Deuteronomy 28
1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe [and] to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
“Ne èwɔ Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe se siwo katã mele mia nam egbe la dzi pɛpɛpɛ la, awɔ wò nàzu dukɔ gãtɔ le xexea me,
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
eye yayra siawo katã agbã go ɖe dziwò ne àɖo to Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe gbe.
3 Blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the field.
Woayra wò le du me kple agble me siaa.
4 Blessed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Woayra wò alimeviwo, eye wò agblemenukuwo, wò lãwo ƒe viwo, wò nyiwo kple wò alẽwo siaa adzi ɖe edzi.
5 Blessed [shall be] thy basket and thy store.
Woayra wò kusi kple wò amɔze.
6 Blessed [shalt] thou [be] when thou comest in, and blessed [shalt] thou [be] when thou goest out.
Woayra wò ne èva aƒe me kple ne èdo go.
7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
“Yehowa aɖu wò futɔwo dzi le ŋgɔwò. Woaƒo ƒu alũ ɖe dziwò, gake woaka ahlẽ asi to teƒe adre le ŋgɔwò!
8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Yehowa ayra wò kple nuku nyuiwo kple nyi siwo ƒe lãme nyo. Ana nàkpɔ dzidzedze le nu sia nu si nàwɔ ne èva ɖo anyigba si Yehowa, wò Mawu la le nawòm la dzi.
9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
“Yehowa wò Mawu atrɔ wò nàzu dukɔ kɔkɔe na eɖokui abe ale si wòdo ŋugbe be yeawɔ ne ànya wɔ ɖe yeƒe sewo dzi, eye nàzɔ le yeƒe mɔwo dzi la ko ene.
10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
Dukɔwo katã le xexea me adze sii be Yehowa tɔ nènye, eye woƒe nu aku.
11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
“Yehowa ana nu nyuiwo wò le anyigba la dzi ale be viwòwo, wò lãwo kple wò agblemenukuwo nasɔ gbɔ fũu abe ale si wòdo ŋugbe ene.
12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Yehowa aʋu dziƒo nu, tsi adza na wò, eye wòana agblemenukuwo wò ɣe sia ɣi. Ayra nu sia nu si nàwɔ; àdo nugbana na dukɔ geɖewo, gake wò ŋutɔ ya màdo nugbana le wo si o.
13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do [them: ]
Ne mianya ɖo to, eye miawɔ Yehowa miaƒe Mawu ƒe se siwo mele dedem na mi egbea dzi ko la, Yehowa awɔ wò nàzu ta, eye mànye asike o; àɖu dzi le nu sia nu me ɣe sia ɣi.
14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, [to] the right hand, or [to] the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Ke yayra siawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe ku ɖe ale si màɖe asi le se siwo mede na wò la dzi wɔwɔ ŋu le mɔ aɖeke nu o la ŋu. Gawu la, mèkpɔ mɔ asubɔ mawu bubu aɖeke gbeɖegbeɖe o.”
15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
“Ne màɖo to Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe gbe o, eye màwɔ ɖe eƒe se kple ɖoɖo siwo mexlẽ na wò egbea dzi o la, Mawu ƒe fiƒode siawo katã ava dziwò, eye woaɖi ŋuwò.
16 Cursed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and cursed [shalt] thou [be] in the field.
Ne èle du me la, aɖi ŋuwò eye ne èle agble hã, aɖi ŋuwò.
17 Cursed [shall be] thy basket and thy store.
Aɖi wò kusi kple wò amɔze hã ŋu.
18 Cursed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Aɖi wò alimeviwo, wò agblemenukuwo, wò nyiwo kple wò alẽwo hã ŋu.
19 Cursed [shalt] thou [be] when thou comest in, and cursed [shalt] thou [be] when thou goest out.
Ne èva aƒe me la, aɖi ŋuwò, ne èdo go hã aɖi ŋuwò.
20 The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
“Yehowa ŋutɔ aƒo fi ade wò; àtɔtɔ, eye màkpɔ dzidzedze le nu sia nu si nàwɔ la me o va se ɖe esime wò ŋutɔ nàtsrɔ̃ mlɔeba le ale si nègblẽ Mawu ɖi la ta.
