Deuteronomy 24
1 When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, it shall be if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a letter of divorce, and give it into her hand, and send her out of his house.
Ikiwa mtu atamwoa mke na akamchukia kwa sababu ya kukosa adabu, naye akamwandikia hati ya talaka, akampa na kumfukuza kutoka nyumbani kwake,
2 And she shall depart out of his house, and go away, and may become another man's wife.
ikiwa baada ya kuondoka nyumbani kwake atakuwa mke wa mtu mwingine,
3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a letter of divorce, and give it into her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die who took her as his wife;
ikiwa mume wake wa pili atachukizwa naye akamwandikia hati ya talaka, akampa na kumfukuza kutoka nyumbani kwake, au kama akifa,
4 her first husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for it is an abomination before Jehovah; and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
basi yule mume wake wa kwanza, ambaye alimpa talaka, haruhusiwi kumwoa tena baada ya mwanamke huyo kuwa najisi. Hayo yatakuwa machukizo machoni pa Bwana. Usilete dhambi juu ya nchi ambayo Bwana Mungu wako anakupa kama urithi.
5 When a man hath newly taken a wife, he shall not go out with the army, neither shall any kind of business be imposed upon him; he shall be free for his house one year, and shall gladden his wife whom he hath taken.
Kama mtu ameoa karibuni, kamwe asipelekwe vitani au kupewa wajibu mwingine wowote. Kwa mwaka mmoja atakuwa huru kubaki nyumbani ili amfurahishe mke aliyemwoa.
6 No man shall take the hand-mill or the upper millstone in pledge; for it would be taking life in pledge.
Usitoe jozi ya mawe ya kusagia, hata ikiwa lile la juu, kuweka rehani kwa ajili ya deni, kwa sababu itakuwa ni kuweka uhai wa mtu kama dhamana.
7 If a man be found who hath stolen one of his brethren of the children of Israel, and who hath treated him as a slave and sold him, that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
Kama mtu akikamatwa akiiba yeyote miongoni mwa ndugu zake wa Waisraeli na kumtenda kama mtumwa au akimuuza, mwizi huyo ni lazima auawe. Nawe utaondoa uovu kutoka miongoni mwenu.
8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou take great heed, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them shall ye take heed to do.
Pakitokea magonjwa ya ngozi ya kuambukiza, mwe waangalifu sana kufanya sawasawa na maagizo ya makuhani, ambao ni Walawi. Ni lazima mfuate kwa uangalifu yale niliyowaamuru.
9 Remember what Jehovah thy God did unto Miriam on the way, after that ye came forth out of Egypt.
Kumbukeni kile Bwana Mungu wenu alichomfanyia Miriamu njiani baada ya ninyi kutoka Misri.
10 When thou dost lend thy brother anything, thou shalt not go into his house to secure his pledge.
Unapomkopesha jirani yako chochote, usiingie nyumbani kwake kutwaa kile anachokitoa kama rehani.
11 Thou shalt stand outside, and the man to whom thou hast made a loan shall bring out the pledge to thee without.
Ukae nje na umwache huyo mtu uliyemkopesha akuletee hiyo rehani.
12 And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge;
Ikiwa mtu huyo ni maskini, usiende kulala ukiwa na hiyo rehani yake katika milki yako.
13 in any case thou shalt return him the pledge at the going down of the sun, that he may sleep in his own upper garment and bless thee; and it shall be righteousness unto thee before Jehovah thy God.
Rudisha vazi lake kabla ya machweo ya jua ili apate kulilalia. Kisha atakushukuru na kitaonekana kama kitendo cha haki mbele za Bwana Mungu wako.
14 Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant [who is] poor and needy of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners who are in thy land within thy gates:
Usimwonee mtu maskini na mhitaji ambaye umemwajiri, akiwa ni nduguyo Mwisraeli au mgeni anayeishi katika mojawapo ya miji yenu.
15 on his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and his soul yearneth after it; lest he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be a sin in thee.
Mlipe ujira wake kila siku kabla ya jua kutua, kwa sababu yeye ni maskini na anautegemea ujira huo. La sivyo, anaweza kumlilia Bwana dhidi yako, nawe ukapata hatia ya dhambi.
16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the sons, neither shall the sons be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Baba wasiuawe kwa ajili ya watoto wao, wala watoto wasiuawe kwa ajili ya baba zao; kila mmoja atakufa kwa ajili ya dhambi yake mwenyewe.
17 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, [or] of the fatherless; and thou shalt not take in pledge a widow's garment.
Usipotoshe hukumu ya mgeni au yatima, au kuchukua vazi la mjane kama rehani.
18 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and that Jehovah thy God redeemed thee from thence; therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Kumbukeni kwamba mlikuwa watumwa huko Misri, naye Bwana Mungu wenu akawakomboa kutoka huko. Hii ndiyo sababu ninawaamuru kutenda hili.
19 When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and forgettest a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not return to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
Unapovuna shamba lako na ukasahau mganda, usirudi kuuchukua. Acha kwa ajili ya mgeni, yatima na mjane, ili Bwana Mungu wako aweze kukubariki wewe katika kazi zote za mikono yako.
20 When thou shakest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Unapovuna zeituni kutoka miti yako, usirudie matawi mara ya pili. Acha kilichobaki kwa ajili ya mgeni, yatima na mjane.
21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterwards; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Unapochuma zabibu katika shamba lako la mizabibu usirudie tena. Acha zinazobaki kwa ajili ya mgeni, yatima na mjane.
22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Kumbuka kwamba mlikuwa watumwa katika nchi ya Misri. Ndiyo sababu ninawaamuru kufanya hili.
