申命記 21

1 汝の神ヱホバの汝に與へて獲させたまふ地において若し人殺されて野に仆れをるあらんに之を殺せる者の誰なるかを知ざる時は

Then there shall be found in the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee, the corpse of a man slain, and it is not known who is guilty of the murder,

2 汝の長老等と士師等出きたりその人の殺されをる處よりその四周の邑々までを度るべし

Thy ancients and judges shall go out, and shall measure from the place where the body lieth the distance of every city round about:

3 而してその人の殺されをる處に最も近き邑すなはちその邑の長老等は未だ使はず未だ軛を負せて牽ざるところの少き牝牛を取り

And the ancients of that city which they shall perceive to be nearer than the rest, shall take a heifer of the herd, that hath not drawn in the yoke, nor ploughed the ground,

4 邑の長老等その牝牛を耕すことも種蒔こともせざる流つきせぬ谷に牽ゆきその谷において牝牛の頸を折べし

And they shall bring her into a rough and stony valley, that never was ploughed, nor sown: and there they shall strike off the head of the heifer:

5 その時は祭司たるレビの子孫等其處に進み來るべし彼らは汝の神ヱホバが選びて己に事へしめまたヱホバの名をもて祝することを爲しめたまふ者にて一切の訴訟と一切の爭競は彼らの口によりて決定るべきが故なり

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come, whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in his name, and that by their word every matter should be decided, and whatsoever is clean or unclean should be judged.

6 而してその人の殺されをりし處に最も近き邑の長老等その谷にて頸を折たる牝牛の上において手を洗ひ

And the ancients of that city shall come to the person slain, and shall wash their hands over the heifer that was killed in the valley,

7 答へて言べし我らの手はこの血を流さず我らの目はこれを見ざりしなり

And shall say: Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.

8 ヱホバよ汝が贖ひし汝の民イスラエルを赦したまへこの辜なき者の血を流せる罰を汝の民イスラエルの中に降したまふ勿れと斯せば彼らその血の罪を赦されん

Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, and lay not innocent blood to their charge, in the midst of thy people Israel. And the guilt of blood shall be taken from them:

9 汝かくヱホバの善と觀たまふ事をおこなひその辜なき者の血を流せる咎を汝らの中より除くべし

And thou shalt be free from the innocent’s blood, that was shed, when thou shalt have done what the Lord hath commanded thee.

10 汝出て汝の敵と戰ふにあたり汝の神ヱホバこれを汝の手に付したまひて汝これを俘虜となしたる時

If thou go out to fight against thy enemies, and the Lord thy God deliver them into thy hand, and thou lead them away captives,

11 汝もしその俘虜の中に貌美しき女あるを見てこれを悦び取て妻となさんとせば

And seest in the number of the captives a beautiful woman, and lovest her, and wilt have her to wife,

12 汝の家の中にこれを携へゆくべし而して彼はその髮を剃り爪を截り

Thou shalt bring her into thy house: and she shall shave her hair, and pare her nails,

13 まだ俘虜の衣服を脱すてて汝の家に居りその父母のために一月のあひだ哀哭べし然る後なんぢ故の處に入りてこれが夫となりこれを汝の妻とすべし

And shall put off the raiment, wherein she was taken: and shall remain in thy house, and mourn for her father and mother one month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and shalt sleep with her, and she shall be thy wife.

14 その後汝もし彼を好まずなりなば彼の心のままに去ゆかしむべし決して金のためにこれを賣べからず汝すでにこれを犯したれば之を嚴く待遇べからざるなり

Rut if afterwards she please thee not, thou shalt let her go free, but thou mayst not sell her for money nor oppress her by might because thou hast humbled her.

15 人二人の妻ありてその一人は愛する者一人は惡む者ならんにその愛する者と惡む者の二人ともに男の子を生ありてその長子もし惡む婦の產る者なる時は

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and the other hated, and they have had children by him, and the son of the hated be the firstborn,

16 その子等に己の所有を嗣しむる日にその惡む婦の產る長子を措てその愛する婦の產る子を長子となすべからず

And he meaneth to divide his substance among his sons: he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn, and prefer him before the son of the hated.

17 必ずその惡む者の產る子を長子となし己の所有を分つ時にこれには二倍を與ふべし是は己の力の始にして長子の權これに屬すればなり

But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, and shall give him a double portion of all he hath: for this is the first of his children, and to him are due the first birthrights.

18 人にもし放肆にして背悖る子ありその父の言にも母の言にも順はず父母これを責るも聽ことをせざる時は

If a man have a stubborn and unruly son, who will not hear the commandments of his father or mother, and being corrected, slighteth obedience:

19 その父母これを執へてその處の門にいたり邑の長老等に就き

They shall take him and bring him to the ancients of his city, and to the gate of judgment,

20 邑の長老たちに言べし我らの此子は放肆にして背悖る者我らの言にしたがはざる者放蕩にして酒に耽る者なりと

And shall say to them: This our son is rebellious and stubborn, he slighteth hearing our admonitions, he giveth himself to revelling, and to debauchery and banquetings:

21 然る時は邑の人みな石をもて之を撃殺すべし汝かく汝らの中より惡事を除き去べし然せばイスラエルみな聞て懼れん

The people of the city shall stone him: and he shall die, that you may take away the evil out of the midst of you, and all Israel hearing it may be afraid.

22 人もし死にあたる罪を犯して死刑に遇ことありて汝これを木に懸て曝す時は

When a man hath committed a crime for which he is to be punished with death, and being condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet:

23 翌朝までその體を木の上に留おくべからず必ずこれをその日の中に埋むべし其は木に懸らるる者はヱホバに詛はるる者なればなり斯するは汝の神ヱホバの汝に賜ふて產業となさしめたまふ地の汚れざらんためなり

His body shall not remain upon the tree, but shall be buried the same day: for he is accursed of God that hangeth on a tree: and thou shalt not defile thy land, which the Lord thy God shall give thee in possession.