Deuteronomy 4
1 “Now, you Israeli people, obey all the rules and regulations [DOU] that I will teach you. If you do that, you will remain alive and you will enter and occupy/capture the land that Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [worshiped], is giving to you.
“O! Israel, azɔ la, se se kple ɖoɖo siwo mele fia wò ge, lé wo me ɖe asi ale be nànɔ agbe ayi aɖaxɔ anyigba si Yehowa, mia fofowo ƒe Mawu la le mia nam.
2 Do not add anything to what I command you, and do not take anything away from what I tell you. Obey all the commands of Yahweh our God that I am giving to you.
Mègatsɔ naneke kpe se siwo mede na wò, eye mègaɖe naneke le wo me o, ke boŋ lé Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la ƒe se siwo mele mia nam la me ɖe asi.
3 “You have seen what Yahweh did at Baal-Peor [Mountain]. He got rid of all the people who worshiped [the god] Baal there,
Miawo ŋutɔ miekpɔ nu si Yehowa wɔ le Baal Peor kple miaƒe ŋkuwo. Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la tsrɔ̃ ame siwo katã dze Baal Poer yome la le mia dome.
4 but you who faithfully [continued to worship] Yahweh our God are still alive today.
Ke mi ame siwo katã ku ɖe Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la ŋuti la, miegale agbe va se ɖe egbe.
5 “Note that I have taught you all the rules and regulations, just like Yahweh our God told me to do. He wants you to obey them [when you are living] in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
“Kpɔ ɖa, mefia se kple ɖoɖo siwo Yehowa, nye Mawu de nam la mi ale be mialé wo me ɖe asi le anyigba si dzi mieyina be yewoaxɔ la dzi.
6 Obey them faithfully because, [if you do that], you will show the people of other nations that you are very wise. When they hear about all these laws, they will say, ‘The people of this great nation [of Israel] are certainly very wise [DOU]!’
Milé ŋku ɖe wo ŋu nyuie, elabena esiae aɖe miaƒe nunya kple nugɔmesese afia dukɔ siwo ase se siawo, eye woagblɔ be, ‘Vavãe, dukɔ xɔŋkɔ sia me tɔwo nye nunyalawo kple nugɔmeselawo.’
7 Even if other nations are great, there is none [RHQ] of them that has a god who is as near to them as Yahweh our God is to us! Whenever we call out to him [to help us, he answers/helps us]
Dukɔ bubu kae li, si xɔ ŋkɔ ale gbegbe be woƒe mawuwo tsɔ ɖe wo gbɔ abe ale si Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la tsɔ ɖe mia gbɔ ne míedo gbe ɖa nɛ ene?
8 And there is no [RHQ] other nation, even if it is a great nation, that has laws that are as just/fair as the laws that I am telling to you today.
Eye dukɔ bubu kae gali si de ŋgɔ ale gbegbe be, se kple ɖoɖo dzɔdzɔe siawo tɔgbi le wo si abe se siwo metsɔ le mia ŋkume ɖom egbea ene?
9 “But be very careful! [DOU, IDM] Do not forget what you [SYN] have seen [God do]. Remember those things as long as you are alive. Tell them to your children and your grandchildren.
Ke ɖeko miakpɔ nyuie, akpɔ mia ɖokuiwo dzi nyuie, ale be miagaŋlɔ nu siwo miaƒe ŋkuwo kpɔ alo ana woado le miaƒe dzi me zi ale si miele agbe o. Mifia wo mia viwo kple wo vi siwo ava ɖe wo yome.
10 Tell them about the day that your ancestors stood in the presence of Yahweh our God at Sinai [Mountain], when he said to me, ‘Gather the people together, in order that they can hear what I say. I want them to learn to have an awesome respect for me as long as they are alive, and I want them to teach their children to do that also.’
“Miɖo ŋku ŋkeke si dzi mietsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la ŋkume le Horeb to la gbɔ, esi wògblɔ nam be, ‘Ƒo ameha la nu ƒu ɖe nye ŋkume be, woase nye nyawo ale be woasrɔ̃ ale si woade bubu ŋunye zi ale si wole agbe le anyigba la dzi, eye woawo hã woafia wo viwo.’
11 [Tell them that] your ancestors came near the bottom of the mountain, while the mountain burned with a fire that went up to the sky, and the mountain was covered with dark clouds and black [smoke].
Mietsi tsitre ɖe to la te, dzo ƒe aɖewo do tso to la me yi keke dziŋgɔli me ke, eye lilikpo yibɔwo kple viviti tsiɖitsiɖi ƒo xlã to la.
