Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread
16 “In honor of the Lord your God, celebrate the Passover each year in the early spring, in the month of Abib,[a] for that was the month in which the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. 2 Your Passover sacrifice may be from either the flock or the herd, and it must be sacrificed to the Lord your God at the designated place of worship—the place he chooses for his name to be honored. 3 Eat it with bread made without yeast. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, as when you escaped from Egypt in such a hurry. Eat this bread—the bread of suffering—so that as long as you live you will remember the day you departed from Egypt. 4 Let no yeast be found in any house throughout your land for those seven days. And when you sacrifice the Passover lamb on the evening of the first day, do not let any of the meat remain until the next morning. 5 “You may not sacrifice the Passover in just any of the towns that the Lord your God is giving you. 6 You must offer it only at the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored. Sacrifice it there in the evening as the sun goes down on the anniversary of your exodus from Egypt. 7 Roast the lamb and eat it in the place the Lord your God chooses. Then you may go back to your tents the next morning. 8 For the next six days you may not eat any bread made with yeast. On the seventh day proclaim another holy day in honor of the Lord your God, and no work may be done on that day.
The Festival of Harvest
9 “Count off seven weeks from when you first begin to cut the grain at the time of harvest. 10 Then celebrate the Festival of Harvest[b] to honor the Lord your God. Bring him a voluntary offering in proportion to the blessings you have received from him. 11 This is a time to celebrate before the Lord your God at the designated place of worship he will choose for his name to be honored. Celebrate with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites from your towns, and the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you. 12 Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, so be careful to obey all these decrees.
The Festival of Shelters
13 “You must observe the Festival of Shelters[c] for seven days at the end of the harvest season, after the grain has been threshed and the grapes have been pressed. 14 This festival will be a happy time of celebrating with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows from your towns. 15 For seven days you must celebrate this festival to honor the Lord your God at the place he chooses, for it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work. This festival will be a time of great joy for all. 16 “Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. On each of these occasions, all men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he chooses, but they must not appear before the Lord without a gift for him. 17 All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the Lord your God.
Justice for the People
18 “Appoint judges and officials for yourselves from each of your tribes in all the towns the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly. 19 You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly. 20 Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 21 “You must never set up a wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build for the Lord your God. 22 And never set up sacred pillars for worship, for the Lord your God hates them.
三大祭
16 第一の月（太陽暦では三月）には必ず、過越の祭りを祝いなさい。あなたの神、主が、夜、エジプトから助け出してくださった月だからです。 2 過越のいけにえには、子羊と雄牛を聖なる場所でほふりなさい。 3 それを、パン種（イースト菌）を入れないパンといっしょに食べます。エジプトから逃げ出す時に食べたパンをしのんで、七日間パン種を入れないパンを食べるのです。エジプトを発つ時には、パンをふくらませる時間もありませんでした。生涯、あの日のことを忘れないようにしなさい。 4 七日間は、ほんの少しのパン種も家に置いてはならず、過越の子羊の肉は翌朝まで残しておいてはなりません。 5 過越のいけにえは家では食べられません。 6 主が聖所としてお選びになった場所で食べなさい。毎年その日が来たら、夕方、日の沈むころに聖所でいけにえをささげ、 7 子羊を調理して食べ、翌朝、家に帰りなさい。 8 続く六日間は、種を入れたパンを食べてはいけません。七日目には、それぞれの町から集まり、主の前で共に静かに過ごしなさい。その日一日、どんな仕事もしてはいけません。9 刈り入れが始まって七週間目に、 10 主の前に七週の祭りを祝います。その時には、主が収穫させてくださった量に応じて、それぞれ、進んで行うささげ物をしなさい。 11 こうして、家族をはじめ家中の者が、主の前で共に喜び合うのです。この祝いには、同じ町に住むレビ人、外国人、未亡人、身寄りのない子も招待しなさい。 12 エジプトで奴隷だったことを忘れないように、必ずこのとおりにしなければなりません。13 取り入れも終わり、穀物を脱穀し、ぶどうをしぼり終えたころ、七日の間、仮庵の祭り（荒野での天幕生活を記念して、祭りの間、小屋に住むことから名づけられた）を祝いなさい。 14 家族も使用人も共に楽しく過ごします。同じ町に住むレビ人、外国人、身寄りのない子、未亡人も忘れずに招待しなさい。 15 この祭りは聖所で祝います。収穫を感謝し、主の祝福を大いに喜び合いなさい。
16 イスラエルの男子はみな、年に三度、種なしパンの祭り、七週の祭り、仮庵の祭りの時に聖所に集まり、主の前に出なければなりません。そのたびに主へのささげ物を持って来なさい。 17 受けた祝福に応じてささげなさい。
正しい裁判
18 主が与えてくださるすべての町々に、裁判官と行政官を任命しなさい。正義が行われるためです。 19 金持ちの肩をもって裁きを曲げたり、わいろを取ったりしてはいけません。知恵ある人も欲に目がくらむと、正しい判断ができなくなります。 20 至る所で正義が行われなければなりません。でなければ、主が与えてくださる地で成功を収めることはできません。
神が憎まれるもの
21 あなたの神、主の祭壇のほかは、たとえどんな事情があろうとも、偶像を立ててはいけません。 22 石柱も同じです。主はそのどちらも憎まれるのです。