Deuteronomy 22
1 “Kom fin liye cow ku sheep nutin mwet Israel wiom forfor likin kalkal, nimet kom pilesru. Sruokya ac folokunla nu yurin mwet natu ah.
“If you see some Israeli’s ox or sheep that has strayed away, do not act as though you did not see it. Take it back [to its owner].
2 Tusruktu mwet se natu fin tuh muta loesla, ku kom fin nikin lah nutin su, na tari kom usla nu inkul sum sifacna. Ke mwet se natu ah tuku suk, na kom sang nu sel.
But if the owner does not live near you, or if you do not know who the owner is, take the animal to your house. [It can stay with you] until the owner comes, searching for it. Then you must give the animal to him.
3 Oru oapana inge kom fin konauk soko donkey, ku nuknuk se, ku kutena ma saya ma tuhlac ku nikinyukla sin mwet Israel wiom.
You must do the same thing if you see a donkey, or a piece of clothing, or anything else that someone has lost. Do not refuse to do what you should do.
4 “Fin soko donkey ku soko cow nutin sie mwet Israel wiom ikori inkanek uh, nik kom pilesru. Kasrel ac welul tulokunak.
“And if you see a fellow Israeli’s donkey or cow that has fallen down on the road, do not act as though you did not see it. Help the owner to lift the animal up [so that it can stand on its feet again].
5 “Mutan uh in tia nukum nuknuk in mukul, ac mukul in tia nukum nuknuk in mutan. Lumah ouinge uh mwe srungayuk yurin LEUM GOD lowos.
“Women must not wear men’s clothes, and men must not wear women’s clothes. Yahweh our God hates people who do things like that.
6 “Kom fin konauk ahng lun sie won ulun sak uh ku infohk uh ke kientop sac apis atro ku won fusr natul, kom fah tia usla kientop sac.
“If you happen to find a bird’s nest in a tree or on the ground, and the mother bird is sitting in the nest on its eggs or with the baby birds, do not take the mother bird [and kill it].
7 Kom ku in us won fusr uh, tusruk kom enenu in filiya kientop sac, tuh moul lom fah loes ac insewowo.
You are permitted to take the baby birds, but you must allow the mother bird to fly away. Do this in order that things will go well for you and that you will live for a long time.
8 “Ke kom musai sie lohm sasu, esam in orala sie kalkal rauneak mangon lohm uh, na mwet fin putatla liki mangon lohm uh ac misa, ac fah wangin koluk lom kac.
“If you build a new house, you must put a (railing/low wall) around the edge of the roof. If you do that, and if someone falls off the roof [and dies], (you will not be guilty of causing that person to die/his death [MTY] will not be your fault).
9 “Nik kom yukwi sie pac kain in sacn ke ima in grape sunom. Kom fin oru ouinge, ac fah oal nu sum in orekmakin kewana — grape uh ac fahko ke sacn saya.
“Do not plant any crop in the area where your grapevines are growing. If you do, you are not allowed to harvest the crops that you have planted or to harvest the grapes [to make wine from them].
10 “Nik kom kapreni cow mukul soko ac donkey soko in tukeni amakin plao nutum.
“Do not hitch together an ox and a donkey [for plowing your fields].
11 “Ke kom orek nuknuk, kom fah tia sisani turet ma orekla ke unen sheep ac turet orekla ke flax in oan ke nuknuk sefanna.
“Do not wear clothing that is made by weaving together (wool and linen/two different kinds of thread).
12 “Orala mwe yun ke turet in oan atla ke sruwasrik akosr ke polo nuknuk afinyom.
“[Twist threads together to] make tassels and sew/fasten them on the four bottom corners of your cloak.
13 “Fin pa sie mukul el payuk sin sie mutan fusr, na tok mukul sac el srungalla,
“Suppose a man marries a young woman and has sex with her and later decides that he does not want her any more,
14 na el kinauk kas kikiap lainul, ac fahk mu ke eltal payukyak el konauk tuh na mutan sac el tia virgin se.
and he says false things about her, and claims that she was not a virgin when he married her.
15 “Fin sikyak ouiya se inge, papa ac nina kien mutan fusr sac fah us sie mwe akpwaye lah mutan fusr se natultal ah virgin se, ac eltal fah us nu ke acn in nununku, tuh mwet kol lun siti sac in liye.
If that happens, the young woman’s parents must take the sheet that was on the bed when that man and their daughter were married, which still has bloodstains on it, and show it to the elders of the city at the (gate of/central meeting place in) the city.
16 Papa tumun mutan fusr sac fah fahk nu selos, ‘Nga sang acn nutik in payukyak sin mukul se inge, a inge mukul sac el srungalla.
Then the father of the young woman must say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife. But now he says that he doesn’t want her any more.
17 El kinauk kas kikiap lainul ke el fahk mu mutan se inge tia virgin se ke pacl se eltal marutla. Tusruktu oasr mwe akpwaye lah acn nutik el tuh virgin se. Liye, pa inge mwe akpwaye.’ Na el fah laknelik kaot in marut laltal ye mutalos.
