Deuteronomy 24

1 If a man take a wife, and have her, and she find not favour in his eyes, for some uncleanness: he shall write a bill of divorce, and shall give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

“ʻOka fili mai ʻe ha tangata hono uaifi, pea na fakamaʻu mo ia, pea hoko ʻo pehē, ʻoku ʻikai siʻi te ne maʻu ha fiemālie ʻiate ia, koeʻuhi kuo ne ʻilo ha meʻa taʻemaʻa ʻiate ia: tuku ai ke ne tohi haʻane tohi fakamāvae, pea ke ʻatu ia ki hono nima, pea fekau ia ke ʻalu mei hono fale.

2 And when she is departed, and marrieth another husband,

Pea ʻi heʻene ʻalu mei hono fale, ʻe ngofua ʻa ʻene ʻalu ia ʻo hoko ko e uaifi ʻoe tangata kehe.

3 And he also hateth her, and hath given her a bill of divorce, and hath sent her out of his house or is dead:

Pea kapau ʻe fehiʻa kiate ia hono husepāniti ko ia, pea ne tohi maʻana ʻae tohi fakamāvae, ʻo ʻatu ia ki hono nima, pea fekau ia ke ʻalu mei hono fale; pea kapau ʻe mate ʻae husepāniti ki mui naʻa ne maʻu ia ko hono uaifi,

4 The former husband cannot take her again to wife: because she is defiled, and is become abominable before the Lord: lest thou cause thy land to sin, which the Lord thy God shall give thee to possess.

‌ʻE ʻikai ngofua ki hono ʻuluaki husepāniti, ʻaia naʻa ne fekau ia ke ʻalu, ke ne toe ʻomi ia ko hono uaifi, hili hono fakahalaʻi; he ko e meʻa kovi ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova: pea ʻoua naʻa ke fakaangahalaʻi ʻae fonua, ʻaia ʻoku foaki ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ko ho tofiʻa.

5 When a man hath lately taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall any public business be enjoined him, but he shall be free at home without fault, that for one year he may rejoice with his wife.

“ʻOka maʻu ʻe he tangata ʻae uaifi foʻou, ʻoua naʻa ʻalu ia ki he tau, pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ha ngāue kiate ia: kae tuku ke ʻataʻatā ia ʻi ʻapi ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha, pea te ne fakafiemālie ki he uaifi ʻaia kuo ne maʻu.

6 Thou shalt not take the nether, nor the upper millstone to pledge: for he hath pledged his life to thee.

“Ke ʻoua naʻa ʻave ʻe ha tangata ʻe taha ʻae maka toka lalo pe ko e maka ʻi ʻolunga ʻoe meʻa momosi ko e tuku totongi: he ʻoku ne ʻave ʻae moʻuiʻanga ko e tuku totongi.

7 If any man be found soliciting his brother of the children of Israel, and selling him shall take a price, he shall be put to death, and thou shalt take away the evil from the midst of thee.

“Kapau ʻe maʻu ha tangata ʻoku ne kaihaʻasi ha niʻihi ʻi hono kāinga ko e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo fakamālohiʻi ia, pe fakatau ia; pea ʻe mate ai ʻae kaihaʻa ko ia; pea ʻe tukuange ʻae kovi meiate kimoutolu.

8 Observe diligently that thou incur not the stroke of the leprosy, but thou shalt do whatsoever the priests of the Levitical race shall teach thee, according to what I have commanded them, and fulfill thou it carefully.

“Ke ke vakai ʻi he mahaki ko e kilia ke ke tokanga lahi, ke fai ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku fakahā kiate kimoutolu ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ko e kau Livai: ʻo hangē ko ia naʻaku fekau kiate kimoutolu, ʻe pehē pe hoʻomou tokanga ʻo fai.

9 Remember what the Lord your God did to Mary, in the way when you came out of Egypt.

Manatu ki he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Sihova kia Miliame ʻi he hala, hili hoʻomou hiki mai mei ʻIsipite.

10 When thou shalt demand of thy neighbour any thing that he oweth thee, thou shalt not go into his house to take away a pledge:

“ʻOka ke ka nō atu ha meʻa ki ho tokoua, ʻoua naʻa ke ʻalu ki hono fale ke toʻo mai hono tuku totongi.

11 But then shalt stand without, and he shall bring out to thee what he hath.

Ka ke tuʻu ʻituʻa, pea ko e tangata ko ia ʻoku ke nō atu hoʻo meʻa ki ai ke ne ʻomi kiate koe kituʻa ʻae tuku totongi.

