Exodus 23
1 “You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
Piga nou fè manti sou frè parèy nou. Lè n'ap sèvi temwen, piga nou bay manti pou ede yon mechan.
2 You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
Pa konprann pou nou fè sa ki mal paske nou wè se sa tout moun ap fè. Lè n'ap sèvi temwen nan yon pwose, piga nou pran pati pou bò ki gen plis moun lan lè nou konnen se yo ki antò.
3 And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
Konsa tou, lè gen pwose, se pa paske yon moun pòv pou nou pran pati pou li.
4 If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
Si nou pa byen ak yon moun, epi nou jwenn bèf li osinon bourik li ki kase kòd, se pou nou mennen l' ba li.
5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
Si nou pa byen ak yon moun, epi nou wè bourik li kouche anba yon chay, pa vire do nou kite l' pou kont li. Se pou nou ede l' fè bourik la kanpe.
6 You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
Lè yon malere nan pwose, pa anpeche yo fè l' jistis.
7 Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Evite fè manti sou moun pou akize yo. Moun inonsan ak moun ki nan dwa yo, piga nou fè touye yo, paske mwen p'ap padonnen moun ki fè bagay konsa.
8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Lè n'ap sèvi temwen nan yon kòz, pa pran lajan anba nan men moun, paske lajan konsa bouche je nou, li fè nou pa wè kote jistis la ye. Li fè moun ki pa antò a pèdi kòz li.
9 Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Piga nou aji mal ak moun lòt nasyon k'ap viv nan peyi a. Paske, nou menm tou, yon lè, nou te etranje nan peyi Lejip, kifè nou konnen sa ki rele viv nan lòt peyi.
10 For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,
Pandan sizan n'a travay tè a, epi n'a ranmase sa li bay.
11 but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
Men, sou setyèm lanne a, n'a kite tè a poze. Menm si li bay kichòy, nou p'ap ranmase anyen sou li. N'a kite rekòt la pou pòv malere yo. Rès la va rete pou bèt nan bwa manje. N'a fè menm bagay la tou pou jaden rezen ak jaden oliv nou yo.
12 For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
N'a travay sis jou. Men setyèm jou a, n'a sispann travay, n'a pran repo. Konsa, bèf nou yo ak bourik nou yo, moun k'ap sèvi avèk nou yo ansanm ak etranje ki lakay nou yo va ka pran repo tou.
13 Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
Se pou nou swiv tou sa mwen sot di nou la a. Pa lapriyè lòt bondye, piga mwen tande non yo soti nan bouch nou.
14 Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me.
Twa fwa chak lanne, n'a fè fèt pou mwen.
15 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
N'a fè fèt Pen san ledven yo. Jan mwen te ban nou lòd la, n'a manje pen san ledven pandan sèt jou nan epòk yo fikse nan mwa Abib la. Paske se nan mwa sa a nou te soti kite peyi Lejip. Lè sa a, nou p'ap gen dwa parèt devan m' de men vid.
16 You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.
Apre sa, n'a fete fèt Premye Rekòt la lè nou fèk konmanse rekòlte grenn nou simen nan jaden nou yo. N'a fete fèt Dènye Rekòt la menm vè fen lanne a, lè n'ap fin rekòlte tou sa ki nan jaden nou yo.
17 Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.
Twa fwa chak lanne, tout gason nan pèp la va parèt devan mwen menm Seyè a, Bondye a.
18 You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.
Lè n'ap touye yon bèt pou mwen, piga nou ofri san an ansanm ak pen ki fèt ak ledven. Piga nou sere grès bèt la tout lannwit jouk denmen maten.
19 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
N'a pran pi bèl fwi nan premye rekòt jaden nou, n'a pote yo bay Seyè a, Bondye nou an, lakay li, Piga ou kwit yon ti kabrit nan lèt manman li.
20 Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
Men m'ap voye yonn nan zanj mwen yo devan nou pou pwoteje nou sou wout la, pou l' fè nou rive san danje kote mwen pare pou nou an.
21 Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
Veye kò nou devan li. Koute sa l'ap di nou. Pa kenbe tèt avè l'. Si nou fè sa, li p'ap padonnen nou sa paske se nan non mwen l'ap fè tou sa l'ap fè a.
22 But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.
Men, si nou koute sa li di nou, si nou fè tou sa mwen di nou fè, m'ap rayi moun ki rayi nou, mwen p'ap vle wè moun ki pa vle wè nou.
23 For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them.
Zanj mwen an va mache devan nou, l'ap mennen nou nan peyi moun Amori yo, peyi moun Et yo, peyi moun Ferezi yo, peyi moun Kanaran yo, peyi moun Evi yo ak peyi moun Jebis yo. M'ap detwi yo tout.
24 You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.
Piga nou mete ajenou devan bondye lòt nasyon yo. Piga nou janm sèvi yo. Pa fè menm jan ak moun lòt nasyon yo. Se pou nou detwi bondye yo nèt, se pou nou kraze tout moniman yo fè pou yo.
25 So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
Se mwen menm Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pou nou sèvi. M'ap beni nou, m'ap ban nou manje pou n' manje, dlo pou nou bwè. Mwen p'ap kite maladi tonbe sou nou.
26 No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.
Nan peyi nou an p'ap gen fanm k'ap fè foskouch, ni fanm ki p'ap ka fè pitit. M'ap kite nou viv jouk nou fin granmoun.
27 I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
M'ap fè tout moun pè nou. Kote nou pase, m'ap fè moun pèdi tèt yo. M'ap fè tout lènmi nou yo pran rak devan nou.
28 I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
m'a voye gwo gèp devan nou, y'a fè moun Evi yo, moun Kanaran yo ak moun Et yo kouri byen lwen nou.
29 I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
Mwen p'ap fè yo ale tout ansanm yon sèl kou, yon sèl lanne, pou peyi a pa tounen savann, pou bèt nan bwa yo pa vin twòp pou nou.
30 Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.
Men, piti piti m'ap mete yo deyò, jouk n'a gen plis moun pou nou ka pran tout peyi a pou nou.
31 And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
M'ap fè fwontyè peyi nou an konmanse depi sou lanmè Wouj la rive jouk sou lanmè Mediterane, depi sou dezè a al bat sou larivyè Lefrat la. M'ap lage tout moun nan peyi a anba men nou, n'ap chase yo met deyò devan nou.
32 You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.
Piga nou pase ankenn kontra ak moun sa yo, ni ak bondye yo.
33 They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
Se pa pou yo rete nan peyi nou an, pou yo pa ankouraje nou fè peche kont mwen. Si nou sèvi bondye moun sa yo, sa ka yon malè pou nou.
