Lewwota 19
1 Waaqayyo Museedhaan akkana jedhe;
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
2 “Akkana jedhii waldaa saba Israaʼel hundatti himi; ‘Ani Waaqayyo Waaqni keessan qulqulluudhaatii isinis qulqulloota taʼaa.
“Speak to all the people of Israel and tell them this: You must be holy, because I, Yahweh your God, am holy, [and I want you to be like me].
3 “‘Tokkoon tokkoon keessan haadha keessanii fi abbaa keessaniif ulfina kennaa; Sanbatoota koos eegaa. Ani Waaqayyo Waaqa keessan.
‘Each of you must respect your father and your mother. And you must (honor/treat respectfully) the Sabbath days. I am Yahweh, your God, [and that is what I am commanding you to do].
4 “‘Gara waaqota tolfamootti hin deebiʼinaa yookaan sibiila baqfame irraa ofii keessaniif waaqota hin tolfatinaa. Ani Waaqayyo Waaqa keessan.
‘Do not worship idols or make metal statues of gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh, your God, [and I am the only one you must worship].
5 “‘Yommuu aarsaa nagaa Waaqayyoof dhiʼeessitanitti akka aarsaan keessan fudhatama isiniif argatu godhaatii dhiʼeessaa.
‘Then you bring an offering to maintain fellowship with me, offer it in a way that will cause me to accept it.
6 Aarsaan isin dhiʼeessitanis guyyuma sana yookaan guyyaa itti aanu haa nyaatamu; garuu wanni hafee hamma guyyaa sadaffaatti ture haa gubamu.
The meat should be eaten on the day that you sacrifice it, but you are permitted to eat some of it on the next day. Anything that remains until the third/next day must be completely burned.
7 Waan kana keessaa tokko iyyuu yoo guyyaa sadaffaatti nyaatame xuraaʼaa dha; fudhatamas hin argatu.
For any of it to be eaten on the third day is very displeasing to me, and I will not accept that offering.
8 Namni waan sana nyaatu sababii waan Waaqayyoon qulqulleeffame xureesseef itti gaafatama; namichi sun saba isaa keessaa haa balleeffamu.
I will punish anyone who eats it [after the second day], because he will not have respected that what I say is holy. And that person must no longer be allowed to associate with my people.
9 “‘Yommuu oomisha lafa keessanii walitti qabattanitti hamma daariitti hin haaminaa; qarmii isaa illee hin funaannatinaa.
‘Then you harvest your grain, leave the grain at the very edge of the field, and do not pick up the grain that has fallen on the ground.
10 Qarmii iddoo dhaabaa wayinii keetii hin funaanin yookaan ija wayinii keetii kan harcaʼe hin funaanin. Hiyyeeyyii fi alagootaaf dhiisaa. Ani Waaqayyo Waaqa keessan.
And when you harvest your grapes, do not go back a second time to try to harvest some more, and do not pick up the grapes that have fallen on the ground. Leave those things for the poor people and for foreigners who are living among you. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding those things].
11 “‘Hin hatinaa. “‘Hin sobinaa. “‘Walis hin gowwoomsinaa.
‘Do not steal anything. ‘Do not tell lies. ‘Do not deceive each other.
12 “‘Sobaan maqaa kootiin hin kakatinaa; akkasiinis maqaa Waaqa keessanii hin xureessinaa. Ani Waaqayyo.
‘Do not show that you do not respect me by using/saying my name to falsely promise that you will do something. [Do not forget that] I am Yahweh, your God.
13 “‘Ollaa kee gowwoomsitee waa irraa hin fudhatin yookaan hin saamin. “‘Mindaa nama qaxarame tokkoo hamma bariʼutti of bira hin bulchin.
‘Do not cheat anyone or steal from anyone. [‘If you have agreed to] pay your workers at the end of the day, [do what you have promised]; do not keep those wages until the next day.
