Mose 5 28
1 “Ne èwɔ Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe se siwo katã mele mia nam egbe la dzi pɛpɛpɛ la, awɔ wò nàzu dukɔ gãtɔ le xexea me,
Forsothe if thou herist the vois of thi Lord God, that thou do and kepe alle hise comaundementis, whiche Y comaunde to thee to dai, thi Lord God schal make the hiyere than alle folkis that lyuen in erthe.
2 eye yayra siawo katã agbã go ɖe dziwò ne àɖo to Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe gbe.
And alle these blessyngis schulen come on thee, and schulen take thee; if netheles thou herist hise comaundementis.
3 Woayra wò le du me kple agble me siaa.
Thou schalt be blessid in citee, and blessid in feeld;
4 Woayra wò alimeviwo, eye wò agblemenukuwo, wò lãwo ƒe viwo, wò nyiwo kple wò alẽwo siaa adzi ɖe edzi.
blessid schal be the fruyt of thi wombe, and the fruyt of thi lond, and the fruit of thi beestis; `blessid schulen be the flockis of thi grete beestis, and the fooldis of thi scheep;
5 Woayra wò kusi kple wò amɔze.
blessid schulen be thi bernes, and `blessid schulen be `thi relifs;
6 Woayra wò ne èva aƒe me kple ne èdo go.
thou schalt be blessid entrynge, and goynge out.
7 “Yehowa aɖu wò futɔwo dzi le ŋgɔwò. Woaƒo ƒu alũ ɖe dziwò, gake woaka ahlẽ asi to teƒe adre le ŋgɔwò!
The Lord schal yyue thin enemyes fallynge in thi siyt, that schulen rise ayens thee; bi o weie thei schulen come ayens thee, and by seuene weies thei schulen fle fro thi face.
8 Yehowa ayra wò kple nuku nyuiwo kple nyi siwo ƒe lãme nyo. Ana nàkpɔ dzidzedze le nu sia nu si nàwɔ ne èva ɖo anyigba si Yehowa, wò Mawu la le nawòm la dzi.
The Lord schal sende out blessyng on thi celeris, and on alle the werkis of thin hondis; and he schal blesse thee in the lond which thou hast take.
9 “Yehowa wò Mawu atrɔ wò nàzu dukɔ kɔkɔe na eɖokui abe ale si wòdo ŋugbe be yeawɔ ne ànya wɔ ɖe yeƒe sewo dzi, eye nàzɔ le yeƒe mɔwo dzi la ko ene.
The Lord schal reise thee to hym silf in to an hooli puple, as he swoor to thee, if thou kepist the heestis of thi Lord God, and goist in his weies.
10 Dukɔwo katã le xexea me adze sii be Yehowa tɔ nènye, eye woƒe nu aku.
And alle the puples of londis schulen se, that the name of the Lord is inwardli clepid on thee, and thei schulen drede thee.
11 “Yehowa ana nu nyuiwo wò le anyigba la dzi ale be viwòwo, wò lãwo kple wò agblemenukuwo nasɔ gbɔ fũu abe ale si wòdo ŋugbe ene.
The Lord schal make thee to be plenteuouse in alle goodis, in fruyt of thi wombe, and in fruyt of thi beestis, in the fruyt of thi lond, which the Lord swoor to thi fadris, that he schulde yyue to thee.
12 Yehowa aʋu dziƒo nu, tsi adza na wò, eye wòana agblemenukuwo wò ɣe sia ɣi. Ayra nu sia nu si nàwɔ; àdo nugbana na dukɔ geɖewo, gake wò ŋutɔ ya màdo nugbana le wo si o.
The Lord schal opene his beste tresour, heuene, that he yyue reyn to thi lond in his tyme; and he schal blesse alle the werkis of thin hondis; and thou schalt leene to many folkis, and of no man thou schalt take borewyng.
13 Ne mianya ɖo to, eye miawɔ Yehowa miaƒe Mawu ƒe se siwo mele dedem na mi egbea dzi ko la, Yehowa awɔ wò nàzu ta, eye mànye asike o; àɖu dzi le nu sia nu me ɣe sia ɣi.
