- Deuteronomy 26:1
וְהָיָה כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה וִירִשְׁתָּהּ וְיָשַׁבְתָּ בָּהּ׃
When you enter the land that the ETERNAL your God is giving you as a heritage, and you possess it and settle in it,
Targum Onkelos
וִיהֵי אֲרֵי תֵיעוֹל לְאַרְעָא דַּייָ אֱלָהָךְ יָהֵיב לָךְ אַחְסָנָא וְתֵירְתַהּ וְתִתֵּיב בַּהּ׃
When it happens that you come to the land that Adonoy, your God, is giving you as territory, nd you inherit it and settle it;
- Deuteronomy 26:2
וְלָקַחְתָּ מֵרֵאשִׁית ׀ כׇּל־פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר תָּבִיא מֵאַרְצְךָ אֲשֶׁר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ וְשַׂמְתָּ בַטֶּנֶא וְהָלַכְתָּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָׁם׃
you shall take some of every first fruit of the soil, which you harvest from the land that the ETERNAL your God is giving you, put it in a basket and go to the place where the ETERNAL your God will choose to establish the divine name.
Targum Onkelos
וְתִסַּב מֵרֵישׁ כָּל אִבָּא דְּאַרְעָא דְּתַעֵיל מֵאַרְעָךְ דַּייָ אֱלָהָךְ יָהֵיב לָךְ וּתְשַׁוֵּי בְּסַלָּא וּתְהָךְ לְאַתְרָא דְּיִתְרְעֵי יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ לְאַשְׁרָאָה שְׁכִינְתֵיהּ תַּמָּן׃
You are to take of the first of all the fruits of the soil that you bring from your land, that Adonoy, your God, is giving you, and place [it] in a basket; and go to the place that Adonoy, your God, chooses to house His Presence there.
- Deuteronomy 26:3
וּבָאתָ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו הִגַּדְתִּי הַיּוֹם לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי־בָאתִי אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהֹוָה לַאֲבֹתֵינוּ לָתֶת לָנוּ׃
You shall go to the priest in charge at that time and say to him, “I acknowledge this day before the ETERNAL your God that I have entered the land that GOD swore to our fathers to assign us.”
Targum Onkelos
וְתֵיתֵי לְוָת כָּהֲנָא דִּיהֵי בְּיוֹמַיָּא הָאִנּוּן וְתֵימַר לֵיהּ חַוִּיתִי יוֹמָא דֵין קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ אֲרֵי עַלִית לְאַרְעָא דְּקַיֵּים יְיָ לַאֲבָהָתַנָא לְמִתַּן לַנָא׃
You are to come to the kohein who will be [of service] during those days and you will say to him, ‘‘I ascertain today to [before] Adonoy, your God, that I have arrived in the land that Adonoy swore to our forefathers to give us.’’
- Deuteronomy 26:4
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן הַטֶּנֶא מִיָּדֶךָ וְהִנִּיחוֹ לִפְנֵי מִזְבַּח יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃
The priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down in front of the altar of the ETERNAL your God.
Targum Onkelos
וְיִסַּב כָּהֲנָא סַלָּא מִן יְדָךְ וְיַחֲתִנֵּיהּ קֳדָם מַדְבְּחָא דַּייָ אֱלָהָךְ׃
The kohein shall then take the basket from your hand, and he will place it before the altar of Adonoy, your God.
- Deuteronomy 26:5
וְעָנִיתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ לִפְנֵי ׀ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי וַיֵּרֶד מִצְרַיְמָה וַיָּגׇר שָׁם בִּמְתֵי מְעָט וַיְהִי־שָׁם לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל עָצוּם וָרָב׃
You shall then recite as follows before the ETERNAL your God: “My father was a fugitive Aramean. He went down to Egypt with meager numbers and sojourned there; but there he became a great and very populous nation.
Targum Onkelos
וְתָתִיב וְתֵימַר קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ לָבָן אֲרַמָּאָה בְּעָא לְאַבָּדָא יָת אַבָּא וּנְחַת לְמִצְרַיִם וְדָר תַּמָּן בְּעַם זְעֵיר וַהֲוָה תַּמָּן לְעַם רַב תַּקִּיף וְסַגִּי׃
And you shall then proclaim and say before Adonoy, your God, ‘‘[Lovon] the Aramite [wanted to] destroy[ed] my forefather, then he descended to Egypt and sojourned there with a tiny community [small nation]; and there he became a great people, powerful and numerous.
