Haftarah For The First Day Of Shavuot

Haftarah l'yom rishon shel Shavu'ot

הַפְטָרָה לְיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל שָׁבוּעוֹת

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Hebrew

יַעַמְדוּ וּבְהִנָּשְׂאָם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ
יִנָּשְׂאוּ הָאוֹפַנִּים לְעֻמָּתָם כִּי רוּחַ
הַחַיָּה בָּאוֹפַנִּים: וְדְמוּת עַל־רָאשֵׁי
הַחַיָּה רָקִיעַ כְּעֵין הַקֶּרַח הַנּוֹרָא
נָטוּי עַל־רָאשֵׁיהֶם מִלְמָעְלָה:
וְתַחַת הָרָקִיעַ כַּנְפֵיהֶם יְשָׁרוֹת אִשָּׁה
אֶל־אֲחוֹתָהּ לְאִישׁ שְׁתַּיִם מְכַסּוֹת
לָהֵנָּה וּלְאִישׁ שְׁתַּיִם מְכַסּוֹת לָהֵנָּה
אֵת גְּוִיּוֹתֵיהֶם: וָאֶשְׁמַע אֶת־קוֹל
כַּנְפֵיהֶם כְּקוֹל מַיִם רַבִּים כְּקוֹל־
שַׁדַּי בְּלֶכְתָּם קוֹל הֲמֻלָּה כְּקוֹל
מַחֲנֶה בְּעָמְדָם תְּרַפֶּינָה כַנְפֵיהֶן:
וַיְהִי־קוֹל מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ אֲשֶׁר עַל־
רֹאשָׁם בְּעָמְדָם תְּרַפֶּינָה כַנְפֵיהֶן:
וּמִמַּעַל לָרָקִיעַ אֲשֶׁר עַל־רֹאשָׁם
כְּמַרְאֵה אֶבֶן־סַפִּיר דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא
וְעַל דְּמוּת הַכִּסֵּא דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה
אָדָם עָלָיו מִלְמָעְלָה: וָאֵרֶא | כְּעֵין
חַשְׁמַל כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵשׁ בֵּית־לָהּ סָבִיב
מִמַּרְאֵה מָתְנָיו וּלְמָעְלָה וּמִמַּרְאֵה
מָתְנָיו וּלְמַטָּה רָאִיתִי כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵשׁ
וְנֹגַהּ לוֹ סָבִיב: כְּמַרْאֵה הַקֶּשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר
יִהְיֶה בֶעָנָן בְּיוֹם הַגֶּשֶׁם כֵּן מַרְאֵה
הַנֹּגַהּ סָבִיב הוּא מַרְאֵה דְּמוּת
כְּבוֹד־יְהוָה וָאֶרְאֶה וָאֶפֹּל עַל־פָּנַי
וָאֶשְׁמַע קוֹל מְדַבֵּר: וַתִּשָּׂאֵנִי רוּחַ
וָאֶשְׁמַע אַחֲרַי קוֹל רַעַשׁ גָּדוֹל בָּרוּךְ
כְּבוֹד־יְהוָה מִמְּקוֹמוֹ:

Sephardi

Ya'amdu uv'hinas'am mei'al ha'aretz
yinas'u ha-ofanim l'umatam ki ruach
hachayah ba-ofanim: V'dmut al-rashei
hachayah rakia k'ein hakerach hanora
natui al-rasheihem milma'lah:
V'tachat harakia kanfeihem y'sharot ishah
el-achotah l'ish shtayim m'chasot
lahenah ul'ish shtayim m'chasot lahenah
et g'viyoteihem: Va'eshma et-kol
kanfeihem k'kol mayim rabim k'kol-
Shaddai b'lechtam kol hamulah k'kol
machaneh b'amdam t'rapeinah kanfeihem:
Vay'hi-kol mei'al larakia asher al-
rosham b'amdam t'rapeinah kanfeihem:
Umima'al larakia asher al-rosham
k'mar'eh even-sapir d'mut kisei
ve'al d'mut hakisei d'mut k'mar'eh
adam alav milma'lah: Va'ere | k'ein
chashmal k'mar'eh-esh beit-lah saviv
mimar'eh motnav ulma'lah umimar'eh
motnav ulmatah ra'iti k'mar'eh-esh
v'nogah lo saviv: K'mar'eh hakeshet asher
yihyeh ve'anan b'yom hageshem ken mar'eh
hanogah saviv hu mar'eh d'mut
k'vod-Adonai va'er'eh va'epol al-panai
va'eshma kol m'daber: Vatis'aeini ruach
va'eshma acharai kol ra'ash gadol baruch
k'vod-Adonai mim'komo:

