Harvest Offerings
1 “After you have occupied the land that the Lord your God is giving you and have settled there, 2 each of you must place in a basket the first part of each crop that you harvest and you must take it with you to the one place of worship. 3 Go to the priest in charge at that time and say to him, ‘I now acknowledge to the Lord my God that I have entered the land that he promised our ancestors to give us.’
4 “The priest will take the basket from you and place it before the altar of the Lord your God. 5 Then, in the Lord's presence you will recite these words: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, who took his family to Egypt to live. They were few in number when they went there, but they became a large and powerful nation. 6 The Egyptians treated us harshly and forced us to work as slaves. 7 Then we cried out for help to the Lord, the God of our ancestors. He heard us and saw our suffering, hardship, and misery. 8 By his great power and strength he rescued us from Egypt. He worked miracles and wonders, and caused terrifying things to happen. 9 He brought us here and gave us this rich and fertile land. 10 So now I bring to the Lord the first part of the harvest that he has given me.’
“Then set the basket down in the Lord's presence and worship there. 11 Be grateful for the good things that the Lord your God has given you and your family; and let the Levites and the foreigners who live among you join in the celebration.
12 “Every third year give the tithe—a tenth of your crops—to the Levites, the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, so that in every community they will have all they need to eat. When you have done this, 13 say to the Lord, ‘None of the sacred tithe is left in my house; I have given it to the Levites, the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, as you commanded me to do. I have not disobeyed or forgotten any of your commands concerning the tithe. 14 I have not eaten any of it when I was mourning; I have not taken any of it out of my house when I was ritually unclean; and I have not given any of it as an offering for the dead. I have obeyed you, O Lord; I have done everything you commanded concerning the tithe. 15 Look down from your holy place in heaven and bless your people Israel; bless also the rich and fertile land that you have given us, as you promised our ancestors.’
The Lord's Own People
16 “Today the Lord your God commands you to obey all his laws; so obey them faithfully with all your heart. 17 Today you have acknowledged the Lord as your God; you have promised to obey him, to keep all his laws, and to do all that he commands. 18 Today the Lord has accepted you as his own people, as he promised you; and he commands you to obey all his laws. 19 He will make you greater than any other nation that he has created, and you will bring praise and honor to his name. You will be his own people, as he promised.”
1 Un notiks, kad tu nonāksi tanī zemē, ko Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dod iemantot, un tu būsi to dabūjis un tur dzīvosi, 2 tad tev būs ņemt no visiem zemes augļiem pirmo ražu, ko tu ievāksi no savas zemes, kuru Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev dod, un likt grozā un iet uz to vietu, ko Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, Sev izraudzīs, lai tur mājotu Viņa Vārds. 3 Un tev būs iet pie priestera, kas tanī laikā būs, un viņam sacīt: es šodien apliecinu Tā Kunga, tava Dieva, priekšā, ka es esmu ienācis tanī zemē, ko Tas Kungs, mūsu tēvu Dievs, mūsu tēviem ir apsolījis ar zvērestu dot. 4 Tad lai priesteris ņem grozu no tavas rokas un lai viņš to noliek Tā Kunga, tava Dieva, altāra priekšā. 5 Un tev jāatbild un jāsaka Tā Kunga, sava Dieva, priekšā: mans ciltstēvs bija aramiešu klejotājs, un viņš nogāja uz Ēģipti un mita tur kā svešinieks ar nedaudz ļaudīm, kas tur pieauga par varenu, stipru un lielu tautu. 6 Bet ēģiptieši darīja mums ļaunu, tie mūs apspieda un mums uzlika smagus darbus, 7 un tad mēs sākām brēkt uz To Kungu, savu tēvu Dievu, un Tas Kungs paklausīja mūsu balsij un ieraudzīja mūsu bēdas, mūsu grūtumu un mūsu nomāktību; 8 un Tas Kungs mūs izveda no Ēģiptes ar stipru roku un ar izstieptu elkoni, ar lielām izbailēm, ar zīmēm un brīnumiem; 9 un Viņš mūs ir vedis uz šo vietu un mums ir devis šo zemi - zemi, kur piens un medus tek. 10 Un nu tagad, redzi, es esmu atnesis zemes pirmos augļus no tās zemes, ko Tas Kungs ir man devis. Tad tev tos būs atstāt Tā Kunga, sava Dieva, priekšā un pielūgt To Kungu, savu Dievu, 11 un tev jābūt priecīgam par visu to labo, ko Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev un tavam namam ir devis, tev un tavam levītam, un tavam svešiniekam, kas ir tavā vidū. 12 Un, kad tu būsi pabeidzis nodalīt desmito tiesu no visas savas ražas trešajā gadā, kas ir desmitās tiesas upura gads, un tu būsi devis levītam, svešiniekam, bārenim un atraitnei, ka tie tavos vārtos ēd un ir paēduši, 13 tad tev būs Tā Kunga, sava Dieva, vaiga priekšā sacīt: es to, kas ir svētīts, esmu iznesis no sava nama un esmu to devis gan levītam, gan svešiniekam, gan bārenim, gan atraitnei pēc visām Tavām pavēlēm, ko Tu man esi pavēlējis,- Tavus baušļus es neesmu ne pārkāpis, ne aizmirsis. 14 Es neesmu no tā neko ēdis savās bēdās un neesmu no tā neko atrāvis, kad biju nešķīsts, un es no tā neesmu arī neko devis mirušajiem; es esmu klausījis Tā Kunga, sava Dieva, balsij un esmu darījis, ko Viņš man ir pavēlējis. 15 Raugies lejup no Savas svētās vietas, no debesīm, un svētī Savu Israēla tautu un šo zemi, ko Tu esi mums devis, kā Tu ar zvērestu mūsu tēviem esi apsolījis,- zemi, kur piens un medus tek. 16 Šodien Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev pavēl šos likumus un šīs tiesas pildīt; tad nu turi tos un dari no visas savas sirds un no visas savas dvēseles. 17 Šodien tu esi Tam Kungam sacījis, lai Viņš ir tev par Dievu un ka tu staigāsi visur Viņa ceļos, turēsi Viņa likumus, Viņa baušļus un Viņa tiesas un klausīsi Viņa balsij. 18 Un Tas Kungs tev šodien ir sacījis, ka tu Viņam esi par īpašuma tautu, kā Viņš to bija teicis, un ka tu turi visus Viņa baušļus 19 un ka Viņš tevi augstu cels pār visām tautām, ko Viņš ir radījis, ka tu būtu pagodināta, slavināta un teikta un būtu par svētu tautu Tam Kungam, savam Dievam, kā Viņš ir sacījis."
