Deteronòm 17
1 “Nou p ap fè sakrifis a SENYÈ Bondye nou an, ni bèf, ni mouton ki gen fot oswa okenn defo; paske sa se yon bagay abominab a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.
Thou shalt not sacrifice to the Lord thy God a sheep, or an ox, wherein there is blemish, or any fault: for that is an abomination to the Lord thy God.
2 “Si sa twouve nan mitan nou, nan okenn vil nou yo ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ap bannou yo, yon nonm oswa yon fanm ki fè sa ki mal nan zye SENYÈ Bondye nou an, nan transgrese akò Li a,
When there shall be found among you within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, man or woman that do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, and transgress his covenant,
3 epi te ale sèvi lòt dye yo pou adore yo, kit se solèy la, lalin nan, oswa nenpòt nan lame syèl la, ke mwen pa te kòmande,
So as to go and serve strange gods, and adore them, the sun and the moon. and all the host of heaven, which I have not commanded:
4 epi si yo di nou sa, e nou te tande sa, alò, nou va fè yon ankèt avèk dilijans. Veye byen, epi si se vrè, e se sèten ke bagay abominab sila a te fèt an Israël,
And this is told thee, and hearing it thou hast inquired diligently, and found it to be true, and that the abomination is committed in Israel:
5 alò, nou va mennen nonm sa a oswa fanm sa a ki te fè zak mechan sa a nan pòtay nou yo, e nou va lapide li ak kout wòch jiskaske li mouri.
Thou shalt bring forth the man or the woman, who have committed that most wicked thing, to the gates of thy city, and they shall be stoned.
6 “Sou temwayaj a de temwen oswa twa temwen, sila ki dwe mouri an, va vin mete a lanmò. Li p ap mete a lanmò sou temwayaj a yon sèl temwen.
By the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he die that is to be slain. Let no man be put to death, when only one beareth witness against him.
7 Se men a temwen yo k ap premye kont li pou mete li a lanmò; epi apre, se men a tout pèp la. Konsa nou va netwaye mechanste a soti nan mitan ou.
The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to kill him, and afterwards the hands of the rest of the people: that thou mayst take away the evil out of the midst of thee.
8 “Si yon ka twò difisil pou nou deside, pa egzanp, a nivo touye moun, oswa yon lòt nivo, oswa yon kalite pwosè ak yon lòt, oswa antre blese moun ak yon lòt; alò, nou va mennen yo kote SENYÈ Bondye nou an, chwazi a.
If thou perceive that there be among you a hard and doubtful matter in judgment between blood and blood, cause and cause, leprosy and leprosy: and thou see that the words of the judges within thy gates do vary: arise, and go up to the place, which the Lord thy God shall choose.
9 “Konsa, nou va rive kote prèt Levit la ki se chèf la nan jou sa yo, nou va mande yo, e yo va deklare jijman sou ka a.
And thou shalt come to the priests of the Levitical race, and to the judge, that shall be at that time: and thou shalt ask of them, and they shall shew thee the truth of the judgment.
10 Nou va konfòme avèk tèm a jijman sila ke yo te deklare a nou menm soti kote ke SENYÈ a chwazi a. Nou va fè atansyon pou obsève tout sa ke yo enstwi nou.
And thou shalt do whatsoever they shall say, that preside in the place, which the Lord shall choose, and what they shall teach thee,
11 Selon tèm lalwa ke yo enstwi nou yo, e selon desizyon ke yo di nou, nou va fè yo. Nou pa pou vire akote pawòl ke yo deklare a nou menm yo, ni adwat, ni agoch.
According to his law; and thou shalt follow their sentence: neither shalt thou decline to the right hand nor to the left hand.
12 “Nonm nan ki aji avèk ògèy e ki pa koute prèt la ki kanpe la a pou sèvi SENYÈ Bondye nou an, ni jij la, nonm sila a va mouri. Se konsa, nou va retire mal sa a soti an Israël.
But he that will be proud, and refuse to obey the commandment of the priest, who ministereth at that time to the Lord thy God, and the decree of the judge, that man shall die, and thou shalt take away the evil from Israel:
13 Epi tout pèp la va tande, pou gen krentif, e yo p ap aji avèk ògèy ankò.
And all the people hearing it shall fear, that no one afterwards swell with pride.
14 “Lè nou antre nan peyi ke SENYÈ Bondye nou an, bannou an pou posede, e nou viv ladann, nou va di: ‘Annou mete yon wa sou nou tankou tout nasyon ki antoure nou yo’.
When thou art come into the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee, and possessest it, and shalt say: I will set a king over me, as all nations have that are round about:
15 Nou va, anverite, mete yon wa ke SENYÈ a chwazi sou nou, youn ki soti nan sitwayen parèy nou yo, nou va mete l kòm wa sou nou. “Nou pa kapab mete yon etranje sou nou menm, ki pa sitwayen parèy nou.
Thou shalt set him whom the Lord thy God shall choose out of the number of thy brethren. Thou mayst not make a man of another nation king, that is not thy brother.
16 Anplis, li p ap miltipliye cheval pou pwòp tèt li, ni li p ap fè pèp la retounen an Égypte pou miltipliye cheval; akoz SENYÈ a te di nou: ‘Nou p ap retounen la ankò.’
And when he is made king, he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people into Egypt, being lifted up with the number of his horsemen, especially since the Lord hath commanded you to return no more the same way.
17 Li p ap pran anpil fanm; sinon, kè li va detounen. Ni li p ap ranmase anpil ajan avèk lò pou tèt li.
He shall not have many wives, that may allure his mind, nor immense sums of silver and gold.
18 “Alò, li va rive ke lè li chita sou twòn wayòm li an, li va ekri pou tèt li yon kopi de lwa sila a sou yon woulo papye, nan prezans prèt Levit yo.
But after he is raised to the throne of his kingdom, he shall copy out to himself the Deuteronomy of this law in a volume, taking the copy of the priests of the Levitical tribe,
19 Li va rete avèk li, e li va li li pandan tout jou lavi li, pou li kapab aprann gen krent SENYÈ a, Bondye li a, pou l swiv avèk atansyon tout pawòl lwa sa a, ak règleman sila yo, pou fè yo;
And he shall have it with him, and shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, and keep his words and ceremonies, that are commanded in the law;
20 e pou li pa konsidere tèt li pi bon ke Izrayelit parèy li yo, e ke li pa detounen de kòmandman an, ni adwat, ni agoch, dekwa ke li menm avèk fis li yo kapab dire anpil tan nan wayòm li a nan mitan Israël.
And that his heart be not lifted up with pride over his brethren, nor decline to the right or to the left, that he and his sons may reign a long time over Israel.
