A group that lost its pesach-offering and said to one, “Go out, seek [it], and slaughter [it] for us”; and he went out, found [it], and slaughtered [it]. Meanwhile they bought and slaughtered [another]. If his was slaughtered first, he eats of his and they eat of his with him; if theirs was slaughtered first, they eat of theirs and he eats of his; but if it is not known which of them was slaughtered first, or if both were slaughtered at the same time, [then] he eats of his but they do not eat with him; and theirs must be burned, but they are exempt from observing the second pesach.  [If] he said to them, “If I delay, go and slaughter for me”; [and] he went out, found [it], and slaughtered [it]. Meanwhile they bought and slaughtered [another]. If theirs was slaughtered first, they eat of theirs and he eats with them; if his was slaughtered first, he eats of his and they eat of theirs; but if it is not known which was slaughtered first, or if both were slaugh-tered at the same time, [then] they eat of theirs, but he does not eat with them; and his is burned, but he is exempt from observing the second pesach.  [If] he said to them and they said to him, all [of them] eat of the first. But if it is not known which of them was slaughtered first, both are burned.  [If] he said nothing to them and they said noth-ing to him, they are not responsible for each other.

[If] the pesach-offerings of two groups were confused, these take one for themselves, and the others take one for themselves. [Then] a member of one group comes to the other group, and a member of the other group comes to this group, and they declare the following, “If this pesach is ours, [then] you are withdrawn from your own [pesach] and you are registered on ours. But if this pesach is yours, then we withdraw from ours and we are registered on yours.”  Similarly, if there were five groups, each comprising five or ten [members], they take to themselves one person from each group and declare the same.

Two [individuals] whose pesach-offerings were confused, this one takes one (pesach) for himself, and that one takes one for himself; this one registers some stranger with himself, and that one registers some stranger with himself; this one comes to that [pesach] and that one comes to this [pesach], and they say thus, “If this pesach-offering is mine, [then] you are withdrawn from yours and are registered upon mine; and if that pesach-offering is yours, I am withdrawn from mine and am registered upon yours.”

On the eve of Passover close to the Minchah [period], a person may not eat until it becomes dark.  Even the poorest man in Israel may not eat unless he reclines. And they must give him not less than four cups of wine, even though he is supported from the [charity] plate.

They pour for him the first cup. Beis Shammai say: He recites the benediction over the day, and then he recites the benediction over the wine.  But Beis Hillel say: He recites the benediction over the wine, and then recites the benediction over the day.

[Then] they bring [it] before him; he eats dipped lettuce before he reaches the course that is secondary to the matzah. [Now] they brought before him matzah, lettuce, and charoses, and two cooked dishes; although charoses is not a mitzvah.  R' Eliezer bar R' Tzadok says: [The dipping is] a mitzvah.  And in the Temple they would bring before him the body of the pesach-[offering].

They pour him a second cup [of wine]; and here the son asks of his father And if the son has not [enough] understanding, his father instructs him [to ask]: “Why is this night different from all nights? —- On all nights we eat chametz and matzah, but this night only matzah. On all nights we eat other greens, but on this night bitter herbs. On all nights we eat meat roasted, stewed, or cooked, but on this night only roasted. On all nights we might eat dipped vegetables once, but on this night twice.”  And according to the intelligence of the son his father instructs him. He begins with the disgrace and concludes with the glory, and he expounds from: The Aramean sought to disgrace my father (Deut. 26:5) until he ends the whole portion.

Rabban Gamliel used to say: Whoever has not said these three things on Passover has not fulfilled his obligation, and they are the following: the pesach-[offering], matzah, and maror.  [The] pesach-offering [is offered] —- because the Omnipresent One passed over the houses of our ancestors in Egypt.  Matzah [is eaten] —- because our ancestors were redeemed in Egypt.  Maror [is eaten] —- because the Egyptians embittered the lives of our ancestors in Egypt.  In every generation a man must regard himself as if he himself had gone out of Egypt —- for it is said: And you shall tell your son on that day saying, “For the sake of this Hashem did for me when I went out of Egypt” (Exodus 13:8). Therefore we are obliged to give thanks, to praise, to laud, to glorify, to exalt, to honor, to bless, to extol, and to shower acclaim upon Him Who performed all these miracles for our ancestors and for us: He brought us forth from slavery to freedom, from sorrow to joy, from mourning to festivity, from darkness to great light, and from servitude to redemption —- so let us say before Him “Halleluyah!”

Until where does he recite? —- Beis Shammai say: Until A joyful mother of children (Psalms 113:8). Beis Hillel say: Until The flint into a spring of water (Psalms 114:8).  He concludes [the Haggadah] with [a blessing about] redemption. R' Tarfon says: “Who re-deemed us and redeemed our ancestors from Egypt,” and he does not conclude [with a final bles-sing].  R' Akiva says: “. . . so may Hashem our God and the God of our ancestors bring us to future festivals and pilgrimages, which approach us, in peace, gladdened in the rebuilding of Your city and joyful at Your service. May we eat there of the offerings and pesach-sacrifices . . .” until “Blessed are You, Hashem, Who has redeemed Israel.”

They pour him a third cup, [and] he blesses for his food.  A fourth [cup, and] he completes the Hallel over it and recites the “Blessing of the Song” over it.  Between these cups, if one wishes to drink, he may drink; between the third and fourth [cups] he may not drink.

One may not conclude [the feast] after (eating) the pesach with dessert.  [If] some fell asleep, they may eat; [if] all, they may not eat.  R' Yose says: [If] they dozed, they may eat; [if] they fell into a deep sleep, they may not eat.

The pesach-offering contaminates one's hands after midnight. Piggul and “leftover” [sacrificial meat] contaminate the hands.  [If] he recited the blessing for the pesach-offering, he exempts [the blessing] of the [chagigah-] offering; [but if] he recited that of the [chagigah-] offering, he does not exempt that of the pesach-offering —- these are the words of R' Yishmael.  R' Akiva says: This one does not exempt that one, nor does that one exempt this one.