Deuteronomy 4
1 People of Israel, pay attention to the rules and regulations I'm teaching you to observe. That way you can stay alive, and go in and take over the country the Lord, the God of your forefathers, is giving you.
“Koulye a, O Israël, koute règleman avèk jijman ke mwen ap enstwi nou pou nou fè, pou nou kapab viv. Antre ladann e pran posesyon a peyi a ke SENYÈ a, Bondye a zansèt nou yo, ap bannou.
2 You are not to add to or take away from what I'm telling you, so that you can keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I'm ordering you to follow.
Nou p ap mete yon mo sou sa ke mwen ap kòmande nou an ni retire nan li; pou nou kapab kenbe kòmandman a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ke mwen te kòmande nou yo.
3 You've seen for yourselves what the Lord did at Baal-peor where the Lord your God killed everyone among you who worshiped Baal of Peor.
“Zye nou gen tan wè sa ke SENYÈ a te fè nan ka Baal-Peor a, paske tout moun ki te swiv Baal-Peor yo, SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te detwi yo nan mitan nou.
4 Those of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today, every one of you.
Men nou menm ki te kenbe fèm a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, nou vivan jodi a, nou chak.
5 Listen, I have taught you the rules and regulations just as the Lord my God ordered me to do, so you can follow them in the country that you are about to enter and take over.
“Nou wè, mwen te enstwi nou règleman avèk jijman yo jis jan SENYÈ a, Bondye mwen an, te kòmande mwen an, pou nou ta fè konsa nan peyi kote nou ap antre pou posede a.
6 Be careful to observe them, because this will demonstrate your wisdom and insight to the other people living there who are watching. They will find out about all these rules and say, “The people of this great nation are very wise and have good insight.”
Pou sa, kenbe yo e fè yo paske sa se sajès avèk konprann nou devan zye a tout pèp ki va tande tout règleman sa yo e ki va di: ‘Anverite, nasyon sa a se yon pèp ki saj e ki gen konprann.’
7 What nation is as great as us, having a god so close to them as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call on him?
Paske ki gran nasyon ki genyen, avèk yon dye ki osi touprè li kòm SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, nenpòt lè nou rele Li?
8 What nation is as great as us, having such good rules and regulations like all these laws that I'm placing before you today?
Oswa ki gran nasyon ki genyen avèk règleman ak jijman ki dwat tankou sa ke mwen ap mete devan nou jodi a?
9 Just make sure to be very careful, and really watch what you do, so you don't forget the things you've have seen. Keep them in mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
“Sèlman, veye tèt ou e kenbe nanm ou avèk dilijans, pou ou pa bliye bagay ke zye ou te wè yo; pou yo pa kite kè nou pandan tout jou lavi ou; men fè fis ou yo ak fis a fis ou yo konnen yo.
10 That day when you stood in the presence of the Lord your God at Horeb, the Lord told me, “Have the people come to me and to hear what I have to say, so they may learn to have respect for me throughout their lives here on earth, and so they may teach this to their children.”
Sonje jou ke ou te kanpe devan SENYÈ a, Bondye ou an, nan mòn Horeb, lè SENYÈ a te di mwen: ‘Rasanble pèp Mwen an pou Mwen kapab kite yo tande pawòl Mwen, pou yo kapab aprann gen lakrent Mwen pou tout jou ke yo ap viv sou latè yo; epi pou yo kapab enstwi pitit pa yo.’
11 You gathered and stood at the foot of the mountain. The mountain was on fire, shooting out flames into the sky and producing thick dark clouds.
“Nou te pwoche e ou te kanpe nan pye mòn nan. Mòn nan te brile avèk dife jis rive nan kè syèl la: tenèb, nwaj avèk fènwa.
12 The Lord spoke to you from the fire. You heard the words, but you didn't see the form of anyone speaking—there was just a voice.
Epi SENYÈ a te pale avèk nou soti nan mitan dife a: nou te tande son pawòl yo, men nou pa t wè okenn fòm——sèlman yon vwa.
13 He explained to you his agreement, the Ten Commandments, which he ordered you to follow. He wrote them down on two tablets of stone.
Konsa, Li te deklare bay nou akò ke Li te kòmande nou pou fè a, sa vle di, Dis Kòmandman yo. Li te ekri yo sou de tab an wòch.
14 This was the time that the Lord ordered me to teach you the rules and regulations that you are to follow when you arrive in the country you're going to own once you've crossed the Jordan.
SENYÈ a te kòmande mwen nan tan sa a pou enstwi nou lwa avèk règleman li yo, pou nou ta kapab fè yo nan peyi kote nou pral travèse pou posede a.
