Torati 24
1 Mwanamume akimchukua mke na kumuoa, na mke asipokubalika machoni pa mumewe kwa sababu kagundua jambo ambalo si jema kwake, basi anatakiwa amwandikie talaka, aiweke mkononi mwake, na kumfukuza nyumbani kwake.
Should a man marry a woman, but then isn't pleased with her because he finds out something shameful about her, he is allowed to write out a certificate of divorce for her, give it to her, and send her out of his house.
2 Akishaondoka nyumbani kwake, anaweza kwenda na kuwa mke wa mwanamume mwingine.
Suppose that after leaving his house, she goes marries another man,
3 Iwapo mume wa pili akamchukia na kumwandikia talaka, akaiweka mkononi mwake, na kumfukuza nyumbani kwake; au huyu mume wa pili akafariki, mwanamume aliyemchukua kuwa mke wake –
and suppose the second man also ends up hating her, writes out a certificate of divorce for her, gives it to her, and sends her out of his house—or he may happen to die.
4 basi mume wa awali, yule aliyemfukuza mara ya kwanza, haruhusiwi kumchukua tena awe mke wake, baada ya yeye kuwa mchafu, kwa maana hiyo itakuwa ni chukizo kwa Yahwe. Hautakiwi kusababisha nchi iwe na hatia, nchi ambayo Yahwe Mungu wako anakupatia kama urithi.
The first husband who divorced her is not permitted to marry her again after she was shamed, for that offends the Lord. You are not bring guilt upon the land that the Lord your God is giving you to own.
5 Mwanamume atakapochukua mke mpya, hatakwenda vitani na jeshi, na wala hataamrishwa kwenda kwenye shughuli yoyote ya kulazimishwa; atakuwa huru kuwa nyumbani kwa mwaka mzima na atamfurahisha mke wake aliyemchukua.
If a man has just got married, he is not to be sent to war or made to do any other duties. He is free to stay at home for one year and make his wife happy.
6 Mwanamume yeyote hatachukua kinu wala jiwe la kinu kama dhamana, kwa maana hivyo itakuwa kuchukua Maisha ya mtu kama dhamana.
Don't accept a pair of millstones, or even just an upper millstone, as security for a debt, because that would put the borrower's life in danger.
7 Iwapo mwanamume kakutwa kamteka mmoja wa kaka zake miongoni mwa watu wa Israeli, na kumtendea kama mtumwa na kisha kumuuza, huyo mwizi lazima afe; na utakuwa umeondoa uovu miongoni mwenu.
Anyone caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite must be executed, whether the kidnapper makes him a slave or sells him. You must eliminate the evil from among you.
8 Kuwa mwangalifu kuhusu kiini chochote cha ukoma, ili kwamba uwe makini katika kuchunguza na kufuata kila agizo linalopewa kwako ambalo makuhani, Walawi, wanakufundisha; kama nilivyowaamuru, ili utekeleze.
When it comes to infectious skin diseases, make sure you follow carefully all the instructions of the Levitical priests. Be careful to follow the orders I've given them.
9 Kumbukeni nini Yahwe Mungu wako alichomfanya Miriam ulipokuwa ukitoka Misri.
Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the journey out of Egypt.
10 Utoapo mkopo wa aina yoyote kwa jirani yako, hautakiwi kwenda ndani ya nyumba yake kutafuta dhamana yake.
If you lend anything to someone, don't go into their house to take some kind of security.
11 Utasimama nje, na mwanamume aliyekopa kwako ataleta dhamana yake nje kwako.
Stand outside while they go inside and bring the security out to you.
12 Iwapo ni mtu maskini, hautakiwi kulala na dhamana yake ikiwa mikononi mwako.
If he is a poor man he may give his cloak as security, but you must not keep it when you go to sleep.
13 Hakika unapaswa kumrejeshea dhamana yake kabla jua halijazama, ili aweze kulala ndani ya vazi lake na akubariki; itakuwa utakatifu kwako mbele za Yahwe Mungu wako.
Make sure you give it back by sunset, so that he can sleep in his own cloak and thank you, and you will be counted as doing good by the Lord your God.
14 Hautakiwi kumuonea mtumishi wa kuajiriwa ambaye ni maskini na mhitaji, hata kama ni jamaa wa Israeli, au ni kati ya wageni mbao wamo katika nchi ndani ya malango ya mji wako;
Don't mistreat a paid servant who is poor and needy, whether he's an Israelite or a foreigner living in one of your towns.
15 Kila siku unapaswa kumlipa mshahara wake; jua halipaswi kuzama kabla ya suala hili kutatuliwa, kwa maana ni maskini na anautegemea. Fanya hivi ili asilie dhidi yako kwa Yahwe, na kwamba isiwe ikawa dhambi ambayo umeitenda.
Pay his wages every day before sunset, because he is poor and is relying on them. If you don't he may complain to the Lord about you, and you will be found guilty of sin.
16 Wazazi hawapaswi kuuwawa kwa niaba ya watoto wao, na wala watoto hawapaswi kuuawa kwa niaba ya wazazi wao. Badala yake, kila mtu anapaswa kuuwawa kwa dhambi yake mwenyewe.
Fathers are not to be executed because of their children, and children are not to be executed because of their fathers. Each person is to be executed because of their own sin.
17 Haupaswi kutumia nguvu kuchukua haki inayomhusu mgeni au yatima, wala kuchukua vazi la mjane kama dhamana.
Don't treat foreigners or orphans unjustly; don't take a widow's cloak as security.
18 Badala yake, unapaswa ukumbuke ya kwamba ulikuwa mtumwa Misri, na kwamba Yahwe Mungu wako alikukomboa kutoka kule. Kwa hiyo ninakuagiza kutii amri hii.
Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, and the Lord your God rescued you from that place. That's why I'm ordering you to do this.
19 Utakapovuna zao lako shambani mwako, na ukasahau kipande cha mbegu shambani, haupaswi kurudi na kukichukua; kinapaswa kuwa cha mgeni, cha yatima, au cha mjane, ili Yahwe Mungu wako akubariki katika kazi ya mikono yako.
If when you're harvesting in your field you forget a sheaf there, don't go back for it. Leave it for the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you do.
20 Utakapotikisa mti wako wa mzeituni, haupaswi kupanda juu ya matawi tena; itakuwa kwa ajili ya mgeni, kwa yatima na kwa mjane.
When you shake the olive trees to knock down the olives, don't go over the branches again. What's left is for the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows.
21 Utakapokusanya mizabibu shambani mwako, haupaswi kukusanya masazo yake tena. Kinachobaki kitakuwa cha mgeni, cha yatima na cha mjane.
When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, don't go over the vines again. What's left is for the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows.
22 Unatakiwa ukumbuke kuwa ulikuwa mtumwa katika nchi ya Misri; kwa hiyo nakuagiza kutii amri hii.
Remember you were once slaves in Egypt. That's why I'm ordering you to do this.
