Deotoronomia 21

1 Raha tahìny misy maty novonoin’ olona hita miampatra any an-tsaha amin’ ny tany izay omen’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao anao holovana, ary tsy fantatra izay nahafaty azy,

If, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you come across the dead body of a man in the open country, and you have no idea who has put him to death:

2 dia hivoaka ny loholonao sy ny mpitsaranao ka horefesiny hatreo amin’ ny faty ka hatramin’ izay tanàna manodidina azy.

Then your responsible men and your judges are to come out, and give orders for the distance from the dead body to the towns round about it to be measured;

3 Ary ny loholona amin’ ny tanàna izay akaikin’ ny faty indrindra dia haka ombivavy kely izay tsy mbola nampiasaina na nasiana zioga hitarihany.

And whichever town is nearest to the body, the responsible men of that town are to take from the herd a young cow which has never been used for work or put under the yoke;

4 Ary ilay ombivavy kely dia ho entin’ ny loholona amin’ izany tanàna izany midìna any amin’ izay lohasaha tsy voasa na voafafy sady misy renirano tsy mety ritra, dia hofolahiny any an-dohasaha ny vozony.

And they are to take the cow into a valley where there is flowing water, and which is not ploughed or planted, and there the neck of the cow is to be broken:

5 Ary ireo mpisorona, taranak’ i Levy, dia hanatona, fa izy no nofidin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao hanao fanompoam-pivavahana aminy sy hitso-drano amin’ ny anaran’ i Jehovah; koa araka ny teniny no hanefana ny ady rehetra sy ny vonoana rehetra;

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, are to come near; for they have been marked out by the Lord your God to be his servants and to give blessings in the name of the Lord; and by their decision every argument and every blow is to be judged:

6 ary ny loholona rehetra amin’ izany tanàna akaikin’ ny faty izany dia hanasa ny tànany eo ambonin’ ilay ombivavy kely izay efa voafolaka tany an-dohasaha ny vozony;

And all the responsible men of that town which is nearest to the dead man, washing their hands over the cow whose neck was broken in the valley,

7 dia hiloa-bava ireo ka hanao hoe: Tsy ny tananay no nandatsaka ity rà ity, sady tsy nahita izany ny masonay.

Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it.

8 Jehovah ô, mamelà ny heloky ny Isiraely olonao izay navotanao ka aza atao ho heloky ny Isiraely olonao ny rà marina! Dia ho afa-keloka ny amin’ izany rà izany izy.

Have mercy, O Lord, on your people Israel whom you have made free, and take away from your people the crime of a death without cause. Then they will no longer be responsible for the man's death.

9 Ka dia hesorinao ho afaka aminao ny rà marina, raha hanao izay mahitsy eo imason’ i Jehovah ianao.

So you will take away the crime of a death without cause from among you, when you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

10 Raha mivoaka hanafika ny fahavalonao ianao, ary atolotr’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao eo an-tananao izy ka voababonao,

When you go out to war against other nations, and the Lord your God gives them up into your hands and you take them as prisoners;

11 ary misy vehivavy tsara tarehy hitanao eo amin’ ny babo ka tianao hovadina,

If among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman and it is your desire to make her your wife;

12 dia ento ho ao an-tranonao izy, ka asaovy haratany ny lohany sy alàny ny hohony,

Then take her back to your house; and let her hair and her nails be cut;

13 ary asaovy esoriny koa ny fitafiany tamin’ ny nahababo azy, dia aoka hitoetra ao an-tranonao andro iray volana izy hitomany ny ray aman-dreniny; ary rehefa afaka izany, dia vao mahazo mandry aminy ianao ka ho tompom-bady azy, ary ho vadinao izy.

And let her take off the dress in which she was made prisoner and go on living in your house and weeping for her father and mother for a full month: and after that you may go in to her and be her husband and she will be your wife.

14 Fa raha tsy tianao intsony ravehivavy, dia alefaso handeha araka izay sitrapony izy: fa aza mivarotra azy hatao vola aman-karena na manandevo azy, satria efa nampietry azy ianao.

But if you have no delight in her, you are to let her go wherever she will; you may not take a price for her as if she was your property, for you have made use of her for your pleasure.

15 Raha misy lehilahy mamporafy, ka ny anankiray tiany, fa ny anankiray kosa tsy tiany, ary samy miteraka zaza aminy izy roa vavy, na ny tiany na ny tsy tiany, ary zanak’ ilay tsy tiany no lahimatoa:

If a man has two wives, one greatly loved and the other hated, and the two of them have had children by him; and if the first son is the child of the hated wife:

16 amin’ ny andro handidiany fananana ho an’ ny zananilahy dia tsy azo hatao lahimatoa ny zanaky ny tiany, raha mbola eo ihany ny zanaky ny tsy tiany, izay tena lahimatoany;

Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife:

17 fa ny lahimatoa, zanak’ ilay tsy tiany ihany, no hekeny ka homeny anjaran-droa amin’ izay rehetra ananany; fa voalohan’ ainy izy, ka azy ny fizokiana.

But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his.

18 Raha misy olona manana zanakalahy maditra sy manohitra ka tsy mety mihaino ny feon’ ny rainy, na ny feon’ ny reniny, ka tsy zakany anarina,

If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

19 dia hosamborin’ ny rainy sy ny reniny izy ka ho entiny amin’ ny loholona amin’ ny tanànany, eo amin’ ny vavahadin’ ny tanàna onenany,

Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place;

20 dia hiteny amin’ ny loholona amin’ ny tanànany izy mivady hoe: Ity zanakay ity dia maditra sy manohitra ka tsy mihaino ny feonay, fa mpandany sy fileony.

And say to them, This son of ours is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, he will not give attention to us; he gives himself up to pleasure and strong drink.

21 Dia hitora-bato azy ho faty ny mponina rehetra ao an-tanànany; ka dia hofongoranao tsy ho eo aminao ny fanao ratsy; ary ny Isiraely rehetra dia handre izany ka hatahotra.

Then he is to be stoned to death by all the men of the town: so you are to put away the evil from among you; and all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear.

22 Ary raha misy olona manao fahotana izay tokony hahafaty azy ka atao maty ary ahantona amin’ ny hazo.

If a man does a crime for which the punishment is death, and he is put to death by hanging him on a tree;

23 dia tsy havela hiloaka alina eo amin’ ny hazo ny fatiny, fa tsy maintsy halevinao androtr’ iny ihany izy (fa voaozon’ Andriamanitra ny mihantona amin’ ny hazo); koa aza lotoina ny taninao, izay omen’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao anao ho lovanao.

Do not let his body be on the tree all night, but put it to rest in the earth the same day; for the man who undergoes hanging is cursed by God; so do not make unclean the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.