Ang Taon ng Pamamahinga ng Lupa
1Noong si Moises ay nasa bundok ng Sinai, inutusan siya ng Panginoon 2na sabihin ito sa mga Israelita:
Kapag naroon na kayo sa lupaing ibibigay ko sa inyo, huwag ninyong tataniman ang inyong mga bukid tuwing ikapitong taon para akoʼy inyong maparangalan. 3-4Sa loob ng anim na taon ay makakapagtanim kayo at makakapag-ani, pero sa ikapitong taon ay dapat ninyong pagpahingahin ang lupa. Huwag ninyong tataniman ang inyong mga bukid at puputulan ng mga sanga ang inyong mga ubas. 5At huwag din ninyong aanihin ang mga butil o pipitasin ang mga bunga ng mga tanim na kusang tumubo. 6Pero maaari kayong kumuha nito para may makain kayo, ang inyong mga alipin mga manggagawa, mga dayuhang naninirahang kasama ninyo, 7mga alaga nʼyong hayop, at mga hayop sa gubat na nasa inyong lupain.
Ang Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli
8-9Tuwing ika-49 na taon,25:8-9 Tuwing ika-49 na taon: sa literal, pitong taon na Pamamahinga. sa ikasampung araw ng ikapitong buwan, ang Araw ng Pagtubos, patunugin ninyo ang mga trumpeta sa buong lupain. 10Ang ika-50 taon ay ituring ninyong natatanging taon dahil iyon ay panahon ng pagpapalaya ng mga alipin para silaʼy makabalik na sa sarili nilang sambahayan. Panahon din ito ng pagsasauli sa may-ari ng mga lupain na ipinagbili niya. 11-12Sa taong ito, na Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli, huwag kayong magtatanim sa inyong mga bukirin at huwag din kayong mag-aani o mamimitas ng mga bunga ng mga tanim na kusang tumubo, pero pwede kayong kumuha para may makain kayo. Itoʼy banal na taon para sa inyo.
13Sa taong ito, lahat ng mga ari-ariang ipinagbili sa inyo ay ibalik ninyo sa may-ari. 14Kaya kung kayoʼy magbebenta o bibili ng lupain sa inyong kapwa Israelita, huwag kayong magdadayaan. 15Ang halaga ng lupa ay ibabatay ayon sa dami ng taon ng pamumunga nito bago dumating ang Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli. 16Kung mahaba pa ang mga taon bago dumating ang Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli, taasan ninyo ang halaga ng lupa, pero kung maigsi na lang, babaan ninyo. Sapagkat ang binibili ninyo ay hindi ang lupang iyon kundi ang dami ng magiging ani nito. 17Huwag kayong magdadayaan, sa halip ay matakot kayo sa akin, dahil ako ang Panginoon na inyong Dios. 18-19Sundin ninyo ang mga tuntunin at utos ko para kayoʼy mamuhay ng mapayapa sa lupaing inyong titirhan at hindi kayo mawawalan ng pagkain dahil sa masaganang ani ng lupain. 20Huwag kayong mababahala sa kung ano ang inyong kakainin sa ikapitong taon na hindi kayo makakapagtanim o makakapag-ani. 21Pagpapalain ko ang inyong mga bukid tuwing ikaanim na taon upang maging masagana ang ani para maging sapat para sa tatlong taon. 22Kaya sa tuwing magtatanim kayo sa ikawalong taon, ang kakainin ninyo ay ang inyong ani pa rin noong ikaanim na taon, at magiging marami pa ang pagkain ninyo hanggang sa dumating ang tag-ani sa ikasiyam na taon.
23Huwag ninyong ipagbibili ang inyong lupain na hindi na ninyo matutubos pa, dahil ang lupaing ito ay akin. Pinatitirhan at pinasasakahan ko lang ito sa inyo. 24Kaya payagan ninyong matubos pa ng may-ari ang kanyang lupain na ipinagbili sa inyo. Ganyan ang gawin ninyo sa lahat ng lupaing binili ninyo.