The Lord God schal sette thee in to the heed, and not in to the tail, and euere thou schalt be aboue, and not bynethe; if netheles thou herist the comaundementis of thi Lord God, whiche Y comaunde to thee to day, and kepist,
14 Ke yayra siawo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe ku ɖe ale si màɖe asi le se siwo mede na wò la dzi wɔwɔ ŋu le mɔ aɖeke nu o la ŋu. Gawu la, mèkpɔ mɔ asubɔ mawu bubu aɖeke gbeɖegbeɖe o.”
and doist, and bowist not awey fro tho, nether to the riyt side nether to the lefte side, nether suest alien goddis, nethir worschipist hem.
15 “Ne màɖo to Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe gbe o, eye màwɔ ɖe eƒe se kple ɖoɖo siwo mexlẽ na wò egbea dzi o la, Mawu ƒe fiƒode siawo katã ava dziwò, eye woaɖi ŋuwò.
That if thou nylt here the vois of thi Lord God, that thou kepe and do alle hise heestis, and cerymonyes, whiche Y comaunde to thee to day, alle these cursyngis schulen come on thee, and schulen take thee.
16 Ne èle du me la, aɖi ŋuwò eye ne èle agble hã, aɖi ŋuwò.
Thou schalt be cursid in citee, cursid in feeld.
17 Aɖi wò kusi kple wò amɔze hã ŋu.
Cursid `schal be thi berne, and cursid schulen be thi relifs.
18 Aɖi wò alimeviwo, wò agblemenukuwo, wò nyiwo kple wò alẽwo hã ŋu.
Cursid schal be the fruit of thi wombe, and the fruyt of thi lond; `cursid schulen be the drooues of thin oxun, and the flockis of thi scheep.
19 Ne èva aƒe me la, aɖi ŋuwò, ne èdo go hã aɖi ŋuwò.
Thou schalt be cursid goynge in, and `thou schalt be cursid goynge out.
20 “Yehowa ŋutɔ aƒo fi ade wò; àtɔtɔ, eye màkpɔ dzidzedze le nu sia nu si nàwɔ la me o va se ɖe esime wò ŋutɔ nàtsrɔ̃ mlɔeba le ale si nègblẽ Mawu ɖi la ta.
The Lord schal sende on thee hungur, and thurst, and blamyng in to alle thi werkis whiche thou schalt do, til he al to-breke thee, and leese swiftli, for thi werste fyndyngis, in whiche thou hast forsake me.
21 Yehowa akplɔ dɔvɔ̃ ade dowòme va se ɖe esime nàtsrɔ̃ ɖa keŋkeŋ le anyigba si dzi yim nèle la ƒe ŋkume.
The Lord ioyne pestilence to thee, til he waaste thee fro the lond, to which thou schalt entre to welde.
22 Yehowa akplɔ kpedɔ, ŋudza, lãmedɔ bubuwo, dɔvɔ̃ kple aʋawɔwɔ ade dowòme. Ana wò agblemenukuwo nayrɔ, eye woadzi ŋɔviwo. Dzɔgbevɔ̃e siawo katã adze yowòme va se ɖe esime nàtsrɔ̃, eye nuwò nayi.
The Lord smyte thee with nedynesse, feuyr, and coold, brennynge, and heete, and with corrupt eir, and rust; and pursue thee til thou perische.
23 “Dziƒowo asẽ dzi me abe akɔbli ene ɖe wò tame, eye anyigba anɔ abe gayibɔ ene ɖe tewò.
Heuene which is aboue thee be brasun; and the erthe which thou tredist be yrun.
24 Anyigba la aƒu abe ʋuʋudedi ene le kuɖiɖi ta, eye ahom atu, eye kekuiwo atsrɔ̃ wò.
The Lord yyue dust for reyn to thi lond, and aysche come doun fro heuene on thee, til thou be al to-brokun.
25 “Yehowa ana wò futɔwo naɖu dziwò. Wò aʋakɔ aƒo ƒu azɔ ayi aʋa, ke atɔtɔ, aka ahlẽ le futɔwo ŋkume, eye nàtsa tsaglalã le anyigbadzidukɔwo dome.
The Lord yyue thee fallynge bifor thin enemyes; bi o weie go thou ayens hem, and bi seuene weies fle thou, and be thou scaterid bi alle the rewmes of erthe;
26 Wò ame kukuwo azu nuɖuɖu na xewo kple gbemelãwo, eye ame aɖeke manɔ anyi anya wo ɖa o.
and thi deed bodi be in to mete to alle volatils of heuene, and to beestis of erthe, and noon be that dryue hem awai.
