Book of Jubilees (Ethiopic)

...and earth, and all that He created in the seven days. variant in Codex A: "Creator of the heavens and the earth" And the Lord Egzi'abher: the standard Ethiopic name for God, often meaning 'Lord of the Universe' gave a holy festival day to all His creatures; variant in Codex A: "And He gave to us" because of this, He commanded concerning it that whoever does any work on it shall die; variant in Codex T: "for it" and whoever defiles it shall surely die. variant in Codex A: "dying, he shall die"

And thus He commanded the children of Israel the descendants of Jacob, chosen as God's people that they should keep this day so that they may sanctify it, and that they may not do any work on it, and that they may not defile it, for it is holier than all other days. Everyone who treats this day lightly variant in Codex T: "on this day" shall surely die; and everyone who does any work on it shall surely die forever, variant in Codex T: "for ever and ever" so that the children of Israel may keep this day throughout their generations and not be rooted out from the land, for it is a holy day and it is a blessed day.

And every person who keeps it and rests on it from all work variant in Codex A: "his work" shall be holy and blessed in all days, even as we are. And let them give and tell the children of Israel the judgment of this day, that they should rest on it and that they should not neglect it through the error of their hearts; and that they should not do work on it variant in Codex T: "that" that is not permitted, variant in Codex T: "according to their desire" and that they should not prepare on it anything to be eaten or drunk, nor for drawing water, nor for bringing in variant in Codex A: "for bringing in" or taking out anything that is carried through their gates, which they did not prepare for themselves on the seventh variant in Codex T: "on the seventh"; note: this refers to the prohibition of doing preparation work on the Sabbath day itself day in their dwellings.

And they shall not bring in or take out from house to house on this day; for variant in Codex A: "for/to" it is holier and more blessed variant in Codex A: "and a blessed day" than any other day. They shall not violate it; variant in Codex T: "they shall not violate it / those who do not violate it" on it I kept Sabbath in the heavens variant in Codex T: "for/in" before it was made known to any flesh to keep Sabbath on it upon the earth. And the Creator Fetari: a common Ethiopic title for God as the Maker of all blessed...