Deuteronomio 17
1 No sacrificarás a Yavé tu ʼElohim un becerro o una oveja que tenga falla o defecto, porque es repugnancia a Yavé tu ʼElohim.
No ox or sheep which has a mark on it or is damaged in any way may be offered to the Lord your God: for that is disgusting to the Lord your God.
2 Si en alguna de las ciudades que Yavé tu ʼElohim te da, se halla en medio de ti algún hombre o mujer que hace lo malo ante Yavé tu ʼElohim, porque quebranta su Pacto,
If there is any man or woman among you, in any of the towns which the Lord your God gives you, who does evil in the eyes of the Lord your God, sinning against his agreement,
3 ofrece culto a otros ʼelohim, se postra ante ellos, el sol, la luna o la hueste del cielo, y hace lo que Yo no mandé
By becoming a servant of other gods and worshipping them or the sun or the moon or all the stars of heaven, against my orders;
4 y te lo dicen, si después de escucharlo y hacer una completa indagación, con seguridad es cierto que tal repugnancia se cometió en Israel,
If word of this comes to your ears, then let this thing be looked into with care, and if there is no doubt that it is true, and such evil has been done in Israel;
5 entonces sacarás a tus puertas a ese hombre o a esa esposa que cometió esa mala acción, y lo apedrearás hasta que muera.
Then you are to take the man or woman who has done the evil to the public place of your town, and they are to be stoned with stones till they are dead.
6 Por declaración de dos o tres testigos morirá el que debe morir. No podrá ser condenado a muerte por el testimonio de un solo testigo.
On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness.
7 La mano de los testigos se levantará primero contra él para matarlo, y después la mano de todo el pueblo. Así quitarás el mal de en medio de ti.
The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.
8 Si surge un caso demasiado difícil de decidir en un juicio ya sea alguna clase de homicidio u otra, entre alguna clase de litigio u otro, que son casos de controversia en tus tribunales de justicia, entonces te levantarás y subirás al lugar que Yavé tu ʼElohim escoja.
If you are not able to give a decision as to who is responsible for a death, or who is right in a cause, or who gave the first blow in a fight, and there is a division of opinion about it in your town: then go to the place marked out by the Lord your God;
9 Irás a los sacerdotes levitas y al juez que esté en funciones en aquellos días, y consultarás. Ellos te indicarán el veredicto del caso.
And come before the priests, the Levites, or before him who is judge at the time: and they will go into the question and give you a decision:
10 Entonces actuarás según el veredicto que te indicaron desde aquel lugar que Yavé escoja, y cuidarás de hacer conforme a todo lo que te indiquen.
And you are to be guided by the decision they give in the place named by the Lord, and do whatever they say:
11 Actuarás según la instrucción que ellos te enseñen, y según el veredicto que te digan. No te apartarás ni a la derecha ni a la izquierda de la sentencia que te declaren.
Acting in agreement with their teaching and the decision they give: not turning to one side or the other from the word they have given you.
12 El que proceda con soberbia y no obedezca al juez y al sacerdote que esté allí para servir a Yavé tu ʼElohim, morirá. Así eliminarás el mal de Israel.
And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.
13 Todo el pueblo oirá y temerá, y ya no actuará con soberbia.
And all the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear and put away their pride.
14 Cuando entres en la tierra que Yavé tu ʼElohim te da, la tengas en posesión, vivas en ella y digas: Deseo designar sobre mí un rey, como todas las naciones que están alrededor de mí,
When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and have taken it for a heritage and are living in it, if it is your desire to have a king over you, like the other nations round about you;
15 solo designarás rey sobre ti a aquel a quien Yavé tu ʼElohim escogió. Instituirás como rey sobre ti a uno de entre tus hermanos. No podrás colocar sobre ti a un extranjero que no sea hermano tuyo.
Then see that you take as your king the man named by the Lord your God: let your king be one of your countrymen, not a man of another nation who is not one of yourselves.
16 Pero él no aumentará para él caballos, ni ordenará que el pueblo regrese a Egipto para aumentar caballos, porque Yavé les dijo: Jamás volverán ustedes por ese camino.
And he is not to get together a great army of horses for himself, or make the people go back to Egypt to get horses for him: because the Lord has said, You will never again go back that way.
17 No tomará para él muchas mujeres, no sea que se desvíe su corazón. Ni acumulará para él mucha plata y oro.
And he is not to have a great number of wives, for fear that his heart may be turned away; or great wealth of silver and gold.
18 Sucederá que, cuando se siente en el trono de su reino, escribirá para él una copia de esta Ley en un rollo, en presencia de los levitas sacerdotes.
And when he has taken his place on the seat of his kingdom, he is to make in a book a copy of this law, from that which the priests, the Levites, have in their care:
19 La tendrá consigo y leerá en ella todos los días de su vida para que aprenda a temer a Yavé su ʼElohim, y observe diligentemente todas las palabras de esta Ley y de estos Preceptos para cumplirlos,
And it is to be with him for his reading all the days of his life, so that he may be trained in the fear of the Lord his God to keep and do all the words of this teaching and these laws:
20 a fin de que su corazón no se eleve sobre sus hermanos, ni se aparte del Mandamiento ni a la derecha ni a la izquierda, para que él y sus hijos prolonguen sus días en su reino en medio de Israel.
So that his heart may not be lifted up over his countrymen, and he may not be turned away from the orders, to one side or the other: but that his life and the lives of his children may be long in his kingdom in Israel.
