11. The fiftieth year will be a special time for you to celebrate. Don’t plant seeds. Don’t harvest the crops that grow by themselves. Don’t gather grapes from the vines that are not trimmed.
12. That year is Jubilee. It will be a holy time for you. You may eat the crops that come from the field.
13. In the year of Jubilee each person will go back to his own property.
14. “‘Don’t cheat your neighbor when you sell your land to him. And don’t let him cheat you when you buy land from him.
15. You might want to buy your neighbor’s land. If you do, count the number of years since the last Jubilee. Use that number to decide the right price. If he sells the land to you, count the number of years left for harvesting crops. Use that number to decide the right price.
16. If there are many years, the price will be high. If there are only a few years, lower the price. This is because your neighbor is really selling only a few crops to you. At the next Jubilee the land will again belong to his family.
17. You must not cheat each other. You respect your God. I am the Lord your God.
18. “‘Remember my laws and rules, and obey them. Then you will live safely in the land.