Deuteronomy 14
1 You are the children of the Lord your God. Don't mutilate yourselves or shave your forehead like pagans do when they mourn the dead,
“Nou se fis a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an. Nou p ap blese kò nou, ni pase razwa sou fwon nou pou koz lanmò.
2 because you are a holy people who belong to the Lord your God. The Lord chose you as his special people out of all the nations on earth.
Paske nou se yon pèp ki sen a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an. SENYÈ a te chwazi ou kòm yon pèp pou pwòp posesyon pa Li, sòti nan tout pèp ki sou sifas tè a.
3 You must not eat anything repulsive.
“Nou pa pou manje okenn bagay abominab.
4 These are the animals that you are allowed to eat: cattle, sheep, goats,
Sila yo se bèt ke nou kapab manje: bèf, mouton, kabrit,
5 deer, gazelles, wild goats, antelopes, and mountain sheep.
Sèf, kabrit mawon, den, bèf mawon, boukten, antilòp, ak mouton mòn.
6 You can eat any animal that both has a divided hoof and also chews the cud.
Nenpòt bèt ak zago divize ki remonte manje li pami tout bèt yo, sila nou kapab manje.
7 But you are not allowed to eat those that either chew the cud or have a divided hoof. This includes: camels, rabbits, and rock hyraxes. Even though they chew the cud, they don't have a divided hoof. You must treat them as unclean.
“Sepandan, pami sila ki remonte manje yo, oswa sila ki divize zago an de yo: chamo, lapèn ak daman; akoz, malgre yo remonte manje, yo pa divize zago yo, yo pa pwòp pou nou.
8 The same applies to the pig. Even though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. So you must treat it as unclean. You must not eat its meat or touch its dead body.
Kochon, paske li divize zago a, men pa remonte manje, li pa pwòp pou nou. Nou pa pou manje anyen nan chè li, ni touche kò mouri yo.
9 When it comes to creatures that live in the water, you are allowed to eat anything that has fins and scales.
“Sila nou kapab manje nan tout sa ki nan dlo yo: Nou ka manje nenpòt sa ki gen zèl naje avèk kal,
10 But you must not eat anything that does not have fins and scales. You must treat them as unclean.
men okenn nan yo ki pa gen zèl naje avèk kal, nou pa pou manje yo; se pa pwòp pou nou.
11 You are allowed to eat any clean bird.
“Nou kapab manje nenpòt zwazo ki pwòp.
12 But you must not eat the following: eagle, griffon vulture, bearded vulture,
Men sila ke nou pa pou manje yo: èg, lòfre ak malfini lanmè,
13 buzzard, kites, any kind of falcon,
milan wouj, otou, votou ak tout kalite parèy yo,
14 any member of the crow family,
kòbo ak tout kalite parèy yo,
15 tawny owl, long-eared owl, gulls, any kind of hawk,
otrich, ibou, poul dlo, ak malfini avèk tout kalite parèy yo,
16 little owl, eagle owl, barn owl,
koukou, frize, gwo kana mawon blan,
17 desert owl, Egyptian vulture, fish owl,
grangozye, plonjon, chwèt,
18 storks, any kind of heron, hoopoe, or bats.
sigòy, krabye, ak kalite parèy yo, sèpantye, tchotcho ak chòv-souri.
19 All insects that fly are unclean to you; you must not eat them.
“Tout reptil avèk zèl pa pwòp pou nou. Yo pa pou manje.
20 But you are allowed to eat any clean animal that has wings.
Nou kapab manje nenpòt zwazo ki pwòp.
21 You must not eat any animal that dies. You can give it to a foreigner in your town, and they can eat it, or you can sell it to a foreigner. You, however, are a holy people who belong to the Lord your God. Don't cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
“Nou pa pou manje okenn bagay ki mouri pou kont li. Nou gen dwa bay li a etranje ki rete nan vil nou, pou li kab manje l, oswa nou kapab vann li a yon etranje; paske nou se yon pèp ki sen a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an. Nou pa pou bouyi yon jenn ti kabrit ki nan lèt manman.
22 Make sure you pay a tithe of every crop grown each year in your fields.
“Chak ane, nou va, anverite, bay ladim nan tout pwodwi a sila ke nou plante yo, ki sòti nan chan.
23 You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose to live with you, so that you will learn to always respect the Lord your God.
Nou va manje nan prezans SENYÈ a, kote Li chwazi pou etabli non Li an, dim a sereyal nou, a diven nèf nou, a lwil nou, premye ne a twoupo nou ak bann mouton nou, pou nou kapab vin aprann krent SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, jis pou tout tan.
24 However, if it's too far to carry all the tithe that the Lord your God has blessed you with, because the place where the Lord your God will choose to live with you is too distant,
“Si distans lan tèlman gran pou nou, pou nou pa kapab pote yon dim, akoz kote SENYÈ Bondye nou an chwazi pou mete non Li an twò lwen nou, lè SENYÈ Bondye nou an, beni nou,
25 then you can exchange it for money, take the money with you and go to the place the Lord your God will choose.
alò, nou va twoke li pou lajan; epi mare lajan an nan men nou pou ale kote SENYÈ Bondye nou an, chwazi a.
26 Then you can spend the money on anything you like—cattle, sheep, wine, alcoholic drink, or anything else you want. Then you can have a feast there in the presence of the Lord your God and celebrate with your family.
Nou kapab depanse lajan an pou nenpòt sa ke kè nou dezire: pou bèf kabwèt, oswa mouton, oswa diven, oswa bwason ki fò, oswa nenpòt sa kè nou dezire; epi la, nou va manje nan prezans SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an; epi rejwi nou menm avèk tout lakay nou.
27 Don't forget to take care of the Levites in your town, because they don't have any share in the allotment of land.
Osi, nou p ap neglije Levit ki nan vil nou an, paske li pa gen pati ni eritaj pami nou.
28 At the end of every third year, collect a tenth of all your produce for that year and store it in your town.
“Nan fen chak twazyèm ane, nou va pote tout dim a sila nou pwodwi pou ane sa a, e nou va depoze li nan pwòp vil pa nou an.
29 This way the Levites (who don't have any share in the allotment of land), the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows in your town will be provided with what they need. The Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
Levit la, akoz li pa gen pati oswa eritaj pami nou, e etranje, òfelen, ak vèv ki nan vil nou yo, yo va manje e satisfè, jis pou SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, beni nou nan tout travay ke men nou fè.
