The Appointed Festivals
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the Lord, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.
The Sabbath
3“ ‘There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; wherever you live, it is a sabbath to the Lord.
The Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread
4“ ‘These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times: 5The Lord’s Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. 6On the fifteenth day of that month the Lord’s Festival of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast. 7On the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. 8For seven days present a food offering to the Lord. And on the seventh day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.’ ”
Offering the Firstfruits
9The Lord said to Moses, 10“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest. 11He is to wave the sheaf before the Lord so it will be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath. 12On the day you wave the sheaf, you must sacrifice as a burnt offering to the Lord a lamb a year old without defect, 13together with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah23:13 That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms; also in verse 17 of the finest flour mixed with olive oil—a food offering presented to the Lord, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter of a hin23:13 That is, about 1 quart or about 1 liter of wine. 14You must not eat any bread, or roasted or new grain, until the very day you bring this offering to your God. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live.
The Festival of Weeks
15“ ‘From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks. 16Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the Lord. 17From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour, baked with yeast, as a wave offering of firstfruits to the Lord. 18Present with this bread seven male lambs, each a year old and without defect, one young bull and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the Lord, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 19Then sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering23:19 Or purification offering and two lambs, each a year old, for a fellowship offering. 20The priest is to wave the two lambs before the Lord as a wave offering, together with the bread of the firstfruits. They are a sacred offering to the Lord for the priest. 21On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly and do no regular work. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live.
22“ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the Lord your God.’ ”
The Festival of Trumpets
23The Lord said to Moses, 24“Say to the Israelites: ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. 25Do no regular work, but present a food offering to the Lord.’ ”
The Day of Atonement
26The Lord said to Moses, 27“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves,23:27 Or and fast; similarly in verses 29 and 32 and present a food offering to the Lord. 28Do not do any work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the Lord your God. 29Those who do not deny themselves on that day must be cut off from their people. 30I will destroy from among their people anyone who does any work on that day. 31You shall do no work at all. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live. 32It is a day of sabbath rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to observe your sabbath.”
The Festival of Tabernacles
33The Lord said to Moses, 34“Say to the Israelites: ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Lord’s Festival of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days. 35The first day is a sacred assembly; do no regular work. 36For seven days present food offerings to the Lord, and on the eighth day hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the Lord. It is the closing special assembly; do no regular work.
37(“ ‘These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for bringing food offerings to the Lord—the burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings required for each day. 38These offerings are in addition to those for the Lord’s Sabbaths and23:38 Or These festivals are in addition to the Lord’s Sabbaths, and these offerings are in addition to your gifts and whatever you have vowed and all the freewill offerings you give to the Lord.)
39“ ‘So beginning with the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival to the Lord for seven days; the first day is a day of sabbath rest, and the eighth day also is a day of sabbath rest. 40On the first day you are to take branches from luxuriant trees—from palms, willows and other leafy trees—and rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. 41Celebrate this as a festival to the Lord for seven days each year. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come; celebrate it in the seventh month. 42Live in temporary shelters for seven days: All native-born Israelites are to live in such shelters 43so your descendants will know that I had the Israelites live in temporary shelters when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’ ”
44So Moses announced to the Israelites the appointed festivals of the Lord.
