Hebrew
וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן, בְּאַרְבָּעָה
עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ, פֶּסַח
לַייָ: וּבַחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ
הַזֶּה חָג, שִׁבְעַת יָמִים מַצּוֹת
יֵאָכֵל: בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן מִקְרָא
קֹדֶשׁ, כָּל מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא
תַעֲשׂוּ: וְהִקְרַבְתֶּם אִשֶּׁה עֹלָה
לַייָ, פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָקָר שְׁנַיִם, וְאַיִל
אֶחָד, וְשִׁבְעָה כְבָשִׂים<sup>2</sup> בְּנֵי שָׁנָה,
תְּמִימִם יִהְיוּ לָכֶם:
Sephardi
U-va-chodesh harishon, b'arba'ah
asar yom lachodesh, Pesach
la-Adonai: uvachamishah asar yom lachodesh
hazeh chag, shiv'at yamim matzot
yei'achel: bayom harishon mikra
kodesh, kol m'lechet avodah lo
ta'asu: v'hikravtem isheh olah
la-Adonai, parim b'nei vakar sh'nayim, v'ayil
echad, v'shiv'ah ch'vasim<sup>2</sup> b'nei shanah,
t'mimim yihyu lachem:
English
<b>On the fourteenth day of Nissan, the first month</b> of the year, <b>bring a Pesach-offering for the Lord. On the fifteenth day of this month,</b> the month of Nissan, <b>the festival</b> begins; <b>matzot should be eaten for seven days. On the first day</b>—a day of <b>holy gathering</b>—you should not <b>do any work. You should offer</b> the following <b>animals to the Lord as a burnt-offering,</b> to be completely consumed by <b>fire: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs</b><sup>2</sup> that are less than a year old. <b>They should be unblemished</b> for you to bring them as an offering.