- Deuteronomy 26:6
וַיָּרֵעוּ אֹתָנוּ הַמִּצְרִים וַיְעַנּוּנוּ וַיִּתְּנוּ עָלֵינוּ עֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה׃
The Egyptians dealt harshly with us and oppressed us; they imposed heavy labor upon us.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַבְאִישׁוּ לַנָא מִצְרָאֵי וְעַנְּיוּנָא וִיהַבוּ עֲלַנָא פּוּלְחָנָא קַשְׁיָא׃
‘‘The Egyptians treated us badly and oppressed us, and they imposed hard labor upon us.
- Deuteronomy 26:7
וַנִּצְעַק אֶל־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵינוּ וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהֹוָה אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ וַיַּרְא אֶת־עׇנְיֵנוּ וְאֶת־עֲמָלֵנוּ וְאֶת־לַחֲצֵנוּ׃
We cried to the ETERNAL, the God of our ancestors, and the ETERNAL heard our plea and saw our plight, our misery, and our oppression.
Targum Onkelos
וְצַלִּינָא קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָא דַּאֲבָהָתַנָא וְקַבֵּיל יְיָ צְלוֹתַנָא וּגְלֵי קֳדָמוֹהִי עַמְלַנָא וְלֵיאוּתַנָא וְדוּחְקַנָא׃
‘‘We prayed to [before] Adonoy, God of our forefathers, and Adonoy accepted our prayer, and perceived [before Him] our oppression, and our labor, and the pressure upon us.
- Deuteronomy 26:8
וַיּוֹצִאֵנוּ יְהֹוָה מִמִּצְרַיִם בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרֹעַ נְטוּיָה וּבְמֹרָא גָּדֹל וּבְאֹתוֹת וּבְמֹפְתִים׃
GOD freed us from Egypt by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm and awesome power, and by signs and portents,
Targum Onkelos
וְאַפְּקַנָא יְיָ מִמִּצְרַיִם בְּיַד תַּקִּיפָא וּבִדְרָע מְרָמַם וּבְחֶזְוָנָא רַבָּא וּבְאָתִין וּבְמוֹפְתִין׃
‘‘And Adonoy took us out of Egypt with a powerful hand and with an extended arm, and with great display, and with signs, and with wonders.
- Deuteronomy 26:9
וַיְבִאֵנוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וַיִּתֶּן־לָנוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ׃
bringing us to this place and giving us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַיְתְיַנָא לְאַתְרָא הָדֵין וִיהַב לַנָא יָת אַרְעָא הָדָא אֲרַע עָבְדָא חֲלָב וּדְבַשׁ׃
‘‘And He brought us to this place, and He gave us this land, a land flowing milk and honey.
- Deuteronomy 26:10
וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה הֵבֵאתִי אֶת־רֵאשִׁית פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתָּה לִּי יְהֹוָה וְהִנַּחְתּוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתָ לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃
And so I now bring the first fruits of the soil that You, O ETERNAL One, have given me.” You shall leave the basket before the ETERNAL your God and bow low before the ETERNAL your God.
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן הָא אֵיתִיתִי יָת רֵישׁ אִבָּא דְּאַרְעָא דִּיהַבְתְּ לִי יְיָ וְתַחֲתִנֵּיהּ קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ וְתִסְגּוֹד קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ׃
And now, see! I have brought the first of the fruits of the soil that You have given me Adonoy.’’ And you shall then place it before Adonoy, your God, and you will prostrate yourself in the presence of Adonoy, your God.
- Deuteronomy 26:11
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְכׇל־הַטּוֹב אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וּלְבֵיתֶךָ אַתָּה וְהַלֵּוִי וְהַגֵּר אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבֶּךָ׃
And you shall enjoy, together with the Levite and the stranger in your midst, all the bounty that the ETERNAL your God has bestowed upon you and your household.
Targum Onkelos
וְתִחְדֵּי בְּכָל טָבְתָא דִּיהַב לָךְ יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ וְלֶאֱנָשׁ בֵּיתָךְ אַתְּ וְלֵיוָאָה וְגִיּוֹרָא דְּבֵינָךְ׃
You shall rejoice with all the good that Adonoy, your God, gave you and [the members of] your household; you, the levi, and the proselyte in your midst.