اَلتَّثْنِيَة 10

١ 1 «فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ قَالَ لِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ: ٱنْحَتْ لَكَ لَوْحَيْنِ مِنْ حَجَرٍ مِثْلَ ٱلْأَوَّلَيْنِ، وَٱصْعَدْ إِلَيَّ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ، وَٱصْنَعْ لَكَ تَابُوتًا مِنْ خَشَبٍ.

“Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones. And make a wooden chest to put them in. Then [bring the tablets] up to me on this mountain.

٢ 2 فَأَكْتُبُ عَلَى ٱللَّوْحَيْنِ ٱلْكَلِمَاتِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَى ٱللَّوْحَيْنِ ٱلْأَوَّلَيْنِ ٱللَّذَيْنِ كَسَرْتَهُمَا، وَتَضَعُهُمَا فِي ٱلتَّابُوتِ.

I will write on those tablets the same words that I wrote on the first tablets, the ones that you broke. Then you can put them in the chest.’

٣ 3 فَصَنَعْتُ تَابُوتًا مِنْ خَشَبِ ٱلسَّنْطِ، وَنَحَتُّ لَوْحَيْنِ مِنْ حَجَرٍ مِثْلَ ٱلْأَوَّلَيْنِ، وَصَعِدْتُ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ وَٱللَّوْحَانِ فِي يَدِي.

“So I made a chest. I used wood from an acacia tree to make it. Then I cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I went up the mountain carrying the tablets.

٤ 4 فَكَتَبَ عَلَى ٱللَّوْحَيْنِ مِثْلَ ٱلْكِتَابَةِ ٱلْأُولَى، ٱلْكَلِمَاتِ ٱلْعَشَرَ ٱلَّتِي كَلَّمَكُمْ بِهَا ٱلرَّبُّ فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ مِنْ وَسَطِ ٱلنَّارِ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ، وَأَعْطَانِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِيَّاهَا.

There Yahweh wrote on the tablets the [same] Ten Commandments [that he had written on the first tablet]. They are the commandments that he told to your ancestors from the middle of the fire on the mountain, when they were gathered [at the bottom of the mountain]. Then Yahweh gave the tablets to me,

٥ 5 ثُمَّ ٱنْصَرَفْتُ وَنَزَلْتُ مِنَ ٱلْجَبَلِ وَوَضَعْتُ ٱللَّوْحَيْنِ فِي ٱلتَّابُوتِ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعْتُ، فَكَانَا هُنَاكَ كَمَا أَمَرَنِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ.

and I turned and went down the mountain. Then, just as he had commanded, I put them in the chest that I had made. And they are still there.”

٦ 6 وَبَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱرْتَحَلُوا مِنْ آبَارِ بَنِي يَعْقَانَ إِلَى مُوسِيرَ. هُنَاكَ مَاتَ هَارُونُ، وَهُنَاكَ دُفِنَ. فَكَهَنَ أَلِعَازَارُ ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

(Then, from the wells that belonged to the people of Jaakan, the Israeli people traveled to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar took his place and became the Supreme Priest.

٧ 7 مِنْ هُنَاكَ ٱرْتَحَلُوا إِلَى ٱلْجِدْجُودِ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِدْجُودِ إِلَى يُطْبَاتَ، أَرْضِ أَنْهَارِ مَاءٍ.

From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.

٨ 8 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ أَفْرَزَ ٱلرَّبُّ سِبْطَ لَاوِي لِيَحْمِلُوا تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلِكَيْ يَقِفُوا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ لِيَخْدِمُوهُ وَيُبَارِكُوا بِٱسْمِهِ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

At that time, Yahweh (set apart/appointed) the tribe of Levi to carry the chest that contained [the tablets on which were written] the Ten Commandments, and to stand in Yahweh’s presence [in the sacred tent], to offer sacrifices, and to pray for Yahweh to bless [the people. They are still doing those things] at the present time.

٩ 9 لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلَاوِي قِسْمٌ وَلَا نَصِيبٌ مَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ. ٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ نَصِيبُهُ كَمَا كَلَّمَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ.

That is the reason that the tribe of Levi did not receive any land like the other tribes did. What they received was the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s [priests], which is what he said that they should do.)

١٠ 10 «وَأَنَا مَكَثْتُ فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ كَٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْأُولَى، أَرْبَعِينَ نَهَارًا وَأَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً. وَسَمِعَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِي تِلْكَ ٱلْمَرَّةَ أَيْضًا، وَلَمْ يَشَإِ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يُهْلِكَكَ.

