Kâboutpoenae 27

1 Hathnukkhu, Mosi hoi Isarel kacuenaw ni taminaw koe a dei awh e teh, sahnin kai ni ka hruek e kâpoelawk pueng hah tarawi awh.

Then Moses and the elders of Israel instructed the people, saying: “Keep each commandment that I instruct to you this day.

2 Nang ni Jordan palang na raka teh, BAWIPA Cathut ni na poe e ram dawk na pha toteh, kalen e talungnaw hah ung nateh, thungpangaw hoi na hluk han.

And when you have crossed over the Jordan, into the land which the Lord your God will give to you, you shall erect immense stones, and you shall coat them with plaster,

3 Mintoenaw ni a bawk awh e Cathut BAWIPA ni a lawkkam ao e patetlah nang na poe e ram, khoitui hoi maitosanutui a lawngnae ram kâen hanelah na raka hnukkhu, hete kâlawk dawk e lawklung pueng hah hotnaw dawk na thut han.

so that you may be able to write upon them all the words of this law, when you have crossed the Jordan so as to enter into the land which the Lord your God will give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as he swore to your fathers.

4 Jordan palang raka hnukkhu, sahnin kai ni lawk na thui e talungnaw hah, Ebal mon dawk na ung vaiteh, mirangtalai hoi na kanan han.

Therefore, when you have crossed over the Jordan, erect the stones, just as I instruct you to do this day, on Mount Ebal. And you shall coat them with plaster,

5 Hote hmuen koehai na BAWIPA Cathut hanelah,

and you shall build, in that place, an altar to the Lord your God out of stones which have not been touched by iron,

6 thuengnae khoungroe hah talung hoi na sak awh han. Sum hno laipalah, pathei hoehe talung hoi na sak han. Nang BAWIPA Cathut hah hote khoungroe dawk hmaisawi thuengnae na thueng han.

out of stones which have not been hewn or polished. And you shall offer holocausts on it to the Lord your God.

7 Roum thuengnae hai na thueng vaiteh, hote hmuen koe na canei awh vaiteh, a hmalah nawmnae na sak awh han.

And you shall immolate peace victims. And you shall eat and feast in that place, in the sight of the Lord your God.

8 Hote talung dawkvah, hete lawknaw hah kamcengcalah na thut han.

And you shall write upon the stones all the words of this law, plainly and clearly.”

9 Hathnukkhu, Mosi hoi vaihmanaw, Levihnaw niyah, Oe Isarel miphun, kâhruetcuet laihoi thai haw. Sahnin nang teh, BAWIPA Cathut e miphun lah na o toe.

And Moses and the priests of Levitical stock said to all of Israel: “Attend and listen, O Israel! Today you have become the people of the Lord your God.

10 Hatdawkvah, na BAWIPA Cathut e lawknaw hah na tarawi han. Sahnin kaimouh ni patuen ka dei awh e kâpoelawknaw hoi phunglawknaw hah tarawi telah Isarelnaw pueng hah a dei pouh awh.

You shall listen to his voice, and you shall do the commandments and justices, which I am entrusting to you.”

11 Mosi ni hot hnin vah, taminaw koe kâ a poe e teh,

And Moses instructed the people in that day, saying:

12 nangmouh ni Jordan palang na raka awh hnukkhu, taminaw yawhawi poe hanelah Gerizim mon dawk ka kangdout hane naw teh: Simeon, Levih, Judah, Issakhar, Joseph, hoi Benjamin tinaw doeh.

“These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim, as a blessing to the people, when you will have crossed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

13 Thoebo hanelah Ebal mon dawk ka kangdout hane naw teh: Gad, Reubeb, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, hoi Napthali tinaw doeh.

And in the opposite region, there shall stand upon Mount Ebal, as a curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

14 Hatnavah, Levihnaw ni Isarelnaw koe puenghoi a hramkhai hane lawk teh,

And the Levites shall pronounce and declare to all the men of Israel, with an exalted voice:

15 BAWIPA ni a panuet e hno, kutsak hlun e meikaphawk ka sak niteh, a kamnuehoehnae koe ka tat e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be the man who makes a graven or molten idol, an abomination to the Lord, a work of the hands of its maker, and who puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall respond by saying: Amen.

16 Manu hoeh pawiteh na pa ka dudam e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who does not honor his father and mother. And all the people shall say: Amen.

17 Imri e lawrilung ka puen e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who removes his neighbor’s landmarks. And all the people shall say: Amen.

18 Mitdawn lam ka phen sak e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who causes the blind to go astray on a journey. And all the people shall say: Amen.

19 Kalan lah lawkceng navah, miphun alouknaw, naranaw, lahmainunaw hah kamsoum hoeh lah ka sung sak e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who subverts the judgment of the new arrival, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say: Amen.

20 Na pa hoi dueng kâkuen e na pa e a yu hah ka ipkhai e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who lies with his father’s wife, and so exposes the covering of his bed. And all the people shall say: Amen.

21 Saringnaw buetbuet touh ka ipkhai e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who lies with any beast. And all the people shall say: Amen.

22 Na pa e canu, manu e canu, mae tawncanu ka ipkhai e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or of his mother. And all the people shall say: Amen.

23 Yu e manu ka ipkhai e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say: Amen.

24 Imri hah arulahoi ka thet e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who secretly strikes down his neighbor. And all the people shall say: Amen.

25 Yon ka tawn hoehe tami thei hanelah aphu ka lat e tami teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who accepts gifts in order to strike down the life of innocent blood. And all the people shall say: Amen.

26 Hete kâlawk dawk e lawklungnaw ka cak sak hoehe teh yawthoenae awm lawiseh telah thoe a bo awh vaiteh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh han.

Cursed be he who does not remain in the words of this law, and does not carry them out in deed. And all the people shall say: Amen.”