Deuteronomy 17
1 “Do not sacrifice to Yahweh our God any cattle or sheep or goats that have any defects, because Yahweh hates that kind of gift.”
Janganlah engkau mempersembahkan bagi TUHAN, Allahmu, lembu atau domba, yang ada cacatnya, atau sesuatu yang buruk; sebab yang demikian adalah kekejian bagi TUHAN, Allahmu."
2 “When you are living in any of the towns [in the land] that Yahweh our God is giving to you, suppose you hear that there is some man or woman who sins by disobeying the agreement that Yahweh has made with you.
"Apabila di tengah-tengahmu di salah satu tempatmu yang diberikan kepadamu oleh TUHAN, Allahmu, ada terdapat seorang laki-laki atau perempuan yang melakukan apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN, Allahmu, dengan melangkahi perjanjian-Nya,
3 Suppose someone tells you that that person has worshiped and served other gods, or the sun, or the moon, or the stars.
dan yang pergi beribadah kepada allah lain dan sujud menyembah kepadanya, atau kepada matahari atau bulan atau segenap tentara langit, hal yang telah Kularang itu;
4 If you hear that some person has been doing that, you must investigate it thoroughly. If [you find out that] it is true that this detestable thing has happened in Israel,
dan apabila hal itu diberitahukan atau terdengar kepadamu, maka engkau harus memeriksanya baik-baik. Jikalau ternyata benar dan sudah pasti, bahwa kekejian itu dilakukan di antara orang Israel,
5 you must take outside the town the man or woman who has done it. Then you must kill that person by throwing stones at him or her.
maka engkau harus membawa laki-laki atau perempuan yang telah melakukan perbuatan jahat itu ke luar ke pintu gerbang, kemudian laki-laki atau perempuan itu harus kaulempari dengan batu sampai mati.
6 But you are allowed to execute such people only if at least two witnesses testify that they saw them [doing that]. They must not be executed if there is only one witness.
Atas keterangan dua atau tiga orang saksi haruslah mati dibunuh orang yang dihukum mati; atas keterangan satu orang saksi saja janganlah ia dihukum mati.
7 The (witnesses/ones who saw them doing it) must be the first ones to throw stones at them. Then the other people [MTY] [should throw stones at them]. By doing that, you will get rid of this evil practice among you.”
Saksi-saksi itulah yang pertama-tama menggerakkan tangan mereka untuk membunuh dia, kemudian seluruh rakyat. Demikianlah harus kauhapuskan yang jahat itu dari tengah-tengahmu."
8 “Sometimes it will be very difficult for a judge to decide what really happened. He might be trying to decide whether, when someone injured or killed another person, he did it accidentally or deliberately. Or he might be trying to decide if some person is suing another person unfairly. If in some town it is very difficult to know what really happened, with the result that the judge cannot decide it, you should go to the place that Yahweh our God has chosen for you [to worship him].
"Apabila sesuatu perkara terlalu sukar bagimu untuk diputuskan, misalnya bunuh-membunuh, tuntut-menuntut, atau luka-melukai--perkara pendakwaan di dalam tempatmu--maka haruslah engkau pergi menghadap ke tempat yang akan dipilih TUHAN, Allahmu;
9 There you should present the case to the descendants of Levi who are the priests, and to the judge who is serving at that time, and they should decide what should be done.
haruslah engkau pergi kepada imam-imam orang Lewi dan kepada hakim yang ada pada waktu itu, dan meminta putusan. Mereka akan memberitahukan kepadamu keputusan hakim.
10 After they make their decision, you must do what they tell you to do.
Dan engkau harus berbuat menurut keputusan yang diberitahukan mereka kepadamu dari tempat yang akan dipilih TUHAN; engkau harus melakukan dengan setia segala yang ditunjukkan mereka kepadamu.
11 Accept what they have decided, and do what they say that you should do. Do not try to change in any way what they have decided [IDM].
