اَلتَّثْنِيَة 15

١ 1 «فِي آخِرِ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ تَعْمَلُ إِبْرَاءً.

At the end of every seven years there is to be a general forgiveness of debt.

٢ 2 وَهَذَا هُوَ حُكْمُ ٱلْإِبْرَاءِ: يُبْرِئُ كُلُّ صَاحِبِ دَيْنٍ يَدَهُ مِمَّا أَقْرَضَ صَاحِبَهُ. لَا يُطَالِبُ صَاحِبَهُ وَلَا أَخَاهُ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ نُودِيَ بِإِبْرَاءٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

This is how it is to be done: every creditor is to give up his right to whatever he has let his neighbour have; he is not to make his neighbour, his countryman, give it back; because a general forgiveness has been ordered by the Lord.

٣ 3 ٱلْأَجْنَبِيَّ تُطَالِبُ، وَأَمَّا مَا كَانَ لَكَ عِنْدَ أَخِيكَ فَتُبْرِئُهُ يَدُكَ مِنْهُ.

A man of another nation may be forced to make payment of his debt, but if your brother has anything of yours, let it go;

٤ 4 إِلَّا إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيكَ فَقِيرٌ. لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِنَّمَا يُبَارِكُكَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطِيكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ نَصِيبًا لِتَمْتَلِكَهَا.

But there will be no poor among you; for the Lord will certainly give you his blessing in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage;

٥ 5 إِذَا سَمِعْتَ صَوْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ لِتَحْفَظَ وَتَعْمَلَ كُلَّ هَذِهِ ٱلْوَصَايَا ٱلَّتِي أَنَا أُوصِيكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ،

If only you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and take care to keep all these orders which I give you today.

٦ 6 يُبَارِكُكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ كَمَا قَالَ لَكَ. فَتُقْرِضُ أُمَمًا كَثِيرَةً وَأَنْتَ لَا تَقْتَرِضُ، وَتَتَسَلَّطُ عَلَى أُمَمٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَهُمْ عَلَيْكَ لَا يَتَسَلَّطُونَ.

For the Lord your God will give you his blessing as he has said: you will let other nations have the use of your money, but you will not make use of theirs; you will be rulers over a number of nations, but they will not be your rulers.

٧ 7 «إِنْ كَانَ فِيكَ فَقِيرٌ، أَحَدٌ مِنْ إِخْوَتِكَ فِي أَحَدِ أَبْوَابِكَ فِي أَرْضِكَ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطِيكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ، فَلَا تُقَسِّ قَلْبَكَ، وَلَا تَقْبِضْ يَدَكَ عَنْ أَخِيكَ ٱلْفَقِيرِ،

If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;

٨ 8 بَلِ ٱفْتَحْ يَدَكَ لَهُ وَأَقْرِضْهُ مِقْدَارَ مَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ.

But let your hand be open to give him the use of whatever he is in need of.

٩ 9 ٱحْتَرِزْ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعَ قَلْبِكَ كَلَامٌ لَئِيمٌ قَائِلًا: قَدْ قَرُبَتِ ٱلسَّنَةُ ٱلسَّابِعَةُ، سَنَةُ ٱلْإِبْرَاءِ، وَتَسُوءُ عَيْنُكَ بِأَخِيكَ ٱلْفَقِيرِ وَلَا تُعْطِيهِ، فَيَصْرُخَ عَلَيْكَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَتَكُونُ عَلَيْكَ خَطِيَّةٌ.

And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.

١٠ 10 أَعْطِهِ وَلَا يَسُوءْ قَلْبُكَ عِنْدَمَا تُعْطِيهِ، لِأَنَّهُ بِسَبَبِ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ يُبَارِكُكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ فِي كُلِّ أَعْمَالِكَ وَجَمِيعِ مَا تَمْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِ يَدُكَ.

But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand.

١١ 11 لِأَنَّهُ لَا تُفْقَدُ ٱلْفُقَرَاءُ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ. لِذَلِكَ أَنَا أُوصِيكَ قَائِلًا: ٱفْتَحْ يَدَكَ لِأَخِيكَ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ وَٱلْفَقِيرِ فِي أَرْضِكَ.

