Deuteronomy 12

1 these [the] statute: decree and [the] justice: judgement which to keep: careful [emph?] to/for to make: do in/on/with land: country/planet which to give: give LORD God father your to/for you to/for to possess: take her all [the] day which you(m. p.) alive upon [the] land: planet

These are the rules and regulations you must make sure to follow the whole time you live in the land that the Lord, the God of your forefathers, has given you to own.

2 to perish to perish [emph?] [obj] all [the] place which to serve: minister there [the] nation which you(m. p.) to possess: take [obj] them [obj] God their upon [the] mountain: mount [the] to exalt and upon [the] hill and underneath: under all tree luxuriant

You are to completely destroy all the pagan shrines where the nations you're driving out worshiped their gods: on the top of high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

3 and to tear [obj] altar their and to break [obj] pillar their and Asherah their to burn [emph?] in/on/with fire and idol God their to cut down/off [emph?] and to perish [obj] name their from [the] place [the] he/she/it

Tear down their altars, knock down their idolatrous pillars, burn down their Asherah poles, and cut down the idols of their gods. Remove any trace of them from everywhere.

4 not to make: offer [emph?] so to/for LORD God your

You are not to worship the Lord your God in the way that they did.

5 that if: except if: except to(wards) [the] place which to choose LORD God your from all tribe your to/for to set: put [obj] name his there to/for to dwell his to seek and to come (in): come there [to]

No, you must go to the place the Lord your God will choose from the territory of all your tribes to set up a place where he will live with you. That's where you must go.

6 and to come (in): bring there [to] burnt offering your and sacrifice your and [obj] tithe your and [obj] contribution hand: themselves your and vow your and voluntariness your and firstborn cattle your and flock your

You'll take there your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and all your offerings—your freewill offerings and offerings to fulfill a promise, along with the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

7 and to eat there to/for face: before LORD God your and to rejoice in/on/with all sending hand: undertake your you(m. p.) and house: household your which to bless you LORD God your

That's where, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families will eat and celebrate everything you've worked for, because the Lord your God has blessed you.

8 not to make: do [emph?] like/as all which we to make: do here [the] day man: anyone all [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance his

You're not to do like we're doing here today. At the moment everyone does what they think is right,

9 for not to come (in): come till now to(wards) [the] resting and to(wards) [the] inheritance which LORD God your to give: give to/for you

because you haven't arrived in the land you will own that the Lord your God is giving you and where you will be at peace.

10 and to pass [obj] [the] Jordan and to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet which LORD God your to inherit [obj] you and to rest to/for you from all enemy your from around and to dwell security

After you cross the Jordan and settle down in the country that the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and he lets you rest from fighting all your enemies and you live in safety,

11 and to be [the] place which to choose LORD God your in/on/with him to/for to dwell name his there there [to] to come (in): bring [obj] all which I to command [obj] you burnt offering your and sacrifice your tithe your and contribution hand: themselves your and all best vow your which to vow to/for LORD

then the Lord your God will choose a place where he will live with you. That's where you are to bring everything I've order you to do—your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and freewill offerings, and all the special gifts you promise to give to the Lord.

12 and to rejoice to/for face: before LORD God your you(m. p.) and son: child your and daughter your and servant/slave your and maidservant your and [the] Levi which in/on/with gate: town your for nothing to/for him portion and inheritance with you

You will celebrate there in the presence of the Lord your God—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levites living in your towns, because they don't have any share in the allotment of land.

13 to keep: careful to/for you lest to ascend: offer up burnt offering your in/on/with all place which to see: see

Make sure you don't present your burnt offerings just anywhere you want.

14 that if: except if: except in/on/with place which to choose LORD in/on/with one tribe your there to ascend: offer up burnt offering your and there to make: do all which I to command you

You are to offer them only in the place the Lord will choose in the territory of one of your tribes. That's where you are to do everything that I order you to do.

15 except in/on/with all desire soul: myself your to sacrifice and to eat flesh like/as blessing LORD God your which to give: give to/for you in/on/with all gate: town your [the] unclean and [the] pure to eat him like/as gazelle and like/as deer

Of course you can slaughter and eat meat wherever you are, anytime you want, depending on how much the Lord your God has blessed you. All of you, whether you're ceremonially clean or not, can it eat it just like you would a gazelle or a deer,

16 except [the] blood not to eat upon [the] land: soil to pour: pour him like/as water

but you are not to eat the blood—pour that out on the ground.

