AndוַYHWHיְהוָהspokeיְדַבֵּרto Mosesאֶל מֹשֶׁהon MountבְּהַרSinai,סִינַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Speakדַּבֵּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them:אֲלֵהֶםWhenכִּיyou comeתָבֹאוּintoאֶלthe landהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרIאֲנִיam givingנֹתֵןyou,לָכֶםthe landהָאָרֶץshall cease,וְשָׁבְתָהa Sabbathשַׁבָּתto YHWH.לַיהוָה
Sixשֵׁשׁyearsשָׁנִיםyou shall sowתִּזְרַעyour field,שָׂדֶךָand sixוְשֵׁשׁyearsשָׁנִיםyou shall pruneתִּזְמֹרyour vineyardכַּרְמֶךָand gatherוְאָסַפְתָּits produce;אֶת תְּבוּאָתָהּ
but in the seventh yearוּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִתthere shall beיִהְיֶהa Sabbathשַׁבַּתof solemn restשַׁבָּתוֹןfor the land,לָאָרֶץa Sabbathשַׁבָּתto YHWH;לַיהוָהyour fieldשָׂדְךָyou shall notלֹאsow,תִזְרָעand your vineyardוְכַרְמְךָyou shall notלֹאprune.תִזְמֹר
What grows by itselfאֵת סְפִיחַfrom your harvestקְצִירְךָyou shall notלֹאreap,תִקְצוֹרand the grapesוְאֶת עִנְּבֵיof your unpruned vineנְזִירֶךָyou shall notלֹאgather;תִבְצֹרit shall beיִהְיֶהa yearשְׁנַתof solemn restשַׁבָּתוֹןfor the land.לָאָרֶץ
And the Sabbathוְ שַׁבַּתof the landהָאָרֶץshall beהָיְתָהfor youלָכֶםfor food:לְאָכְלָהfor youלְךָand for your male slaveוּלְעַבְדְּךָand for your female slaveוְלַאֲמָתֶךָand for your hired workerוְלִשְׂכִירְךָand for your temporary resident,וּלְתוֹשָׁבְךָthose who resideהַגָּרִיםwith you,עִמָּךְ
and for your beastsוְלִבְהֶמְתְּךָand for the animalsוְלַחַיָּהthatאֲשֶׁרare in your landבְּאַרְצֶךָallכָלits produceתְּבוּאָתָהּshall beתִּהְיֶהfor food.לֶאֱכֹל
And you shall countוְסָפַרְתָּfor yourselfלְךָsevenשֶׁבַעSabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתof years,שָׁנִיםsevenשֶׁבַעyearsשָׁנִיםsevenשֶׁבַעtimes,פְּעָמִיםand the daysיְמֵיof the sevenשֶׁבַעSabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתof yearsהַשָּׁנִיםshall beוְהָיוּto youלְךָforty-וְאַרְבָּעִיםnineתֵּשַׁעyears.שָׁנָה
Then you shall soundוְהַעֲבַרְתָּthe hornשׁוֹפַרof acclamationתְּרוּעָהin the seventhבַּ הַשְּׁבִעִיmonth,חֹדֶשׁon the tenth dayבֶּעָשׂוֹרof the month;לַחֹדֶשׁon the Dayבְּיוֹםof Expiationהַכִּפֻּרִיםyou shall soundתַּעֲבִירוּthe hornשׁוֹפָרthroughout allבְּכָלyour land.אַרְצְכֶם
And you shall sanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּםthe fiftiethהַחֲמִשִּׁיםyearאֵת שְׁנַת שָׁנָהand proclaimוּקְרָאתֶםlibertyדְּרוֹרin the landבָּאָרֶץto allלְכָלits inhabitants;יֹשְׁבֶיהָitהִואshall beתִּהְיֶהa jubileeיוֹבֵלfor you,לָכֶםand you shall return,וְשַׁבְתֶּםeachאִישׁtoאֶלhis possession,אֲחֻזָּתוֹand eachוְאִישׁtoאֶלhis clanמִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹyou shall return.תָּשֻׁבוּ
