Deuteronomio 21
1 Si alguien es encontrado muerto en la tierra que Yahvé vuestro Dios te da para poseer, tirado en el campo, y no se sabe quién lo ha herido,
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 entonces saldrán tus ancianos y tus jueces, y medirán a las ciudades que están alrededor del muerto.
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 Los ancianos de la ciudad más cercana al muerto tomarán una novilla del rebaño que no haya sido trabajada y que no haya sido arrastrada por el yugo.
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 Los ancianos de esa ciudad llevarán la novilla a un valle con aguas corrientes, que no esté arado ni sembrado, y le romperán el cuello allí en el valle.
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 Los sacerdotes hijos de Leví se acercarán, porque a ellos ha elegido Yahvé vuestro Dios para que le sirvan y bendigan en nombre de Yahvé; y según su palabra se decidirá toda controversia y todo asalto.
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 Todos los ancianos de la ciudad más cercana al muerto se lavarán las manos sobre la vaquilla cuyo cuello fue quebrado en el valle.
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 Responderán y dirán: “Nuestras manos no han derramado esta sangre, ni nuestros ojos la han visto.
Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it.
8 Perdona, Yahvé, a tu pueblo Israel, al que has redimido, y no permitas la sangre inocente en tu pueblo Israel.” La sangre les será perdonada.
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 Así eliminaréis la sangre inocente de entre vosotros, cuando hagáis lo que es justo a los ojos de Yahvé.
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 Cuando salgas a luchar contra tus enemigos, y el Señor tu Dios los entregue en tus manos y los lleves cautivos,
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 y veas entre los cautivos a una mujer hermosa, y te atraiga y desees tomarla como esposa,
If among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman and it is your desire to make her your wife;
12 entonces la llevarás a tu casa. Ella se afeitará la cabeza y se cortará las uñas.
Then take her back to your house; and let her hair and her nails be cut;
13 Se quitará la ropa de su cautiverio y se quedará en tu casa, y llorará a su padre y a su madre un mes entero. Después entrarás con ella y serás su esposo, y ella será tu esposa.
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 Si no te gusta, la dejarás ir a donde quiera, pero no la venderás por dinero. No la tratarás como a una esclava, porque la has humillado.
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 Si un hombre tiene dos esposas, una amada y otra odiada, y le han dado hijos, tanto la amada como la odiada, y si el hijo primogénito es de la odiada,
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 entonces será, el día que haga heredar a sus hijos lo que tiene, que no dará al hijo de la amada los derechos de primogénito antes que al hijo de la odiada, que es el primogénito;
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 sino que reconozca al primogénito, el hijo del odiado, dándole una doble porción de todo lo que tiene, porque él es el principio de su fuerza. El derecho del primogénito es suyo.
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 Si un hombre tiene un hijo testarudo y rebelde que no obedece la voz de su padre ni la de su madre, y aunque lo castiguen, no les hace caso,
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 entonces su padre y su madre lo agarrarán y lo llevarán a los ancianos de su ciudad y a la puerta de su lugar.
Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place;
20 Dirán a los ancianos de su ciudad: “Este hijo nuestro es terco y rebelde. No quiere obedecer nuestra voz. Es un glotón y un borracho”.
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 Todos los hombres de su ciudad lo apedrearán hasta que muera. Así eliminarán el mal de entre ustedes. Todo Israel escuchará y temerá.
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 Si un hombre ha cometido un pecado digno de muerte, y es condenado a muerte, y lo cuelgas en un madero,
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 su cuerpo no permanecerá toda la noche en el madero, sino que lo enterrarás el mismo día; porque el ahorcado es maldito por Dios. No contamines tu tierra que el Señor, tu Dios, te da en herencia.
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.