14 “‘Nama gurra duudaa hin abaarin yookaan nama jaamaa dura gufuu hin kaaʼin; garuu Waaqa kee sodaadhu. Ani Waaqayyo.
‘Do not curse deaf people, and do not put things in the path of blind people to cause them to stumble.
15 “‘Murtii hin jalʼisinaa; nama wal caalchisuudhaan gara hiyyeessaa hin gorinaa; nama guddaafis hin looginaa; ollaa keetiif garuu murtii qajeelaa kenni.
‘Always [LIT] judge people fairly [DOU]. Do not do special favors for either poor people or rich people.
16 “‘Saba kee gidduutti hamii hin facaasin. “‘Waan jireenya ollaa keetii balaa irra buusu hin hojjetin. Ani Waaqayyo.
‘Do not spread false rumors about other people. ‘Do not say anything [in court] that would result in some [innocent] person being executed. I, Yahweh, [am commanding this].
17 “‘Garaa keetti obboleessa kee hin jibbin; akka cubbuu isaa keessatti qooda hin qabaanneef ollaa kee ifaan ifatti itti dheekkami.
‘Do not hate anyone. Instead, honestly rebuke those who ought to be rebuked, in order that you also will not be guilty.
18 “‘Saba kee keessaa nama tokkotti iyyuu haaloo hin baʼin yookaan haaloo itti hin qabatin; ollaa kee garuu akkuma ofii keetiitti jaalladhu. Ani Waaqayyo.
‘Do not try to get revenge against someone or be angry with someone for a long time. Instead, love other people like you love yourself. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding this].
19 “‘Sirna koo eegaa. “‘Horii gosa gosaa walitti hin diqaalomsinaa. “‘Midhaan gosa lama lafa qotiisaa keessanitti hin facaasinaa. “‘Wayyaa waan lama irraa hojjetame hin uffatinaa.
‘Obey my laws. ‘Do not allow two different kinds of animals to mate with each other. ‘Do not plant two different kinds of seed in the [same] field. ‘Do not wear clothing made from two different kinds of material.
20 “‘Namni garbittii nama biraaf kaadhimamte kan hin furamin yookaan bilisummaan ishee hin kennaminiif wajjin yoo wal bira gaʼe isaan adabamuu qabu; taʼus waan dubartiin sun hin bilisoominiif isaan hin ajjeefamin.
‘If a man has sex with a slave woman who has been promised to marry some other man, but she has not been bought by that man and is still a slave, the man who had sex with her must be punished. But because she is still a slave, she and the man who had sex with her must not be killed.
21 Namichi sun garuu korbeessa hoolaa tokko aarsaa yakkaatiif gara balbala dunkaana wal gaʼiitti Waaqayyoof haa fidu.
However, that man must bring a ram to [be slaughtered at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent area, to be an offering in order that he no longer be guilty for his sin.
22 Lubichis korbeessa hoolaa aarsaa yakkaa sanaan cubbuu namichi hojjete sanaaf fuula Waaqayyoo duratti araara haa buusu; cubbuun namichaas ni dhiifamaaf.
The priest will offer that ram to me in order that the man will be forgiven for the sin that he committed, and I will forgive him.
23 “‘Isin yommuu biyyattiitti galtanii muka ija kennu kan gosa hundaa dhaabdanitti, akka waan iji isaa dhowwameetti fudhadhaa. Isin akka waan iji sun hamma waggaa sadiitti dhowwameetti ilaalaa; iji sun hin nyaatamin.
‘When you enter the land [that I have promised to give to you], and when you plant various kinds of fruit trees, you must not eat any of their fruit for three years [DOU].
24 Waggaa afuraffaatti immoo iji isaa hundinuu ni qulqullaaʼa; Waaqayyoofis aarsaa galataa taʼa.
In the fourth year all of their fruit must be set aside to belong to me; it must be brought to me to be an offering to praise me.