21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.
Yehowa akplɔ dɔvɔ̃ ade dowòme va se ɖe esime nàtsrɔ̃ ɖa keŋkeŋ le anyigba si dzi yim nèle la ƒe ŋkume.
22 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
Yehowa akplɔ kpedɔ, ŋudza, lãmedɔ bubuwo, dɔvɔ̃ kple aʋawɔwɔ ade dowòme. Ana wò agblemenukuwo nayrɔ, eye woadzi ŋɔviwo. Dzɔgbevɔ̃e siawo katã adze yowòme va se ɖe esime nàtsrɔ̃, eye nuwò nayi.
23 And thy heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee [shall be] iron.
“Dziƒowo asẽ dzi me abe akɔbli ene ɖe wò tame, eye anyigba anɔ abe gayibɔ ene ɖe tewò.
24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
Anyigba la aƒu abe ʋuʋudedi ene le kuɖiɖi ta, eye ahom atu, eye kekuiwo atsrɔ̃ wò.
25 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
“Yehowa ana wò futɔwo naɖu dziwò. Wò aʋakɔ aƒo ƒu azɔ ayi aʋa, ke atɔtɔ, aka ahlẽ le futɔwo ŋkume, eye nàtsa tsaglalã le anyigbadzidukɔwo dome.
26 And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray [them] away.
Wò ame kukuwo azu nuɖuɖu na xewo kple gbemelãwo, eye ame aɖeke manɔ anyi anya wo ɖa o.
27 The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
“Yehowa, wò Mawu la aɖo Egiptetɔwo ƒe ƒoƒoe, anyi kple akpa ɖe dowòme, eye atike manɔ anyi na wo dometɔ aɖeke o.
28 The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
Ana tsukuku, ŋkuagbã, vɔvɔ̃ kple dzodzo nyanyanya nadze dziwò;
29 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save [thee].
àtsa asi le ŋdɔkutsu dzatsi nu abe ale si ŋkuagbãtɔ tsaa asi le viviti me ene tututu. Nu siwo katã nàwɔ la dometɔ aɖeke madze edzi na wò o. Woate wò ɖe to; woada adzo wò enuenu, eye naneke maɖe wò o.
30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
“Ŋutsu bubu sãa aɖe nyɔnu si ta nèbia, ame bubu sãa anɔ aƒe si nètso la me, eye ame bubu sãa aɖu waingble si nède la me kutsetsewo.
31 Thine ox [shall be] slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass [shall be] violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep [shall be] given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue [them].
Woafli wò nyitsuwo ƒe lã le wò ŋutɔ wò ŋkume, ke woƒe lãkɔ kakɛ aɖeke gɔ̃ hã maka nu na wò o. Woanya wò tedziwo dzoe le wò ŋkume, eye womagatrɔ ava gbɔwò gbeɖe o. Woatsɔ wò alẽwo na wò futɔwo, eye ame aɖeke manɔ anyi axɔ na wò o.
32 Thy sons and thy daughters [shall be] given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail [with longing] for them all the day long: and [there shall be] no might in thine hand.
Ànɔ viwò ŋutsuwo kple viwò nyɔnuwo kpɔm hafi woakplɔ wo adzoe abe kluviwo ene. Wò ŋkuwo atsi wo ŋu, wò dzi agbã, gake màte ŋu awɔ naneke o.
33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
Didiƒe dukɔ aɖe si ƒe ŋkɔ mèse kpɔ gɔ̃ hã o la aɖu wò agblemenuku siwo nèƒã kple kutrikuku geɖe. Woate wò ɖe anyi, eye woafiti wò ɣe sia ɣi.
34 So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Dzɔgbevɔ̃e siwo nàkpɔ woaƒo xlã wò la ana nàku tsu.
35 The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.
Yehowa ana ƒoƒoe naƒo wò tso tagbɔ va se ɖe afɔgɔme.