15 You didn't see any form when the Lord spoke to you from the fire at Horeb, so be very careful
“Pou sa, veye tèt nou, akoz ke nou pa t wè okenn fòm nan jou ke SENYÈ a te pale avèk nou nan Horeb la, soti nan mitan dife a,
16 that you don't spoil your relationship with the Lord by making an idol for yourselves in any shape or form, whether it looks like a male or female,
pou nou pa aji yon jan konwonpi, e fè yon imaj taye pou nou menm nan fòm a okenn bagay, ki sanble a ni mal, ni femèl,
17 or any land animal or bird that flies,
sanblab a nenpòt bèt ki sou latè, oswa sanblab a nenpòt zwazo a zèl ki vole anlè,
18 or of any animal that crawls on the ground or any fish in the deep sea.
ki sanblab a nenpòt sa ki ranpe atè, ki sanblab a nenpòt pwason ki nan dlo anba tè a.
19 When you look up at the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the heavenly bodies—don't be tempted to bow down to them. Don't worship them like all the other nations on earth in the way that the Lord has allowed.
Veye ke nou pa leve zye nou vè syèl la pou wè solèy la, lalin avèk zetwal yo, avèk tout lame syèl la, e mennen pou adore ak sèvi yo, sila ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te chwazi pou tout lòt pèp anba tout syèl la.
20 Remember that the Lord took you and led you out of the iron furnace which was Egypt to be his own people, just as you are today.
Men SENYÈ a te pran nou e mennen nou sòti nan founo fè a, an Égypte, pou nou kapab yon pèp pou pwòp posesyon pa Li, tankou jodi a.
21 But the Lord was angry with me because of you, and he vowed that I wouldn't cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the Lord your God is giving you to own.
“Alò, SENYÈ a te fache avè m akoz de nou, e Li te sèmante pou mwen pa t travèse Jourdain an; epi pou Mwen pa ta antre nan bon peyi ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ap bannou kòm eritaj nou an.
22 So I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I have to die here in this land. But you will cross over and occupy that good land.
Paske mwen va mouri nan peyi sila a. Mwen p ap travèse Jourdain an, men nou va travèse e pran posesyon a bon peyi sila a.
23 However, be careful not to forget the agreement of the Lord your God that he made with you. Don't make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything, because he has forbidden you to do this.
Pou sa, veye nou, pou nou pa bliye akò a SENYÈ a, ke Li te fè avèk nou, e fè pou nou menm yon imaj taye nan okenn fòm kont sila SENYÈ Bondye nou an, te kòmande nou an.
24 For the Lord your God is a fire that burns everything up. He is an exclusive God.
Paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, se yon dife voras, yon Bondye ki jalou.
25 After you have been living in the country for a long time and have had children and grandchildren, if you then spoil the relationship you have with the Lord and make an idol in any form. The Lord your God sees this as evil makes him angry.
“Lè nou devni papa a pitit, pitit a pitit, gen tan rete lontan nan peyi a, aji yon jan konwonpi, fè yon zidòl nan fòm a nenpòt bagay, e fè sa ki mal nan zye a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, pou pwovoke Li a lakòlè,
26 If you do this, I call on heaven and earth to be witnesses against you today that you will be completely wiped out from the country that you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will not live long there—you will be totally destroyed.
Mwen rele syèl la avèk tè a kòm temwen kont nou jodi a, ke nou va vrèman peri vit nan peyi kote nou ap pase Jourdain an pou posede a. Nou p ap viv pandan anpil tan ladann, men nou va detwi nèt.
27 The Lord will scatter you among the other nations, and not many of you will survive in the countries where the Lord has exiled you.
SENYÈ a va gaye nou pami pèp yo; epi nou va rete pa anpil an kantite pami nasyon kote SENYÈ a bourade nou yo.
28 There you will worship gods of wood and stone made by human beings. These idols can't see or hear or eat or smell.
La, nou va sèvi dye yo, zèv men a lòm yo, bwa avèk wòch, ki pa wè ni tande, ni manje ni santi anyen.
29 However, if while you're there you decide to come to the Lord your God, you will find him if you come to him whole-heartedly, with complete commitment.
Men soti la, nou va chache SENYÈ a; epi nou va jwenn Li si nou chache Li avèk tout kè nou e avèk tout nanm nou.
30 When you are in trouble, after you've experienced all these things, then eventually you will return to the Lord your God and do what he says.
Lè nou nan gwo pwoblèm e tout bagay sa yo rive nou; nan dènye jou yo, nou va retounen a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, e nou va koute vwa Li.
31 The Lord your God is a merciful God. He won't abandon you or destroy you or forget the agreement he made with your forefathers, confirmed by a solemn promise.
Paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, se yon Bondye ki plen avèk mizerikòd; Li p ap lage nou, ni detwi nou ni bliye akò avèk zansèt nou yo ke Li te sèmante a yo menm.
32 Think about it! Examine the whole of history from the beginning of time, long before you existed, when God made human beings, right up until now. Ask this question anywhere, from one end of the earth to the other: Has anything as amazing as this ever happened before; has anyone ever heard anything like this?
