Deuteronomy 14

1 son: child you(m. p.) to/for LORD God your not to cut and not to set: make bald spot between eye your to/for to die

“We are people who belong to Yahweh our God. So, when people die, do not show that you are grieving by gashing/cutting yourselves or by shaving the hair on your foreheads [like the other people-groups do].

2 for people holy you(m. s.) to/for LORD God your and in/on/with you to choose LORD to/for to be to/for him to/for people possession from all [the] people which upon face: surface [the] land: planet

We belong to Yahweh alone. Yahweh chose us from all the other people-groups on the earth to be his special people.

3 not to eat all abomination

“Do not eat anything that [Yahweh] detests.

4 this [the] animal which to eat cattle sheep sheep and sheep goat

The animals [whose meat] you are permitted to eat are cattle, sheep, goats,

5 deer and gazelle and roebuck and wild goat and ibex and antelope and mountain goat

deer, gazelles, wild goats, antelopes, and mountain sheep.

6 and all animal to divide hoof and to cleave cleft two hoof to ascend: regurgitate cud in/on/with animal [obj] her to eat

Those are animals that have split hoofs and that also (chew their cuds/regurgitate their food [from their stomachs] to chew it again).

7 surely [obj] this not to eat from to ascend: regurgitate [the] cud and from to divide [the] hoof [the] to cleave [obj] [the] camel and [obj] [the] hare and [obj] [the] rock badger for to ascend: regurgitate cud they(masc.) and hoof not to divide unclean they(masc.) to/for you

But there are other animals that chew their cuds that you must not eat. Those are camels, rabbits, and rock badgers. They chew their cuds, but their hooves are not split. So they are not acceptable for you to eat.

8 and [obj] [the] swine for to divide hoof he/she/it and not cud unclean he/she/it to/for you from flesh their not to eat and in/on/with carcass their not to touch

Do not eat pigs. They are unacceptable for you to eat; their hooves are split, but they do not chew cud. Do not eat the meat of those animals; do not even touch their dead bodies.

9 [obj] this to eat from all which in/on/with water all which to/for him fin and scale to eat

You are permitted to eat any fish that has scales and fins.

10 and all which nothing to/for him fin and scale not to eat unclean he/she/it to/for you

But anything else [that lives in the water] that does not have scales and fins, you must not eat, because [if you eat them], you will become unacceptable [to Yahweh].

11 all bird pure to eat

“You are permitted to eat the flesh of any bird that is acceptable [to Yahweh].

12 and this which not to eat from them [the] eagle and [the] vulture and [the] vulture

But eagles, vultures, black vultures,

13 and [the] glede and [obj] [the] falcon and [the] hawk to/for kind her

buzzards, all kinds of kites,

14 and [obj] all raven to/for kind his

all kinds of crows,

15 and [obj] daughter [the] ostrich and [obj] [the] ostrich and [obj] [the] gull and [obj] [the] hawk to/for kind his

ostriches, seagulls,

16 [obj] [the] owl and [obj] [the] owl and [the] chameleon

owls, hawks, falcons,

17 and [the] pelican and [obj] [the] carrion [to] and [obj] [the] cormorant

pelicans, vultures that eat dead animals, cormorants,

18 and [the] stork and [the] heron to/for kind her and [the] hoopoe and [the] bat

storks, herons, hoopoes, and bats, you must not eat.

19 and all swarm [the] bird unclean he/she/it to/for you not to eat

“All insects with wings [and which walk on the ground] are unacceptable [to Yahweh]; do not eat them.

20 all bird pure to eat

But other insects with wings [and which hop along the ground] are acceptable to eat.

21 not to eat all carcass to/for sojourner which in/on/with gate: town your to give: give her and to eat her or to sell to/for foreign for people holy you(m. s.) to/for LORD God your not to boil kid in/on/with milk mother his

“Do not eat any animal that has died naturally, [because its blood has not been drained out]. You may allow foreigners who live among you to eat those things or you may sell them to other foreigners. But you belong to Yahweh our God; [and those who belong to him are not permitted to eat the meat of animals whose blood has not been drained out]. “You must not cook a young sheep or goat in its mother’s milk.”

22 to tithe to tithe [obj] all produce seed your [the] to come out: produce [the] land: country year year

“Once each year you must set apart (a tithe/10 percent) of all the crops that are produced/harvested in your fields.

23 and to eat to/for face: before LORD God your in/on/with place which to choose to/for to dwell name his there tithe grain your new wine your and oil your and firstborn cattle your and flock your because to learn: learn to/for to fear: revere [obj] LORD God your all [the] day: always

Take those things to the place that Yahweh our God will choose [for you to worship him]. There eat the tithes of your grain, your wine, your [olive] oil, and the meat of the firstborn male animals of your cattle and your sheep. Do this in order that you may learn to always revere Yahweh, [the one who has blessed you by giving you these things].

24 and for to multiply from you [the] way: journey for not be able to lift: bear him for to remove from you [the] place which to choose LORD God your to/for to set: make name his there for to bless you LORD God your

If the place that Yahweh has chosen [for you to worship him] is very far from your home, with the result that you are not able to take there the tithes [of your crops] with which Yahweh has blessed you, do this:

25 and to give: give in/on/with silver: money and to confine [the] silver: money in/on/with hand your and to go: went to(wards) [the] place which to choose LORD God your in/on/with him

Sell [IDM] the tithes of your crops, wrap the money carefully [in a cloth], and take it with you to the place of worship that Yahweh has chosen.

26 and to give: give [the] silver: money in/on/with all which to desire soul: myself your in/on/with cattle and in/on/with flock and in/on/with wine and in/on/with strong drink and in/on/with all which to ask you soul: appetite your and to eat there to/for face: before LORD God your and to rejoice you(m. s.) and house: household your

There, [with that money], you may buy whatever you want to—beef or lamb or wine or fermented drinks. And there, in the presence of Yahweh, you and your families should eat [and drink] those things and be happy.

27 and [the] Levi which in/on/with gate: town your not to leave: neglect him for nothing to/for him portion and inheritance with you

But be sure to not neglect/forget [to help] the descendants of Levi who live in your towns, because they will not own any land.

28 from end three year to come out: send [obj] all tithe produce your in/on/with year [the] he/she/it and to rest in/on/with gate: town your

“At the end of every three years, bring a tithe of all your crops that have been produced/harvested in that year and store it in your towns.

29 and to come (in): come [the] Levi for nothing to/for him portion and inheritance with you and [the] sojourner and [the] orphan and [the] widow which in/on/with gate: town your and to eat and to satisfy because to bless you LORD God your in/on/with all deed: work hand your which to make: do

That food is for the descendants of Levi, because they do not have their own land, and for foreigners [who live among you], and for orphans and widows who live in your towns. They are permitted to come [to where the food is stored] and take what they need. Do that in order that Yahweh our God will bless you in everything that you do.”