Exodus 23 (GOFL)

1“Wordo oda gasethofa; wordo markatada bala asi maaddofa.“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

2Iitaba oothanaw daro asaa kaallofa. Pirda wobisanaw daro asaara issifada markatofa.You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

3Manqoy pirdas shiiqiya wode iya manqotetha be7ada maaddofa.And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

4“Ne morkiya booray woyko harey dhayin demmiko, zaarada iyaw efa.If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

5Nena ixiya uraa harey caanara kundin be7ada, uraa maaddada denthona aggada aadhofa.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“Pirda dabaaban manqoy pirdas shiiqiya wode iya pirdaa wobbisopa.You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

7Oonaka malten mootopa; xilluwa wodhopa. Hessa melaba oothidaysa taani pirdonna aggike.Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

8Wodhaafe ekofa; wodhaafey suure xeelliya asa ayfe qooqisees, xillota pirdaa mirqees.Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

9“Betanchuwa naaqofa. Hinte Gibxe biittan bete asi gididi de7ida gisho, asa gade asi gidoy ay mela si7etiyako ereeta.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“Neeni ne gadiya usupun laythi goyada ma.For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,

11Laapuntha laythan gadiya goyonna shaacha; iyan dolidi kaxiyaba shiishopa. Ne asaa giddon de7iya manqoti iyape mo; qassi entafe attidaysa do7ati mo. Ne woyne gadiyanne ne shamaho gadiya hessada ootha.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“Neeni usupun gallas ooso ootha. Ne booraynne ne harey shempana melanne ne son yeletida aylleynne bete asi shempana mela laapuntha gallasan ooso oothofa.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.

13Taani hintew odidaba ubbaa minthidi oothite. Hara xoossata sunthaa xeegidi woossofite; enta sunthaa denthofite.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“Tana bonchanaw laythan heedzu ba7aale gallasati hintew de7o.Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me.

15Hinte Gibxefe keyida Abiiba geetetiya ageenan, taani hintena kiitidaysada Uytha Ba7aale bonchite. Laapun gallas irsho yeggidi uukida uythi moopite. Tana goyinnanaw yishe mela kushe yoopite.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“Qassi hinte, hinte gaden zerin, koyro gakida kathaa cakiya wode Kathaa Cako Ba7aale bonchite. “Laytha wursethan, woyniyanne hessa mela mithata ayfiya hinte gadepe maxiya wode Shaqara Ba7aale bonchite.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.

17Laythan laythan bonchetiya ha heedzu ba7aaletan adde ubbay tana, hinte Godaa goyinnanaw yo.Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.

18“Neeni taw mehe yarshiya wode irsho yeggidi uukida uythara taw yarshofa. Ba7aale bonchiya gallas yarshetida modhuwafe wontas aybika attofo.You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.

19Hinte gaden bayra kaxida katha ubbaafe lo77uwa Godaa, hinte Xoossaa soo ehite. Deesha mari woyko dorsa mari iya aaye maathan doysopa.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“Ne ogiyan nena naagana malanne taani new giigisida bessaa nena efana mela taani kiitancho ne sinthan kiittana.Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

21I odiyaba si7ada iyaw kiiteta; iya bolla Makallofa. Ta iyaw maata immida gisho, hinte nagara oothiyaba gidiko, hinte nagaraa maarenna.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.

22Hinte iyaw kiitetikonne ta kiita ubbaa poliko, hinte morketa ubbaa morkana; hintera eqeteyisata taani olana.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.

23Ta kiitanchoy hinte sinthan bidi, hintena Amooreta, Hiteta, Parzeta, Kanaaneta, Hiwetanne Yaabuseta biitta ehana. Taani enta dhaysana.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.

24Enta xoossatas ziggofite woyko goyinnofite, woyko enta ammano wogaa kaallopite. Enta xoossata dhaysite, enta eeqa shuchata mentherethite.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.

25Godaa, hinte Xoossaa tana, goyinnite. Hessada hinte oothiko, taani hinte kathaanne hinte haatha anjana; hargiyaka hinte giddofe diggana.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.

26Hinte biittan maccasay boshetenna; maynnena. Taani hinte laytha adussana.No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.

27“Taani ne morketa bolla ta yashsha yeddana. Hintera eqetiya kawotethata ubbaa daganthana. Hinte morketi ubbay hintew zoko zaaridi baqatana mela oothana.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.

28Taani hinte morketa bolla kazhe yeddada Hiweta, Kanaanetanne Hiteta hinte sinthafe goodda kessana.I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.

29Shin biittay mela attonaadanne bazzo do7i hintena waaysonaada issi laythan enta goodike.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.

30Shin hinte taybon daridi, minnidi, he biitta laattana gakanaw enta guuthara guuthara goodda kessana.Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.

31Taani hinte zawa Zo7o Abbaafe Filisxeeme Abbaa, mela biittafe bidi Efraxiisa Shaafa gakanaw dalgisana. He biittan de7iya ubbaa taani hinte kushen aathada immana; hinteka enta gooddidi kessana.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.

32Entara woyko enta xoossatara caaqo oothopite.You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.

33Enta hinte biittan wothofite. Hankoode enti hintena ta bolla nagara oosisana. Enta xoossata hinte goyinniko hintew xihe gidana” yaagis.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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