Torati 12
1 Hizi ni amri na sheria ambazo mtazishika katika nchi ambayo, Yahwe Mungu wa baba zenu, amewapa kumiliki, siku zote mnazoishi kwenye ardhi.
These are the rules and regulations you must make sure to follow the whole time you live in the land that the Lord, the God of your forefathers, has given you to own.
2 Hakika mtaharibu maeneo yote ambapo mataifa mtakayofukuza miungu yao walioabudu, kwenye milima mirefu, kwenye vilima, na chini ya kila mti wa kijani.
You are to completely destroy all the pagan shrines where the nations you're driving out worshiped their gods: on the top of high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
3 Na mtazivunja madhabahu zao chini, mtaharibu kwa vipandepande nguzo zao za mawe, na kuchoma ncha za Asherahi, mtazikata sanaa za kuchongwa za miungu yao na kuangamiza jina lao nje ya eneo hilo.
Tear down their altars, knock down their idolatrous pillars, burn down their Asherah poles, and cut down the idols of their gods. Remove any trace of them from everywhere.
4 Hamtamwabudu Yahwe Mungu wenu kama hivyo.
You are not to worship the Lord your God in the way that they did.
5 Lakini kwa eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wenu atachagua kutoka makabila yenu kuweka jina lake, hapo patakuwa ni eneo analoishi na huko ndiyo mtaenda.
No, you must go to the place the Lord your God will choose from the territory of all your tribes to set up a place where he will live with you. That's where you must go.
6 Ni huko ndiko mtaleta sadaka ya kutekeketezwa, dhabihu zenu, zaka zenu, na sadaka zinazotolewa kwa mkono wenu, sadaka zenu za viapo, sadaka za utayari na mzao wa kwanza wa mifugo na wanyama.
You'll take there your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and all your offerings—your freewill offerings and offerings to fulfill a promise, along with the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
7 Ni huko mtakula mbele za Yahwe Mungu wenu na kufurahi kuhusu kila kitu ambacho mmeweka mkono, nyie na jamaa zenu, ambapo Yahwe Mungu wenu amewabariki.
That's where, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families will eat and celebrate everything you've worked for, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
8 Hamtafanya mambo yote ambayo tunafanya hapa leo; sasa kila moja anafanya chochote kile kizuri machoni pake,
You're not to do like we're doing here today. At the moment everyone does what they think is right,
9 kwa kuwa bado hamjapumzika, kwa urithi ambao Yahwe Mungu wenu anawapa.
because you haven't arrived in the land you will own that the Lord your God is giving you and where you will be at peace.
10 Lakini pindi mnaenda ng'ambo ya pili ya Yordani na kuishi ndani ya nchi ambayo Yahwe Mungu wenu anasababisha ninyi kurithi, na wakati awapa pumziko kutoka kwa maadui zenu wanaowazunga karibu, ili kusudi muishi kwa usalama,
After you cross the Jordan and settle down in the country that the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and he lets you rest from fighting all your enemies and you live in safety,
11 kisha itakuwa eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wenu atachagua kusababisha jina lake kuishi, huko mtaleta yote ninayowaamuru; sadaka za kuteketezwa, dhabihu zenu, zaka zenu, sadaka zilizotolewa kwa mkono wenu, na sadaka za chaguo lenu kwa ajili ya nadhiri mtakazotoa kwa Yahwe.
then the Lord your God will choose a place where he will live with you. That's where you are to bring everything I've order you to do—your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and freewill offerings, and all the special gifts you promise to give to the Lord.
12 Mtafurahi mbele za Yahwe Mungu wenu-nyie, watoto wenu, binti zenu, wajakazi wa kiume, wajakazi wa kike, na Walawi walio ndani ya lango lenu, kwa sababu hana sehemu au urithi miongoni mwenu.
You will celebrate there in the presence of the Lord your God—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levites living in your towns, because they don't have any share in the allotment of land.
13 Uwe makini mwenyewe kwamba usitoe sadaka zako za kuteketezwa kila eneo unaloona;
Make sure you don't present your burnt offerings just anywhere you want.
14 lakini ni katika eneo hilo ambalo Yahwe atawachagua miongoni moja kati ya makabila yenu ambalo litatoa sadaka ya kuteketezwa, na huko mtafanya kila kitu ninachokuamuru.
You are to offer them only in the place the Lord will choose in the territory of one of your tribes. That's where you are to do everything that I order you to do.
15 Hata hivyo, mtaweza kuua na kula wanyama ndani ya malango yenu, kama mnavyotaka, kupokea baraka ya Yahwe Mungu wenu kwa ajili ya yote amewapa; na watu wasio safi na safi wote wanaweza kula, wanyama kama vile paa na kulungu.
Of course you can slaughter and eat meat wherever you are, anytime you want, depending on how much the Lord your God has blessed you. All of you, whether you're ceremonially clean or not, can it eat it just like you would a gazelle or a deer,
16 Lakini hamtakula damu, mtaimwaga kwenye ardhi kama maji.
but you are not to eat the blood—pour that out on the ground.
