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.
No inmolarás a Yahvé, tu Dios, animal vacuno o lanar que tenga tacha o defecto de cualquier clase; porque es abominación ante Yahvé, tu Dios.
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,
Cuando en medio de ti, en alguna de las ciudades que Yahvé, tu Dios, te diere, se hallare hombre o mujer que obre mal a los ojos de Yahvé, tu Dios, quebrantando su alianza,
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,
y que pase a servir a otros dioses, postrándose delante de ellos, delante del sol, o de la luna, o del ejército de los cielos —cosa que yo no he mandado—,
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:
y eso te fuere denunciado y lo oyeres, harás diligentes investigaciones; y si resulta verdad comprobada el haberse cometido esta abominación en Israel, llevarás a tus puertas al hombre o a la mujer que hubiere hecho esta maldad,
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.
(digo: sacarás) a tal hombre o mujer, y los apedrearás para que mueran,
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.
Por el testimonio de dos testigos, o de tres testigos, será quitada la vida al que es digno de muerte; nadie morirá por el testimonio de un solo testigo.
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.
La mano de los testigos será la primera que se alce contra él para hacerle morir, y después se alce la mano de todo el pueblo; así extirparás el mal de en medio de ti.
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.
Cuando te resultare demasiado difícil resolver una causa entre sangre y sangre, entre derecho y derecho, entre herida y herida y (otras) cuestiones litigiosas en tus puertas, te levantarás y subirás al lugar escogido por Yahvé, tu Dios,
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.
e irás a los sacerdotes, hijos de Leví, y al juez que hubiere entonces, y los consultarás; y ellos te resolverán el caso conforme al derecho.
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,
Haz según la sentencia que te anuncien desde aquel lugar que Yahvé haya escogido, y pon cuidado en hacer conforme a todo lo que te enseñaren.
11 in accord with his law, and you shall follow their sentence. Neither shall you turn aside to the right or to the left.
Según la ley que ellos te enseñaren, y según la sentencia dada por ellos, así has de hacer. No te apartes de la sentencia que te hayan manifestado, ni a la diestra ni a la izquierda.
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.
Quien dejándose llevar por la soberbia, no escuchare al sacerdote establecido allí para servir a Yahvé, tu Dios, ni al juez, a ese tal será quitado la vida. Así extirparás el mal de en medio de 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.
Y todo el pueblo al oírlo temerá, y no se dejarán más llevar por la soberbia.
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,’
Entrado que hubieres en el país que Yahvé, tu Dios, te va a dar, y si después de haberlo tomado en posesión para habitarlo, dijeres: ‘Yo quiero poner sobre mí un rey, como lo tienen todas las naciones que me rodean’,
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.
pondrás sobre ti por rey solamente a aquel que Yahvé, tu Dios, elija; establecerás por rey sobre ti a uno de en medio de tus hermanos; no podrás poner sobre ti un extranjero que no sea hermano tuyo.
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.
Pero no tenga para sí muchos caballos, ni haga volver al pueblo a Egipto para tener más caballos, pues Yahvé os ha dicho: ‘No volváis nunca jamás por este camino’.
17 He shall not have many wives, who might allure his mind, and he shall not have immense weights of silver and gold.
No pretenda tener gran número de mujeres, no sea que se aparte su corazón; ni ha de tener para sí excesiva cantidad de plata y oro.
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.
Y cuando haya subido al trono de su reino, escribirá para sí una copia de esta Ley según el ejemplar que poseen los sacerdotes levitas.
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.
La tendrá consigo y leerá en ella todos los días de su vida, a fin de que aprenda a temer a Yahvé, su Dios, guardando todas las palabras de esta ley y todos estos mandamientos para ponerlos por obra;
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.”
a fin de que no se eleve en su corazón sobre sus hermanos, ni se aparte de lo mandado ni a la derecha ni a la izquierda. Así prolongará los días de su reinado, tanto él como sus hijos en medio de Israel.
