Förstlingsfrukt och tionde

26 När du kommer in i det land som Herren, din Gud, ger dig till arvedel och du tar det i besittning och bor där, då skall du ta det första av markens alla frukter, som du skördar från ditt land som Herren, din Gud, ger dig, lägga detta i en korg och gå till den plats som Herren, din Gud, utväljer till boning åt sitt namn. Och du skall gå till den som i de dagarna är präst och säga till honom: "Jag kungör i dag för Herren, din Gud, att jag har kommit in i det land som Herren med ed har lovat våra fäder att ge oss." Prästen skall då ta korgen ur din hand och sätta ner den inför Herrens, din Guds, altare.

Inför Herrens, din Guds, ansikte skall du ta till orda och säga: "Min fader var en kringvandrande aramé, som drog ner till Egypten och bodde där som främling med en liten skara, och där blev han ett stort, mäktigt och talrikt folk. Men egyptierna behandlade oss illa, förtryckte oss och lade tungt arbete på oss. Då ropade vi till Herren, våra fäders Gud, och Herren hörde vår röst och såg vårt lidande, vår nöd och vårt betryck. Och Herren förde oss ut ur Egypten med stark hand och uträckt arm, med stora och fruktansvärda gärningar, med tecken och under. Han lät oss komma till denna plats och gav oss detta land, ett land som flödar av mjölk och honung. 10 Och se, nu bär jag fram den första frukten från den mark som du, Herre, har gett mig." Och du skall sätta ner korgen inför Herrens, din Guds, ansikte och tillbedja inför Herrens, din Guds, ansikte. 11 Över allt det goda som Herren, din Gud, har gett dig och ditt hus skall du glädja dig tillsammans med leviten och främlingen som bor hos dig.

12 När du under det tredje året, året för tiondegivande, har lagt undan hela tiondet av din avkastning och gett det åt leviten, främlingen, den faderlöse och änkan och de har ätit av det inom dina portar och blivit mätta, 13 då skall du säga inför Herrens, din Guds, ansikte: "Jag har fört bort ur mitt hus det heliga, och jag har gett det åt leviten och främlingen, åt den faderlöse och änkan, helt enligt det bud som du har gett mig. Jag har inte överträtt eller glömt något av dina bud. 14 Jag åt inget av det när jag hade sorg, och jag förde inte bort något av det när jag var oren, och gav inte något av det till de döda. Jag har lyssnat till Herrens, min Guds, röst och i allt gjort så som du har befallt mig. 15 Se ner från din heliga boning, från himlen, och välsigna ditt folk Israel, och det land som du har gett oss, ett land som flödar av mjölk och honung, så som du med ed lovade våra fäder."

Herrens egendomsfolk

16 Herren, din Gud, befaller dig i dag att följa dessa stadgar och föreskrifter. Du skall hålla fast vid och följa dem av hela ditt hjärta och av hela din själ. 17 Du har i dag sagt att Herren skall vara din Gud och att du skall vandra på hans vägar, hålla hans stadgar, bud och föreskrifter och lyssna till hans röst. 18 Och Herren har i dag gett dig sitt ord på att du skall vara hans egendomsfolk, så som han har sagt till dig, och att du skall hålla alla hans bud. 19 Han skall upphöja dig till lov, berömmelse och ära över alla folk som han har gjort. Du skall vara ett heligt folk åt Herren, din Gud, så som han har lovat.

26 And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;

That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there.

And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord sware unto our fathers for to give us.

And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God.

And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:

And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.

10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God:

11 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.

12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;

13 Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them.

14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

16 This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

17 Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

18 And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;

19 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken.

Ang mga Halad gikan sa Abot ug ang Ikapulo

26 “Kon mapanag-iya na ninyo ang yuta nga ginahatag kaninyo sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios ingon nga panulondon, ug atua na kamo didto mamuyo, pagkuha kamo ug bahin sa inyong unang abot, ug ibutang kini sa basket ug dad-a sa dapit nga pilion sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios diin pasidunggan ang iyang ngalan. Adto kamo sa pari nga nagaalagad nianang higayona ug ingna siya, ‘Pinaagi niini nga halad, ginaila ko karong adlawa nga ang Ginoo nga atong Dios mao ang nagdala kanako niining yutaa nga iyang gisaad sa atong mga katigulangan nga ihatag kanato.’

