Ulangan 21
1 "Apabila di negeri yang diberikan TUHAN Allahmu kepadamu ada orang yang kedapatan mati terbunuh di ladang dan tidak ketahuan siapa pembunuhnya,
“Suppose someone has been murdered in a field in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, and you do not know who killed that person.
2 maka pemimpin dan hakimmu harus pergi mengukur jarak dari tempat mayat itu ditemukan ke tiap-tiap kota yang berdekatan.
[If that happens], your elders and judges must go out to where that person’s corpse was found and measure the distance from there to each of the nearby towns.
3 Lalu para pemuka dari kota yang paling dekat harus memilih seekor sapi muda yang belum pernah dipakai untuk bekerja.
Then the elders in the town that is closest to where the corpse was found must select a young cow that has never been used for doing work.
4 Sapi itu harus mereka bawa ke suatu tempat di dekat sungai yang tidak pernah kering dan yang tanahnya belum pernah dibajak atau ditanami. Di situ mereka harus mematahkan leher binatang itu.
They must take it to a place near a stream where the ground has never been plowed or planted. They must break its neck there in that valley.
5 Para imam Lewi juga harus pergi ke situ, karena mereka harus memberi keputusan dalam tiap perkara tindak kekerasan. Mereka dipilih TUHAN Allahmu untuk mengabdi kepada-Nya dan mengucapkan berkat atas nama-Nya.
The priests must go there also, because Yahweh our God has chosen them from the tribe of Levi to serve him and to be his representatives [MTY] when they bless people. And he has also chosen them to settle disputes in which someone has been injured.
6 Lalu semua pemuka dari kota yang paling dekat harus mencuci tangan mereka di atas sapi itu
The elders from the closest town must wash their hands over the young cow whose neck was broken,
7 dan mengatakan, 'Bukan kami yang membunuh orang itu, dan kami tidak tahu siapa yang melakukannya.
and they must say, ‘We did not murder this person [MTY], and we did not see who did it.
8 TUHAN, ampunilah Israel umat-Mu yang Kaubebaskan dari Mesir. Ampunilah kami dan jangan menganggap kami bertanggung jawab atas pembunuhan orang yang tidak bersalah.'
Yahweh, forgive us, your Israeli people whom you rescued [from Egypt]. Do not consider (us to be guilty/that we should be punished because) of murdering someone who (is innocent/had not done something that is wrong). Instead, forgive us.’
9 Maka dengan melakukan apa yang dituntut TUHAN, kamu tidak dianggap bertanggung jawab atas pembunuhan itu."
By doing that, you will be doing what Yahweh considers to be right, and you will not be considered to be guilty for murdering that person.”
10 "Apabila kamu berperang dan TUHAN Allahmu memberi kamu kemenangan, lalu kamu mengambil tawanan perang,
“When you [soldiers] go to fight against your enemies, and Yahweh our God enables you to defeat them [IDM], and (they become your prisoners/you capture them),
11 mungkin di antara mereka ada seorang wanita cantik yang kausukai dan ingin kauperistri.
one of you may see among them a beautiful woman that he likes, and he may want to marry her.
12 Bawalah wanita itu ke rumahmu. Di situ ia harus menggunting rambutnya, memotong kukunya,
He should take her to his home, and there she must shave [all the hair off] her head and cut her fingernails [to signify that now she does not belong to her people-group any more, but instead she is becoming an Israeli].
13 dan berganti pakaian. Ia harus tinggal di rumahmu dan berkabung atas kematian orang tuanya selama satu bulan. Sesudah itu engkau boleh kawin dengan dia.
She must take off the clothes that she was wearing when she was captured, [and put on Israeli clothes]. She must stay in that man’s house and mourn for a month because of [leaving] her parents. After that, he will be allowed to marry her.
14 Kalau di kemudian hari engkau tidak menginginkan dia lagi, engkau boleh menyuruh dia pergi dengan bebas. Ia tak boleh kauperlakukan sebagai budak atau kaujual, karena ia telah kaupaksa bersetubuh dengan engkau."
Later, if he no longer is pleased with her, he will be permitted to allow her to leave him. But because she was forced to have sex with him, he will not be allowed to treat her like a slave [and sell her to someone else].”
15 "Misalkan seorang punya dua istri, dan keduanya melahirkan anak laki-laki, tetapi anak yang lahir lebih dahulu bukan anak dari istri kesayangannya.
“Suppose that a man has two wives, but he likes one of them and dislikes the other one. And suppose that they both give birth to sons, and the oldest son is the child of the woman that he does not like.
16 Kalau orang itu mau menentukan bagaimana ia akan membagi kekayaannya kepada anak-anaknya, ia tak boleh memihak pada anak dari istri kesayangannya dengan memberi kepada anak itu bagian yang menjadi hak anak sulung.
On the day when that man decides how he will divide his possessions for his sons to possess [after he dies], he must not favor the son of the wife that he loves by giving him [a bigger share, ] the share that the older son should receive.
17 Ia harus memberi bagian dua kali lipat dari harta bendanya kepada anak laki-laki yang sulung, walaupun anak itu bukan anak dari istri kesayangannya. Hak anak sulung harus diakui oleh ayahnya, dan kepada anak itu harus diberi warisan yang menjadi haknya menurut hukum."
He must give to the older son, the son of the wife whom he does not like, twice as much of his possessions. That son is his firstborn son, and he must be given the share that he should receive because of his being that man’s firstborn son.”
18 "Misalkan ada anak laki-laki yang keras kepala, suka memberontak dan tak mau menurut kepada orang tuanya walaupun mereka sudah menghukum dia.
“Suppose there is a boy who is very stubborn and always (rebelling against/disobeying) [his parents], and who will not heed what they say to him. And suppose that they punish him but he still does not pay attention to what they tell him [MTY].
19 Maka orang tuanya harus membawa dia kepada para pemuka kota tempat mereka tinggal dan minta supaya anak itu diadili.
If that happens, his parents must take him to the (gate of/central meeting place in) the city where he lives and have him stand in front of the elders of the city.
20 Mereka harus berkata kepada para pemuka kota itu, 'Anak kami ini keras kepala, suka memberontak dan tak mau taat kepada kami; ia memboroskan uang dan suka mabuk.'
Then the parents must say to the elders of that city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and always rebelling against us. He will not pay attention to what we tell him [MTY]. He wastes a lot of money (OR, eats too much food) and gets drunk.’
21 Lalu orang-orang lelaki dari kota itu harus melempari anak itu dengan batu sampai mati. Dengan demikian kamu memberantas kejahatan itu. Semua orang di Israel akan mendengar tentang kejadian itu dan menjadi takut."
Then all the elders of that city must execute him by throwing stones at him. By doing that, you will get rid of this evil practice among you. And everyone in Israel will hear [about what happened] and they will be afraid [to do what he did].”
22 "Apabila seseorang telah dihukum mati karena suatu kejahatan, dan mayatnya digantung pada tiang,
“If someone is executed for having committed a crime for which he deserves to die, and you hang his corpse on a post,
23 mayat itu tak boleh dibiarkan di situ sepanjang malam, tetapi harus dikubur pada hari itu juga. Mayat yang tergantung pada tiang mendatangkan kutuk Allah atas negeri. Jadi, kuburkanlah mayat itu supaya kamu tidak mencemarkan negeri yang diberikan TUHAN Allahmu kepadamu.
you must not allow his corpse to remain there all night. You must bury it on the day that he died, because [God] has cursed anyone whose corpse is allowed to remain on a post. [You must bury the corpse that day], in order that you do not defile the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you.”