And he has falsely said that she was not a virgin when he married her. But look! Here is what proves that my daughter was a virgin! Look at the bloodstains on the sheet where they slept the night that they were married!’ And he will show the sheet to the elders.
18 Na mwet kol lun siti sac fah eis mukul tumun mutan sac ac srunglul.
Then the elders of that city must take that man and whip him.
19 Elos fah oayapa sap elan moli ipin silver siofok ac sang nu sin papa tumun mutan fusr sac, mweyen mukul sac el tuh akkolukye inen sie mutan virgin lun Israel. Sayen ma inge, mutan sac el ac srakna ma kien mukul sac, ac mukul sac fah tia ku in sisulla ke lusenna moul lal.
They shall require that he pay a fine of 100 pieces of silver and give the money to the father of the young woman, because the man caused an Israeli young woman to be disgraced. Also, that woman must continue to live with him; she is his wife. He is not allowed to divorce her during the rest of his life.
20 “Tusruktu, fin pwaye tukak lun mukul sac, ac wangin mwe akpwaye lah mutan sac el tuh virgin se,
“But if what the man said is true, and there is nothing to prove that she was a virgin when he married her,
21 na elos fah usla mutan sac nu ke mutunoa in lohm sin papa tumal, na mukul in siti sac fah tanglal nwe ke el misa, mweyen el orala sie mwe mwekin in facl Israel ke el oan yurin mukul meet liki el payuk, ke el srakna muta in lohm sin papa tumal. Ouinge kowos fah sisla ouiya koluk se inge liki Israel.
they must take that young woman to the door of her father’s house. Then the men of that city must execute her by throwing stones at her. They must do that because she has done something in Israel that is very disgraceful, by having sex with some man [while she was still living] in her father’s house. By executing her like that, you will get rid of this evil practice among you.
22 “Mukul se fin koneyukyak ke el oan yurin mutan kien sie pacna mukul, eltal na kewa fah anwuki. Ouinge kowos fah sisla ouiya koluk se inge liki Israel.
“If a man is caught while he is having sex with another man’s wife, both of them must be executed. By doing that, you will get rid of this evil practice in Israel.
23 “Mukul se fin koneyukyak in sie siti ke el oan yurin sie mutan fusr su ako nu sin siena mukul,
“Suppose in some town a man sees a young woman who is engaged/promised to be married to another man, and he is caught having sex with [EUP] her.
24 kowos fah usaltalla nu likin siti uh ac tanglaltal nwe ke eltal misa. Mutan fusr sac in misa mweyen el tia wowoyak in suk kasru, sruhk el muta in siti uh yen mwet uh ac ku in lohng pusracl. Ac mukul sac elan misa mweyen el oan yurin mutan fusr se su ako nu sin siena mukul. Pa inge ma kowos in oru tuh ouiya koluk inge in tia sifil sikyak inmasrlowos.
You must take both of them to the (gate of/central meeting place in) that town. There you must execute them both by throwing stones at them. You must execute the young woman because she did not shout for help even though she was in the town. And the man must be executed because he had sex [EUP] with someone who was already engaged/promised to be married. By doing that, you will get rid of this evil practice among you.
25 “Sie mukul fin sruinkuiya mutan fusr se su ako nu sin siena mukul ke eltal muta likin siti uh, na mukul sac mukena fah anwuki.
“But suppose out in the open countryside a man meets a young woman who is engaged/promised to be married, and he rapes her. If that happens, only that man must be executed.
26 Wangin ma ac orek nu sin mutan fusr sac, mweyen el tia orala ma koluk ma fal nu ke misa. Ouiya se inge oana ke sie mukul el anwuk nu sin sie pac mukul ac unilya.
You must not punish the young woman, because she did not do anything for which she deserves to be executed. This case is like when one man attacks another man [in the countryside] and murders him,
27 Ke sripen eltal muta likin siti uh, mutan sac el ne wowoyak in kasreyuk el, wangin mwet we in kasrel.
because the man who raped her saw her when she was in the open countryside, and even though she called out for help, there was no one there who could rescue her.
28 “Mukul se fin koneyukyak ke el sruinkui sie mutan fusr su soenna oasr mwet ako nu sel,
“If a man rapes a young woman who is not engaged/promised to be married, if someone sees him while he is doing that,
29 na mukul sac fah moli nu sin papa tumun mutan sac ke ipin silver lumngaul, fal nu ke molin payuk se. Na mutan fusr sac fah payukyak sel, mweyen mukul sac el akkohsyel elan oan yorol. Mukul sac fah tia ku in sisella ke lusenna moul lal.
that man must pay 50 pieces of silver to the young woman’s father, and he must marry her, because he forced her to have sex with him. He is not allowed to divorce her for the rest of his life.
30 “Wangin sie mukul fah akmwekinye papa tumal ke orek kosro yurin kutena sin mutan kien papa tumal.
“man must not disgrace his father by having sex with any of his father’s wives.”
