Deuteronomy 24
1 When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, if so be shee finde no fauour in his eyes, because hee hath espyed some filthinesse in her, then let him write her a bill of diuorcement, and put it in 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 when she is departed out of his house, and gone her way, and marrie with an other man,
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 diuorcement, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house, or if the latter man die which tooke her to wife:
ikiwa mume wake wa pili atachukizwa naye akamwandikia hati ya talaka, akampa na kumfukuza kutoka nyumbani kwake, au kama akifa,
4 Then her first husband, which sent her away, may not take her againe to be his wife, after that she is defiled: for that is abomination in the sight of the Lord, and thou shalt not cause the land to sinne, which the Lord thy God doeth giue thee to inherite.
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 taketh a new wife, he shall not goe a warfare, neither shalbe charged with any businesse, but shalbe free at home one yeere, and reioyce with his wife which 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 nether nor the vpper milstone to pledge: for this gage is his liuing.
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 any man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh marchandise of him, or selleth him, that thiefe shall die: so shalt thou put euil away from among you.
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 heede of the plague of leprosie, that thou obserue diligently, and doe according to all that the Priestes of the Leuites shall teach you: take heede ye doe as I commanded them.
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 the Lord thy God did vnto Miriam by the way after that ye were come out of Egypt.
Kumbukeni kile Bwana Mungu wenu alichomfanyia Miriamu njiani baada ya ninyi kutoka Misri.
10 Whe thou shalt aske again of thy neighbour any thing lent, thou shalt not goe into his house to fet his pledge.
Unapomkopesha jirani yako chochote, usiingie nyumbani kwake kutwaa kile anachokitoa kama rehani.
11 But thou shalt stand without, and the man that borowed it of thee, shall bring the pledge out of the doores vnto thee.
Ukae nje na umwache huyo mtu uliyemkopesha akuletee hiyo rehani.
12 Furthermore if it be a poore body, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge,
Ikiwa mtu huyo ni maskini, usiende kulala ukiwa na hiyo rehani yake katika milki yako.
13 But shalt restore him the pledge when the sunne goeth downe, that he may sleepe in his raiment, and blesse thee: and it shalbe righteousnesse vnto thee before the Lord 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 oppresse an hyred seruant that is needie and poore, neyther of thy brethren, nor of the stranger that is 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 Thou shalt giue him his hire for his day, neither shall the sunne goe downe vpon it: for he is poore, and therewith susteineth his life: lest he crye against thee vnto the Lord, and it be sinne vnto 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 children, nor the children put to death for the fathers, but euery man shalbe put to death for his owne sinne.
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 peruert the right of the stranger, nor of the fatherlesse, nor take a widowes rayment to pledge.
Usipotoshe hukumu ya mgeni au yatima, au kuchukua vazi la mjane kama rehani.
18 But remember that thou wast a seruant in Egypt, and howe the Lord thy God deliuered thee thence. Therefore I commaund thee to doe this thing.
Kumbukeni kwamba mlikuwa watumwa huko Misri, naye Bwana Mungu wenu akawakomboa kutoka huko. Hii ndiyo sababu ninawaamuru kutenda hili.
19 When thou cuttest downe thine haruest in thy fielde, and hast forgotten a sheafe in the fielde, thou shalt not goe againe to fet it, but it shalbe for the stranger, for the fatherles, and for the widowe: that the Lord thy God may blesse thee in all the workes of thine 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 beatest thine oliue tree, thou shalt not goe ouer the boughes againe, but it shalbe for the stranger, for the fatherlesse, and for the widowe.
Unapovuna zeituni kutoka miti yako, usirudie matawi mara ya pili. Acha kilichobaki kwa ajili ya mgeni, yatima na mjane.
21 When thou gatherest thy vineyard, thou shalt not gather the grapes cleane after thee, but they shalbe for the stranger, for the fatherlesse, and for the widowe.
Unapochuma zabibu katika shamba lako la mizabibu usirudie tena. Acha zinazobaki kwa ajili ya mgeni, yatima na mjane.
22 And remember that thou wast a seruant in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to doe this thing.
Kumbuka kwamba mlikuwa watumwa katika nchi ya Misri. Ndiyo sababu ninawaamuru kufanya hili.
