Deuteronomy 17
1 “You shall not immolate to the Lord your God a sheep or an ox, in which there is a blemish or any defect at all; for this is an abomination to the Lord your God.
“Jangan mempersembahkan sapi, kambing, atau domba yang cacat kepada TUHAN Allahmu, sebab persembahan seperti itu adalah penghinaan bagi TUHAN.”
2 When there will have been found among you, within one of your gates which the Lord your God will give to you, a man or a woman who is doing evil in the sight of the Lord your God, and who is transgressing his covenant,
“Apabila nanti di salah satu kota yang TUHAN berikan kepada kalian ada seorang laki-laki atau perempuan yang dituduh melakukan kejahatan yang melanggar perjanjian TUHAN dengan kita, dengan cara menyembah selain TUHAN, yaitu dewa-dewa, matahari, bulan, atau bintang, maka kalian harus menyelidiki apakah tuduhan itu benar. Jika memang benar bahwa orang itu sudah melakukan hal yang menjijikkan itu di Israel,
3 so as to go and serve foreign gods and adore them, such as the sun and the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not instructed,
4 and when this will have been reported to you, and, upon hearing it, if you have inquired diligently and have found it to be true, that the abomination is being done in Israel:
5 you shall lead forward the man or the woman who has perpetrated this most wicked thing to the gates of your city, and they shall be stoned to death.
kalian harus membawa dia ke luar dari kotanya dan melempari dia dengan batu sampai mati.
6 By the mouth of two or three witnesses, he who is to be put to death shall perish. Let no one be killed with only one person speaking testimony against him.
“Seseorang hanya boleh dihukum mati jika pelanggarannya terbukti berdasarkan keterangan dari dua atau tiga saksi. Dilarang menjatuhkan hukuman mati berdasarkan kesaksian satu orang saja.
7 First, the hands of the witnesses shall be upon him who will be put to death, and lastly, the hands of the remainder of the people shall be sent forth. So may you take away the evil from your midst.
Para saksi harus menjadi yang pertama kali melempari pelanggar itu dengan batu, kemudian barulah diikuti oleh rakyat yang lain. Dengan begitu, kalian memberantas kejahatan dari antara umat Israel.”
8 If you have perceived that there is among you a difficult and doubtful matter of judgment, between blood and blood, cause and cause, leprosy and leprosy, and if you will have seen that the words of the judges within your gates vary: rise up and ascend to the place which the Lord your God will choose.
“Kalau ada perkara yang terlalu sulit untuk diselesaikan oleh para hakim di kotamu, ajukanlah perkara itu kepada para imam dan hakim utama yang sedang menjabat di lokasi tempat penyembahan kepada TUHAN. Mereka akan memutuskan perkara yang sulit itu bagimu. Contoh-contoh perkara sulit adalah membedakan hukuman atas berbagai macam kasus pembunuhan, perebutan kuasa dan berbagai macam hak milik, atau hukuman atas berbagai macam tindakan kekerasan.
9 And you shall approach the priests of the Levitical stock, and the judge, who shall be among them at that time, and you shall inquire of them, and they will reveal to you the truth of the judgment.
10 And you shall accept whatever they will say, those who preside in the place which the Lord will choose, and whatever they will teach you,
Kemudian, setiap orang yang terlibat dalam perkara itu harus melaksanakan dengan tepat keputusan yang mereka terima di sana.
11 in accord with his law, and you shall follow their sentence. Neither shall you turn aside to the right or to the left.
Sesudah para imam dan hakim memberi keputusan tentang perkaramu berdasarkan hukum TUHAN, kalian semua harus melaksanakannya. Jangan menyimpang dari keputusan akhir yang mereka berikan kepada kalian.
12 But whoever will be arrogant, unwilling to obey the order of the priest who ministers at that time to the Lord your God, and the decree of the judge, that man shall die. And so shall you take away the evil from Israel.
Orang yang dengan sombong tidak menaati imam atau hakim yang melayani di hadapan TUHAN harus dihukum mati. Maka seluruh rakyat akan mendengar dan menjadi takut bertingkah sombong seperti itu. Dengan demikian, kalian memberantas kejahatan semacam itu dari antara umat Israel.”
13 And when the people hear about this, they shall be afraid, so that no one, from that time on, will swell with pride.
14 When you will have entered into the land which the Lord your God will give to you, and you possess it, and you live in it, and you say, ‘I will appoint a king over me, just as all the surrounding nations have done,’
“Sesudah kalian menguasai dan menetap di negeri yang sebentar lagi TUHAN Allah serahkan kepada kalian, mungkin ada yang akan berkata, ‘Mari kita mengangkat seorang raja untuk memerintah kita, seperti bangsa-bangsa lain di sekeliling kita.’
15 you shall appoint him whom the Lord your God will choose from among the number of your brothers. You cannot make a man of another people king, one who is not your brother.
Kalian boleh mengangkat raja, tetapi haruslah orang yang ditunjuk oleh TUHAN, dan dia harus berasal dari keturunan Israel, bukan dari bangsa lain.
16 And when he will have been appointed king, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor lead the people back into Egypt, having been exalted by the number of his horsemen, especially since the Lord has instructed you never to return along the same way.
“Sesudah orang itu menjadi raja, dia tidak boleh mengumpulkan banyak kuda untuk pasukannya. Dia tidak boleh mengirim rombongan ke Mesir untuk membeli kuda, sebab TUHAN sudah memerintahkan, ‘Kalian tidak boleh kembali lagi ke negeri itu.’
17 He shall not have many wives, who might allure his mind, and he shall not have immense weights of silver and gold.
Raja dilarang memiliki banyak istri, agar istrinya tidak mempengaruhi dia untuk berpaling dari TUHAN. Raja juga tidak boleh mengumpulkan banyak emas dan perak.
18 Then, after he has been seated upon the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself the Deuteronomy of this law in a volume, using a copy from the priests of the Levitical tribe.
“Ketika seseorang sudah menjadi raja, dia harus menyalin kitab Taurat ini bagi dirinya, sesuai tuntunan para imam.
19 And he shall have it with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, and to keep his words and ceremonies, which are instructed in the law.
Kitab itu harus selalu berada di dekatnya, dan dia harus membacanya setiap hari sepanjang hidupnya, agar dia belajar takut dan hormat kepada TUHAN dan tetap melakukan segala hukum dan ketetapan ini.
20 And so may his heart not become exalted with arrogance over his brothers, nor turn aside to the right or to the left, so that he and his sons may reign for a long time over Israel.”
Dengan demikian, raja tidak menjadi sombong dan menganggap dirinya lebih baik daripada orang-orang sebangsanya, serta tidak akan menyimpang dari hukum-hukum ini. Dengan begitu, dia dan keturunannya boleh tetap memimpin bangsa Israel.”
