Leviticus 23

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Leviticus 23

1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λέγων,

2Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, The feasts of the Lord which you shall call holy assemblies, these are my feasts.λάλησον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτούς, αἱ ἑορταὶ Κυρίου ἃς καλέσετε αὐτὰς κλητὰς ἁγίας, αὗταί εἰσιν αἱ ἑορταί μου.

3Six days shall you do works, but on the seventh day is the sabbath; a rest, a holy convocation to the Lord: you shall not do any work, it is a sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.Ἓξ ἡμέρας ποιήσεις ἔργα, τῇ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ σάββατα, ἀνάπαυσις, κλητὴ ἁγία τῷ Κυρίῳ· πᾶν ἔργον οὐ ποιήσεις· σάββατά ἐστι τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν πάσῃ κατοικίᾳ ὑμῶν.

4These are the feasts to the Lord, holy convocations, which you shall call in their seasons.Αὗται αἱ ἑορταὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ κληταὶ ἅγιαι, ἃς καλέσετε αὐτὰς ἐν τοῖς καιροῖς αὐτῶν.

5In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, between the evening times is the Lord's passover.Ἐν τῷ πρώτῳ μηνὶ, ἐν τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ μηνὸς, ἀναμέσον τῶν ἑσπερινῶν πάσχα τῷ Κυρίῳ.

6And on the fifteenth day of this month is the feast of unleavened bread to the Lord; seven days shall you eat unleavened bread.Καὶ ἐν τῇ πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ μηνὸς τούτου ἑορτὴ τῶν ἀζύμων τῷ Κυρίῳ· ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας ἄζυμα ἔδεσθε.

7And the first day shall be a holy convocation to you: you shall do no servile work.Καὶ ἡμέρα ἡ πρώτη κλητὴ ἁγία ἔσται ὑμῖν· πᾶν ἔργον λατρευτὸν οὐ ποιήσετε.

8And you shall offer whole burnt offerings to the Lord seven days; and the seventh day shall be a holy convocation to you: you shall do no servile work.Καὶ προσάξετε ὁλοκαυτώματα τῷ Κυρίῳ ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας· καὶ ἡ ἡμέρα ἡ ἑβδόμη κλητὴ ἁγία ἔσται ὑμῖν· πᾶν ἔργον λατρευτὸν οὐ ποιήσετε.

9And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λέγων,

10Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, When you shall enter into the land which I give you, and reap the harvest of it, then shall you bring a sheaf, the first fruits of your harvest, to the priest;εἶπον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτοὺς, ὅταν εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἣν ἐγὼ δίδωμι ὑμῖν, καὶ θερίζητε τὸν θερισμὸν αὐτῆς, καὶ οἴσετε τὸ δράγμα ἀπαρχὴν τοῦ θερισμοῦ ὑμῶν πρὸς τὸν ἱερέα·

11and he shall lift up the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you. On the morrow of the first day the priest shall lift it up.Καὶ ἀνοίσει τὸ δράγμα ἔναντι Κυρίου δεκτὸν ὑμῖν· τῇ ἐπαύριον τῆς πρώτης ἀνοίσει αὐτό ὁ ἱερεύς.

12And you shall offer on the day on which you bring the sheaf, a lamb without blemish of a year old for a whole burnt offering to the Lord.Καὶ ποιήσετε ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐν ᾗ ἂν φέρητε τὸ δράγμα, πρόβατον ἄμωμον ἐνιαύσιον εἰς ὁλοκαύτωμα τῷ Κυρίῳ.

13And its meat-offering two tenth portions of fine flour mingled with oil: it is a sacrifice to the Lord, a smell of sweet savor to the Lord, and its drink-offering the fourth part of a hin of wine.Καὶ τὴν θυσίαν αὐτοῦ δύο δέκατα σεμιδάλεως ἀναπεποιημένης ἐν ἐλαίῳ· θυσία τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὀσμὴ εὐωδίας Κυρίῳ· καὶ σπονδὴν αὐτοῦ τὸ τέταρτον τοῦ ἳν οἴνου.

14And you shall not eat bread, or the new parched corn, until this same day, until you offer the sacrifices to your God: it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings.Καὶ ἄρτον, καὶ πεφρυγμένα χίδρα νέα οὐ φάγεσθε ἕως εἰς αὐτὴν τὴν ἡμέραν ταύτην, ἕως ἂν προσενέγκητε ὑμεῖς τὰ δῶρα τῷ Θεῷ ὑμῶν· νόμιμον αἰώνιον εἰς τὰς γενεὰς ὑμῶν ἐν πάσῃ κατοικίᾳ ὑμῶν.

15And you shall number to yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day on which you shall offer the sheaf of the heave-offering, seven full weeks:Καὶ ἀριθμήσετε ὑμῖν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐπαύριον τῶν σαββάτων, ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας ἧς ἂν προσενέγκητε τὸ δράγμα τοῦ ἐπιθέματος, ἑπτὰ ἑβδομάδας ὁλοκλήρους,

16until the morrow after the last week you shall number fifty days, and shall bring a new meat-offering to the Lord.ἕως τῆς ἐπαύριον τῆς ἐσχάτης ἑβδομάδος ἀριθμήσετε πεντήκοντα ἡμέρας, καὶ προσοίσετε θυσίαν νέαν τῷ Κυρίῳ.

