Bawknae 27

1 Cathut ni Mosi koe, nang ni Isarelnaw koe patuen na dei pouh hane teh,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Tami ni lawkkam e patetlah BAWIPA koe poe pawiteh, ka poe hane kawi naw, nang ni aphu tâtueng tangcoung e patetlah Cathut e hno lah ao han.

Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, Whosoever shall vow a vow as the valuation of his soul for the Lord,

3 Nang ni bangtelamaw aphu na tâtueng han tetpawiteh, tongpa a kum 20 hoi 60 totouh e teh ngun tangka 50 touh lah aphu na tâtueng han.

the valuation of a male from twenty years old to sixty years old shall be his valuation shall be fifty didrachmas of silver by the standard of the sanctuary.

4 Napui teh ngun tangka 30 touh lah aphu na tâtueng han.

And the valuation of a female shall be thirty didrachmas.

5 Kum panga koehoi kum 20 totouh e tongpa teh ngun tangka 20, napui teh ngun tangka phek hra touh lah aphu na tâtueng han.

And if it be from five years old to twenty, the valuation of a male shall be twenty didrachmas, and of a female ten didrachmas.

6 Kum panga a rahim e tongpa teh ngun tangka phek panga, napui teh phek thum touh lah aphu na tâtueng han.

And from a month old to five years old, the valuation of a male shall be five didrachmas, and of a female, three didrachmas of silver.

7 Kumrui taruk lathueng e tongpa teh ngun tangka hlaipanga, napui teh phek hra touh lah aphu na tâtueng han.

And if from sixty year [old] and upward, if it be a male, his valuation shall be fifteen didrachmas of silver, and if a female, ten didrachmas.

8 Nang ni aphu na tâtueng e patetlah poe thai hoehpawiteh, vaihma koe a cei vaiteh, vaihma ni lawkkam ka sak e tami ni a poe thai e patetlah aphu a tâtueng pouh awh han.

And if the man be too poor for the valuation, he shall stand before the priest; and the priest shall value him: according to what the man who has vowed can afford, the priest shall value him.

9 Tami ni Cathut koe saring poe pawiteh, a poe e pueng teh a thoung han.

And if it be from the cattle that are offered as a gift to the Lord, whoever shall offer one of these to the Lord, it shall be holy.

10 Kahawi thoseh, kahawihoehe thoseh, buet touh hoi buet touh na thung awh mahoeh. Thung han na ngai awh pawiteh, kahni touh hoi roi a thoung han.

He shall not change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he do at all change it, a beast for a beast, it and the substitute shall be holy.

11 Cathut koe poe kawi hoeh e kathounghoehe saring lah awm pawiteh vaihma koe patue vaiteh,

And if it be any unclean beast, of which none are offered as a gift to the Lord, he shall set the beast before the priest.

12 Ahawi hoi hawihoeh e patetlah vaihma ni aphu a tâtueng han. Vaihma ni a tâtueng e patetlah aphu teh ao han.

And the priest shall make a valuation between the good and the bad, and accordingly as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.

13 Kapoekung ni ratang hanelah ngai pawiteh, saring phu hoi pung panga touh dawk pung touh bout a poe sin han.

And if [the worshipper] will at all redeem it, he shall add the fifth part to its value.

14 Tami ni BAWIPA hanlah a im poe pawiteh, im ahawi hoi hawihoeh e vaihma ni a khet vaiteh aphu a tâtueng han. Vaihma ni aphu a tâtueng e patetlah aphu teh ao han.

And whatever man shall consecrate his house as holy to the Lord, the priest shall make a valuation of it between the good and the bad: as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.

15 Im kapoekung ni bout ratang hanlah ngai pawiteh, im phu hoi pung panga touh dawk pung touh bout a poe sin han.

And if he that has sanctified it should redeem his house, he shall add to it the fifth part of the money of the valuation, and it shall be his.

16 Tami ni a lawhmuen hah BAWIPA hanlah poe pawiteh, Cati patue e patetlah aphu teh a tâtueng han. Cati hmuen touh patue e law hah ngun tangka 50 touh lah aphu tâtueng han.

And if a man should hallow to the Lord a part of the field of his possession, then the valuation shall be according to its seed, fifty didrachmas of silver for a homer of barley.

17 Jubili kum kamtawng nah a law hah poe pawiteh aphu teh a tâtueng yit touh a poe han.

And if he should sanctify his field from the year of release, it shall stand according to his valuation.

18 Jubili kum abaw hnukkhu law hah poe pawiteh, hmalae Jubili kum totouh e a ngai rae kumnaw hah vaihma ni a parei vaiteh, a tâtueng e law phu teh a payoun pouh han.

