Deuteronomio 25
1 Si hay algún argumento jurídico entre dos personas, deben acudir a los tribunales para que se juzgue el caso, a fin de justificar al que tiene razón y condenar al que está equivocado.
“If [two] Israelis have a dispute and they go to a court, the judge will [probably] decide/declare that one of them (is innocent/did not do any wrong) and the other one is guilty.
2 Si el culpable es condenado a ser azotado, el juez ordenará que se acueste y sea azotado ante él con el número de azotes que el delito merece.
If the judge says that the guilty person must be punished, he shall command him to lie [with his face] on the ground and be whipped. The number of times he is struck with a whip will depend on [what kind of] crime he committed.
3 No deben recibir más de cuarenta azotes. Más que eso sería humillarlos públicamente.
It is permitted that he be struck as many as 40 times, but no more than that. If he is struck more than 40 times, he would be humiliated publicly.
4 No se debe amordazar a un buey cuando está pisando el grano.
When your ox is treading/walking on the grain [to separate the chaff from the grain], do not (muzzle it/put a covering on its mouth) [to prevent it from eating some of the grain].
5 Cuando dos hermanos viven cerca uno del otro y uno de ellos muere sin tener un hijo, la viuda no debe casarse con un extraño fuera de la familia. El hermano de su marido se casará con ella y se acostará con ella, cumpliendo los requisitos de un cuñado para proporcionarle hijos.
If two brothers live on the same property, and one of them who has no son dies, the man’s widow should not marry someone who is not a member of his family. The dead man’s brother must marry her and have sex [EUP] with her. It is his duty to do that.
6 El primer hijo que tenga se llamará como el hermano muerto, para que su nombre no sea olvidado en Israel.
If she later gives birth to a son, that son is to be considered [MTY] the son of the man who died, in order that the dead man’s name will not disappear from Israel.
7 Sin embargo, si el hombre se niega a casarse con la viuda de su hermano, ella irá a los ancianos a la puerta del pueblo y les dirá: “El hermano de mi marido se niega a mantener vivo el nombre de su hermano en Israel. No quiere cumplir los requisitos de un cuñado para mí”.
“But if the dead man’s brother does not want to marry that woman, she must stand at the (gate/central meeting place) of the town and say to the [town] elders, ‘My husband’s brother will not do (his duty/what he is supposed to do). He refuses to [marry me in order that I may give birth to a son who will] prevent my dead husband’s name from disappearing in Israel.’
8 Los ancianos del pueblo deben llamarlo y hablar con él. Si continúa negándose y dice: “No quiero casarme con ella”,
Then the elders must summon that man and talk to him. If he still refuses to marry that widow,
9 la viuda de su hermano debe confrontarlo en presencia de los ancianos, sacarle la sandalia, escupirle en la cara y anunciar, “Esto es lo que le pasa al hombre que se niega a mantener vivo el nombre de la familia de su hermano”.
she must go up to him while the elders are watching, and take off one of his sandals [to symbolize/show that he would not receive any of her property], and spit in his face, and say to him, ‘This is what happens to the man who refuses to do what is needed [to allow his dead brother to have a son] in order that our family name does not disappear.’
10 A partir de entonces su apellido en Israel se llamará “La familia de la sandalia arrancada”.
After that happens, that man’s family will be known as ‘the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off’.
11 Si dos hombres están peleando, y una de sus esposas interviene para salvar a su marido de ser golpeado, y ella se agarra a los genitales del atacante,
When [two] men are fighting with each other, and the one man’s wife comes near to help her husband by grabbing hold of the other man’s genitals,
12 eben cortarle la mano. No le muestres ninguna piedad.
do not act mercifully toward her; cut off her hand.
13 No tengas dos pesos de medida diferentes en tu bolsa, uno que sea pesado y otro que sea ligero.
“[When you are buying or selling things], do not try to cheat people by having two kinds of weights, [one which you use when you buy something and one which you use when you sell something], and two kinds of measuring baskets, [one which you use when you buy something and one which you use when you sell something].
14 No tengas dos recipientes de medida diferentes en tu casa, uno que sea grande y otro que sea pequeño.
15 Asegúrate de usar siempre pesos y medidas exactas y verdaderas. De esa manera tendrás una larga vida en el país que el Señor tu Dios te ha dado.
Always use correct weights and correct measuring baskets, in order that Yahweh our God will allow you to live a long time in the land that he is giving to you.
16 Cualquiera que no lo haga y haga fraudes como este ofende al Señor su Dios.
Yahweh hates all those who act dishonestly, [and he will punish them].
17 Recuerda lo que te hicieron los amalecitas al salir de Egipto.
Continue to remember what the Amalek people-group did to your ancestors when they were coming out of Egypt.
18 Salieron a enfrentarse a ti cuando estabas cansado y cansado de tu viaje, y atacaron a todos aquellos que se estaban quedando atrás. No tuvieron ningún respeto por Dios.
They attacked your ancestors as your ancestors were traveling, when they were weak and exhausted. Those people were not afraid of God at all, so they attacked your ancestors from the rear and killed all those who were unable to walk as fast as the others.
19 Una vez que el Señor tu Dios te dé la paz después de luchar contra tus enemigos en el país que te da para que lo tomes y lo poseas, debes borrar incluso el recuerdo de los amalecitas de la tierra. ¡No lo olvides!
Therefore, when Yahweh our God has given you the land [that he promised to give you], and when he has enabled you to rest from [fighting] all your enemies around you, kill all the Amalek people-group, with the result that no one will remember them any more. Do not forget [to do this]!”
