Deuteronomio 25
1 Si hay un litigio entre hombres, y vienen a juicio y los jueces los juzgan, entonces justificarán al justo y condenarán al impío.
“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 impío es digno de ser azotado, el juez hará que se acueste y sea azotado delante de él, según su maldad, por número.
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 podrá condenarlo a más de cuarenta azotes. No deberá dar más, no sea que si da más y lo golpea más que esa cantidad de azotes, entonces tu hermano será degradado ante tus ojos.
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 pondrás bozal al buey cuando pise 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 Si los hermanos viven juntos, y uno de ellos muere y no tiene hijo, la mujer del muerto no se casará fuera con un extraño. El hermano de su marido se acercará a ella y la tomará como esposa, y cumplirá con ella el deber de hermano de marido.
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 primogénito que ella dé a luz sucederá en el nombre de su hermano muerto, para que su nombre no sea borrado de 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 Si el hombre no quiere tomar a la mujer de su hermano, la mujer de su hermano subirá a la puerta a los ancianos y dirá: “El hermano de mi marido se niega a levantar a su hermano un nombre en Israel. No cumplirá conmigo el deber de hermano de marido”.
“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 Entonces los ancianos de su ciudad lo llamarán y hablarán con él. Si él se levanta y dice: “No quiero tomarla”,
Then the elders must summon that man and talk to him. If he still refuses to marry that widow,
9 entonces la mujer de su hermano se acercará a él en presencia de los ancianos, le quitará la sandalia del pie y le escupirá en la cara. Ella responderá y dirá: “Así se hará con el hombre que no edifique la casa 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 Su nombre se llamará en Israel: “La casa del que se quitó la sandalia”.
After that happens, that man’s family will be known as ‘the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off’.
11 Cuando los hombres se peleen entre sí, y la mujer de uno se acerque para librar a su marido de la mano del que lo golpea, y saque la mano y lo agarre por sus partes íntimas,
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 entonces le cortarás la mano. Tu ojo no tendrá piedad.
do not act mercifully toward her; cut off her hand.
13 No tendrás en tu bolsa pesos diversos, uno pesado y otro 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 tendrás en tu casa diversas medidas, una grande y otra pequeña.
15 Tendrás un peso perfecto y justo. Tendrás una medida perfecta y justa, para que tus días se alarguen en la tierra que el Señor tu Dios te da.
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 Porque todos los que hacen tales cosas, todos los que actúan injustamente, son una abominación para el Señor tu Dios.
Yahweh hates all those who act dishonestly, [and he will punish them].
17 Acuérdate de lo que te hizo Amalec en el camino cuando saliste de Egipto,
Continue to remember what the Amalek people-group did to your ancestors when they were coming out of Egypt.
18 de cómo te salió al encuentro en el camino, e hirió a los últimos de vosotros, a todos los débiles que venían detrás, cuando estabas cansado y fatigado; y no temió a 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 Por lo tanto, cuando el Señor, tu Dios, te haya dado descanso de todos tus enemigos alrededor, en la tierra que el Señor, tu Dios, te da en herencia para que la poseas, borrarás la memoria de Amalec de debajo del cielo. No lo olvidarás.
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]!”
