Deuteronomy 25
1 “If [two] Israelis have a dispute and they go to a court, the judge will [probably] decide/declare that one of them (is innocent/did not do any wrong) and the other one is guilty.
Quand il s’élèvera une contestation entre des hommes, et qu’ils se seront présentés au jugement, qu’on les aura jugés, qu’on aura absous l’innocent et condamné le coupable,
2 If the judge says that the guilty person must be punished, he shall command him to lie [with his face] on the ground and be whipped. The number of times he is struck with a whip will depend on [what kind of] crime he committed.
si le coupable a mérité d’être battu, le juge le fera étendre par terre et battre en sa présence d’un nombre de coups proportionné à sa faute.
3 It is permitted that he be struck as many as 40 times, but no more than that. If he is struck more than 40 times, he would be humiliated publicly.
Il ne lui fera pas donner plus de quarante coups, de peur que, si on continuait à le frapper de beaucoup de coups en plus de ceux-là, ton frère ne fût avili à tes yeux.
4 When your ox is treading/walking on the grain [to separate the chaff from the grain], do not (muzzle it/put a covering on its mouth) [to prevent it from eating some of the grain].
Tu ne muselleras pas le bœuf, quand il foulera le grain.
5 If two brothers live on the same property, and one of them who has no son dies, the man’s widow should not marry someone who is not a member of his family. The dead man’s brother must marry her and have sex [EUP] with her. It is his duty to do that.
Lorsque des frères demeurent ensemble, et que l’un d’eux meurt sans laisser de fils, la femme du défunt ne se mariera pas au dehors, à un étranger; mais son beau-frère ira vers elle, la prendra pour femme, et remplira envers elle le devoir de beau-frère.
6 If she later gives birth to a son, that son is to be considered [MTY] the son of the man who died, in order that the dead man’s name will not disappear from Israel.
Le premier-né qu’elle mettra au monde succédera au frère défunt et prendra son nom, afin que ce nom ne soit pas effacé d’Israël.
7 “But if the dead man’s brother does not want to marry that woman, she must stand at the (gate/central meeting place) of the town and say to the [town] elders, ‘My husband’s brother will not do (his duty/what he is supposed to do). He refuses to [marry me in order that I may give birth to a son who will] prevent my dead husband’s name from disappearing in Israel.’
S’il ne plaît pas à cet homme de prendre sa belle-sœur, sa belle-sœur montera à la porte, vers les anciens, et dira: « Mon beau-frère refuse de faire revivre le nom de son frère en Israël; il ne veut pas remplir, en m’épousant, son devoir de beau-frère. »
8 Then the elders must summon that man and talk to him. If he still refuses to marry that widow,
Alors les anciens de la ville l’appelleront et lui parleront. S’il persiste et dit: « Il ne me plaît pas de la prendre, »
9 she must go up to him while the elders are watching, and take off one of his sandals [to symbolize/show that he would not receive any of her property], and spit in his face, and say to him, ‘This is what happens to the man who refuses to do what is needed [to allow his dead brother to have a son] in order that our family name does not disappear.’
sa belle-sœur s’approchera de lui en présence des anciens, lui ôtera son soulier du pied et lui crachera au visage, en disant: « Ainsi sera fait à l’homme qui ne relève pas la maison de son frère. »
10 After that happens, that man’s family will be known as ‘the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off’.
Et sa maison sera appelée en Israël la maison du déchaussé.
11 When [two] men are fighting with each other, and the one man’s wife comes near to help her husband by grabbing hold of the other man’s genitals,
Lorsque des hommes se battront ensemble, un homme et son frère, si la femme de l’un s’approche pour délivrer son mari de la main de celui qui le frappe, et que, avançant la main, elle saisisse ce dernier par les parties honteuses,
12 do not act mercifully toward her; cut off her hand.
tu lui couperas la main; ton œil sera sans pitié.
13 “[When you are buying or selling things], do not try to cheat people by having two kinds of weights, [one which you use when you buy something and one which you use when you sell something], and two kinds of measuring baskets, [one which you use when you buy something and one which you use when you sell something].
Tu n’auras pas dans ton sac deux sortes de poids, un gros et un petit.
Tu n’auras pas dans ta maison deux sortes d’épha, un grand et un petit.
15 Always use correct weights and correct measuring baskets, in order that Yahweh our God will allow you to live a long time in the land that he is giving to you.
Tu auras un poids exact et juste, tu auras un épha exact et juste, afin que tes jours se prolongent dans la terre que te donne Yahweh, ton Dieu.
16 Yahweh hates all those who act dishonestly, [and he will punish them].
Car il est en abomination à Yahweh, ton Dieu, celui qui fait ces choses, qui commet une iniquité.
17 Continue to remember what the Amalek people-group did to your ancestors when they were coming out of Egypt.
Souviens-toi de ce que te fit Amalec pendant le voyage, lorsque tu sortis de l’Égypte,
18 They attacked your ancestors as your ancestors were traveling, when they were weak and exhausted. Those people were not afraid of God at all, so they attacked your ancestors from the rear and killed all those who were unable to walk as fast as the others.
comment il te rencontra en route, et tomba sur toi par derrière, sur tous ceux qui étaient épuisés derrière toi, et toi tu étais fatigué et sans force, et il n’eut aucune crainte de Dieu.
19 Therefore, when Yahweh our God has given you the land [that he promised to give you], and when he has enabled you to rest from [fighting] all your enemies around you, kill all the Amalek people-group, with the result that no one will remember them any more. Do not forget [to do this]!”
Quand Yahweh, ton Dieu, t’aura donné du repos, t’ayant délivré de tous tes ennemis d’alentour, dans le pays que Yahweh, ton Dieu, te donne en héritage pour le posséder, tu effaceras la mémoire d’Amalec de dessous le ciel: ne l’oublie pas.
