Deteronòm 15

1 “Nan fen chak sèt ane, nou va bay yon remisyon pou dèt yo.

Every seven years thou shalt make a release.

2 Se konsa remisyon an va ye: tout moun ki prete yon moun yo va bliye sa ke li te prete vwazen li an. Li pa pou egzije li a vwazen li ni frè li, akoz remisyon an te pwoklame.

And this [is] the ordinance of the release: thou shalt remit every private debt which thy neighbour owes thee, and thou shalt not ask payment of it from thy brother; for it has been called a release to the Lord thy God.

3 “A yon etranje, nou gen dwa egzije li; men nou va bliye nenpòt sa ki pou nou avèk frè nou.

Of a stranger thou shalt ask again whatsoever he has of thine, but to thy brother thou shalt remit his debt to thee.

4 Sepandan, p ap gen malere pami nou, (akoz SENYÈ a va, anverite, beni nou nan peyi ke SENYÈ Bondye nou an, ap bannou kòm yon eritaj pou posede)

For [thus] there shall not be a poor person in the midst of thee, for the Lord thy God will surely bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God gives thee by inheritance, that thou shouldest inherit it.

5 si sèlman ou koute avèk obeyisans a vwa SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, pou swiv avèk atansyon tout kòmandman sila ke mwen ap kòmande nou jodi a.

And if ye shall indeed hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, to keep and do all these commandments, as many as I charge thee this day,

6 “Paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, va beni nou jan Li te pwomèt nou an. Nou va prete a anpil nasyon, men nou p ap prete nan men yo. Nou va domine sou anpil nasyon, men yo p ap domine sou nou.

(for the Lord thy God has blessed thee in the way of which he spoke to thee, ) then thou shalt lend to many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

7 “Si gen yon malere pami nou, youn nan frè nou yo, nan nenpòt vil nou yo nan peyi ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ap bannou an, nou pa pou fè kè nou di, ni sere men nou kont frè malere a.

And if there shall be in the midst of thee a poor [man] of thy brethren in one of thy cities in the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, neither shalt thou by any means close up thine hand from thy brother who is in want.

8 Men nou va louvri men nou byen laj vè li, e nou va prete a li avèk jenewozite sa ki sifi pou li nan nenpòt sa li manke.

Thou shalt surely open thine hands to him, and shalt lend to him as much as he wants according to his need.

9 “Fè atansyon pou nou pa vin gen yon lide mechan nan kè nou ki di: ‘Setyèm ane a, lane pou remisyon an prè;’ epi zye nou vin move kont frè nou ki malere a, pou nou pa ba li anyen. Alò, konsa li kab kriye a SENYÈ a kont nou, epi sa va peche nan nou.

Take heed to thyself that there be not a secret thing in thine heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, draws nigh; and thine eye shall be evil to thy brother that is in want, and thou shalt not give to him, and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in thee.

10 Nou va ba li avèk jenewozite, san fè kè tris lè nou ba li. Paske pou bagay sa a, SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, va beni nou nan tout travay nou ak tout sa ke nou antreprann.

Thou shalt surely give to him, and thou shalt lend him as much as he wants, according as he is in need; and thou shalt not grudge in thine heart as thou givest to him, because on this account the Lord thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all things on which thou shalt lay thine hand.

11 “Paske malere yo p ap janm sispann la nan peyi a. Akoz sa, mwen kòmande nou, e di: ‘Nou va louvri men nou byen laj a frè malere nou yo avèk pòv nan peyi nou yo.’

For the poor shall not fail off thy land, therefore I charge thee to do this thing, saying, Thou shalt surely open thine hands to thy poor brother, and to him that is distressed upon thy land.

12 “Si moun peyi parèy nou yo, yon Ebre, gason oswa fanm, vann a nou menm, alò, li va sèvi nou pandan sis ane, men nan setyèm ane a, nou va ba li libète.

And if thy brother [or sister], a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, be sold to thee, he shall serve thee six years, and in the seventh year thou shalt send him out free from thee.

13 Lè nou lage li, nou p ap voye li ale men vid.

And when thou shalt send him out free from thee, thou shalt not send him out empty.

14 Nou va byen founi li soti nan bann mouton an, rekòlt jaden ak nan sitèn diven an. Nou va ba li jan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te beni nou an.

Thou shalt give him provision for the way from thy flock, and from thy corn, and from thy wine; as the Lord thy God has blessed thee, thou shalt give to him.

15 Nou va sonje ke nou te esklav nan peyi Égypte la, e SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te peye ranson nou. Pou sa, mwen kòmande nou sa, jodi a.

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee from thence; therefore I charge thee to do this thing.

16 “Li va vin rive ke si li di nou: “Mwen p ap sòti kite nou,” paske li renmen nou avèk tout lakay nou, akoz ke sa mache byen pou li avèk nou;

And if he should say to thee, I will not go out from thee, because he continues to love thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;

17 alò, nou va pran yon pik byen file pou pèse zòrèy li nèt antre nan poto pòt la, epi li va sèvitè nou nèt. Osi, nou va fè menm bagay la avèk sèvant yo.

then thou shalt take an awl, and bore his ear through to the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever; and in like manner shalt thou do to thy maid-servant.

18 Li p ap sanble li difisil pou nou lè nou lage li, paske li te bannou sis ane nan doub sèvis yon anplwaye. Konsa, SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, va beni nou nan nenpòt sa nou fè.

It shall not seem hard to thee when they are sent out free from thee, because [thy servant] has served thee six years according to the annual hire of a hireling; so the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all things whatsoever thou mayest do.

19 “Nou va konsakre a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, tout mal premye ne ki fèt nan twoupo oswa bann mouton nou yo. Nou p ap travay avèk premye ne nan twoupo nou, ni taye lenn nan premye ne nan bann mouton an.

Every first-born that shall be born among thy kine and thy sheep, thou shalt sanctify the males to the Lord thy God; thou shalt not work with thy first-born calf, and thou shalt not shear the first-born of thy sheep.

20 Nou avèk tout lakay nou va manje li chak ane devan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, nan kote ke SENYÈ a chwazi a.

Thou shalt eat it before the Lord year by year in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou and thy house.

21 “Men si li gen yon defo, tankou bwate, avèg, oswa nenpòt gwo defo, nou pa pou fè sakrifis li bay SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.

And if there be in it a blemish, if it be lame or blind, an evil blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it to the Lord thy God.

22 Nou va manje li anndan pòtay nou yo. Pa pwòp la avèk pwòp la menm jan an, tankou yon kabrit mawon oswa yon sèf.

Thou shalt eat it in thy cities; the unclean in thee and the clean shall eat it in like manner, as the doe or the stag.

23 Sèlman, nou p ap bwè san li. Nou dwe vide li atè tankou dlo.

Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out on the earth as water.