肋未纪 Leviticus Chapter 23
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    1TheLORDsaidtoMoses,

    上主训示梅瑟说:

    2"SpeaktotheIsraelitesandtellthem:ThefollowingarethefestivalsoftheLORD,myfeastdays,whichyoushallcelebratewithasacredassembly.

    "你告诉以色列子民说:以下是我的节日,是你们应召集圣会的上主的节日。

    3"Forsixdaysworkmaybedone;buttheseventhdayisthesabbathrest,adayforsacredassembly,onwhichyoushalldonowork.ThesabbathshallbelongtotheLORDwhereveryoudwell.

    六天工作,但第七天,应是完全休息的安息日,应召集圣会,任何工作都不可做;在你们任何住处,这日是应为上主守的安息日。

    4"These,then,arethefestivalsoftheLORDwhichyoushallcelebrateattheirpropertimewithasacredassembly.

    以下是上主的节日,你们应依照时期召集圣会:

    5ThePassoveroftheLORDfallsonthefourteenthdayofthefirstmonth,attheeveningtwilight.

    正月十四日傍晚,应为上主守踰越节。

    6ThefifteenthdayofthismonthistheLORD'SfeastofUnleavenedBread.Forsevendaysyoushalleatunleavenedbread.

    这月十五日,应为上主守无酵节,七天之内,应吃无酵饼。

    7Onthefirstofthesedaysyoushallholdasacredassemblyanddonosortofwork.

    第一日,应召集圣会,任何劳工都不可做;

    8OneachofthesevendaysyoushallofferanoblationtotheLORD.Thenontheseventhdayyoushallagainholdasacredassemblyanddonosortofwork."

    七天内,应给上主奉献火祭;到第七日,应召集圣会,任何劳工都不可做。"

    9TheLORDsaidtoMoses,

    上主训示梅瑟说:

    10"SpeaktotheIsraelitesandtellthem:WhenyoucomeintothelandwhichIamgivingyou,andreapyourharvest,youshallbringasheafofthefirstfruitsofyourharvesttothepriest,

    "你告诉以色列子民说:几时你们进入了我赐给你们的地方,在那里一有收获,应把你们收获的第一束交给司祭。

    111whoshallwavethesheafbeforetheLORDthatitmaybeacceptableforyou.Onthedayafterthesabbaththepriestshalldothis.

    司祭应拿这一束行摇礼,献于上主面前,好为你们获得悦纳;司祭应在安息日的次日行摇礼。

    12Onthisday,whenyoursheafiswaved,youshalloffertotheLORDforaholocaustanunblemishedyearlinglamb.

    在你们拿这一束行摇礼的那一天,还应给上主献一只一岁无瑕的公羔羊,作全燔祭;

    13Itscerealofferingshallbetwotenthsofanephahoffineflourmixedwithoil,asasweet-smellingoblationtotheLORD;anditslibationshallbeafourthofahinofwine.

    同献的素祭,应是十分之二"厄法"油调的细面,作为中悦上主馨香的火祭;再加四分之一"辛"酒,作为奠祭。

    142Untilthisday,whenyoubringyourGodthisoffering,youshallnoteatanybreadorroastedgrainorfreshkernels.Thisshallbeaperpetualstatuteforyouandyourdescendantswhereveryoudwell.

    直到那一天,即直到你们给你们的天主奉献祭品的一天,你们不可吃新麦做的饼,烤的或新鲜的麦穗:这为你们世世代代,在任何住处,是一永久的法令。

    15"Beginningwiththedayafterthesabbath,thedayonwhichyoubringthewave-offeringsheaf,youshallcountsevenfullweeks,

    从你们献麦束行摇礼的安息日的次日,应计算整个七星期,

    163andthenonthedayaftertheseventhweek,thefiftiethday,youshallpresentthenewcerealofferingtotheLORD.

    即直到第七个安息日后的次日,共计五十天,那天应给上主奉献荐新的素祭。

    17ForthewaveofferingofyourfirstfruitstotheLORD,youshallbringwithyoufromwhereveryoulivetwoloavesofbreadmadeoftwotenthsofanephahoffineflourandbakedwithleaven.