Thatהִואfiftiethהַחֲמִשִּׁיםyearשְׁנַת שָׁנָהshall beתִּהְיֶהa jubileeיוֹבֵלfor you;לָכֶםyou shall notלֹאsow,תִזְרָעוּand you shall notוְלֹאreapתִקְצְרוּwhat grows by itselfאֶת סְפִיחֶיהָand you shall notוְלֹאgatherתִבְצְרוּits unpruned vines.אֶת נְזִרֶיהָ
Forכִּיitהִואis a jubilee;יוֹבֵלit shall beתִּהְיֶהholyקֹדֶשׁto you;לָכֶםfromמִןthe fieldהַשָּׂדֶהyou shall eatתֹּאכְלוּits produce.אֶת תְּבוּאָתָהּ
In thisבִּ הַזֹּאתyearשְׁנַתof jubileeהַיּוֹבֵלyou shall return,תָּשֻׁבוּeachאִישׁtoאֶלhis possession.אֲחֻזָּתוֹ
And ifוְכִיyou sellתִמְכְּרוּanythingמִמְכָּרto your neighborלַעֲמִיתֶךָorאוֹbuyקָנֹהfrom the handמִיַּדof your neighbor,עֲמִיתֶךָyou shall notאַלtake advantage ofתּוֹנוּone another.אִישׁ אֶת אָחִיו
According to the numberבְּמִסְפַּרof yearsשָׁנִיםafterאַחַרthe jubileeהַיּוֹבֵלyou shall buyתִּקְנֶהfromמֵאֵתyour neighbor;עֲמִיתֶךָaccording to the numberבְּמִסְפַּרof yearsשְׁנֵיof harvestsתְבוּאֹתhe shall sellיִמְכָּרto you.לָךְ
The moreלְפִי רֹבthe years,הַשָּׁנִיםthe more you shall increaseתַּרְבֶּהits price,מִקְנָתוֹandוּthe fewerלְפִי מְעֹטthe years,הַשָּׁנִיםthe more you shall decreaseתַּמְעִיטits price;מִקְנָתוֹforכִּיitהוּאis a numberמִסְפַּרof harvestsתְּבוּאֹתthat he is sellingמֹכֵרto you.לָךְ
And you shall notוְלֹאtake advantage ofתוֹנוּone another,אִישׁ אֶת עֲמִיתוֹbut you shall fearוְיָרֵאתָyour Elohim;מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָforכִּיIאֲנִיam YHWHיְהֹוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
So you shall doוַעֲשִׂיתֶםmy statutesאֶת חֻקֹּתַיandוְkeepתִּשְׁמְרוּmy rulesאֶת מִשְׁפָּטַיand doוַעֲשִׂיתֶםthem,אֹתָםand you shall liveוִישַׁבְתֶּםonעַלthe landהָאָרֶץsecurely.לָבֶטַח
And the landוְ הָאָרֶץwill giveנָתְנָהits fruit,פִּרְיָהּand you will eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּםyour fillלָשֹׂבַעand liveוִישַׁבְתֶּםsecurelyלָבֶטַחon it.עָלֶיהָ
And ifוְכִיyou say,תֹאמְרוּ‘Whatמַהshall we eatנֹּאכַלin the seventhבַּ הַשְּׁבִיעִתyear,שָּׁנָהifהֵןwe may notלֹאsowנִזְרָעorוְלֹאgather inנֶאֱסֹףour produce?’אֶת תְּבוּאָתֵנוּ
I will commandוְצִוִּיתִיmy blessingאֶת בִּרְכָתִיfor youלָכֶםin the sixthבַּ הַשִּׁשִּׁיתyear,שָּׁנָהand it will produceוְעָשָׂתthe produceאֶת הַתְּבוּאָהfor threeלִשְׁלֹשׁyears.הַשָּׁנִים
And you shall sowוּזְרַעְתֶּםin the eighthאֵת הַ הַשְּׁמִינִתyearשָּׁנָהand eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּםfromמִןthe oldיָשָׁןproduce;הַתְּבוּאָהuntilעַדthe ninthהַ הַתְּשִׁיעִתyear,שָּׁנָהuntilעַדits produceתְּבוּאָתָהּcomes in,בּוֹאyou shall eatתֹּאכְלוּthe old.יָשָׁן
And the landוְהָאָרֶץshall notלֹאbe soldתִמָּכֵרin perpetuity,לִצְמִתֻתforכִּיthe landהָאָרֶץis mine;לִיforכִּיyouאַתֶּםare resident aliensגֵרִיםand temporary residentsוְתוֹשָׁבִיםwith me.עִמָּדִי