“I stayed on the mountain 40 days and nights, just like I did the first time. [I prayed to] Yahweh, and he (answered my prayers/did what I requested) again and said that he would not destroy your ancestors.

١١ 11 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَ ٱلرَّبُّ: قُمِ ٱذْهَبْ لِلِٱرْتِحَالِ أَمَامَ ٱلشَّعْبِ، فَيَدْخُلُوا وَيَمْتَلِكُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلَّتِي حَلَفْتُ لِآبَائِهِمْ أَنْ أُعْطِيَهُمْ.

Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Continue your journey, going in front of the people, to occupy the land that I vowed your ancestors that I would give to you.’”

١٢ 12 «فَٱلْآنَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، مَاذَا يَطْلُبُ مِنْكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَتَّقِيَ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ لِتَسْلُكَ فِي كُلِّ طُرُقِهِ، وَتُحِبَّهُ، وَتَعْبُدَ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ نَفْسِكَ،

“Now, you Israeli people, [I will tell you] [RHQ] what Yahweh our God requires/demands that you do. He requires you to revere him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him wholeheartedly [DOU],

١٣ 13 وَتَحْفَظَ وَصَايَا ٱلرَّبِّ وَفَرَائِضَهُ ٱلَّتِي أَنَا أُوصِيكَ بِهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ لِخَيْرِكَ.

and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.

١٤ 14 هُوَذَا لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ وَسَمَاءُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَكُلُّ مَا فِيهَا.

“Do not forget that Yahweh our God owns even the sky and everything that is in it. He also owns the earth and everything that is on it.

١٥ 15 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِنَّمَا ٱلْتَصَقَ بِآبَائِكَ لِيُحِبَّهُمْ، فَٱخْتَارَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ نَسْلَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي هُوَ أَنْتُمْ فَوْقَ جَمِيعِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ كَمَا فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

But [in spite of owning all those things], Yahweh loved your ancestors, and from all the people-groups [on the earth] he chose us, their descendants, and we are still his people.

١٦ 16 فَٱخْتِنُوا غُرْلَةَ قُلُوبِكُمْ، وَلَا تُصَلِّبُوا رِقَابَكُمْ بَعْدُ.

So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!

١٧ 17 لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ إِلَهُ ٱلْآلِهَةِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْأَرْبَابِ، ٱلْإِلَهُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمَهِيبُ ٱلَّذِي لَا يَأْخُذُ بِٱلْوُجُوهِ وَلَا يَقْبَلُ رَشْوَةً.

Yahweh our God is greater than all gods, and he is greater than all rulers. He is very powerful [DOU] and awesome. He (is impartial/does not do things that favor one (group/person) more than others), and he does not accept bribes.

١٨ 18 ٱلصَّانِعُ حَقَّ ٱلْيَتِيمِ وَٱلْأَرْمَلَةِ، وَٱلْمُحِبُّ ٱلْغَرِيبَ لِيُعْطِيَهُ طَعَامًا وَلِبَاسًا.

He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly. He loves even (foreigners/people from other countries) who live among us Israeli people, and he gives them food and clothes.

١٩ 19 فَأَحِبُّوا ٱلْغَرِيبَ لِأَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ غُرَبَاءَ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.

٢٠ 20 ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ تَتَّقِي. إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُ، وَبِهِ تَلْتَصِقُ، وَبِٱسْمِهِ تَحْلِفُ.

Revere Yahweh our God and worship only him. (Be faithful to/Have a close relationship with) him, and say that he should punish you if you do not do what you promise.

٢١ 21 هُوَ فَخْرُكَ، وَهُوَ إِلَهُكَ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعَ مَعَكَ تِلْكَ ٱلْعَظَائِمَ وَٱلْمَخَاوِفَ ٱلَّتِي أَبْصَرَتْهَا عَيْنَاكَ.

He is the one whom you must praise. He is our God, and we have seen the great and amazing things that he has done for us.

٢٢ 22 سَبْعِينَ نَفْسًا نَزَلَ آبَاؤُكَ إِلَى مِصْرَ، وَٱلْآنَ قَدْ جَعَلَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ كَنُجُومِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فِي ٱلْكَثْرَةِ.

When our ancestors, [Jacob and his family], went down to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now Yahweh our God has caused us to be as numerous as the stars in the sky.”