Leviticus 19
1 Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
Ary Jehovah niteny tamin’ i Mosesy ka nanao hoe:
2 “Speak to all the people of Israel and tell them this: You must be holy, because I, Yahweh your God, am holy, [and I want you to be like me].
Mitenena amin’ ny fiangonana, dia ny Zanak’ Isiraely rehetra, hoe: Aoka ho masìna ianareo, satria masìna Aho, Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.
3 ‘Each of you must respect your father and your mother. And you must (honor/treat respectfully) the Sabbath days. I am Yahweh, your God, [and that is what I am commanding you to do].
Samia matahotra ny reninareo sy ny rainareo, ary tandremo ny Sabatako: Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.
4 ‘Do not worship idols or make metal statues of gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh, your God, [and I am the only one you must worship].
Aza mivily hanaraka ny andriamani-tsi-izy, ary aza manao andriamanitra an-idina ho anareo: Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.
5 ‘Then you bring an offering to maintain fellowship with me, offer it in a way that will cause me to accept it.
Ary raha mamono zavatra hatao fanati-pihavanana ho an’ i Jehovah ianareo, dia ataovy amin’ izay hankasitrahana anareo izany.
6 The meat should be eaten on the day that you sacrifice it, but you are permitted to eat some of it on the next day. Anything that remains until the third/next day must be completely burned.
Amin’ izay andro amonoanareo zavatra hatao fanatitra sy amin’ ny ampitson’ ny no hihinananareo azy; fa raha mbola misy sisa tratry ny andro fahatelo, dia hodorana amin’ ny afo izany.
7 For any of it to be eaten on the third day is very displeasing to me, and I will not accept that offering.
Ary raha hanina amin’ ny andro fahatelo izany, dia ho fahavetavetana ka tsy hankasitrahana;
8 I will punish anyone who eats it [after the second day], because he will not have respected that what I say is holy. And that person must no longer be allowed to associate with my people.
fa izay mihinana izany dia ho meloka, satria nanamavo ny zava-masin’ i Jehovah izy, ka dia hofongorana tsy ho amin’ ny fireneny izany olona izany.
9 ‘Then you harvest your grain, leave the grain at the very edge of the field, and do not pick up the grain that has fallen on the ground.
Ary raha mijinja ny vokatry ny tanimbarinareo ianareo, dia aza jinjana avokoa ny eny an-tsisiny; ary aza tsimponina izay latsaka avy amin’ ny vokatrao.
10 And when you harvest your grapes, do not go back a second time to try to harvest some more, and do not pick up the grapes that have fallen on the ground. Leave those things for the poor people and for foreigners who are living among you. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding those things].
Ary aza otazana avokoa ny eo amin’ ny sahanao, ary aza tsimponina izay latsaka eo amin’ ny sahanao; fa avelao ho an’ ny malahelo sy ny vahiny izany: Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.
11 ‘Do not steal anything. ‘Do not tell lies. ‘Do not deceive each other.
Aza mangalatra, aza mamitaka, aza mifandainga.
12 ‘Do not show that you do not respect me by using/saying my name to falsely promise that you will do something. [Do not forget that] I am Yahweh, your God.
Aza mianian-tsy tò amin’ ny anarako, na manamavo ny anaran’ Andriamanitrao: Izaho no Jehovah.
13 ‘Do not cheat anyone or steal from anyone. [‘If you have agreed to] pay your workers at the end of the day, [do what you have promised]; do not keep those wages until the next day.
Aza manao an-keriny amin’ ny zavatry ny namanao na mampahory azy; ny karaman’ izay nokaramainao aoka tsy hitoetra ao aminao miloaka alina.
14 ‘Do not curse deaf people, and do not put things in the path of blind people to cause them to stumble.
Aza miteny ratsy ny marenina na manisy zavatra mahatafintohina eo anoloan’ ny jamba; fa matahora an’ Andriamanitrao: Izaho no Jehovah.
15 ‘Always [LIT] judge people fairly [DOU]. Do not do special favors for either poor people or rich people.
Aza manao izay tsy marina amin’ ny fitsarana; aza miandany foana amin’ ny malahelo, na mena-maso ny lehibe; fahamarinana no hitsaranao ny namanao.
16 ‘Do not spread false rumors about other people. ‘Do not say anything [in court] that would result in some [innocent] person being executed. I, Yahweh, [am commanding this].
Aza mandehandeha manaratsy eo amin’ ny firenenao; aza mitsangana handatsaka ny ran’ ny namanao: Izaho no Jehovah.
17 ‘Do not hate anyone. Instead, honestly rebuke those who ought to be rebuked, in order that you also will not be guilty.
Aza mankahala ny rahalahinao amin’ ny fonao; mananara dia mananara ny namanao, mba tsy hahazoanao heloka noho ny aminy.
18 ‘Do not try to get revenge against someone or be angry with someone for a long time. Instead, love other people like you love yourself. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding this].
Aza mamaly ratsy na manao lolompo amin’ izay iray firenena aminao: fa tiava ny namanao tahaka ny tenanao: Izaho no Jehovah.
19 ‘Obey my laws. ‘Do not allow two different kinds of animals to mate with each other. ‘Do not plant two different kinds of seed in the [same] field. ‘Do not wear clothing made from two different kinds of material.
Tandremo ny didiko: Aza avela hilomy amin’ ny hafa karazana noho izy ny biby fiompinao; aza fafazanao voan-javatra roa karazana mifangaroharo ny taninao; ary aza mitafy lamba natao amin’ ny zavatra roa samy hafa karazana mifamahofaho.
