Tiuteronomi 14
1 Ko koutou nga tamariki a Ihowa, a to koutou Atua: kaua koutou e haehae i a koutou, kaua hoki e tiwhaina a waenganui o o koutou kanohi mo te tupapaku.
“We are people who belong to Yahweh our God. So, when people die, do not show that you are grieving by gashing/cutting yourselves or by shaving the hair on your foreheads [like the other people-groups do].
2 He iwi tapu hoki koe ki a Ihowa, ki tou Atua, a kua whiriwhiri a Ihowa i a koe hei iwi mana, motuhake rawa i nga iwi katoa i te mata o te whenua.
We belong to Yahweh alone. Yahweh chose us from all the other people-groups on the earth to be his special people.
3 Kaua e kainga tetahi mea whakarihariha.
“Do not eat anything that [Yahweh] detests.
4 Ko nga kararehe enei e kai ai koutou: ko te kau, ko te hipi, ko te koati,
The animals [whose meat] you are permitted to eat are cattle, sheep, goats,
5 Ko te hata, ko te kahera, ko te ropaka, ko te koati mohoao, ko te pikareka, ko te anaterope, ko te temera.
deer, gazelles, wild goats, antelopes, and mountain sheep.
6 Ko nga kararehe katoa hoki e tararua ana te matimati, e weherua ana te titorehanga, e rua nei nga matimati, a e whakahoki ake ana i te kai, i roto i nga kararehe, ko ena me kai.
Those are animals that have split hoofs and that also (chew their cuds/regurgitate their food [from their stomachs] to chew it again).
7 Otiia kaua e kainga enei o nga mea e whakahoki ake ana i te kai, o nga mea hoki e tararua ana nga matimati, e titore pu ana; ko te kamera, ko te hea, ko te koni, no te mea e whakahoki ake ana ratou i te kai, otiia kihai i tararua te matimati; hei mea poke ena ki a koutou:
But there are other animals that chew their cuds that you must not eat. Those are camels, rabbits, and rock badgers. They chew their cuds, but their hooves are not split. So they are not acceptable for you to eat.
8 Me te poaka hoki, no te mea e titore ana nga matimati, otiia kahore e whakahoki ake ana i te kai; hei mea poke tena ki a koutou: kaua e kainga o ratou kikokiko, kaua hoki e pa atu ki o ratou tinana mate.
Do not eat pigs. They are unacceptable for you to eat; their hooves are split, but they do not chew cud. Do not eat the meat of those animals; do not even touch their dead bodies.
9 Ko enei a koutou e kai ai o nga mea katoa o roto i te wai: ko nga mea katoa e whai tara ana, e whai unahi ana, ko ena ta koutou e kai:
You are permitted to eat any fish that has scales and fins.
10 A ko nga mea kahore he tara, kahore hoki he unahi i a ratou, kaua e kainga; hei mea poke ena ki a koutou.
But anything else [that lives in the water] that does not have scales and fins, you must not eat, because [if you eat them], you will become unacceptable [to Yahweh].
11 Ko nga manu pokekore katoa me kai e koutou.
“You are permitted to eat the flesh of any bird that is acceptable [to Yahweh].
12 Engari tenei ano nga mea kaua e kainga e koutou: ko te ekara, ko te wawahi iwi, me te ahipare,
But eagles, vultures, black vultures,
13 Ko te kireti, ko te kaiaia, ko te whatura, me nga mea pera,
buzzards, all kinds of kites,
14 Ko nga raweni katoa, me nga mea pera,
all kinds of crows,
15 Ko te otereti, ko te kahu po, ko te koekoea, ko te kahu, me nga mea pera,
ostriches, seagulls,
16 Ko te ruru nohinohi, ko te ruru nui, ko te wani,
owls, hawks, falcons,
17 Ko te perikana, ko te kia ekara, ko te kawau,
pelicans, vultures that eat dead animals, cormorants,
18 Ko te taaka, ko te heroni, ko nga pera, ko te hupou, ko te pekapeka.
storks, herons, hoopoes, and bats, you must not eat.
19 A ko nga mea ngoki katoa e rere a manu ana, he mea poke ena ki a koutou: kaua e kainga.
“All insects with wings [and which walk on the ground] are unacceptable [to Yahweh]; do not eat them.
