Deuteronomy 16
1 Observe the month of Abib, when thou shalt keep a passover unto Yahweh thy God, —for in the month of Abib, did Yahweh thy God bring thee forth out of Egypt by night:
“Ɖo ŋku edzi nàɖu Ŋutitotoŋkekenyui la le ɣleti gbãtɔ me, elabena ɣleti ma mee Yehowa, wò Mawu la kplɔ mi dzoe le Egipte le zã me.
2 therefore shalt thou sacrifice a passover unto Yahweh thy God of flock or herd, —in the place which Yahweh shall choose to make a habitation for his name there.
Wò Ŋutitotoŋkekenyui la ƒe vɔsa nanye alẽwo loo alo nyiwo, eye nàsa vɔ la na Yehowa, wò Mawu la le kɔkɔeƒe la.
3 Thou shalt not eat therewith any thing leavened, seven days, shalt thou eat therewith unleavened cakes the bread of humiliation, —for in haste, camest thou forth out of the land of Egypt, that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt, all the days of thy life.
Miɖu vɔsalã la kple abolo maʋamaʋã. Ɖu abolo maʋamaʋã ŋkeke adre abe ŋkuɖoɖo abolo si mieɖu esi mienɔ sisim tso Egipte la dzi ene. Esia naɖo ŋku edzi na wò be, esi mienɔ sisim le Egipte la, mienɔ kplakplakpla dzi ale gbegbe be, ɣeyiɣi menɔ anyi be abolo naʋã o. Ɖo ŋku ŋkeke ma dzi le wò agbemeŋkeke mamlɛawo katã me!
4 And there shall not be seen with thee leaven in any of thy bounds seven days, —neither shall there remain all night of the flesh which thou shalt sacrifice in the evening, on the first day, unto the morning.
Mègana amɔʋãtike aɖeke nanɔ wò aƒe me le ŋkeke adreawo me o. Gawu la, mègana Ŋutitotoŋkekenyui la ƒe lã la ƒe akpa aɖeke natsi anyi ŋu nake ɖe edzi o.
5 Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover, —within any of thine own gates which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee;
“Mègaɖu Ŋutitotoŋkekenyui la le du siwo Yehowa, wò Mawu la ana wò la dometɔ aɖeke me o,
6 but in the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose to make a habitation for his name, there, shalt thou sacrifice the passover in the evening, —at the going in of the sun, at the very time thou camest forth out of Egypt.
ke boŋ nàɖui le teƒe si Yehowa wò Mawu atia abe eƒe kɔkɔeƒe ene. Tsɔ lã la sa vɔe le afi ma le ŋkekenyui la ƒe fiẽ me ne ɣe ɖo to.
7 Therefore shalt thou cook and eat it in the place which Yahweh thy God, shall choose, —and shalt turn away in the morning, and go thy way unto thy tents.
Me lã la, eye nàɖui le afi si Yehowa wò Mawu atia na wò. Ɖo ta aƒe me le fɔŋli.
8 Six days, shalt thou eat unleavened cakes, —and, on the seventh day, shall be a closing feast, unto Yahweh thy God, thou shalt do no work.
Le ŋkeke ade siwo adze eyome me la, màɖu abolo ʋaʋã aɖeke o, ke le ŋkeke adrelia gbe la, du sia du me tɔwo akpe ta ɖe Yehowa, wò Mawu la ŋkume. Mègawɔ dɔ aɖeke gbe ma gbe o.”
9 Seven weeks, shalt thou count unto thee, —from the beginning of thrusting in the sickle into the standing corn, shalt thou begin to count, seven weeks.
“Ne èdze wò nukuwo xaxa gɔme, eye kɔsiɖa adre va yi la,
10 So shalt thou keep the festival of weeks unto Yahweh thy God, in the measure of the freewill offering of thy hand which thou shalt give, —as Yahweh thy God shall bless thee.
àgaɖu ŋkekenyui bubu le Yehowa, wò Mawu la ŋkume. Ŋkekenyui sia ŋkɔe nye Kɔsiɖawo ƒe Ŋkekenyui. Le ŋkekenyui sia dzi la, ele be nàwɔ lɔlɔ̃nuvɔsa si asɔ kple yayra si Yehowa, wò Mawu la kɔ ɖe dziwò le agblemenuku siwo nèxa la ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ nu.
11 So shalt thou rejoice before Yahweh thy God—thou, and thy son and thy daughter and thy servant and thy handmaid, and the Levite who is within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless and the widow who are in thy midst, —in the place which Yahweh thy God shall choose, to make a habitation for his name there.
