獻初熟土產之例
Firstfruits and Tithes
第二十六章 Deuteronomy 26
1.「你進去得了耶和華你 神所賜你為業之地居住，
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,
2.就要從耶和華你 神賜你的地上將所收的各種初熟的土產取些來，盛在筐子裏，往耶和華你 神所選擇要立為他名的居所去，
take some of the firstfruits 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
3.見當時作祭司的，對他說：『我今日向耶和華你 神明認，我已來到耶和華向我們列祖起誓應許賜給我們的地。』
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.」
4.祭司就從你手裏取過筐子來，放在耶和華你 神的壇前。
The priest shall take the basket from your hands and set it down in front of the altar of the LORD your God.
5.你要在耶和華你 神面前說：『我祖原是一個將亡的亞蘭人，下到埃及寄居。他人口稀少，在那裏卻成了又大又強、人數很多的國民。
Then you shall declare before the LORD your God: 「My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous.
6.埃及人惡待我們，苦害我們，將苦工加在我們身上。
But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, subjecting us to harsh labor.
7.於是我們哀求耶和華我們列祖的 神，耶和華聽見我們的聲音，看見我們所受的困苦、勞碌、欺壓，
Then we cried out to the LORD, the God of our ancestors, and the LORD heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression.
8.他就用大能的手和伸出來的膀臂，並大可畏的事與神蹟奇事，領我們出了埃及，
So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders.
9.將我們領進這地方，把這流奶與蜜之地賜給我們。
He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey;
10.耶和華啊，現在我把你所賜給我地上初熟的土產奉了來。』隨後你要把筐子放在耶和華你 神面前，向耶和華你的 神下拜。
and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, LORD, have given me.」 Place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before him.
11.你和利未人，並在你們中間寄居的，要因耶和華你 神所賜你和你家的一切福分歡樂。
Then you and the Levites and the foreigners residing among you shall rejoice in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.
12.每逢三年，就是十分取一之年，你取完了一切土產的十分之一，要分給利未人和寄居的，與孤兒寡婦，使他們在你城中可以吃得飽足。
When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, 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.你又要在耶和華你 神面前說：『我已將聖物從我家裏拿出來，給了利未人和寄居的，與孤兒寡婦，是照你所吩咐我的一切命令。你的命令我都沒有違背，也沒有忘記。
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.
14.我守喪的時候，沒有吃這聖物；不潔淨的時候，也沒有拿出來，又沒有為死人送去。我聽從了耶和華我 神的話，都照你所吩咐的行了。
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, 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.求你從天上、你的聖所垂看，賜福給你的百姓以色列與你所賜給我們的地，就是你向我們列祖起誓賜我們流奶與蜜之地。』
Look down from heaven, your holy dwelling place, and bless 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.耶和華你的 神今日吩咐你行這些律例典章，所以你要盡心盡性謹守遵行。
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.
17.你今日認耶和華為你的 神，應許遵行他的道，謹守他的律例、誡命、典章，聽從他的話。
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.
18.耶和華今日照他所應許你的，也認你為他的子民，使你謹守他的一切誡命，
And the LORD has declared this day that you are his people, his treasured possession as he promised, and that you are to keep all his commands.
19.又使你得稱讚、美名、尊榮，超乎他所造的萬民之上，並照他所應許的使你歸耶和華你 神為聖潔的民。」
He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame and honor high above all the nations he has made and that you will be a people holy to the LORD your God, as he promised. |
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