M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
29 And in the Chodesh Hashevi’i [i.e., Tishri] on the first day of the month, ye shall have a mikra kodesh; ye shall do no melekhet avodah; it is a Yom Teruah (Day of the sounding of the Shofar, i.e., Rosh Hashanah) unto you.
2 And ye shall offer an olah (burnt offering) for a reach hannichoach unto Hashem; one young bull, one ram, and shivah kevasim (male lambs) of the first year temimim.
3 And their minchah shall be of fine flour mixed with shemen, three tenths-ephah for the bull, and two tenthephah for the ram,
4 And one tenth-ephah for each keves of the shivat hakevasim;
5 And one male of the goats for a chattat to make kapporah for you;
6 In addition to the olat hachodesh and its minchah, and the olat hatamid and its minchah, and their nesakim, according to the mishpatim, for a reach hannichoach, a fire-offering unto Hashem.
7 And ye shall have on the tenth day (i.e, Yom Kippur) of this seventh month (i.e., Tishri) a mikra kodesh (holy convocation); and ye shall afflict your nefashot; ye shall not do any melakhah therein;
8 But ye shall offer an olah (burnt offering) unto Hashem for a reach hannichoach; one young bull, one ram, and shivah kevasim of the first year; they shall be unto you temimim (unblemished ones);
9 And their minchah shall be of fine flour mixed with shemen, three tenths-ephah for the bull, and two tenthsephah for the one ayil (ram),
10 And one tenth ephah for each keves of the shivat hakevasim;
11 One male of the goats for a chattat; in addition to the chattat hakippurim (sin offering of the atonement), and the olat hatamid and its minchah and their nesakim.
12 And on the fifteenth day of the Chodesh HaShevi’ [i.e., Tishri] ye shall have a mikra kodesh; ye shall do no melekhet avodah, and ye shall celebrate a Chag [i.e., Sukkot, see Lv.23:33-36; Dt.16:13-15] unto Hashem shivat yamim;
13 And ye shall offer an olah, a fire-offering, a reach hannichoach unto Hashem; thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen kevasim of the first year; they shall be temimim (unblemished ones);
14 And their minchah shall be of fine flour mixed with shemen, three tenths-ephah unto every bull of the thirteen bulls, two tenths-ephah to each ram of the two rams,
15 And one tenth-ephah to each keves of the fourteen kevasim;
16 And one male of the izzim (goats) for a chattat; in addition to the olat hatamid, its minchah and its nesekh.
17 And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen kevasim of the first year temimim (unblemished ones);
18 And their minchah and their nesakim for the bulls, for the rams, and for the kevasim, shall be according to their mispar (number), as mishpat (specified).
19 And one male of the izzim for a chattat in addition to the olat hatamid, and the minchah thereof, and their nesakim.
20 And on the Yom HaShelishi eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen kevasim of the first year temimim;
21 And their minchah and their nesakim for the bulls, for the rams, and for the kevasim, shall be according to their mispar, as mishpat (specified);
22 And one goat for a chattat; in addition to the olat hatamid, and its minchah, and its nesekh.
23 And on the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen kevasim of the first year temimim;
24 Their minchah and their nesakim for the bulls, for the rams, and for the kevasim, shall be according to their mispar, as mishpat (specified);
25 And one male of the izzim for a chattat in addition to the olat hatamid, its minchah, and its nesekh.
26 And on the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen kevasim of the first year temimim;
27 And their minchah and their nesakim for the bulls, for the rams, and for the kevasim, shall be according to their mispar, as mishpat (specified);
28 And one goat for a chattat; in addition to the olat hatamid, and its minchah, and its nesekh.
29 And on the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen kevasim of the first year temimim;
30 And their minchah and their nesakim for the bulls, for the rams, and for the kevasim, shall be according to their mispar, as mishpat (specified);
31 And one goat for a chattat; in addition to the olat hatamid, its minchah, and its nesekh.
32 And on the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen kevasim of the first year temimim;
33 And their minchah and their nesakim for the bulls, for the rams, and for the kevasim, shall be according to their mispar, as mishpat (specified);
34 And one goat for a chattat; in addition to the olat hatamid, its minchah, and its nesekh.
35 On the eighth day (i.e., Shemini Atzeres) ye shall have an atzeret (assembly): ye shall do no melekhet avodah therein;
36 But ye shall offer an olah, a fire offering, a reach hannichoach unto Hashem: one bull, one ram, shivah kevasim of the first year temimim;
37 Their minchah and their nesakim for the bull, for the ram, and for the kevasim, shall be according to their mispar, as mishpat (specified);
38 And one goat for a chattat; in addition to the olat hatamid and its minchah and its nesekh.
39 These things ye shall do unto Hashem in your Mo’adim, in addition to your nederim, and your nedavot, for your olat, and for your minchot, and for your nesakim, and for your shelamim.