12 Then Yahweh spoke to your ancestors out of the middle of the fire. Your ancestors heard him speak, but they did not see him. They only heard his voice.
Tete Yehowa ƒo nu na mi to dzo bibi la me. Miese eƒe nyawo, gake miekpɔ eya ŋutɔ o. Eƒe gbe ko mise.
13 And he declared to them his agreement. That agreement contained the Ten Commandments that he wants you to obey. He wrote those on two stone tablets.
Eɖe gbeƒã eƒe nubabla, eƒe Se Ewoawo, siwo wòde na mi be mialé wo me ɖe asi, eye woŋlɔ wo ɖe kpe kpakpa eve dzi na mi.
14 Yahweh commanded me to teach all the rules and regulations to you, in order that you would obey them in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.”
Ɣe ma ɣie Yehowa gblɔ nam be mafia ɖoɖo kple se siwo me mialé ɖe asi le anyigba si miele Yɔdan tɔsisi la tsom be miaxɔ la dzi.”
15 “On the day that Yahweh spoke to your ancestors at Sinai [Mountain], he was invisible. So, be careful
“Miekpɔ nɔnɔme aɖeke tɔgbi gbe si gbe Yehowa ƒo nu na mi le Horeb tso dzo la me o, eya ta mikpɔ mia ɖokuiwo dzi nyuie,
16 that you do not sin by making for yourselves any idol [of something that can be seen!] not make an idol that resembles any person, either a man or a woman,
ale be miadze nu vɔ̃ me, eye miawɔ legba aɖeke na mia ɖokuiwo ɖe nɔnɔme aɖeke me o; ne wowɔe wòɖi ŋutsu alo nyɔnu o,
17 or that resembles any animal or any bird
alo wòɖi lã aɖe le anyigba dzi alo xevi dzodzoe aɖeke loo alo
18 or any (reptile/creature that scurries across the ground) or any fish in the deep ocean.
lã sue si ƒua du le anyigba alo tɔmelã o.
19 And be careful to not look up toward the sky and be tempted to worship anything that you see there—the sun or the moon or the stars. Yahweh our God has given those to [be a blessing to] all people everywhere, [but you must not worship them].
Kpe ɖe esia ŋu la, migawu mo dzi be yewoasubɔ ɣe, ɣleti alo ɣletiviwo o. Yehowa miaƒe Mawu akpɔ nublanui na dukɔ bubu siwo awɔ nu sia, gake makpɔ nublanui na miawo ya o.
20 Yahweh has brought your ancestors out of Egypt, where [they were suffering as though] they were in a blazing furnace, in order that they would be people who belong to him, which is what you are today.
Yehowa ɖe mi tso kluvinyenye me le Egipte be mianye yeƒe dukɔ tɔxɛ kple eya ŋutɔ ƒe domenyilawo, eye woawoe nye nu siwo mienye egbe.
21 “But Yahweh was angry with me because of [what] your ancestors [made me do]. He vowed that I would not cross the Jordan [River] to enter the good/fertile land that he is giving to you.
Ke edo dɔmedzoe ɖe ŋunye ɖe miawo ta. Eka atam be nyematso Yɔdan tɔsisi la age ɖe anyigba nyui si Yehowa miaƒe Mawu tsɔ na mi abe miaƒe domenyinu ene la dzi o.
22 He said that I must die here in this land and never cross the Jordan [River]. But you will go across it, and you will occupy that land.
Ele be maku le afi sia, le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe akpa sia dzi.
23 Be sure that you do not forget the agreement that Yahweh our God made with you. He commanded you to not make any kind of idol, because he has forbidden that.
Mikpɔ nyuie be miagagblẽ nubabla si Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu wɔ kpli mi la me o! Miagblẽ nubabla sia me ne miewɔ legbawo, elabena Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la de se sesẽ ɖe nu sia nu.
24 [You must not do that] because Yahweh your God will destroy [anyone who worships idols, ] like [MET] a fire completely destroys things. He [wants people to worship only him, he] (cannot accept/will punish) people who worship anyone or anything else.
Yehowa miaƒe Mawu la nye dzo si fiaa nu kple Mawu si ʋãa ŋu.
25 “When you have been in the land [of Canaan] for a long time and you have children and grandchildren, do not sin by making an idol that represents anything at all, because Yahweh says that is evil, and if you do that, you will cause him to become angry with you [and punish you].
