Teutalonome 24

1 “ʻOka fili mai ʻe ha tangata hono uaifi, pea na fakamaʻu mo ia, pea hoko ʻo pehē, ʻoku ʻikai siʻi te ne maʻu ha fiemālie ʻiate ia, koeʻuhi kuo ne ʻilo ha meʻa taʻemaʻa ʻiate ia: tuku ai ke ne tohi haʻane tohi fakamāvae, pea ke ʻatu ia ki hono nima, pea fekau ia ke ʻalu mei hono fale.

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house.

2 Pea ʻi heʻene ʻalu mei hono fale, ʻe ngofua ʻa ʻene ʻalu ia ʻo hoko ko e uaifi ʻoe tangata kehe.

And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s [wife].

3 Pea kapau ʻe fehiʻa kiate ia hono husepāniti ko ia, pea ne tohi maʻana ʻae tohi fakamāvae, ʻo ʻatu ia ki hono nima, pea fekau ia ke ʻalu mei hono fale; pea kapau ʻe mate ʻae husepāniti ki mui naʻa ne maʻu ia ko hono uaifi,

And [if] the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth [it] in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her [to be] his wife;

4 ‌ʻE ʻikai ngofua ki hono ʻuluaki husepāniti, ʻaia naʻa ne fekau ia ke ʻalu, ke ne toe ʻomi ia ko hono uaifi, hili hono fakahalaʻi; he ko e meʻa kovi ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova: pea ʻoua naʻa ke fakaangahalaʻi ʻae fonua, ʻaia ʻoku foaki ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ko ho tofiʻa.

Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that [is] abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance.

5 “ʻOka maʻu ʻe he tangata ʻae uaifi foʻou, ʻoua naʻa ʻalu ia ki he tau, pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ha ngāue kiate ia: kae tuku ke ʻataʻatā ia ʻi ʻapi ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha, pea te ne fakafiemālie ki he uaifi ʻaia kuo ne maʻu.

When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: [but] he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.

6 “Ke ʻoua naʻa ʻave ʻe ha tangata ʻe taha ʻae maka toka lalo pe ko e maka ʻi ʻolunga ʻoe meʻa momosi ko e tuku totongi: he ʻoku ne ʻave ʻae moʻuiʻanga ko e tuku totongi.

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh [a man’s] life to pledge.

7 “Kapau ʻe maʻu ha tangata ʻoku ne kaihaʻasi ha niʻihi ʻi hono kāinga ko e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo fakamālohiʻi ia, pe fakatau ia; pea ʻe mate ai ʻae kaihaʻa ko ia; pea ʻe tukuange ʻae kovi meiate kimoutolu.

If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.

8 “Ke ke vakai ʻi he mahaki ko e kilia ke ke tokanga lahi, ke fai ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku fakahā kiate kimoutolu ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ko e kau Livai: ʻo hangē ko ia naʻaku fekau kiate kimoutolu, ʻe pehē pe hoʻomou tokanga ʻo fai.

Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, [so] ye shall observe to do.

9 Manatu ki he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Sihova kia Miliame ʻi he hala, hili hoʻomou hiki mai mei ʻIsipite.

Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt.

10 “ʻOka ke ka nō atu ha meʻa ki ho tokoua, ʻoua naʻa ke ʻalu ki hono fale ke toʻo mai hono tuku totongi.

When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

11 Ka ke tuʻu ʻituʻa, pea ko e tangata ko ia ʻoku ke nō atu hoʻo meʻa ki ai ke ne ʻomi kiate koe kituʻa ʻae tuku totongi.

Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.

12 Pea kapau ʻoku masiva ʻae tangata, ʻoua naʻa ke mohe mo ʻene meʻa tuku totongi.

And if the man [be] poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

13 Ke ke toe ʻatu kiate ia ʻae tuku totongi ʻi he ʻalu hifo ʻae laʻā, koeʻuhi ke mohe ia ʻi hono kofu ʻoʻona mo ne tāpuakiʻi koe: pea ko e meʻa angatonu ia kiate koe ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ko ho ʻOtua.

In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.

14 “ʻOua naʻa ke fakamamahiʻi ʻae tamaioʻeiki ʻoku ngāue ki he totongi ʻaia ʻoku masiva mo tuʻutāmaki, pe ko ha taha ia ʻi ho ngaahi kāinga, pe ʻi he kau muli ʻoku nofo ʻi hoʻo ngaahi kolo:

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant [that is] poor and needy, [whether he be] of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that [are] in thy land within thy gates:

15 ‌ʻI he hoko hono ʻaho ke ke ʻatu kiate ia hono totongi, pea ʻoua naʻa tō ʻae laʻā ki ai; he ʻoku masiva ia, pea ʻoku tokanga hono loto ki ai: telia naʻa tangi ia kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko koe, pea hoko ia ko e angahala kiate koe.

At his day thou shalt give [him] his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he [is] poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

16 ‌ʻE ʻikai tāmateʻi ʻae ngaahi tamai ko e fetongi ʻo ʻenau fānau, pea ʻe ʻikai tāmateʻi ʻae fānau koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi tamai: ʻe tāmateʻi ʻae tangata taki taha ʻi heʻene angahala ʻaʻana.

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

17 “ʻOua naʻa ke fakahalaiaʻi ʻae fakamaau ʻae muli, pe ko e tamai mate; pe toʻo ʻae kofu ʻoe uitou ko e tuku totongi.

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, [nor] of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:

18 Ka ke manatu naʻa ke pōpula koe ʻi ʻIsipite, pea naʻe huhuʻi koe mei ai ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua: ko ia ʻoku ou fekau ai ke fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni.

But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

19 “ʻOka ke ka tuʻusi hifo ho ututaʻu ʻoku ʻi he ngoue, pea kuo ngalo ʻae ū uite ʻe taha ʻi he ngoue, ʻoua naʻa ke toe ʻalu ki he ngoue ke ʻomi ia: tuku ia ki he muli, mo e tamai mate, mo e uitou: koeʻuhi ke tāpuakiʻi koe ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi he ngāue kotoa pē ʻa ho nima.

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

20 ‌ʻOka ke ka haha hoʻo ʻolive, ʻoua naʻa ke toe ala ki hono ngaahi pasanga: kae tuku ia ki he muli, mo e tamai mate, pea ki he uitou.

When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

21 ‌ʻOka ke ka toli ʻae ngaahi kālepi ʻo hoʻo ngoue vaine, ʻoua naʻa ke tānaki hono toenga: tuku ia ki he muli, mo e tamai mate, pea ki he fefine paea.

When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean [it] afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

22 Te ke manatu naʻa ke pōpula koe ʻi ʻIsipite: ko ia ʻoku ou fekau kiate koe ke fai ʻae meʻa ni.

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.