Deuteronomy 31
1 And Moses went, and spoke all these words to all Israel,
Moyiz pale ankò ak tout pèp Izrayèl la, li di yo:
2 And he said to them: I am this day a hundred and twenty years old, I can no longer go out and come in, especially as the Lord also hath said to me: O Thou shalt not pass over this Jordan.
-Koulye a, mwen gen sanventan sou tèt mwen. Mwen pa gen fòs pou m' fè anyen ankò. Lèfini, Seyè a te tou di m' mwen p'ap janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden an.
3 The Lord thy God then will pass over before thee: he will destroy all these nations in thy sight, and thou shalt possess them: and this Josue shall go over before thee, as the Lord hath spoken.
Seyè a, Bondye nou an, se li menm ki pral pran devan nou. L'ap detwi tout nasyon sa yo devan je nou pou nou ka pran peyi yo pou nou: Se Jozye ki va mache devan nou, jan Seyè a te di l' la.
4 And the Lord shall do to them as he did to Sehon and Og the kings of the Amorrhites, and to their land, and shall destroy them.
Seyè a va detwi nasyon sa yo nèt, menm jan li te detwi Siyon ak Og, wa peyi Amori yo, ansanm ak tout moun nan peyi yo a nèt ale.
5 Therefore when the Lord shall have delivered these also to you, you shall do in like manner to them as I have commanded you,
Seyè a pral lage yo nan men nou. Lè sa a, se pou nou aji avèk yo jan Seyè a te ban nou lòd aji ak yo a.
6 Do manfully and be of good heart: fear not, nor be ye dismayed at their sight: for the Lord thy God he himself is thy leader, and will not leave thee nor forsake thee.
Se pou nou vanyan. Se pou nou mete gason sou nou! Nou pa bezwen pè. Pa tranble lè yo parèt devan nou. Seyè a, Bondye nou an, kanpe la avèk nou. Li p'ap janm lage nou, li p'ap janm kite nou pou kont nou.
7 And Moses called Josue, and said to him before all Israel: Take courage, and be valiant: for thou shalt bring this people into the land which the Lord swore he would give to their fathers, and thou shalt divide it by lot.
Apre sa, Moyiz rele Jozye, li pale avè l' devan tout pèp Izrayèl la, li di l' konsa: -Mete gason sou ou! Se pou ou vanyan! Paske se ou menm ki pral alatèt pèp la pou l' antre pran peyi Seyè a te fè sèman l'ap bay zansèt yo a.
8 And the Lord who is your leader, he himself will be with thee: he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Seyè a va pran devan ou, l'a kanpe la avè ou. Li p'ap janm lage ou, li p'ap kite ou pou kont ou: Ou pa bezwen pè. Ou pa bezwen tranble.
9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the ancients of Israel.
Apre sa, Moyiz ekri tout lalwa a, epi li renmèt li bay prèt yo, moun fanmi Levi yo ki te reskonsab Bwat Kontra Seyè a, ansanm ak tout chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl la.
10 And he commanded them, saying: After seven years, in the year of remission, in the feast of tabernacles,
Moyiz ba yo lòd sa a: -Chak sètan, lè lanne pou yo renmèt dèt yo va rive, pandan y'ap fete fèt Joupa yo.
11 When all Israel come together, to appear in the sight of the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou shalt read the words of this law before all Israel, in their hearing,
lè tout pèp Izrayèl la va vin adore Seyè a, Bondye nou an, nan kote li te chwazi pou sa a, n'a li tout liv lalwa a byen fò devan yo tout, pou yo ka tande l' nan zòrèy yo.
12 And the people being all assembled together, both men and women, children and strangers, that are within thy gates: that hearing they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and keep, and fulfill all the words of this law:
N'a sanble tout moun, fanm kou gason, timoun kou granmoun, ansanm ak moun lòt nasyon k'ap viv nan lavil nou yo, pou yo ka tande l', pou yo ka aprann gen krentif pou Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pou yo kenbe lalwa a, epi pou yo fè tou sa ki ladan l'.
13 That their children also, who now are ignorant, may hear, and fear the Lord their God, all the days that they lire in the land whither you are going over the Jordan to possess it.
Se konsa, pitit yo ki pa t' janm konn lalwa a va tande l'. Y'a aprann gen krentif pou Seyè a, Bondye nou an, chak jou pandan tout tan n'ap viv nan peyi nou pral pran pou nou an, lè n'a janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden an.
14 And the Lord said to Moses: Behold the days of thy death are nigh: call Josue, and stand ye in the tabernacle of the testimony, that I may give him a charge. So Moses and Josue went and stood in the tabernacle of the testimony:
Lè sa a, Seyè a di Moyiz konsa: -Ou pa lwen mouri. Rele Jozye. Vini ansanm avè l' nan Tant Randevou a pou m' ka ba li lòd sa pou l' fè. Se konsa, Moyiz ak Jozye al kanpe nan Tant Randevou a.
15 And the Lord appeared there in the pillar of a cloud, which stood in the entry of the tabernacle.
Seyè a parèt devan yo anndan Tant Randevou a, nan yon nwaj ki te gen fòm yon gwo poto devan pòt tant lan.
