1 « هَذِهِ هِيَ الشَّرائِعُ وَالفَرائِضُ الَّتِي تَحرِصُونَ عَلَى العَمَلِ بِها فِي الأرْضِ الَّتِي أعطاها اللهُ إلَهُ آبائِكُمْ لَكُمْ لِتَمتَلِكُوها. فأطِيعُوها ما دُمتُمْ تَسكُنُونَ هَذِهِ الأرْضَ.

“These are the statutes and the judgments which you shall carefully observe in the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess as long as you live on the earth.

2 و َحِينَ تَطرُدُونَ هِذِهِ الأُمَمَ، دَمِّرُوا جَمِيعَ أماكِنِ العِبادَةِ الَّتِي عَبَدُوا فِيها آلِهَتَهُمْ تَدْميراً كامِلاً. سَواءٌ أكانَتْ عَلَى الجِبالِ المُرتَفِعَةِ أمْ عَلَى التِّلالِ أمْ تَحتَ الأشجارِ الخَضْراءِ.

You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree.

3 ا هدِمُوا مَذابِحَهُمْ، وَحَطِّمُوا أنْصابَهُمُ التَّذْكارِيَّةَ، وَأحْرِقُوا أعمِدَةَ عَشْتَرُوتَ الَّتِي يَعبُدُونَها، وَحَطِّمُوا تَماثِيلَ آلِهَتِهِمْ، وَلْتُمحَ أسماؤهُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ المَكانِ.

You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

4 « وَلا تَعبُدُوا إلَهَكُمْ بِتِلكَ الطَّرِيقَةِ.

You shall not act like this toward the Lord your God.

5 ب َلِ اذهَبُوا إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي سَيَخْتارُهُ إلهُكُمْ لَكُمْ مِنْ بَينِ القَبائِلِ، حَيثُ سَيَضَعُ اسْمَهُ وَيَسكُنُ.

But you shall seek the Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose from all your tribes, to establish His name there for His dwelling, and there you shall come.

6 ت َعالُوا إلَى ذَلِكَ المَكانِ بِذَبائِحِكُمْ وَعُشُورِ مَحاصِيلِكُمْ وَحَيواناتِكُمْ وَتَقدِماتِكُمُ المَرْفُوعَةِ، وَأيَّةِ تَقدِمَةٍ نَذَرتُمْ تَقدِيمَها، وَتَقدِماتِكُمُ الاختِيارِيَّةِ، وَأبْكارِ بَقَرِكُمْ وَغَنَمِكُمْ.

There you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the contribution of your hand, your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock.

7 ف َتَأْكُلُونَ هُناكَ فِي حَضْرَةِ إلَهِكُمْ ، وَسَتَفرَحُونَ فَرَحاً بِكُلِّ ما عَمِلَتْهُ أيدِيكُمْ أنتُمْ وَعائِلاتُكُمْ، لِأنَّ إلَهَكُمْ قَدْ بارَكَكُمْ.

There also you and your households shall eat before the Lord your God, and rejoice in all your undertakings in which the Lord your God has blessed you.

8 « فَلا تَعُودُوا تَسلُكُونَ كَمَا نَسلُكُ الآنَ، كُلُّ واحِدٍ عَلَى هَواهُ!

“You shall not do at all what we are doing here today, every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes;

9 ل ِأنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَأْتُوا بَعدُ إلَى مَكانِ الرّاحَةِ وَالأرْضِ الَّتِي سَيُعطِيها إلَهُكُمْ لَكُمْ.

for you have not as yet come to the resting place and the inheritance which the Lord your God is giving you.

10 ل َكِنَّكُمْ سَتَعبُرُونَ نَهرَ الأُردُنِّ قَرِيباً، وَسَتَكُونُونَ فِي الأرْضِ الَّتِي يُعطِيها إلَهُكُمْ لَكُمْ، فَيُعطِيكُمْ راحَةً مِنْ أعدائِكُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ الجِهاتِ، وَتَعِيشُونَ بِأمانٍ.

When you cross the Jordan and live in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies around you so that you live in security,

11 ف َاحمِلُوا كُلَّ ما آمُرُكُمْ بِهِ إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي يَختارُهُ إلَهُكُمْ لِيُسكِنَ اسْمَهُ فِيهِ. احمِلُوا ذَبائِحَكُمُ الصّاعِدَةَ وَتَقدِماتِكُمْ وَعُشُورَ مَحاصِيلِكُمْ وَحَيواناتِكُمْ وَتَقدِماتِكُمْ الاختِيارِيَّةَ وَالأشياءَ الثَّمينَةَ الَّتِي نَذَرتُمُوها للهِ.

then it shall come about that the place in which the Lord your God will choose for His name to dwell, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution of your hand, and all your choice votive offerings which you will vow to the Lord.

