Ponovljeni zakon 10
1 U to vrijeme Jahve mi reče: 'Iskleši dvije kamene ploče kao i prijašnje pa se popni k meni na brdo; a napravi i drveni kovčeg.
“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.
2 Na ploče ću napisati riječi koje su bile na prvim pločama što si ih razbio. A onda ih položi u kovčeg.'
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.’
3 Načinih kovčeg od bagremovine, isklesah dvije kamene ploče kao što bijahu prve, pa se, s dvjema pločama u ruci, popeh na brdo.
“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.
4 I napisa na te ploče, kao i prije, Deset riječi koje vam je Jahve rekao na brdu, isred ognja, na dan zbora. Onda ih Jahve dade meni.
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,
5 Okrenuh se i siđoh s brda. Položih ploče u kovčeg koji bijah napravio. I stadoše ondje, kako mi je Jahve naredio.
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.”
6 Od Beerota sinova Jaakanovih odoše Izraelci u Moseru. Ondje umrije Aron i ondje bi pokopan. Svećenikom mjesto njega postade njegov sin Eleazar.
(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.
7 Odande odoše u Gudgodu; iz Gudgode u Jotbatu, u kraj bogat potocima.
From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.
8 U to vrijeme odvoji Jahve pleme Levijevo da nosi Kovčeg saveza Jahvina; da pred Jahvom stoji u njegovoj službi te da u njegovo ime blagoslivlja, kako radi i danas.
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.
9 Stoga Levi nema udjela ni baštine sa svojom braćom: Jahve je njegova baština, kako mu je Jahve, Bog tvoj, i rekao.
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.)
10 Na brdu sam ostao, kao i prvi put, četrdeset dana i četrdeset noći. I usliša me Jahve i taj put; nije htio da te uništi,
“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.
11 nego mi Jahve reče: 'Ustaj! Idi pred ovim narodom da uđu i zaposjednu zemlju za koju sam se zakleo njihovim ocima da ću im je dati.'
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.’”
12 Dakle, Izraele, što od tebe traži Jahve, Bog tvoj? Samo to da se bojiš Jahve, Boga svoga; da po svim putovima njegovim hodiš; da ga ljubiš i služiš Jahvi, Bogu svome, svim srcem svojim i svom dušom svojom;
“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],
13 da držiš Jahvine zapovijedi i njegove zakone što ti ih danas za tvoje dobro dajem.
and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.
14 Evo, Jahvi, Bogu tvome, pripada nebo i nebo nad nebesima, zemlja i sve što je na njoj.
“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.
15 Ali Jahvi samo vaši oci omilješe i poslije njih izabrao je vas, potomke njihove, između svih naroda, kako je i danas.
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.
16 Srce svoje obrežite; šiju više ne ukrućujte!
So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!
17 Jer Jahve, Bog vaš, Bog je nad bogovima, Gospodar nad gospodarima, Bog velik, jak i strašan, koji nije pristran i ne da se podmititi;
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.
18 daje pravdu siroti i udovici; ljubi pridošlicu, daje mu hranu i odjeću.
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.
19 Ljubite i vi pridošlicu, jer ste i sami bili pridošlice u zemlji egipatskoj.
So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.
20 Boj se Jahve, Boga svojeg; njemu služi; uza nj se priljubi; njegovim imenom priseži.
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.
21 On je tvoja slava, Bog tvoj, koji je radi tebe učinio velika i čudesna djela što su ih vidjele tvoje oči.
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.
22 Tvojih otaca, kad su se spustili u Egipat, bješe samo sedamdeset, a sad je Jahve, Bog tvoj, učinio te vas ima kao zvijezda na nebu.
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.”
