under
the BANNER of Yahweh, He speaks to this nation in the south land. A
Divine Decree to follow after the slaying of the deceitful, the liars,
the wrong doers and the wicked, who are even now among His people in the
south and also scattered around the globe. SPEECH FOUR of SEVEN:
Deuteronomy 16:13-22
[13] “Perform the Festival of Booths for seven
days after the ingathering from your threshing-floor and from your winepress,
[14] and you shall rejoice in your festival, you
and your son and your daughter, and your male servant and your female servant,
and the Lĕwite, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are
within your gates.
[15] “For seven days you shall observe a festival
to יהוה your
Elohim in the place which יהוה chooses, because יהוה your Elohim does bless you in all your
increase and in all the work of your hands, and you shall be only rejoicing!
[16] “Three times a year all your males appear
before יהוה your Elohim in the place which He chooses: at the Festival of
Unleavened Bread, and at the Festival of Weeks, and at the Festival of Booths.
And none should appear before יהוה empty-handed,
[17] but each one with the gift of his
hand, according to the blessing of יהוה your Elohim
which He has given you.
[18] “Appoint judges and officers within all your
gates, which יהוה your Elohim is giving you, according to your tribes. And they
shall judge the people with righteous right-ruling.
[19] “Do not distort right-ruling. Do not show
partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and
twists the words of the righteous.
[20] “Follow righteousness, righteousness alone,
so that you live and inherit the land which יהוה your Elohim is
giving you.
[21] “Do not plant for yourself any tree as an Ashĕrah
near the altar of יהוה your Elohim that you make for yourself.
[22] “And do not set up a pillar, which יהוה your
Elohim hates.
Deuteronómium 16:13-22
[13] Die huttefees moet jy sewe
dae lank hou as jy van jou dorsvloer en jou wynpers insameling hou.
[14] En jy moet vrolik wees op
jou fees, jy en jou seun en jou dogter en jou slaaf en jou slavin en die Leviet
en die vreemdeling en die wees en die weduwee wat in jou poorte is.
[15] Sewe dae lank moet jy vir Jahweh
jou Eloah fees hou op die plek wat Jahweh sal uitkies; want Jahweh jou Eloah
sal jou seën in al jou inkomste en in al die werk van jou hande; en jy moet net
maar vrolik wees.
[16] Drie maal in die jaar moet
al jou manne voor die aangesig van Jahweh jou Eloah verskyn op die plek wat Hy
sal uitkies; op die fees van die ongesuurde brode en op die fees van die weke
en op die huttefees; en hulle mag nie met leë hande voor die aangesig van Jahweh
verskyn nie;
[17] elkeen volgens die gawe
van sy hand ooreenkomstig die seën van Jahweh jou Eloah wat Hy jou gegee het.
[18] Regters en opsigters moet
jy vir jou aanstel in al jou poorte wat Jahweh jou Eloah jou sal gee volgens
jou stamme; en hulle moet die volk oordeel volgens ‘n regverdige regspraak.
[19] Jy mag die reg nie
verdraai nie; jy mag nie partydig wees nie; ook mag jy geen omkoopgeskenk aanneem nie, want
die geskenk verblind die oë van die wyse en verdraai die sake van die wat reg
het.
[20] Geregtigheid, geregtigheid
moet jy najaag, dat jy kan lewe en die land in besit kan neem wat Jahweh jou Eloah
jou sal gee.
[21] Jy mag vir jou nie ‘n
heilige boomstam—enige boom—plant langs die altaar van Jahweh jou Eloah wat jy
vir jou sal maak nie.
[22] Ook mag jy vir jou geen
klippilaar, wat Jahweh jou Eloah haat, oprig nie.