“Kuhaon dayon sa pari ang basket gikan kaninyo ug ibutang kini atubangan sa halaran sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios. Unya, isulti ninyo kini sa presensya sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios: ‘Ang among katigulangan nga si Jacob usa ka Aramehanon nga walay permanenteng puloy-anan. Miadto siya sa Ehipto ug nagpuyo didto kauban sa iyang panimalay. Gamay ra sila kaniadto, apan sa kaulahian midaghan sila, ug nahimo kaming dako ug gamhanan nga nasod. Apan gidaog-daog kami sa mga Ehiptohanon. Gipaantos nila kami ug gipugos sa pagpatrabaho. 7-8 Nangayo kami ug tabang sa Ginoo, ang Dios sa among mga katigulangan, ug gipamatian niya kami. Nakita niya ang among mga pag-antos, mga kalisdanan, ug ang mga pagdaog-daog kanamo. Busa gikuha kami sa Ginoo gikan sa Ehipto pinaagi sa iyang dakong gahom ug makalilisang nga mga buhat. Naghimo siya ug mga milagro ug katingalahang mga butang. Gidala niya kami niining lugara, ug gihatag kanamo kining maayo ug mabungahon nga yuta.[a] 10 Busa ania karon, O Ginoo, ginadala namo ang bahin sa unang abot sa yuta nga gihatag mo kanamo.’ Pagkahuman ninyo ug sulti niini, ibutang dayon ninyo ang basket sa presensya sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios, ug magsimba kamo kaniya. 11 Unya paglipay kamo tungod sa maayong mga butang nga ginahatag sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios kaninyo ug sa inyong pamilya. Ipaapil usab ninyo sa kasaulogan ang mga Levita ug ang mga langyaw nga nagapuyo uban kaninyo.

12 “Sa matag ikatulo ka tuig, ihatag ninyo ang ikapulo sa inyong mga abot ngadto sa mga Levita, sa mga langyaw nga nagapuyo uban kaninyo, sa mga ilo, ug sa mga biyuda, aron may abunda silang pagkaon. 13 Unya moingon kamo sa presensya sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios: ‘Gikuha ko na sa akong balay ang balaang bahin nga mao ang ikapulo, ug gihatag sa mga Levita, sa mga langyaw nga nagapuyo uban kanamo, sa mga ilo, ug sa mga biyuda sumala sa tanan mong gisugo kanamo. Wala ako naglapas o nalimot sa bisan usa sa imong mga sugo. 14 Wala ako mokaon sa ikapulo samtang nagsubo ako; wala ko kini hikapa samtang giisip ako nga hugaw, ug wala ko kini ihalad sa patay. O Ginoo nga akong Dios, gituman ko ikaw. Gihimo ko ang tanang gisugo mo kanamo. 15 Hatagi kami sa imong pagtagad gikan sa imong balaang puloy-anan sa langit, ug panalangini ang imong katawhan nga mga Israelinhon ug ang maayo ug mabungahon nga yuta nga gihatag mo kanamo sumala sa imong gisaad sa among mga katigulangan.’

Sunda Ninyo ang mga Sugo sa Ginoo

16 “Karong adlawa gisugo kamo sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios sa pagtuman niining mga tulumanon ug mga lagda. Tumana gayod ninyo kini pag-ayo sa tibuok ninyong kasingkasing ug kalag. 17 Gipadayag ninyo karong adlawa nga ang Ginoo mao ang inyong Dios ug magakinabuhi kamo sumala sa iyang mga pamaagi, ug tumanon ninyo ang iyang mga tulumanon ug mga sugo, ug sundon ninyo siya. 18 Ug gipadayag usab sa Ginoo karong adlawa nga kamo iyang pinasahi nga katawhan ug bahandi sumala sa iyang gisaad, ug angay kamong motuman sa tanan niyang mga sugo. 19 Ug sumala sa iyang gisaad, himuon niya kamong labaw sa tanang nasod kay pagadayegon ug pagapasidunggan kamo. Mahimo kamong katawhan nga pinili sa Ginoo nga inyong Dios.”

