Milu Pareinae 5
1 BAWIPA ni Mosi a pato teh,
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 Isarel catounnaw ka hrikbeinaw hoi moihnakathout hoi tami ro kâbet e hoi kakhin e napui tongpa naw hah roenae rim hloilah tâco sak hanelah kâ a poe.
“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 A lungui vah, ka onae roenae hmuen hah a khin sak awh hoeh nahanelah, napui tongpa roenae hmuen lawilah na tâco sak han.
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 Isarel catounnaw ni hot patetlah a sak awh teh, roenae hmuen alawilah ouk a tâco sak awh. BAWIPA ni Mosi koe a dei e patetlah Isarel catounnaw ni a sak awh.
So [Moses/I told that to the Israeli people, and] the Israeli people obeyed what Yahweh commanded Moses/me.
5 BAWIPA ni Mosi hah a pato teh,
Yahweh also told Moses/me,
6 Isarel catounnaw koe dei pouh loe. Tongpa thoseh, napui thoseh, BAWIPA taranlahoi yon bang patet e a sak awh teh yon pen e lah ao toteh,
“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 a sak awh e yonnae hah pankângai hoi a kâhei awh han. Hahoi a sakpayon e yonnae phu teh ka kuepcalah a patho han. Hahoi a tak dawk hawihoehnae a sak e hah pung panga touh dawk pueng touh a thap han.
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 Hatei, yon phu kacoekung ni a hmaunawngha tawn hoehpawiteh, BAWIPA koe thueng e yon phu teh vaihma koe a poe han. Yontha nahanlah tutan a thueng e touksin laipalah yonthanae alouke a sak han.
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 Hahoi Isarel catounnaw ni a poe awh e pueng Isarelnaw hno kathoung pueng vaihma koe a thokhai e pueng teh amae lah ao han.
All the sacred offerings that the Israelis bring to the priest belong to the priest.
10 Tami tangkuem ni a poe awh e hno kathoung poung hah a ahnimae lah ao han. Tami pueng ni vaihma koe a poe awh e teh ahnimae lah ao han, telah a ti.
The priest can keep those gifts.’”
11 BAWIPA ni Mosi hah a pato teh,
Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
12 Isarel catounnaw koe dei pouh loe. Ahnimouh koe, apipatet e a yu nakunghai, a vâ koe yuemkamcu lah awm laipalah alouke a ngai e awm pawiteh,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘Suppose a man thinks that his wife has slept with another man,
13 a payon lahun nah ayâ ni hmawt hoeh, kapanuekkhaikung awm hoeh eiteh, hote hah a pâpha teh, a vâ ni panue hoeh nakunghai thoseh,
but neither he nor anyone else knows if it is true or not, because no one saw her doing that.
14 ahni lathueng dipmanae muitha a pha hai thoseh, a yu a dipma nakunghai thoseh, hahoi napui a kamhnawng teh dipmanae muitha tongpa koe a tho hai thoseh, a yu hah a dipma ei, a yu kamhnawng hoeh pawiteh,
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 ni a yu hah vaihma koe a thokhai han, napui hanlah a panki e poehno catun ephah pung hra pung touh dawk buet touh, satui awi mahoeh, hmuitui hai kalawt mahoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, hethateh dipmanae canei thuengnae, pahnim hoeh nahan canei thuengnae, payonnae panue nahanelah pahnim hoeh nahane doeh.
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 Vaihma ni napui hah a thokhai vaiteh, BAWIPA hmalah a kangdue sak han.
The priest must tell the woman to stand [in front of the altar] in my presence.
17 Vaihma ni talai hlaam dawk hoi tui kathoung a la vaiteh, lukkareiim khom koe e vaiphu a la vaiteh tui dawk a phuen han.
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 Vaihma ni napui hah BAWIPA hmalah a kangdue sak vaiteh, a sam a rathap sak han. Yu dipmanae tavai thuengnae kâhruetcuet poe nahanelah thuengnae hah a kut dawk a sin sak han. Hahoi vaihma ni thoebonae tui kakhat e hah a sin han.
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 Vaihma ni napui hah lawk a kam sak vaiteh, napui koe na vâ e kâtawnnae dawk na 0 navah, ayâ ni na ipkhai hoehpawiteh, na kamhnawngnae lam dawk na dawn hoeh boum teh hete thoebonae kaphawtkung kakhat e tui dawk hoi na hlout han.
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 Hatei, na vâ e kâtawnnae dawk na o navah, nama na kamhnawng teh ayâ ni na ipkhai boipawiteh telah na ti vaiteh,
But if you have had sex with another man, [Yahweh will curse you].
21 vaihma ni napui hah thoebonae lawkkam rahim vah ao sak vaiteh, napui koe BAWIPA ni na phai a kamsoe sak teh na von a phing sak toteh, BAWIPA ni na miphunnaw thung dawk thoebonae kaphawtkung lah na awm naseh.
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 Hahoi, thoebonae kaphawtkung hete tui ni na ruen dawk a kâen vaiteh, na von a phing sak vaiteh, na phai a kamsoe sak han, telah ati han. Hahoi napui ni teh, Amen, hot patetlah thoseh ati han.
23 Vaihma ni thoebonae lawk hah cauk dawk a thut vaiteh, kakhat e tui dawk a phum han.
‘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 Hahoi thoebonae kaphawtkung kakhat e tui hah, napui hah a pânei han. Hot patetlah thoebonae kaphawtkung a von thung a kâen vaiteh a kha han.
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 Hot patetlah vaihma ni dipmanae canei thuengnae a kahek vaiteh, a poe e napui e kut dawk hoi a la vaiteh, BAWIPA hmalah tavai thuengnae a sin pouh vaiteh, thuengnae khoungroe koe a ceikhai han.
26 Vaihma ni panuenae tavai thuengnae hah kutvang touh a la vaiteh, khoungroe dawk a sawi han. Hathnukkhu, kakhat e tui hah napui a pânei han.
and burn part of it as a sacrifice. Then the woman must drink the bitter water.
27 Tui a nei sak toteh, hettelah han doeh. A la kamhnawng teh a vâ koe yonnae sak boipawiteh, thoebonae kaphawtkung lah ao dawk kakhat e tui teh a von thung a kâen vaiteh a kha han. A von a phing vaiteh, a phai hah a kamsoe han. Hahoi teh, hote napui teh a miphunnaw thung dawkvah, thoebo e lah ao han.
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 Hatei, napui teh kamhnawng hoeh lah thoung boipawiteh, a hlout vaiteh, camo ka vawn thai e lah ao han.
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 Hete napui ni a vâ e kâtawnnae rahim ao navah, kho louk lah radoung hoi a vâ hoeh e tami alouke hoi koe ka kamhnawng e thoseh,
‘That is the ritual that must be performed when a woman who is married has been unfaithful to her husband,
30 tongpa ni dipmanae lungthin ueue tawn pawiteh, a yu a dipma dawkvah, dipmanae kâlawk lah ao han. Hahoi teh napui hah BAWIPA hmalah a ceikhai vaiteh, vaihma ni hete kâlawknaw pueng a tak dawk a sak pouh han.
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 Hottelah, tongpa teh payonpakainae koehoi a hlout han. Hatei, hete napui ni yonpennae naw heh a khang han, atipouh.
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.’”
