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.
“Do not sacrifice to Yahweh our God any cattle or sheep or goats that have any defects, because Yahweh hates that kind of gift.”
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,
“When you are living in any of the towns [in the land] that Yahweh our God is giving to you, suppose you hear that there is some man or woman who sins by disobeying the agreement that Yahweh has made with you.
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
Suppose someone tells you that that person has worshiped and served other gods, or the sun, or the moon, or the stars.
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 you hear that some person has been doing that, you must investigate it thoroughly. If [you find out that] it is true that this detestable thing has happened 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.
you must take outside the town the man or woman who has done it. Then you must kill that person by throwing stones at him or her.
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.
But you are allowed to execute such people only if at least two witnesses testify that they saw them [doing that]. They must not be executed if there is only 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 (witnesses/ones who saw them doing it) must be the first ones to throw stones at them. Then the other people [MTY] [should throw stones at them]. By doing that, you will get rid of this evil practice 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.
“Sometimes it will be very difficult for a judge to decide what really happened. He might be trying to decide whether, when someone injured or killed another person, he did it accidentally or deliberately. Or he might be trying to decide if some person is suing another person unfairly. If in some town it is very difficult to know what really happened, with the result that the judge cannot decide it, you should go to the place that Yahweh our God has chosen for you [to worship him].
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.
There you should present the case to the descendants of Levi who are the priests, and to the judge who is serving at that time, and they should decide what should be done.
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.
After they make their decision, you must do what they tell you to do.
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.
Accept what they have decided, and do what they say that you should do. Do not try to change in any way what they have decided [IDM].
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.
You must execute anyone who proudly/arrogantly disobeys the judge or the priest who stands there in the presence of Yahweh [and decides what should be done]. By doing that, you will get rid of evil practices among you.
13 Todo el pueblo oirá y temerá, y ya no actuará con soberbia.
Then [after that person is executed], all the people will hear about it, and they will be afraid, and none of them will act that way any more.”
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,
“[I know that] after you have occupied the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, and you are living there, you will say, ‘We should have a king to rule over us, like the kings that other nations around us have.’
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.
Yahweh our God will permit you to have a king, but be sure that you appoint someone whom he has chosen. That man must be an Israeli; you must not appoint someone who is a foreigner to be your king.
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.
[After he becomes the king], he should not acquire a large number of horses for himself. He should not send people to Egypt to buy horses for him, because Yahweh said to you, ‘Never return to Egypt [for anything’]!
17 No tomará para él muchas mujeres, no sea que se desvíe su corazón. Ni acumulará para él mucha plata y oro.
And he must not have a lot of wives, because if he did that, they would turn him [SYN] away from [worshiping only] Yahweh. And he must not acquire a lot 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.
“When he becomes your king, he must [appoint someone to] copy these laws. He must copy them from the scroll that is kept by the priests who are descended from Levi.
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,
He must keep this new scroll near him and read from it every day of his life, in order that he may learn to revere Yahweh, and to faithfully obey [DOU] all the rules and regulations [that are written] in 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.
If he does that, he [SYN] will not think that he is (better/more important) than [IDM] his fellow Israelis, and he will completely obey [LIT] Yahweh’s commands. As a result, he and his descendants will rule as kings in Israel for many years.”
