Δευτερονόμιον 10
1 Κατ' εκείνον τον καιρόν είπε Κύριος προς εμέ, Λατόμησον εις σεαυτόν δύο πλάκας λιθίνας ως τας πρώτας, και ανάβα προς εμέ εις το όρος, και κάμε εις σεαυτόν κιβωτόν ξυλίνην.
“Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones. And make a wooden chest to put them in. Then [bring the tablets] up to me on this mountain.
2 Και εγώ θέλω γράψει επί τας πλάκας τα λόγια τα οποία ήσαν εις τας πρώτας πλάκας, τας οποίας συνέτριψας, και θέλεις εναποθέσει αυτάς εν τη κιβωτώ.
I will write on those tablets the same words that I wrote on the first tablets, the ones that you broke. Then you can put them in the chest.’
3 Και έκαμα κιβωτόν εκ ξύλου σιττίμ, και ελατόμησα δύο πλάκας λιθίνας ως τας πρώτας, και ανέβην εις το όρος, έχων τας δύο πλάκας εις τας χείρας μου.
“So I made a chest. I used wood from an acacia tree to make it. Then I cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I went up the mountain carrying the tablets.
4 Και έγραψεν επί τας πλάκας, κατά την γραφήν την πρώτην, τας δέκα εντολάς, τας οποίας ελάλησε Κύριος προς εσάς εν τω όρει εκ μέσου του πυρός, εν τη ημέρα της συνάξεως· και έδωκεν αυτάς ο Κύριος εις εμέ.
There Yahweh wrote on the tablets the [same] Ten Commandments [that he had written on the first tablet]. They are the commandments that he told to your ancestors from the middle of the fire on the mountain, when they were gathered [at the bottom of the mountain]. Then Yahweh gave the tablets to me,
5 Και επιστρέψας κατέβην από του όρους και ενέθεσα τας πλάκας εν τη κιβωτώ την οποίαν έκαμον· και είναι εκεί, καθώς προσέταξεν εις εμέ ο Κύριος.
and I turned and went down the mountain. Then, just as he had commanded, I put them in the chest that I had made. And they are still there.”
6 Και οι υιοί Ισραήλ εσηκώθησαν από Βηρώθ-βενέ-ιακάν εις Μοσερά. Εκεί απέθανεν ο Ααρών και εκεί ετάφη· και ιεράτευσεν Ελεάζαρ ο υιός αυτού αντ' αυτού.
(Then, from the wells that belonged to the people of Jaakan, the Israeli people traveled to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar took his place and became the Supreme Priest.
7 Εκείθεν εσηκώθησαν εις Γαδγάδ και από Γαδγάδ εις Ιοτβαθά, γην ποταμών υδάτων.
From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.
8 Κατ' εκείνον τον καιρόν εξεχώρισεν ο Κύριος την φυλήν του Λευΐ, διά να βαστάζη την κιβωτόν της διαθήκης του Κυρίου, να παρίσταται ενώπιον του Κυρίου διά να υπηρετή αυτόν, και να ευλογή εν τω ονόματι αυτού, έως της ημέρας ταύτης.
At that time, Yahweh (set apart/appointed) the tribe of Levi to carry the chest that contained [the tablets on which were written] the Ten Commandments, and to stand in Yahweh’s presence [in the sacred tent], to offer sacrifices, and to pray for Yahweh to bless [the people. They are still doing those things] at the present time.
9 Διά τούτο δεν έχουσιν οι Λευΐται μερίδιον ή κληρονομίαν μεταξύ των αδελφών αυτών· ο Κύριος είναι η κληρονομία αυτών, καθώς Κύριος ο Θεός σου υπεσχέθη εις αυτούς.
That is the reason that the tribe of Levi did not receive any land like the other tribes did. What they received was the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s [priests], which is what he said that they should do.)
10 Και εγώ εστάθην επί του όρους, ως το πρότερον, τεσσαράκοντα ημέρας και τεσσαράκοντα νύκτας· και εισήκουσέ μου ο Κύριος και ταύτην την φοράν, και δεν ηθέλησεν ο Κύριος να σε εξολοθρεύση.
