And
those who must be redeemed, from the age of a month are you to redeem, according
to your estimate, five silver shekels in the shekel of the sanctuary, which
is twenty gerah.
Which
do you prefer: to give away your firstborn son, who is the first issue of his
mother's womb, or do you prefer to redeem him for five shekels as you are required
to do by the Torah.
I
wish to redeem my son, I present you with the cost of his redemption as I am
required to do by the Torah.
This
is insread of that; this is in exchange for that; this is pardoned because of
that. May this son enter into life, into Torah and into fear of Heaven. May
it be your will that just as he has entered into his redemption, so may enter
into Torah, the marriage canopy, and good deeds, Amen
Festive
meal in celebration of the Pidyon Haben
