless
  11. Deuteronomy 16:14 Lit gates
  12. Deuteronomy 16:17 Lit according to the gift of his hand
  13. Deuteronomy 16:18 Lit gates
  14. Deuteronomy 16:19 Lit recognize faces
  15. Deuteronomy 16:21 I.e., wooden symbol of a female deity
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The Passover(A)

16 Observe the month of Aviv(B) and celebrate the Passover(C) of the Lord your God, because in the month of Aviv he brought you out of Egypt by night. 2 Sacrifice as the Passover to the Lord your God an animal from your flock or herd at the place the Lord will choose as a dwelling for his Name.(D) 3 Do not eat it with bread made with yeast, but for seven days eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction,(E) because you left Egypt in haste(F)—so that all the days of your life you may remember the time of your departure from Egypt.(G) 4 Let no yeast be found in your possession in all your land for seven days. Do not let any of the meat you sacrifice on the evening(H) of the first day remain until morning.(I)

5 You must not sacrifice the Passover in any town the Lord your God gives you 6 except in the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name. There you must sacrifice the Passover in the evening, when the sun goes down, on the anniversary[a](J) of your departure from Egypt. 7 Roast(K) it and eat it at the place the Lord your God will choose. Then in the morning return to your tents. 8 For six days eat unleavened bread and on the seventh day hold an assembly(L) to the Lord your God and do no work.(M)

The Festival of Weeks(N)

9 Count off seven weeks(O) from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain.(P) 10 Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the Lord your God by giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you. 11 And rejoice(Q) before the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name(R)—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites(S) in your towns, and the foreigners,(T) the fatherless and the widows living among you.(U) 12 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt,(V) and follow carefully these decrees.

The Festival of Tabernacles(W)

13 Celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor(X) and your winepress.(Y) 14 Be joyful(Z) at your festival—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns. 15 For seven days celebrate the festival to the Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy(AA) will be complete.

16 Three times a year all your men must appear(AB) before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(AC) the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles.(AD) No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed:(AE) 17 Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.

Judges

18 Appoint judges(AF) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(AG) 19 Do not pervert justice(AH) or show partiality.(AI) Do not accept a bribe,(AJ) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. 20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Worshiping Other Gods

21 Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole(AK) beside the altar you build to the Lord your God,(AL) 22 and do not erect a sacred stone,(AM) for these the Lord your God hates.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 16:6 Or down, at the time of day
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