“Ne mieva nɔ anyigba la dzi eteƒe didi, ne miedzi mia viwo kple tɔgbuiyɔviwo, eye miegblẽ kɔ ɖo na mia ɖokuiwo to legbawo wɔwɔ me, eye Yehowa miaƒe Mawu la do dɔmedzoe ɖe mia ŋu kaɖikaɖi le miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta la,
26 Today I am requesting everyone who is in heaven and everyone who is on the earth [MTY] to watch what you are doing. [If you disobey what I am telling you], you will soon all die in the land that you will be crossing the Jordan [River] to occupy. You will not live very long there; Yahweh will completely get rid of many [HYP] of you.
ekema dziƒo kple anyigba anye ɖasefowo be woatsrɔ̃ mi kaba le anyigba la dzi. Fifia, esusɔ vie miatso Yɔdan tɔsisi la, eye miaxɔ anyigba ma. Ke miaƒe ŋkekewo le afi ma anɔ kpuie, elabena woatsrɔ̃ mi keŋkeŋ.
27 And [the rest of you], Yahweh will force you to go and live among the people of many other nations. Only a few of you will (survive/remain alive) there.
Yehowa akaka mi ɖe dukɔwo dome, eye miagasɔ gbɔ o.
28 When you are in those nations, you will worship gods that are made of wood and stone, gods made by humans, gods that cannot see anything or hear anything or eat anything or smell anything.
Le didiƒenyigbawo dzi la, miasubɔ legba siwo wowɔ kple ati kple kpe, legba siwo mekpɔa nu, sea nu, ɖua nu alo sea nu ƒe ʋeʋẽ o.
29 But while you are there, if you will try to know Yahweh your God, and if you try with your entire inner being to know him, he will (answer/reveal himself to) you.
“Ke miagade asi Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la didi me. Miakpɔe ne miedii kple miaƒe dzi kple luʋɔ blibo.
30 In the future, after you have been mistreated there and all those bad things happen to you, you will again worship only Yahweh and obey him.
Ne vevesese ƒe ŋkeke mawo va tu mi emegbe la, miatrɔ ava Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la gbɔ mlɔeba, eye miaɖo to eƒe nyawo azɔ,
31 Yahweh is a God who acts mercifully. [If you continue to obey him], he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the agreement that he solemnly made with your ancestors.”
elabena Yehowa miaƒe Mawu kpɔa nublanui na ame. Magblẽ mi ɖi o, matsrɔ̃ mi o, eye maŋlɔ ŋugbe siwo wòdo na mia fofowo la be o.”
32 “Now think about the past, about the time before you were born, about all the time since God first created people here on the earth. You could search everywhere, in heaven and on the earth. (Has anything like this ever happened that is as great as [what Yahweh did for the Israeli people]?/Certainly nothing has ever happened that is as great [as what Yahweh did for the Israeli people].) [RHQ] (Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?/Certainly no one has ever heard of anything like this.) [RHQ]
“Mida ŋku ɖe xexea me ƒe ŋutinya me tso keke esime Mawu wɔ amegbetɔ ɖe anyigba dzi. Midii tso dziƒo ƒe akpa ɖeka yi akpa bubu ne miakpɔe ɖa be nya sia tɔgbi dzɔ kpɔ mahã.
33 (Has any group ever remained alive after they heard a god speak to them from the middle of a fire, like we did?/Certainly no group has ever remained alive after they heard a god speak to them from the middle of a fire, like we did.) [RHQ]
Dukɔ blibo se Mawu ƒe gbe wòƒo nu nɛ tso dzo bibi me, abe ale si miawo miese ene, eye dukɔ la gali!
34 Certainly no other god has ever tried to take a [huge] group of people from one nation [to another location], like he did for us when he brought us out of Egypt. We saw Yahweh our God use great power [MTY, DOU] when he performed many kinds of [DOU] miracles, and sent plagues, and did many other very terrifying things in Egypt for us, [and rescued us when the army of Egypt tried to fight against us].
Teƒe bubu kae miagate ŋu akpɔ ale si Mawu ɖe dukɔ aɖe tso kluvinyenye me, eye wòɖo dɔvɔ̃ dziŋɔwo ɖa, wɔ nukunu triakɔwo, eye wòhe aʋawɔwɔ kple ŋɔdzi vɛ la ƒe kpɔɖeŋu le? Nu sia tututue Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la wɔ na mi le Egipte le miawo ŋutɔ mia ŋkume.
35 “Yahweh showed all these things to you, in order that you would know that only he is truly God, and that there is no other God.
Ewɔ nu siawo ale be miadze sii, be Yehowae nye Mawu, eye mawu bubu aɖeke megali abe eya ene o.
36 He allowed your ancestors to hear him speak from heaven in order that he could discipline them. Here on the earth he allowed them to see his great fire [on Sinai Mountain], and he spoke to them from the middle of the fire.
