Tim Jo-Lawi 27
1 Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
2 “Wuo gi jo-Israel kendo inyisgi ni: ‘Ka ngʼato ochiwo singo makende ni obiro chiwo ngʼato ni Jehova Nyasaye, eka bangʼe oyudo ni ok onyal chopo singruokneno, to nengo monego wargo ngʼatno ema:
“Tell the Israeli people [that this is what I am saying to them]: If anyone solemnly promises to dedicate another person to [work solely] for me, the person who is dedicated to me is allowed to be free from having to do that by someone paying [to the priest] a fixed amount of money. The money that is given must be calculated by comparing it with the official pieces of silver in the Sacred Tent.
3 Ngʼama dichwo ma hike chakore piero ariyo nyaka piero auchiel, en to noware mana gi shekel piero abich mag fedha, ma gin shekel mitiyogo e kama ler mar lemo.
[These are the amounts that must be paid]: 50 pieces of silver for men who are between 20 and 60 years old,
4 To dhako ma bende hike romo kamano to nowar gi shekel piero adek.
30 pieces of silver for adult women [who are between 20 and 60 years old],
5 To ka ngʼatno hike chakre abich nyaka piero ariyo, to noware gi shekel piero ariyo ka en dichwo, to ka en dhako to noware gi shekel apar.
20 pieces of silver for young men who are between five and 20 years old, ten pieces of silver for young women who are between five and 20 years old,
6 To ka ngʼatno hike pok ochopo abich to osekadho dwe achiel, to noware gi shekel abich mar fedha ka en nyathi ma wuowi, to ka en nyako to noware gi shekel adek.
five pieces of silver for boys who are between one month and five years old, three pieces of silver for girls who are between one month and five years old,
7 To ka ngʼatno hike chakore piero auchiel kadhi malo, to nochul shekel apar gabich ka en dichwo, to ka en dhako to noware gi shekel apar.
15 pieces of silver for men who are more than 60 years old, ten pieces of silver for women who are more than 60 years old.
8 Kaponi ngʼat mane osingoreno odhier ma ok nyal chulo nengo ma oketneno, to nokaw ngʼatni mondo otere e nyim jadolo, kendo jadolo noyiene mondo ochul mana gima nokwongʼore ni onyalo.
‘If anyone who has made such a solemn promise is very poor and unable to pay, to free that person from doing what he had promised, he must take that person to the priest. The priest will set the price [for freeing him] to be what the person who made that solemn promise is able to pay.
9 “‘Ka ngʼato osingore ni obiro chiwo ne Jehova Nyasaye chiayo minyalo timgo misango, to gima ochiwono nobed mowal ne Jehova Nyasaye.
‘If someone solemnly promises to give an animal that is acceptable to be an offering to me, that animal becomes sacred [and belongs to me].
10 Ok oyiene wilo chiayono mondo oket moro kare, bedni orach kata ober, bende ok onyal wile gi gimoro amora. To kaponi otimo kamano, to nyaka ongʼe ni chiayono kod mokwongo giduto koro ginibed mowal ni Jehova Nyasaye.
The person who promised to give it must not give another animal instead of the one that he promised; he must not substitute a bad animal for a good one or even a better one than the one offered. If he would substitute one animal for the other, both animals would belong to me.
11 Ka chiayo mane osingono obedo mogak ma ok nyal timgo misango ni Jehova Nyasaye, to chiayono chuno ni nyaka kele e nyim jadolo,
If the animal that he wishes to dedicate to me is a kind that is unacceptable to be an offering to me, he must take that animal to the priest.
12 mondo jadolo onon ka ober kata ka orach. Nengo moro amora ma jadolo oketo ema nobed nengo chiayono.
The priest will then decide what its value is, according to the animal’s good and bad points. Whatever value the priests sets will be the value of the animal, [and that is the price that the priest must pay for the animal].
13 To ka wuon chiayono dwaro waro chiacheno, to nyaka omed achiel ewi abich mar nengone.
If the man who gave the animal later decides that he wants to buy it back, he must pay [to the priest] that price plus an additional 20 percent.
14 “‘Ka ngʼato ochiwo ode mondo obed gima owal ni Jehova Nyasaye, to jadolo mondo onon odno kober kata korach. To nengo moro amora ma jadolo oketo ema nobed nengo odno.
‘[Similarly], if someone dedicates his house to be a sacred gift to belong to me, the priest will decide how much it is worth, which will depend on whether the house is in good condition. Whatever the priest says that it is worth, that will be its value [and that is the price that the priest must pay for it].
15 To ka wuon odno dwaro waro odeno, to nyaka omed achiel ewi abich mar nengone, eka odno noduogne.
If the man who dedicated his house to me later wants to buy it back, he must pay that price plus an additional 20 percent, and then the house will belong to him again.
16 “‘Ka ngʼato ochiwo ne Jehova Nyasaye bath lope moro, to nyaka nengone romre gi nengo kodhi ma inyalo chwo e puodhono. Nengo kodhi mar shairi midhi chwo e lowono nyaka rom abiriyo ma en shekel piero abich mar fedha.
‘If someone dedicates to me some of the property that belongs to him and his family, its value will be determined by the number of bushels of seed that will be needed to plant seeds on that land: Its value will be ten pieces of silver for each bushel of seed.
17 Kaponi ochiwo lopeno e Higa mar Piero Abich, to nengone osiki mana kamano.
If he dedicates the land during the Year of Celebration, its full value will be that amount.