And throughout allוּבְכֹלthe landאֶרֶץof your possessionאֲחֻזַּתְכֶםyou shall grantתִּתְּנוּredemptionגְּאֻלָּהto the land.לָאָרֶץ
Ifכִּיyour brotherאָחִיךָbecomes poorיָמוּךְand sellsוּמָכַרpart of his possession,מֵאֲחֻזָּתוֹthen his redeemer,וּ גֹאֲלוֹthe one who is nearהַקָּרֹבto him,אֵלָיוshall comeבָאand redeemוְגָאַלwhatאֵתhis brotherאָחִיוsold.מִמְכַּר
And if a manוְאִישׁ כִּיhasיִהְיֶה לּוֹnoלֹאredeemer,גֹּאֵלbutוְhis handיָדוֹreachesהִשִּׂיגָהand findsוּמָצָאenoughכְּדֵיfor his redemption,גְאֻלָּתוֹ
he shall calculateוְחִשַּׁבthe yearsאֶת שְׁנֵיsince his saleמִמְכָּרוֹand give backוְהֵשִׁיבthe remainderאֶת הָעֹדֵףto the manלָאִישׁto whomאֲשֶׁר לוֹhe sold it,מָכַרand he shall returnוְשָׁבto his possession.לַאֲחֻזָּתוֹ
But ifוְאִםhis handיָדוֹdoes notלֹאfindמָצְאָהenoughדֵּיto give backהָשִׁיבto him,לוֹthen what he soldוְ מִמְכָּרוֹshall remainהָיָהin the handבְּיַדof the one who boughtהַקֹּנֶהitאֹתוֹuntilעַדthe yearשְׁנַתof jubilee;הַיּוֹבֵלand in the jubileeוְ בַּיֹּבֵלit shall go free,יָצָאand he shall returnוְשָׁבto his possession.לַאֲחֻזָּתוֹ
And if a manוְאִישׁ כִּיsellsיִמְכֹּרa dwellingמוֹשַׁבhouseבֵּיתin a walledחוֹמָהcity,עִירhis redemptionגְּאֻלָּתוֹshall lastוְהָיְתָהuntilעַדa yearשְׁנַתfrom his saleמִמְכָּרוֹis complete;תֹּםfor a full yearיָמִיםshallתִּהְיֶהhis redemption last.גְאֻלָּתוֹ
But ifוְאִםit is notלֹאredeemedיִגָּאֵלbeforeעַדa fullתְמִימָהyearשָׁנָהis completedמְלֹאתfor it,לוֹthen the houseוְ הַבַּיִתthatאֲשֶׁרis in the cityבָּעִירthatאֲשֶׁרhasלוֹa wallחֹמָהshall belongקָםin perpetuityלַצְּמִיתֻתto the one who boughtלַקֹּנֶהit,אֹתוֹthroughout his generations;לְדֹרֹתָיוit shall notלֹאgo freeיֵצֵאin the jubilee.בַּיֹּבֵל
But the housesוּבָתֵּיof the villagesהַחֲצֵרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhave noאֵין לָהֶםwallחֹמָהaround themסָבִיבshall be countedיֵחָשֵׁבasעַלthe fieldשְׂדֵהof the land;הָאָרֶץthey shall haveתִּהְיֶה לּוֹredemption,גְּאֻלָּהand in the jubileeוּבַיֹּבֵלthey shall go free.יֵצֵא
As for the citiesוְעָרֵיof the Levites,הַלְוִיִּםthe housesבָּתֵּיin the citiesעָרֵיof their possession,אֲחֻזָּתָםthe Levitesלַלְוִיִּםshall haveתִּהְיֶהeternalעוֹלָםredemption.גְּאֻלַּת
And whatוַאֲשֶׁרone ofמִןthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּםredeems,יִגְאַלthe saleמִמְכַּרof a houseבַּיִתin the cityוְעִירof his possession,אֲחֻזָּתוֹshall go freeוְיָצָאin the jubilee;בַּיֹּבֵלforכִּיthe housesבָתֵּיof the citiesעָרֵיof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםareהִואtheir possessionאֲחֻזָּתָםamongבְּתוֹךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
