ourt in Jerusalem, and they guard him till a holiday; and they
put him to death on a holiday, as is said, 'And all the people shall hear
and fear, and do no more presumptuously.' "(436) The words of R. Akiba. R.
Judah said, "they do not cause him anguish in delaying his judgment, but
they execute him off-hand." And they write and send messengers to all
places, "Such a man, the son of such a man, is condemned to death by the
tribunal."

5. A false prophet, who prophesied what he did not hear, and what was not
told to him, is put to death by the hands of man. But he who suppressed
his prophecy, and he who added to the words of a prophet, and a prophet
who transgressed his own words, is put to death by the visitation of
heaven, as is said, "I will require it of him."(437)

6. And he who prophesied in the name of idolatry and said, "so the idol
said," even though its decision was exactly to pronounce unclean the
unclean, and to pronounce cleansed the clean, is to be strangled. And so
also the false witnesses against a priest's daughter. Because all false
witnesses are condemned to the same death which they had intended (for the
accused), except false witnesses against the daughter of a priest, and
they are to be strangled.

On Idolatry(438)

Dealings with Idolaters--Idolatrous Feasts--Things Not to be Sold to
Idolaters--Labor with Idolaters--The Letting Out of Houses and
Fields--Precautions--Things Forbidden and Things Allowed--Idols and
Fragments of Idols--Hills and Groves--Houses Joined to an Idol
Temple--Idolatrous Trees--Image of Mercury--Annulling Idolatry--Pagan
Argument for Idolatry--Answer--Treading--Pressing--Baking--Wine of
Libation--Culinary Utensils.

Chapter I

1. Three days before the feasts of the idolaters it is forbidden to deal
with them, to lend articles to them, or to take a loan of articles from
them; to make a loan of money to them, or to borrow money from them; to
repay them, or to take payment from them. Rabbi Judah said, "it is allowed
to take payment from them, since it is unsatisfactory to the idolater."
The (Sages) answered him, "though it is unpleasant to him now, he rejoices
afterward."

2. R. Ishmael said, "three days before and three days after their feasts
it is forbidden." But the Sages say, "before their feasts it is forbidden,
after their feasts it is allowed."

3. "And these are the feasts of the idolaters--the Kalends, and the
Saturnal