Footnotes

  1. 26:9 maayo… yuta: sa Hebreo, yuta nga nagaagas ang gatas ug dugos. Mao usab sa bersikulo 15.

Firstfruits and Tithes

26 When you have entered the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, take some of the firstfruits(A) of all that you produce from the soil of the land the Lord your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name(B) and say to the priest in office at the time, “I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come to the land the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.” The priest shall take the basket from your hands and set it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God. Then you shall declare before the Lord your God: “My father was a wandering(C) Aramean,(D) and he went down into Egypt with a few people(E) and lived there and became a great nation,(F) powerful and numerous. But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer,(G) subjecting us to harsh labor.(H) Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice(I) and saw(J) our misery,(K) toil and oppression.(L) So the Lord brought us out of Egypt(M) with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm,(N) with great terror and with signs and wonders.(O) He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey;(P) 10 and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, Lord, have given me.(Q)” Place the basket before the Lord your God and bow down before him. 11 Then you and the Levites(R) and the foreigners residing among you shall rejoice(S) in all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household.

12 When you have finished setting aside a tenth(T) of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe,(U) you shall give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. 13 Then say to the Lord your God: “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them.(V) 14 I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while I was in mourning, nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean,(W) nor have I offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the Lord my God; I have done everything you commanded me. 15 Look down from heaven,(X) your holy dwelling place, and bless(Y) your people Israel and the land you have given us as you promised on oath to our ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.”

Follow the Lord’s Commands

16 The Lord your God commands you this day to follow these decrees and laws; carefully observe them with all your heart and with all your soul.(Z) 17 You have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in obedience to him, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws—that you will listen to him.(AA) 18 And the Lord has declared this day that you are his people, his treasured possession(AB) as he promised, and that you are to keep all his commands. 19 He has declared that he will set you in praise,(AC) fame and honor high above all the nations(AD) he has made and that you will be a people holy(AE) to the Lord your God, as he promised.

Offerings of Firstfruits and Tithes

26 “And it shall be, when you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it, (A)that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground, which you shall bring from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and put it in a basket and (B)go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. And you shall go to the one who is priest in those days, and say to him, ‘I declare today to the Lord [a]your God that I have come to the country which the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.’

“Then the priest shall take the basket out of your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God. And you shall answer and say before the Lord your God: ‘My father was (C)a [b]Syrian, (D)about to perish, and (E)he went down to Egypt and [c]dwelt there, (F)few in number; and there he became a nation, (G)great, mighty, and populous. But the (H)Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us. (I)Then we cried out to the Lord God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression. So (J)the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, (K)with great terror and with signs and wonders. He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, (L)“a land flowing with milk and honey”; 10 and now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land which you, O Lord, have given me.’

“Then you shall set it before the Lord your God, and worship before the Lord your God. 11 So (M)you shall rejoice in every good thing which the Lord your God has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you.

12 “When you have finished laying aside all the (N)tithe of your increase in the third year—(O)the year of tithing—and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be filled, 13 then you shall say before the Lord your God: ‘I have removed the [d]holy tithe from my house, and also have given them to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed Your commandments, (P)nor have I forgotten them. 14 (Q)I have not eaten any of it [e]when in mourning, nor have I removed any of it [f]for an unclean use, nor given any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that You have commanded me. 15 (R)Look down from Your holy [g]habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, just as You swore to our fathers, (S)“a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’

A Special People of God

16 “This day the Lord your God commands you to observe these statutes and judgments; therefore you shall be careful to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. 17 Today you have (T)proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will (U)obey His voice. 18 Also today (V)the Lord has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments, 19 and that He will set you (W)high above all nations which He has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be (X)a [h]holy people to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken.”

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 26:3 LXX my
  2. Deuteronomy 26:5 Or Aramean
  3. Deuteronomy 26:5 As a resident alien
  4. Deuteronomy 26:13 hallowed things
  5. Deuteronomy 26:14 Lit. in my mourning
  6. Deuteronomy 26:14 Or while I was unclean
  7. Deuteronomy 26:15 home
  8. Deuteronomy 26:19 consecrated