English

they would lift themselves up from the ground, the wheels would simultaneously lift themselves to them, for the spirit of the living being was in the wheels as well. There was a form above the heads of the living beings that appeared like a sky; it was like awesome ice stretched out over their heads. They stood under the sky with their wings aligned and overlapping each other; each one had two wings on one side, covering their faces, and two wings on the other side, covering their bodies. I heard the sound of their wings as they moved; it was like the roaring sound of many flooding waters, like the sound of the Almighty at the giving of the Torah, it was the sound of their speech as they gave praise to God—like the sound of the camps of the angels. However, when they stand still, their wings are also still and silent. When the Lord wanted to communicate with His prophets, a Voice was heard from above the sky that was above their heads. When they would hear the Voice, they would stand still, stop their wings from moving, and be completely silent. Above the sky that was over their heads, I saw the likeness of a throne, the appearance of which was similar to a sapphire stone. And on the likeness of the throne was a form that had the appearance of a man upon it, from above. I saw that the man, so to speak, was like the angel Chashmal. It looked as if there were fire housing it from all around, from the appearance of his waist and above, and from the appearance of his waist and below, I saw what looked like fire, and there was bright light surrounding it. As the appearance of the rainbow in the cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the bright light surrounding it; it was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord, and as I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking, conveying to me the prophecy of the Lord. After I heard the prophecy of the Lord, a wind lifted me and carried me back to the rest of the Jewish exiles. I heard behind me a great, roaring sound—the voices of the angels were saying, "The glory of the Lord is blessed from wherever its place may be, even in exile when it is not resting in the Holy Temple."

יוֹם שֵׁנִי שֶׁל שָׁבוּעוֹת

SECOND DAY OF SHAVUOT

The following is the commandment for the special offerings brought in the Holy Temple during the Festival of Shavuot.

When the second day of Shavuot is on Shabbat, begin here. On weekdays begin with כָּל־הַבְּכוֹר on page 816.

On Shabbat: Kohen

Hebrew

עַשֵׂר תְּעַשֵׂר אֵת כָּל־
תְּבוּאַת זַרְעֶךָ הַיֹּצֵא הַשָּׂדֶה
שָׁנָה שָׁנָה: וְאָכַלְתָּ לִפְנֵי |
יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־
יִבְחַר לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָׁם מַעְשַׂר
דְּגָנְךָ תִּירֹשְׁךָ וְיִצְהָרֶךָ וּבְכֹרֹת
בְּקָרְךָ וְצֹאנֶךָ לְמַעַן תִּלְמַד
לְיִרְאָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ
כָּל־הַיָּמִים: וְכִי־יִרְבֶּה מִמְּךָ
הַדֶּרֶךְ כִּי לֹא תוּכַל שְׂאֵתוֹ
כִּי־יִרְחַק מִמְּךָ הַמָּקוֹם
אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ
לָשׂוּם שְׁמוֹ שָׁם כִּי יְבָרֶכְךָ
יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ: וְנָתַתָּה בַּכָּסֶף
וְצַרְתָּ הַכֶּסֶף בְּיָדְךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ
אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר
יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בּוֹ: וְנָתַתָּה
הַכֶּסֶף בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תְּאַוֶּה
נַפְשְׁךָ בַּבָּקָר וּבַצֹּאן וּבַיַּיִן
וּבַשֵּׁכָר וּבְכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁאָלְךָ
נַפְשֶׁךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ שָּׁם לִפְנֵי
יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְשָׂמַחְתָּ אַתָּה
וּבֵיתֶךָ: וְהַלֵּוִי אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ
לֹא תַעַזְבֶנּוּ כִּי אֵין לוֹ חֵלֶק
וְנַחֲלָה עִמָּךְ: מִקְצֵה | שָׁלֹשׁ
שָׁנִים תּוֹצִיא אֶת כָּל־מַעְשַׂר
תְּבוּאָתְךָ בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִוא
וְהִנַּחְתָּ בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ: וּבָא הַלֵּוִי