Anverite, mande, koulye a, konsènan ansyen jou avan nou yo, soti jou ke Bondye te kreye lòm sou latè a, e mande soti nan yon pwent syèl la jis rive nan lòt la. Èske yon gran bagay konsa janm fèt, oswa èske yo janm tande anyen konsa?
33 Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, like you have, and survived?
Èske okenn pèp te janm tande vwa Bondye pale ak yo soti nan mitan dife, jan nou te tande l e viv la?
34 Has any god tried to take a nation out of another nation and make them his own, using tests and signs and miracles and war—with his great power and incredible strength and terrifying actions—like the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes?
Oswa èske yon dye te janm eseye pran pou li menm yon nasyon soti nan yon lòt nasyon pa eprèv, pa sign ak mirak avèk lagè, pa yon men pwisan, pa yon bwa lonje e pa gran bagay etonan, jan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te fè pou nou an Égypte devan zye nou?
35 You were shown all this so you could be certain that the Lord is God and there is no one like him.
A nou menm, li te montre ke nou ta kapab konnen ke SENYÈ a, se Bondye; nanpwen lòt sof ke Li menm.
36 He made you hear his voice from heaven so you would obey him. On earth he revealed himself though blazing fire, and you heard him speak to you from the fire.
Soti nan syèl yo, Li te kite nou tande vwa Li pou korije nou; epi sou latè, Li te kite nou wè gran dife Li a; epi nou te tande pawòl Li soti nan mitan dife a.
37 Because he loved your forefathers, he chose you, their descendants. He himself led you out of Egypt by his great power,
Paske Li te renmen zansèt nou yo; pou sa, Li te chwazi desandan apre yo. Epi Li menm, pou kont Li, Li te mennen nou sòti an Égypte avèk gran pouvwa Li,
38 driving out ahead of you nations that were greater and stronger than you, in order to lead you to their land and give it to you as yours to own, just as you do today.
epi te pouse devan nou tout nasyon ki pi gran e ki pi pwisan ke nou menm yo, pou mennen nou antre pou bannou teren pa yo kòm eritaj, jan li ye nan jodi a.
39 So today be sure about this and never forget: the Lord is the only God in heaven above and on the earth below.
Pou sa, konnen jodi a e fè sa antre nan kè nou, ke SENYÈ a, Li menm, se Bondye anwo nan syèl la e anba sou tè a; nanpwen lòt.
40 Observe his rules and regulations that I'm giving you right now, so that you and your children will do well, and that you may have long lives in the country that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.
Pou sa, nou va kenbe règleman Li yo avèk kòmandman Li yo ke mwen ap bannou jodi a, pou li kapab ale byen avèk nou e avèk zanfan apre nou yo; epi pou nou kapab viv anpil tan sou tè ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ap bannou pou tout tan an.”
41 Then Moses assigned three sanctuary towns to the east of the Jordan
Epi Moïse te mete apa twa vil lòtbò Jourdain an vè lès,
42 where a person could run to after accidentally killing someone without deliberate hatred. To save their life they could run to one of these towns:
pou yon moun ki touye yon moun ta kapab sove ale, ki te san entansyon touye vwazen li san ke li pa t gen rayisman anvè li nan tan pase yo; pou li ta kab sove ale nan youn nan vil sa yo:
43 Bezer in the desert plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.
Betser, nan dezè sou platon an pou Ribenit yo, Ramoth nan Galaad pou Gadit yo ak Golan nan Basan pou Manasit yo.
44 This is the law that Moses placed before the Israelites.
Alò, sa se lalwa ke Moïse te mete devan fis Israël yo;
45 These are the laws, rules, and regulations Moses gave them after they had come out of Egypt.
sa yo se temwayaj avèk lwa avèk règleman ke Moïse te pale a fis Israël yo, lè yo te sòti an Égypte,
46 This was when they were in the valley to the east of the Jordan near Beth-peor in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites. He had ruled from Heshbon and had been defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had left Egypt.
anfas Jourdain an, nan vale ki anfas Beth-Peor a, nan peyi a wa Sihon an, wa Amoreyen yo ki te rete Hesbon an, ke Moïse avèk fis Israël yo te bat lè yo te sòti an Égypte la.
47 They took over his country and the country of Og king of Bashan. (They were the two kings of the Amorites who previously ruled on the east side of the Jordan.)
Yo te pran posesyon a teren pa li an avèk teren Og la, wa Basan an, de wa Amoreyen ki te anfas Jourdain yo vè lès,
48 The territory went from the town of Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley all the way to Mount Sirion, otherwise known as Mount Hermon,
soti nan Aroër ki vin touche vale Arnon an, jis rive nan Mòn Sion (sa vle di Hermon),
49 and included all the Arabah to the east of the Jordan down as far as the Dead Sea beside the slopes of Mount Pisgah.
avèk tout Araba anfas Jourdain an vè lès, jis rive nan lanmè Araba, nan pye pant mòn Pisga a.