17 Mnaweza msile ndani ya malango kutoka kwenye zaka ya nafaka zenu, mvinyo wenu mpya, mafuta yenu au mzao wa kwanza wa mifugo au wanyama; na mnaweza msile nyama yoyote mnayoitoa dhabihu pamoja na viapo vyovyote vyenu mnafanya, wala sadaka yenu ya utayari, wala sadaka mnayotoa kwa mkono wenu.
In your towns you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or olive oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you give to fulfill a promise, your freewill offerings, or your special gifts.
18 Badala yake, mtakula mbele ya Yahwe Mugu wenu katika eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu atachagua- nyie, mtoto wenu, binti yenu, mjakazi wa kiume, mjakazi wa kike, na Mlawi aliye malangoni mwenu; mtafurahi mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wenu kuhusu kila kitu ambacho mnaweka mkono wenu.
No, you must eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your God will choose— you, your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levites living in your towns. Celebrate in the presence of the Lord your God in everything you do,
19 Muwe makini wenyewe ili kwamba msimwache Mlawi maadamu mnaishi kwenye nchi yenu.
and make sure you don't forget about the Levites as the whole time you live in your land.
20 Wakati Yahwe Mungu wenu apanua mipaka yenu, kama alivyowaahidi, na kusema, “Nitakula nyama,” kwa sababu ya tamaa zenu mnakula nyama, mnaweza kula nyama, kama tanmaa za roho zenu.
When the Lord your God gives you more land as he promised, and you feel like some meat, and say, “I want to have some meat,” you may can it whenever you want.
21 Kama eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wenu achagua kuliweka jina lake ni mbali kutoka kwenu, basi mtaua baadhi ya mifugo yenu na wanyama wenu ambao Yahwe amewapa, kama nilivyowaamuru: hivyo mnaweza kula ndani ya malango yenu, kama tamaa za roho zenu.
If the place where the Lord your God chooses to live with you is a long way away, then you can slaughter any animal from the herd or flock he has given you, following the regulations I have given you, and you can eat it in your town whenever you want.
22 Kama paa na Kulungu wanaliwa, hivyo mtakula watu wasio safi na wasafi wanaweze kula kadhalika.
In fact you can eat it like you would eat a gazelle or deer—whether you're ceremonially clean or not, you can eat it.
23 Lakini muwe na uhakika kwamba hamtumii damu, kwa kuwa damu ni uhai, hamtakula uhai pamoja na nyama.
Just make sure you don't eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.
24 Hamtakula, mtaimwaga nje kwenye ardhi kama maji.
You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground.
25 Hamtakula, ili kwamba iweze kuwa vizur kwenu, na watoto wenu baada yenu, wakati mtafanya kile kilicho sahihi machoni pa Yahwe.
Don't eat it, so that all will go well with you and your children, because you will be doing what is right in the Lord's sight.
26 Lakini mambo ambayo ni ya Yahwe ambayo mnayo na sadaka za viapo vyenu-mtachukua hizi na kwenda eneo ambalo Yahwe achagua.
Take your holy sacrifices and the offerings to fulfill your vows and go to the place the Lord will choose.
27 Hapo mtatoa sadaka ya kuteketekezwa, nyama na damu, kwenye madhabahu ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, damu ya dhabihu zenu itamwangwa nje kwenye madhabahu ya Yahwe Mungu wenu, na mtakula nyama.
Present your burnt offerings, the meat and blood, on the altar of the Lord your God. The blood of your other sacrifices is to be poured out beside the altar of the Lord your God, but you are allowed to eat the meat.
28 Mchunguze na msikilize haya maneno yote ambayo - ninawaamuru, ili iwe uzuri kwenu na watoto wenu baada yenu milele, wakati mnafanya kile kilicho kizuri na sawa machoni pa Yahwe Mungu wenu.
Make sure you obey everything I'm commanding you, so that it may always go well with you and your children, because you will be following what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.
29 Wakati Yahwe Mungu wenu anapunguza mataifa kutoka kwenu, wakati mnaingia kuwafukuza, na mnawafukuza na kuishi katika nchi yao,
When the Lord your God destroys the nations ahead of you as you enter the country to possess, and you drive them out and settle down in their land,
30 muwe makini wenyewe ili kwamba msinaswe kwa kuwafuata, baada ya kuangamizwa kutoka kwenu kunaswa katika kuchunguza miungu yao, katika kuuliza, “Kwa namna gani haya mataifa yanaabudu muingu yao? Nitafanya hivyo hivyo.
make sure you don't fall into the trap of following their ways after they have been destroyed right in front of you. Don't try and find out about their gods, asking, “I wonder how these people worship their gods? I'll do like they did.”
31 Hautafanya hivyo katika kumheshimu Yahwe Mungu wako, kwa kuwa kila kitu ambacho ni chukizo kwa Yahwe, mambo ambayo anayachukia- wamefanya haya na miungu yao, hata mnateketeza vijana wao na binti zao kwenye moto kwa ajili ya miungu yao.
You must not worship the Lord your God like this, because when they worship their gods they do every kind of abominable thing that the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods!
32 Chochote ninakuamuru, chunguza. Usiongeze juu yake au kupunguza.
Be careful to do everything I order you to do. Don't add or take away anything from these instructions.