    由你们的住处带来两个行摇礼的饼,每个用十分之二"厄法"的发酵细面烤成,献与上主作初熟之祭。

    18Besidesthebread,youshalloffertotheLORDaholocaustofsevenunblemishedyearlinglambs,oneyoungbull,andtworams,alongwiththeircerealofferingandlibations,asasweet-smellingoblationtotheLORD.

    饼以外,还应奉献七只一岁无瑕的公羔羊,一头公牛犊和两只公绵羊,作献与上主的全燔祭;还有同奉献的素祭和奠祭,作为中悦上主馨香的火祭;

    19Onemalegoatshallbesacrificedasasinoffering,andtwoyearlinglambsasapeaceoffering.

    还应献一只公山羊作赎罪祭,两只一岁的公羔羊作和平祭。

    20ThepriestshallwavethebreadofthefirstfruitsandthetwolambsasawaveofferingbeforetheLORD;theseshallbesacredtotheLORDandbelongtothepriest.

    司祭应拿这两只公羔羊同初熟祭的饼,在上主面前行奉献的摇礼;这是属于上主的圣物,应归于司祭。

    21Onthissamedayyoushallbyproclamationhaveasacredassembly,andnosortofworkmaybedone.Thisshallbeaperpetualstatuteforyouandyourdescendantswhereveryoudwell.

    在这一日,你们应召集圣会,任何劳工也不可做:这为你们世世代代,在任何住处,是一永久法令。

    22"Whenyoureaptheharvestofyourland,youshallnotbesothoroughthatyoureapthefieldtoitsveryedge,norshallyougleanthestrayearsofyourgrain.Thesethingsyoushallleaveforthepoorandthealien.I,theLORD,amyourGod."

    当你们收割你们地内的庄稼时,你不可割到地边;收获后剩下的穗子,不可再拾,应留给穷人和外方人:我,上主是你们的天主。

    23TheLORDsaidtoMoses,

    上主训示梅瑟说:

    24"TelltheIsraelites:Onthefirstdayoftheseventhmonthyoushallkeepasabbathrest,withasacredassemblyandwiththetrumpetblastsasareminder;

    "你告诉以色列子民说:七月初一,为你是完全休息的日子,应吹号角,召集圣会,

    25youshallthendonosortofwork,andyoushallofferanoblationtotheLORD."

    任何劳工都不可做,应给上主献一火祭。"

    26TheLORDsaidtoMoses,

    上主训示梅瑟说:

    27"ThetenthofthisseventhmonthistheDayofAtonement,whenyoushallholdasacredassemblyandmortifyyourselvesandofferanoblationtotheLORD.

    "还有七月初十是赎罪节,是你们应召集圣会的日子,要克己苦身,并给上主奉献一火祭。

    28Onthisdayyoushallnotdoanywork,becauseitistheDayofAtonement,whenatonementismadeforyoubeforetheLORD,yourGod.

    这一天,任何工作都不可做,因为是赎罪节,应在上主你们的天主面前,为你们自己行赎罪祭。

    29Anyonewhodoesnotmortifyhimselfonthisdayshallbecutofffromhispeople,

    这一天,凡不克己苦身的人,应由民间铲除;

    30andifanyonedoesanyworkonthisday,Iwillremovehimfromthemidstofhispeople.

    这一天凡做任何工作的人,我必由民间消灭这人;

    31Thisisaperpetualstatuteforyouandyourdescendantswhereveryoudwell:youshalldonowork,

    任何工作不可做:这为你们世世代代,在任何住处,是一永久法令。

    32butshallkeepasabbathofcompleterestandmortifyyourselves.Beginningontheeveningoftheninthofthemonth,youshallkeepthissabbathofyoursfromeveningtoevening."

    这是你们应完全休息的安息日,应克己苦身。这月初九傍晚,到次日傍晚,你们应守这安息日。"

    33TheLORDsaidtoMoses,

    上主训示梅瑟说:

    344"TelltheIsraelites:ThefifteenthdayofthisseventhmonthistheLORD'SfeastofBooths,whichshallcontinueforsevendays.

    "你告诉以色列子民说:七月十五是帐棚节,应为上主举行七天:

    35Onthefirstdaythereshallbeasacredassembly,andyoushalldonosortofwork.

    第一天应召集圣会,任何劳工都不可做,

    36ForsevendaysyoushallofferanoblationtotheLORD,andontheeighthdayyoushallagainholdasacredassemblyandofferanoblationtotheLORD.Onthatsolemnclosingyoushalldonosortofwork.