40 And Moshe told the Bnei Yisroel according to all that Hashem commanded Moshe.
73 (Mizmor of Asaph). Truly Elohim is tov to Yisroel, even to the barei levav (pure of heart).
2 But as for me, my raglayim had almost stumbled; my steps had well near slipped.
3 For I had kina (envy) of the holelim (arrogant ones), when I saw the shalom of the resha’im.
4 For there are no chartzubot (fetters, bonds, pains) in their mot; healthy is their belly.
5 They are not in amal (trouble) as enosh; neither are they plagued like adam.
6 Therefore ga’avah encircleth them like a chain necklace; chamas enwraps them like a garment.
7 Their eyes bulge with chelev; they have more than levav could imagine.
8 They mock, and speak wickedly concerning oshek (oppression); they speak from marom (on high).
9 They set their mouth against Shomayim, and their leshon stalketh in ha’aretz.
10 Therefore their people return here; and mayim to the full are swallowed down by them.
11 And they say, How doth El (G-d) know? And is there knowledge in Elyon?
12 Hinei, these are the resha’im; at ease olam, they increase in riches.
13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my lev, and washed my hands in innocency.
14 For kol hayom have I been plagued, and chastened in the bekarim (mornings).
15 If I say, I will speak thus; hinei, I would have dealt faithlessly with the dor banecha (the generation of Thy children).
16 When I thought to comprehend this, it was amal (difficulty) in my eyes;
17 Until I went into the Mikdeshei El; then I had binah (understanding) of their (the wicked’s) destiny.
18 Surely Thou didst set them in slippery places; Thou castedst them down into mashu’ot (ruins, destruction).
19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a rega (moment)! They are utterly consumed with balahot (terrors).
20 As a chalom when one awaketh; so, Adonoi, when Thou art aroused [in judgment], Thou shalt despise their tzelem (shadowy form).
21 Thus my levav was grieved, and I was pricked in my mind.
22 So senseless was I, and ignorant; I was like behemot before Thee.
23 Nevertheless I am with Thee tamid (always); Thou hast taken hold of me by my yamin.
24 Thou shalt guide me with Thy etzah (counsel), and afterward take me to kavod (glory).
25 Whom have I in Shomayim but Thee? And there is none upon HaAretz that I desire beside Thee.
26 My flesh and my levav may fail; but Elohim is the Tzur of my levav, and my chelek l’olam.
27 For, hinei, they that are far from Thee shall perish; Thou hast destroyed all them that go zoneh (a-whoring) from Thee.
28 But kiravat Elohim (drawing near to Elohim) is tov for me; I make in Adonoi Hashem my refuge, that I may declare all Thy deeds.
21 The massa (burden) concerning the Midbar Yam (desert by the sea). As sufot (whirlwinds) in the Negev sweep through; so it cometh from the midbar, from eretz nora’ah.
2 A chazut kashah (harsh vision) is declared unto me; the boged (traitor) dealeth treacherously, and the shoded (destroyer) destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the groaning she [Babylon] caused have I made to cease.
3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain; tzirim (pangs) have taken hold upon me, as the tzirim (pangs) of a woman in labor; I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
4 My lev panted, fearfulness seized upon me; the neshef (twilight) of my longing hath become unto me as kharadah (shuddering horror).
5 [They are] setting the shulchan, spreading the tzafit (dining carpet), to eat, to drink; arise, ye sarim (princes), and anoint the mogen.
6 For thus hath Adonoi said unto me, Go, post the metzapeh (watchman), let him report what he seeth.
7 When he sees riders with a pair of parashim, donkey riders and camel riders, then he pays heed diligently with great care;
8 And the one seeing cried out, Adoni, I stand continually on the mitzpeh (watchtower) in the daytime, and I am set in my mishmeret (guard duty) kol halailot (every night),
9 And, hinei, here cometh a merkavah with a man, a pair of parashim. And he answered and said, Bavel (Babylon) is fallen, is fallen; and all the pesilim (images) of her elohim (g-ds) hath been shattered on the ground.
10 O my threshed [people], and the grain of my goren (threshing floor); that which I have heard of Hashem Tzva’os Elohei Yisroel, have I declared unto you.
11 The massa (burden) of Dumah [Edom]. One calleth to me out of Seir [Edom], Shomer (watchman), what of the lailah? Shomer, what of the lailah?
12 The shomer said, The boker cometh, and also the lailah; if ye will inquire, inquire ye; shuvu (return), come.
13 The massa (burden) concerning Arabia. In the ya’ar (forest) of Arabia shall ye encamp O ye caravans of Dedanim.
14 The inhabitants of Eretz Tema brought mayim to him that was tzameh (thirsty), they met with their lechem him that fled.