12 But if he be poor, the pledge shall not lodge with thee that night,

Pea kapau ʻoku masiva ʻae tangata, ʻoua naʻa ke mohe mo ʻene meʻa tuku totongi.

13 But thou shalt restore it to him presently before the going down of the sun: that he may sleep in his own raiment and bless thee, and thou mayst have justice before the Lord thy God.

Ke ke toe ʻatu kiate ia ʻae tuku totongi ʻi he ʻalu hifo ʻae laʻā, koeʻuhi ke mohe ia ʻi hono kofu ʻoʻona mo ne tāpuakiʻi koe: pea ko e meʻa angatonu ia kiate koe ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ko ho ʻOtua.

14 Thou shalt not refuse the hire of the needy, and the poor, whether he be thy brother, or a stranger that dwelleth with thee in the land, and is within thy gates:

“ʻOua naʻa ke fakamamahiʻi ʻae tamaioʻeiki ʻoku ngāue ki he totongi ʻaia ʻoku masiva mo tuʻutāmaki, pe ko ha taha ia ʻi ho ngaahi kāinga, pe ʻi he kau muli ʻoku nofo ʻi hoʻo ngaahi kolo:

15 But thou shalt pay him the price of his labour the same day, before the going down of the sun, because he is poor, and with it maintaineth his life: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it be reputed to thee for a sin.

‌ʻI he hoko hono ʻaho ke ke ʻatu kiate ia hono totongi, pea ʻoua naʻa tō ʻae laʻā ki ai; he ʻoku masiva ia, pea ʻoku tokanga hono loto ki ai: telia naʻa tangi ia kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko koe, pea hoko ia ko e angahala kiate koe.

16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers, but every one shall die for his own sin.

‌ʻE ʻikai tāmateʻi ʻae ngaahi tamai ko e fetongi ʻo ʻenau fānau, pea ʻe ʻikai tāmateʻi ʻae fānau koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi tamai: ʻe tāmateʻi ʻae tangata taki taha ʻi heʻene angahala ʻaʻana.

17 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger nor of the fatherless, neither shalt thou take away the widow’s raiment for a pledge.

“ʻOua naʻa ke fakahalaiaʻi ʻae fakamaau ʻae muli, pe ko e tamai mate; pe toʻo ʻae kofu ʻoe uitou ko e tuku totongi.

18 Remember that thou wast a slave in Egypt, and the Lord thy God delivered thee from thence. Therefore I command thee to do this thing.

Ka ke manatu naʻa ke pōpula koe ʻi ʻIsipite, pea naʻe huhuʻi koe mei ai ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua: ko ia ʻoku ou fekau ai ke fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni.

19 When thou hast reaped the corn in thy field, and hast forgot and left a sheaf, thou shalt not return to take it away: but thou shalt suffer the stranger, and the fatherless and the widow to tabs it away: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works of thy hands.

“ʻOka ke ka tuʻusi hifo ho ututaʻu ʻoku ʻi he ngoue, pea kuo ngalo ʻae ū uite ʻe taha ʻi he ngoue, ʻoua naʻa ke toe ʻalu ki he ngoue ke ʻomi ia: tuku ia ki he muli, mo e tamai mate, mo e uitou: koeʻuhi ke tāpuakiʻi koe ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi he ngāue kotoa pē ʻa ho nima.

20 If thou have gathered the fruit of thy olive trees, thou shalt not return to gather whatsoever remaineth on the trees: but shalt leave it for the stranger, for the fatherless, and the widow.

‌ʻOka ke ka haha hoʻo ʻolive, ʻoua naʻa ke toe ala ki hono ngaahi pasanga: kae tuku ia ki he muli, mo e tamai mate, pea ki he uitou.

21 If thou make the vintage of thy vineyard, thou shalt not gather the clusters that remain, but they shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.

‌ʻOka ke ka toli ʻae ngaahi kālepi ʻo hoʻo ngoue vaine, ʻoua naʻa ke tānaki hono toenga: tuku ia ki he muli, mo e tamai mate, pea ki he fefine paea.

22 Remember that thou also wast a bondman in Egypt, and therefore I command thee to do this thing.

Te ke manatu naʻa ke pōpula koe ʻi ʻIsipite: ko ia ʻoku ou fekau kiate koe ke fai ʻae meʻa ni.