Menurut petunjuk yang diberikan mereka kepadamu dan menurut keputusan yang dikatakan mereka kepadamu haruslah engkau berbuat; janganlah engkau menyimpang ke kanan atau ke kiri dari keputusan yang diberitahukan mereka kepadamu.
12 You must execute anyone who proudly/arrogantly disobeys the judge or the priest who stands there in the presence of Yahweh [and decides what should be done]. By doing that, you will get rid of evil practices among you.
Orang yang berlaku terlalu berani dengan tidak mendengarkan perkataan imam yang berdiri di sana sebagai pelayan TUHAN, Allahmu, ataupun perkataan hakim, maka orang itu harus mati. Demikianlah harus kauhapuskan yang jahat itu dari antara orang Israel.
13 Then [after that person is executed], all the people will hear about it, and they will be afraid, and none of them will act that way any more.”
Maka seluruh bangsa itu akan mendengar dan menjadi takut dan tidak lagi berlaku terlalu berani."
14 “[I know that] after you have occupied the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, and you are living there, you will say, ‘We should have a king to rule over us, like the kings that other nations around us have.’
"Apabila engkau telah masuk ke negeri yang diberikan kepadamu oleh TUHAN, Allahmu, dan telah mendudukinya dan diam di sana, kemudian engkau berkata: Aku mau mengangkat raja atasku, seperti segala bangsa yang di sekelilingku,
15 Yahweh our God will permit you to have a king, but be sure that you appoint someone whom he has chosen. That man must be an Israeli; you must not appoint someone who is a foreigner to be your king.
maka hanyalah raja yang dipilih TUHAN, Allahmu, yang harus kauangkat atasmu. Dari tengah-tengah saudara-saudaramu haruslah engkau mengangkat seorang raja atasmu; seorang asing yang bukan saudaramu tidaklah boleh kauangkat atasmu.
16 [After he becomes the king], he should not acquire a large number of horses for himself. He should not send people to Egypt to buy horses for him, because Yahweh said to you, ‘Never return to Egypt [for anything’]!
Hanya, janganlah ia memelihara banyak kuda dan janganlah ia mengembalikan bangsa ini ke Mesir untuk mendapat banyak kuda, sebab TUHAN telah berfirman kepadamu: Janganlah sekali-kali kamu kembali melalui jalan ini lagi.
17 And he must not have a lot of wives, because if he did that, they would turn him [SYN] away from [worshiping only] Yahweh. And he must not acquire a lot of silver and gold.
Juga janganlah ia mempunyai banyak isteri, supaya hatinya jangan menyimpang; emas dan perakpun janganlah ia kumpulkan terlalu banyak.
18 “When he becomes your king, he must [appoint someone to] copy these laws. He must copy them from the scroll that is kept by the priests who are descended from Levi.
Apabila ia duduk di atas takhta kerajaan, maka haruslah ia menyuruh menulis baginya salinan hukum ini menurut kitab yang ada pada imam-imam orang Lewi.
19 He must keep this new scroll near him and read from it every day of his life, in order that he may learn to revere Yahweh, and to faithfully obey [DOU] all the rules and regulations [that are written] in these laws.
Itulah yang harus ada di sampingnya dan haruslah ia membacanya seumur hidupnya untuk belajar takut akan TUHAN, Allahnya, dengan berpegang pada segala isi hukum dan ketetapan ini untuk dilakukannya,
20 If he does that, he [SYN] will not think that he is (better/more important) than [IDM] his fellow Israelis, and he will completely obey [LIT] Yahweh’s commands. As a result, he and his descendants will rule as kings in Israel for many years.”
supaya jangan ia tinggi hati terhadap saudara-saudaranya, supaya jangan ia menyimpang dari perintah itu ke kanan atau ke kiri, agar lama ia memerintah, ia dan anak-anaknya di tengah-tengah orang Israel."
