Deuteronomy 17
1 Thou shalt offer vnto the Lord thy God no bullocke nor sheepe wherein is blemish or any euill fauoured thing: for that is an abomination vnto the Lord thy God.
Ne žrtvuj Jahvi, Bogu svome, ni vola ni ovna koji bi na sebi imao manu ili kakvo zlo, jer bi to bilo ružno pred Jahvom, Bogom tvojim.
2 If there be founde among you in any of thy cities, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickednes in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his couenant,
Ako se u tvojoj sredini - u bilo kojem tvojem gradu što ti ga dade Jahve, Bog tvoj - nađe čovjek ili žena da učini što je zlo u očima Jahve, Boga tvoga, i krši njegov Savez:
3 And hath gone and serued other gods, and worshipped them: as the sunne, or the moone, or any of the hoste of heauen, which I haue not commanded,
otišavši da iskazuje štovanje drugim bogovima te se pokloni njima, suncu, mjesecu ili bilo čemu od nebeske vojske, a što sam ja zabranio,
4 And it be tolde vnto thee, and thou hast heard it, then shalt thou inquire diligently: and if it be true, and the thing certaine, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,
i tebi se to javi i ti to čuješ, onda pomno istraži; i bude li istina i doista se ta grozota učinila u Izraelu,
5 Then shalt thou bring foorth that man, or that woman (which haue committed that wicked thing) vnto thy gates, whether it be man or woman, and shalt stone them with stones, til they die.
onda toga čovjeka ili tu ženu koji učiniše takvu opačinu izvedi na gradska vrata te ih kamenuj da poginu.
6 At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is woorthie of death, die: but at the mouth of one witnesse, he shall not die.
Na smrt osuđeni neka se pogubi na iskaz dvojice ili trojice svjedoka. Na riječ jednoga svjedoka ne smije se pogubiti.
7 The handes of the witnesses shall be first vpon him, to kill him: and afterward the hands of all the people: so thou shalt take the wicked away from among you.
Neka najprije svjedoci dignu ruku na nj da ga smaknu, a poslije toga neka je digne sav narod. Tako ćeš iskorijeniti zlo iz svoje sredine.
8 If there rise a matter too harde for thee in iudgement betweene blood and blood, betweene plea and plea, betweene plague and plague, in the matters of controuersie within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and goe vp vnto the place which the Lord thy God shall chuse,
Bude li ti preteško štogod rasuditi: ubojstvo, sukob o pravima, kakvu ozljedu ili svađu u tvome gradu, tada ustani i pođi u mjesto što ga odabere Jahve, Bog tvoj.
9 And thou shalt come vnto the Priestes of the Leuites, and vnto the iudge that shall be in those daies, and aske, and they shall shewe thee the sentence of iudgement,
Obrati se svećenicima, levitima i sucu koji bude za ono vrijeme. Njih pitaj, oni će ti rasuditi.
10 And thou shalt do according to that thing which they of that place (which the Lord hath chosen) shewe thee, and thou shalt obserue to doe according to all that they informe thee.
I učini onako kako ti budu kazali u mjestu koje Jahve odabere. Pazi: sve učini kako te upute.
11 According to the Lawe, which they shall teach thee, and according to the iudgement which they shall tell thee, shalt thou doe: thou shalt not decline from the thing which they shall shew thee, neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
Uradi prema uputi koju ti dadnu i prema presudi koju donesu. Od presude koju ti kažu ne odstupaj ni desno ni lijevo.
12 And that man that wil doe presumptuously, not hearkening vnto the Priest (that standeth before the Lord thy God to minister there) or vnto the iudge, that man shall die, and thou shalt take away euill from Israel.
Ako bi se tko drsko odupro i ne bi poslušao ni svećenika koji ondje stoji da služi Jahvi, Bogu tvome, ni suca, neka se taj čovjek pogubi. Tako ćeš iskorijeniti zlo iz Izraela,
13 So all the people shall heare and feare, and doe no more presumptuously.
a sav će se narod, kad sazna, bojati i više se neće drsko odupirati.
14 Whe thou shalt come vnto ye land which the Lord thy God giueth thee, and shalt possesse it, and dwell therein, if thou say, I will set a King ouer me, like as all the nations that are about me,
Kad stigneš u zemlju koju ti Jahve, Bog tvoj, daje; kad je zaposjedneš i u njoj se nastaniš, pa onda kažeš: 'Želim da nad sobom postavim kralja, kako ga imaju svi drugi narodi oko mene' -
15 Then thou shalt make him King ouer thee, whome the Lord thy God shall chuse: from among thy brethren shalt thou make a King ouer thee: thou shalt not set a stranger ouer thee, which is not thy brother.
tada ćeš onoga koga Jahve, Bog tvoj, odabere, sebi postaviti za kralja. Nekoga od svoje braće postavi sebi za kralja, a ne smiješ postavljati nad sobom tuđina koji ti nije brat.
16 In any wise he shall not prepare him many horses, nor bring the people againe to Egypt, for to encrease the number of horses, seeing the Lord hath sayd vnto you, Ye shall henceforth goe no more againe that way.
Samo neka ne drži mnogo konja i ne šalje naroda u Egipat da poveća broj konja. Jer vam je Jahve rekao: 'Ovim se putem nikada više ne vraćajte!'
17 Neither shall hee take him many wiues, lest his heart turne away, neither shall he gather him much siluer and golde.
I neka nema mnogo žena da mu srce ne pođe stranputicom; i neka sebi ne gomila srebra ni zlata!
18 And when he shall sit vpon the throne of his kingdo, then shall he write him this Law repeted in a booke, by the Priests of the Leuites.
A kad sjedne na kraljevsko prijestolje, neka sebi na svitak prepiše ovaj Zakon od svećenika Levijevaca.
19 And it shall be with him, and he shall reade therein all daies of his life, that he may learne to feare the Lord his God, and to keepe all ye words of this Lawe, and these ordinances for to doe them:
Neka ga drži uza se; neka ga čita sve vrijeme svoga života da nauči bojati se Jahve, Boga svoga, držati sve riječi ovoga Zakona i vršiti ove odredbe;
20 That his heart be not lifted vp aboue his brethren, and that he turne not from the commandement, to the right hand or to the left, but that he may prolong his daies in his kingdom, he, and his sonnes in the middes of Israel.
da se svojim srcem ne uzdigne iznad svoje braće i da ne skrene od ove zapovijedi ni desno ni lijevo, kako bi dugo kraljevao, on i sinovi njegovi, u Izraelu.