Sephardi

Aser t'aser et kol-
t'vuat zar'echa hayotzei hasadeh
shanah shanah: V'achalta lifnei |
Adonai Elohecha bamakom asher-
yivchar l'shaken shemo sham ma'asar
d'gancha tiroshcha v'yitzharecha uv'chorot
b'karcha v'tzoncha lema'an tilmad
l'yir'ah et-Adonai Elohecha
kol-hayamim: V'chi-yirbeh mimcha
haderech ki lo tuchal s'eto
ki-yirchak mimcha hamakom
asher yivchar Adonai Elohecha
lasum shemo sham ki yevarechecha
Adonai Elohecha: V'natatah bakesef
v'tzarta hakesef b'yadcha v'halachta
el-hamakom asher yivchar
Adonai Elohecha bo: V'natatah
hakesef b'chol asher-t'aveh
nafshecha babakar uvatzon uvayayin
uvasheichar uvchol asher tish'alcha
nafshecha v'achalta sham lifnei
Adonai Elohecha v'samachta atah
uveitecha: V'halevi asher-bish'arecha
lo ta'azvenu ki ein lo chelek
v'nachalah imach: Mik'tzeh | shalosh
shanim totzi et kol-ma'asar
t'vuatcha bashanah hahi
v'hinachta bish'arecha: Uva halevi

English

You shall separate and give to a Levite a tenth of the entire crop of your plantings, and then you will separate an additional tenth of the crop, which you will bring to Jerusalem. Each year, you shall give the tenths of the crop that the field produced in that year. You will bring the second tenth before the Lord, your God, in Jerusalem, the place He will choose to rest His name. There you will eat the tenth of your grain, your wine, and your oil. You will also bring to Jerusalem the firstborn of your cattle and your flock and give them to a Kohen. God commands you to bring the tenth of your crop to Jerusalem so that you will learn from the many Torah scholars who are there and so that they will inspire you to fear the Lord, your God, at all times. If the journey to Jerusalem—the place upon which the Lord, your God, will choose to place His Name upon it—will be too long and too far for you to be able to carry all of the produce you need to bring there, because the Lord, your God, will bless you with an abundance, then, you shall exchange this produce for money by selling it. Then wrap the money in your hand, and go to Jerusalem, the place that the Lord, your God, will choose. And in Jerusalem, you will buy with that money whichever food your soul may desire—cattle, flock, fresh wine, aged wine, or whichever other food or drink your soul may desire. You shall eat your purchases there in Jerusalem before the Lord, your God, and you shall rejoice—you and your household. Do not forsake the Levite who dwells in your cities, for he has neither a portion in the spoils of war nor inheritance of the land together with you; be sure to give him the first tenth of your crop as you have been commanded to do. There is a continuous seven-year cycle, called the “shmittah cycle.” If you have failed to give the tenth of your crop to a Levite and/or to separate a tenth to be eaten in Jerusalem in the first and second year of the shmittah cycle, or in the fourth and fifth year of the cycle, then at the end of the third and sixth year, respectively, you shall take out all the tithes of your produce; you may not delay any longer. In addition, in the third and sixth year of the cycle, you shall not bring the second tithe to Jerusalem to eat there; rather, you shall leave it