20 ‘If a man has sex with a slave woman who has been promised to marry some other man, but she has not been bought by that man and is still a slave, the man who had sex with her must be punished. But because she is still a slave, she and the man who had sex with her must not be killed.
Ary raha misy mandry amin’ ny andevovavy izay voafofon’ olona ho vadiny, ka tsy voavotra na voavotsotra ho olom-potsy ravehivavy, dia hofaizana izy roroa, fa tsy hatao maty, satria tsy olompotsy ravehivavy.
21 However, that man must bring a ram to [be slaughtered at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent area, to be an offering in order that he no longer be guilty for his sin.
Ary ho entin-dralehilahy ny fanati-panonerany ho an’ i Jehovah ho eo anoloan’ ny varavaran’ ny trano-lay fihaonana, dia ondrilahy iray hatao fanati-panonerana;
22 The priest will offer that ram to me in order that the man will be forgiven for the sin that he committed, and I will forgive him.
ary ny mpisorona hanao fanavotana ho azy amin’ ilay ondrilahy hatao fanati-panonerana, eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah, noho ny fahotana izay nataony; dia havela izany fahotany izany.
23 ‘When you enter the land [that I have promised to give to you], and when you plant various kinds of fruit trees, you must not eat any of their fruit for three years [DOU].
Ary raha tonga any amin’ ny tany ianareo ka mamboly hazo fihinam-boa, dia hataonareo ho toy ny tsy voafora ny voany; telo taona no hataonareo ho toy ny tsy voafora izy ka tsy hohanina;
24 In the fourth year all of their fruit must be set aside to belong to me; it must be brought to me to be an offering to praise me.
ary amin’ ny taona fahefatra dia ho masìna ny voany rehetra ka hatao fanatitra hiderana an’ i Jehovah;
25 But in the fifth/next year, you will be permitted to eat their fruit. If you do that, your trees will produce much fruit. I, Yahweh your God, [am promising that].
fa amin’ ny taona fahadimy vao hihinana ny voany ianareo, mba hitomboan’ ny fahavokarany ho anareo: Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.
26 ‘Do not eat any meat that still has [the animal’s] blood in it. ‘Do not consult spirits to find out what will happen in the future, and do not practice sorcery.
Aza homana zavatra misy rà; aza manao sikidy na manandro.
27 ‘Do not shave the hair at the sides of your heads [like pagan people do].
Aza manety ny sisim-bolon-dohanareo, ary aza manaratra ny vaokanao.
28 ‘Do not cut your bodies [when you are mourning] for people who have died, and do not put tattoos on your bodies. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding this].
Ary aza mitetika ny tenanareo noho ny maty, na manao tombo-kavatsa amin’ ny tenanareo: Izaho no Jehovah.
29 ‘Do not disgrace your daughters by forcing them to become prostitutes. If you cause them to become prostitutes, soon the land will be filled with prostitutes and all other kinds of people’s wicked behavior.
Aza mampijangajanga ny zanakao-vavy hampahaloto azy, fandrao hijangajanga ny tany ka ho feno fahavetavetana.
30 ‘Honor my Sabbath days and revere my Sacred Tent, because I, Yahweh, [live there].
Tandremo ny Sabatako, ary hajao ny fitoerako masìna: Izaho no Jehovah.
31 ‘Do not seek advice from those who (consult/talk with) the spirits of dead people [DOU], because if you do that, they will defile you. I, Yahweh your God, [am the one you should consult].
Aza mivily hanaraka izay manao azy ho tsindrian-javatra, na mitady saina amin’ ny mpanao hatsarana, hahaloto anareo aminy: Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.
32 ‘Stand up when old people [enter the room], and show that you respect them, and also revere me, your God; [that is what] I, Yahweh, [am commanding].
Mitsangàna raha eo anatrehan’ ny fotsy volo ianao, ka manajà ny tavan’ ny anti-panahy, ary matahora an’ Andriamanitrao: Izaho no Jehovah.
33 ‘When foreigners live among you [in your land], do not mistreat them.
Ary raha misy mivahiny aminao eo amin’ ny taninareo, aza manao sarotra aminy.
34 You must treat them like you treat your fellow-citizens. Love them like you love yourselves, and do not forget that once, when you were foreigners in Egypt, [you were badly mistreated by the people of Egypt]. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding you to do this].
Ny vahiny eo aminareo dia hataonareo tahaka ny tompon-tany aminareo ihany ka ho tianao tahaka ny tenanano; fa efa mba vahiny tany amin’ ny tany Egypta ianareo: Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo.
35 ‘When you are measuring things, to see how long they are or how much they weigh or how many there are,
Aza manao izay tsy marina amin’ ny fitsarana, na amin’ ny fandrefesana, na amin’ ny fandanjana, na amin’ ny famarana.
36 use correct [measuring sticks and] scales and weights [on the scales] and measuring baskets and other measuring containers. I Yahweh, your God, who brought you out of Egypt, [am giving you these laws].
Mizana marina, vato marina, efaha marina, hina marina, no hotananareo: Izaho no Jehovah Andriamanitrareo, Izay nitondra anareo nivoaka avy tany amin’ ny tany Egypta.
37 ‘Obey carefully [DOU] all my laws and decrees, because I, Yahweh, [am the one who am commanding them].’”
Ary tandremo ny didiko rehetra sy ny fitsipiko rehetra, ka araho izany: Izaho no Jehovah.