18 Kaponi ochiwe ka Higa mar Piero Abich oserumo, to jadolo mondo okwan higni modongʼ nyaka chop ndalo mar Higa mar Piero Abich, kendo nengone obed mana maromo gi higni modongʼ-go.
But if he dedicates the field after the Year of Celebration, the priest will count the number of years until the next Year of Celebration, and if there are not many years that remain, the price will be much lower [than the full price].
19 Kaponi ngʼat mane ochiwo lopeno nigi chuny mar ware, to nyaka ochul achiel ewi abich mar nengone, eka puodhono nobed mare.
If the person who dedicated the field later wants to buy it back, he must pay [to the priest] the price that the priest says it is worth, plus an added one-fifth, and then the field will belong to that man again.
20 To kaponi ok odwar waro lopeno, kata ka oseuse ni ngʼato machielo, to koro ok oyiene ware.
However, if he does not buy it back, or if it has been sold (OR, the priest has sold it) to someone else, that person will never be permitted to buy it back again.
21 Ka ochopo Higa mar Piero Abich mi oweyo puodhono, to nobed gima ler kaka puodho moyangne Jehova Nyasaye chuth, kendo puodhono nodongʼne jadolo kaka mwandune chuth.
In the Year of Celebration, it will become sacred again, and it will be given to the priest.
22 “‘Ka ngʼato ochiwo ni Jehova Nyasaye puodho mosengʼiewo, ma ok en lop anywola,
‘If someone dedicates to me some land that he has bought, land which is not part of the land that his family has always owned,
23 to jadolo nigi thuolo mondo ogo nengo maromre kode nyaka chop e Higa mar Piero Abich, kendo ngʼatno nochul nengono mana godiechiengno, kaka gima owal ni Jehova Nyasaye.
the priest will count the number of years until the next Year of Celebration to determine how much it is worth, and the man must pay that amount to the priest on that day, [and then that land will belong to that man again].
24 Ka Higa mar Piero Abich osechopo, to puodho nodwok ir ngʼat mane ongʼiewe kuome, ma en wuon lowo hie.
But in the Year of Celebration, the land will again be owned by the person from whom he bought it, the person whose family had always owned that land.
25 Nengo ka nengo nopim gi nengo shekel mitiyogo e kama ler mar lemo ma shekel achiel romre gi gera piero ariyo.
All the silver that is paid must be compared with the official pieces of silver in the Sacred Tent.
26 “‘Gimoro amora mokwong nywol kuom jambi gin mag Jehova Nyasaye, bedni gin dhok, kata rombe, omiyo kik ichiwgi kaka gima iwalo ni Jehova Nyasaye.
‘No one is permitted to dedicate to me the firstborn of any cow or sheep, because the firstborn already belongs to me [DOU].
27 Kaponi en chiayo mogak ma ok nyal timgo misango ni Jehova Nyasaye, to noware e nengo mogone, komedo achiel ewi abich mar nengone. Kaponi ok oware to nyaka ngʼiewe mana e nengo moketi.
If someone gives to me a kind of animal that is not acceptable to me, that person may later buy it back by paying what it is worth plus an additional 20 percent of its value. If he does not buy it back, it must be sold (OR, the priest must sell it) for its standard price.
28 “‘Gimoro amora ma ngʼato angʼata osechiwo ni Jehova Nyasaye chuth kuom mwandune ma en godo, bedni en dhano kata chiayo kata lop anywola ok onego ngʼiew kata waro nikech gima osechiw ne Jehova Nyasaye ler moloyo.
‘However, no slave or animal or family land that someone owns can be sold or bought back after it has been dedicated to me [and no price has been paid for it]. That kind of gift belongs to me permanently/forever.
29 “‘Ngʼato angʼata mochiwne Jehova Nyasaye mondo okum ok nyal war, to nyaka nege anega.
‘No person who has [done something that I consider to be very wicked] is permitted to be freed [from being punished]; that person must surely be executed.
30 “‘Achiel kuom apar mar gik moko duto ma lowo onyago bedni gin cham, kata olembe duto gin mag Jehova Nyasaye, kendo gin gik maler mowalne.
‘One tenth of all the crops and grain or fruit that is produced on anyone’s land is sacred and belongs to me.
31 Ka ngʼato owaro achiel kuom apar mar gige, to nyaka omedie achiel ewi abich mar nengogi.
If anyone wants to buy back any of that tenth, he must pay [to the priest] what it is worth plus an additional 20 percent.
32 Chiayo mar apar mokadho e bwo ludh jakwath e kinde ma okwanogi, nobed mowal ni Jehova Nyasaye, bedni gin dhok kata rombe.
One of every ten domestic animals belongs to me. When a shepherd counts his animals [MTY] [to decide which ones he will give to me], he must mark every tenth one as belonging to me.
33 Ok oyiene pogo mabeyo gi maricho kata wilogi. To kaponi owilo chiayo moro gi machielo, to chiayono kaachiel gi mowilegono, giduto ginibed gik maler e nyim Jehova Nyasaye kendo ok nyal wargi.’”
When he does that, he must not pick out the good ones for himself or leave the bad ones, or substitute bad ones for good ones. If he substitutes one animal for another, both animals will belong to me, and he will not be permitted to buy them back (OR, the shepherd cannot buy them back).’”
34 Magi e chike mane Jehova Nyasaye omiyo Musa ewi Got Sinai ne jo-Israel.
Those are the commands that Yahweh gave to Moses/me on Sinai Mountain [to tell to the people].
