اَلتَّثْنِيَة 17

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

Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, even any evil thing; for that is an abomination unto 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 found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing His covenant,

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 served other gods, and worshipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have commanded not;

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

and it be told thee, and thou hear it, then shalt thou inquire diligently, and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, 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 forth that man or that woman, who have done this evil thing, unto thy gates, even the man or the woman; and thou shalt stone them with stones, that they die.

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

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

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

The hand of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.

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 arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, even matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose.

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

And thou shall come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days; and thou shalt inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the sentence of judgment.

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 the tenor of the sentence, which they shall declare unto thee from that place which the LORD shall choose; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they shall teach 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 law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do; thou shalt not turn aside from the sentence which they shall declare unto thee, 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 the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die; and thou shalt exterminate the evil from Israel.

١٣ 13 فَيَسْمَعُ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَيَخَافُونَ وَلَا يَطْغَوْنَ بَعْدُ.

And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do 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.

When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein; and shalt say: 'I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round 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.

thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose; one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee; thou mayest not put a foreigner over thee, who 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.

Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses; forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you: 'Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.'

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

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away; neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

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

And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites.

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 read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do 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 up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left; to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.