[Grapes of] a fourth year vineyard were brought up to Jerusalem [from any place within] a day's travel in every direction. And what were its boundaries? Eilas from the south and Akrabas from the north; Lod from the west and the Jordan River from the east. But when the [supply of] produce became abundant, they enacted that it be redeemed near to the wall. However there was a stipulation [to] the matter, that whenever they wanted, the matter would revert to the way it was before. R' Yose says: [It was] when the Temple was destroyed that this stipulation was [made]; and [the] stipulation was [that] when the Temple will be rebuilt, the matter would revert to the way it was before.

A fourth-year vineyard, Beis Shammai say: It is not subject to [the law of] a fifth, nor is it subject to [the law of] disposal. But Beis Hillel say: It is subject [to these laws].  Beis Shammai say: It is subject to the law of peret and the law of oleilos, and the poor people redeem for themselves. But Beis Hillel say: All of it [goes] to the wine press.

How does one redeem reva'i produce? He places the basket before three people, and says: “How much [of this produce] will a person want to buy for himself for a sela, it being under-stood that the expenses come from his pocket?” And he puts down the coins and says: “Whatever was picked from this [crop] is redeemed on these coins, based on the rate of so many baskets per sela.”

However, in the Shemittah [lit., seventh] year, one redeems it for its worth. And if all of it was ownerless, he is only entitled to the cost of picking.  [If] someone redeems his own fourth-year plantation, he adds to it its fifth, whether it is his [own] or whether it was given to him as a gift.

[On] the day before the first day of Pesach of the fourth and the seventh [years], the disposal took place. How was the removal [performed]? Terumah and terumas maaser are given to its owners, and maaser rishon to its owner, and maaser ani to its owner. But maaser sheni and bikkurim must be removed [from] every place. R' Shimon says: The bikkurim are given to the Ko-hanim just like terumah. [Regarding] a cooked dish, Beis Shammai say: It must be removed. But Beis Hillel say: It is regarded as if it were re-moved.

[If] someone had produce nowadays and the deadline for biur arrived, Beis Shammai say: One must redeem them on money. But Beis Hillel say: Whether they are money and whether they are produce.

R' Yehudah said: At first they would send to the owners in the provinces, “Hurry and prepare your produce before the time for biur arrives.” Until R' Akiva came and taught that all produce that did not reach the tithing stage is exempt from the removal.

Someone whose produce is far away from him must assign them a name. There was an incident involving Rabban Gamliel and the Elders, who were traveling on a ship; Rabban Gamliel declared: “The tenth that I will, in the future, measure out is [hereby] given to Yehoshua, and its place is leased to him; another tenth that I will, in the future, measure out is [hereby] given to Akiva ben Yosef so that he will acquire it on be-half of the poor, and its place is leased to him.” R' Yehoshua said: “The tenth that I intend to measure out is given to Elazar ben Azaryah, and its location is rented to him.” And they received rent from one an-other.

In the afternoon of the last day of Yom Tov they recited the declaration. How was the declaration? “I have destroyed the holy [things] from the house”: this is maaser sheni and [produce of] reva'i saplings; “I have given it to the Levi”: this is maaser of the Levi; “and also I have given it”: this is terumah and terumas maaser; “to the stranger, to the orphan, and to the widow”: this is maaser ani, leket, shich'chah, and peah, even though they are not essential to the declaration; “from the house”: this is challah.

“. . .[according] to whatever com-mandment You commanded me”; but if he separated maaser sheni before [maaser] rishon, he is unable to recite the acknowledgment. “I have not transgressed any of Your commandments”: I did not separate [tithes] from [produce of one] species on behalf of [produce which is] not of that species; nor from that which is detached [from the ground] on behalf of that which is attached, or from that which is attached on behalf of that which is detached; nor from the new [crop] on behalf of the old [crop], or from the old [crop] on behalf of the new [crop]. “. . . and I have not forgotten”: I did not forget to bless You and to mention Your Name concerning it.

“I did not eat in my grieving from it”; but if he ate from it while grieving, he is unable to recite the declaration. “. . . and I did not consume it in a state of tumah”; but if he set it aside in tumah, he is unable to recite the acknowledgment. “. . . and I did not give of it for [the needs of] the dead”: I did not acquire with it a casket and shrouds for the dead, and I did not give it to other grievers. “I listened to the voice of Hashem, my God”: I brought it to the Holy Temple. “I have acted according to everything that You have commanded me”: I rejoiced and brought joy [to others] with it.

“Gaze down from Your holy abode, from the heavens”; we have done that which You ordained on us; also You do that which You promised us: “Gaze down from Your holy abode, from the heavens, and bless Your nation, Israel”: with sons and daughters. “. . . and the land which You have given us”: with dew and rain, and with offspring of livestock. “. . . as You swore to our forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey”: in order that You may instill taste in the produce.

From here they said: Yisraelim and mamzerim may recite the declaration, but not converts and not freed slaves, since they do not have a share in the Land. R' Meir says: Also not Kohanim and Leviim, since they did not get a share in the Land. R' Yose says: They have [the] open cities.

Yochanan Kohen Gadol brought to an end [the recitation of] the maaser declarations. And he also abolished the awakeners and the cutters. Until his days the hammer would bang in Jerusalem. And in his days, it was not necessary for anyone to in-quire about demai.