15 For they fled from the charavot (swords), from the drawn cherev, and from the bent keshet (bow), and from the grievousness of milchamah (war).
16 For thus hath Hashem said unto me, Within a shanah (year), according to the way a year is counted by a sakhir (hireling, hired servant), all the kavod of Kedar shall end;
17 And the remainder of the mispar (number) of archers, the gibborim (mighty men) of the Bnei Kedar, shall be few; for Hashem Elohei Yisroel hath spoken.
2 But there were also nevi’ei sheker (false prophets) among Am Yisroel just as also there will be morei sheker among you. These false teachers will secretly bring in heretical doctrines of koferim baikkarim (deniers of fundamentals), producing machshelah (ruin), as these heretics even become meshummad, denying the Ribbono Shel Olam who redeemed them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
2 And many will follow them in walking in darchei zimah (the ways of licentiousness), and because of them the Derech HaEmes will be libeled with lashon hora.
3 And in their chomed (covetous) greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. For them the Mishpat (Judgment) of old is not drei (idle) and their churban (ruin) does not slumber.
4 For if Hashem did not spare malachim that sinned, but cast them into Gehinnom, consigning them to the sharsherot (chains) of choshech to be kept for Mishpat;
5 And if Hashem, when he brought a mabbul (flood) upon the world of resha’im (evildoers), did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noach, the eighth of the nefashot [in the Teva (Ark)] and a maggid of Tzidkanut (Righteousness);
6 And if Hashem judged the cities of S’dom and Amora, reducing them to ashes by a churban catastrophe, making them a mofet (an example) for the ones intending to be resha’im;
7 And if Hashem delivered Lot, a tzaddik distressed by the hitnahagut (conduct) of the mufkarim (lawless 2:8,10; 3:17) walking in darchei zimah (the ways of licentiousness)
8 —For that tzaddik, living among them day after day, was tortured in his nefesh hayesharah (honest soul) by the darchei mufkarim (the ways of lawless ones) that he saw and heard
9 —Then Hashem knows how to rescue the chasidim from trial and how to preserve the anshei resha (men of wickedness) for punishment for the Yom HaDin,
10 Especially the ones going after the basar (flesh) in ta’avah (lust) producing tum’a (defilement) and the ones despising kol samchut (Mt 28:18). Bold and selfwilled, these have no yirat Shomayim and therefore commit Chillul Hashem as they slander the glorious ones,
11 Whereas malachim, being greater b’oz and koach (in strength and power), al kol panim (nevertheless) do not bring against them a slanderous judgment before Hashem.
12 But these men, like irrational beasts born b’derech hatevah (naturally) to be caught and killed, commit Chillul Hashem in matters where they lack da’as. In the destruction of [the beasts], they also will be destroyed,
13 Suffering harm as onesh (penalty) for harm done. They actually think there is ta’anug (pleasure) in reveling in broad daylight. They are mumim (defects) and spots reveling in their ta’nugot (evil pleasures) even while they sit at seudot (banquet dinners) with you.
14 Having eyes full of ni’uf (adultery), ceaselessly committing averos (sins), enticing unstable nefashot (souls), having levavot trained in chomed (covetous) greed—banim mekulalim (accursed children)!
15 Forsaking the Derech HaYashar (Straight Way), they went astray, having followed the Derech HaBil’am Ben B’or, who loved the sachar haresha (reward of unrighteousness).
16 But he had tochachah (reproof) for his own peysha (transgression): a dumb chamor (donkey), having spoken in a man’s voice, hindered the madness of the meshuga navi.
17 These men are mikva’ot without mayim and mists being driven by storms, for whom has been reserved the gloom of choshech (darkness).
18 Using high sounding words of hevel, they entice, with licentious ta’avot of the basar, the ones barely escaped from those living in toyus (error) and delusion.
19 They offer them the havtachah (promise) of cherut (freedom), but they themselves are avadim (slaves) of shachat (corruption), for whatever defeats a man also enslaves him.
20 For if, having escaped the tumot (defilements) of Olam Hazeh by da’as of Adoneinu and Moshieinu Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, they are again entangled in these, then their last state is worse for them than their first.
21 For better it was for them not to have da’as of the Derech HaTzidkanut (the Way of Righteousness) than, having known it, to turn away from the mitzvah hakedosha handed down to them.
22 The word of the true mashal (proverb) has overtaken them: KECHELEV SHAV AL KE’O ("As a dog having returned to its own vomit"), and a "chazir (swine) is washed only to wallow in the mud" (MISHLE 26:11).
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