Deuteronomy 17
1 Ẹ má ṣe fi màlúù tàbí àgùntàn tí ó ní àbùkù, tàbí àbàwọ́n rú ẹbọ sí Olúwa Ọlọ́run yín, nítorí ìríra ni èyí yóò jẹ́ fún un.
“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 Bí ọkùnrin tàbí obìnrin kan tó ń gbé láàrín yín ní èyíkéyìí ìlú wọ̀n-ọn-nì, tí Olúwa fún un yín bá ń ṣe ibi ní ojú Olúwa Ọlọ́run yín, ní ríré májẹ̀mú rẹ̀ kọjá,
“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 èyí tí ó lòdì sí òfin mi, ó ń sin ọlọ́run mìíràn, ó ń foríbalẹ̀ fún wọn: àní sí oòrùn, òṣùpá àti àwọn ìràwọ̀ ojú ọ̀run,
Suppose someone tells you that that person has worshiped and served other gods, or the sun, or the moon, or the stars.
4 tí èyí sì dé etí ìgbọ́ ọ yín, kí ẹ wádìí ọ̀rọ̀ náà dájúdájú. Bí ó bá jẹ́ òtítọ́ tí ó sì hàn gbangba pé ó ti ṣe ohun ìríra yìí, ní Israẹli.
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 Ẹ mú ọkùnrin tàbí obìnrin tí ó ti ṣe ibi yìí wá sí ẹnu-ọ̀nà ibodè ìlú u yín, kí ẹ sọ ọ́ ní òkúta pa.
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 Lénu ẹlẹ́rìí méjì tàbí mẹ́ta ni a ó pa ọkùnrin náà tí ó yẹ láti kú, ṣùgbọ́n ẹ má ṣe pànìyàn nípasẹ̀ ẹlẹ́rìí kan ṣoṣo.
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 Àwọn ẹlẹ́rìí ni kí ó kọ́kọ́ gbọ́wọ́ lé e láti pa á. Lẹ́yìn èyí ni kí gbogbo ènìyàn dáwọ́jọ láti pa á. Nípa báyìí, ẹ̀yin yóò sì fọ ohun búburú náà mọ́ kúrò ní àárín yín.
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 Bí ẹjọ́ bá wá sí ilé ẹjọ́ èyí tí ó nira jù láti dá, yálà ìtàjẹ̀ sílẹ̀ ni, ọ̀ràn dídá tàbí ìkanni-lábùkù, ẹ mú wọn lọ sí ibi tí Olúwa Ọlọ́run yín yóò yàn.
“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 Ẹ lọ sí ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn àlùfáà tí í ṣe Lefi, àní sí ọ̀dọ̀ adájọ́ tí ó wà fún ìgbẹ́jọ́ ní ìgbà náà. Ẹ béèrè lọ́wọ́ wọn, wọn yóò sì ṣe ìdájọ́.
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 Kí ìwọ kí ó sì ṣe bí ọ̀rọ̀ ìdájọ́, ti àwọn ará ibi tí Olúwa yóò yàn náà yóò fihàn ọ, kí ìwọ kí ó sì máa kíyèsí àti máa ṣe gẹ́gẹ́ bi gbogbo èyí tí wọn kọ́ ọ.
After they make their decision, you must do what they tell you to do.
11 Ẹ ṣe bí òfin tí wọ́n kọ́ ọ yín, àti ìpinnu tí wọ́n fún un yín. Ẹ má ṣe yípadà sọ́tùn tàbí sósì, kúrò nínú ohun tí wọ́n sọ fún un yín.
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 Ọkùnrin náà tí ó bá ṣe àìbọ̀wọ̀ fún adájọ́ tàbí àlùfáà tí ó ń ṣe iṣẹ́ ìránṣẹ́ sí Olúwa Ọlọ́run yín, níbẹ̀ ni kí ẹ pa á. Nípa báyìí ẹ̀yin yóò sì fọ ohun búburú náà mọ́ kúrò ní Israẹli.
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 Gbogbo ènìyàn ni yóò sì gbọ́, ẹ̀rù yóò sì bà wọ́n, wọn kò sì ní ṣe àìgbọ́ràn mọ́.
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 Nígbà tí ẹ bá dé ilẹ̀ náà tí Olúwa Ọlọ́run yín yóò fún un yín, tí ẹ sì ti gba ilẹ̀ náà, tí ẹ sì ń gbé inú rẹ̀, tí ẹ sì wá sọ pé, “Ẹ jẹ́ kí a yan ọba tí yóò jẹ lé wa lórí bí i ti àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè tí ó yí wa ká.”
“[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 Ẹ rí i dájú pé ọba tí Olúwa Ọlọ́run yín yàn fún un yín ní ẹ yàn. Ó gbọdọ̀ jẹ́ láàrín àwọn arákùnrin yín. Ẹ má ṣe fi àjèjì jẹ ọba lórí i yín: àní ẹni tí kì í ṣe arákùnrin ní Israẹli.
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 Síwájú sí i, ọba náà kò gbọdọ̀ kó ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ẹṣin jọ fún ara rẹ̀, tàbí kí ó rán àwọn ènìyàn náà padà sí Ejibiti láti wá àwọn ẹṣin sí i, nítorí pé Olúwa ti sọ fún un yín pé, “Ẹ kò gbọdọ̀ tún padà lọ ní ọ̀nà náà mọ́.”
[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 Kò gbọdọ̀ kó aya jọ, kí ọkàn rẹ̀ má bá a yapa kúrò. Kò gbọdọ̀ kó fàdákà àti wúrà jọ fún ara rẹ̀ lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀.
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 Nígbà tí ó bá jókòó lórí ìtẹ́ ìjọba rẹ̀, kí ó ṣe àdàkọ àwọn òfin wọ̀nyí sí inú ìwé fún ara rẹ̀, láti inú ti àlùfáà tí wọ́n jẹ́ ọmọ Lefi.
“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 Èyí yóò sì wà lọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀, òun ó sì máa kà nínú rẹ̀ ní gbogbo ọjọ́ ayé rẹ̀, kí ó lè máa kọ́ àti bẹ̀rù Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ̀, láti máa tẹ̀lé gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ inú òfin yìí àti àwọn ìlànà rẹ̀ tọkàntọkàn.
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 Kí ó má ba à lérò pé òun sàn ju àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ yòókù lọ, kí ó sì ti ipa bẹ́ẹ̀ yípadà kúrò nínú òfin wọ̀nyí sí ọ̀tún tàbí sí òsì. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni òun àti àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ yóò jẹ ọba pẹ́ títí ní Israẹli.
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.”
