利未記23:26-32

23:26 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
23:27 「七月初十是贖罪日；你們要守為聖會，並要刻苦己心，也要將火祭獻給耶和華。
23:28 當這日，甚麼工都不可做；因為是贖罪日，要在耶和華─你們的上帝面前贖罪。
23:29 當這日，凡不刻苦己心的，必從民中剪除。
23:30 凡這日做甚麼工的，我必將他從民中除滅。
23:31 你們甚麼工都不可做。這在你們一切的住處作為世世代代永遠的定例。
23:32 你們要守這日為聖安息日，並要刻苦己心。從這月初九日晚上到次日晚上，要守為安息日。」

²⁶ The Lord said to Moses, ²⁷ “The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves,^[d] and present a food offering to the Lord. ²⁸ Do not do any work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the Lord your God. ²⁹ Those who do not deny themselves on that day must be cut off from their people. ³⁰ I will destroy from among their people anyone who does any work on that day. ³¹ You shall do no work at all. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live. ³² It is a day of sabbath rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to observe your sabbath.”

*************

    要得贖罪當然要認罪，不然贖罪有甚麼意義呢？所以上帝曉諭摩西說：「七月初十是贖罪日；你們要守為聖會，並要刻苦己心，也要將火祭獻給耶和華。」

    而這一天最重要的就是「贖罪」，所以「當這日，甚麼工都不可做；因為是贖罪日，要在耶和華─你們的上帝面前贖罪。」

    然而在這一天也有禁令：「當這日，凡不刻苦己心的，必從民中剪除。凡這日做甚麼工的，我必將他從民中除滅。」

    所以，在這一天不可以狂歡，要思想自己在上帝面前是不義且是有罪的，要好好對付罪，因為上帝是痛惡罪惡的上帝，因為上帝是聖潔的，屬祂的人也要聖潔！