Deuteronomy 24
1 If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
Mwanamume akimchukua mke na kumuoa, na mke asipokubalika machoni pa mumewe kwa sababu kagundua jambo ambalo si jema kwake, basi anatakiwa amwandikie talaka, aiweke mkononi mwake, na kumfukuza nyumbani kwake.
2 If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,
Akishaondoka nyumbani kwake, anaweza kwenda na kuwa mke wa mwanamume mwingine.
3 and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,
Iwapo mume wa pili akamchukia na kumwandikia talaka, akaiweka mkononi mwake, na kumfukuza nyumbani kwake; au huyu mume wa pili akafariki, mwanamume aliyemchukua kuwa mke wake –
4 then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
basi mume wa awali, yule aliyemfukuza mara ya kwanza, haruhusiwi kumchukua tena awe mke wake, baada ya yeye kuwa mchafu, kwa maana hiyo itakuwa ni chukizo kwa Yahwe. Hautakiwi kusababisha nchi iwe na hatia, nchi ambayo Yahwe Mungu wako anakupatia kama urithi.
5 If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.
Mwanamume atakapochukua mke mpya, hatakwenda vitani na jeshi, na wala hataamrishwa kwenda kwenye shughuli yoyote ya kulazimishwa; atakuwa huru kuwa nyumbani kwa mwaka mzima na atamfurahisha mke wake aliyemchukua.
6 Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
Mwanamume yeyote hatachukua kinu wala jiwe la kinu kama dhamana, kwa maana hivyo itakuwa kuchukua Maisha ya mtu kama dhamana.
7 If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.
Iwapo mwanamume kakutwa kamteka mmoja wa kaka zake miongoni mwa watu wa Israeli, na kumtendea kama mtumwa na kisha kumuuza, huyo mwizi lazima afe; na utakuwa umeondoa uovu miongoni mwenu.
8 In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.
Kuwa mwangalifu kuhusu kiini chochote cha ukoma, ili kwamba uwe makini katika kuchunguza na kufuata kila agizo linalopewa kwako ambalo makuhani, Walawi, wanakufundisha; kama nilivyowaamuru, ili utekeleze.
9 Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.
Kumbukeni nini Yahwe Mungu wako alichomfanya Miriam ulipokuwa ukitoka Misri.
10 When you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect security.
Utoapo mkopo wa aina yoyote kwa jirani yako, hautakiwi kwenda ndani ya nyumba yake kutafuta dhamana yake.
11 You are to stand outside while the man to whom you are lending brings the security out to you.
Utasimama nje, na mwanamume aliyekopa kwako ataleta dhamana yake nje kwako.
12 If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
Iwapo ni mtu maskini, hautakiwi kulala na dhamana yake ikiwa mikononi mwako.
13 be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
Hakika unapaswa kumrejeshea dhamana yake kabla jua halijazama, ili aweze kulala ndani ya vazi lake na akubariki; itakuwa utakatifu kwako mbele za Yahwe Mungu wako.
14 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
Hautakiwi kumuonea mtumishi wa kuajiriwa ambaye ni maskini na mhitaji, hata kama ni jamaa wa Israeli, au ni kati ya wageni mbao wamo katika nchi ndani ya malango ya mji wako;
15 You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Kila siku unapaswa kumlipa mshahara wake; jua halipaswi kuzama kabla ya suala hili kutatuliwa, kwa maana ni maskini na anautegemea. Fanya hivi ili asilie dhidi yako kwa Yahwe, na kwamba isiwe ikawa dhambi ambayo umeitenda.
16 Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
Wazazi hawapaswi kuuwawa kwa niaba ya watoto wao, na wala watoto hawapaswi kuuawa kwa niaba ya wazazi wao. Badala yake, kila mtu anapaswa kuuwawa kwa dhambi yake mwenyewe.
17 Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.
Haupaswi kutumia nguvu kuchukua haki inayomhusu mgeni au yatima, wala kuchukua vazi la mjane kama dhamana.
18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
Badala yake, unapaswa ukumbuke ya kwamba ulikuwa mtumwa Misri, na kwamba Yahwe Mungu wako alikukomboa kutoka kule. Kwa hiyo ninakuagiza kutii amri hii.
19 If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Utakapovuna zao lako shambani mwako, na ukasahau kipande cha mbegu shambani, haupaswi kurudi na kukichukua; kinapaswa kuwa cha mgeni, cha yatima, au cha mjane, ili Yahwe Mungu wako akubariki katika kazi ya mikono yako.
20 When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
Utakapotikisa mti wako wa mzeituni, haupaswi kupanda juu ya matawi tena; itakuwa kwa ajili ya mgeni, kwa yatima na kwa mjane.
21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
Utakapokusanya mizabibu shambani mwako, haupaswi kukusanya masazo yake tena. Kinachobaki kitakuwa cha mgeni, cha yatima na cha mjane.
22 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
Unatakiwa ukumbuke kuwa ulikuwa mtumwa katika nchi ya Misri; kwa hiyo nakuagiza kutii amri hii.
