Deuteronomio 10
1 In quel tempo, l’Eterno mi disse: “Tagliati due tavole di pietra simili alle prime, e sali da me sul monte; fatti anche un’arca di legno;
“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 e io scriverò su quelle tavole le parole che erano sulle prime che tu spezzasti, e tu le metterai nell’arca”.
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 Io feci allora un’arca di legno d’acacia, e tagliai due tavole di pietra simili alle prime; poi salii sul monte, tenendo le due tavole in mano.
“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 E l’Eterno scrisse su quelle due tavole ciò che era stato scritto la prima volta, cioè le dieci parole che l’Eterno avea pronunziate per voi sul monte, di mezzo al fuoco, il giorno della raunanza. E l’Eterno me le diede.
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 Allora mi volsi e scesi dal monte; misi le tavole nell’arca che avevo fatta, e quivi stanno, come l’Eterno mi aveva ordinato.
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 (Or i figliuoli d’Israele partirono da Beeroth-Benè-Jaakan per Mosera. Quivi morì Aaronne, e quivi fu sepolto; ed Eleazar, suo figliuolo, divenne sacerdote al posto di lui.
(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 Di là partirono alla volta di Gudgoda; e da Gudgoda alla volta di Jotbatha, paese di corsi d’acqua.
From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.
8 In quel tempo l’Eterno separò la tribù di Levi per portare l’arca del patto dell’Eterno, per stare davanti all’Eterno ed esser suoi ministri, e per dar la benedizione nel nome di lui, come ha fatto sino al dì d’oggi.
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 Perciò Levi non ha parte né eredità coi suoi fratelli; l’Eterno è la sua eredità, come gli ha detto l’Eterno, l’Iddio tuo).
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 Or io rimasi sul monte, come la prima volta, quaranta giorni e quaranta notti; e l’Eterno mi esaudì anche questa volta: l’Eterno non ti volle distruggere.
“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 E l’Eterno mi disse: “Lèvati, mettiti in cammino alla testa del tuo popolo, ed entrino essi nel paese che giurai ai loro padri di dar loro, e ne prendano possesso”.
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 Ed ora, Israele, che chiede da te l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, se non che tu tema l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, che tu cammini in tutte le sue vie, che tu l’ami e serva all’Eterno, ch’è il tuo Dio, con tutto il tuo cuore e con tutta l’anima tua,
“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 che tu osservi per il tuo bene i comandamenti dell’Eterno e le sue leggi che oggi ti do?
and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.
14 Ecco, all’Eterno, al tuo Dio, appartengono i cieli, i cieli dei cieli, la terra e tutto quanto essa contiene;
“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 ma soltanto ne’ tuoi padri l’Eterno pose affezione, e li amò; e, dopo loro, fra tutti i popoli, scelse la loro progenie, cioè voi, come oggi si vede.
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 Circoncidete dunque il vostro cuore e non indurate più il vostro collo;
So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!
17 poiché l’Eterno, il vostro Dio, è l’Iddio degli dèi, il Signor dei signori, l’Iddio grande, forte e tremendo, che non ha riguardi personali e non accetta presenti,
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 che fa giustizia all’orfano e alla vedova, che ama lo straniero e gli dà pane e vestito.
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 Amate dunque lo straniero, poiché anche voi foste stranieri nel paese d’Egitto.
So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.
20 Temi l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, a lui servi, tienti stretto a lui, e giura nel suo nome.
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 Egli è l’oggetto delle tue lodi, egli è il tuo Dio, che ha fatto per te queste cose grandi e tremende che gli occhi tuoi hanno vedute.
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 I tuoi padri scesero in Egitto in numero di settanta persone; e ora l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, ha fatto di te una moltitudine pari alle stelle de’ cieli.
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.”