But the fieldוּשְׂדֵהof the pasturelandמִגְרַשׁof their citiesעָרֵיהֶםshall notלֹאbe sold,יִמָּכֵרforכִּיitהוּאis an eternalעוֹלָםpossessionאֲחֻזַּתfor them.לָהֶם
And ifוְכִיyour brotherאָחִיךָbecomes poorיָמוּךְand his handוּ יָדוֹfailsמָטָהwith you,עִמָּךְyou shall supportוְהֶחֱזַקְתָּhim;בּוֹas a resident alienגֵּרand a temporary residentוְתוֹשָׁבhe shall liveוָחַיwith you.עִמָּךְ
Do notאַלtakeתִּקַּחfrom himמֵאִתּוֹinterestנֶשֶׁךְor profit,וְתַרְבִּיתbut fearוְיָרֵאתָyour Elohim,מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָso that your brotherוְ אָחִיךָmay liveחֵיwith you.עִמָּךְ
You shall notלֹאgiveתִתֵּןhimלוֹyour silverאֶת כַּסְפְּךָat interest,בְּנֶשֶׁךְand you shall notוּ לֹאgiveתִתֵּןyour foodאָכְלֶךָfor profit.בְמַרְבִּית
Iאֲנִיam YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיכֶםwhoאֲשֶׁרbroughtהוֹצֵאתִיyouאֶתְכֶםout of the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרָיִםto giveלָתֵתyouלָכֶםthe landאֶת אֶרֶץof Canaan,כְּנַעַןto beלִהְיוֹתyourלָכֶםElohim.לֵאלֹהִים
And ifוְכִיyour brotherאָחִיךָbecomes poorיָמוּךְwith youעִמָּךְand sells himselfוְנִמְכַּרto you,לָךְyou shall notלֹאmake himבּוֹserveתַעֲבֹדthe serviceעֲבֹדַתof a slave.עָבֶד
He shall beיִהְיֶהwith youעִמָּךְas a hired worker,כְּשָׂכִירas a temporary resident;כְּתוֹשָׁבhe shall serveיַעֲבֹדwith youעִמָּךְuntilעַדthe yearשְׁנַתof jubilee.הַיֹּבֵל
Then he shall go outוְיָצָאfrom you,מֵעִמָּךְheהוּאand his sonsוּבָנָיוwith him,עִמּוֹand returnוְשָׁבtoאֶלhis clan,מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹand toוְאֶלthe possessionאֲחֻזַּתof his fathersאֲבֹתָיוhe shall return.יָשׁוּב
Forכִּיtheyהֵםare my servants,עֲבָדַיwhomאֲשֶׁרI broughtהוֹצֵאתִיoutאֹתָםof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt;מִצְרָיִםthey shall notלֹאbe soldיִמָּכְרוּas a slave is sold.מִמְכֶּרֶת עָבֶד
You shall notלֹאruleתִרְדֶּהover himבוֹwith harshness,בְּפָרֶךְbut you shall fearוְיָרֵאתָyour Elohim.מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָ
As for your male slaveוְעַבְדְּךָand your female slaveוַאֲמָתְךָwhomאֲשֶׁרyou may have,יִהְיוּ לָךְfromמֵאֵתthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםthatאֲשֶׁרare around you,סְבִיבֹתֵיכֶםfrom themמֵהֶםyou may buyתִּקְנוּa male slaveעֶבֶדand a female slave.וְאָמָה
And alsoוְגַםfrom the sonsמִבְּנֵיof the temporary residentsהַתּוֹשָׁבִיםwho resideהַגָּרִיםwith you,עִמָּכֶםfrom themמֵהֶםyou may buy,תִּקְנוּand from their clansוּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּםthatאֲשֶׁרare with you,עִמָּכֶםwhomאֲשֶׁרthey have fatheredהוֹלִידוּin your land;בְּאַרְצְכֶםand they may beוְהָיוּyoursלָכֶםas a possession.לַאֲחֻזָּה
