Deutéronome 24

1 "Quand un homme aura pris une femme et cohabité avec elle; si elle cesse de lui plaire, parce qu’il aura remarqué en elle quelque chose de malséant, il lui écrira un libelle de divorce, le lui mettra en main et la renverra de chez lui.

“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 Si, sortie de la maison conjugale, elle se remarie et devient l’épouse d’un autre homme,

Then suppose that she goes and marries another man,

3 et que ce dernier, l’ayant prise en aversion, lui écrive un libelle de divorce, le lui mette en main et la renvoie de chez lui; ou que ce même homme, qui l’a épousée en dernier lieu, vienne 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 son premier mari, qui l’a répudiée, ne peut la reprendre une fois qu’elle s’est laissée souiller, car ce serait une abomination devant le Seigneur: or, tu ne dois pas déshonorer le pays que le Seigneur, 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 quelqu’un a pris nouvellement femme, il sera dispensé de se rendre à l’armée, et on ne lui imposera aucune corvée: il pourra vaquer librement à son intérieur pendant un an, et rendre heureuse la femme qu’il a épousée.

“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 doit pas saisir comme gage une meule inférieure ni une meule courante, car ce serait prendre la vie même en gage.

“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 un homme est convaincu d’avoir enlevé quelqu’un de ses frères, un des enfants d’Israël, et de l’avoir traité comme esclave ou vendu, ce ravisseur doit mourir; et tu extirperas ainsi 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 Observe avec un soin extrême et exécute les prescriptions relatives à la lèpre: tout ce que les pontifes, descendants de Lévi, vous enseigneront d’après ce que je leur ai prescrit, vous vous appliquerez à le faire.

“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, a fait à Miryam, pendant votre voyage au sortir de l’Egypte.

Do not forget what Yahweh our God did to Miriam, [when she became a leper], after your ancestors left Egypt.

10 Si tu as fait à ton prochain un prêt quelconque, n’entre point dans sa maison pour te nantir de 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 dois attendre dehors, et celui dont tu es le créancier t’apportera le gage hors de chez lui.

Stand outside his house, and the man to whom you are lending something will bring the cloak out to you.

12 Et si c’est un pauvre, tu ne dois pas te coucher nanti de son gage:

But if he is poor, do not keep that cloak all night.

13 tu es tenu de le lui rendre au coucher du soleil, pour qu’il puisse reposer sous sa couverture et qu’il te bénisse; et cela te sera compté comme une bonne œuvre par 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 Ne cause point de tort au journalier pauvre et nécessiteux, que ce soit un de tes frères ou un des étrangers qui sont dans ton pays, dans l’une de tes villes.

“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 Le jour même, tu lui remettras son salaire, avant que le soleil se couche; car il est pauvre, et il attend son salaire avec anxiété. Crains qu’il n’implore contre toi le Seigneur, et que tu ne sois trouvé coupable.

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 doivent pas être mis à mort pour les enfants, ni les enfants pour les pères: on ne sera mis à mort que pour son propre méfait.

“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 Ne fausse pas le droit de l’étranger ni celui de l’orphelin, et ne saisis pas comme 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 Rappelle-toi que tu as été esclave en Egypte et que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, t’en a affranchi; c’est pour cela que je t’ordonne d’agir de la sorte.

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 la moisson de ton champ, si tu as oublié dans ce champ une javelle, ne retourne pas la prendre, mais qu’elle reste pour l’étranger, l’orphelin ou la veuve, afin que l’Éternel, ton Dieu, te bénisse dans toutes les œuvres 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 gauleras ton olivier, n’y glane pas après coup; ce sera pour l’étranger, l’orphelin et 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, n’y grappille pas après coup; ce sera pour l’étranger, pour l’orphelin, 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 esclave au pays d’Egypte: c’est pourquoi je t’ordonne de tenir cette conduite.

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].”