17You shall bring from your dwelling loaves, as a heave-offering, two loaves: they shall be of two tenth portions of fine flour, they shall be baked with leaven of the first fruits to the Lord.Ἀπὸ τῆς κατοικίας ὑμῶν προσοίσετε ἄρτους ἐπίθεμα, δύο ἄρτους· ἐκ δύο δεκάτων σεμιδάλεως ἔσονται, ἐζυμωμένοι πεφθήσονται πρωτογεννημάτων τῷ Κυρίῳ.

18And you shall bring with the loaves seven unblemished lambs of a year old, and one calf of the herd, and two rams without blemish, and they shall be a whole burnt offering to the Lord: and their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings shall be a sacrifice, a smell of sweet savor to the Lord.Καὶ προσάξετε μετὰ τῶν ἄρτων ἑπτὰ ἀμνοὺς ἀμώμους ἐνιαυσίους, καὶ μόσχον ἕνα ἐκ βουκολίου, καὶ κριοὺς δύο ἀμώμους, καὶ ἔσονται ὁλοκαύτωμα τῷ Κυρίῳ· καὶ αἱ θυσίαι αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ σπονδαὶ αὐτῶν θυσία ὀσμὴ εὐωδίας τῷ Κυρίῳ.

19And they shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and two lambs of a year old for a peace-offering, with the loaves of the first fruits.Καὶ ποιήσουσι χίμαρον ἐξ αἰγῶν ἕνα περὶ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ δύο ἀμνοὺς ἐνιαυσίους εἰς θυσίαν σωτηρίου μετὰ τῶν ἄρτων τοῦ πρωτογεννήματος.

20And the priest shall place them with the loaves of the first fruits an offering before the Lord with the two lambs, they shall be holy to the Lord; they shall belong to the priest that brings them.Καὶ ἐπιθήσει αὐτὰ ὁ ἱερεὺς μετὰ τῶν ἄρτων τοῦ πρωτογεννήματος ἐπίθεμα ἐναντίον Κυρίου μετὰ τῶν δύο ἀμνῶν, ἅγια ἔσονται τῷ Κυρίῳ· τῷ ἱερεῖ τῷ προσφέροντι αὐτὰ αὐτῷ ἔσται.

21And you shall call this day a convocation: it shall be holy to you; you shall do no servile work on it: it is a perpetual ordinance throughout your generations in all your habitations.Καὶ καλέσετε ταύτην τὴν ἡμέραν κλητήν· ἁγία ἔσται ὑμῖν· πᾶν ἔργον λατρευτὸν οὐ ποιήσετε ἐν αὐτῇ· νόμιμον αἰώνιον εἰς τὰς γενεὰς ὑμῶν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ κατοικίᾳ ὑμῶν.

22And when you shall reap the harvest of your land, you shall not fully reap the remainder of the harvest of your field when you reap, and you shall not gather that which falls from your reaping; you shall leave it for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God.Καὶ ὅταν θερίζητε τὸν θερισμὸν τῆς γῆς ὑμῶν, οὐ συντελέσετε τὸ λοιπὸν τοῦ θερισμοῦ τοῦ ἀγροῦ σου ἐν τῷ θερίζειν σε, καὶ τὰ ἀποπίπτοντα τοῦ θερισμοῦ σου οὐ συλλέξεις· τῷ πτωχῷ καὶ τῷ προσηλύτῳ ὑπολείψεις αὐτά· ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν.

23And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λέγων,

24Speak to the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a rest, a memorial of trumpets: it shall be to you a holy convocation.λάλησον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, λέγων, τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ ἐβδόμου μιᾷ τοῦ μηνὸς ἔσται ὑμῖν ἀνάπαυσις, μνημόσυνον σαλπίγγων· κλητὴ ἁγία ἔσται ὑμῖν·

25You shall do no servile work, and you shall offer a whole burnt offering to the Lord.Πᾶν ἔργον λατρευτὸν οὐ ποιήσετε· καὶ προσάξετε ὁλοκαύτωμα Κυρίῳ.

26And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λέγων,

27Also on the tenth day of this seventh month is a day of atonement: it shall be a holy convocation to you; and you shall humble your souls, and offer a whole burnt offering to the Lord.καὶ τῇ δεκάτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ ἐβδόμου τούτου, ἡμέρα ἐξιλασμοῦ, κλητὴ ἁγία ἔσται ὑμῖν· καὶ ταπεινώσετε τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν, καὶ προσάξετε ὁλοκαύτωμα τῷ Κυρίῳ.

28You shall do no work on this self-same day: for this is a day of atonement for you, to make atonement for you before the Lord your God.Πᾶν ἔργον οὐ ποιήσετε ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ· ἔστι γὰρ ἡμέρα ἐξιλασμοῦ αὕτη ὑμῖν, ἐξιλάσασθαι περὶ ὑμῶν ἔναντι Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν.