有关节期的条例
1耶和华对摩西说： 2“你要告诉以色列人，以下是耶和华所定的节期，你们要宣布这些节期为举行圣会的日子。
安息日
3“你们一周可以工作六天，但第七天是完全休息的安息日，你们要举行圣会。不可做任何工，无论你们住在哪里，都要守耶和华的安息日。
4“以下是耶和华所定的节期，你们要在这些日子召开圣会。
逾越节和除酵节
5“从一月十四日傍晚开始是耶和华的逾越节。 6从一月十五日开始是耶和华的除酵节，你们要连续七天吃无酵饼。 7在除酵节的第一天，你们要举行圣会，不可做日常工作。 8一连七天你们要献火祭给耶和华。第七天，你们要举行圣会，不可做日常工作。”
初熟节
9耶和华对摩西说： 10“你把以下条例告诉以色列人。
“你们进入耶和华将要赐给你们的那片土地以后，每逢收割庄稼之时，你们要带一捆初熟的谷物交给祭司。 11祭司要在安息日后第一天把那捆谷物在耶和华面前摇一摇，你们所献的就会得到悦纳。 12在献谷物那天，你们要献给耶和华一只毫无残疾、一岁的公羊羔作燔祭， 13同时要把两公斤调油的细面粉作素祭，一起献给耶和华作馨香的火祭，也要献一升酒作奠祭。 14你们必须先将这些供物献给你们的上帝后，才可以吃饼、烘烤的谷物和新鲜穗子。不论住在哪里，这是你们世代当守的永久律例。
五旬节
15“从安息日后第一天，即你们献上摇祭的那天算起，你们要数整整七周， 16一直数到第七个安息日后的第一天，共五十天。到那天，你们要把新收的谷物作为素祭献给耶和华。 17你们要用两公斤细面粉加上酵，烤成两个饼作摇祭，从你们居住的地方带来献给耶和华作初熟之祭。 18你们要把七只毫无残疾的一岁公羊羔、一头公牛犊、两只公绵羊和那两个饼，一起献给耶和华作燔祭。这些一起献上的燔祭、素祭和奠祭，是蒙耶和华悦纳的馨香火祭。 19你们也要献一只公山羊作赎罪祭，两只一岁的公绵羊作平安祭。 20祭司要把这两只公绵羊和初熟之物做的饼作为摇祭，在耶和华面前摇一摇。这些是献给耶和华的圣物，归祭司所有。 21你们要在那天召开圣会，不可做日常工作。不论住在哪里，这是你们世代当守的永久律例。 22你们收割时，不可割尽田角地边的庄稼，也不可捡落在地里的，要把这些留给穷人和外族人。我是你们的上帝耶和华。”
吹号节
23耶和华对摩西说： 24“你告诉以色列人：你们要在七月一日完全休息，要吹号作纪念，召开圣会。 25你们不可做日常工作，要献火祭给耶和华。”
赎罪日
26耶和华对摩西说： 27“七月十日是赎罪日，你们要举行圣会，禁食，献火祭给耶和华。 28那是在你们的上帝耶和华面前为自己赎罪的日子，你们不可工作。 29那天，凡不禁食的，要将他从民中铲除； 30凡在那天工作的，耶和华要毁灭他。 31你们不可做任何工作。不论住在哪里，这是你们世代当守的永久律例。 32那是你们完全休息的安息日。从七月九日傍晚至次日傍晚，你们必须禁食。”
住棚节
33耶和华对摩西说： 34“你把以下条例告诉以色列人。
“从七月十五日开始，你们要一连七天向耶和华守住棚节。 35第一天，你们要举行圣会，不可做日常工作。 36一连七天你们要献火祭给耶和华。第八天要举行圣会，献火祭给耶和华。这是庄严的聚会，你们不可做日常工作。
37“以上是耶和华所定的节期。在这些节期里，你们要召开圣会，按规定的日子献给耶和华燔祭、素祭、奠祭和其他祭物。 38除了守安息日并向耶和华献供物、还愿祭和自愿献的祭以外，你们还要守这些节期。
39“你们收割完后，从七月十五日起，要一连七天庆祝耶和华的节期，第一天和第八天是完全休息的安息日。 40第一天，你们要摘下树上结的上好果子，折下棕树枝、叶子浓密的树枝与河边的柳枝，在你们的上帝耶和华面前欢庆七天。 41在每年七月的这七天，你们要向耶和华守这节期。这是你们世代当守的永久律例。 42你们要搭棚居住七天，所有以色列人都要住在棚里。 43这样，你们的后代就会知道，我带领以色列人离开埃及后，曾让他们住在棚里。我是你们的上帝耶和华。”
44于是，摩西向以色列人宣布了耶和华所定的这些节期。
