Deteronòm 31
1 Konsa Moïse te ale e te pale pawòl sa yo a tout Israël.
Once Moses had finished giving these instructions to all the Israelites,
2 Li te di yo: “Mwen gen san-ventan daj jodi a. Mwen p ap ka ankò fè antre soti. SENYÈ a te di mwen: ‘Ou p ap travèse Jourdain sila a.’
he told them, I'm now a hundred and twenty years old. I can't get around like I used to, and the Lord has told me, “You are not to cross the Jordan.”
3 Se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou menm nan, ki va travèse devan nou. Li va detwi nasyon sila yo devan nou e nou va deplase yo. Se Josué ki va travèse devan nou, jan SENYÈ a te pale a.
The Lord your God himself is going to lead you across. He will destroy these nations as you advance, and you will take over their land. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the Lord said.
4 SENYÈ a va fè yo menm jan ke Li te fè a Sihon avèk Og, wa a Amoreyen yo, e a peyi pa yo a, lè Li te detwi yo a.
The Lord will do to them what he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and their land when he destroyed them.
5 SENYÈ a va livre yo devan nou, e nou va aji avèk yo an akò avèk kòmandman ke mwen menm te kòmande nou yo.
The Lord will hand them over to you, and you will deal with them exactly as I've told you.
6 Rete fò e pran kouraj. Pa pè yo ni tranble devan yo, paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, se sila k ap ale avèk nou an. Li p ap fè nou desi, ni li p ap abandone nou.
Be strong! Be brave! Don't be frightened or terrified of them, because the Lord your God will go with you. He won't ever leave you or abandon you.
7 Konsa, Moïse te rele Josué e te di li devan tout Israël: “Kenbe fò, pran kouraj, paske ou va ale avèk pèp sa a pou antre nan peyi ke SENYÈ a te sèmante a zansèt pa yo pou ba yo a; epi ou va ba yo li kòm eritaj.
Moses called for Joshua and told him in front of all the Israelites, “Be strong! Be brave! You will accompany this people into the country that the Lord promised to give their forefathers, and you are to allocate it for them to own.
8 Se SENYÈ a k ap prale devan ou. Li va avèk ou. Li p ap fè ou desi, ni abandone ou. Pa pè, ni pèdi kouraj.”
The Lord himself goes ahead of you. He will be with you. He won't ever leave you or abandon you. Don't be afraid and don't be discouraged.”
9 Konsa, Moïse te ekri lwa sa a, e li te livre bay li a prèt yo, fis a Lévi yo ki te pote lach akò a SENYÈ a, e a tout ansyen an Israël yo.
Moses wrote this law down and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the Ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the Israelite elders.
10 Moïse te kòmande yo e te di: “Nan fen chak sèt ane, nan sezon ane remisyon dèt nan Fèt Tonèl Yo,
Moses gave them these orders, At the end of every seven years, the year when debts are canceled during the Festival of Shelters,
11 lè tout Israël vini pou parèt devan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, kote ke Li va chwazi a, nou va li lwa sila a devan tout Israël pou yo tout tande l.
and when all the Israelites comes before the Lord your God at the place he will choose, you must read this law in the for everyone to hear.
12 Rasanble pèp la, gason avèk fanm, ak pitit yo, etranje ki nan vil nou yo, pou yo ka tande aprann gen lakrent SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, epi fè atansyon pou swiv tout pawòl a lwa sila yo.
Have the people gather together—the men, women, children, and the foreigners living with you—so that they can listen and learn to respect the Lord your God and to carefully observe all the instructions of this law.
13 Pitit yo ki pa t konnen, va tande e aprann gen lakrent SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, pou tout tan ke nou viv nan peyi ke nou prèt pou travèse Jourdain an pou posede a.”
Then their children who don't know the law will listen and learn to respect the Lord your God as the whole time you live in the country that you are going to take over after you cross the Jordan.
14 Alò, SENYÈ a te di a Moïse: “Gade byen, lè pou ou mouri toupre. Rele Josué, e prezante nou menm nan tant asanble a, pou Mwen kapab ba li komisyon li.”
Then the Lord told Moses, “Listen, you are soon going to die. Tell Joshua to meet you, and then both of you are to come and stand before me at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may appoint him as leader.” Moses and Joshua went to stand before the Lord at the Tent of Meeting.
15 SENYÈ a te vin parèt nan tant lan nan yon pilye nwaj e pilye nwaj la te kanpe nan pòtay tant lan.
The Lord appeared there at the tent in a pillar of cloud. The cloud stood at the entrance to the tent.
16 SENYÈ a te di a Moïse: “Gade byen, ou prèt pou kouche avèk zansèt ou yo. Konsa, pèp sa a va fè jwèt pwostitiye ak dye etranje yo nan peyi kote y ap prale a, pou abandone Mwen, epi va kraze akò Mwen ke Mwen te fè avèk yo a.
