Nomery 5
1 Hoe ty nitsara’ Iehovà amy Mosè:
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 Lilio o ana’ Israeleo te hasese alafe’ i tobey ze angamae, naho ze mañaka-dranoke vaho ze nileora’ ty havilasy;
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘You must send away from your (camp/area where you have your tents) any man or woman who has leprosy and anyone who has a discharge [of some fluid from his body], and anyone who has become unacceptable to God because of [having touched] a corpse.
3 sambe hasese ze lahilahy ndra ampela; alafe’ i tobey ty hampipohañe iareo, tsy handeotse ty tobe’ iareo, izaho mpimoneñe añivo’e ao.
Send them away from there in order that they will not [touch people in the camp area] where I live among you and cause them to become unacceptable to me.’”
4 Aa le nanoe’ o ana’ Israeleo izay, ie nasese alafe’ i tobey ey; amy nandilia’ Iehovà amy Mosèy ty nanoe’ o ana’Israeleo.
So [Moses/I told that to the Israeli people, and] the Israeli people obeyed what Yahweh commanded Moses/me.
5 Le hoe ty nitsara’ Iehovà amy Mosè,
Yahweh also told Moses/me,
6 Misaontsia amo ana’ Israeleo: Naho eo ty lahilahy ndra ampela manao ze atao fandilara’ ondaty, am-pijeharañe am’ Iehovà, mampanan-tahiñe indatiy;
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If someone (commits a crime against/does something wrong to) another person, [I consider that] that person has done wrong to me.
7 le hisolohoa’e i hakeo nanoe’e, naho ho henefa’e avake i tahi’ey naho ho tovoña’e ty ampaha-lime’e vaho hatolo’e amy nandilara’ey.
That person must confess that he or she is guilty, and he or she must pay to the person to whom wrong was done [what others consider to be a suitable/proper payment] for what he has done, and he must pay an extra 20 percent.
8 Aa naho tsy aman-dongo hañavahañe i sata ratiy indatiy, le hengae’e am’ Iehovà ho a i mpisoroñey ty ava’ i hakeoy ho tovo’ i añondrilahi-pijebañañe hijebañe aze.
If the person against whom the wrong was done [has died and] there is no relative to whom the money can be paid, then the money belongs to me, and it must be paid to the priest. In addition, the one who did the wrong must give a male sheep to the priest [to sacrifice] in order that (that person’s sin may be forgiven/I can forgive that person for his sin).
9 Ho aze ka o engan-kavoañe atoka’ o ana’ Israeleoo, ze atolo’ iareo amy mpisoroñey.
All the sacred offerings that the Israelis bring to the priest belong to the priest.
10 Aze ze hene engae’ ondatio, ze atolo’ ondaty amy mpisoroñey ro aze.
The priest can keep those gifts.’”
11 Hoe ty nitsara’ Iehovà amy Mosè:
Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
12 Saontsio amo ana’ Israeleo ty hoe: ie mandifike ty tañanjomba’ ondaty naho mitomaly ama’e,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘Suppose a man thinks that his wife has slept with another man,
13 naho iolora’ ondaty, ie nietak’ am-pihaino’ i vali’ey, naho tsy nionin-dre ke te nandeo-batañ’ an-kafitse, vaho tsy vinamba, tsy tsinepake te nanoe’e;
but neither he nor anyone else knows if it is true or not, because no one saw her doing that.
14 f’ie angara’ ty famarahiañe, naho farahie’e i vali’e nandeo-batañey, he t’ie nangara’ ty famarahiañe, le farahie’e ty tañanjomba’e tsy nandeo-batañe;
But if the woman’s husband is jealous, and if he suspects that she has committed adultery, and he wants to know whether that is true or not,
15 le hasese’ indatiy mb’ amy mpisoroñey mb’eo i tañanjomba’ey. Hendese’e ka ty enga ty ama’e: ty bom-bare hordea fahafolo’ ty efà; tsy hañiliña’e menake ndra hamitseza’e emboke amy t’ie enga-mahakamam-pamarahiañe, enga-paniahiañe, fampatiahian-kamengohañe.
he should take his wife to the priest. He must take along as an offering two quarts/liters of barley flour. The priest must not pour [olive] oil or incense on it, because this is an offering that the man has brought because he (is jealous/wants his wife to sleep only with him). It is an offering to find out if she is guilty or not. [Neither olive oil nor incense should be used because are associated with joy and this is not a time for joy.]
16 Le hampiharinè’ i mpisoroñey i rakembay vaho hampiatrefe’e am’ Iehovà.
The priest must tell the woman to stand [in front of the altar] in my presence.
17 Hendese’ i mpisoroñey ty rano miavake am-pitovi-tane, le handrambesa’e debok’ an-tane’ i kibohotsey vaho hafitse’e amy ranoy.
He must put some sacred water in a clay jar, and then he must put some dirt from the floor of the Sacred Tent into the water.
