Deuteronomy 12
1 And these [are] the ordinances and the judgments, which you shall observe to do in the land, which the Lord God of your fathers gives you for an inheritance, all the days which you live upon the land.
Hizi ni amri na sheria ambazo mtazishika katika nchi ambayo, Yahwe Mungu wa baba zenu, amewapa kumiliki, siku zote mnazoishi kwenye ardhi.
2 You shall utterly destroy all the places in which they served their gods, whose [land] you inherit, on the high mountains and on the hills, and under the thick tree.
Hakika mtaharibu maeneo yote ambapo mataifa mtakayofukuza miungu yao walioabudu, kwenye milima mirefu, kwenye vilima, na chini ya kila mti wa kijani.
3 And you shall destroy their altars, and break in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their groves, and you shall burn with fire the graven images of their gods, and you shall abolish their name out of that place.
Na mtazivunja madhabahu zao chini, mtaharibu kwa vipandepande nguzo zao za mawe, na kuchoma ncha za Asherahi, mtazikata sanaa za kuchongwa za miungu yao na kuangamiza jina lao nje ya eneo hilo.
4 You shall not do so to the Lord your God.
Hamtamwabudu Yahwe Mungu wenu kama hivyo.
5 But in the place which the Lord your God shall choose in one of your cities to name his name there, and to be called upon, you shall even seek [him] out and go there.
Lakini kwa eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wenu atachagua kutoka makabila yenu kuweka jina lake, hapo patakuwa ni eneo analoishi na huko ndiyo mtaenda.
6 And you shall carry there your whole burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your first fruits, and your vowed-offerings, and your free will offerings, and your offerings of thanksgiving, the firstborn of your herds, and of your flocks.
Ni huko ndiko mtaleta sadaka ya kutekeketezwa, dhabihu zenu, zaka zenu, na sadaka zinazotolewa kwa mkono wenu, sadaka zenu za viapo, sadaka za utayari na mzao wa kwanza wa mifugo na wanyama.
7 And you shall eat there before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice in all the things on which you shall lay your hand, you and your houses, as the Lord your God has blessed you.
Ni huko mtakula mbele za Yahwe Mungu wenu na kufurahi kuhusu kila kitu ambacho mmeweka mkono, nyie na jamaa zenu, ambapo Yahwe Mungu wenu amewabariki.
8 You shall not do altogether as we do here today, every man that which is pleasing in his own sight.
Hamtafanya mambo yote ambayo tunafanya hapa leo; sasa kila moja anafanya chochote kile kizuri machoni pake,
9 For hitherto you have not arrived at the rest and the inheritance, which the Lord our God gives you.
kwa kuwa bado hamjapumzika, kwa urithi ambao Yahwe Mungu wenu anawapa.
10 And you shall go over Jordan, and shall dwell in the land, which the Lord our God takes as an inheritance for you; and he shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and you shall dwell safely.
Lakini pindi mnaenda ng'ambo ya pili ya Yordani na kuishi ndani ya nchi ambayo Yahwe Mungu wenu anasababisha ninyi kurithi, na wakati awapa pumziko kutoka kwa maadui zenu wanaowazunga karibu, ili kusudi muishi kwa usalama,
11 And there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose for his name to be called there, there shall you bring all things that I order you today; your whole burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the first fruits of your hands, and every choice gift of yours, whatever you shall vow to the Lord your God.
kisha itakuwa eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wenu atachagua kusababisha jina lake kuishi, huko mtaleta yote ninayowaamuru; sadaka za kuteketezwa, dhabihu zenu, zaka zenu, sadaka zilizotolewa kwa mkono wenu, na sadaka za chaguo lenu kwa ajili ya nadhiri mtakazotoa kwa Yahwe.
12 And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants and your maidservants, and the Levite that is at your gates; because he has no portion or inheritance with you.
Mtafurahi mbele za Yahwe Mungu wenu-nyie, watoto wenu, binti zenu, wajakazi wa kiume, wajakazi wa kike, na Walawi walio ndani ya lango lenu, kwa sababu hana sehemu au urithi miongoni mwenu.
13 Take heed to yourself that you offer not your whole burnt offerings in any place which you shall see;
Uwe makini mwenyewe kwamba usitoe sadaka zako za kuteketezwa kila eneo unaloona;
14 save in the place which the Lord your God shall choose, in one of your tribes, there shall you offer your whole burnt offerings, and there shall you do all things whatever I charge you this day.
lakini ni katika eneo hilo ambalo Yahwe atawachagua miongoni moja kati ya makabila yenu ambalo litatoa sadaka ya kuteketezwa, na huko mtafanya kila kitu ninachokuamuru.
15 But you shall kill according to all your desire, and shall eat flesh according to the blessing of the Lord your God, which he has given you in every city; the unclean that is within you and the clean shall eat it on equal terms, as the doe or the stag.
Hata hivyo, mtaweza kuua na kula wanyama ndani ya malango yenu, kama mnavyotaka, kupokea baraka ya Yahwe Mungu wenu kwa ajili ya yote amewapa; na watu wasio safi na safi wote wanaweza kula, wanyama kama vile paa na kulungu.
16 Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out on the ground as water.
Lakini hamtakula damu, mtaimwaga kwenye ardhi kama maji.
17 You shall not be able to eat in your cities the tithe of your corn, and of your wine, and of your oil, the firstborn of your herd and of your flock, and all [your] vows as many as you shall have vowed, and your thank-offerings, and the first fruits of your hands.
