Deuteronomy 23
1 No man whose private parts have been wounded or cut off may come into the meeting of the Lord's people.
Mwanamume aliyejeruhiwa kwa kupondwa au kukatwa haruhusiwi kuingia katika kusanyiko la Yahwe.
2 One whose father and mother are not married may not come into the meeting of the Lord's people, or any of his family to the tenth generation.
Mwana haramu haruhusiwi kuwa miongoni mwa kusanyiko la Yahwe; kutoka hadi kizazi cha kumi cha uzao wake, hakuna kati yao anatakiwa kuwa kwenye kusanyiko la Yahwe.
3 No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their people to the tenth generation may come into the meeting of the Lord's people:
Muamori au Mmoabu haruhusiwi kuwa miongoni mwa kusanyiko la Yahwe; kutoka hadi kizazi cha kumi cha uzao wake, hakuna kati yao anatakiwa kuwa kwenye kusanyiko la Yahwe.
4 Because they gave you no bread or water on your way, when you came out of Egypt: and they got Balaam, the son of Peor, from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to put curses on you.
Hii ni kwa sababu hawakukutana nanyi kwa mkate na maji barabarani mlipokuwa mmetoka nje ya Misri, na kwa sababu walimkodisha Balaamu mwana wa Beoro kutoka Pethoro kule Aramu Naharaimu, awalaani.
5 But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.
Lakini Yahwe Mungu wako hakumsikiliza Balaamu; badala yake, Yahwe Mungu wako aligeuza laana kuwa baraka kwenu, kwa sababu Yahwe Mungu wako aliwapenda.
6 Do nothing for their peace or well-being for ever.
Hamtakiwi kutafuta amani au mafanikio yao, katika siku zenu zote.
7 But have no hate for an Edomite, because he is your brother, or for an Egyptian, for you were living in his land.
Hutakiwi kumchukia Muedomi, kwa maana ni kaka yako; hutakiwi kumchukia Mmisri, kwa maana ulikuwa mgeni katika nchi yake.
8 Their children in the third generation may come into the meeting of the Lord's people.
Wazawa wa kizazi cha tatu wanaozaliwa kwao wanaweza kuwa katika kusanyiko la Yahwe.
9 When you go out to war and put your tents in position, keep from every evil thing.
Utakapotembea kijeshi dhidi ya maadui zako, basi unapaswa kujitenga na kila aina ya uovu.
10 If any man among you becomes unclean through anything which has taken place in the night, he is to go out from the tent-circle and keep outside it:
Iwapo miongoni mwenu kuna mwanamume ambaye sio msafi kwa sababu ya jambo lililofanyika kwake usiku, basi anatakiwa atoke nje ya kambi ya jeshi; hatakiwi kurudi kambini.
11 But when evening comes near, let him take a bath: and after sundown he may come back to the tents.
Jioni ikifika, anatakiwa ajiogeshe kwa maji; na jua likizama atarudi ndani kambini.
12 Let there be a place outside the tent-circle to which you may go;
Pia unatakiwa kuwa na eneo nje ya kambi ambayo utakwenda;
13 And have among your arms a spade; and when you have been to that place, let that which comes from you be covered up with earth:
na utakuwa na kitu katika zana zako cha kuchimbia; utakapochuchumaa kujisaidia, unapaswa kuchimbia nacho na kisha kurudishia udongo na kufunika kile kilichotoka kwako.
14 For the Lord your God is walking among your tents, to keep you safe and to give up into your hands those who are fighting against you; then let your tents be holy, so that he may see no unclean thing among you, and be turned away from you.
Kwa maana Yahwe Mungu wako anatembea miongoni mwa kambi yenu kuwapa ushindi na kuwapa maadui zenu mkononi mwenu. Kwa hiyo kambi yenu lazima iwe takatifu, ili kwamba asione kitu chochote kichafu miongoni mwenu na kuwaacha.
15 Do not give back to his master a servant who has gone in flight from his master and come to you:
Hutakiwi kumrudishia bwana mtumwa aliyetoroka kwake.
16 Let him go on living among you in whatever place is most pleasing to him: do not be hard on him.
Mruhusu aishi pamoja nawe, katika mji wowote atakaochagua. Usimuonee.
17 No daughter of Israel is to let herself be used as a loose woman for a strange god, and no son of Israel is to give himself to a man.
Hapatakiwi kuwa na kahaba wa kidhehebu miongoni mwa mabinti wa Israeli, na wala hapatakiwi kuwa na kahaba wa kidhehebu miongoni mwa wana wa kiume wa Israeli.
18 Do not take into the house of the Lord your God, as an offering for an oath, the price of a loose woman or the money given to one used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: for these two things are disgusting to the Lord your God.
Hautakiwi kuleta mshahara wa kahaba au mshahara wa mbwa katika nyumba ya Yahwe Mungu wako kwa kiapo chochote; kwa maana vyote hivi na machukizo mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wako.
19 Do not take interest from an Israelite on anything, money or food or any other goods, which you let him have:
Hutakiwi kumkopesha Muisraeli mwenzako kwa riba – riba ya fedha, riba ya chakula, au riba ya kitu chochote kinachokopeshwa kwa riba.
20 From men of other nations you may take interest, but not from an Israelite: so that the blessing of the Lord your God may be on everything to which you put your hand, in the land which you are about to take as your heritage.
Kwa mgeni unaweza kukopesha kwa riba; lakini kwa Muisraeli mwenzako haupaswi kukopesha kwa riba, ili kwamba Yahwe Mungu wako aweze kukubariki katika kila jambo uwekalo mkono wako, katika nchi ambayo mnaenda kumiliki.
21 When you take an oath to the Lord, do not be slow to give effect to it: for without doubt the Lord your God will make you responsible, and will put it to your account as sin.
Unapofanya kiapo kwa Yahwe Mungu wako, haupaswi kukawia kuikamilsha, kwa maana Yahwe Mungu wako hakika atadai kiapo hicho; itakuwa dhambi kako usipokamilisha.
22 But if you take no oath, there will be no sin.
Lakini iwapo utajizuia kutoa kiapo, haitakuwa dhambi kwako.
23 Whatever your lips have said, see that you do it; for you gave your word freely to the Lord your God.
Kile ambacho kimetoka kinywani mwako unapaswa kukifuata na kukitekeleza; kulingana na kiapo ulichotamka kwa Yahwe Mungu wako, chochote ulichotamka kwa hiari kwa kinywa chako.
24 When you go into your neighbour's vine-garden, you may take of his grapes at your pleasure, but you may not take them away in your vessel.
Utakapokwenda katika shamba la mizabibu la jirani yako, unatakiwa kula mizabibu idadi yoyote unayotaka, lakini hautakiwi kuhifadhi yoyote katika kikapu chako.
25 When you go into your neighbour's field, you may take the heads of grain with your hand; but you may not put your blade to his grain.
Utakapokwenda katika shamba la zao lililoiva la jirani yako, unaweza kuvuna kichwa cha mavuno kwa mkono wako, lakini haupaswi kutumia mundu kuvuna zao lililoiva la jirani yako.
