Deuteronomy 17
1 You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.
“Nou p ap fè sakrifis a SENYÈ Bondye nou an, ni bèf, ni mouton ki gen fot oswa okenn defo; paske sa se yon bagay abominab a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.
2 If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant
“Si sa twouve nan mitan nou, nan okenn vil nou yo ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ap bannou yo, yon nonm oswa yon fanm ki fè sa ki mal nan zye SENYÈ Bondye nou an, nan transgrese akò Li a,
3 and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—
epi te ale sèvi lòt dye yo pou adore yo, kit se solèy la, lalin nan, oswa nenpòt nan lame syèl la, ke mwen pa te kòmande,
4 and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel,
epi si yo di nou sa, e nou te tande sa, alò, nou va fè yon ankèt avèk dilijans. Veye byen, epi si se vrè, e se sèten ke bagay abominab sila a te fèt an Israël,
5 you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.
alò, nou va mennen nonm sa a oswa fanm sa a ki te fè zak mechan sa a nan pòtay nou yo, e nou va lapide li ak kout wòch jiskaske li mouri.
6 On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.
“Sou temwayaj a de temwen oswa twa temwen, sila ki dwe mouri an, va vin mete a lanmò. Li p ap mete a lanmò sou temwayaj a yon sèl temwen.
7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.
Se men a temwen yo k ap premye kont li pou mete li a lanmò; epi apre, se men a tout pèp la. Konsa nou va netwaye mechanste a soti nan mitan ou.
8 If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
“Si yon ka twò difisil pou nou deside, pa egzanp, a nivo touye moun, oswa yon lòt nivo, oswa yon kalite pwosè ak yon lòt, oswa antre blese moun ak yon lòt; alò, nou va mennen yo kote SENYÈ Bondye nou an, chwazi a.
9 You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
“Konsa, nou va rive kote prèt Levit la ki se chèf la nan jou sa yo, nou va mande yo, e yo va deklare jijman sou ka a.
10 You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,
Nou va konfòme avèk tèm a jijman sila ke yo te deklare a nou menm soti kote ke SENYÈ a chwazi a. Nou va fè atansyon pou obsève tout sa ke yo enstwi nou.
11 according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.
Selon tèm lalwa ke yo enstwi nou yo, e selon desizyon ke yo di nou, nou va fè yo. Nou pa pou vire akote pawòl ke yo deklare a nou menm yo, ni adwat, ni agoch.
12 But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
“Nonm nan ki aji avèk ògèy e ki pa koute prèt la ki kanpe la a pou sèvi SENYÈ Bondye nou an, ni jij la, nonm sila a va mouri. Se konsa, nou va retire mal sa a soti an Israël.
13 Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and will no longer behave arrogantly.
Epi tout pèp la va tande, pou gen krentif, e yo p ap aji avèk ògèy ankò.
14 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”
“Lè nou antre nan peyi ke SENYÈ Bondye nou an, bannou an pou posede, e nou viv ladann, nou va di: ‘Annou mete yon wa sou nou tankou tout nasyon ki antoure nou yo’.
15 you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.
Nou va, anverite, mete yon wa ke SENYÈ a chwazi sou nou, youn ki soti nan sitwayen parèy nou yo, nou va mete l kòm wa sou nou. “Nou pa kapab mete yon etranje sou nou menm, ki pa sitwayen parèy nou.
16 But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
Anplis, li p ap miltipliye cheval pou pwòp tèt li, ni li p ap fè pèp la retounen an Égypte pou miltipliye cheval; akoz SENYÈ a te di nou: ‘Nou p ap retounen la ankò.’
17 He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
Li p ap pran anpil fanm; sinon, kè li va detounen. Ni li p ap ranmase anpil ajan avèk lò pou tèt li.
18 When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
“Alò, li va rive ke lè li chita sou twòn wayòm li an, li va ekri pou tèt li yon kopi de lwa sila a sou yon woulo papye, nan prezans prèt Levit yo.
19 It is to remain with him, and he is to read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this instruction and these statutes.
Li va rete avèk li, e li va li li pandan tout jou lavi li, pou li kapab aprann gen krent SENYÈ a, Bondye li a, pou l swiv avèk atansyon tout pawòl lwa sa a, ak règleman sila yo, pou fè yo;
20 Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.
e pou li pa konsidere tèt li pi bon ke Izrayelit parèy li yo, e ke li pa detounen de kòmandman an, ni adwat, ni agoch, dekwa ke li menm avèk fis li yo kapab dire anpil tan nan wayòm li a nan mitan Israël.