12 « افرَحُوا فِي حَضْرَةِ إلَهِكُمْ ، أنتُمْ وَأبناؤُكُمْ وَبَناتُكُمْ وَعَبِيدُكُمْ وَإماؤُكُمْ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ فِي مُدُنِكُمْ، لِأنَّ لَيسَ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ فِي الأرْضِ بَينَكُمْ.

And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance with you.

13 ا حرِصُوا عَلَى ألّا تُقَدِّمُوا تِقْدِماتِكُمُ الصّاعِدَةَ فِي أيِّ مَكانٍ تَرَونَهُ،

“ Be careful that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every cultic place you see,

14 ب َلْ قَدِّمُوها فِي المَكانِ الَّذِي يَختارُهُ اللهُ فِي أرْضِ إحْدَى قَبائِلِكُمْ. فاعمَلُوا هُناكَ كُلَّ ما آمُرُكُمْ بِهِ.

but in the place which the Lord chooses in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.

15 « وَحِينَ تَرغَبُونَ، يُمكِنُكُمْ أنْ تَذبَحُوا وَتَأكُلُوا لَحماً فِي كُلِّ مُدُنِكُمْ حَسَبَ ما أعطاكُمْ إلَهُكُمْ. إذْ يُمكِنُ لِلطّاهِرِينَ مَنكُمْ وَغَيرِ الطّاهِرِينَ أنْ يَأكُلُوا مِنهُ كَما يأكُلُونَ الغَزالَ أوِ الإيَّلَ.

“ However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, whatever you desire, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you; the unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and the deer.

16 ل َكِنْ لا تَأكُلُوا الدَّمَ، بَلِ اسْكُبُوهُ عَلَى الأرْضِ كَالماءِ.

Only you shall not eat the blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water.

17 « لا تَأكُلُوا فِي مُدُنِكُمْ عُشُورَ قَمحِكُمْ وَنَبيذِكُمُ وَزَيتِكُمْ، وَلا أبْكارَ بَقَرِكُمْ أوْ غَنَمِكُمْ، وَكُلَّ الأشياءِ الَّتِي نَذَرتُمْ بِها، وَتَقدِماتِكُمُ الاختِيارِيَّةَ وتَبَرُّعاتِكُمْ.

You are not allowed to eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, or the firstborn of your herd or flock, or any of your votive offerings which you vow, or your freewill offerings, or the contribution of your hand.

18 ف َلا تَأكُلُوا هَذِهِ التَّقدِماتِ إلّا فِي حَضْرَةِ إلَهِكُمْ ، فِي المَكانِ الَّذِي سَيَختارُهُ إلَهُكُمْ ، فَتَأكُلُونَ أنتُمْ وَأبناؤُكُمْ وَبَناتُكُمْ وَعَبِيدُكُمْ وَإماؤُكُمْ وَالَّلاوِيُّونَ السّاكِنُونَ فِي مُدُنِكُمْ، وَتَستَمتِعُونَ فِي حَضْرَةِ إلَهِكُمْ بِكُلِّ الأشياءِ الصَّالِحَةِ الَّتِي عَمِلتُمْ فِيها.

But you shall eat them before the Lord your God in the place which the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and daughter, and your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all your undertakings.

19 « احرِصُوا عَلَى عَدَمِ إهمالِ الَّلاوِيِّينَ ما دُمتُمْ تَسكُنُونَ الأرْضَ.

Be careful that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.

20 و َإذا وَسَّعَ إلَهِكُمْ أرْضَكُمْ كَما وَعَدَكُمْ، وَرَغِبتُمْ فِي أكلِ اللَّحمِ، وَقُلتُمْ: ‹سَنَأكُلُ بَعضَ اللَّحمِ،› فَإنَّهُ يُمكِنُكُمْ أنْ تَأكُلُوا لَحماً بِقَدْرِ ما تُرِيدُونَ.

“When the Lord your God extends your border as He has promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because you desire to eat meat, then you may eat meat, whatever you desire.

21 و َإنْ كانَ المَكانُ الَّذِي يَختارُهُ إلَهُكُمْ لِيَضَعَ فِيهِ اسْمَهُ بَعِيداً عَنكُمْ، فَإنَّهُ يُمكِنُكُمْ أنْ تَذبَحُوا مِنْ أبقارِكُمْ وَغَنَمِكُمُ الَّتِي أعطاها اللهُ لَكُمْ، كَما أمَرتُكُمْ، وَيُمكِنُكُمْ أنْ تَأكُلُوا قَدرَ ما تُرِيدُونَ فِي مُدُنِكُمْ.

