Exodus 23 (TDX)

1Ko minday tolom-boetse, ko manò-pitàñe ami’ty tsereheñe hitaroña’o entam-bìlañe.“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

2Ko orihe’o ty maro hikabo-draha; naho ko mireketse amy màroy handesa’o talily mampiolake ty hato;You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

3vaho ko osihe’o ami’ty kabò’e ty rarake.And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

4Ihe mifanojeha ami’ty añomben-drafelahi’o, ndra ami’ty borìke’e nandifike, le tsi-mete tsy hampolia’o.If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

5Naho mifanjò ami’ty borì’ i mpalaiñ’ azoy tafahohok’ ambane’ o kilanka’eo, ko rioñeñe, fa tsi-mahay tsy holora’o hampibalak’ aze.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.

6Ko mengohe’o ty fizakañe i rarake ama’oy amy naneseha’ey.You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

7Mihankaña ami’ty raha tsy to; ko mañoho-doza amo vantañeo naho amo vañoñeo. Fe tsy ho meako to i tsereheñey.Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

8Ko mandrambe vokañe, fa mahagoa ty mahavazoho ty ravoravo, naho mañamengoke ty saontsi’ o mahitio.Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

9Ko forekeke’o ty renetane amy te fohi’ areo ty tron-drenetane, fa ni-renetane an-tane Mitsraime añe ka nahareo.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.

10Enen-taoñe ty hambolea’o ty tane’o hanontoñe ty voka’e,For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,

11fe ko irangàm-pangaly amy faha-fitoy, hitofà’e, hikamà’ ondaty rarake ama’oo; le ho hane’ o bibin-kivokeo ty nasisa. Ampanahafo amy zay ty tanem-balobo’o naho ty golobon-olive’o.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.

12Eneñ’ andro ty hitoloña’o, le hitofa ami’ty andro fahafito, soa te hitofa ka ty añombe’o naho ty borìke’o vaho ho haha ka ty anam-pitoro’o ampela naho ty renetane.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.

13Ambeno i vinolako rezay, le ko toñone’ areo ty añara’ ze o ndrahare ila’e zao vaho ko apo’o ho janjiñeñe am-palie’o.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.

14In-telo ami’ty taoñe ty hanoa’o takataka amako:Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me.

15Hambena’o ty Sabadidake Mofo po-Dalivay; fito andro ty hikama’o mofo po-dalivay, amy nandiliako azoy, amy namantañako aze am-bolan-Kofahofay, fa ama’e ty nienga’o i Mitsraime: vaho tsy hatrefeñe an-tañam-polo iraho;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.

16le i Sabadidam-pitatahañey, ty lengom-boa’ o fitoloña’oo, o nambole’o antetekeo; vaho i Takataka-Panontonañey, amy figadoñan-taoñe anontona’o sabo an-tete’o ao.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.

17Homb’ añatrefa’ Iehovà Talè in-telo ami’ty taoñe ze hene lahilahy.Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.

18Ko atraok’ an-dio soroñeñe amako ty mofo aman-dalivay le tsy hampialeñeñe ho sisaeñe hamaray ty havondra’ o famantañakoo.You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.

19Aseseo mb’añ’anjomba’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’o ty loha’e, toe ty lengom-boan-tane’o. Ko ahandroeñe an-drononon-drene’e ty anak’ose.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.

20Ingo, hampiaolòeko ty anjely hañimb’ azo amy lalañey, hanese azo mb’ amy tane nihalankañekoy.Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

21Itaò vaho oriho ty fiarañanaña’e, le ko iolañe, toe tsy hapo’e o fandilara’ areoo fa ama’e ty añarako.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.

22Aa naho toe ambena’o i fiarañanaña’ey naho anoe’o o itaroñako iabio, le ho rafelahiko o rafelahi’oo vaho hifankalaiñe amo mpifankalaiñe ama’o iraho.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.

23Le hiaolo azo i Sorotàkoy hanese azo mb’ amo nte-Emoreo naho amo nte-Kheteo naho amo nte-Perizeo naho amo nte-Kanàneo naho amo nte-Kiveo vaho amo nte-Iebòseo mb’eo, fa haitoako.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.

24Ko milokoloko amo ‘ndrahare’eo, le ko itoroña’o, ndra mitsikombe o sata’eo; fa toe ho fonga rotsahe’o vaho ho firae’o o hazomanga’eo.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.

25Toroño t’Iehovà Andrianañahare’ areo, le ho tahie’e ty mahakama’o naho ty rano’o vaho hampihankàñeko ze atao hasilofañe añivo’o ao,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.

26le tsy ho aman-drakemba hañafake ndra ty ho betsiterak’ an-tane’o ao; vaho ho henefeko o andro’oo.No woman in your land will miscarry or be barren; I will fulfill the number of your days.

27Hampihitrifeko hiaolo azo ty fihembañañe ahy, le hampitsamborohotaheko iaby t’indaty hivotraha’o vaho fonga hampiambohoeko azo o rafelahi’oo.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.

28Hiraheko fanene-bola hiaolo azo hampibaibay o nte-Kiveo naho o nte-Kanàneo naho o nte-Kheteo aolo’o ey.I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.

29F’ie tsy hataoko soik’ ami’ty taoñe raike tsy mone hangoakoake i taney vaho hifamorohotse ama’o o biby hakoo.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.

30Ho roaheko boak’ ama’o erike ampara’ te nihamaro irehe hahalova i taney.Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.

31Hajadoko boak’ amy Riake Menay pak’ an-dRia’ o nte-Pilistio ty efe-tane’o naho boak’ amy fatrambeiy pak’amy sakay; le haseseko am-pità’ areo ty mpimoneñe amy taney haronje’o mb’aolo’o mb’eo.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.

32Tsy hifañina ama’e ndra amo ndrahare’eo irehe.You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.

33Tsy himoneña’e ty tane’o, hera hampanan-kakeo azo amako, fa naho toroñe’o o ‘ndrahare’eo, le toe ho fandrik’ ama’o.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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