Mnaweza msile ndani ya malango kutoka kwenye zaka ya nafaka zenu, mvinyo wenu mpya, mafuta yenu au mzao wa kwanza wa mifugo au wanyama; na mnaweza msile nyama yoyote mnayoitoa dhabihu pamoja na viapo vyovyote vyenu mnafanya, wala sadaka yenu ya utayari, wala sadaka mnayotoa kwa mkono wenu.
18 But before the Lord your God you shall eat it, in the place which the Lord your God shall choose for himself, you, and your son, and your daughter, your man-servant, and your maidservant, and the stranger that is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, on whatever you shall lay your hand.
Badala yake, mtakula mbele ya Yahwe Mugu wenu katika eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu atachagua- nyie, mtoto wenu, binti yenu, mjakazi wa kiume, mjakazi wa kike, na Mlawi aliye malangoni mwenu; mtafurahi mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wenu kuhusu kila kitu ambacho mnaweka mkono wenu.
19 Take heed to yourself that you do not desert the Levite all the time that you live upon the earth.
Muwe makini wenyewe ili kwamba msimwache Mlawi maadamu mnaishi kwenye nchi yenu.
20 And if the Lord your God shall enlarge your borders, as he said to you, and you shall say, I will eat flesh; if your soul should desire to eat flesh, you shall eat flesh according to all the desire of your soul.
Wakati Yahwe Mungu wenu apanua mipaka yenu, kama alivyowaahidi, na kusema, “Nitakula nyama,” kwa sababu ya tamaa zenu mnakula nyama, mnaweza kula nyama, kama tanmaa za roho zenu.
21 And if the place be far from you, which the Lord your God shall choose for himself, that his name be called upon it, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock which God shall have given you, even as I commanded you, and you shall eat in your cities according to the desire of your soul.
Kama eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wenu achagua kuliweka jina lake ni mbali kutoka kwenu, basi mtaua baadhi ya mifugo yenu na wanyama wenu ambao Yahwe amewapa, kama nilivyowaamuru: hivyo mnaweza kula ndani ya malango yenu, kama tamaa za roho zenu.
22 As the doe and the stag are eaten, so shall you eat it; the unclean in you and the clean shall eat it in like manner.
Kama paa na Kulungu wanaliwa, hivyo mtakula watu wasio safi na wasafi wanaweze kula kadhalika.
23 Take diligent heed that you eat no blood, for blood [is] the life of it; the life shall not be eaten with the flesh.
Lakini muwe na uhakika kwamba hamtumii damu, kwa kuwa damu ni uhai, hamtakula uhai pamoja na nyama.
24 You shall not eat [it]; you shall pour it out on the ground as water.
Hamtakula, mtaimwaga nje kwenye ardhi kama maji.
25 You shall not eat it, that it may be well with you and with your sons after you, if you shall do that which is good and pleasing before the Lord your God.
Hamtakula, ili kwamba iweze kuwa vizur kwenu, na watoto wenu baada yenu, wakati mtafanya kile kilicho sahihi machoni pa Yahwe.
26 But you shall take your holy things, if you have any, and your vowed-offerings, and come to the place which the Lord your God shall choose to have his name named upon it.
Lakini mambo ambayo ni ya Yahwe ambayo mnayo na sadaka za viapo vyenu-mtachukua hizi na kwenda eneo ambalo Yahwe achagua.
27 And you shall sacrifice your whole burnt offerings, you shall offer the flesh upon the altar of the Lord your God; but the blood of your sacrifices you shall pour out at the foot of the altar of the Lord your God, but the flesh you shall eat.
Hapo mtatoa sadaka ya kuteketekezwa, nyama na damu, kwenye madhabahu ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, damu ya dhabihu zenu itamwangwa nje kwenye madhabahu ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, na mtakula nyama.
28 Beware and listen, and you shall do all the commands which I charge you, that it may be well with you and with your sons for ever, if you shall do that which is pleasing and good before the Lord your God.
Mchunguze na msikilize haya maneno yote ambayo - ninawaamuru, ili iwe uzuri kwenu na watoto wenu baada yenu milele, wakati mnafanya kile kilicho kizuri na sawa machoni pa Yahwe Mungu wenu.
29 And if the Lord your God shall utterly destroy the nations, to whom you go in there to inherit their land, from before you, and you shall inherit it, and dwell in their land;
Wakati Yahwe Mungu wenu anapunguza mataifa kutoka kwenu, wakati mnaingia kuwafukuza, na mnawafukuza na kuishi katika nchi yao,
30 take heed to yourself that you seek not to follow them after they are destroyed before you, saying, How do these nations act towards their gods? I will do likewise.
muwe makini wenyewe ili kwamba msinaswe kwa kuwafuata, baada ya kuangamizwa kutoka kwenu kunaswa katika kuchunguza miungu yao, katika kuuliza, “Kwa namna gani haya mataifa yanaabudu muingu yao? Nitafanya hivyo hivyo.
31 You shall not do so to your God; for they have sacrificed to their gods the abominations of the Lord which he hates, for they burn their sons and their daughters in fire to their gods.
Hautafanya hivyo katika kumheshimu Yahwe Mungu wako, kwa kuwa kila kitu ambacho ni chukizo kwa Yahwe, mambo ambayo anayachukia- wamefanya haya na miungu yao, hata mnateketeza vijana wao na binti zao kwenye moto kwa ajili ya miungu yao.
32 Every word that I command you this day, it shall you observe to do: you shall not add to it, nor diminish from it.
Chochote ninakuamuru, chunguza. Usiongeze juu yake au kupunguza.