27 “Yehowa, wò Mawu la aɖo Egiptetɔwo ƒe ƒoƒoe, anyi kple akpa ɖe dowòme, eye atike manɔ anyi na wo dometɔ aɖeke o.
The Lord smyte thee with the botche of Egipt, and `the Lord smyte the part of bodi wherbi `ordures ben voyded; also `the Lord smyte thee with scabbe, and yicchyng, so that thou mayst not be curid.
28 Ana tsukuku, ŋkuagbã, vɔvɔ̃ kple dzodzo nyanyanya nadze dziwò;
The Lord smyte thee with madnesse, and blyndnesse, and woodnesse of thouyt;
29 àtsa asi le ŋdɔkutsu dzatsi nu abe ale si ŋkuagbãtɔ tsaa asi le viviti me ene tututu. Nu siwo katã nàwɔ la dometɔ aɖeke madze edzi na wò o. Woate wò ɖe to; woada adzo wò enuenu, eye naneke maɖe wò o.
and grope thou in mydday, as a blynd man is wont to grope in derknessis; and dresse he not thi weies; in al tyme suffre thou fals chaleng, and be thou oppressid bi violence, nethir haue thou ony that schal delyuere thee.
30 “Ŋutsu bubu sãa aɖe nyɔnu si ta nèbia, ame bubu sãa anɔ aƒe si nètso la me, eye ame bubu sãa aɖu waingble si nède la me kutsetsewo.
Take thou a wijf, and anothir man sleepe with hir; bilde thou an hows, and dwelle thou not ther ynne; plaunte thou a vyner, and gadere thou not grapis therof.
31 Woafli wò nyitsuwo ƒe lã le wò ŋutɔ wò ŋkume, ke woƒe lãkɔ kakɛ aɖeke gɔ̃ hã maka nu na wò o. Woanya wò tedziwo dzoe le wò ŋkume, eye womagatrɔ ava gbɔwò gbeɖe o. Woatsɔ wò alẽwo na wò futɔwo, eye ame aɖeke manɔ anyi axɔ na wò o.
Thin oxe be offrid bifor thee, and ete thou not therof; thin asse be rauyschid in thi siyt, and be not yoldun to thee; thi scheep be youun to thin enemyes, and noon be that helpe thee.
32 Ànɔ viwò ŋutsuwo kple viwò nyɔnuwo kpɔm hafi woakplɔ wo adzoe abe kluviwo ene. Wò ŋkuwo atsi wo ŋu, wò dzi agbã, gake màte ŋu awɔ naneke o.
Thi sones and thi douytris be youun to another puple, `while thin iyen seen, and failen at the siyt of hem al day; and no strengthe be in thin hond.
33 Didiƒe dukɔ aɖe si ƒe ŋkɔ mèse kpɔ gɔ̃ hã o la aɖu wò agblemenuku siwo nèƒã kple kutrikuku geɖe. Woate wò ɖe anyi, eye woafiti wò ɣe sia ɣi.
A puple whom thou knowist not ete the fruytis of thi lond, and alle thi trauels; and euere be thou suffrynge fals calengis, and be thou oppressid in alle daies,
34 Dzɔgbevɔ̃e siwo nàkpɔ woaƒo xlã wò la ana nàku tsu.
and wondrynge at the ferdfulnesse of tho thingis whiche thin iyen schulen se.
35 Yehowa ana ƒoƒoe naƒo wò tso tagbɔ va se ɖe afɔgɔme.
The Lord smyte thee with the worste botche in the knees, and in the hyndere partes of the leg; and thou mow not be heelid fro the sole of the foot `til to the top.
36 “Yehowa, wò Mawu la aɖe aboyo wò kple fia si nàɖo la ayi dukɔ aɖe si ŋu wò ŋutɔ kple tɔgbuiwòwo siaa miebu kpɔ o la me, àsubɔ mawu siwo wowɔ kple ati kple kpe.
And the Lord schal lede thee, and thi kyng, whom thou schalt ordeyne on thee, in to a folc which thou knowist not, thou, and thi fadris; and thou schalt serue there to alien goddis, to a tre, and stoon.
