Lampahnah 5
1 BOEIPA loh Moses te a voek tih,
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 “Israel ca te uen lamtah aka pahuk boeih neh aka hnai boeih khaw, hinglu aka rhalawt boeih te rhaehhmuen lamloh tueih uh.
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘You must send away from your (camp/area where you have your tents) any man or woman who has leprosy and anyone who has a discharge [of some fluid from his body], and anyone who has become unacceptable to God because of [having touched] a corpse.
3 Tongpa lamloh huta hil rhaehhmuen kah vongvoel la tueih. Amih khui ah ka om te amih na tueih uh daengah ni a rhaehhmuen a poeih uh pawt eh?,” a ti nah.
Send them away from there in order that they will not [touch people in the camp area] where I live among you and cause them to become unacceptable to me.’”
4 Israel ca rhoek loh a ngai tangloeng tih amih te rhaehhmuen kah a voel la a tueih uh. BOEIPA loh Moses taengah a uen bangla Israel ca rhoek loh a saii tangloeng uh.
So [Moses/I told that to the Israeli people, and] the Israeli people obeyed what Yahweh commanded Moses/me.
5 Te phoeiah BOEIPA loh Moses te a voek tih,
Yahweh also told Moses/me,
6 “Isreal ca rhoek te tongpa khaw huta khaw thui pah. BOEIPA taengah boekoeknah la boekoek ham hlang kah tholhnah cungkuem a saii uh dongah a hinglu te boe coeng.
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If someone (commits a crime against/does something wrong to) another person, [I consider that] that person has done wrong to me.
7 Te dongah tholhnah a saii uh te phoe uh saeh lamtah a hmaithennah te a lu taengah mael saeh. Te phoeiah te te a panga neh koei saeh lamtah anih aka boe sak taengah pae saeh.
That person must confess that he or she is guilty, and he or she must pay to the person to whom wrong was done [what others consider to be a suitable/proper payment] for what he has done, and he must pay an extra 20 percent.
8 Tedae aka tlan ham hlang neh a taengah hmaithennah a sah ham a om pawt atah, hmaithennah te BOEIPA taengah khosoih ham pae saeh. Te vaengah anih ham dawthnah tutal bueng neh dawth pah saeh.
If the person against whom the wrong was done [has died and] there is no relative to whom the money can be paid, then the money belongs to me, and it must be paid to the priest. In addition, the one who did the wrong must give a male sheep to the priest [to sacrifice] in order that (that person’s sin may be forgiven/I can forgive that person for his sin).
9 Israel ca rhoek kah a cim boeih lamloh khocang cungkuem khaw khosoih taengla khuen saeh lamtah anih ham om saeh.
All the sacred offerings that the Israelis bring to the priest belong to the priest.
10 Hlang he amah, amah ah hnocim rhip a khueh te khosoih taengah pae saeh lamtah anih ham om pah saeh,” a ti nah.
The priest can keep those gifts.’”
11 BOEIPA loh Moses te a voek tih,
Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
12 “Israel ca rhoek taengah thui pah lamtah amih te, 'Hlang pakhat kah a yuu te taengphael tih a taengah boekoeknah la boe a koek,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘Suppose a man thinks that his wife has slept with another man,
13 anih te tongpa loh yangtui kah a khaan neh a yalh puei atah a va mikhmuh lamloh hlipdah uh tih thuh uh cakhaw amah poeih uh coeng. Tedae anih taengah laipai om pawt tih anih tu pawh,
but neither he nor anyone else knows if it is true or not, because no one saw her doing that.
14 Anih soah thatlainah mueihla a pha akhaw, a yuu taengah a thatlai akhaw, huta te poeih uh tih tongpa soah thatlainah mueihla a caeh khaw, a yuu taengah thatlai dae a yuu a poeih uh pawt akhaw,
But if the woman’s husband is jealous, and if he suspects that she has committed adultery, and he wants to know whether that is true or not,
15 tongpa loh a yuu te khosoih taengla khuen saeh lamtah anih ham a nawnnah te cangtun vaidam cangnoek parha khuen saeh. Tekah kah thatlainah kah khocang dongah a soah situi khaw bueih boel saeh lamtah hmueihtui khaw a soah khueh boel saeh. Poekkoepnah khocang lothaesainah te thoelh saeh.
he should take his wife to the priest. He must take along as an offering two quarts/liters of barley flour. The priest must not pour [olive] oil or incense on it, because this is an offering that the man has brought because he (is jealous/wants his wife to sleep only with him). It is an offering to find out if she is guilty or not. [Neither olive oil nor incense should be used because are associated with joy and this is not a time for joy.]
16 Te phoeiah anih te khosoih loh khuen saeh lamtah BOEIPA mikhmuh ah pai sak saeh.
The priest must tell the woman to stand [in front of the altar] in my presence.
17 Te vaengah khosoih loh lai am dongah tui cim khuen saeh. Dungtlungim cirhong ah aka om laipi te khaw khosoih loh lo saeh lamtah tui khuiah sang saeh.
