Sanctifying the Seventh Day
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their host. And by the seventh day God ended His work which He had done; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it He rested from all his work which God had created and performed.
Speak to the children of Yisra᾽el, and say to them, The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy gatherings, these are my feasts.
Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of solemn rest, a holy gathering; you shall do no work: it is a sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God has commanded thee.
Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: on it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy ox, nor thy ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Miżrayim, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out from there with a mighty hand and a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day: therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
ἄρα ἀπολείπεται σαββατισμὸς τῷ λαῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ. ὁ γὰρ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς κατέπαυσεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ, ὥσπερ ἀπὸ τῶν ἰδίων ὁ Θεός.
Hebrews 4:9-10
So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; for those who enter God’s rest also cease from their labors as God did from his.
Blessing Over the Wife
א
Who can find a valorous woman?
Her value, worth her weight in rubies.
ב
She treasures the trust of her husband's heart,
and he lacks no prize in her.
ג
She does him good, never bad,
all her living days.
ד
She sources wool and flax,
her fingers full of industry.
ה
She is like the trade ships,
bringing delight from foreign lands.
ו
She rises while night yet lingers,
she dishes food to her house,
feeds those who help her.
ז
She negotiates a field,
and harvests profit from it,
her hands plant a vineyard.
ח
She arms herself with power,
she strengthens her arms.
ט
She knows her work's quality,
and her lamp illuminates the night.
י
She reaches for the loom,
her fingers grasp the spool.
כ
She opens her palms to the poor,
and reaches out to those in need.
ל
She does not fear winter coming,
her whole house wears royal robes.
מ
She fashions fine clothing,
she dresses herself in purple.
נ
Her husband is well-known in places of power,
where he sits with senior leadership.
ס
She makes linen garments,
and delivers them to the trader,
ע
but she is clothed in strength and majesty,
and she laughs at the day to come.
פ
Wisdom prompts her mouth to open,
with kind teaching from her tongue.
צ
People wait by the doors of her house,
and she never breaks her labour.
ק
Her children are raised to bless her,
and her husband will praise her.
ר
Many daughters have done worthy things,
but you surpass beyond them all.
ש
Flattery is meaningless,
beauty fades like smoke,
but the Adonai-trusting woman remains praised.
ת
Give her the fruit of her labour,
and let her works praise her in the city square!
Blessing Over the Husband
Praise Yah!
א
Happy the man who fears the Lord.
ב
His commands he keenly desires.
ג
A great figure in the land his seed shall be,
ד
the generations of the upright shall be blessed.
ה
Abundance and wealth in his home,
ו
and his righteousness stands forever.
ז
Light dawns in darkness for the upright,
ח
gracious and merciful and just.
ט
Good is the man who shows grace and lends,
י
He sustains his words with justice.
כ
For he shall never stumble,
ל
An eternal remembrance the just man shall be.
מ
From evil rumour he shall not fear.
נ
His heart is firm, he trusts in the Lord.
ס
His heart is staunch, he shall not fear,
ע
til he sees the defeat of his foes.
פ
He disperses, he gives to the needy,
צ
his righteousness stands forever.
ק
His horn shall be raised in glory.
ר
The wicked man sees and is vexed,
ש
he gnashes his teeth and he quails.
ת
The desire of the wicked shall perish.
Blessing Over the Bread
Ἐγὼ γὰρ παρέλαβον ἀπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου, ὃ καὶ παρέδωκα ὑμῖν, ὅτι ὁ Κύριος Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ᾗ παρεδίδετο ἔλαβεν ἄρτον καὶ εὐχαριστήσας ἔκλασεν καὶ εἶπεν· Τοῦτό μού ἐστιν τὸ σῶμα τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν· τοῦτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν.
1 Corinthians 11:23-24
For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
הַמּֽוֹצִיא לֶֽחֶם מִן הָאָֽרֶץ:
Blessed are You, Adonai our God,
King of the Universe,
Who brings forth bread from the earth.
He makes hay sprout for cattle,
grass for the labour of humankind
to bring forth bread from the earth,
and wine that gladdens the heart of man
to make faces shine brighter than oil,
and bread that sustains the heart of man.
Blessing Over the Wine
ὡσαύτως καὶ τὸ ποτήριον μετὰ τὸ δειπνῆσαι, λέγων· Τοῦτο τὸ ποτήριον ἡ καινὴ διαθήκη ἐστὶν ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ αἵματι· τοῦτο ποιεῖτε, ὁσάκις ἐὰν πίνητε, εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν. ὁσάκις γὰρ ἐὰν ἐσθίητε τὸν ἄρτον τοῦτον καὶ τὸ ποτήριον πίνητε, τὸν θάνατον τοῦ Κυρίου καταγγέλλετε, ἄχρι οὗ ἔλθῃ.
1 Corinthians 11:25-26
In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּֽפֶן:
Blessed are You, Adonai our God,
King of the Universe,
Creator of the fruit of the vine.
(ט) טַעֲמ֣וּ וּ֭רְאוּ כִּֽי־ט֣וֹב יְהֹוָ֑ה אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י הַ֝גֶּ֗בֶר יֶחֱסֶה־בּֽוֹ׃
Taste and see how good the LORD is;
happy the man who takes refuge in Him!