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Caabudidda Ilaahyo Kale

13 Hadduu dhexdiinna ka kaco nebi ama mid riyooyin ku riyooda, oo uu idin tuso calaamad ama yaab, oo calaamadda amase yaabku haddu rumoobo oo la arko wixii uu idinkula hadlay isagoo leh, Ina keena aynu ilaahyo kale raacnee oo aynu iyaga u adeegnee kuwaas oo aydaan aqoonin, waa inaydaan dhegaysan erayada nebigaas ama riyaalowgaas, waayo, Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ahu wuu idin tijaabinayaa inuu ogaado bal inaad Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ah ka jeceshihiin qalbigiinna oo dhan iyo naftiinna oo dhan iyo in kale. Waa inaad Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ah raacdaan oo ka cabsataan, oo waa inaad amarradiisa xajisaan oo codkiisa addeecdaan, waana inaad isaga u adeegtaan oo ku hadhaan. Oo nebigaas ama riyaalowgaas waa in la dilaa, maxaa yeelay, wuxuu ku hadlay wax ku caasinimo ah Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ah oo idinka soo bixiyey dalkii Masar oo idinka soo furtay gurigii addoonsiga, si uu idiinka leexiyo jidkii Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ahu idinku amray inaad ku socotaan. Oo sidaas waa inaad shar dhexdiinna uga saartaan.

Oo haddii walaalkaa oo ah wiilkii hooyadaa, ama wiilkaaga, ama gabadhaada, ama naagtaada laabta kaaga jiifta, ama saaxiibkaaga sida naftaada kula mid ahu uu si qarsoodi ah kugu sasabo oo uu ku yidhaahdo, Ina keen aynu u adeegno ilaahyo kale kuwaasoo aadan aqoon, adiga iyo awowayaashaa toona, ee ah ilaahyada dadyowga hareerihiinna ku wareegsan ha ahaadeen kuwa kuu dhow ama kuwa kaa fog ee jooga dunida geesteed iyo xataa tan iyo geesteeda kale, kaas waa inaadan la heshiin, oo isaga ha dhegaysan, hana u nixin, hana u tudhin, hana qarin isaga, laakiinse kaas hubaal waa inaad dishaa, oo gacantaadu ha ahaato tan ugu horraysa oo isaga disha, dabadeedna dadka oo dhammu ha u gacan qaadeen. 10 Oo waa inaad dhagxisaa si uu u dhinto, maxaa yeelay, wuxuu damcay inuu kaa fogeeyo Rabbiga Ilaahaaga ah oo idinka soo bixiyey dalkii Masar iyo gurigii addoonsiga. 11 Oo reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammu way maqli doonaan, wayna cabsan doonaan, oo mar dambe ma ay samayn doonaan shar la mid ah sida kan idinku dhex jira oo kale.

12 Oo haddaad wax ka maqashaan mid ka mid ah magaalooyinka Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ahu idiin siinayo inaad degtaan, 13 iyadoo la leeyahay, Dad waxmatarayaal ah baa dhexdiinna ka baxay oo waxay jiiteen dadkii magaaladooda degganaa, iyagoo leh, Ina keena oo aynu u adeegno ilaahyo kale, kuwaasoo aydaan aqoon, 14 markaas waa inaad weyddiisaan oo baadhaan, oo aad iyo aad u haybisaan, oo bal eeg, haddii taasu run tahay, oo ay tahay wax hubaal ah, in karaahiyada caynkaas ah dhexdiinna lagu sameeyey, 15 markaas dadka magaaladaas deggan hubaal waa inaad seef ku laysaan, oo dhammaanteed waa inaad wada baabbi'isaan, oo kulli waxa magaaladaas ku jira iyo xoolaheedaba seef ku laaya. 16 Oo alaabteeda dhaca ah oo dhanna waxaad ku soo ururisaan jidka dhexdiisa, oo waa inaad Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ah dhammaan u gubtaan magaalada iyo alaabteeda oo dhanba, oo weligeed waxay ahaan doontaa tuulmo, oo mar dambena lama dhisi doono. 17 Oo gacantiinna yaanay waxba kaga hadhin alaabta xaaraanta ah, in Rabbigu ka soo noqdo cadhadiisii kululayd, oo uu siduu awowayaashiin ugu dhaartay idiinku naxariisto, oo idiinku naxo, oo idiin tarmiyo, 18 markaad dhegaysataan Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ah codkiisa, inaad xajisaan amarradiisa aan maanta idinku amrayo oo dhan, oo aad samaysaan waxa ku qumman Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ah hortiisa.

Worshiping Other Gods

13 [a]If a prophet,(A) or one who foretells by dreams,(B) appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign(C) or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods”(D) (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” you must not listen to the words of that prophet(E) or dreamer.(F) The Lord your God is testing(G) you to find out whether you love(H) him with all your heart and with all your soul. It is the Lord your God you must follow,(I) and him you must revere.(J) Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast(K) to him. That prophet or dreamer must be put to death(L) for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn(M) you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil(N) from among you.

If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices(O) you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods”(P) (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), do not yield(Q) to them or listen to them. Show them no pity.(R) Do not spare them or shield them. You must certainly put them to death.(S) Your hand(T) must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people. 10 Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away(U) from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid,(V) and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.

12 If you hear it said about one of the towns the Lord your God is giving you to live in 13 that troublemakers(W) have arisen among you and have led the people of their town astray, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods you have not known), 14 then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly.(X) And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,(Y) 15 you must certainly put to the sword all who live in that town. You must destroy it completely,[b](Z) both its people and its livestock.(AA) 16 You are to gather all the plunder of the town into the middle of the public square and completely burn the town(AB) and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the Lord your God.(AC) That town is to remain a ruin(AD) forever, never to be rebuilt, 17 and none of the condemned things[c] are to be found in your hands. Then the Lord will turn from his fierce anger,(AE) will show you mercy,(AF) and will have compassion(AG) on you. He will increase your numbers,(AH) as he promised(AI) on oath to your ancestors— 18 because you obey the Lord your God by keeping all his commands that I am giving you today and doing what is right(AJ) in his eyes.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-18 is numbered 13:2-19.
  2. Deuteronomy 13:15 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
  3. Deuteronomy 13:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.