He must put some sacred water in a clay jar, and then he must put some dirt from the floor of the Sacred Tent into the water.
18 Te phoeiah khosoih loh huta te BOEIPA mikhmuh ah pai sak saeh lamtah huta lu te lim pah saeh. Thatlainah khocang dongkah poekkoepnah khocang neh khosoih kut ah aka om tih thae a phoei thil khahing tui te a kut ah pae saeh.
He must untie/unfasten the woman’s hair. Then he must put in her hands the grain that her jealous husband is offering to determine whether she has committed adultery or not. The priest must hold [the bowl that contains] bitter water that will cause (the woman to be cursed/bad things to happen to the woman) [if she is guilty].
19 Anih te khosoih loh toemngam saeh lamtah huta te, “Nang taengah hlang yalh pawt tih na va hmuiah a tihnai neh na taengphael pawt atah he kah thae a phoei thil khahing tui loh m'hmil saeh.
The priest must require her to solemnly declare [that she will tell the truth]. Then he must say to her, “Has another man had sex [EUP] with you? Have you faithfully [slept only with your husband] or not? If you have not slept with another man, nothing bad will happen to you if you drink the water.
20 Tedae nang te na va hmui lamloh na taengphael tih na poeih uh vaengah hlang loh nang te na va a om pawt ah a tamtah te a khueh khaming,’ ti nah saeh.
But if you have had sex with another man, [Yahweh will curse you].
21 Te vaengah khosoih loh huta te thaephoeinah olhlo neh toemngam saeh. Khosoih loh huta te, “BOEIPA loh nang te na pilnam khui kah thaephoeinah neh olhlo bangla n'khueh saeh. BOEIPA loh n'saii vaengah na phai pim saeh lamtah na bung khaw thung saeh.
Your womb will shrivel up and your stomach will swell up. You will never be able to give birth to children, and as a result, everyone will curse you and avoid you. If you have committed adultery, [when you drink] this water, that is what will happen to you.” Then the woman must answer, “[If I am guilty], I will not object if that happens.”
22 Thaephoei tui he na ko khuila kun saeh lamtah na bung thung saeh, na phai pim saeh,’ ti nah saeh. Te vaengah huta loh, “Amen, Amen,” ti saeh.
23 He kah thaephoeinah he khosoih loh cabu khuiah daek saeh lamtah khahing tui neh huih saeh.
‘Then the priest must write [with ink] on a small scroll these (curses/bad things that will happen to her if she is guilty) [and then wash the ink off into the bitter water].
24 Thaephoei khahing tui te huta tul saeh lamtah thaephoei tui te a khuiah khahing la kun saeh.
The priest must take from her the offering of barley flour [that she is holding], and lift it up to dedicate it to me. Then he must put it on the altar
25 Te vaengah khosoih loh huta kut lamkah thatlainah khocang te lo saeh. Tedae khocang te BOEIPA mikhmuh ah thueng saeh lamtah hmueihtuk la khuen saeh.
26 Te phoeiah khosoih loh kamhoeinah khocang te paco saeh lamtah hmueihtuk ah a phum phoeiah a hnuk la huta te tui tul saeh.
and burn part of it as a sacrifice. Then the woman must drink the bitter water.
27 Anih te poeih uh tih a va taengah boekoeknah neh boekoek la a om atah tui a tul tih a khuila thaephoei tui a kun vaengah khahing ni. Te vaengah a bung thung vetih a phai pim ni. Huta te a pilnam khui ah thaephoeinah la om ni.
If the woman has committed adultery, the water will cause her to suffer greatly. Her stomach will swell up and her womb will shrink, [and she will be unable to give birth to children]. And then her (relatives/fellow Israelis) will curse her.
28 Tedae huta te poeih uh pawt tih a cim atah anih te a hmil vetih tiingan a yom ni.
But if she (is innocent/has not committed adultery), her body will not be harmed, and she will still be able to give birth to children.
29 He tah Huta loh a va hman ah na taengphael tih a poeih uh vaengkah ham thatlainah olkhueng ni.
‘That is the ritual that must be performed when a woman who is married has been unfaithful to her husband,
30 Tongpa khaw a soah thatlainah mueihla loh a pah tih a yuu taengah a thatlai akhaw a yuu te BOEIPA mikhmuh ah pai sak saeh. Te vaengah hekah olkhueng cungkuem he khosoih loh anih taengah saii pah saeh.
or when a man is jealous and suspects that his wife [has had sex with another man]. The priest must tell that woman to stand [at the altar] in my presence and obey these instructions.
31 Tongpa te thaesainah lamloh hmil cakhaw huta tah amah kathaesainah te phuei saeh,” a ti nah.
Even if the woman has not done what the husband suspected, he will not be punished [MTY] for doing something wrong [by bringing his wife to the priest]. But if his wife is guilty, she will suffer as a result.’”
