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:
“Si yon moun yo te touye, twouve kouche nan mitan chan nan peyi ke SENYÈ a bannou pou posede a, epi yo pa konnen ki moun ki te frape li,
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.
alò, ansyen nou yo avèk jij nou yo va ale deyò pou mezire distans pou rive nan vil ki antoure sila ke yo te touye a.
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;
“Li va fèt ke vil ki pi pre moun ke yo te touye a, la pou ansyen nan vil sa a pran yon bèf gazèl ki sòti nan twoupo a, ki poko travay, e ki poko rale chaj.
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;
Konsa, ansyen nan vil sa yo va mennen gazèl la desann nan yon vale avèk kouran dlo, ki potko raboure ni plante. Li va kase kou gazèl la nan plas kote vale a.
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;
“Alò, prèt yo, fis a Levit yo, va pwoche toupre, paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te chwazi yo pou sèvi Li e pou beni nan non SENYÈ a; chak kont, chak ka blese, se yo menm k ap regle yo.
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.
Tout ansyen nan vil ki pi pre moun ke yo te touye a va lave men yo sou gazèl kou kase nan vale a.
7 And they shall commence and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen it.
Yo va reponn e di: ‘Men nou pa t vèse san sa a, ni zye nou yo pa t wè li.
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.
Padone pèp Ou a, Israël, ke ou te peye ranson pou li a; O SENYÈ, pa mete koupabilite san inosan an nan mitan pèp Ou a, Israël.’ Epi koupabilite san pa yo a va padone.
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.
Konsa, nou va retire koupabilite san inosan an soti nan mitan nou, lè nou fè sa ki dwat nan zye SENYÈ a.
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;
“Lè nou sòti nan batay kont lènmi nou yo, epi SENYÈ, Bondye nou an, livre yo nan men nou pou nou mennen yo ale an kaptivite,
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:
epi nou vin wè pami kaptif yo yon bèl fanm, nou gen yon dezi pou li pou ta pran li kòm madanm pou nou menm,
12 Then shalt thou bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and let grow her nails;
alò, nou va mennen li lakay nou. Li va pase razwa sou tèt li, e taye zong li.
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.
Li va, osi, retire rad kaptivite li yo, e li va fè lamantasyon pou papa li avèk manman li pandan jis yon mwa. Apre, nou kapab vin antre ladann pou vin mari li, e li va madanm nou.
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.
Li va rive ke, si nou pa kontan avèk li, alò, nou va kite li ale kote li vle a; men anverite, nou p ap gen dwa vann li pou lajan. Nou p ap maltrete li, akoz nou te imilye li.
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:
“Si yon nonm gen de madanm, youn ke li renmen anpil e lòt la ke li pa renmen, epi toude fè fis pou li, si premye ne a, se pou sila ke li pa renmen an,
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;
epi li va rive nan jou ke li vin separe byen li gen avèk fis li yo, li pa kapab fè fis a sila li te renmen an vin premye ne avan fis a sila li pa t renmen an, ki se premye ne a.
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.
Men li va rekonèt premye ne a, fis a sila li pa t renmen an, avèk yon doub pòsyon a tout sa li posede; paske se te kòmansman fòs li. A li devni dwa a premye ne a.
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:
“Si yon nonm vin gen yon fis tèt di k ap fè rebelyon, epi li refize obeyi papa li oswa manman li, epi lè l resevwa chatiman, li pa menm koute yo,
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;
alò, papa li avèk manman li va sezi li, e mennen li deyò vè ansyen vil yo nan pòtay vil pa li a.
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.
Yo va di a ansyen vil yo: ‘Fis pa nou sa a tèt di e rebèl, li refize obeyi nou, li voras, e li bwè anpil gwòg.’
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.
Alò, tout mesye lavil yo va lapide li ak kout wòch jiska lanmò. Konsa, nou va retire mal sa a nan mitan nou. Tout Israël va tande bagay sa a e yo va vin gen krentif.
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:
“Si yon nonm te fè yon peche ki merite lanmò, epi nou fè l pann sou yon bwa,
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.
kò li pa pou pann tout nwit lan sou bwa a, men nou va, anverite, antere li nan menm jou a. (Paske sila ki pann nan, modi pou Bondye.) Se konsa pou nou pa degrade tè ke Bondye te bannou kòm eritaj la.
