Deuteronomy 26 — Novel English Bible

1 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) Kay-ThaBawaa (surely you come) Al-HaAratz (to the land) Ashar (who/that) Yahawah () Alahayam (God) Nathan (gave) Lak (for you) Nachalah (inheritance), WaYarashathah (and you possess her), WaYashabath (and you dwell), Bah (within him her)

2 WaLaqachath (And you take) MaRaashayath (of first) Kal (every) Paray (fruit) HaAdamah (the ground), AsharaThaBawayaa (who/that you bring) MaAratzak (from your land) Ashar (who/that) Yahawah () Alahayam (God) Nathan (gave); Lak (for you) WaShawamath (and you put) BaTanaa (in basket), WaHalakath (and you go) Al-HaMaqawam (to the place) AsharaYaBachar (who/that choose), Yahawah () Alahayam (God) LaShakan (to dwell) Shamaw (his name). Sham (there)

3 WaBawaath (And you come) Al-HaKahan (to the priest) AsharaYaHayah (who/that came to pass) BaYawamayam (in days), HaHam (the they / them) WaAmarath (and you tell), “Alayaw (to him) HaNagadathay (Report / inform) HaYawam (this day) Yahawah () Alahayam (God), Kay-Bawaathay (surely coming) Al-HaAratz (to the land) AsharaYaNaShabai (who/that swore) Yahawah () LaAbathayanaw (to our fathers) LaNathanath (to give) Lanaw (for us).”

4 WaYaLaqach (And take) HaKahan (the priest) HaTanaa (the basket) MaYadak (from your hand), WaHaYanayachaw (and [causing] set it down) LaPanayam (before) Mazabach (altar) Yahawah () Alahayam (God).

5 WaInahayath (And you answer) WaInahayath (and say) WaAmarath (and said) LaPanayam (before) Yahawah () Alahayam (God), “Aramay (syrian) Abad (destroy / perish) Abay (my father); WaYaYarad (and he went down) Matzarayam (Egypt), WaYaGawar (and lived), Sham (there) BaMathay (in 𐤌𐤕) Mait (few) WaYaHayah (and number); Sham (there) LaGaway (nation), Gadawal (very great/important/mighty), Itzawam (mighty), WaRab (and populous).

6 WaYaRaiiw (And wicked / dysfunctional / evil) Athanaw (the entirety of us) HaMatzarayam (the egyptians dealt ill), WaYaInahawanaw (and afflicted us), WaYaNathanaw (and laid) Ilayanaw (went up us) Ibadah (bondage) Qashah (rough / hard):

7 WaNaTzaiq (And we cried) Al (to) Yahawah (), Alahayam (God) Abathayanaw (our fathers), WaYaShamai (and heard) Yahawah () Ath-Qawalanaw (the entirety of our voice), WaYaRaah (and saw) Ath-Inayanaw (the entirety of our affliction), WaAth-Imalanaw (and the entirety of our toil), WaAth-Lachatzanaw (and the entirety of our oppression);

8 WaYaYawatzaanaw (And brought us forth) Yahawah () MaMatzarayam (out of Egypt) BaYad (in hand), Chazaqah (mighty) WaBaZarawai (and in arm), Natahawayah (outstretched) WaBaMawaraa (and in terror), Gadawal (greater) WaBaAwathawath (and with signs), WaBaMawapathayam (and with wonders);

9 WaYaBawaanaw (And he brought us) Al-HaMaqawam (to this place), HaZah (this / that / these) WaYaNathan (and given) Lanaw (for us) Ath-HaAratz (the entirety of this land), HaZaath (this) Aratz (Earth/land) Zawabath (flowing) Chalab (milk) WaDabash (and honey).

10 WaIthah (And now / present moment) Hanah (Behold) HaBawaathay (Now behold bring / come) Ath-Raashayath (the entirety of beginning) Paray (fruit) HaAdamah (the ground), Ashar-Nathanathah (who/that you given).” Lay (for me) Yahawah (), WaHaYanachathaw (and you [causing] set him) LaPanayam (down before) Yahawah () Alahayam (God), WaHathaShachahawayath (and you [reflexive] worship him) LaPanayam (before) Yahawah () Alahayam (God).