29Every soul that shall not be humbled in that day, shall be cut off from among its people.Πᾶσα ψυχὴ, ἥτις μὴ ταπεινωθήσεται ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ, ἐξολοθρευθήσεται ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτῆς.

30And every soul which shall do work on that day, that soul shall be destroyed from among its people.Καὶ πᾶσα ψυχὴ, ἥτις ποιήσει ἔργον ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀπολεῖται ἡ ψυχὴ ἐκείνη ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτῆς.

31You shall do no manner of work: it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your habitations.Πᾶν ἔργον οὐ ποιήσετε· νόμιμον αἰώνιον εἰς τὰς γενεὰς ὑμῶν ἐν πάσαις κατοικίαις ὑμῶν.

32It shall be a holy sabbath to you; and you shall humble your souls, from the ninth day of the month: from evening to evening you shall keep your sabbaths.Σάββατα σαββάτων ἔσται ὑμῖν· καὶ ταπεινώσετε τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν· ἀπὸ ἐνάτης τοῦ μηνὸς, ἀπὸ ἑσπέρας ἕως ἑσπέρας σαββατιεῖτε τὰ σάββατα ὑμῶν.

33And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λέγων,

34Speak to the children of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month, there shall be a feast of tabernacles seven days to the Lord.λάλησον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, λέγων, τῇ πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ ἐβδόμου τούτου, ἑορτὴ σκηνῶν ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας τῷ Κυρίῳ.

35And on the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work.Καὶ ἡ ἡμέρα ἡ πρώτη κλητὴ ἁγία· πᾶν ἔργον λατρευτὸν οὐ ποιήσετε.

36Seven days shall you offer whole burnt offerings to the Lord, and the eighth-day shall be a holy convocation to you; and you shall offer whole burnt offerings to the Lord: it is a time of release, you shall do no servile work.Ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας προσάξετε ὁλοκαυτώματα τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ ἡ ἡμέρα ἡ ὀγδόη κλητὴ ἁγία ἔσται ὑμῖν· καὶ προσάξετε ὁλοκαυτώματα Κυρίῳ· ἐξόδιόν ἐστι· πᾶν ἔργον λατρευτὸν οὐ ποιήσετε.

37These are the feasts to the Lord, which you shall call holy convocations, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, whole burnt offerings and their meat-offerings, and their drink-offerings, that for each day on its day:Αὗται ἑορταὶ Κυρὶῳ, ἃς καλέσετε κλητὰς ἁγίας, ὥστε προσενέγκαι καρπώματα τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ θυσίας αὐτῶν, καὶ σπονδὰς αὐτῶν τὸ καθʼ ἡμέραν εἰς ἡμέραν·

38besides the sabbaths of the Lord, and besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides your free will offerings, which you shall give to the Lord.πλὴν τῶν σαββάτων Κυρίου, καὶ πλὴν τῶν δομάτων ὑμῶν, καὶ πλὴν πασῶν τῶν εὐχῶν ὑμῶν, καὶ πλὴν τῶν ἐκουσίων ὑμῶν, ἃ ἂν δώτε τῷ Κυρίῳ.

39And on the fifteenth day of this seventh month, when you shall have completely gathered in the fruits of the earth, you shall keep a feast to the Lord seven days; on the first day there shall be a rest, and on the eighth day a rest.Καὶ ἐν τῇ πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ ἑβδόμου τούτου, ὅταν συντελέσητε τὰ γεννήματα τῆς γῆς, ἑορτάσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας· τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ πρώτῃ ἀνάπαυσις, καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ ἀνάπαυσις.

40And on the first day you shall take goodly fruit of trees, and branches of palm trees, and thick boughs of trees, and willows, and branches of osiers from the brook, to rejoice before the Lord your God seven days in the year.Καὶ λήψεσθε τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ πρώτῃ καρπὸν ξύλου ὡραῖου, καὶ κάλλυνθρα φοινίκων, καὶ κλάδους ξύλου δασεῖς, καὶ ἰτέας, καὶ ἄγνου κλάδους ἐκ χειμάῤῥου, εὐφρανθῆναι ἔναντι Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ.

41It is a perpetual statute for your generations: in the seventh month you shall keep it.Νόμιμον αἰώνιον εἰς τὰς γενεὰς ὑμῶν· ἐν τῷ μηνὶ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ ἑορτάσετε αὐτήν.

42Seven days you shall dwell in tabernacles: every native in Israel shall dwell in tents,Ἐν σκηναῖς κατοικήσετε ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας· πᾶς ὁ αὐτόχθων ἐν Ἰσραὴλ κατοικήσει ἐν σκηναῖς,

43that your posterity may see, that I made the children of Israel to dwell in tents, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.ὅπως ἴδωσιν αἱ γενεαὶ ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἐν σκηναῖς κατῴκισα τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ, ἐν τῷ ἐξαγαγεῖν με αὐτοὺς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου· ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν.

44And Moses recounted the feasts of the Lord to the children of Israel.Καὶ ἐλάλησε Μωυσῆς τὰς ἑορτὰς Κυρίου τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ.

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