6. The Egyptians treated us terribly, oppressing us and forcing hard labor on us.
7. So we cried out for help to the Lord, our ancestors’ God. The Lord heard our call. God saw our misery, our trouble, and our oppression.
8. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, with awesome power, and with signs and wonders.
9. He brought us to this place and gave us this land—a land full of milk and honey.
10. So now I am bringing the early produce of the fertile ground that you, Lord, have given me."Set the produce before the Lord your God, bowing down before the Lord your God.
11. Then celebrate all the good things the Lord your God has done for you and your family—each one of you along with the Levites and the immigrants who are among you.
12. When you have finished paying the entire tenth part of your produce on the third year—that is the year for paying the tenth-part—you will give it to the Levites, the immigrants, the orphans, and the widows so they can eat in your cities until they are full.
13. Then announce before the Lord your God: "I have removed the holy portion from my house, and I have given it to the Levites, the immigrants, the orphans, and the widows—in full compliance with your entire commandment that you commanded me. I haven’t broken your commandments. I haven’t forgotten one!