Deutéronome 25
1 S’il survient un débat entre quelques hommes, et qu’ils en appellent aux juges, celui qu’ils reconnaîtront pour juste, ils lui donneront la palme de la justice, et celui qu’ils reconnaîtront pour impie, ils le condamneront d’impiété.
“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.
2 Que s’ils jugent celui qui a péché, digne de coups, ils le renverseront, et le feront battre devant eux. C’est selon la mesure du péché, que sera la mesure des coups;
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.
3 En sorte seulement, qu’elle n’excède pas le nombre de quarante, de peur que ton frère ne s’en aille ayant été horriblement déchiré devant tes yeux.
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.
4 Tu ne lieras point la bouche d’un bœuf qui foule tes grains dans l’aire.
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].
5 Quand deux frères habitent ensemble, et que l’un d’eux meurt sans enfants, que la femme du défunt n’en épouse point un autre; mais le frère de son mari la prendra, et il suscitera des enfants à son frère;
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.
6 Et il appellera le fils premier-né d’elle du nom de son frère, afin que le nom de son frère ne soit pas effacé d’Israël.
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.
7 Mais s’il ne veut pas prendre la femme de son frère qui lui est due en vertu de la loi, cette femme ira à la porte de la ville, elle s’adressera aux anciens et dira: Le frère de mon mari ne veut pas ressusciter le nom de son frère en Israël, ni me prendre pour femme.
“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.’
8 Et aussitôt ils le feront appeler, et ils l’interrogeront. S’il répond: Je ne veux pas la prendre pour femme,
Then the elders must summon that man and talk to him. If he still refuses to marry that widow,
9 La femme s’approchera de lui devant les anciens, et lui ôtera la chaussure de son pied, elle crachera sur sa face, et dira: C’est ainsi qu’il sera fait à l’homme qui n’édifie pas la maison de son frère.
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.’
10 Et il sera appelé en Israël du nom de Maison du déchaussé.
After that happens, that man’s family will be known as ‘the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off’.
11 Si deux hommes ont une dispute entre eux, et que l’un commence à quereller l’autre, et que la femme de l’un voulant arracher son mari de la main du plus fort, étende la main et saisisse ses parties secrètes,
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,
12 Tu couperas sa main, et tu ne te laisseras fléchir par aucune compassion pour elle.
do not act mercifully toward her; cut off her hand.
13 Tu n’auras point dans ton sachet deux poids, l’un plus gros et l’autre plus petit;
“[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].
14 Et il n’y aura point dans ta maison un boisseau plus grand et un plus petit.
15 Tu auras un poids juste et véritable, et il y aura chez toi un boisseau égal et véritable, afin que tu vives longtemps sur la terre que le Seigneur ton Dieu t’aura donnée;
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.
16 Car le Seigneur ton Dieu a en abomination celui qui fait ces choses, et il déteste toute injustice.
Yahweh hates all those who act dishonestly, [and he will punish them].
17 Souviens-toi de ce que t’a fait Amalec dans le chemin, quand tu sortais de l’Egypte.
Continue to remember what the Amalek people-group did to your ancestors when they were coming out of Egypt.
18 Comment il marcha contre toi, et tailla en pièces les derniers de ton armée, qui, fatigués, s’étaient arrêtés, quand toi-même tu étais épuisé de faim et de fatigue, et il ne craignit pas Dieu.
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.
19 Lors donc que le Seigneur ton Dieu t’aura donné le repos, et qu’il t’aura assujetti toutes les nations d’alentour, dans la terre qu’il t’a promise, tu effaceras son nom de dessous le ciel. Prends garde que tu ne l’oublies.
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]!”