25 Waggaa shanaffaatti garuu ija isaa nyaachuu dandeessu. Haala kanaan oomishni keessan ni guddata. Ani Waaqayyo Waaqa keessan.
But in the fifth/next year, you will be permitted to eat their fruit. If you do that, your trees will produce much fruit. I, Yahweh your God, [am promising that].
26 “‘Utuu dhiigni keessa jiruu foon kam iyyuu hin nyaatinaa. “‘Tolcha yookaan falfala hin hojjetinaa.
‘Do not eat any meat that still has [the animal’s] blood in it. ‘Do not consult spirits to find out what will happen in the future, and do not practice sorcery.
27 “‘Rifeensa mataa keessanii naannessitanii hin haaddatinaa yookaan qarqara areeda keessaniis hin murmuratinaa.
‘Do not shave the hair at the sides of your heads [like pagan people do].
28 “‘Nama duʼeef jettanii dhagna keessan hin mammadeessinaa yookaan mallattoo tumaa tokko illee of irratti hin tolfatinaa. Ani Waaqayyo.
‘Do not cut your bodies [when you are mourning] for people who have died, and do not put tattoos on your bodies. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding this].
29 “‘Akka lafti halalummaatti deebitee hamminaan hin guutamneef intala kee akka isheen ejjitu gochuudhaan ishee hin salphisin.
‘Do not disgrace your daughters by forcing them to become prostitutes. If you cause them to become prostitutes, soon the land will be filled with prostitutes and all other kinds of people’s wicked behavior.
30 “‘Sanbatoota koo eegaa; iddoo qulqulluu koos kabajaa. Ani Waaqayyo.
‘Honor my Sabbath days and revere my Sacred Tent, because I, Yahweh, [live there].
31 “‘Isin akka hin xuroofneef ilaaltota bira hin deeminaa yookaan warra ekeraa dubbisan hin barbaadinaa. Ani Waaqayyo Waaqa keessan.
‘Do not seek advice from those who (consult/talk with) the spirits of dead people [DOU], because if you do that, they will defile you. I, Yahweh your God, [am the one you should consult].
32 “‘Warra dulloomaniif kaʼi; jaarsaaf ulfina kenni; Waaqa kee sodaadhu. Ani Waaqayyo.
‘Stand up when old people [enter the room], and show that you respect them, and also revere me, your God; [that is what] I, Yahweh, [am commanding].
33 “‘Yoo alagaan biyya keessan keessa isin wajjin jiraate isa hin cunqursinaa.
‘When foreigners live among you [in your land], do not mistreat them.
34 Alagaan isin gidduu jiraatu sun akka dhalataa biyya keessaniitti haa ilaalamu. Akka ofii keessaniitti isa jaalladhaa; isinis biyya Gibxitti alagoota turtaniitii. Ani Waaqayyo Waaqa keessan.
You must treat them like you treat your fellow-citizens. Love them like you love yourselves, and do not forget that once, when you were foreigners in Egypt, [you were badly mistreated by the people of Egypt]. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding you to do this].
35 “‘Isin yommuu dheerina, ulfinaa fi baayʼina wayii safartanitti madaalii gowwoomsaatti hin fayyadaminaa.
‘When you are measuring things, to see how long they are or how much they weigh or how many there are,
36 Safartuu fi madaalii dhugaatti, iifii fi iinii dhugaatti fayyadamaa. Ani Waaqayyo Waaqa keessan kan biyya Gibxii baasee isin fidee dha.
use correct [measuring sticks and] scales and weights [on the scales] and measuring baskets and other measuring containers. I Yahweh, your God, who brought you out of Egypt, [am giving you these laws].
37 “‘Ajajaa fi seera koo hunda eegaatii duukaa buʼaa. Ani Waaqayyo.’”
‘Obey carefully [DOU] all my laws and decrees, because I, Yahweh, [am the one who am commanding them].’”