If the place which the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter of your herd and flock which the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates whatever you desire.

22 ك ُلُوهُ كَما تَأكُلُونَ الغَزالَ أوِ الإيَّلَ. وَيَأكُلُ مِنهُ الطّاهِرُونَ وَغَيرُ الطّاهِرِينَ.

Just as a gazelle or a deer is eaten, so you will eat it; the unclean and the clean alike may eat of it.

23 « احْرَصُوا عَلَى أنْ لا تَأكُلُوا الدَّمَ، لِأنَّ فِيهِ الحَياةَ. فَلا تأكُلُوا الحَياةَ مَعَ اللَّحمِ.

Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.

24 ل ا تأكُلُوا الدَّمَ، بَلِ اسْكُبُوهُ عَلَى الأرْضِ كَالماءِ.

You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the ground like water.

25 ل ا تَأكُلُوهُ، لِيَكُونَ لَكُمْ وَلِأولادِكُمْ خَيرٌ. افْعَلُوا ما يَراهُ اللهُ صَلاحاً وحَقّاً.

You shall not eat it, so that it may be well with you and your sons after you, for you will be doing what is right in the sight of the Lord.

26 « أمّا تَقدِماتُكُمُ المُقَدَّسَةُ وَتَقدِماتُ نُذُورِكُمْ، فَخُذُوها إلَى المَكانِ الَّذِي سَيَختارُهُ اللهُ ،

Only your holy things which you may have and your votive offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the Lord chooses.

27 و َقَدِّمُوا تِقْدِماتِكُمُ الصّاعِدَةَ: اللَّحمَ وَالدَّمَ، عَلَى مَذبَحِ إلَهِكُمْ. وَأمّا دَمُ ذَبائِحِكُمُ الأُخرَى فَيَنْبَغِي أنْ يُسفَكَ أيضاً عَلَى مَذبَحِ إلَهِكُمْ. وَلَكِنْ يُمكِنُكُمْ أنْ تَأكُلُوا اللَّحمَ.

And you shall offer your burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, on the altar of the Lord your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of the Lord your God, and you shall eat the flesh.

28 ف احرِصُوا عَلَى إطاعَةِ جَمِيعِ هَذِهِ الوَصايا الَّتِي أُعطِيها لَكُمُ اليَومَ، لِيَكُونَ لَكُمْ وَلِأولادِكُمْ خَيرٌ إلَى الأبَدِ، لأنَّكُمْ عَمِلتُمْ الصَّلاحَ وَالحَقَّ أمامَ إلَهِكُمْ.

“Be careful to listen to all these words which I command you, so that it may be well with you and your sons after you forever, for you will be doing what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.

29 « وَمَتَى أهلَكَ إلَهُكُمْ أمامَكُمُ الأُمَمَ الَّتِي سَتَدخُلُونَ لِتَطْرُدُوها، وَحَينَ تَطرُدُونَها وَتَسكُنُونَ فِي أرْضِهِمْ،

“When the Lord your God cuts off before you the nations which you are going in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land,

30 ا حذَرُوا مِنْ أنْ تَقَعُوا فِي فَخِّ تَقلِيدِ أعمالِهِمْ مِنْ بَعدِ هَلاكِهِمْ أمامَكُمْ. احذَرُوا أنْ تَسألُوا عَنْ آلِهَتِهِمْ: ‹كَيفَ عَبَدَتْ هَذِهِ الأُمَمُ آلِهَتَها؟ لِكَي نَعْمَلَ نَحنُ أيضاً مِثلَهُمْ!›

beware that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations serve their gods, that I also may do likewise?’

31 ف َلا تَعبُدُوا يهوه إلَهَكُمْ بِطُرُقِهِمْ، فَهُمْ يَعْمَلُونَ لآلِهَتِهِمْ ما يُبْغِضُهُ يهوه، إذْ يُحرِقُونَ حَتَّى أبْناءَهُمْ وَبَناتِهِمْ فَي النّارِ كَقَرابينَ لآلِهَتِهِمْ.

You shall not behave thus toward the Lord your God, for every abominable act which the Lord hates they have done for their gods; for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

32 ف َاحْرِصُوا عَلَى تَطبيقِ جَمِيعِ ما أُوصِيكُمْ بِهِ. لا تُضِيفُوا إلَيهِ، وَلا تَحذِفُوا مِنهُ.

“ Whatever I command you, you shall be careful to do; you shall not add to nor take away from it.