Ena miese eƒe gbe wònɔ nu fiam mi tso dziƒo. Ena miekpɔ eƒe dzo bibi gã la le anyigba dzi. Miese eƒe gbe gɔ̃ hã tso dzo bibi la titina.
37 Because he loved our ancestors, he chose you Israelis who are their descendants, and by his great power he brought your ancestors out of Egypt.
“Esi wòlɔ̃ mia tɔgbuiwo, eye wòdi be yeayra woƒe dzidzimeviwo tae eya ŋutɔ kplɔ mi tso Egipte kple eƒe ŋusẽ gã la ɖeɖe fia.
38 [As they advanced], he expelled the people of nations that were greater and more powerful than they were, in order that he could allow them to capture their land and cause it to become yours, which is [what is happening] now.
Enya dukɔ siwo sesẽ wu mi sãa la ɖa, eye wòtsɔ woƒe anyigbawo na mi abe domenyinu ene, abe ale si wòle egbe ene.
39 “So today you should (meditate on/think about) the fact that Yahweh is God, that he is/rules in heaven and also on the earth, and that there is no other god.
Esiae nye nu si ŋuti miabu egbe: Yehowae nye Mawu le dziƒo kple anyigba afi sia; le eya megbe la, Mawu bubu aɖeke megali o!
40 Obey all the rules and regulations that I am giving to you today, in order that things will go well for you and for your descendants, and that you will live a long time in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, [to belong to you] forever.”
Ele be miawɔ se siwo made na mi egbe la dzi, ale be nu sia nu nanyo na mi kple mia viwo, eye mianɔ anyigba si Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la le mia nam la dzi tegbetegbe.”
41 Then Moses/I set apart three cities that are on the east side of the Jordan [River].
Le esia megbe la, Mose ɖoe na Israelviwo be woatia du etɔ̃ le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo,
42 If someone accidentally killed another person, a person who had not been his enemy previously, he could escape to one of those cities. He would be safe/protected in one of those cities [because the people there would protect him].
ale be ne ame aɖe wu ame to nu maɖowɔ me la, wòate ŋu asi ayi du siawo me, eye wòanɔ dedie.
43 For the tribe of Reuben, Moses/I set apart Bezer [city] in the (plateau/high level) area. For the tribe of Gad, Moses/I set apart Ramoth [city] in the Gilead [area]. For the tribe of Manasseh, Moses/I set apart Golan [city] in the Bashan [region].
Du siawo dometɔ ɖekae nye Bezer, le gbegbe la ƒe tonyigba dzi. Du sia li na Ruben ƒe viwo. Du eveliae nye, Ramot le Gilead. Eya li na Gad ƒe viwo. Du etɔ̃liae nye Golan, le Basan, eye wòli na Manase ƒe viwo.
44 Moses/I gave [God’s] laws to the Israeli people.
Se siwo gbɔna la nye se siwo Mose de na Israelviwo,
45 They included all the rules and instructions and commands that Moses/I gave to them, after they/we had come out of Egypt,
esi wodzo le Egipte, eye woƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe
46 when they/we were in the valley east of the Jordan [River]. They/We were across from Beth-Peor [town], in the land that [previously] was ruled by Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city]. Moses/I and the other Israelis had defeated his [army] when they/we came out of Egypt.
Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe go kemɛ dzi le Bet Peor kasa. Anyigba sia dzie Amoritɔwo nɔ tsã le woƒe Fia Sixɔn te, eye woƒe fiadu nye Hesbon. Mose kple Israelviwo tsrɔ̃ Fia Sixɔn kple eƒe amewo.
47 They/We captured Sihon’s land and the land that Og, the king of the Bashan [region], ruled. They were the two kings who ruled the Amor people-group [in the area] east of the Jordan [River].
Israel xɔ Fia Sixɔn kple Basan fia Ɔg ƒe anyigba. Sixɔn kple Ɔg wonye Amoritɔwo ƒe fia eveawo, ame siwo nɔ Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo.
48 Their land extended from Aroer [town in the south] along the Arnon [River], as far [north] as Sirion Mountain, which [most people] call Hermon Mountain.
Israelviwo xɔ anyigba la katã tso Aroer si le Arnon tɔsisi la ƒe balime ƒe liƒo dzi va se ɖe Sirion to (si wogayɔna be Hermon to) la gbɔ
49 It also included all the area east of the Jordan [River] Valley, all the way south to the Dead Sea and east to the slopes of Pisgah [Mountain].
kple Arabanyigba la katã, le Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe ɣedzeƒe yi Dzeƒu la nu, le Pisga to la te.