37 Àzu ŋɔdzinu, lodonu kple alɔmeɖenu le dukɔwo katã dome, elabena Yehowa aɖe wò aƒu gbe.
And thou schalt be lost in to prouerbe, and fable to alle puplis, to whiche the Lord schal brynge thee yn.
38 “Àƒã nukuwo fũu, gake nuku ʋɛ aɖewo ko nàŋe, elabena ʋetsuviwo agblẽ wò nukuawo.
Thou schalt caste myche seed in to the erthe, and thou schalt gadere litil; for locustis schulen deuoure alle thingis.
39 Àde waingblewo, eye nàwɔ dɔ le wo me kple vevidodo nu, ke màɖu woƒe tsetseawo o, eye màno wain si woafia tso wo me hã o, elabena ŋɔ aɖu wo.
Thou schalt plaunte, and schalt digge a vyner, and thou schalt not drynke wyn, nether thou schalt gadere therof ony thing; for it schal be wastid with wormes.
40 Amitiwo amie ɖe afi sia afi, gake màkpɔ ami wòasɔ gbɔ be nàsi na ɖokuiwò gɔ̃ hã o.
Thou schalt haue olyue trees in alle thi termes, and thou schalt not be anoyntid with oile; for tho schulen falle doun, and schulen perische.
41 Woalé viwò ŋutsuwo kple viwò nyɔnuwo abe kluviwo ene adzoe le gbɔwò.
Thou schalt gendre sones and douytris, and thou schalt not vse hem; for thei schulen be led in to caitifte.
42 Ʋetsuviwo agblẽ wò atiwo kple wò waingblewo.
Rust schal waaste alle thi trees and fruytis of thi lond.
43 Amedzro siwo le dowòme la anɔ hotsui kpɔm ɖe edzi,
A comelyng, that dwellith with thee in the lond, schal stie on thee, and he schal be the hiyere; forsothe thou schalt go doun, and schalt be the lowere.
44 le esime wò ŋutɔ nànɔ ahe dam ɖe edzi. Woado nugbana na wò, ke wò ya màdo naneke na wo o! Woawoe anye ta, eye wò ŋutɔ nàzu asike!
He schal leene to thee, and thou schalt not leene to hym; he schal be in to the heed, and thou schalt be in to the tail.
45 “Fiƒode siawo katã aɖi ŋuwò, eye woanɔ yowòme va se ɖe esime nàtsrɔ̃ keŋkeŋ le esi nègbe be yemaɖo to Yehowa, wò Mawu o la ta.
And alle these cursyngis schulen come on thee, and schulen pursue, and schulen take thee, til thou perische; for thou herdist not the vois of thi Lord God, nether kepist hise comaundementis and cerymonyes, whiche he comaundide to thee.
46 Ŋɔdzinu siawo ava wò kple wò dzidzimeviwo dzi, eye woanye nusɔsrɔ̃ na wò.
And signes, and grete wondris schulen be in thee, and in thi seed, til in to withouten ende;
47 Esi mèsubɔ Yehowa wò Mawu kple dzidzɔ le nu nyui siwo katã wòwɔ na wò o la ta,
for thou seruedist not thi Lord God in the ioye and gladnesse of herte, for the abundaunce of alle thingis.
48 Yehowa ana nàzu kluvi na wò futɔwo le dɔwuame, tsikɔwuame kple amamanɔnɔ me. Nu sia nu ahiã wò. Yehowa ade gakɔkuti kɔ na wò va se ɖe esime wòatsrɔ̃ wò ɖa gbidii.
Thou schalt serue thin enemye, whom God schal sende to thee in hungur, and thirst, and nakidnesse, and in pouert of alle thingis; and he schal putte an yrun yok on thi nol, til he al to-breke thee.
49 “Yehowa akplɔ dukɔ aɖe si ƒe gbe mèse o la tso didiƒe ke, wòava dze dziwò abe ale si hɔ̃ dzea eƒe nuɖuɖu dzi ene.
