"It is to be a sabbathof solemnrestfor you, that you may humbleyour souls;it is a permanentstatute.
Then I proclaimeda fastthereat the riverof Ahava,that we might humbleourselves beforeour Godto seekfrom Him a safejourneyfor us, our littleones,and allour possessions.
For sixdaysworkmay be done,but on the seventhdaythere is a sabbathof completerest,holyto the LORD;whoeverdoesanyworkon the sabbathdayshall surelybe putto death.
"For sixdaysworkmay be done,but on the seventhdayyou shall havea holy[day], a sabbathof completerestto the LORD;whoeverdoesany workon it shall be putto death.
Whyhave we fastedand You do not see?[Why] have we humbledourselvesand You do not notice?'Behold,on the dayof your fastyou find[your] desire,And drivehardallyour workers.
"Is it a fastlike thiswhich I choose,a dayfor a manto humblehimself?Is it for bowingone's headlike a reedAnd for spreadingout sackclothand ashesas a bed? Will you callthisa fast,even an acceptabledayto the LORD?
Then he saidto me, "Do not be afraid,Daniel,for from the firstdaythat you setyour hearton understanding[this] and on humblingyourself beforeyour God,your wordswere heard,and I have comein response to your words.
"It is to be a sabbathof completerestto you, and you shall humbleyour souls;on the ninthof the monthat evening,from eveninguntileveningyou shall keepyour sabbath."
but during the seventhyearthe landshall havea sabbathrest,a sabbathto the LORD;you shall not sowyour fieldnorpruneyour vineyard.