36 The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
“Yehowa, wò Mawu la aɖe aboyo wò kple fia si nàɖo la ayi dukɔ aɖe si ŋu wò ŋutɔ kple tɔgbuiwòwo siaa miebu kpɔ o la me, àsubɔ mawu siwo wowɔ kple ati kple kpe.
37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
Àzu ŋɔdzinu, lodonu kple alɔmeɖenu le dukɔwo katã dome, elabena Yehowa aɖe wò aƒu gbe.
38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.
“Àƒã nukuwo fũu, gake nuku ʋɛ aɖewo ko nàŋe, elabena ʋetsuviwo agblẽ wò nukuawo.
39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress [them], but shalt neither drink [of] the wine, nor gather [the grapes; ] for the worms shall eat them.
Àde waingblewo, eye nàwɔ dɔ le wo me kple vevidodo nu, ke màɖu woƒe tsetseawo o, eye màno wain si woafia tso wo me hã o, elabena ŋɔ aɖu wo.
40 Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint [thyself] with the oil; for thine olive shall cast [his fruit].
Amitiwo amie ɖe afi sia afi, gake màkpɔ ami wòasɔ gbɔ be nàsi na ɖokuiwò gɔ̃ hã o.
41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
Woalé viwò ŋutsuwo kple viwò nyɔnuwo abe kluviwo ene adzoe le gbɔwò.
42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
Ʋetsuviwo agblẽ wò atiwo kple wò waingblewo.
43 The stranger that [is] within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
Amedzro siwo le dowòme la anɔ hotsui kpɔm ɖe edzi,
44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
le esime wò ŋutɔ nànɔ ahe dam ɖe edzi. Woado nugbana na wò, ke wò ya màdo naneke na wo o! Woawoe anye ta, eye wò ŋutɔ nàzu asike!
45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
“Fiƒode siawo katã aɖi ŋuwò, eye woanɔ yowòme va se ɖe esime nàtsrɔ̃ keŋkeŋ le esi nègbe be yemaɖo to Yehowa, wò Mawu o la ta.
46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
Ŋɔdzinu siawo ava wò kple wò dzidzimeviwo dzi, eye woanye nusɔsrɔ̃ na wò.
47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all [things; ]
Esi mèsubɔ Yehowa wò Mawu kple dzidzɔ le nu nyui siwo katã wòwɔ na wò o la ta,
48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all [things: ] and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
Yehowa ana nàzu kluvi na wò futɔwo le dɔwuame, tsikɔwuame kple amamanɔnɔ me. Nu sia nu ahiã wò. Yehowa ade gakɔkuti kɔ na wò va se ɖe esime wòatsrɔ̃ wò ɖa gbidii.
49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, [as swift] as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
“Yehowa akplɔ dukɔ aɖe si ƒe gbe mèse o la tso didiƒe ke, wòava dze dziwò abe ale si hɔ̃ dzea eƒe nuɖuɖu dzi ene.
50 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:
Dukɔ sia me tɔwo nye ame nyanyrawo, ame siwo makpɔ nublanui na ɖeviwo alo ame tsitsiwo o.
51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which [also] shall not leave thee [either] corn, wine, or oil, [or] the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.
Woaɖu nu le wò aƒe me va se ɖe esime wò nyiwo, agblemenukuwo, bli, wain yeye, ami, nyiviwo kple alẽviwo navɔ keŋkeŋ.
52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
Dukɔ ma aɖe to ɖe wò duwo, eye wòamu wò gli kɔkɔ siwo ŋu nèɖoa ŋu ɖo be woaxɔ na ye la aƒu anyi.
53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Àɖu wò ŋutɔ viwò ŋutsuviwo kple viwò nyɔnuviwo ƒe lã gɔ̃ hã le ɣeyiɣi vɔ̃ siwo gbɔna, esime woaɖe to ɖe wò la me.
54 [So that] the man [that is] tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
Nublanuikpɔnamela gãtɔ siwo le dowòme la asẽ ŋuta le eya ŋutɔ nɔvia ŋutsu, srɔ̃a lɔlɔ̃a kple via siwo aganɔ agbe la ŋu.