The Lord schal brynge on thee a folk fro fer place, and fro the laste endis of erthe, in to the licnesse of an egle fleynge with bire, of which folc thou maist not vnderstonde the langage;
50 Dukɔ sia me tɔwo nye ame nyanyrawo, ame siwo makpɔ nublanui na ɖeviwo alo ame tsitsiwo o.
a folk moost greedi axere, that schal not yyue reuerence to an elde man, nethir haue mercy on a litil child.
51 Woaɖu nu le wò aƒe me va se ɖe esime wò nyiwo, agblemenukuwo, bli, wain yeye, ami, nyiviwo kple alẽviwo navɔ keŋkeŋ.
And schal deuoure the fruyt of thi beestis, and the fruytis of thi lond, til thou perischist, and schal not leeue to thee wheete, wyn, and oile, droues of oxun, and flockis of scheep,
52 Dukɔ ma aɖe to ɖe wò duwo, eye wòamu wò gli kɔkɔ siwo ŋu nèɖoa ŋu ɖo be woaxɔ na ye la aƒu anyi.
til he leese thee, and al to-breke in alle thi citees, and til thi sadde and hiye wallis be distried, in whiche thou haddist trust in al thi lond. Thou schalt be bisegid withynne thi yatis in al thi lond, which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee.
53 Àɖu wò ŋutɔ viwò ŋutsuviwo kple viwò nyɔnuviwo ƒe lã gɔ̃ hã le ɣeyiɣi vɔ̃ siwo gbɔna, esime woaɖe to ɖe wò la me.
And thou schalt ete the fruyt of thi wombe, and the fleischis of thi sones, and of thi douytris, whiche thi Lord God schal yyue to thee, in the angwisch and distriyng, bi which thin enemye schal oppresse thee.
54 Nublanuikpɔnamela gãtɔ siwo le dowòme la asẽ ŋuta le eya ŋutɔ nɔvia ŋutsu, srɔ̃a lɔlɔ̃a kple via siwo aganɔ agbe la ŋu.
A man delicat of lijf, and `ful letcherouse, schal haue enuye to his brother, and wijf that liggith in his bosum,
55 Mana viawo ƒe lã si ɖum wòanɔ hã wo o, le dɔtoto si va dua me esi futɔwo ɖe to ɖee ta.
lest he yyue to hem of the fleischis of hise sones whiche he schal ete; for he hath noon other thing in biseging and pouert, bi which thin enemyes schulen waaste thee with ynne alle thi yatis.
56 Wò nyɔnu bɔbɔe si malɔ̃ be yeatu afɔ anyigba na gɔ̃ hã o la, agbe mana nu srɔ̃a lɔlɔ̃a, via ŋutsuwo kple via nyɔnuwo gɔ̃ hã o.
A tendur womman and delicat, that myyte not go on the erthe, nether set a step of foot, for most softnesse and tendirnesse, schal haue enuye to hir hosebonde that liggith in hir bosum, on the fleischis of sone and douyter,
57 Aɣla amenɔ si le eƒe atawo dome kple vidzĩ si wòdzi la ɖe wò ale be eya ɖeka nate ŋu aɖu wo le adzame. Le ɣeyiɣi si me woaɖe to ɖe dua la, dɔwuame kple fukpekpe si wò futɔwo ahe vɛ la nu asẽ ŋutɔŋutɔ.
and on the filthe of skynnes, wherynne the child is wlappid in the wombe, that gon out of the myddis of hir `scharis, ethir hipe bonys, and on fre children that ben borun in the same our. Thei schulen ete `tho children priueli, for the scarsete of alle thingis in bisegyng and distriyng, bi which thin enemy schal oppresse thee with ynne thi yatis.
58 “Ne ègbe mèwɔ se siwo katã woŋlɔ ɖe agbalẽ sia me dzi o, eye nèto esia me gbe, mèvɔ̃ Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe ŋkɔ si ŋu bubu kple ŋɔdzi le o la,
No but thou schalt kepe and do alle the wordis of this lawe, that ben writun in this volym, `ether book, and schalt drede his gloriouse name and ferdful, that is thi Lord God,
59 ekema Yehowa ahe dɔvɔ̃ si nu matso o la va wò kple viwòwo dzi.
the Lord schal encreese thi woundis, and the woundis of thi seed; grete woundis and contynuel, sikenessis worste and euerlestinge.