11 WaShamachath (And you rejoice) BaKal (in every) HaTawab (the good) AsharaYaNathan (who/that given), Lak (for you) Yahawah () Alahayam (God) WaLaBayathak (and to your house), Athah (you) WaHaLawayay (and the Levite), WaHaGar (and the foreigner) AsharaBaQarabak (who/that in midst you).

12 KayaThaKalah (Surely you made end) LaIshar (tithing) Ath-Kal (the entirety of every) Maishar (tithe) Thabawaahathak (your increase) BaShanah (in year), HaShalayashayath (the third) Shanahath (year) HaMaishar (the tithing), WaNathanathah (and you give) LaLawayay (to the Levite), LaGar (to foreigner), LaYathawam (to fatherless), WaLaAlamanah (and to widow), WaAkalaw (and they eat) BaShairayak (within your gates), WaShabaiw (and filled).

13 WaAmarath (And you say) LaPanayam (before) Yahawah () Alahayam (God), “Bairathay (burn) HaQadash (the holy) Man-HaBayath (from the house), WaGam (and indeed / moreover) Nathanathayaw (given him) LaLawayay (to the Levite), WaLaGar (and to foreigner), LaYathawam (to fatherless), WaLaAlamanah (and to widow), KaKal (as every) Matzawahathak (your commandment) AsharaTzawahayathay (who/that you commanded me): Laa (NOT) Ibarathay (pass over/through) MaMatzawahawathayak (of your commandments), WaLaa (And not) Shakachathay (neither forgotten):

14 Laa (NOT) Akalathay (eat) BaAwanay (in mourning), Manamanaw (from us) WaLaa (And not) Bairathay (burn), Manamanaw (from us) BaTamaa (in unclean), WaLaa (And not) Nathanathay (gave) Manamanaw (from us) LaMawath (for dead): Shamaithay (hearken / hear) BaQawal (in voice) Yahawah () Alahayam (God); Ishahayathay (make) KaKal (as every) AsharaTzawahayathay (who/that you commanded me).

15 HaShaqayapah ([causing] look down - emphatic) MaMaiwan (from habitation), Qadashak (your holy) Man-HaShamayam (from the heaven), WaBarak (and bless) Ath-Imak (the entirety of your people) Ath (the entirety of) Yashar-Al (Israel), WaAthaHaAdamah (and the entirety of the ground) AsharaNathanathah (who/that you given), Lanaw (for us) KaAsharaNaShabaith (as who/that you swore) LaAbathayanaw (to our fathers), Aratz (Earth/land) Zawabath (flowing) Chalab (milk) WaDabash (and honey).”

16 HaYawam (This day) HaZah (this / that / these) Yahawah () Alahayam (God) MaTzawahak (commands you) LaIshahawath (to do - plural) Ath-HaChaqayam (the entirety of these statutes) HaAlah (these) WaAth-HaMashapatayam (and the entirety of the ordinances): WaShamarath (and you keep) WaIshahayath (and you do) Awatham (the entirety of them) BaKal (in every) Lababak (your heart), WaBaKal (and in every) Napashak (your soul).

17 Ath (The entirety of) Yahawah () HaAmarath (you [causing] declared) HaYawam (this day) LaHayahawath (came to pass - plural) Lak (for you) LaAlahayam (God), WaLaYalakath (and walk) BaDarakayaw (in his ways), WaLaShamar (and keep) Chaqayaw (his statutes), WaMatzawahawathayaw (and his commandments), WaMashapatayaw (and his ordinances), WaLaShamai (and listen) BaQawalaw (in his voice):

18 Yahawah () HaAmayarak ([causing] declared you) HaYawam (this day) LaHayahawath (came to pass - plural) Law (for him) LaIm (to people) Sagalah (own possession), KaAsharaYaDabar (as who/that he promised), Lak (for you) WaLaShamar (and keep) Kal (every) Matzawahawathayaw (his commandments);

19 WaLaNathanathak (And to make you) Ilayawan (Most High) IlaKal (over every) HaGawayam (the nations) AsharaYaIshah (who/that he made), LaThahalah (praise), WaLaSham (and name), WaLaThapaarahath (and honor); WaLaHayahathak (and came to pass you) Im (nation / people) Qadawash (Holy / Set Apart - already) Yahawah () Alahayam (God), KaAsharaYaDabar (as who/that he spoken).