Deteronòm 10
1 “Nan tan sa a, SENYÈ a te di mwen: ‘Taye fòme pou kont ou de tab wòch tankou premye yo, monte kote Mwen sou mòn nan, e fè yon lach an bwa pou kont ou.
“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 Mwen va ekri sou tab yo pawòl ki te nan premye tab ke ou te kraze yo, e ou va mete yo nan lach la.’
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 “Konsa, mwen te fè yon lach avèk bwa akasya e mwen te taye de tab wòch tankou premye yo, e mwen te monte sou mòn nan avèk de tab yo nan men m.
“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 Li te ekri sou tab yo tankou premye ekriti a, Dis Kòmanman ke SENYÈ a te pale a nou menm sou mòn nan soti nan mitan dife a nan jou asanble a; epi SENYÈ a te ban mwen yo.
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 Konsa, mwen te vire desann kite mòn nan. Mwen te mete tab yo nan lach ke mwen te fè a, epi se la yo ye, jan SENYÈ a te kòmande mwen an.”
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 (Alò, fis Israël yo te kite Beéroth-Bene-Jaakan pou rive Moséra. La Aaron te mouri, la li te antere, e fis li a, Éléazar te fè sèvis prèt nan plas li.
(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 Soti la, yo te pati pou Gudgoda e soti Gudgoda a Jothbatha, yon peyi avèk anpil ti flèv dlo.
From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.
8 Nan moman sa a, SENYÈ a te mete apa tribi Lévi a pou pote lach akò SENYÈ a, pou kanpe devan Li, pou sèvi Li e pou beni nan non Li jiska jodi a.
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 Akoz sa, Lévi pa gen pòsyon ni eritaj pami frè li yo; SENYÈ a se eritaj pa li, jis jan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te pale a li a.
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 “Mwen anplis te rete sou mòn nan pandan karant jou ak karant nwit tankou premye fwa a; epi SENYÈ a te koute mwen fwa sa a tou. SENYÈ a pa t dakò detwi nou.
“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 Alò, SENYÈ a te di mwen: ‘Leve, ale nan vwayaj ou devan pèp la, pou yo kapab antre ladann e posede peyi ke Mwen te sèmante a zansèt yo pou M bay yo a.’
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 “Alò, Israël, kisa SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, mande a nou menm, sof ke krent SENYÈ a, mache nan tout chemen Li yo, renmen Li, e sèvi Li avèk tout kè nou ak tout nanm nou,
“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 pou kenbe kòmandman SENYÈ a avèk lwa Li yo, ke mwen ap kòmande nou jodi a pou pwòp avantaj pa nou.
and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.
14 “Gade byen, syèl la avèk syèl piwo yo se pou SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ansanm ak tè a, avèk tout sa ki ladann.
“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 Sèl SENYÈ a te gen plezi pou mete sou zansèt nou yo afeksyon Li. Li te renmen yo, e Li te chwazi desandan yo apre yo, nou menm devan tout lòt pèp yo, jan li ye jodi a menm.
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 Pou sa, se pou nou sikonsi kè nou, e pa kite kè nou di ankò.
So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!
17 “Paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, se Bondye a dye yo e SENYÈ a senyè yo. Li se Bondye ki gran an, pwisan e etonan an, ki pa montre favè a pèsòn, ni pa vann favè Li anba tab.
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 Li fè jistis pou òfelen ak vèv la, e Li montre amou Li pou etranje a lè Li ba li manje avèk rad.
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 Pou sa, montre amou pa nou vè etranje a, paske nou te etranje nan peyi Égypte la.
So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.
20 “Nou va krent SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an. Nou va sèvi Li. Kole kote Li, e nou va sèmante pa non pa Li.
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 Se Li menm ki lwanj nou, se Li menm ki Bondye nou, se Li menm ki te fè gran bagay etonan sa yo pou nou ke zye nou te wè.
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 Zansèt nou yo te desann an Égypte, swasann-dis pèsòn antou. Epi koulye a, SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te fè nou vin anpil tankou zetwal syèl yo.
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.”