60 Yehowa ahe Egiptetɔwo ƒe dɔléle siwo nèvɔ̃na ŋutɔ la ava dziwò, eye woaxɔ anyigba la dzi.
And he schal turne in to thee alle the turmentyngis of Egipt, whiche thou dreddist, and tho schulen cleue to thee.
61 Menye nu siawo ɖeɖe ko ava dziwò o! Yehowa ahe dɔléle ɖe sia ɖe si le xexea me la, esiwo dzi wometɔ asii le Segbalẽ sia me o hã ava dziwò va se ɖe esime nàtsrɔ̃ gbidigbidi.
Ferthermore the Lord schal brynge on thee also alle the sorewis and woundis, that ben not writun in the volym of this lawe, til he al to-breke thee.
62 Togbɔ be miesɔ gbɔ abe ɣletiviwo ene kpɔ hã la, mia dometɔ ʋɛ aɖewo koe asusɔ. Esiawo katã ava eme ne mèɖo to Yehowa, wò Mawu la ƒe gbe o.
And ye schulen dwelle fewe in noumbre, that weren bifore as the sterris of heuene for multitude, for thou herdist not the vois of thi Lord God.
63 Abe ale si Yehowa kpɔ dzidzɔ le ŋuwò, wɔ nu wɔnuku mawo na wò, eye wòna nèdzi sɔ gbɔ ene la, nenema kee, le ɣeyiɣi si gbɔna me la, Yehowa akpɔ dzidzɔ le ale si wòatsrɔ̃ wò ŋu, eye nàbu le anyigba la dzi,
And as the Lord was glad bifore on you, and dide wel to you, and multipliede you; so he schal be glad, `and schal leese, and distrie you, that ye be takun awei fro the lond, to which thou schalt entre to welde.
64 elabena Yehowa aka wò ahlẽ ɖe dukɔwo katã dome tso anyigba la ƒe seƒe ɖeka yi eƒe seƒe bubu. Le afi ma la, àsubɔ mawu siwo wowɔ kple ati kple kpe, mawu siwo wò ŋutɔ kple tɔgbuiwòwo mienya o!
The Lord schal leese thee in to alle puplis, fro the hiynesse of erthe `til to the termes therof; and thou schalt serue there to alien goddis, whiche thou knowist not, and thi fadris `knowen not, to trees and stoonys.
65 Le dukɔ mawo dome la, màkpɔ dzidzeme o, elabena Yehowa ana vɔvɔ̃dzi kple viviti wò, eye wòana nuxaxa kple vɔvɔ̃ nana wò ŋutilã nanyunyɔ.
Also thou schalt not reste in tho folkis, nether rest schal be to the step of thi foot. For the Lord schal yyue to thee there a ferdful herte, and iyen failynge, and lijf waastyd with morenyng.
66 Àtsi dzodzodzoe le wò agbe ŋu, ànɔ agbe le vɔvɔ̃ me zã kple keli, eye naneke mana nàxɔe ase be ŋu ake ɖe ye o.
And thi lijf schal be as hangynge bifore thee; thou schalt drede in nyyt and dai, and thou schal not bileue to thi lijf.
67 Le ŋdi la, àgblɔ be, ‘O! Zã mee wòanye hafi!’ Le fiẽ me la, àgblɔ be, ‘O! Ŋkeke me wòanye hafi!’ Àgblɔ nya siawo le ŋɔdzinu siwo aƒo xlã wò la ta.
In the morewtid thou schalt seie, Who schal yyue the euentid to me? and in the euentid `thou schalt seie, Who schal yyue the morewtid to me? for the drede of thin herte, bi which thou schalt be maad aferd, and for tho thingis whiche thou schalt see with thin iyen.
68 Ekema Yehowa agbugbɔ mi aɖo ɖe Egipte le tɔdziʋuwo me togbɔ be edo ŋugbe na mi be miagade afi ma o hã hafi! Le afi ma la, miatsɔ mia ɖokuiwo ana woaƒle abe kluviwo ene, gake ame aɖeke madi be yeaƒle mi gɔ̃ hã o.”
The Lord schal lede thee ayen bi schipis in to Egipt, by the weie of which he seide to thee, that thou schuldist no more se it. There thou schalt be seeld to thin enemyes, in to seruauntis and `hand maidis; and noon schal be that schal delyuere thee.
