Deuteronomy 12

1 These are the statutes and the ordinances, which ye shall observe to do in the land which the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath given thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.

Men lòd ak kòmandman pou nou swiv pandan tout tan nou gen pou nou viv nan peyi Seyè a, Bondye zansèt nou yo, ban nou pou nou rete a.

2 Ye shall surely destroy all the places, wherein the nations that ye are to dispossess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every leafy tree.

Nan peyi nou pral pran pou nou an, se pou nou kraze tout kote moun yo te konn sèvi bondye yo sou gwo mòn wo yo, sou ti bit mòn yo, anba pyebwa vèt yo.

3 And ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods; and ye shall destroy their name out of that place.

Se pou nou demoli tout lòtèl yo, se pou nou gaye tout pil wòch zidòl yo. Se pou nou rache tout poto Achera yo. Se pou nou boule tout zidòl yo pou moun pa janm chonje yo te konn fè sèvis pou bondye sa yo la ankò.

4 Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

Nou pa fèt pou nou sèvi Seyè a, Bondye nou an, jan moun sa yo te konn sèvi bondye yo.

5 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, even unto His habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;

Se Bondye menm ki pral chwazi yon kote pou l' rete nan mitan pèp la, kote pou yo fè sèvis pou li. Se la n'a vin jwenn Seyè a, Bondye nou an.

6 and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock;

Se la n'a pote ofrann pou boule nèt nan dife pou Seyè a ak lòt bèt n'ap ofri ba li, ladim nou yo ak kado nou yo, ofrann nou te pwomèt bay Bondye, ofrann nou leve konsa nou vle fè pou Bondye, premye pitit bèf nou yo, premye pitit kabrit nou yo ak premye pitit mouton nou yo.

7 and there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.

Se la, devan Seyè a, Bondye nou an, n'a fè fèt, n'a manje ansanm ak tout moun nan fanmi nou yo. Se la n'a fè kè nou kontan chak lè Seyè a va beni nou pou li te fè nou fè bèl rekòt.

8 Ye shall not do after all that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;

Lè sa a, nou p'ap gen dwa fè sa n'ap fè koulye a kote chak moun ap fè sa yo pi pito,

9 for ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth thee.

paske nou poko antre nan peyi Seyè a, Bondye sou an, ap ban nou pou nou rete ak kè poze.

10 But when ye go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God causeth you to inherit, and He giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

Men, yon fwa n'a janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden an pou n' al rete nan peyi Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ap ban nou an, l'a pwoteje nou nan mitan tout lènmi k'ap viv nan peyi ki sou fwontyè nou yo, n'a rete nan peyi a ak kè poze.

11 then it shall come to pass that the place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause His name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD.

Wi, Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va chwazi yon sèl kote pou yo fè sèvis pou li. Se la n'a pote tout ofrann mwen mande nou yo ba li: ofrann bèt pou nou boule nèt nan dife pou Seyè a, lòt bèt n'ap ofri ba li, ladim nou yo, lòt ofrann yo ak tout lòt bèl kado nou te pwomèt pou n' te bay Seyè a.

12 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as he hath no portion nor inheritance with you.

Lè sa a, n'a fè fèt devan Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ansanm avèk pitit gason nou yo, pitit fi nou yo, gason ak fanm k'ap travay lakay nou yo ak moun Levi k'ap viv nan mitan nou yo, paske moun Levi yo pa gen ankenn pòsyon tè ki rele yo pa yo menm jan ak nou nan peyi a.

13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;

Piga nou ofri bèt nou yo pou mwen nenpòt kote nou wè yo te mete apa pou lòt bondye yo.

14 but in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.

Seyè a pral chwazi yon kote nan pòsyon tè yonn nan branch fanmi nou yo. Se la sèlman n'a ka ofri bèt pou nou boule nèt pou Seyè a, se la n'a fè tou sa li mande pou nou fè a.

15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh within all thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which He hath given thee; the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart.

Men, nou lib pou nou touye bèt chak fwa nou vle manje vyann nenpòt kote nou ye, dapre kantite Seyè a va ban nou. Tout moun, kit sa ki nan kondisyon, kit sa ki pa nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou Bondye, va gen dwa manje vyann sa yo, tankou yo ta manje vyann gazèl ak vyann towo bèf.

16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.

Men, piga nou janm manje san yo. Se pou nou vide tout san an atè tankou dlo.