17 not be able to/for to eat in/on/with gate: town your tithe grain your and new wine your and oil your and firstborn cattle your and flock your and all vow your which to vow and voluntariness your and contribution hand: themselves your

In your towns you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or olive oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you give to fulfill a promise, your freewill offerings, or your special gifts.

18 that if: except if: except to/for face: before LORD God your to eat him in/on/with place which to choose LORD God your in/on/with him you(m. s.) and son: child your and daughter your and servant/slave your and maidservant your and [the] Levi which in/on/with gate: town your and to rejoice to/for face: before LORD God your in/on/with all sending hand: undertake your

No, you must eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your God will choose— you, your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levites living in your towns. Celebrate in the presence of the Lord your God in everything you do,

19 to keep: careful to/for you lest to leave: neglect [obj] [the] Levi all day: always your upon land: soil your

and make sure you don't forget about the Levites as the whole time you live in your land.

20 for to enlarge LORD God your [obj] border: area your like/as as which to speak: promise to/for you and to say to eat flesh for to desire soul: appetite your to/for to eat flesh in/on/with all desire soul: appetite your to eat flesh

When the Lord your God gives you more land as he promised, and you feel like some meat, and say, “I want to have some meat,” you may can it whenever you want.

21 for to remove from you [the] place which to choose LORD God your to/for to set: put name his there and to sacrifice from cattle your and from flock your which to give: give LORD to/for you like/as as which to command you and to eat in/on/with gate: town your in/on/with all desire soul: myself your

If the place where the Lord your God chooses to live with you is a long way away, then you can slaughter any animal from the herd or flock he has given you, following the regulations I have given you, and you can eat it in your town whenever you want.

22 surely like/as as which to eat [obj] [the] gazelle and [obj] [the] deer so to eat him [the] unclean and [the] pure together to eat him

In fact you can eat it like you would eat a gazelle or deer—whether you're ceremonially clean or not, you can eat it.

23 except to strengthen: ensure to/for lest to eat [the] blood for [the] blood he/she/it [the] soul: life and not to eat [the] soul: life with [the] flesh

Just make sure you don't eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

24 not to eat him upon [the] land: soil to pour: pour him like/as water

You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground.

25 not to eat him because be good to/for you and to/for son: child your after you for to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: seeing LORD

Don't eat it, so that all will go well with you and your children, because you will be doing what is right in the Lord's sight.

26 except holiness your which to be to/for you and vow your to lift: raise and to come (in): come to(wards) [the] place which to choose LORD

Take your holy sacrifices and the offerings to fulfill your vows and go to the place the Lord will choose.

27 and to make: offer burnt offering your [the] flesh and [the] blood upon altar LORD God your and blood sacrifice your to pour: pour upon altar LORD God your and [the] flesh to eat

Present your burnt offerings, the meat and blood, on the altar of the Lord your God. The blood of your other sacrifices is to be poured out beside the altar of the Lord your God, but you are allowed to eat the meat.

28 to keep: careful and to hear: obey [obj] all [the] word [the] these which I to command you because be good to/for you and to/for son: child your after you till forever: enduring for to make: do [the] pleasant and [the] upright in/on/with eye: seeing LORD God your

Make sure you obey everything I'm commanding you, so that it may always go well with you and your children, because you will be following what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.

29 for to cut: eliminate LORD God your [obj] [the] nation which you(m. s.) to come (in): come there [to] to/for to possess: take [obj] them from face: before your and to possess: take [obj] them and to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet their

When the Lord your God destroys the nations ahead of you as you enter the country to possess, and you drive them out and settle down in their land,

30 to keep: careful to/for you lest to snare after them after to destroy they from face: before your and lest to seek to/for God their to/for to say how? to serve: minister [the] nation [the] these [obj] God their and to make: do so also I

make sure you don't fall into the trap of following their ways after they have been destroyed right in front of you. Don't try and find out about their gods, asking, “I wonder how these people worship their gods? I'll do like they did.”

31 not to make: offer so to/for LORD God your for all abomination LORD which to hate to make: do to/for God their for also [obj] son: child their and [obj] daughter their to burn in/on/with fire to/for God their

You must not worship the Lord your God like this, because when they worship their gods they do every kind of abominable thing that the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods!

32 [obj] all [the] word: thing which I to command [obj] you [obj] him to keep: careful to/for to make: do not to add upon him and not to dimish from him

Be careful to do everything I order you to do. Don't add or take away anything from these instructions.