“I stayed on the mountain 40 days and nights, just like I did the first time. [I prayed to] Yahweh, and he (answered my prayers/did what I requested) again and said that he would not destroy your ancestors.
11 Και είπε Κύριος προς εμέ, Σηκώθητι, προπορεύου του λαού, διά να εισέλθωσι και κληρονομήσωσι την γην, την οποίαν ώμοσα προς τους πατέρας αυτών να δώσω εις αυτούς.
Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Continue your journey, going in front of the people, to occupy the land that I vowed your ancestors that I would give to you.’”
12 Και τώρα, Ισραήλ, τι ζητεί Κύριος ο Θεός σου παρά σου, ειμή να φοβήσαι Κύριον τον Θεόν σου, να περιπατής εις πάσας τας οδούς αυτού και να αγαπάς αυτόν, και να λατρεύης Κύριον τον Θεόν σου εξ όλης της καρδίας σου και εξ όλης της ψυχής σου,
“Now, you Israeli people, [I will tell you] [RHQ] what Yahweh our God requires/demands that you do. He requires you to revere him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him wholeheartedly [DOU],
13 να φυλάττης τας εντολάς του Κυρίου και τα διατάγματα αυτού, τα οποία εγώ προστάζω εις σε σήμερον διά το καλόν σου;
and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.
14 Ιδού, Κυρίου του Θεού σου είναι ο ουρανός και ο ουρανός των ουρανών· η γη και πάντα τα εν αυτή.
“Do not forget that Yahweh our God owns even the sky and everything that is in it. He also owns the earth and everything that is on it.
15 Και όμως τους πατέρας σου προετίμησεν ο Κύριος, να αγαπά αυτούς, και εξέλεξε το σπέρμα αυτών μετ' αυτούς, εσάς παρά πάντας τους λαούς, καθώς είναι την ημέραν ταύτην.
But [in spite of owning all those things], Yahweh loved your ancestors, and from all the people-groups [on the earth] he chose us, their descendants, and we are still his people.
16 Περιτέμετε λοιπόν την ακροβυστίαν της καρδίας σας και μη σκληρύνητε πλέον τον τράχηλόν σας.
So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!
17 Διότι Κύριος ο Θεός σας είναι Θεός των θεών και Κύριος των κυρίων, Θεός μέγας, ισχυρός και φοβερός, μη αποβλέπων εις πρόσωπον μηδέ λαμβάνων δώρον·
Yahweh our God is greater than all gods, and he is greater than all rulers. He is very powerful [DOU] and awesome. He (is impartial/does not do things that favor one (group/person) more than others), and he does not accept bribes.
18 ποιών κρίσιν εις τον ορφανόν και εις την χήραν, και αγαπών τον ξένον, δίδων εις αυτόν τροφήν και ενδύματα.
He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly. He loves even (foreigners/people from other countries) who live among us Israeli people, and he gives them food and clothes.
19 Αγαπάτε λοιπόν τον ξένον· διότι σεις ξένοι εστάθητε εν τη γη της Αιγύπτου.
So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.
20 Κύριον τον Θεόν σου θέλεις φοβείσθαι αυτόν θέλεις λατρεύει, και εις αυτόν θέλεις είσθαι προσηλωμένος, και εις το όνομα αυτού θέλεις ομνύει.
Revere Yahweh our God and worship only him. (Be faithful to/Have a close relationship with) him, and say that he should punish you if you do not do what you promise.
21 Αυτός είναι καύχημά σου, και αυτός είναι Θεός σου, όστις έκαμε διά σε τα μεγάλα ταύτα και τρομερά, τα οποία είδον οι οφθαλμοί σου.
He is the one whom you must praise. He is our God, and we have seen the great and amazing things that he has done for us.
22 Μετά εβδομήκοντα ψυχών κατέβησαν οι πατέρες σου εις την Αίγυπτον, και τώρα Κύριος ο Θεός σου σε κατέστησεν ως τα άστρα του ουρανού κατά το πλήθος.
When our ancestors, [Jacob and his family], went down to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now Yahweh our God has caused us to be as numerous as the stars in the sky.”