55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
Mana viawo ƒe lã si ɖum wòanɔ hã wo o, le dɔtoto si va dua me esi futɔwo ɖe to ɖee ta.
56 The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
Wò nyɔnu bɔbɔe si malɔ̃ be yeatu afɔ anyigba na gɔ̃ hã o la, agbe mana nu srɔ̃a lɔlɔ̃a, via ŋutsuwo kple via nyɔnuwo gɔ̃ hã o.
57 And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all [things] secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
Aɣla amenɔ si le eƒe atawo dome kple vidzĩ si wòdzi la ɖe wò ale be eya ɖeka nate ŋu aɖu wo le adzame. Le ɣeyiɣi si me woaɖe to ɖe dua la, dɔwuame kple fukpekpe si wò futɔwo ahe vɛ la nu asẽ ŋutɔŋutɔ.
58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
“Ne ègbe mèwɔ se siwo katã woŋlɔ ɖe agbalẽ sia me dzi o, eye nèto esia me gbe, mèvɔ̃ Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe ŋkɔ si ŋu bubu kple ŋɔdzi le o la,
59 Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, [even] great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.
ekema Yehowa ahe dɔvɔ̃ si nu matso o la va wò kple viwòwo dzi.
60 Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee.
Yehowa ahe Egiptetɔwo ƒe dɔléle siwo nèvɔ̃na ŋutɔ la ava dziwò, eye woaxɔ anyigba la dzi.
61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which [is] not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
Menye nu siawo ɖeɖe ko ava dziwò o! Yehowa ahe dɔléle ɖe sia ɖe si le xexea me la, esiwo dzi wometɔ asii le Segbalẽ sia me o hã ava dziwò va se ɖe esime nàtsrɔ̃ gbidigbidi.
62 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
Togbɔ be miesɔ gbɔ abe ɣletiviwo ene kpɔ hã la, mia dometɔ ʋɛ aɖewo koe asusɔ. Esiawo katã ava eme ne mèɖo to Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe gbe o.
63 And it shall come to pass, [that] as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Abe ale si Yehowa kpɔ dzidzɔ le ŋuwò, wɔ nu wɔnuku mawo na wò, eye wòna nèdzi sɔ gbɔ ene la, nenema kee, le ɣeyiɣi si gbɔna me la, Yehowa akpɔ dzidzɔ le ale si wòatsrɔ̃ wò ŋu, eye nàbu le anyigba la dzi,
64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, [even] wood and stone.
elabena Yehowa aka wò ahlẽ ɖe dukɔwo katã dome tso anyigba la ƒe seƒe ɖeka yi eƒe seƒe bubu. Le afi ma la, àsubɔ mawu siwo wowɔ kple ati kple kpe, mawu siwo wò ŋutɔ kple tɔgbuiwòwo mienya o!
65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
Le dukɔ mawo dome la, màkpɔ dzidzeme o, elabena Yehowa ana vɔvɔ̃dzi kple viviti wò, eye wòana nuxaxa kple vɔvɔ̃ nana wò ŋutilã nanyunyɔ.
66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
Àtsi dzodzodzoe le wò agbe ŋu, ànɔ agbe le vɔvɔ̃ me zã kple keli, eye naneke mana nàxɔe ase be ŋu ake ɖe ye o.
67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Le ŋdi la, àgblɔ be, ‘O! Zã mee wòanye hafi!’ Le fiẽ me la, àgblɔ be, ‘O! Ŋkeke me wòanye hafi!’ Àgblɔ nya siawo le ŋɔdzinu siwo aƒo xlã wò la ta.
68 And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy [you].
Ekema Yehowa agbugbɔ mi aɖo ɖe Egipte le tɔdziʋuwo me togbɔ be edo ŋugbe na mi be miagade afi ma o hã hafi! Le afi ma la, miatsɔ mia ɖokuiwo ana woaƒle abe kluviwo ene, gake ame aɖeke madi be yeaƒle mi gɔ̃ hã o.”
