اَلتَّثْنِيَة 24

١ 1 «إِذَا أَخَذَ رَجُلٌ ٱمْرَأَةً وَتَزَوَّجَ بِهَا، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْهِ لِأَنَّهُ وَجَدَ فِيهَا عَيْبَ شَيْءٍ، وَكَتَبَ لَهَا كِتَابَ طَلَاقٍ وَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى يَدِهَا وَأَطْلَقَهَا مِنْ بَيْتِهِ،

If a man takith a wijf, and hath hir, and sche fyndith not grace bifor hise iyen for sum vilite, he schal write a `libel, ethir litil book, of forsakyng, and he schal yyue in `the hond of hir, and he schal delyuere hir fro his hows.

٢ 2 وَمَتَى خَرَجَتْ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ ذَهَبَتْ وَصَارَتْ لِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ،

And whanne sche goith out, and weddith anothir hosebonde,

٣ 3 فَإِنْ أَبْغَضَهَا ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْأَخِيرُ وَكَتَبَ لَهَا كِتَابَ طَلَاقٍ وَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى يَدِهَا وَأَطْلَقَهَا مِنْ بَيْتِهِ، أَوْ إِذَا مَاتَ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْأَخِيرُ ٱلَّذِي ٱتَّخَذَهَا لَهُ زَوْجَةً،

and he also hatith hir, and yyueth to hir a `litil booke of forsakyng, and delyuereth hir fro his hows, ethir certis he is deed,

٤ 4 لَا يَقْدِرُ زَوْجُهَا ٱلْأَوَّلُ ٱلَّذِي طَلَّقَهَا أَنْ يَعُودَ يَأْخُذُهَا لِتَصِيرَ لَهُ زَوْجَةً بَعْدَ أَنْ تَنَجَّسَتْ. لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ رِجْسٌ لَدَى ٱلرَّبِّ. فَلَا تَجْلِبْ خَطِيَّةً عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطِيكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ نَصِيبًا.

the formere hosebonde schal not mow resseyue hir in to wijf, for sche is defoulid, and maad abhomynable bifore the Lord; lest thou make thi lond to do synne, which lond thi Lord God yaf to thee to welde.

٥ 5 «إِذَا ٱتَّخَذَ رَجُلٌ ٱمْرَأَةً جَدِيدَةً، فَلَا يَخْرُجْ فِي ٱلْجُنْدِ، وَلَا يُحْمَلْ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرٌ مَّا. حُرًّا يَكُونُ فِي بَيْتِهِ سَنَةً وَاحِدَةً، وَيَسُرُّ ٱمْرَأَتَهُ ٱلَّتِي أَخَذَهَا.

Whanne a man hath take late a wijf, he schal not go forth to batel, nethir ony thing of comyn nede schal be enioyned to hym, but he schal yyue tent with out blame to his hows, that he be glad in o yeer with his wijf.

٦ 6 «لَا يَسْتَرْهِنْ أَحَدٌ رَحًى أَوْ مِرْدَاتَهَا، لِأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يَسْتَرْهِنُ حَيَاةً.

Thou schalt not take in the stide of wed the lowere and the hiyere queerne stoon of thi brothir, for he puttide his lijf to thee.

٧ 7 «إِذَا وُجِدَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ سَرَقَ نَفْسًا مِنْ إِخْوَتِهِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَٱسْتَرَقَّهُ وَبَاعَهُ، يَمُوتُ ذَلِكَ ٱلسَّارِقُ، فَتَنْزِعُ ٱلشَّرَّ مِنْ وَسَطِكَ.

If a man is takun, `that is, conuyct in doom, bisili aspiynge to stele his brothir of the sones of Israel, and whanne he hath seeld hym, takith priys, he schal be slayn; and thou schalt do awey yuel fro the myddis of thee.

٨ 8 «اِحْرِصْ فِي ضَرْبَةِ ٱلْبَرَصِ لِتَحْفَظَ جِدًّا وَتَعْمَلَ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا يُعَلِّمُكَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ. كَمَا أَمَرْتُهُمْ تَحْرِصُونَ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا.

Kepe thou diligentli, lest thou renne in to the sijknesse of lepre, but thou schalt do what euer thingis the preestis of the kyn of Leuy techen thee, bi that that Y comaundide to hem, and `fille thou diligentli.

٩ 9 اُذْكُرْ مَا صَنَعَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ بِمَرْيَمَ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ.

Haue ye mynde what thingis youre Lord God dide to Marie, in the weie, whanne ye yede `out of Egipt.

١٠ 10 «إِذَا أَقْرَضْتَ صَاحِبَكَ قَرْضًا مَّا، فَلَا تَدْخُلْ بَيْتَهُ لِكَيْ تَرْتَهِنَ رَهْنًا مِنْهُ.

Whanne thou schalt axe of thi neiyebore ony thing which he owith to thee, thou schalt not entre in to his hows, that thou take awei a wed;

١١ 11 فِي ٱلْخَارِجِ تَقِفُ، وَٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي تُقْرِضُهُ يُخْرِجُ إِلَيْكَ ٱلرَّهْنَ إِلَى ٱلْخَارِجِ.

but thou schalt stonde with out forth, and he schal brynge forth that that he hath.

