Exodus 23 (GAX)

1«Oduu dharaa hin odeessina'a; dharaan dhugaa bayiisaan nama yakkaamessa hin qarqaarina'a.“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

2«Hantuu hujiisaaf namoota hedduu hin hordofina'a; addee seeraatitti namoota hedduu hordofiisaan haqa hin dassina'a.You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

3Hiyyeessi muraa dura yennaa dhikaate, waan inni hiyyeessa te'eef isaaf hin rogina'a.And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

4«Qotiyyoo yookiin harree diina keessanii ta balleya baddeertu yoo dhaggitane isaaf galcha'a.If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

5Harreen nama isin jibbuu fe'iisa jalatti jiddeertuun yoo dhaggitane, isa qarqaara'a malee lakkittanee irra hin dabarina'a.If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.

6«Hiyyeessi muraa dura yennaa dhikaate, haqa isaa hin dassina'a.You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

7Ani yakkaamessa akka nama yakkaa hin qanneetitti hin laakkowu; tanaaf, waan dharaa irraa fagaadha'a; nama yakkaa hin qanne yookiin nama balchaa hin ijjeesina'a.Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

8«Safuun ila worra akka dansaa dhagguu waan balleessituuf, jecha worra balchoole'eelle waan micciirtuuf, safuu hin fudhatina'a.Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

9«Alagaa hin cunqursina'a; isinille biyya Gibxi'iititti alagaa waan teetaneertanuuf, waan alaga'atti dhage'amu isinuu hin beettan.Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

10«Woggaa jaa fichaa keessanitti midhaan facaafadha'aatii galfadha'a;For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,

11woggaa torbeesso'oo ammoo bulcha'a malee hin qotina'a; waan achi keessaa dhaggamu worri hiyyeeyyiin kolbaa teessan keessaa nyaatanuu ti; ka isaan irraa hafe bineensi nyaatu ti. Muka woyni'ii keessanii fi muka ejersaa keessanille akkasuma godha'a.but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.

12«Guyyaa jaa hujii teessan hujadha'a; qotiyyoon teessan, harreen teessan, garbi mana keessan keessatti dhalatee fi alagaan isinii huju akka foorfatanu, guyyaa torbeesso'oo ammoo hujii hin hujina'a.For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.

13«Waan ani isinitti hime kana mara hubadha'a; maqaa waaqota dhibi'ii hin waammatina'a; maqaan isaanii afaan keessanille'ee hin bayin.Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.

14«Wogga'atti yennaa sad jila naaf jilifadha'a.Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me.

15«Jila daabboo uukoo hin uukoonnee jilifadha'a; akkuma ani isin ajaje guyyaa torbeesso'oo daabboo uukoo hin qanne nyaadha'a; ji'a biyya Gibxi'ii keessaa baatane waan te'eef, jila tana ji'a ‹Abibiib› jedhamu keessa guyyaa murteeffametti jilifadha'a. «Nami tokkolle harka duwwaa na dura hin dhikaatin.You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.

16«Midhaan facaafattane ka mata'aa yennaa galfattanu, jila midhaan galfatiisaa jilifadha'a. «Dhuma wogga'aa irratti mukoota fichaa keessan keessa jiranu irraa midhaan yennaa guurattanu, jila midhaan galfatiisaa jilifadha'a.You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.

17«Wogga'atti yennaa sad dhiirti marti Mootii Waan Maraa Goottaa dura dhikaattuu ti.Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.

18«Dhiiga ciinca'aa ka anaaf dhikaatu woliin waan uukoo qabu hin dhikeessina'a. «Moorri yennaa jilaa kennansa ciinca'aatiif naaf dhikaatu haga bari'ii hin turin.You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.

19«Waan latti isiniif baache keessaa midhaan mata'aa ka irra caalaa dansa'aa ana Mootii Waan Maraa Waaqa keessaniif dhikeessa'a. «Buruusoo re'e'ee aanan haadha isi'iitiin hin iffeelina'a.Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

20«Kunoo, karaa irratti akka isin eeguuf, gara addee ani qopheessee akka isin fiduuf, ani ergamaa isiniin dura ergeera.Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

21Isin ifi eeggadha'a; dubbii isaalle qalbeeffadha'a. Isalle hin mormina'a; ani maqaa kiyyaan waan isa ergeef inni finqila keessan isiniif hin araaramu.Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.

22Waan inni jedhe akka dansaa yoo caqattane, waan ani ajaje maralle yoo tolchitane, ani diina keessaniif diina hin te'a; worra isin mormulle hin morma.But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

23Ergamaan kiyya isiniin dura deemee gara lafa Amoorotaa, lafa Heetotaa, lafa Pheriizotaa, lafa Kana'aanotaa, lafa Hiiwotaa, lafa Yibusootaa isin hin geessa; anille isaan hin balleessa.For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them.

24Isin waaqota isaaniitiif hin sagadina'a yookiin isaan hin waaqonfatina'a! Hujii isaaniille gula hin deemina'a. Waaqota isaanii balleessa'a; soodduu woyyittii isaaniille caccassa'a.You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.

25Ana Mootii Waan Maraa Waaqa keessan waaqonfadha'a; anille midhaanii fi bisaan keessan hin eebbisa; dhukkuballe odduu teessanii hin balleessa.So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.

26Lafa teessan keessa dubartiin ulfi irraa bawu yookiin maseenti hin jiraattu; bara jiruu teessaniille hin dheeressa.No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.

27«Ani diinota keessan akka na sodaatanu hin tolcha; kolbaa isin loltanu hin joonjessa; diinoti keessan marti akka isin dheetanu hin tolcha.I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.

28Ani worra Hiiwotaa, worra Kana'aanotaatii fi worra Heetotaa isin duraa ari'iisaaf soonsa itti hin erga.I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.

29Latti ontee bineensi akka isinitti hin bacanne, woggaa tokko keessatti isin duraa isaan hin ari'u.I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.

30Haga isin hortanee lafa qabattanutti diqqeessee diqqeessee isin duraa isaan hin ari'a.Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.

31«Meessaa keessan abbaayaa diintuu irraa haga abbaayaa Filisxeemotaa, goomolee irraa haga laga Efraaxiisii hin godha. Ani kolbaa lafa san keessa leetu harka keessanitti dabarsee hin kenna; isinille ifi duraa isaan hin ariitan.And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

32Isaan woliin yookiin waaqota isaanii woliin woli hin gondooratina'a.You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.

33Akka isaan lafa teessan keessa le'anu hin godhina'a. Yoo akkas gootane, isaan akka isin na irratti cubbuu hujjanu hin godhan. Isin waaqota isaanii yoo waaqonfattane, tiyyoo isinitti hin teeti» jedhe.They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

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