Jubilees 21

In the sixth year of the seventh week of this jubilee, Abraham called his son Isaac and commanded him, saying, 'I have grown old and do not know the day of my death, for I am full of my days.

REF And in the sixth year of the seventh week of this jubilee Abraham called Isaac his son and commanded him saying: 'I am become old, and know not the day of my death, for I am full of my days.

I am one hundred and seventy-five years old, and throughout all the days of my life I have remembered the LORD and sought with all my heart to do his will and walk uprightly in all his ways.

REF And behold, I am one hundred and seventy-five years old, and throughout all the days of my life I have remembered the Lord, and sought with all my heart to do His will, and to walk uprightly in all His ways.

My soul has hated idols. I have despised those who serve them. I have devoted my heart and spirit to observe the will of the one who created me.

REF My soul hath hated idols, And I have despised those that served them, And I have given my heart and spirit That I might observe to do the will of Him who created me.

For he is the living God — holy, faithful, and righteous beyond all. He shows no favoritism and accepts no bribes, for God is righteous and executes judgment on all who transgress his commandments and despise his covenant.

REF For He is the living God, and He is holy and faithful, and He is righteous beyond all, And there is with Him no accepting of (men's) persons and no accepting of gifts; For God is righteous, and executeth judgment on all those who transgress His commandments and despise His covenant.

My son, observe his commandments, ordinances, and judgments. Do not follow abominations or carved images or cast images.

REF Do thou, my son, observe His commandments and His ordinances and His judgments, and walk not after the abominations and after the graven images and after the molten images.

Eat no blood of any animal, bird, or cattle.

REF And eat no blood of any animal, nor of any bird, nor of any cattle.

If you slaughter an animal as an acceptable peace offering, slaughter it and pour its blood on the altar. Offer all the fat of the offering on the altar with fine flour and the grain offering mixed with oil, with its drink offering — offer them all together on the altar of burnt offering. It is a pleasing aroma before the LORD.

REF And if thou dost slay a victim as an acceptable peace offering, slay ye it, and pour out its blood upon the altar, and all the fat of the offering offer on the altar with fine flour (and the meat offering) mingled with oil, with its drink offering — offer them all together on the altar of burnt offering; it is a sweet savour before the Lord.

You shall offer the fat of the thank offering on the fire on the altar — the fat covering the entrails, all the fat on the inner organs, the two kidneys and all the fat on them, the fat on the loins, and the liver, which you shall remove along with the kidneys.

REF And thou wilt offer the fat of the sacrifice of thank offerings on the fire which is on the altar, and the fat which is on the belly, and all the fat on the inwards and the two kidneys, and all the fat that is upon them, and upon the loins and liver thou shalt remove together with the kidneys.

Offer all these as a pleasing aroma, acceptable before the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering — a fragrant offering, the bread of the offering to the LORD.

REF And offer all these for a sweet savour acceptable before the Lord, with its meat-offering and with its drink-offering, for a sweet savour, the bread of the offering unto the Lord.

Eat its meat on that day and the second day, but do not let the sun set on the second day before it is consumed. Let nothing remain until the third day, for it is not acceptable and must not be eaten. Anyone who eats it will bring sin upon themselves. For this is what I found written in the books of my forefathers, in the words of Enoch and in the words of Noah.

REF And eat its meat on that day and on the second day, and let not the sun on the second day go down upon it till it is eaten, and let nothing be left over for the third day; for it is not acceptable [for it is not approved] and let it no longer be eaten, and all who eat thereof will bring sin upon themselves; for thus I have found it written in the books of my forefathers, and in the words of Enoch, and in the words of Noah.

On all your offerings you shall sprinkle salt. Let the salt of the covenant never be absent from any of your offerings before the LORD.

REF And on all thy offerings thou shalt strew salt, and let not the salt of the covenant be lacking in all thy offerings before the Lord.

Regarding the wood for sacrifices, take care to bring only these woods for the altar: cypress, bay, almond, fir, pine, cedar, juniper, fig, olive, myrrh, laurel, and aspalathus.

REF And as regards the wood of the sacrifices, beware lest thou bring (other) wood for the altar in addition to these: cypress, bay, almond, fir, pine, cedar, savin, fig, olive, myrrh, laurel, and aspalathus.

From these kinds of wood, place on the altar beneath the sacrifice those that have been inspected for their appearance. Do not use any split or discolored wood — only hard, clean wood without defect, sound and newly grown. Do not use old wood, for its fragrance has gone — it no longer has its original scent.