    七天之久,应给上主献火祭;到第八日,又应召集圣会,给上主献火祭;这天是盛大集会的日子,任何劳工都不可做。

    37"These,therefore,arethefestivalsoftheLORDonwhichyoushallproclaimasacredassembly,andofferasanoblationtotheLORDholocaustsandcerealofferings,sacrificesandlibations,asprescribedforeachday,

    以上是上主的节日,你们应召集圣会,照每日的规定应给上主献火祭、全燔祭、素祭、祭献和奠祭;

    38inadditiontothoseoftheLORD'Ssabbaths,yourdonations,yourvariousvotiveofferingsandthefree-willofferingsthatyoupresenttotheLORD.

    此外,还有在上主的安息日,你们献于上主的礼品、还愿祭和自愿祭。

    39"Onthefifteenthday,then,oftheseventhmonth,whenyouhavegatheredintheproduceoftheland,youshallcelebrateapilgrimfeastoftheLORDforawholeweek.Thefirstandtheeighthdayshallbedaysofcompleterest.

    七月十五日,你们收了那地方的出产,应七天举行上主的节期:第一天和第八天应完全休息。

    405Onthefirstdayyoushallgatherfoliagefrommajestictrees,branchesofpalmsandboughsofmyrtlesandofvalleypoplars,andthenforaweekyoushallmakemerrybeforetheLORD,yourGod.

    第一天,你们应拿着树木结的美果、棕榈树枝、叶密的大树枝和溪边的柳条;如此七天之久,应在上主你们的天主面前喜乐。

    41ByperpetualstatuteforyouandyourdescendantsyoushallkeepthispilgrimfeastoftheLORDforonewholeweekintheseventhmonthoftheyear.

    你们每年应七天之久举行这上主的节日,且应在七月举行这节日:这为你们世世代代是一永久的法令。

    42DuringthisweekeverynativeIsraeliteamongyoushalldwellinbooths,

    七天之久,你们应住在帐棚内,凡以色列公民,都应住在帐棚内,

    43thatyourdescendantsmayrealizethat,whenIledtheIsraelitesoutofthelandofEgypt,Imadethemdwellinbooths.I,theLORD,amyourGod."

    好叫你们的后代知道,当我领以色列子民出离埃及国的时候,曾使他们住在帐棚内:我,上主是你们的天主。"

    44ThusdidMosesannouncetotheIsraelitesthefestivalsoftheLORD.

    梅瑟就这样给以色列子民宣布了上主的节日。

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    Footnotes(注解)

    1[11]Thesabbath:accordingtotheJewishtraditionthiswasthefeastdayitself,thefifteenthofNisan,whichwasaspecialdayofrest.CfLev23:7.However,someunderstandheretheSaturdayofthePassoverweek,oreventheSaturdayfollowingit;cfJohn19:31.

    2[14]Anybread:madefromthenewgrain.Theharvesthadfirsttobesanctifiedforman'susebythisofferingtoGod.

    3[16]Thefiftieth:fromtheGreekwordforthiswehavethename"Pentecost."Cf2Macc12:31;Acts2:1.Itwasalsocalled"thefeastoftheSevenWeeks,"orsimply"thefeastofWeeks"(Numbers28:26;Deut16:10;Tobit2:1).Thenewcerealoffering:offlourmadefromthenewgrain.Pentecostwasthethanksgivingfeastattheendofthegrainharvest,whichbeganafterPassover.LatertraditionmadeitacommemorationofthegivingofthelawatSinai.

    4[34]FeastsofBooths:thejoyfulobservanceofthevintageandfruitharvest.CfDeut16:13.DuringthesevendaysofthefeasttheIsraelitescampedinboothsofbrancheserectedontheroofsoftheirhousesorinthestreetsincommemorationoftheirwanderingsinthedesert,wheretheydweltinbooths.

    5[40]Foliage:literally,"fruit,"buthereprobablyusedinthegeneralsenseof"produce,growth."Thesebrancheswereusedforconstructingthe"booths"orhutsinwhichthepeoplelivedduringthefeast.CfNehemiah8:15.However,fromaboutthetimeofChriston,theJewshaveunderstoodthisof"fruit"inthestrictsense;hence,branchesoflemonsandorangeswerecarriedwiththeotherbranchesinjoyousprocession.