25Kung maghirap ang inyong kapwa Israelita at napilitan siyang ipagbili ang kanyang lupain, ang pinakamalapit niyang kamag-anak ang tutubos ng lupaing kanyang ipinagbili. 26Pero kung wala siyang kamag-anak na tutubos nito para sa kanya, maaari pa rin niya itong tubusin kapag kaya na niya. 27Kapag nangyari ito, babayaran niya ang bumili ng kanyang lupain ng halagang ayon sa maaani sa lupain hanggang sa dumating ang Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli, at saka pa lang niya maaaring bawiin ang kanyang lupain. 28Pero kung kulang ang perang pantubos niya, mananatili ang lupain sa bumili hanggang sa dumating ang Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli. At sa taong iyon, ibabalik na sa kanya ang lupain niya nang walang bayad.
29Kung may taong magbenta ng kanyang bahay na nasa napapaderang lungsod, maaari pa rin niya itong tubusin sa loob ng isang taon pagkatapos niyang ipagbili. 30Pero kung hindi niya ito matubos sa loob ng isang taon, ang bahay na iyon ay lubusan nang magiging pag-aari ng bumili at ng mga angkan nito magpakailanman. Hindi na ito maaaring bawiin ng may-ari sa Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli. 31Ngunit ang mga bahay sa mga baryo na walang pader ay ituturing na katulad ng bukid na maaaring matubos o mabawi sa Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli.
32Maaaring tubusin ng mga Levita kahit kailan ang kanilang mga bahay na nasa kanilang bayan. 33Kung hindi nila iyon matubos, ibabalik iyon sa kanila sa Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli. Sapagkat ang mga bahay sa kanilang bayan ay para sa kanila dahil bahagi nila ito na ibinigay ng kapwa nila Israelita. 34Pati ang mga pastulang nasa palibot ng kanilang bayan ay hindi dapat ipagbili, dahil iyon ay pag-aari nila magpakailanman.
35Kung maghirap ang kapwa ninyo Israelita at hindi na niya kayang buhayin ang kanyang sarili, tulungan nʼyo siya katulad ng inyong pagtulong sa isang dayuhan o bisita para patuloy siyang makapamuhay kasama ninyo. 36-37Pahiramin ninyo siya ng pera na walang tubo, at pagbilhan ninyo siya ng pagkain na walang tubo para patuloy siyang naninirahang kasama ninyo. Gawin ninyo ito para ipakita na may takot kayo sa akin na inyong Dios. 38Ako ang Panginoon na inyong Dios na naglabas sa inyo sa Egipto para maibigay ko sa inyo ang lupain ng Canaan upang akoʼy maging Dios ninyo.
39Kung sa labis na kahirapan ng inyong kapwa Israelita ay napilitang ipagbili ang sarili upang maging alipin, huwag ninyo siyang pagtrabahuhin katulad ng pangkaraniwang alipin. 40Ituring ninyo siyang isang upahang manggagawa o isang panauhing nakatira sa inyo. Magtatrabaho siya sa inyo hanggang sa sumapit ang Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli. 41Sa taong iyon, malaya na siya at ang mga anak niya, at makakabalik na sila sa kanilang mga kamang-anak at mapapasakanilang muli ang mga pag-aari ng kanilang mga ninuno. 42Kayoʼy mga alipin ko, kayoʼy mga Israelitang inilabas ko sa Egipto. Kaya huwag ninyong ipagbibili ang inyong sarili para maging alipin. 43Huwag ninyong pagmamalupitan ang inyong kapwa Israelita na alipin ninyo. Ipakita ninyong kayoʼy may takot sa akin na inyong Dios.
44Kung gusto ninyong kayoʼy may alipin, bumili kayo sa mga bansa sa palibot ninyo. 45Maaari rin kayong bumili ng mga dayuhang naninirahang kasama ninyo, o ng kanilang mga anak na ipinanganak sa inyong lugar. At ang mga aliping nabili ninyo sa kanila ay magiging pag-aari na ninyo. 46At maaari nʼyo silang ipamana sa inyong mga anak upang maglingkod sa kanila habang silaʼy nabubuhay. Pero huwag ninyong pagmalupitan ang inyong kapwa Israelita na alipin ninyo.