For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

١٢ 12 «إِذَا بِيعَ لَكَ أَخُوكَ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيُّ أَوْ أُخْتُكَ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيَّةُ وَخَدَمَكَ سِتَّ سِنِينَ، فَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلسَّابِعَةِ تُطْلِقُهُ حُرًّا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ.

If one of your countrymen, a Hebrew man or woman, becomes your servant for a price and does work for you six years, in the seventh year let him go free.

١٣ 13 وَحِينَ تُطْلِقُهُ حُرًّا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ لَا تُطْلِقُهُ فَارِغًا.

And when you make him free, do not let him go away with nothing in his hands:

١٤ 14 تُزَوِّدُهُ مِنْ غَنَمِكَ وَمِنْ بَيْدَرِكَ وَمِنْ مَعْصَرَتِكَ. كَمَا بَارَكَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ تُعْطِيهِ.

But give him freely from your flock and from your grain and your wine: in the measure of the wealth which the Lord your God has given you, you are to give to him.

١٥ 15 وَٱذْكُرْ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ عَبْدًا فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، فَفَدَاكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ. لِذَلِكَ أَنَا أُوصِيكَ بِهَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ ٱلْيَوْمَ.

And keep in mind that you yourself were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: so I give you this order today.

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنْ إِذَا قَالَ لَكَ: لَا أَخْرُجُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ. لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ أَحَبَّكَ وَبَيْتَكَ، إِذْ كَانَ لَهُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَكَ،

But if he says to you, I have no desire to go away from you; because you and your family are dear to him and he is happy with you;

١٧ 17 فَخُذِ ٱلْمِخْرَزَ وَٱجْعَلْهُ فِي أُذُنِهِ وَفِي ٱلْبَابِ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ عَبْدًا مُؤَبَّدًا. وَهَكَذَا تَفْعَلُ لِأَمَتِكَ أَيْضًا.

Then take a sharp-pointed instrument, driving it through his ear into the door, and he will be your servant for ever. And you may do the same for your servant-girl.

١٨ 18 لَا يَصْعُبْ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُطْلِقَهُ حُرًّا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، لِأَنَّهُ ضِعْفَيْ أُجْرَةِ ٱلْأَجِيرِ خَدَمَكَ سِتَّ سِنِينَ. فَيُبَارِكُكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ فِي كُلِّ مَا تَعْمَلُ.

Let it not seem hard to you that you have to send him away free; for he has been working for you for six years, which is twice the regular time for a servant: and the blessing of the Lord your God will be on you in everything you do.

١٩ 19 «كُلُّ بِكْرٍ ذَكَرٍ يُولَدُ مِنْ بَقَرِكَ وَمِنْ غَنَمِكَ تُقَدِّسُهُ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ. لَا تَشْتَغِلْ عَلَى بِكْرِ بَقَرِكَ وَلَا تَجُزَّ بِكْرَ غَنَمِكَ.

All the first males to come to birth in your herd and your flock are to be holy to the Lord your God: the first birth of your ox is not to be used for work, the wool of your first lamb is not to be cut.

٢٠ 20 أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ تَأْكُلُهُ سَنَةً بِسَنَةٍ، فِي ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ ٱلرَّبُّ، أَنْتَ وَبَيْتُكَ.

But year by year you and all your house are to take a meal of it before the Lord, in the place of his selection.

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنْ إِذَا كَانَ فِيهِ عَيْبٌ، عَرَجٌ أَوْ عَمًى، عَيْبٌ مَّا رَدِيءٌ، فَلَا تَذْبَحْهُ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ.

But if it has any mark on it, if it is blind or has damaged legs, or if there is anything wrong with it, it may not be offered to the Lord your God.

٢٢ 22 فِي أَبْوَابِكَ تَأْكُلُهُ. ٱلنَّجِسُ وَٱلطَّاهِرُ سَوَاءً كَٱلظَّبْيِ وَٱلْأُيَّلِ.

It may be used for food in your houses: the unclean and the clean may take of it, as of the gazelle and the roe.

٢٣ 23 وَأَمَّا دَمُهُ فَلَا تَأْكُلُهُ. عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ تَسْفِكُهُ كَٱلْمَاءِ.

Only do not take its blood for food, but let it be drained out on the earth like water.