And you may bequeathוְהִתְנַחֲלְתֶּםthemאֹתָםto your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶםafter youאַחֲרֵיכֶםto inheritלָרֶשֶׁתas a possession;אֲחֻזָּהforeverלְעֹלָםyou may make them serve;בָּהֶם תַּעֲבֹדוּbut over your brothers,וּבְאַחֵיכֶםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלoneאִישׁoverבְּanotherאָחִיוyou shall notלֹאruleתִרְדֶּהwith harshness.בוֹ בְּפָרֶךְ
And ifוְכִיthe handיַדof a resident alienגֵּרor a temporary residentוְתוֹשָׁבwith youעִמָּךְprospers,תַשִּׂיגand your brotherוּ אָחִיךָbecomes poorמָךְbeside himעִמּוֹand sells himselfוְנִמְכַּרto the resident alien,לְגֵרthe temporary residentתּוֹשָׁבwith you,עִמָּךְorאוֹto a descendantלְעֵקֶרof the clanמִשְׁפַּחַתof a resident alien,גֵּר
afterאַחֲרֵיhe has sold himselfנִמְכַּרhe shall haveתִּהְיֶה לּוֹredemption;גְּאֻלָּהoneאֶחָדof his brothersמֵאֶחָיוmay redeem him,יִגְאָלֶנּוּ
orאוֹhis uncleדֹדוֹorאוֹhis uncle’sדֹּדוֹsonבֶןmay redeem him,יִגְאָלֶנּוּorאוֹone ofמִhis close relativesשְּׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֹfrom his clanמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּוֹmay redeem him;יִגְאָלֶנּוּorאוֹif his handיָדוֹprospers,הִשִּׂיגָהhe may redeem himself.וְנִגְאָל
And he shall calculateוְחִשַּׁבwithעִםthe one who bought himקֹנֵהוּfrom the yearמִשְּׁנַתhe sold himselfהִמָּכְרוֹto himלוֹuntilעַדthe yearשְׁנַתof jubilee,הַיֹּבֵלand the silverוְהָיָה כֶּסֶףof his saleמִמְכָּרוֹshall be according toבְּthe numberמִסְפַּרof years;שָׁנִיםasכִּthe daysימֵיof a hired workerשָׂכִירit shall beיִהְיֶהwith him.עִמּוֹ
Ifאִםmanyרַבּוֹתyearsבַּשָּׁנִיםstill remain,עוֹדaccording toלְפִיthemהֶןhe shall pay backיָשִׁיבthe price of his redemptionגְּאֻלָּתוֹfrom the silverמִכֶּסֶףhe was bought for.מִקְנָתוֹ
And ifוְאִםfewמְעַטyearsבַּשָּׁנִיםremainנִשְׁאַרuntilעַדthe yearשְׁנַתof jubilee,הַיֹּבֵלhe shall calculateוְחִשַּׁבwith him;לוֹaccording toכְּפִיhis yearsשָׁנָיוhe shall pay backיָשִׁיבthe price of his redemption.אֶת גְּאֻלָּתוֹ
As a hired workerכִּשְׂכִירyearשָׁנָהby yearבְּשָׁנָהhe shall beיִהְיֶהwith him;עִמּוֹhe shall notלֹאrule over himיִרְדֶּנּוּwith harshnessבְּפֶרֶךְbefore your eyes.לְעֵינֶיךָ
And ifוְאִםhe is notלֹאredeemedיִגָּאֵלby these means,בְּאֵלֶּהhe shall go outוְיָצָאin the yearבִּשְׁנַתof jubilee,הַיֹּבֵלheהוּאand his sonsוּבָנָיוwith him.עִמּוֹ
Forכִּיthe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלare servantsעֲבָדִיםto me;לִיtheyהֵםare my servants,עֲבָדַיwhomאֲשֶׁרI broughtהוֹצֵאתִיoutאוֹתָםof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִםIאֲנִיam YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיכֶם