Torati 17
1 Haupaswi kumtolea dhabihu Yahwe Mungu wako ng'ombe au kondoo aliye na kasoro au kitu chochote kibaya, kwa kuwa hiyo itakuwa chukizo kwa Yahwe Mungu wako.
Thou shall not sacrifice to Jehovah thy God an ox, or a sheep, in which is a blemish or anything bad, for that is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
2 Kama kunapatikana miongoni mwenu, ndani ya malango ya mji wowote ambao Yahwe Mungu wenu anawapatia, mwanaume yoyote au mwanamke ambaye anafanya uovu mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wenu kuiharibu agano lake -
If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God gives thee, man or woman, who does that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
3 yoyote ambaye ameenda na kuabudu miungu mingine na kuisujudia, wala jua, mwezi, au kati ya jeshi la mbinguni- hakuna chochote nimekuamuru,
and has gone and served other gods, and worshiped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded,
4 na kama ungeambiwa kuhusu hiki, au kama una mifugo- basi unapaswa kufanya uchunguzi wa makini. Kama ni kweli na hakika kwamba chukizo kama hilo limefanyika Israeli-
and it be told thee, and thou have heard of it, then shall thou inquire diligently. And, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,
5 -basi utamleta huyo mwanaume au mwanamke, aliyefanya uovu huu, katika malango ya mji, kwamba mwanaume kabisa au mwanamke, na umponde huyo mtu mpaka kufa.
then thou shall bring forth that man or that woman, who has done this evil thing, to thy gates, even the man or the woman, and thou shall stone them to death with stones.
6 Kwa kinywa cha mashahidi wawili, au mashahidi watatu, itakuwa yeye anayepaswa kuuwawa; lakini kwa kinywa cha shahidi mmoja peke hatauwawa.
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he who is to die be put to death. He shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.
7 Mkono wa mashahidi unapaswa kuwa wa kwanza kumuuwa, na badae mkono wa watu wote; na mtamuondoa muovu miongoni mwenu.
The hand of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So thou shall put away the evil from the midst of thee.
8 Kama jambo linatokea ambalo ni gumu kwenu kufanya maamuzi- pengine swali la mauaji au kifo cha ajali, haki ya mtu mmoja na haki ya mtu mwingine, au swali moja la aina ya kuzulu kufanyika, au aina nyingine ya jambo-mambo ya utata ndani ya malango yenu, basi utapaswa kwenda kwenye eneo ambalo Yahwe Mungu wako atachagua kama patakatifu pake.
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates, then thou shall arise, and get thee up to the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose.
9 Utapaswa kwenda kwa makuhani, wazao wa Lawi, na kwa mwamuzi atakayetumika kwa wakati huo; mtatafuta ushauri wao, na watawapa ninyi maamuzi.
And thou shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days, and thou shall inquire. And they shall show thee the sentence of judgment.
10 Mnapaswa kufuata sheria mliyopewa, katika eneo Yahwe atachagua kama patakatifu pake. Mtakuwa makini kufanya kila kitu ambacho wanawaelekeza kufanya.
And thou shall do according to the tenor of the sentence which they shall show thee from that place which Jehovah shall choose. And thou shall observe to do according to all that they shall teach thee,
11 Fuata sheria wanayowafundisha, na kufanya kulingana na maamuzi wanawapa. Msigeuke kutoka kwa kile wanawambia, kwa kulia au kushoto.
according to the tenor of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shall do. Thou shall not turn aside from the sentence, which they shall show thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
12 Yeyote anayefanya kwa kiburi, kwa kutomsikiliza kuhani anayesimama kutumika mbele ya Yahwe Mungu wako, au kwa kutomsikiliza mwamuzi- huyu mtu atakufa; mtaweka mbali uovu kutoka Israeli.
And the man who does presumptuously, in not hearkening to the priest who stands to minister there before Jehovah thy God, or to the judge, even that man shall die, and thou shall put away the evil from Israel.
13 Watu wote wanapaswa kusikia na kuogopa, na kutofanya kwa kiburi tena.
And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
14 Wakati mlipokuja kwenye nchi ambayo Yahwe Mungu anawapa, na wakati mnamiliki na kuanza kuishi ndani yake, na halafu unasema, 'Nitajiwekea mfalme juu yangu, kama mataifa yote yanayonizunguka mimi,'
When thou have come to the land which Jehovah thy God gives thee, and shall possess it, and shall dwell in it, and shall say, I will set a king over me like all the nations that are round about me,
15 basi unapaswa kwa hakika kujiwekea mfalme juu yako mtu yeyote ambaye Yahwe atachagua. Unapaswa kujiweka kama mfalme juu yako mtu yeyote kutoka miongoni mwa ndugu zenu. Haupaswi kuweka mgeni, ambaye si ndugu yenu, juu yenu.
thou shall surely set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy God shall choose. Thou shall set a king over thee from among thy brothers. Thou may not put a foreigner over thee who is not thy brother.
16 Lakini hapaswi kuzidisha farasi kwa ajili yake, wala kusababisha watu kurudi Misri ili kwamba aweze kuzidisha farasi, kwa kuwa Yahwe alikwisha sema kwako, 'Unapaswa kuanzia sasa usirudi njia hiyo tena.'
Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses, inasmuch as Jehovah has said to you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
17 Na hapaswi kuzidisha wake kwa ajili yake, ili kwamba moyo wake usigeuke kotoka kwa Yahwe; wala hapaswi sana kuzidisha kwa ajili yake fedha au dhahabu.
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away. Neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
18 Wakati aketipo kwenye kiti cha enzi cha ufalme wake, anapaswa kuandika kwenye kitabu kwa ajili yake nakala ya sheria hii, kutoka kwenye sheria ambayo iko mbele ya makuhani, ambao ni Walawi.
And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for him a copy of this law in a book, out of it before the priests the Levites,
19 Kitabu kinapaswa kuwa na yeye, na anapaswa kusoma ndani yake kwa siku zake zote, ili kwamba aweze kujifunza kumheshimu Yahwe Mungu wako, ili kwamba ashike maneno yote ya sheria hii na amri hizi, kuzishika.
and it shall be with him. And he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them,
20 Anapaswa kufanya hivi ili kwamba moyo wake usiinuliwe zaidi ya ndugu zake, na ili kwamba asigeuke mbali na amri, kwa kulia au kwa kushoto' kwa kusudi kwamba aweze kuzidisha siku zake katika ufalme wake, yeye na watoto wake, miongoni mwa Israel.
that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left, to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his sons, in the midst of Israel.
