Deuteronomy 24
1 When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it cometh to pass, if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house,
Mwanamume akimchukua mke na kumuoa, na mke asipokubalika machoni pa mumewe kwa sababu kagundua jambo ambalo si jema kwake, basi anatakiwa amwandikie talaka, aiweke mkononi mwake, na kumfukuza nyumbani kwake.
2 and she departeth out of his house, and goeth and becometh another man's wife,
Akishaondoka nyumbani kwake, anaweza kwenda na kuwa mke wa mwanamume mwingine.
3 and the latter husband hateth her, and writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;
Iwapo mume wa pili akamchukia na kumwandikia talaka, akaiweka mkononi mwake, na kumfukuza nyumbani kwake; au huyu mume wa pili akafariki, mwanamume aliyemchukua kuwa mke wake –
4 her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD; and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
basi mume wa awali, yule aliyemfukuza mara ya kwanza, haruhusiwi kumchukua tena awe mke wake, baada ya yeye kuwa mchafu, kwa maana hiyo itakuwa ni chukizo kwa Yahwe. Hautakiwi kusababisha nchi iwe na hatia, nchi ambayo Yahwe Mungu wako anakupatia kama urithi.
5 When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business; he shall be free for his house one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.
Mwanamume atakapochukua mke mpya, hatakwenda vitani na jeshi, na wala hataamrishwa kwenda kwenye shughuli yoyote ya kulazimishwa; atakuwa huru kuwa nyumbani kwa mwaka mzima na atamfurahisha mke wake aliyemchukua.
6 No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
Mwanamume yeyote hatachukua kinu wala jiwe la kinu kama dhamana, kwa maana hivyo itakuwa kuchukua Maisha ya mtu kama dhamana.
7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, and sell him; then that thief shall die; so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
Iwapo mwanamume kakutwa kamteka mmoja wa kaka zake miongoni mwa watu wa Israeli, na kumtendea kama mtumwa na kisha kumuuza, huyo mwizi lazima afe; na utakuwa umeondoa uovu miongoni mwenu.
8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you, as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
Kuwa mwangalifu kuhusu kiini chochote cha ukoma, ili kwamba uwe makini katika kuchunguza na kufuata kila agizo linalopewa kwako ambalo makuhani, Walawi, wanakufundisha; kama nilivyowaamuru, ili utekeleze.
9 Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam, by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt.
Kumbukeni nini Yahwe Mungu wako alichomfanya Miriam ulipokuwa ukitoka Misri.
10 When thou dost lend thy neighbour any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
Utoapo mkopo wa aina yoyote kwa jirani yako, hautakiwi kwenda ndani ya nyumba yake kutafuta dhamana yake.
11 Thou shalt stand without, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee.
Utasimama nje, na mwanamume aliyekopa kwako ataleta dhamana yake nje kwako.
12 And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;
Iwapo ni mtu maskini, hautakiwi kulala na dhamana yake ikiwa mikononi mwako.
13 thou shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee; and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
Hakika unapaswa kumrejeshea dhamana yake kabla jua halijazama, ili aweze kulala ndani ya vazi lake na akubariki; itakuwa utakatifu kwako mbele za Yahwe Mungu wako.
14 Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates.
Hautakiwi kumuonea mtumishi wa kuajiriwa ambaye ni maskini na mhitaji, hata kama ni jamaa wa Israeli, au ni kati ya wageni mbao wamo katika nchi ndani ya malango ya mji wako;
15 In the same day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD and it be sin in thee.
Kila siku unapaswa kumlipa mshahara wake; jua halipaswi kuzama kabla ya suala hili kutatuliwa, kwa maana ni maskini na anautegemea. Fanya hivi ili asilie dhidi yako kwa Yahwe, na kwamba isiwe ikawa dhambi ambayo umeitenda.
16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Wazazi hawapaswi kuuwawa kwa niaba ya watoto wao, na wala watoto hawapaswi kuuawa kwa niaba ya wazazi wao. Badala yake, kila mtu anapaswa kuuwawa kwa dhambi yake mwenyewe.
17 Thou shalt not pervert the justice due to the stranger, or to the fatherless; nor take the widow's raiment to pledge.
Haupaswi kutumia nguvu kuchukua haki inayomhusu mgeni au yatima, wala kuchukua vazi la mjane kama dhamana.
18 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence; therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Badala yake, unapaswa ukumbuke ya kwamba ulikuwa mtumwa Misri, na kwamba Yahwe Mungu wako alikukomboa kutoka kule. Kwa hiyo ninakuagiza kutii amri hii.
19 When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go back to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
Utakapovuna zao lako shambani mwako, na ukasahau kipande cha mbegu shambani, haupaswi kurudi na kukichukua; kinapaswa kuwa cha mgeni, cha yatima, au cha mjane, ili Yahwe Mungu wako akubariki katika kazi ya mikono yako.
20 When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Utakapotikisa mti wako wa mzeituni, haupaswi kupanda juu ya matawi tena; itakuwa kwa ajili ya mgeni, kwa yatima na kwa mjane.
21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Utakapokusanya mizabibu shambani mwako, haupaswi kukusanya masazo yake tena. Kinachobaki kitakuwa cha mgeni, cha yatima na cha mjane.
22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt; therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Unatakiwa ukumbuke kuwa ulikuwa mtumwa katika nchi ya Misri; kwa hiyo nakuagiza kutii amri hii.