١٢ 12 وَإِنْ كَانَ رَجُلًا فَقِيرًا فَلَا تَنَمْ فِي رَهْنِهِ.

Sotheli if he is pore, the wed schal not dwelle bi nyyt at thee,

١٣ 13 رُدَّ إِلَيْهِ ٱلرَّهْنَ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِ ٱلشَّمْسِ، لِكَيْ يَنَامَ فِي ثَوْبِهِ وَيُبَارِكَكَ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ بِرٌّ لَدَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ.

but anoon thou schalt yelde to hym bifor the goyng doun of the sunne, that he slepe in his cloth, and blesse thee, and thou haue riytfulnesse bifor thi Lord God.

١٤ 14 «لَا تَظْلِمْ أَجِيرًا مِسْكِينًا وَفَقِيرًا مِنْ إِخْوَتِكَ أَوْ مِنَ ٱلْغُرَبَاءِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي أَرْضِكَ، فِي أَبْوَابِكَ.

Thou schalt not denye the hire of thi brother nedi and pore, ethir of the comelyng that dwellith with thee in thi lond, and is with ynne thi yatis;

١٥ 15 فِي يَوْمِهِ تُعْطِيهِ أُجْرَتَهُ، وَلَا تَغْرُبْ عَلَيْهَا ٱلشَّمْسُ، لِأَنَّهُ فَقِيرٌ وَإِلَيْهَا حَامِلٌ نَفْسَهُ، لِئَلَّا يَصْرُخَ عَلَيْكَ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَتَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ خَطِيَّةٌ.

but in the same dai thou schalt yelde to hym the prijs of his trauel, bifor the goyng doun of the sunne, for he is pore, and susteyneth therof his lijf; lest he crye ayens thee to the Lord, and it be arettid to thee into synne.

١٦ 16 «لَا يُقْتَلُ ٱلْآبَاءُ عَنِ ٱلْأَوْلَادِ، وَلَا يُقْتَلُ ٱلْأَوْلَادُ عَنِ ٱلْآبَاءِ. كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ بِخَطِيَّتِهِ يُقْتَلُ.

The fadris schulen not be slayn for the sones, nether the sones for the fadris, but ech man schal die for hys owne synne.

١٧ 17 «لَا تُعَوِّجْ حُكْمَ ٱلْغَرِيبِ وَٱلْيَتِيمِ، وَلَا تَسْتَرْهِنْ ثَوْبَ ٱلْأَرْمَلَةِ.

Thou schalt not `peruerte, ethir waiwardli turne, the doom of the comelyng, and of fadirles ethir modirles; nethir thou schalt take awei in the stide of wed the cloth of a widewe.

١٨ 18 وَٱذْكُرْ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ عَبْدًا فِي مِصْرَ فَفَدَاكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ. لِذَلِكَ أَنَا أُوصِيكَ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ.

Haue thou mynde, that thou seruedist in Egipt, and thi Lord God delyuerede thee fro thennus; therfor Y comaunde to thee that thou do this thing.

١٩ 19 «إِذَا حَصَدْتَ حَصِيدَكَ فِي حَقْلِكَ وَنَسِيتَ حُزْمَةً فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ، فَلَا تَرْجِعْ لِتَأْخُذَهَا، لِلْغَرِيبِ وَٱلْيَتِيمِ وَٱلْأَرْمَلَةِ تَكُونُ، لِكَيْ يُبَارِكَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلِ يَدَيْكَ.

Whanne thou repist corn in the feeld, and foryetist, and leeuest a repe, thou schalt not turne ayen to take it, but thou schalt suffre that a comelyng, and fadirles, ethir modirles, and a widewe take awei, that thi Lord God blesse thee in al the werk of thin hondis.

٢٠ 20 وَإِذَا خَبَطْتَ زَيْتُونَكَ فَلَا تُرَاجِعِ ٱلْأَغْصَانَ وَرَاءَكَ، لِلْغَرِيبِ وَٱلْيَتِيمِ وَٱلْأَرْمَلَةِ يَكُونُ.

If thou gaderist fruytis of olyues, what euer thing leeueth in trees, thou schalt not turne ayen to gadere, but thou schalt leeue to a comelyng, fadirles, ether modirles, and to a widewe.

٢١ 21 إِذَا قَطَفْتَ كَرْمَكَ فَلَا تُعَلِّلْهُ وَرَاءَكَ. لِلْغَرِيبِ وَٱلْيَتِيمِ وَٱلْأَرْمَلَةِ يَكُونُ.

If thou gaderist grapis of the vyner, thou schalt not gadere raisyns that leeuen, but tho schulen falle in to the vsis of the comelyng, of the fadirles, ethir modirles, and of the wydewe.

٢٢ 22 وَٱذْكُرْ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ عَبْدًا فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. لِذَلِكَ أَنَا أُوصِيكَ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ.

Haue thou mynde that also thou seruedist in Egipt, and therfor Y comaunde to thee, that thou do this thing.