47Kung sa labis na kahirapan ay ipinagbili ng isang Israelita ang kanyang sarili bilang alipin sa isang dayuhang naninirahang kasama ninyo, o sa kamag-anak ng dayuhang iyon, 48ang Israelitang iyon ay maaari pang tubusin. Maaari siyang tubusin ng kanyang kapatid, 49tiyuhin, pinsan, o sinumang malapit niyang kamag-anak. Maaari ring siya mismo ang tumubos ng kanyang sarili kung kaya na niya. 50-52Kukuwentahin niya at ng bumili sa kanya kung ilang taon siyang naglingkod at kung magkano ang katumbas na halaga nito kung babayaran siya katulad ng isang upahang manggagawa. At ang halaga nito ay ibabawas niya sa halagang ibinayad sa kanya noong siya ay binili bilang isang alipin. (Ang halagang iyon ay batay sa dami ng taon mula nang siyaʼy binili hanggang sa Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli.) At kung magkano ang natira, iyon ang babayaran niya para matubos ang kanyang sarili. 53Kinakailangang ituring siya ng dayuhang bumili sa kanya na parang isang upahang manggagawa at huwag siyang pagmamalupitan. 54Kung hindi siya makakalaya at ang mga anak niya sa ganoong paraan, maaari pa rin silang lumaya sa Taon ng Pagpapalaya at Pagsasauli. 55Kaya hindi kayo magiging alipin ng inyong mga kababayan magpakailanman, dahil alipin ko kayo, ako ang naglabas sa inyo mula sa Egipto. Ako ang Panginoon na inyong Dios.
The Sabbath Year
1The Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai. He said, 2“Speak to the Israelites. Tell them, ‘You will enter the land I am going to give you. When you do, you must honor the Lord every seventh year by not farming the land that year. 3For six years plant your fields. Trim the branches in your vineyards and gather your crops. 4But the seventh year must be a year of sabbath rest for the land. The land must rest during it. It is a sabbath year to honor the Lord. Do not plant your fields. Do not trim the branches in your vineyards. 5Do not gather what grows without being planted. And do not gather the grapes from the vines you have not taken care of. The land must have a year of rest. 6Anything the land produces during the sabbath year will be food for you. It will be for you and your male and female servants. Your hired workers will eat it. So will people who live with you for a while. 7And so will your livestock and the wild animals that are in your land. Anything the land produces can be eaten.
The Year of Jubilee
8“ ‘Count off seven sabbath years. Count off seven times seven years. The seven sabbath years add up to a total of 49 years. 9The tenth day of the seventh month is the day when sin is paid for. On that day blow the trumpet all through your land. 10Set the 50th year apart. Announce freedom all over the land to everyone who lives there. The 50th year will be a Year of Jubilee for you. Each of you must return to your own family property. And each of you must return to your own tribe. 11The 50th year will be a Year of Jubilee for you. Do not plant anything. Do not gather what grows without being planted. And do not gather the grapes from the vines you have not taken care of. 12It is a Year of Jubilee. It will be holy for you. Eat only what the fields produce.
13“ ‘In the Year of Jubilee all of you must return to your own property.
14“ ‘Suppose you sell land to any of your own people. Or you buy land from them. Then do not take advantage of each other. 15The price you pay must be based on the number of years since the last Year of Jubilee. Here is how the price you charge must be decided. It must be based on the number of years left for gathering crops before the next Year of Jubilee. 16When there are many years left, you must raise the price. When there are only a few years left, you must lower the price. That is because what is really being sold to you is the number of crops the land will produce. 17Do not take advantage of each other. Instead, have respect for your God. I am the Lord your God.
18“ ‘Follow my rules. Be careful to obey my laws. Then you will live safely in the land. 19The land will produce its fruit. You will eat as much as you want. And you will live there in safety. 20Suppose you say, “In the seventh year we will not plant anything or gather our crops. So what will we eat?” 21I will send you a great blessing in the sixth year. The land will produce enough for three years. 22While you plant during the eighth year, you will eat food from the old crop. You will continue to eat food from it until the crops from the ninth year are gathered.
