4 “Then the priest will take the basket from you. He will put it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God.
5 Then there before the Lord your God you will say: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean. He went down into Egypt and stayed there. When he went there, he had only a few people in his family. But in Egypt he became a great nation—a powerful nation with many people.
6 The Egyptians treated us badly. They made us slaves. They hurt us and forced us to work very hard.
7 Then we prayed to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and complained about them. And the Lord heard us. He saw our trouble, our hard work, and our suffering.
8 Then the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his great power and strength. He used great miracles and wonders and did amazing things.
9 So he brought us to this place. He gave us this land—a land filled with many good things.
10 Now, Lord, I bring you the first harvest from the land that you gave me.’ “Then you must put the harvest down before the Lord your God and bow down to worship him.