申命记 17
1 “凡有残疾，或有什么恶病的牛羊，你都不可献给耶和华—你的 神，因为这是耶和华—你 神所憎恶的。
Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God any bullock, or lamb, whereon there is a blemish, any thing evil; for it is an abomination unto the Lord thy God.
2 “在你们中间，在耶和华—你 神所赐你的诸城中，无论哪座城里，若有人，或男或女，行耶和华—你 神眼中看为恶的事，违背了他的约，
If there be found in the midst of thee, within any one of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee. a man or a woman, that doth the wickedness in the eyes of the Lord thy God, to transgress his covenant,
3 去事奉敬拜别神，或拜日头，或拜月亮，或拜天象，是主不曾吩咐的；
And he hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have prohibited;
4 有人告诉你，你也听见了，就要细细地探听，果然是真，准有这可憎恶的事行在以色列中，
And it be told thee, and thou hearest of it: then shalt thou inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, the thing is certain, such abomination hath been wrought in Israel:
5 你就要将行这恶事的男人或女人拉到城门外，用石头将他打死。
Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, who have committed this wicked thing, unto thy gates, the man or the woman, and thou shalt stone them with stones till they die.
6 要凭两三个人的口作见证将那当死的人治死；不可凭一个人的口作见证将他治死。
Upon the evidence of two witnesses, or of three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; he shall not be put to death upon the evidence of one witness.
7 见证人要先下手，然后众民也下手将他治死。这样，就把那恶从你们中间除掉。
The hand of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and the hand of all the people at the last; and thou shalt put the evil away from the midst of thee.
8 “你城中若起了争讼的事，或因流血，或因争竞，或因殴打，是你难断的案件，你就当起来，往耶和华—你 神所选择的地方
If a matter be unknown to thee for decision, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between bodily injury and injury, [or] matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which the Lord thy God will choose;
9 去见祭司利未人，并当时的审判官，求问他们，他们必将判语指示你。
And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that may be in those days, and thou shalt inquire, and they shall inform thee of the sentence of the case;
10 他们在耶和华所选择的地方指示你的判语，你必照着他们所指教你的一切话谨守遵行。
And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they may tell thee from that place which the Lord will choose, and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they may instruct thee;
11 要按他们所指教你的律法，照他们所断定的去行；他们所指示你的判语，你不可偏离左右。
In accordance with the instruction which they may instruct thee, and according to the decision which they may say unto thee, shalt thou do: thou shalt not depart from the sentence which they may tell thee, to the right, or to the left.
12 若有人擅敢不听从那侍立在耶和华—你 神面前的祭司，或不听从审判官，那人就必治死；这样，便将那恶从以色列中除掉。
And the man that will act presumptuously, so as not to hearken 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 put away the evil from Israel.
13 众百姓都要听见害怕，不再擅敢行事。”
And all the people shall hear, and be afraid, and not act presumptuously any more.
14 “到了耶和华—你 神所赐你的地，得了那地居住的时候，若说：‘我要立王治理我，像四围的国一样。’
When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou hast taken possession of it, and dwellest therein, and thou sayest, I wish to set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me:
15 你总要立耶和华—你 神所拣选的人为王。必从你弟兄中立一人；不可立你弟兄以外的人为王。
Then mayest thou indeed set a king over thee, the one whom the Lord thy God will choose; [but] from the midst of thy brethren shalt thou set a king over thee; thou mayest not set over thee a stranger, who is not thy brother.
16 只是王不可为自己加添马匹，也不可使百姓回埃及去，为要加添他的马匹，因耶和华曾吩咐你们说：‘不可再回那条路去。’
Only he shall not acquire for himself many horses; so that he may not cause the people to return to Egypt, in order to acquire many horses; whereas the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth not return on that way any more.
17 他也不可为自己多立妃嫔，恐怕他的心偏邪；也不可为自己多积金银。
Neither shall he take to himself many wives, that his heart may not turn away; nor shall he acquire for himself too much silver and gold.
18 他登了国位，就要将祭司利未人面前的这律法书，为自己抄录一本，
And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book out of [that which is] before the priests, the Levites;
19 存在他那里，要平生诵读，好学习敬畏耶和华—他的 神，谨守遵行这律法书上的一切言语和这些律例，
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: in order that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them.
20 免得他向弟兄心高气傲，偏左偏右，离了这诫命。这样，他和他的子孙便可在以色列中，在国位上年长日久。”
So that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and so that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right, or to the left: in order that he may live many days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
