Deuteronomy 10

1 “Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones. And make a wooden chest to put them in. Then [bring the tablets] up to me on this mountain.

I reira ano ka korero mai a Ihowa ki ahau, Haua e koe kia rua nga papa kohatu, kia rite ki o te timatanga, ka haere ake ai ki ahau ki te maunga, hanga hoki e koe he aaka rakau.

2 I will write on those tablets the same words that I wrote on the first tablets, the ones that you broke. Then you can put them in the chest.’

A maku e tuhituhi ki nga papa nga kupu o nga papa o mua, i wahia ra e koe, a me hoatu e koe ki roto ki te aaka.

3 “So I made a chest. I used wood from an acacia tree to make it. Then I cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I went up the mountain carrying the tablets.

Na hanga ana e ahau he aaka, he hitimi te rakau, taraia ana hoki e ahau nga papa kohatu e rua, rite tonu ki o mua, na ka piki ahau ki te maunga me nga papa e rua i toku ringa.

4 There Yahweh wrote on the tablets the [same] Ten Commandments [that he had written on the first tablet]. They are the commandments that he told to your ancestors from the middle of the fire on the mountain, when they were gathered [at the bottom of the mountain]. Then Yahweh gave the tablets to me,

Na ka tuhituhi ia ki nga papa, rite tonu ki to mua tuhituhinga, i nga ture kotahi tekau i korerotia mai e Ihowa ki a koutou i te maunga, i waenganui o te ahi, i te ra o te huihuinga; a homai ana e Ihowa ki ahau.

5 and I turned and went down the mountain. Then, just as he had commanded, I put them in the chest that I had made. And they are still there.”

Na tahuri ana ahau, heke iho ana i te maunga, a whaowhina ana nga papa ki roto ki te aaka i hanga e ahau, a kei reira na ano, ko ta Ihowa i whakahau ai ki ahau.

6 (Then, from the wells that belonged to the people of Jaakan, the Israeli people traveled to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar took his place and became the Supreme Priest.

Na ka haere atu nga tama a Iharaira i Peerota Pene Iakana ki Mohera: a ka mate a Arona ki reira, a tanumai iho ki reira; na ko tana tama, ko Ereatara te tohunga i muri i a ia.

7 From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.

I haere atu ratou i reira a Kurekora; i Kurekora atu ki Iotopata, he whenua awa wai.

8 At that time, Yahweh (set apart/appointed) the tribe of Levi to carry the chest that contained [the tablets on which were written] the Ten Commandments, and to stand in Yahweh’s presence [in the sacred tent], to offer sacrifices, and to pray for Yahweh to bless [the people. They are still doing those things] at the present time.

I taua wa ano ka wehea e Ihowa te iwi o Riwai hei amo i te aaka o te kawenata a Ihowa, hei tu ki te aroaro o Ihowa, hei minita ki a ia, hei manaaki hoki i runga i tona ingoa a mohoa noa nei.

9 That is the reason that the tribe of Levi did not receive any land like the other tribes did. What they received was the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s [priests], which is what he said that they should do.)

No reira i kore ai tetahi wahi mo Riwai, tetahi kainga tuturu i roto i ona tuakana, i ona teina: ko tona kainga tuturu ko Ihowa, rite tonu ki ta Ihowa, ki ta tou Atua, i korero ai ki a ia.

10 “I stayed on the mountain 40 days and nights, just like I did the first time. [I prayed to] Yahweh, and he (answered my prayers/did what I requested) again and said that he would not destroy your ancestors.

A i noho ahau i te maunga, ko nga ra he pera me o mua, e wha tekau nga ra, e wha tekau nga po; a i rongo mai ano a Ihowa ki ahau i reira; kihai a Ihowa i aro ki te whakamate i a koe.

11 Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Continue your journey, going in front of the people, to occupy the land that I vowed your ancestors that I would give to you.’”

A ka mea mai a Ihowa ki ahau, Whakatika, haere atu i tou huarahi i mua i te iwi; a me haere ratou ki te tango i te whenua, i oati ai ahau ki o ratou matua kia hoatu ki a ratou.

12 “Now, you Israeli people, [I will tell you] [RHQ] what Yahweh our God requires/demands that you do. He requires you to revere him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him wholeheartedly [DOU],

Na, he aha, e Iharaira, ta Ihowa, ta tou Atua, e mea nei i a koe? Ehara oti i te wehi i a Ihowa, i tou Atua, i te haere i ana haerenga katoa, i te aroha ki a ia, i te mahi hoki ki a Ihowa, ki tou Atua, tou ngakau katoa, tou wairua katoa,

13 and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.

I te pupuri hoki i nga whakahau a Ihowa, i ana tikanga e whakahaua nei e ahau i tenei ra ki a koe, hei pai mou?

14 “Do not forget that Yahweh our God owns even the sky and everything that is in it. He also owns the earth and everything that is on it.

Nana, no Ihowa, no tou Atua, te rangi me te rangi o nga rangi, te whenua me ona mea katoa.

15 But [in spite of owning all those things], Yahweh loved your ancestors, and from all the people-groups [on the earth] he chose us, their descendants, and we are still his people.

Ko Ihowa anake i ahuareka ki ou matua, i aroha ki a ratou, a ko o ratou uri i muri i a ratou, ara ko koutou, tana i whiriwhiri ai o nga iwi katoa; koia ano tenei inaianei.

16 So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!

Kotia ra e koutou te kiri matamata o o koutou ngakau, kaua hoki e whakamarokia ano o koutou kaki.

17 Yahweh our God is greater than all gods, and he is greater than all rulers. He is very powerful [DOU] and awesome. He (is impartial/does not do things that favor one (group/person) more than others), and he does not accept bribes.

Ko Ihowa hoki, ko tou Atua, ko ia te Atua o nga atua, te Ariki o nga ariki, he Atua nui ia, he kaha, he whakamataku, e kore nei e whakapai kanohi, e kore ano hoki e tango utu.

18 He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly. He loves even (foreigners/people from other countries) who live among us Israeli people, and he gives them food and clothes.

E whakahaere ana ia i te tikanga mo te pani, mo te pouaru, e aroha ana ki te manene, e hoatu ana hoki he taro, he kakahu mona.

19 So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.

No reira kia aroha koutou ki te manene; he manene hoki koutou i mua, i te whenua o Ihipa.

20 Revere Yahweh our God and worship only him. (Be faithful to/Have a close relationship with) him, and say that he should punish you if you do not do what you promise.

Ko Ihowa, ko tou Atua, tau e wehi ai, me mahi ano ki a ia, me awhi ki a ia, me waiho hoki tona ingoa hei oati.

21 He is the one whom you must praise. He is our God, and we have seen the great and amazing things that he has done for us.

Ko ia tau e whakamoemiti ai, ko ia hoki tou Atua, i mahi nei i enei mea nunui, i enei mea whakawehi, i kite ra ou kanohi.

22 When our ancestors, [Jacob and his family], went down to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now Yahweh our God has caused us to be as numerous as the stars in the sky.”

Ko ou matua, i heke atu ra ki Ihipa, e whitu tekau nga tangata; na, inaianei ka oti koe te mea e Ihowa, e tou Atua, kia rite ki nga whetu o te rangi te tini.