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:
Mgbe ị batara nʼala ahụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị na-enye gị inweta, biri nʼime ya, ọ bụrụ na ị hụ otu onye e gburu egbu ka ọ tọgbọ nʼime ọhịa, ma ị maghị onye gburu ya,
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.
ndị okenye gị, na ndị ikpe ga-apụta, tụọ ịdị anya nke obodo niile dị gburugburu ọhịa ahụ, site nʼebe ahụ onye ahụ e gburu egbu tọgbọ.
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;
Ndị okenye obodo ahụ ga-ewere nwa nne ehi a na-ejibeghị rụọ ọrụ, maọbụ nyara yoku ọbụla
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;
ha ga-eduru ya gaa na ndagwurugwu nke mmiri na-eru nʼime ya, ndagwurugwu a na-egwuzebeghị mgbe ọbụla ịrụ ọrụ ubi nʼime ya, nke a na-akụghị mkpụrụ nʼime ya, gbajie olu nwaagbọghọ ehi ahụ nʼebe ahụ.
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;
Ndị nchụaja, ụmụ Livayị, ga-abịa, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị ahọpụtala ha ka ha bụrụ ndị na-ejere ya ozi. Ha ka ọ họpụtakwara ikwupụta ngọzị nʼaha Onyenwe anyị, na ikpe niile metụtara mmerụ ahụ.
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.
Mgbe ahụ, ndị okenye niile nke obodo ndị ahụ dịkarịsịrị ozu ahụ nso, ga-akwọ aka ha nʼelu nwaagbọghọ ehi ahụ, nke ahụ a gbajiri olu nʼime ndagwurugwu ahụ.
7 And they shall commence and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen it.
Ha ga-ekwupụta sị, “Aka anyị dị ọcha, ọ bụghị anyị gburu nwoke a, anyị amakwaghị onye gburu ya.
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.
Onyenwe anyị, kpuchiere ndị gị Izrel mmehie ha, bụ ndị gị ị gbapụtara. Agụla ndị gị dịka ndị ikpe mara nʼihi ọnwụ nwoke a na-emeghị ihe ọjọọ.” Otu a ka a ga-esi kpuchie mmehie nʼihi mwụfu ọbara ahụ.
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.
Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ka ị ga-esi wezugara onwe gị ikpe ọmụma gaara abụ nke gị nʼihi ọbara onye ahụ nwụrụ anwụ, ebe ọ bụ na i meela ihe ziri ezi nʼanya Onyenwe anyị.
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;
Mgbe ị pụrụ ibuso ndị iro gị agha, ọ bụrụ na Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị emee ka i merie ndị iro gị, dọta ụfọdụ nʼime ha nʼagha,
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:
ọ bụrụ na ị hụ nwaagbọghọ mara mma nke masịrị gị nʼetiti ndị a dọtara nʼagha, i nwere ike iduru ya ka ọ bụrụ nwunye gị.
12 Then shalt thou bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and let grow her nails;
Ị ga-akpọbata ya nʼụlọ gị, mee ka ọ kpụcha agịrị isi ya, bekwaa mbọ ya niile,
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.
yipụ uwe ahụ o yi mgbe e jidere ya. Ọ ga-anọdụ nʼụlọ gị ruo ụjụ nʼihi nna ya na nne ya otu ọnwa. Emesịa, i nwere ike ịbakwuru ya ghọọ di ya, ya onwe ya ga-aghọkwa nwunye gị.
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.
Ọ bụrụ na ihe ya amasịkwaghị gị, ị ga-ahapụ ya ka ọ gaa ebe ọbụla ọ chọrọ. Ị gaghị ere ya nʼọnụ ego ọbụla maọbụ kpasi ya agwa dịka ohu, ebe ọ bụ na ị wedala ya nʼala site nʼịhụ ọtọ ya anya.
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:
Ọ bụrụ na nwoke lụrụ ndị inyom abụọ, ma hụ otu nʼime ha nʼanya karịa nke ọzọ, ọ bụrụkwa na ndị inyom abụọ ahụ mụtaara ya ụmụ ndị ikom, ma nwanyị ahụ ọ kpọrọ asị buuru ụzọ mụta nwa nwoke,
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;
mgbe nwoke ahụ na-eke ihe onwunwe ya, ọ gaghị ewere oke ruuru ọkpara ya, nke nwanyị ahụ ọ kpọrọ asị mụtara kenye nwa nwoke nke nwanyị ahụ ọ hụrụ nʼanya mụrụ.
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.
Ọ ga-anabata nwa nwoke nke nwanyị ahụ ọ na-ahụghị nʼanya mụtara dị ka ọkpara, nye ya, oke abụọ site nʼihe niile o nwere. Nʼihi na nwoke ahụ bụ mmalite ume ya, ọnọdụ nke ị bụ ọkpara bụkwa nke ya.
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:
Ọ bụrụ na nwoke amụta nwa nwoke na-eme isiike, nke na-enupu isi, onye na-adịghị ege nna ya na nne ya ntị, ọ bụladị mgbe ha dọrọ ya aka na ntị.
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;
Nne ya na nna ya ga-eduru ya gaa nʼihu ndị okenye, nʼọnụ ụzọ ama obodo ha.
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.
Ha ga-agwa ndị okenye obodo ahụ, “Nwa anyị nwoke a na-eme isiike, na-enupu isi, ọ dịghị ege ntị nʼolu anyị. Ọ bụ onye mmefu na onye na-aṅụbiga mmanya oke.”
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.
Ndị ikom niile nke obodo ahụ ga-ewere nkume tugbuo ya. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, unu ga-ekpochapụ ihe ọjọọ ahụ nʼetiti unu. Ndị Izrel niile ga-anụ ihe mere, ụjọ ga-atụkwa ha.
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:
Ọ bụrụ na nwoke ọbụla emee ihe ọjọọ kwesiri ọnwụ, ọ bụrụ na e kpee ya ikpe ọnwụ, kwụgbuo ya nʼosisi,
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.
unu agaghị ahapụ ozu ya ka ọ dịgide nʼelu osisi abalị ahụ niile. Hụnụ na e liri ya nʼotu ụbọchị ahụ, nʼihi na onye ọbụla a kwụbara nʼelu osisi bụ onye Chineke bụrụ ọnụ. Emerụla ala ahụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị na-enye gị dịka ihe nketa.