20 Ko nga manu pokekore katoa me kai.
But other insects with wings [and which hop along the ground] are acceptable to eat.
21 Kei kainga te mea i mate maori noa: me hoatu ki te manene i roto i ou tatau, a mana e kai; me hoki atu ranei ki te tangata iwi ke: he iwi tapu hoki koe ki a Ihowa, ki tou Atua. Kaua e kohuatia he kuao koati ki te waiu o tona whaea.
“Do not eat any animal that has died naturally, [because its blood has not been drained out]. You may allow foreigners who live among you to eat those things or you may sell them to other foreigners. But you belong to Yahweh our God; [and those who belong to him are not permitted to eat the meat of animals whose blood has not been drained out]. “You must not cook a young sheep or goat in its mother’s milk.”
22 Whakatekautia nga hua katoa o au purapura, e tupu ake ana i te mara i tenei tau, i tenei tau.
“Once each year you must set apart (a tithe/10 percent) of all the crops that are produced/harvested in your fields.
23 Me kai hoki ki te aroaro o Ihowa, o tou Atua, ki te wahi e whiriwhiri ai ia kia waiho tona ingoa ki reira, nga whakatekau o tau witi, o tau waina, o tau hinu hoki, me nga matamua ano o au kau, o au hipi hoki; kia ako ai koe ki te wehi i a Ihowa, i tou Atua, i nga ra katoa.
Take those things to the place that Yahweh our God will choose [for you to worship him]. There eat the tithes of your grain, your wine, your [olive] oil, and the meat of the firstborn male animals of your cattle and your sheep. Do this in order that you may learn to always revere Yahweh, [the one who has blessed you by giving you these things].
24 A ki te roa rawa tou huarahi, e kore ai e taea e koe tena mea te kawe, no te mea he mamao atu i a koe te wahi e whiriwhiri ai a Ihowa, tou Atua, kia waiho tona ingoa ki reira, ina manaakitia koe e Ihowa, e tou Atua:
If the place that Yahweh has chosen [for you to worship him] is very far from your home, with the result that you are not able to take there the tithes [of your crops] with which Yahweh has blessed you, do this:
25 Na me hoko e koe ki te moni, me takai hoki te moni ki roto ki tou ringa, ka haere ki te wahi e whiriwhiri ai a Ihowa, tou Atua:
Sell [IDM] the tithes of your crops, wrap the money carefully [in a cloth], and take it with you to the place of worship that Yahweh has chosen.
26 Na ka hoko atu koe i te moni ki nga mea katoa e hiahia ai tou ngakau, ki te kau, ki te hipi ranei, ki te waina ranei, ki te wai kaha ranei, ki nga mea katoa ranei e matea nuitia ana e tou ngakau: ka kai ai ki reira ki te aroaro o Ihowa, o tou At ua, ka hari hoki koe, koutou ko tou whare:
There, [with that money], you may buy whatever you want to—beef or lamb or wine or fermented drinks. And there, in the presence of Yahweh, you and your families should eat [and drink] those things and be happy.
27 A ko te Riwaiti i roto i ou tatau, kaua ia e whakarerea e koe: he mea hoki kahore ona wahi, kainga tupu ranei i roto i a koe.
But be sure to not neglect/forget [to help] the descendants of Levi who live in your towns, because they will not own any land.
28 Hei te mutunga o nga tau e toru ka mau koe ki waho i nga whakatekau katoa o au hua o tena tau, ka whakatakoto ai ki ou kuwaha:
“At the end of every three years, bring a tithe of all your crops that have been produced/harvested in that year and store it in your towns.
29 Na ka haere te Riwaiti, no te mea kahore ona wahi, kainga tupu ranei i roto i a koe, me te manene, me te pani, me te pouaru, kei roto nei i ou tatau, a ka kai ratou, ka makona: kia manaaki ai a Ihowa, tou Atua, i a koe i nga mahi katoa a tou rin ga e mahi ai koe.
That food is for the descendants of Levi, because they do not have their own land, and for foreigners [who live among you], and for orphans and widows who live in your towns. They are permitted to come [to where the food is stored] and take what they need. Do that in order that Yahweh our God will bless you in everything that you do.”