Enye ɣeyiɣi si dzi nàtso aseye le, le Yehowa wò Mawu ŋkume kple wò ƒometɔwo kple wò dɔlaŋutsuwo kple dɔlanyɔnuwo. Mègaŋlɔ Levitɔwo, amedzrowo, ahosiwo kple tsyɔ̃evi siwo le mia dome la be o. Kpe wo be woava ɖu ŋkekenyui la kpli wò le kɔkɔeƒe la.
12 So shalt thou remember that a servant, thou wast in Egypt, —and shalt observe and do these statutes.
Ɖo ŋku edzi be, ènye kluvi le Egipte kpɔ, eya ta kpɔ be yewɔ se sia dzi.”
13 The festival of booths, shalt thou keep for thyself seven days, —when thou hast gathered in out of thy threshing-floor and out of thy wine-vat.
Ne nuŋeɣi wu nu la, àgaɖu ŋkekenyui bubu si nye Agbadɔmeŋkekenyui, ŋkeke adre sɔŋ, ne èklẽ wò bli, eye nèfia wò wain vɔ.
14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy festival, —thou, and thy son and thy daughter, and thy servant and thy handmaid, and the Levite and the sojourner, and the fatherless and the widow, who are within thy gates.
Esia anye dzidzɔɣi kple aseyetsoŋkekenyui na wò kple wò ƒometɔwo kple wò subɔlawo siaa. Ɖo ŋku edzi nàkpe Levitɔwo, amedzrowo kple tsyɔ̃eviwo kple ahosi siwo le wò du me.
15 Seven days, shalt thou keep festival unto Yahweh thy God, in the place which Yahweh shall choose, —for Yahweh thy God, will bless thee, in all thine increase and in all the work of thy hands, —therefore shalt thou do nothing but, rejoice.
Ɖu ŋkekenyui sia le kɔkɔeƒe, afi si dzi Yehowa wò Mawu atɔ asii. Enye ɣeyiɣi vevi aɖe si dzi wòle be nàda akpe tɔxɛ na Yehowa, ɖe ale si wòyra wò le nuku siwo nèxa kple ale si wòyra wò le mɔ bubu geɖewo nu la ta. Ele be wòanye aseyetsoŋkekenyui gã aɖe.
16 Three times in the year, shall each one of thy males see the face of Yahweh thy God, in the place which he shall choose, at the festival of unleavened cakes and at the festival of weeks and at the festival of booths, —and none shall see the face of Yahweh empty-handed:
Ele be Israel ŋutsu ɖe sia ɖe nado ɖe Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la ŋkume, le kɔkɔeƒe la zi etɔ̃ le ƒe sia ƒe me hena ŋkekenyui siawo ɖuɖu: Abolo Maʋamaʋã ƒe Ŋkekenyui, Kɔsiɖawo ƒe Ŋkekenyui, Agbadɔmeŋkekenyui. Ele be nàtsɔ nunana aɖe vɛ na Yehowa le ŋkekenyui siawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe dzi.
17 every man according as his hand can give, —according to the blessing of Yahweh thy God, which he hath bestowed upon thee.
Na nu abe ale si nàte ŋui ene le ale si Yehowa miaƒe Mawu yra wòe la nu.
18 Judges and officers, shalt thou appoint thee in all thy gates, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, by thy tribes, —and they shall judge the people, with righteous judgment,
Ɖo ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo kple dzikpɔlawo ɖe du siwo katã Yehowa miaƒe Mawu le mia nam la me. Woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu le dukɔ la ƒe akpa ɖe sia ɖe me.
19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment, thou shalt not take note of faces, —nor shalt thou accept a bribe, for the bribe, blindeth the eyes of wise men, and perverteth the words of righteous men.
Mègatrɔ ʋɔnunya aɖeke be wòade hotsuitɔ aɖeke dzi o, eye mègaxɔ zãnu hã gbeɖegbeɖe o, elabena zãnu gbãa ŋku na nunyalawo kekeake gɔ̃ hã, eye wògblẽa woƒe afiatsotso.
20 What is right, what is right, shalt thou pursue, —that thou mayest live and possess the land, which, Yahweh thy God, is giving unto thee.
Ele be nàkpɔ egbɔ be wolé nya dzɔdzɔe ko ɖe te. Mɔ sia nu ko nàto hafi akpɔ dzidzedze le anyigba si Yehowa, wò Mawu la le nawòm la dzi.
21 Thou shalt not plant thee, as a sacred stem, any tree, —near unto the altar of Yahweh thy God which thou shalt make for thyself;
“Mègaɖi aƒeli aɖeke ƒomevi ɖe Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe vɔsamlekpui la gbɔ, aɖi gbɔ̃e gbeɖegbeɖe o,
22 neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar, —which Yahweh thy God, doth hate.
eye mègali aƒeli aɖeke hã o, elabena Yehowa miaƒe Mawu lé fu wo.
