< Deuteronomy 14 >

1 son: child you(m. p.) to/for LORD God your not to cut and not to set: make bald spot between eye your to/for to die
You are the children of the Lord your God. Don't mutilate yourselves or shave your forehead like pagans do when they mourn the dead,
2 for people holy you(m. s.) to/for LORD God your and in/on/with you to choose LORD to/for to be to/for him to/for people possession from all [the] people which upon face: surface [the] land: planet
because you are a holy people who belong to the Lord your God. The Lord chose you as his special people out of all the nations on earth.
3 not to eat all abomination
You must not eat anything repulsive.
4 this [the] animal which to eat cattle sheep sheep and sheep goat
These are the animals that you are allowed to eat: cattle, sheep, goats,
5 deer and gazelle and roebuck and wild goat and ibex and antelope and mountain goat
deer, gazelles, wild goats, antelopes, and mountain sheep.
6 and all animal to divide hoof and to cleave cleft two hoof to ascend: regurgitate cud in/on/with animal [obj] her to eat
You can eat any animal that both has a divided hoof and also chews the cud.
7 surely [obj] this not to eat from to ascend: regurgitate [the] cud and from to divide [the] hoof [the] to cleave [obj] [the] camel and [obj] [the] hare and [obj] [the] rock badger for to ascend: regurgitate cud they(masc.) and hoof not to divide unclean they(masc.) to/for you
But you are not allowed to eat those that either chew the cud or have a divided hoof. This includes: camels, rabbits, and rock hyraxes. Even though they chew the cud, they don't have a divided hoof. You must treat them as unclean.
8 and [obj] [the] swine for to divide hoof he/she/it and not cud unclean he/she/it to/for you from flesh their not to eat and in/on/with carcass their not to touch
The same applies to the pig. Even though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. So you must treat it as unclean. You must not eat its meat or touch its dead body.
9 [obj] this to eat from all which in/on/with water all which to/for him fin and scale to eat
When it comes to creatures that live in the water, you are allowed to eat anything that has fins and scales.
10 and all which nothing to/for him fin and scale not to eat unclean he/she/it to/for you
But you must not eat anything that does not have fins and scales. You must treat them as unclean.
11 all bird pure to eat
You are allowed to eat any clean bird.
12 and this which not to eat from them [the] eagle and [the] vulture and [the] vulture
But you must not eat the following: eagle, griffon vulture, bearded vulture,
13 and [the] glede and [obj] [the] falcon and [the] hawk to/for kind her
buzzard, kites, any kind of falcon,
14 and [obj] all raven to/for kind his
any member of the crow family,
15 and [obj] daughter [the] ostrich and [obj] [the] ostrich and [obj] [the] gull and [obj] [the] hawk to/for kind his
tawny owl, long-eared owl, gulls, any kind of hawk,
16 [obj] [the] owl and [obj] [the] owl and [the] chameleon
little owl, eagle owl, barn owl,
17 and [the] pelican and [obj] [the] carrion [to] and [obj] [the] cormorant
desert owl, Egyptian vulture, fish owl,
18 and [the] stork and [the] heron to/for kind her and [the] hoopoe and [the] bat
storks, any kind of heron, hoopoe, or bats.
19 and all swarm [the] bird unclean he/she/it to/for you not to eat
All insects that fly are unclean to you; you must not eat them.
20 all bird pure to eat
But you are allowed to eat any clean animal that has wings.
21 not to eat all carcass to/for sojourner which in/on/with gate: town your to give: give her and to eat her or to sell to/for foreign for people holy you(m. s.) to/for LORD God your not to boil kid in/on/with milk mother his
You must not eat any animal that dies. You can give it to a foreigner in your town, and they can eat it, or you can sell it to a foreigner. You, however, are a holy people who belong to the Lord your God. Don't cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
22 to tithe to tithe [obj] all produce seed your [the] to come out: produce [the] land: country year year
Make sure you pay a tithe of every crop grown each year in your fields.
23 and to eat to/for face: before LORD God your in/on/with place which to choose to/for to dwell name his there tithe grain your new wine your and oil your and firstborn cattle your and flock your because to learn: learn to/for to fear: revere [obj] LORD God your all [the] day: always
You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose to live with you, so that you will learn to always respect the Lord your God.
24 and for to multiply from you [the] way: journey for not be able to lift: bear him for to remove from you [the] place which to choose LORD God your to/for to set: make name his there for to bless you LORD God your
However, if it's too far to carry all the tithe that the Lord your God has blessed you with, because the place where the Lord your God will choose to live with you is too distant,
25 and to give: give in/on/with silver: money and to confine [the] silver: money in/on/with hand your and to go: went to(wards) [the] place which to choose LORD God your in/on/with him
then you can exchange it for money, take the money with you and go to the place the Lord your God will choose.
26 and to give: give [the] silver: money in/on/with all which to desire soul: myself your in/on/with cattle and in/on/with flock and in/on/with wine and in/on/with strong drink and in/on/with all which to ask you soul: appetite your and to eat there to/for face: before LORD God your and to rejoice you(m. s.) and house: household your
Then you can spend the money on anything you like—cattle, sheep, wine, alcoholic drink, or anything else you want. Then you can have a feast there in the presence of the Lord your God and celebrate with your family.
27 and [the] Levi which in/on/with gate: town your not to leave: neglect him for nothing to/for him portion and inheritance with you
Don't forget to take care of the Levites in your town, because they don't have any share in the allotment of land.
28 from end three year to come out: send [obj] all tithe produce your in/on/with year [the] he/she/it and to rest in/on/with gate: town your
At the end of every third year, collect a tenth of all your produce for that year and store it in your town.
29 and to come (in): come [the] Levi for nothing to/for him portion and inheritance with you and [the] sojourner and [the] orphan and [the] widow which in/on/with gate: town your and to eat and to satisfy because to bless you LORD God your in/on/with all deed: work hand your which to make: do
This way the Levites (who don't have any share in the allotment of land), the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows in your town will be provided with what they need. The Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

< Deuteronomy 14 >