16 And the Lord said to Moses: Behold thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, and this people rising up will go a fornicating after strange gods in the land, to which it goeth in to dwell: there will they forsake me, and will make void the covenant, which I have made with them,
Seyè a di Moyiz: -Ou pral mouri. Ou pa lwen al jwenn zansèt ou yo ki mouri deja. Men, apre ou fin mouri, pèp la pral leve, yo pral vire do ban mwen pou y' al kouri dèyè lòt bondye y'ap sèvi nan peyi lòt nasyon kote nou pral antre a. Wi, yo pral lage m', yo pral kase kontra m' te pase avèk yo a.
17 And my wrath shall be kindled against them in that day: and I will forsake them, and will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured: all evils and afflictions shall find them, so that they shall say in that day: In truth it is because God is not with me, that these evils have found me.
Lè sa va rive, m'a fè yon sèl kòlè anwo yo, m'a lage yo tout, mwen p'ap okipe yo ankò. Se peri y'a peri. Tout kalite malè ak lafliksyon pral tonbe sou yo. Se lè sa a y'a blije rekonèt se paske Bondye yo a pa la nan mitan yo ankò kifè tout malè sa yo rive yo.
18 But I will hide, and cover my face in that day, for all the evils which they have done, because they have followed strange gods.
Men malgre sa, mwen menm m'a refize ede yo paske yo te fè twòp bagay mal lè yo te al kouri dèyè lòt bondye.
19 Now therefore write you this canticle, and teach the children of Israel: that they may know it by heart, and sing it by mouth, and this song may be unto me for a testimony among the children of Israel.
Koulye a, ekri chante sa a. W'a moutre tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo li, pou l' ka nan bouch yo tout, epi pou l' sa sèvi m' temwen kont yo.
20 For I will bring them into the land, for which I swore to their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey. And when they have eaten, and are full and fat, they will turn away after strange gods, and will serve them: and will despise me, and make void my covenant.
Lè m'ap fè yo antre nan peyi mwen te pwomèt bay zansèt yo a, peyi kote lèt ak siwo myèl ap koule tankou dlo a, m'a fè yo manje plen vant yo, y'a viv alèz. Men, y'a kouri dèyè lòt bondye, y'a sèvi yo. Men mwen menm, y'a voye m' jete, y'a kraze kontra mwen te pase ak yo a.
21 And after many evils and afflictions shall have come upon them, this canticle shall answer them for a testimony, which no oblivion shall take away out of the mouth of their seed. For I know their thoughts, and what they are about to do this day, before that I bring them into the land which I have promised them.
Konsa, lè tout kalite malè ak lafliksyon va tonbe sou yo, chante sa a va sèvi m' temwen, l'ap toujou nan bouch yo, paske pitit yo p'ap janm bliye l'. Wi, depi koulye a, anvan menm mwen fè yo antre nan peyi mwen te pwomèt yo a, mwen konnen sa yo gen nan tèt yo.
22 Moses therefore wrote the canticle and taught it to the children of Israel.
Menm jou sa a, Moyiz ekri chante a epi li moutre tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo li.
23 And the Lord commanded Josue the son of Nun, and said: Take courage, and be valiant: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I have promised, and I will be with thee.
Apre sa, Seyè a bay Jozye, pitit gason Noun lan, lòd li yo. Li di l' konsa: -Mete gason sou ou. Se pou ou vanyan. Paske se ou menm ki pou fè moun pèp Izrayèl yo antre nan peyi mwen te pwomèt m'ap ba yo a. M'ap kanpe la avè ou.
24 Therefore after Moses had wrote the words of this law in a volume, and finished it:
Lè Moyiz fin ekri tout pawòl lalwa Bondye a nan yon liv san li pa sote anyen,
25 He commanded the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord. saying:
li rele moun Levi ki te reskonsab pou pote Bwat Kontra Seyè a, li di yo konsa:
26 Take this book, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God: that it may be there for a testimony against thee.
-Pran liv lalwa a, mete l' sou kote Bwat Kontra Seyè a, Bondye nou an. L'a rete la, l'a sèvi temwen kont nou.
27 For I know thy obstinacy, and thy most stiff neck, While I am yet living, and going in with you, you have always been rebellious against the Lord: how much more when I shall be dead?
Mwen konnen jan nou gen tèt di, jan nou pa vle koute. Si koulye a, pandan mwen vivan ankò nan mitan nou an, nou te kenbe tèt ak Seyè a konsa, lè m'a mouri menm se va pi rèd.
28 Gather unto me all the ancients of your tribes, and your doctors, and I will speak these words in their hearing, and will call heaven and earth to witness against them.
Sanble bò kote m' tout chèf fanmi nou yo ak tout chèf branch fanmi nou yo pou m' fè yo tande pawòl sa yo. Mwen pral pran syèl la ak latè a sèvi m' temwen sa mwen pral di nou la a.
29 For I know that, after my death, you will do wickedly, and will quickly turn aside from the way that I have commanded you: and evils shall come upon you in the latter times, when you shall do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him by the works of your hands.
Paske mwen konnen, lè m'a mouri, nou pral lage kò nou nan fè move bagay, nou pral kite chemen mwen te louvri devan nou an. Lè sa a, malè pral tonbe sou nou, paske nou te fè sa ki mal nan je Seyè a, nou te eksite kòlè li avèk tout move bagay nou t'ap fè yo.
30 Moses therefore spoke, in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel, the words of this canticle, and finished it even to the end,
Lè sa a, Moyiz pran resite byen fò tout chante sa a, depi nan konmansman jouk li bout, devan tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo ki te reyini pou yo te ka tande sa l'ap di a.