And if he should sanctify his field in the latter time after the release, the priest shall reckon to him the money for the remaining years, until the [next] year of release, and it shall be deducted as an equivalent from his full valuation.

19 Law kapoekung ni bout ratang hanlah ngai pawiteh, a law phu hoi pung panga pung touh bout a poe sin han.

And if he that sanctified the field would redeem it, he shall add to its value the fifth part of the money, and it shall be his.

20 Ratang thai hoeh lah alouke tami koe yawt pawiteh, bout ratang han lawi naseh.

And if he do not redeem the field, but should sell the field to another man, he shall not after redeem it.

21 Jubili kum akuep toteh, hote law teh BAWIPA e lah ao vaiteh vaihmanaw ni a pang han.

But the field shall be holy to the Lord after the release, as separated land; the priest shall have possession of it.

22 Tami ni a ran e law hah BAWIPA hanlah poe pawiteh,

And if he should consecrate to the Lord of a field which he has bought, which is not of the field of his possession,

23 Jubili kum totouh hane aphu tâtueng e hah vaihma ni a kum a parei vaiteh, aphu a tâtueng e patetlah hote tami ni hote hnin dawk a poe han. Hote teh BAWIPA e doeh.

the priest shall reckon to him the full valuation from the year of release, and he shall pay the valuation in that day [as] holy to the Lord.

24 Jubili kum a pha toteh, hote law hah ahmaloe ka tawn ni teh kayawtkung koe bout a poe han.

And in the year of release the land shall be restored to the man of whom the other bought it, whose the possession of the land was.

25 Aphu tâtueng e pueng dawk ngun tangka lahoi na tâtueng han. Ngun tangka phek touh e teh gerah 20 touh hoi a kâvan.

And every valuation shall be by holy weights: the didrachm shall be twenty oboli.

26 BAWIPA e lah kaawm e saring camin pueng teh, apinihai ama hanlah lat mahoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, camin teh BAWIPA e doeh. Maito, tu hoi hmaecanaw teh BAWIPA e lah doeh ao.

And every firstborn which shall be produced amongst your cattle shall be the Lord's, and no man shall sanctify it: whether calf or sheep, it is the Lord's.

27 Kathounghoehe saring lah awm pawiteh, aphu tâtueng e patetlah a ratang vaiteh pung panga touh dawk pung touh bout a poe sin han. Ratang ngai hoehpawiteh, aphu tâtueng e patetlah a yo han.

But if he should redeem an unclean beast, according to its valuation, then he shall add the fifth part to it, and it shall be his; and if he redeem it not, it shall be sold according to its valuation.

28 Hateiteh, tami thoseh, saring thoseh, mae law thoseh, Cathut koe thoebo laihoi poe e pueng teh, apinihai bout ratang bout yawt nahanh lawi naseh. Thoebo laihoi poe e pueng teh Cathut hanlah kathoungpounge lah ao.

And every dedicated thing which a man shall dedicate to the Lord of all that he has, whether man or beast, or of the field of his possession, he shall not sell it, nor redeem it: every devoted thing shall be most holy to the Lord.

29 Tami patenghai thoebo laihoi na poe pawiteh, bout na ratang mahoeh, na thei han.

And whatever shall be dedicated of men, shall not be ransomed, but shall be surely put to death.

30 Cakang thoseh, apawhik thoseh, talai dawk hoi ka tâcawt e apawhik pueng hra touh dawk buet touh e teh BAWIPA e hno doeh. BAWIPA hanelah kathounge lah ao.

Every tithe of the land, both of the seed of the land, and of the fruit of trees, is the Lord's, holy to the Lord.

31 Hra touh dawk buet touh e hah ratang hanelah na ngai pawiteh, Aphu hoi pung panga touh dawk pung touh bout na poe sin han.

And if a man should at all redeem his tithe, he shall add the fifth part to it, and it shall be his.

32 Maito thoseh, tu hoi hmae thoseh, sonron rahim vah kâen e ahranae pueng teh BAWIPA hanelah kathounge lah ao han.

And every tithe of oxen, and of sheep, and whatever may come in numbering under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the Lord.

33 Ahawi hoi hawihoeh e na khen awh mahoeh. Buet touh hoi buet touh na thung awh mahoeh. Thung han na ngai awh pawiteh, kahni touh hoi rei a thoung han. Bout na ratang mahoeh telah na dei pouh han.

You shall not change a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if you should at all change it, its equivalent also shall be holy, it shall not be redeemed.

34 Hete kâpoelawknaw teh Cathut ni Sinai mon dawk Isarelnaw hanlah Mosi koe kâ a poe e naw doeh.

These are the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses for the sons of Israel in mount Sina.