Deutéronome 24
1 Si un homme prend une femme et l’épouse, et qu’il arrive qu’elle ne trouve pas grâce à ses yeux, parce qu’il aura trouvé en elle quelque chose de malséant, il écrira pour elle une lettre de divorce, et la lui mettra dans la main, et la renverra hors de sa maison.
“Suppose a man marries a woman and later decides that he does not want her because there is something about her that he doesn’t like. And suppose he writes on paper that he is divorcing her, and he gives the paper to her [SYN] and sends her away from his house.
2 Et elle sortira de sa maison et s’en ira, et elle pourra être à un autre homme.
Then suppose that she goes and marries another man,
3 Et si le dernier mari la hait, et qu’il lui écrive une lettre de divorce et la lui mette dans la main, et la renvoie de sa maison, ou si le dernier mari qui l’avait prise pour sa femme vient à mourir:
and that man [later also] decides that he does not like her, and he also writes on paper that he is divorcing her, and he sends her away from his house. Or, suppose that the second husband dies.
4 alors son premier mari, qui l’a renvoyée, ne pourra pas la reprendre pour être sa femme, après qu’elle aura été rendue impure; car c’est une abomination devant l’Éternel: tu ne chargeras pas de péché le pays que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, te donne en héritage.
If either of those things happens, her first husband must not marry her again. He must consider that she has become unacceptable to Yahweh. Yahweh would consider it to be disgusting [if he married her again]. You must not sin [MTY] by doing that in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you.”
5 Si un homme a nouvellement pris une femme, il n’ira point à l’armée, et il ne sera chargé d’aucune affaire: il en sera exempt, pour sa maison, pendant une année, et il réjouira sa femme qu’il a prise.
“When some man has recently become married, he must not [be required to] become a soldier in the army or be required to do any other work [for the government] for one year [after being married]. He should stay happily at home with his wife for that year.
6 On ne prendra point en gage les deux meules, ni la meule tournante, car ce serait prendre en gage la vie.
“Anyone who lends money to someone else [is allowed to require that person to give him something] to guarantee [that he will pay back the money that he borrowed. But] he must not take from him his (millstone/stone for grinding grain). That would be taking [the millstone that his family needs to grind the grain to make the bread] they need to stay alive.
7 Si on trouve un homme qui ait volé l’un d’entre ses frères, les fils d’Israël, et qui l’ait traité en esclave et l’ait vendu, ce voleur mourra; et tu ôteras le mal du milieu de toi.
“If someone kidnaps/steals a fellow Israeli to cause that person to become his slave or to sell him [to become someone else’s slave], you must execute the person who did that. By doing that, you will get rid of this evil among you.
8 Prends garde à la plaie de la lèpre, afin de bien observer et de faire selon tout ce que les sacrificateurs, les Lévites, vous enseigneront; vous prendrez garde à faire comme je leur ai commandé.
“If you are suffering from (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease), be sure to do everything that the priests, who are from the tribe of Levi, tell you to do. Obey carefully the instructions that I have given to them.
9 Souviens-toi de ce que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, fit à Marie dans le chemin, quand vous sortiez d’Égypte.
Do not forget what Yahweh our God did to Miriam, [when she became a leper], after your ancestors left Egypt.
10 Lorsque tu feras à ton prochain un prêt quelconque, tu n’entreras pas dans sa maison pour recevoir son gage;
“When you lend something to someone, do not go into his house to take the cloak that he says that he will give you to guarantee [that he will return what he has borrowed].
11 tu te tiendras dehors, et l’homme à qui tu prêtes t’apportera le gage dehors.
Stand outside his house, and the man to whom you are lending something will bring the cloak out to you.
12 Et si l’homme est pauvre, tu ne te coucheras pas sur son gage;
But if he is poor, do not keep that cloak all night.
13 tu ne manqueras pas de lui rendre le gage au coucher du soleil; et il couchera dans son vêtement, et te bénira; et cela te sera justice devant l’Éternel, ton Dieu.
When the sun sets, take the cloak back to him, in order that he may wear it while he sleeps. If you do that, he will [ask God to] bless you, and Yahweh our God will be pleased with you.
14 Tu n’opprimeras pas l’homme à gages affligé et pauvre d’entre tes frères ou d’entre tes étrangers qui sont dans ton pays, dans tes portes.
“Do not mistreat any servants whom you have hired who are poor and needy [DOU], whether they are Israelis or foreigners who are living in your town.
15 En son jour, tu lui donneras son salaire; le soleil ne se couchera pas sur lui, car il est pauvre et son désir s’y porte; afin qu’il ne crie pas contre toi à l’Éternel et qu’il n’y ait pas du péché sur toi.
Every day, before sunset, you must pay/give them the money that they have earned. They are poor and they need to get their pay. If you do not pay them right away, they will cry out against you to Yahweh, and he will punish [MTY] you for having sinned like that.
16 Les pères ne seront pas mis à mort pour les fils, et les fils ne seront pas mis à mort pour les pères: ils seront mis à mort chacun pour son péché.
“Parents must not be executed for crimes that their children have committed, and children must not be executed for crimes that their parents have committed. People should be executed only for the crimes that they themselves have committed.
17 Tu ne feras pas fléchir le jugement de l’étranger [ni] de l’orphelin, et tu ne prendras pas en gage le vêtement de la veuve.
“You must [LIT] do for foreigners [who live] among you and for orphans what the laws state must be done for them. And [if you lend something to] a widow, do not take her coat from her as a guarantee [that she will return it].
18 Et tu te souviendras que tu as été serviteur en Égypte, et que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, t’a racheté de là; c’est pourquoi je te commande de faire cela.
Do not forget that [you had great hardships/troubles when] you were slaves in Egypt, and Yahweh our God rescued you from there. That is why I am commanding you [to help others who have troubles].
19 Quand tu feras ta moisson dans ton champ, et que tu auras oublié une gerbe dans ton champ, tu ne retourneras pas pour la prendre; elle sera pour l’étranger, pour l’orphelin, et pour la veuve, afin que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, te bénisse dans toute l’œuvre de tes mains.
“When you harvest your crops, if you have forgotten [that you left] one bundle in the field, do not go back to get it. [Leave it there] for foreigners, orphans, and widows. If you do that, Yahweh will bless you in everything that you do.
20 Quand tu battras ton olivier, tu ne reviendras pas cueillir ce qui reste aux branches après toi; ce sera pour l’étranger, pour l’orphelin, et pour la veuve.
And when you have harvested/picked all your olives from the trees once, do not go back [to pick the ones that are still] on the trees.
21 Quand tu vendangeras ta vigne, tu ne grappilleras pas après; ce sera pour l’étranger, pour l’orphelin, et pour la veuve.
[Similarly], when you pick the grapes in your vineyard, do not go back a second time [to try to find more]. Leave them for the foreigners, orphans, and widows [among you].
22 Et tu te souviendras que tu as été serviteur dans le pays d’Égypte; c’est pourquoi je te commande de faire cela.
Do not forget that [Yahweh was kind to you when] you were slaves in Egypt. That is why I am commanding you [to be kind to those who are needy].”
