Deuteronomy 21
1 If there be found a slain person in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, [and] it be not known who hath slain him:
Ako se u zemlji koju ti Jahve, Bog tvoj, daje da je zaposjedneš nađe tko ubijen gdje u polju leži - a ne zna se tko ga je ubio -
2 Then shall thy elders and thy judges go forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about the one that is slain.
onda neka odu tvoje starješine i suci te izmjere udaljenost od ubijenoga do okolnih gradova.
3 And it shall be, that the city which is the nearest unto the slain person, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer, which hath not been wrought with, which hath not drawn in a yoke;
Tako će ustanoviti koji je grad najbliže ubijenom. Starješine toga grada neka tada uzmu junicu što još nije radila: što još pod jarmom nije vukla.
4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither tilled nor sown, and they shall break there the neck of the heifer in the valley;
Neka zatim starješine onoga grada stjeraju junicu u kakav nepresušni potok, na mjesto koje se ne obrađuje i ne zasijava, i ondje, na potoku, neka junicu zakolju.
5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and after their decision shall be done [at] every controversy and every injury;
Zatim neka dođu svećenici, potomci Levijevi. Jer njih je odabrao Jahve, Bog tvoj, da mu služe i da u ime Jahvino blagoslivljaju; na njihovu se riječ rješava svaki spor i svako nasilje.
6 And all the elders of that city who are nearest unto the slain person shall wash their hands over the heifer, the neck of which is broken in the valley.
Zatim sve starješine iz onoga grada koji bude najbliži ubijenome neka operu ruke u potoku nad zaklanom junicom.
7 And they shall commence and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen it.
Potom neka izjave: 'Naše ruke nisu prolile ove krvi niti smo svojim očima išta vidjeli.
8 Grant pardon unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, and lay not innocent blood in the midst of thy people Israel: and the blood shall be forgiven unto them.
Zakrili, Jahve, svoj narod Izrael koji si oslobodio; ne dopusti da se prolijeva nedužna krv u tvome izraelskom narodu!' Tako će biti zaštićeni od krvi.
9 And thou shalt put away the [guilt of] the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou wilt do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
A ti ćeš ukloniti prolijevanje nedužne krvi iz svoje sredine ako učiniš što je pravo u Jahvinim očima.
10 When thou goest forth to war against thy enemies, and the Lord thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou takest captives of them;
Kad odeš u rat na svoje neprijatelje pa ih Jahve, Bog tvoj, preda u ruke tvoje te ih zarobiš,
11 And thou seest among the captives a woman of handsome form, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldst take her to thee for wife:
ako među zarobljenicima opaziš lijepu ženu i u nju se zagledaš, možeš je uzeti za ženu.
12 Then shalt thou bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and let grow her nails;
Dovedi je svojoj kući pa neka obrije glavu, obreže nokte
13 And she shall put off the raiment of her captivity from her, and she shall remain in thy house, and weep for her father and her mother a full month; and after that thou mayest go in unto her, and be her husband, that she may become thy wife.
i odbaci haljine u kojima je zarobljena. Neka provede mjesec dana u tvome domu oplakujući svoga oca i svoju majku. Poslije toga možeš joj pristupiti kao muž i neka ti postane ženom.
14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then shalt thou let her go whither she will; but thou shalt nowise sell her for money; thou shalt not make a servant of her, because thou hast humbled her.
Ako ti poslije ne bi bila po volji, pusti je kuda joj drago. Za novac je ne smiješ prodati niti s njom postupiti kao s ropkinjom jer ti je bila žena.
15 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and the other hated, and they bear him children, both the beloved and the hated; so that the first-born son be hers that is hated:
Ako koji čovjek imadne dvije žene: jednu koja mu je draga, a drugu koja mu je mrska, te mu i draga i mrska rode sinove, ali prvorođenac bude od one koja mu je mrska,
16 Then shall it be, when he divideth as inheritance among his sons what he hath, that he shall not institute the son of the beloved as the first-born before the son of the hated, the firstborn;
onda, kad dođe dan da podijeli svoju imovinu među svoje sinove, ne smije postupiti prema prvorođencu od drage na štetu sina od mrske, koji je prvenac,
17 But the first-born, the son of the hated woman, shall he acknowledge, to give him a double portion of all that is found in his possession; for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongeth the right of the first birth.
nego mora za prvorođenca priznati sina od mrske i njemu dati dvostruk dio od svega što ima. Jer on je prvina njegove snage - njemu pripada pravo prvorodstva.
18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not to the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and they chastise him, and he will not hearken unto them:
Ako tko imadne opaka i nepokorna sina koji neće da sluša ni oca ni majke - pa ni onda pošto ga kazne -
19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
neka ga njegov otac i njegova mati odvedu starješinama svoga grada, na vrata svoga mjesta,
20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
i neka kažu gradskim starješinama: 'Ovaj naš sin opak je i nepokoran; neće da nas sluša; ništarija je i pijanica.'
21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die; and thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and be afraid.
Potom neka ga svi ljudi, njegovi sugrađani, kamenjem zasiplju dok ne pogine. Tako ćeš iskorijeniti zlo iz svoje sredine: sav će Izrael to čuti i bojat će se.
22 And if a man have committed a sin for which there is a punishment of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
Ako tko učini grijeh koji zaslužuje smrt te bude pogubljen vješanjem o stablo,
23 Then shall his body not remain all night on the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him on that day; [for he that is hanged is a dishonor of God; ] and thou shalt not defile thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
njegovo mrtvo tijelo neka ne ostane na stablu preko noći nego ga pokopaj istoga dana, jer je obješeni prokletstvo Božje. Tako nećeš okaljati svoje zemlje, koju ti Jahve, Bog tvoj, daje u baštinu.
