اَلتَّثْنِيَة 17

١ 1 «لَا تَذْبَحْ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ ثَوْرًا أَوْ شَاةً فِيهِ عَيْبٌ، شَيْءٌ مَّا رَدِيءٌ، لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ رِجْسٌ لَدَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ.

Thou shalt offer vnto the Lord thy God no bullocke nor sheepe wherein is blemish or any euill fauoured thing: for that is an abomination vnto the Lord thy God.

٢ 2 «إِذَا وُجِدَ فِي وَسَطِكَ فِي أَحَدِ أَبْوَابِكَ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطِيكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ رَجُلٌ أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ يَفْعَلُ شَرًّا فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ بِتَجَاوُزِ عَهْدِهِ،

If there be founde among you in any of thy cities, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickednes in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his couenant,

٣ 3 وَيَذْهَبُ وَيَعْبُدُ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى وَيَسْجُدُ لَهَا، أَوْ لِلشَّمْسِ أَوْ لِلْقَمَرِ أَوْ لِكُلٍّ مِنْ جُنْدِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، ٱلشَّيْءَ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ أُوصِ بِهِ،

And hath gone and serued other gods, and worshipped them: as the sunne, or the moone, or any of the hoste of heauen, which I haue not commanded,

٤ 4 وَأُخْبِرْتَ وَسَمِعْتَ وَفَحَصْتَ جَيِّدًا وَإِذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ صَحِيحٌ أَكِيدٌ. قَدْ عُمِلَ ذَلِكَ ٱلرِّجْسُ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ،

And it be tolde vnto thee, and thou hast heard it, then shalt thou inquire diligently: and if it be true, and the thing certaine, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,

٥ 5 فَأَخْرِجْ ذَلِكَ ٱلرَّجُلَ أَوْ تِلْكَ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ، ٱلَّذِي فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ ٱلشِّرِّيرَ إِلَى أَبْوَابِكَ، ٱلرَّجُلَ أَوِ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ، وَٱرْجُمْهُ بِٱلْحِجَارَةِ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ.

Then shalt thou bring foorth that man, or that woman (which haue committed that wicked thing) vnto thy gates, whether it be man or woman, and shalt stone them with stones, til they die.

٦ 6 عَلَى فَمِ شَاهِدَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةِ شُهُودٍ يُقْتَلُ ٱلَّذِي يُقْتَلُ. لَا يُقْتَلْ عَلَى فَمِ شَاهِدٍ وَاحِدٍ.

At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is woorthie of death, die: but at the mouth of one witnesse, he shall not die.

٧ 7 أَيْدِي ٱلشُّهُودِ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ أَوَّلًا لِقَتْلِهِ، ثُمَّ أَيْدِي جَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ أَخِيرًا، فَتَنْزِعُ ٱلشَّرَّ مِنْ وَسَطِكَ.

The handes of the witnesses shall be first vpon him, to kill him: and afterward the hands of all the people: so thou shalt take the wicked away from among you.

٨ 8 «إِذَا عَسِرَ عَلَيْكَ أَمْرٌ فِي ٱلْقَضَاءِ بَيْنَ دَمٍ وَدَمٍ، أَوْ بَيْنَ دَعْوَى وَدَعْوَى، أَوْ بَيْنَ ضَرْبَةٍ وَضَرْبَةٍ مِنْ أُمُورِ ٱلْخُصُومَاتِ فِي أَبْوَابِكَ، فَقُمْ وَٱصْعَدْ إِلَى ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ،

If there rise a matter too harde for thee in iudgement betweene blood and blood, betweene plea and plea, betweene plague and plague, in the matters of controuersie within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and goe vp vnto the place which the Lord thy God shall chuse,

٩ 9 وَٱذْهَبْ إِلَى ٱلْكَهَنَةِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ وَإِلَى ٱلْقَاضِي ٱلَّذِي يَكُونُ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ، وَٱسْأَلْ فَيُخْبِرُوكَ بِأَمْرِ ٱلْقَضَاءِ.

And thou shalt come vnto the Priestes of the Leuites, and vnto the iudge that shall be in those daies, and aske, and they shall shewe thee the sentence of iudgement,

١٠ 10 فَتَعْمَلُ حَسَبَ ٱلْأَمْرِ ٱلَّذِي يُخْبِرُونَكَ بِهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَتَحْرِصُ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا يُعَلِّمُونَكَ.

And thou shalt do according to that thing which they of that place (which the Lord hath chosen) shewe thee, and thou shalt obserue to doe according to all that they informe thee.

١١ 11 حَسَبَ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ ٱلَّتِي يُعَلِّمُونَكَ وَٱلْقَضَاءِ ٱلَّذِي يَقُولُونَهُ لَكَ تَعْمَلُ. لَا تَحِدْ عَنِ ٱلْأَمْرِ ٱلَّذِي يُخْبِرُونَكَ بِهِ يَمِينًا أَوْ شِمَالًا.

