Ponovljeni zakon 17
1 Ne žrtvuj Jahvi, Bogu svome, ni vola ni ovna koji bi na sebi imao manu ili kakvo zlo, jer bi to bilo ružno pred Jahvom, Bogom tvojim.
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.
2 Ako se u tvojoj sredini - u bilo kojem tvojem gradu što ti ga dade Jahve, Bog tvoj - nađe čovjek ili žena da učini što je zlo u očima Jahve, Boga tvoga, i krši njegov Savez:
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,
3 otišavši da iskazuje štovanje drugim bogovima te se pokloni njima, suncu, mjesecu ili bilo čemu od nebeske vojske, a što sam ja zabranio,
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;
4 i tebi se to javi i ti to čuješ, onda pomno istraži; i bude li istina i doista se ta grozota učinila u Izraelu,
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;
5 onda toga čovjeka ili tu ženu koji učiniše takvu opačinu izvedi na gradska vrata te ih kamenuj da poginu.
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.
6 Na smrt osuđeni neka se pogubi na iskaz dvojice ili trojice svjedoka. Na riječ jednoga svjedoka ne smije se pogubiti.
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.
7 Neka najprije svjedoci dignu ruku na nj da ga smaknu, a poslije toga neka je digne sav narod. Tako ćeš iskorijeniti zlo iz svoje sredine.
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.
8 Bude li ti preteško štogod rasuditi: ubojstvo, sukob o pravima, kakvu ozljedu ili svađu u tvome gradu, tada ustani i pođi u mjesto što ga odabere Jahve, Bog tvoj.
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.
9 Obrati se svećenicima, levitima i sucu koji bude za ono vrijeme. Njih pitaj, oni će ti rasuditi.
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.
10 I učini onako kako ti budu kazali u mjestu koje Jahve odabere. Pazi: sve učini kako te upute.
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.
11 Uradi prema uputi koju ti dadnu i prema presudi koju donesu. Od presude koju ti kažu ne odstupaj ni desno ni lijevo.
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.
12 Ako bi se tko drsko odupro i ne bi poslušao ni svećenika koji ondje stoji da služi Jahvi, Bogu tvome, ni suca, neka se taj čovjek pogubi. Tako ćeš iskorijeniti zlo iz Izraela,
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.
13 a sav će se narod, kad sazna, bojati i više se neće drsko odupirati.
And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
14 Kad stigneš u zemlju koju ti Jahve, Bog tvoj, daje; kad je zaposjedneš i u njoj se nastaniš, pa onda kažeš: 'Želim da nad sobom postavim kralja, kako ga imaju svi drugi narodi oko mene' -
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';
15 tada ćeš onoga koga Jahve, Bog tvoj, odabere, sebi postaviti za kralja. Nekoga od svoje braće postavi sebi za kralja, a ne smiješ postavljati nad sobom tuđina koji ti nije brat.
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.
16 Samo neka ne drži mnogo konja i ne šalje naroda u Egipat da poveća broj konja. Jer vam je Jahve rekao: 'Ovim se putem nikada više ne vraćajte!'
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.'
17 I neka nema mnogo žena da mu srce ne pođe stranputicom; i neka sebi ne gomila srebra ni zlata!
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away; neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
18 A kad sjedne na kraljevsko prijestolje, neka sebi na svitak prepiše ovaj Zakon od svećenika Levijevaca.
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.
19 Neka ga drži uza se; neka ga čita sve vrijeme svoga života da nauči bojati se Jahve, Boga svoga, držati sve riječi ovoga Zakona i vršiti ove odredbe;
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;
20 da se svojim srcem ne uzdigne iznad svoje braće i da ne skrene od ove zapovijedi ni desno ni lijevo, kako bi dugo kraljevao, on i sinovi njegovi, u Izraelu.
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.