23“ ‘The land must not be sold without a way of getting it back. That is because it belongs to me. You are only outsiders and strangers in my land. 24You must make sure that you can buy the land back. That applies to all the land that belongs to you.
25“ ‘Suppose one of your own people becomes poor. And suppose they have to sell some of their land. Then their nearest relative must come and buy back what they have sold. 26But suppose they do not have anyone to buy it back for them. And suppose things go well for them and they earn enough money to buy it back themselves. 27Then they must decide how much the crops have become worth since the time they sold the land. They must take that amount off the price the land was sold for. They must give the one selling it back to them the money that is left. Then they can go back to their own property. 28But suppose they have not earned enough money to pay them back. Then the buyer they sold the land to will keep it until the Year of Jubilee. At that time it will be returned to them. Then they can go back to their property.
29“ ‘Suppose someone sells a house in a city that has a wall around it. Then for a full year after they sell it they have the right to buy it back. 30But suppose they do not buy it back before the full year has passed. Then the house in the walled city will continue to belong to the buyer and the buyer’s children. It will not be returned to the seller in the Year of Jubilee. 31But houses in villages that do not have walls around them must be treated like property outside walled cities. Those houses can be bought back at any time. And they must be returned in the Year of Jubilee.
32“ ‘The Levites always have the right to buy back their houses in the towns that belong to them. 33So their property among the Israelites can be bought back. That applies to a house sold in any of their towns. Any house that is sold must be returned to its original owner in the Year of Jubilee. That is because the houses of the Levites will always belong to them. 34But the grasslands around their towns must never be sold. They will belong to them for all time to come.
35“ ‘Suppose any of your own people become poor. And suppose they can’t take care of themselves. Then help them just as you would help an outsider or a stranger. In that way, the poor can continue to live among you. 36Do not charge them interest of any kind. Instead, have respect for God. Then those who have become poor can continue to live among you. 37If you lend them money, you must not charge them interest. And you must not sell them food for more than it cost you. 38I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. I did it to give you the land of Canaan. I wanted to be your God.
39“ ‘Suppose any of your own people become poor. And suppose they sell themselves to you. Then do not make them work as slaves. 40You must treat them like hired workers. Or you must treat them like those living among you for a while. They must work for you until the Year of Jubilee. 41Then they and their children must be set free. They will go back to their own tribes. They will go back to the property their people have always owned. 42The Israelites are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. So they must not be sold as slaves. 43Show them pity when you rule over them. Have respect for God.
44“ ‘You must get your male and female slaves from the nations that are around you. You can buy slaves from them. 45You can also buy as slaves some of the people living among you for a while. You can also buy members of their families born among you. They will become your property. 46You can leave them to your children as their share of your property. You can make them slaves for life. But when you rule over your own people, you must be kind to them.
47“ ‘Suppose an outsider living among you for a while becomes rich. Then suppose any of your own people become poor. Then they sell themselves to the outsider living among you. Or they sell themselves to a member of the outsider’s family. 48Then they keep the right to buy themselves back after they have sold themselves. One of their relatives can buy them back. 49An uncle or a cousin can buy them back after they have sold themselves. In fact, any relative in their tribe can do it. Or suppose things go well for them. Then they can buy themselves back. 50They and their buyer must count the number of years from the time of the sale up to the Year of Jubilee. The price for their freedom must be based on the amount paid to a hired man for that number of years. 51Suppose there are many years until the Year of Jubilee. Then for their freedom they must pay a larger share of the price paid for them. 52But suppose there are only a few years left until the Year of Jubilee. Then they must count the number of years that are left. The payment for their freedom must be based on that number. 53They must be treated as workers hired from year to year. You must make sure that those they must work for are kind to them when they rule over them.
54“ ‘Suppose they are not bought back in any of those ways. Then they and their children must still be set free in the Year of Jubilee. 55That’s because the Israelites belong to me. They are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