REF And of these kinds of wood lay upon the altar under the sacrifice, such as have been tested as to their appearance, and do not lay (thereon) any split or dark wood, (but) hard and clean, without fault, a sound and new growth; and do not lay (thereon) old wood, for its fragrance is gone; for there is no longer fragrance in it as before.

Apart from these kinds of wood, you shall place no other on the altar, for the fragrance disperses and the smell of its scent rises to heaven.

REF Besides these kinds of wood there is no other that thou shalt place (on the altar), for the fragrance is dispersed, and the smell of its fragrance goeth up to heaven.

Observe this commandment and practice it, my son, so that you may conduct yourself rightly in all your actions.

REF Observe this commandment and do it, my son, that thou mayest conduct thyself rightly in all thy doings.

At all times keep your body clean. Wash yourself with water before you go to make an offering on the altar. Wash your hands and feet before you approach the altar, and when you have finished sacrificing, wash your hands and feet again.

REF And at all times be clean in thy body, and wash thyself with water before thou goest to make an offering upon the altar, and wash thy hands and thy feet before thou drawest near to the altar; and when thou art done sacrificing, wash thy hands and thy feet again.

Let no blood be visible on you or on your clothes. Be on guard, my son, against blood — be exceedingly careful. Cover it with earth.

REF And let no blood appear upon you or upon your clothes; be on thy guard, my son, against blood, be on thy guard exceedingly; cover it with dust.

Do not eat any blood, for it is the life. Eat no blood whatsoever.

REF And do not eat any blood, for it is the life; eat no blood whatever.

Do not accept any payment for human blood, so that it is not shed with impunity, without justice. For it is shed blood that causes the earth to sin, and the earth cannot be cleansed from human blood except by the blood of the one who shed it.

REF And do not take any gift for the blood of man, lest it be shed with impunity, without judgment; for it is the blood that is shed that causes the earth to sin, and the earth cannot be cleansed from the blood of man save by the blood of him who shed it.

Accept no bribe regarding human blood: blood for blood. Then you will be accepted before the LORD, the Most High God, for he defends the righteous. So may you be kept from all evil, and may he save you from every kind of death.

REF And take no present or gift for the blood of man: blood for blood, that thou mayest be accepted before the Lord, the Most High God; for He is the defence of the good: and that thou mayest be preserved from all evil, and that He may save thee from every kind of death.

I see, my son, that all the works of humanity are sin and wickedness, and all their deeds are impurity, abomination, and pollution. There is no righteousness among them.

REF I see, my son, that all the works of the children of men are sin and wickedness, And all their deeds are uncleanness and an abomination and a pollution, And there is no righteousness with them.

Beware of walking in their ways and treading in their paths, lest you commit a sin worthy of death before the Most High God. Then he would hide his face from you and deliver you into the hands of your transgression, and uproot you from the land — you and your descendants from under heaven — and your name and your offspring would perish from the whole earth.

REF Beware lest thou shouldest walk in their ways, And tread in their paths, And sin a sin unto death before the Most High God. Else He will hide His face from thee, And will deliver thee into the hands of thy transgression, And root thee out of the land, and thy seed likewise from under heaven, And thy name and thy seed shall perish from the whole earth.

Turn away from all their deeds and all their impurity. Observe the ordinance of the Most High God, do his will, and be upright in all things.

REF Turn away from all their deeds and all their uncleanness, and observe the ordinance of the Most High God, and do His will and be upright in all things.

He will bless you in all your works and raise up from you the plant of righteousness across the whole earth, throughout all the generations of the earth. My name and your name will not be forgotten under heaven forever.'

REF And He will bless thee in all thy works, and will raise up from thee the plant of righteousness through all the earth, throughout all the generations of the earth, and my name and thy name shall not be forgotten under heaven for ever.'

He blessed Jacob and said, 'My son Jacob, whom my soul loves — may God bless you from above the firmament and give you all the blessings with which he blessed Adam, Enoch, Noah, and Shem. May all the things he told me and all the things he promised to give me be attached to you and your descendants forever.'

REF And he blessed Jacob and said: 'My son Jacob, whom my soul loveth, may God bless thee from above the firmament, and may He give thee all the blessings wherewith He blessed Adam, and Enoch, and Noah, and Shem; and all the things which He told me, and all the things which He promised to give me, may he cause to cleave to thee and to thy seed for ever.'