17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the offering of thy hand;

Nan tout lavil kote nou rete, nou p'ap gen dwa manje ladim ble, ladim diven osinon ladim lwil nou gen pou n' ofri bay Seyè a. Piga nou janm manje anyen nan sa n'ap ofri bay Seyè a: ki vle di premye pitit bèf nou yo, premye pitit kabrit osinon mouton nou yo, ou ankò kado nou ta pwomèt Seyè a pou nou ba li, kado nou leve konsa nou vle fè Seyè a, ni ankenn lòt ofrann nou pote bay Seyè a.

18 but thou shalt eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.

Men, se kote Seyè a, Bondye nou an, te chwazi a, se la sèlman n'a manje ofrann yo devan Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ansanm ak pitit gason nou, pitit fi nou, gason ak fanm k'ap travay lakay nou ak moun Levi ki rete nan mitan nou yo. Se la n'a pran nan ofrann nou te pote yo, n'a fè fèt devan Seyè a, Bondye nou an.

19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land.

Toutotan n'ap viv nan peyi a, piga nou janm bliye moun Levi yo.

20 When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as He hath promised thee, and thou shalt say: 'I will eat flesh', because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of thy soul.

Lè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va mete sou tè nou deja genyen an jan li te pwomèt nou sa a, depi nou vle manje vyann, nou mèt manje vyann lè nou vle, kantite nou vle.

21 If the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to put His name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat within thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul.

Lè kote Seyè a chwazi pou yo fè sèvis pou li a twò lwen pou nou ale, n'a gen dwa touye bèf, kabrit ak mouton Seyè a va ban nou, jan mwen te di nou pou nou fè l' la. N'a gen dwa manje vyann lakay nou lè nou vle, kantite nou vle.

22 Howbeit as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat thereof; the unclean and the clean may eat thereof alike.

Tout moun, kit yo nan kondisyon kit yo pa nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou Bondye, tout moun va gen dwa manje nan vyann sa a, tankou yo gen dwa manje vyann gazèl ak vyann towo bèf.

23 Only be stedfast in not eating the blood; for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.

Tansèlman, piga nou janm manje san an, paske san an se nanm bèt la li ye. Piga nou janm manje vyann lan ansanm ak nanm lan ladan l'.

24 Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it out upon the earth as water.

Piga nou janm manje san an. N'a vide l' atè tankou dlo.

25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD.

Si nou pa manje san an, tout bagay va mache byen pou nou ak pou tout ras nou apre nou, paske n'a fè sa ki fè Seyè a plezi.

26 Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose;

Men, n'a pran tout ofrann nou yo ak tout kado nou te pwomèt bay Seyè a, n'a pote yo kote Seyè a te chwazi a.

27 and thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God; and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out against the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.

Se la n'a ofri bèt pou boule nèt pou Seyè a sou lòtèl Seyè a. Se la n'a vide san lòt bèt n'ap ofri sou lòtèl Seyè a, epi se la n'a manje vyann lan tou.

28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.

Se pou nou swiv pwen pa pwen tou sa m'ap mande nou fè a, se pou nou kenbe tout lòd mwen ban nou pou tout bagay toujou mache byen pou nou ak pou tout ras nou apre nou, paske n'ap fè tou sa ki byen, tou sa ki dwat devan Seyè a, Bondye nou an.

29 When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land;

Lè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va fin disparèt nasyon yo sou chemen nou pou nou ka anvayi peyi yo a, lè n'a fin pran peyi a nan men yo pou nou ka rete nou menm ladan l',

30 take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying: 'How used these nations to serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.'

atansyon pou nou pa kite yo pran tèt nou pou nou fè menm jan ak yo. Apre Seyè a va fin kraze nasyon sa yo devan nou, pa konprann pou n' al swiv move egzanp yo. Pa chache konnen ki bondye yo t'ap sèvi, ni ki jan yo t'ap sèvi yo, lèfini pou nou fè tankou yo.

31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God; for every abomination to the LORD, which He hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods.

Se pa konsa pou n' aji ak Seyè a, Bondye nou an. Paske, Seyè a pa ka sipòte tout vye sèvis y'ap fè pou bondye sa yo. Yo menm rive pran pwòp pitit gason ak pitit fi yo pou yo boule nan dife pou bondye yo!

32 All this word which I command you, that shall ye observe to do; thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

Se pou nou toujou fè tou sa mwen mande nou fè la a, san nou pa ni mete ni wete anyen ladan yo.