18 Le hajoha’ i mpisoroney añatrefa’ Iehovà i rakembay, le habala’e ty maroi’e, le hapo’e an-taña’ i rakembay i engam-pitiahiañey, i enga-mahakama-pamarahiañey, ie am-pità’ i mpisoroñey i rano mafaitse minday fàtsey.
He must untie/unfasten the woman’s hair. Then he must put in her hands the grain that her jealous husband is offering to determine whether she has committed adultery or not. The priest must hold [the bowl that contains] bitter water that will cause (the woman to be cursed/bad things to happen to the woman) [if she is guilty].
19 Le hampifantà’ i mpisoroñey i rakembay, ami’ty hoe, Naho tsy niharo tihy ama’ ondaty irehe, naho tsy nivio mb’an-kaleorañe, ie fehè’ i vali’oy, le mihahà ami’ty rano mafaitse minday fatse toy.
The priest must require her to solemnly declare [that she will tell the truth]. Then he must say to her, “Has another man had sex [EUP] with you? Have you faithfully [slept only with your husband] or not? If you have not slept with another man, nothing bad will happen to you if you drink the water.
20 F’ie mone nandrike ambane’ ty lilim-bali’o, nandeo-batañe, amy te nahazoan-dro-pilahiañe ty ‘ndaty tsy vali’o.
But if you have had sex with another man, [Yahweh will curse you].
21 Ie amy zao hampititihe’ i mpisoroñey am-patse i rakembay: Le hanao ty hoe amy rakembay i mpisoroñey: Hanoe’ Iehovà titse naho fatse am’ ondati’oo, le ampivorohe’ Iehovà ty vania’o vaho hampientare’e ty tro’o,
Your womb will shrivel up and your stomach will swell up. You will never be able to give birth to children, and as a result, everyone will curse you and avoid you. If you have committed adultery, [when you drink] this water, that is what will happen to you.” Then the woman must answer, “[If I am guilty], I will not object if that happens.”
22 ami’ty rano minday i fatsey toy, ie hijoñe an-kovi’o ao hampivoroke ty vania naho hampienatse ty troke. Le hanao ty hoe i rakembay: Amena, Ie izay.
23 Le ho sokire’ i mpisoroñey am-boke peleke ao i fatsey vaho ho faopaohe’e amy rano mafaitsey ao.
‘Then the priest must write [with ink] on a small scroll these (curses/bad things that will happen to her if she is guilty) [and then wash the ink off into the bitter water].
24 Le hampinome’e i rakembay i rano mafaitse minday fatsey le hafaitse ama’e i rano minday fatse migologodrañ’ aoy.
The priest must take from her the offering of barley flour [that she is holding], and lift it up to dedicate it to me. Then he must put it on the altar
25 Le ho rambese’ i mpisoroñey am-pità’e amy zao i engam-pamarahiañey, naho hahelahela’e añatrefa’ Iehovà, vaho hasese’e mb’amy kitreliy mb’eo;
26 le handrambesa’ i mpisoroñey ty mahàtsa-pitàñe ho enga-tiahy, le hampañatoe’e amy kitreliy, heneke izay le hampikamae’e i rakembay i ranoy.
and burn part of it as a sacrifice. Then the woman must drink the bitter water.
27 Ie nampikamaeñe i ranoy, le ho tendreke, naho toe nandeo-batañe naho nivalik’ amy vali’ey, te hafaitse i rano minday fatse nigodrañe ama’ey, naho hienatse i fisafoa’ey naho ho voroke i vania’ey vaho ho injè’ ondati’eo i rakembay.
If the woman has committed adultery, the water will cause her to suffer greatly. Her stomach will swell up and her womb will shrink, [and she will be unable to give birth to children]. And then her (relatives/fellow Israelis) will curse her.
28 Fe naho tsy nandeo-batañe i rakembay naho malio, le ho votsotse vaho hiaren-tiry.
But if she (is innocent/has not committed adultery), her body will not be harmed, and she will still be able to give birth to children.
29 Izay ty fetsem-pamarahiañe, ie zehare’ ty tañanjomba’e ty lilim-bali’e vaho mivio mb’am-pandeorañe,
‘That is the ritual that must be performed when a woman who is married has been unfaithful to her husband,
30 hera añangara’ ty famarahiañe t’indaty naho farahie’e ty tañanjomba’e; le hampijohañe’e añatrefa’ Iehovà vaho hanoe’ i mpisoroñey ama’e o hene Hake zao.
or when a man is jealous and suspects that his wife [has had sex with another man]. The priest must tell that woman to stand [at the altar] in my presence and obey these instructions.
31 Le halio tahiñe indatiy, fe hivave hakeo i rakembay.
Even if the woman has not done what the husband suspected, he will not be punished [MTY] for doing something wrong [by bringing his wife to the priest]. But if his wife is guilty, she will suffer as a result.’”