The Lord told Moses, “You will join your ancestors in death, and these people are going to prostitute themselves by worshiping the foreign gods of the country they are entering. They will abandon me and break the agreement I've made with them.
17 Alò, kòlè Mwen va vin limen kont yo nan jou sa a, Mwen va abandone yo e kache figi Mwen a yo menm. Yo va detwi e anpil malè va rive sou yo, jiskaske yo va di nan jou sa a: ‘Èske se pa paske Bondye nou an pa pami nou ke malè sa yo vin rive sou nou?’
Then I will abandon them and turn away from them, so they will be destroyed, and they will experience many disasters and problems. At that time they'll say, ‘We're suffering these disasters because our God has abandoned us!’
18 Men anverite, Mwen va kache figi Mwen nan jou sa a akoz tout mechanste ke yo te fè, paske yo te vire vè lòt dye yo.”
Then I will definitely ignore them because of all the evil they have done by worshiping other gods.
19 “Koulye a, akoz sa, ekri chanson sila a pou nou menm e montre li a fis Israël yo. Mete li sou lèv yo, pou chanson sa a kapab yon temwen pou Mwen kont fis Israël yo.
So write down this song and teach it to the Israelites. Help them learn to sing it, so it will provide evidence for me against them.
20 Paske lè Mwen mennen yo antre nan peyi k ap koule avèk lèt avèk siwo myèl la, ke Mwen te sèmante a zansèt pa yo, yo te manje e satisfè, e yo te vin pwospere, alò, yo va vire a lòt dye yo pou sèvi yo, meprize Mwen e kraze akò Mwen an.
Once I've led them into the country that I promised to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will have plenty to eat and will do well. Then they will go and worship other gods, and they will abandon me and break my agreement.
21 Epi li va rive ke lè anpil malè avèk twoub vini sou yo, ke chan sa a va fè temwayaj devan yo (paske li p ap bliye pa desandan pa yo); paske Mwen konnen entansyon ke yo ap fòme depi jodi a, avan Mwen mennen yo antre nan peyi ke Mwen te fè sèman pou ba yo a.”
Once they've experienced plenty of trouble and suffering, this song will testify against them, because their descendants won't forget the words. I know what they're like, even before I lead them into the country that I promised to give them.”
22 Konsa, Moïse te ekri chan sa a nan menm jou a e te montre fis Israël yo li.
Right then Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites.
23 Epi li te bay Josué, fis a Nun nan, komisyon li, e te di: “Kenbe fèm e pran kouraj, paske ou va mennen fis Israël yo antre nan peyi ke mwen te sèmante a yo menm nan, epi mwen va avèk ou.”
Then the Lord appointed Joshua son of Nun as leader, and told him, “Be strong! Be brave! For you are going to lead the Israelites into the country that I promised to give them, and I will be with you.”
24 Li te vin rive ke lè Moïse te fin ekri pawòl a lwa sa yo nan yon liv soti nan kòmansman jiska lafen,
After Moses had finished writing down this Law in a book from start to finish,
25 ke Moïse te kòmande Levit ki te pote lach akò SENYÈ yo. Li te di:
he ordered the Levites who carried the Ark of the Lord's Agreement:
26 “Pran liv lalwa a e mete li akote lach akò SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, pou li kapab rete la kòm yon temwen kont nou.
“Place this book of the Law beside the Ark of the Lord your God's Agreement, so that it will be kept there as a evidence against you.
27 Paske mwen konnen rebelyon nou ak kou rèd nou. Gade byen, pandan mwen toujou vivan avèk nou jodi a, nou te fè rebelyon kont SENYÈ a. Konbyen anplis, konsa, apre mwen fin mouri?
I know how stubborn and rebellious you are. If you've already started rebelling against the Lord while I'm still alive, how much worse will you get after I die?
28 Rasanble pou mwen tout ansyen a tribi nou yo ak ofisye nou yo, pou mwen kapab pale pawòl sila yo pou yo tande e rele sou syèl la avèk tè a pou temwaye kont yo.
Summon all the elders of your tribes and all your officers to gather here before me so that I can tell them this directly and call on heaven and earth as witnesses against them.
29 Paske mwen konnen apre lanmò mwen, nou va fè zak konwonpi e vire kite chemen an ke m te kòmande nou an. Epi konsa, malè va swiv nou nan dènye jou yo, paske nou va fè sa ki mal nan zye SENYÈ a, e pwovoke Li a lakòlè avèk zèv men nou.”
I know that after my death you will become completely immoral, leaving the path I have ordered you to follow. In the future, evil things will happen to you because of the evil sins you commit in the sight of the Lord, making him angry by what you do.”
30 Konsa, Moïse te resite pawòl chanson sa a soti nan kòmansman jiska lafen nan zòrèy tout asanble Israël la.
Then Moses recited all the words of this song as the Israelites listened.