According to the Lawe, which they shall teach thee, and according to the iudgement which they shall tell thee, shalt thou doe: thou shalt not decline from the thing which they shall shew thee, neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

١٢ 12 وَٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي يَعْمَلُ بِطُغْيَانٍ، فَلَا يَسْمَعُ لِلْكَاهِنِ ٱلْوَاقِفِ هُنَاكَ لِيَخْدِمَ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ، أَوْ لِلْقَاضِي، يُقْتَلُ ذَلِكَ ٱلرَّجُلُ، فَتَنْزِعُ ٱلشَّرَّ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And that man that wil doe presumptuously, not hearkening vnto the Priest (that standeth before the Lord thy God to minister there) or vnto the iudge, that man shall die, and thou shalt take away euill from Israel.

١٣ 13 فَيَسْمَعُ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَيَخَافُونَ وَلَا يَطْغَوْنَ بَعْدُ.

So all the people shall heare and feare, and doe no more presumptuously.

١٤ 14 «مَتَى أَتَيْتَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطِيكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ، وَٱمْتَلَكْتَهَا وَسَكَنْتَ فِيهَا، فَإِنْ قُلْتَ: أَجْعَلُ عَلَيَّ مَلِكًا كَجَمِيعِ ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلَّذِينَ حَوْلِي.

Whe thou shalt come vnto ye land which the Lord thy God giueth thee, and shalt possesse it, and dwell therein, if thou say, I will set a King ouer me, like as all the nations that are about me,

١٥ 15 فَإِنَّكَ تَجْعَلُ عَلَيْكَ مَلِكًا ٱلَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ. مِنْ وَسَطِ إِخْوَتِكَ تَجْعَلُ عَلَيْكَ مَلِكًا. لَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكَ رَجُلًا أَجْنَبِيًّا لَيْسَ هُوَ أَخَاكَ.

Then thou shalt make him King ouer thee, whome the Lord thy God shall chuse: from among thy brethren shalt thou make a King ouer thee: thou shalt not set a stranger ouer thee, which is not thy brother.

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنْ لَا يُكَثِّرْ لَهُ ٱلْخَيْلَ، وَلَا يَرُدُّ ٱلشَّعْبَ إِلَى مِصْرَ لِكَيْ يُكَثِّرَ ٱلْخَيْلَ، وَٱلرَّبُّ قَدْ قَالَ لَكُمْ: لَا تَعُودُوا تَرْجِعُونَ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلطَّرِيقِ أَيْضًا.

In any wise he shall not prepare him many horses, nor bring the people againe to Egypt, for to encrease the number of horses, seeing the Lord hath sayd vnto you, Ye shall henceforth goe no more againe that way.

١٧ 17 وَلَا يُكَثِّرْ لَهُ نِسَاءً لِئَلَّا يَزِيغَ قَلْبُهُ. وَفِضَّةً وَذَهَبًا لَا يُكَثِّرْ لَهُ كَثِيرًا.

Neither shall hee take him many wiues, lest his heart turne away, neither shall he gather him much siluer and golde.

١٨ 18 وَعِنْدَمَا يَجْلِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ مَمْلَكَتِهِ، يَكْتُبُ لِنَفْسِهِ نُسْخَةً مِنْ هَذِهِ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ فِي كِتَابٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ،

And when he shall sit vpon the throne of his kingdo, then shall he write him this Law repeted in a booke, by the Priests of the Leuites.

١٩ 19 فَتَكُونُ مَعَهُ، وَيَقْرَأُ فِيهَا كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ، لِكَيْ يَتَعَلَّمَ أَنْ يَتَّقِيَ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَهُ وَيَحْفَظَ جَمِيعَ كَلِمَاتِ هَذِهِ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ وَهَذِهِ ٱلْفَرَائِضَ لِيَعْمَلَ بِهَا،

And it shall be with him, and he shall reade therein all daies of his life, that he may learne to feare the Lord his God, and to keepe all ye words of this Lawe, and these ordinances for to doe them:

٢٠ 20 لِئَلَّا يَرْتَفِعَ قَلْبُهُ عَلَى إِخْوَتِهِ، وَلِئَلَّا يَحِيدَ عَنِ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ يَمِينًا أَوْ شِمَالًا. لِكَيْ يُطِيلَ ٱلْأَيَّامَ عَلَى مَمْلَكَتِهِ هُوَ وَبَنُوهُ فِي وَسَطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

That his heart be not lifted vp aboue his brethren, and that he turne not from the commandement, to the right hand or to the left, but that he may prolong his daies in his kingdom, he, and his sonnes in the middes of Israel.