Deuteronomio 8
1 Ang lahat ng utos na aking iniuutos sa iyo sa araw na ito ay inyong isasagawa, upang kayo'y mangabuhay at dumami, at inyong mapasok at ariin ang lupain na isinumpa ng Panginoon sa inyong mga magulang.
“You must faithfully obey all the commandments that I am giving you today. If you do that, you will live [a long time], you will become very numerous, and you will occupy the land that Yahweh solemnly promised your ancestors that he would give [to you].
2 At iyong aalalahanin ang buong paraan na ipinatnubay sa iyo ng Panginoon mong Dios nitong apat na pung taon sa ilang, upang kaniyang mapangumbaba ka, at subukin ka, na maalaman kung ano ang nasa iyong puso, kung iyong gaganapin ang kaniyang mga utos o hindi.
And do not forget how Yahweh our God led us as we traveled through the desert during these past 40 years. He [caused you to have many problems/difficulties], because he wanted to cause you to realize that you needed to trust him and not yourselves. And he wanted to test you, to find out what you intended to do [IDM], whether you would obey his commandments or not.
3 At ikaw ay pinapangumbaba niya, at pinapagdamdam ka niya ng gutom, at pinakain ka niya ng mana, na hindi mo nakilala, ni nakilala ng iyong mga magulang; upang kaniyang maipakilala sa iyo na hindi lamang sa tinapay nabubuhay ang tao, kundi sa bawa't bagay na nagmumula sa bibig ng Panginoon.
So he caused you to have/experience difficulties. He allowed you to become hungry. Then he gave you manna [food from heaven], food that you and your ancestors had never eaten before. He did that to teach you that people need food [for their bodies]; but [they also need food for their spirits, which comes from paying attention to] everything that Yahweh says [MTY].
4 Ang iyong suot ay hindi naluma sa iyo, ni hindi namaga ang iyong paa nitong apat na pung taon.
During those 40 years [of walking through the desert], our clothes did not wear out and our feet did not swell [from walking a very long way through the desert].
5 At iyong pagmunimuniin sa iyong puso, na kung paanong pinarurusahan ng tao ang kaniyang anak, ay gayon pinarurusahan ka ng Panginoon mong Dios.
Do not forget that Yahweh our God disciplines us, like parents discipline their children.
6 At iyong tutuparin ang mga utos ng Panginoon mong Dios, na lumakad ka sa kaniyang mga daan, at matakot ka sa kaniya.
“Do obey the commandments of Yahweh our God, and conduct your lives as he wants you to do, and revere him.
7 Sapagka't dinala ka ng Panginoon mong Dios sa isang mabuting lupain, na lupain ng mga batis ng tubig, ng mga bukal at ng mga kalaliman, na bumubukal sa mga libis at mga bundok.
He is about to bring you into a good/fertile land, which has streams which flow down from the hills and pour/flow out of springs in the valleys.
8 Lupain ng trigo at ng sebada at ng puno ng ubas at ng mga puno ng igos, at ng mga granada; lupain ng mga puno ng olibo at ng pulot:
It is a land on which wheat and barley grow, a land where there are fig trees and pomegranates, and a land where there are olive trees and honey.
9 Lupain na kakainan mo ng tinapay na di kapos, na walang magkukulang sa iyo roon; lupain na ang mga bato ay bakal, at ang kaniyang mga burol ay makukunan mo ng tanso.
It is a land where there will be plenty of food for you, where you will (not lack anything/have everything that you need) [LIT], a land which has iron [ore] in its rocks and from which you can dig copper [ore] from its hills.
10 At kakain ka, at mabubusog ka, at iyong pupurihin ang Panginoon mong Dios dahil sa mabuting lupain na kaniyang ibinigay sa iyo.
[Every day] you will eat until your stomachs are full, and you will thank Yahweh our God for the fertile/good land that he has given you.
11 Magingat ka na baka iyong malimutan ang Panginoon mong Dios, sa hindi mo pagtupad ng kaniyang mga utos, at ng kaniyang mga kahatulan, at ng kaniyang mga palatuntunan, na aking iniuutos sa iyo sa araw na ito:
But, [when that happens], be sure not to forget Yahweh our God by disobeying his commandments and rules and regulations that I am giving to you today.
12 Baka pagka ikaw ay nakakain at nabusog, at nakapagtayo ng mabubuting bahay, at iyong natahanan;
When your stomachs are full [every day], and when you have built good houses and are living in them,
13 At pagka ang iyong mga bakahan at ang iyong mga kawan ay dumami at ang iyong pilak at ang iyong ginto ay dumami at ang lahat ng tinatangkilik mo ay dumami;
and when the number of your cattle and sheep has greatly increased, and when you have accumulated a large amount of silver and gold, and the amount of all your other possessions has greatly increased,
14 Ay magmataas ang iyong puso, at iyong malimutan ang Panginoon mong Dios, na naglabas sa iyo sa lupain ng Egipto, sa bahay ng pagkaalipin;
be sure that you do not become proud [IDM] and forget Yahweh our God, who rescued your ancestors from being slaves in Egypt and brought them out from there.
15 Na siyang pumatnubay sa iyo sa malaki at kakilakilabot na ilang na tinatahanan ng mga makamandag na ahas at mga alakdan, at uhaw na lupa, na walang tubig; na siyang naglabas sa iyo ng tubig mula sa batong pingkian;
Do not forget that he led them [while they traveled] through that huge and terrible desert, where there were poisonous snakes and scorpions. And do not forget that where the ground was very dry and there was no water, he caused water to flow for them out of (solid/very hard) rock.
16 Na siyang nagpakain sa iyo ng mana sa ilang, na hindi nakilala ng iyong mga magulang; upang kaniyang mapangumbaba ka, at kaniyang subukin ka, na pabutihin ka sa iyong wakas:
Do not forget that in that desert he gave your ancestors manna to eat, food that they had never eaten before. He [caused them to have/experience many problems/difficulties], because he wanted them to realize that they needed to trust him and not themselves. And he wanted to test them, to find out whether they intended to obey him, in order that when [those difficulties] ended, he would do many good things for them.
17 At baka iyong sabihin sa iyong puso, Ang aking kapangyarihan at ang lakas ng aking kamay ang siyang nagbigay sa akin ng kayamanang ito.
Be sure that you do not think to yourselves, ‘I have acquired all these things by my own power [MTY] and ability.’
18 Kundi iyong aalalahanin ang Panginoon mong Dios, sapagka't siya ang nagbigay sa iyo ng kapangyarihan upang magkaroon ka ng kayamanan; upang kaniyang papagtibayin ang kaniyang tipan na kaniyang isinumpa sa iyong mga magulang, gaya nga sa araw na ito.
Do not forget that it is Yahweh our God who has enabled you to become rich. He does this because he faithfully does what he solemnly promised our ancestors that he would do.
19 At mangyayari, na kung iyong kalilimutan ang Panginoon mong Dios, at ikaw ay susunod sa ibang mga dios, at iyong paglilingkuran sila, at iyong sasambahin sila ay aking pinatototohanan laban sa inyo sa araw na ito, na kayo'y tunay na malilipol.
“solemnly warn you that if you forget Yahweh our God and turn to other gods and start to serve them and worship them, you will certainly be destroyed.
20 Kung paano ang bansang nililipol ng Panginoon sa harap ninyo, ay gayon kayo malilipol; sapagka't hindi ninyo dininig ang tinig ng Panginoon ninyong Dios.
If you do not obey Yahweh our God, he will certainly destroy you just like he will destroy the people-groups that you will fight against.”
