申命記 24
1 人が妻をめとって、結婚したのちに、その女に恥ずべきことのあるのを見て、好まなくなったならば、離縁状を書いて彼女の手に渡し、家を去らせなければならない。
“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 女がその家を出てのち、行って、ほかの人にとつぎ、
Then suppose that she goes and marries another man,
3 後の夫も彼女をきらって、離縁状を書き、その手に渡して家を去らせるか、または妻にめとった後の夫が死んだときは、
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 彼女はすでに身を汚したのちであるから、彼女を去らせた先の夫は、ふたたび彼女を妻にめとることはできない。これは主の前に憎むべき事だからである。あなたの神、主が嗣業としてあなたに与えられる地に罪を負わせてはならない。
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 人が新たに妻をめとった時は、戦争に出してはならない。また何の務もこれに負わせてはならない。その人は一年の間、束縛なく家にいて、そのめとった妻を慰めなければならない。
“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 ひきうす、またはその上石を質にとってはならない。これは命をつなぐものを質にとることだからである。
“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 イスラエルの人々のうちの同胞のひとりをかどわかして、これを奴隷のようにあしらい、またはこれを売る者を見つけたならば、そのかどわかした者を殺して、あなたがたのうちから悪を除き去らなければならない。
“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 らい病の起った時は気をつけて、すべてレビびとたる祭司が教えることを、よく守って行わなければならない。すなわちわたしが彼らに命じたように、あなたがたはそれを守って行わなければならない。
“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 あなたがたがエジプトから出てきたとき、道であなたの神、主がミリアムにされたことを記憶しなければならない。
Do not forget what Yahweh our God did to Miriam, [when she became a leper], after your ancestors left Egypt.
10 あなたが隣人に物を貸すときは、自分でその家にはいって、質物を取ってはならない。
“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 あなたは外に立っていて、借りた人が質物を外にいるあなたのところへ持ち出さなければならない。
Stand outside his house, and the man to whom you are lending something will bring the cloak out to you.
12 もしその人が貧しい人である時は、あなたはその質物を留めおいて寝てはならない。
But if he is poor, do not keep that cloak all night.
13 その質物は日の入るまでに、必ず返さなければならない。そうすれば彼は自分の上着をかけて寝ることができて、あなたを祝福するであろう。それはあなたの神、主の前にあなたの義となるであろう。
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 貧しく乏しい雇人は、同胞であれ、またはあなたの国で、町のうちに寄留している他国人であれ、それを虐待してはならない。
“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 賃銀はその日のうちに払い、それを日の入るまで延ばしてはならない。彼は貧しい者で、その心をこれにかけているからである。そうしなければ彼はあなたを主に訴えて、あなたは罪を得るであろう。
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 父は子のゆえに殺さるべきではない。子は父のゆえに殺さるべきではない。おのおの自分の罪のゆえに殺さるべきである。
“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 寄留の他国人または孤児のさばきを曲げてはならない。寡婦の着物を質に取ってはならない。
“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 あなたはかつてエジプトで奴隷であったが、あなたの神、主がそこからあなたを救い出されたことを記憶しなければならない。それでわたしはあなたにこの事をせよと命じるのである。
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 あなたが畑で穀物を刈る時、もしその一束を畑におき忘れたならば、それを取りに引き返してはならない。それは寄留の他国人と孤児と寡婦に取らせなければならない。そうすればあなたの神、主はすべてあなたがする事において、あなたを祝福されるであろう。
“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 あなたがオリブの実をうち落すときは、ふたたびその枝を捜してはならない。それを寄留の他国人と孤児と寡婦に取らせなければならない。
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 またぶどう畑のぶどうを摘み取るときは、その残ったものを、ふたたび捜してはならない。それを寄留の他国人と孤児と寡婦に取らせなければならない。
[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 あなたはかつてエジプトの国で奴隷であったことを記憶しなければならない。それでわたしはあなたにこの事をせよと命じるのである。
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].”
