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| 1. |
כי־ימצא חלל באדמה אשר יהוה אלהיך נתן לך לרשתה נפל בשדה לא נודע מי הכהו׃ |
If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him: | If one be found slain in the land which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it, lying in the field, and it isn't known who has struck him; | If, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you come across the dead body of a man in the open country, and you have no idea who has put him to death: | |||
| 2. |
ויצאו זקניך ושפטיך ומדדו אל־הערים אשר סביבת החלל׃ |
Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain: | then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him who is slain: | Then your responsible men and your judges are to come out, and give orders for the distance from the dead body to the towns round about it to be measured; | |||
| 3. |
והיה העיר הקרבה אל־החלל ולקחו זקני העיר ההוא עגלת בקר אשר לא־ עבד בה אשר לא־משכה בעל׃ |
And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; | and it shall be, that the city which is nearest to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hasn't been worked with, and which has not drawn in the yoke; | And whichever town is nearest to the body, the responsible men of that town are to take from the herd a young cow which has never been used for work or put under the yoke; | |||
| 4. |
והורדו זקני העיר ההוא את־העגלה אל־נחל איתן אשר לא־יעבד בו ולא יזרע וערפו־שם את־העגלה בנחל׃ |
And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley: | and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley. | And they are to take the cow into a valley where there is flowing water, and which is not ploughed or planted, and there the neck of the cow is to be broken: | |||
| 5. |
ונגשו הכהנים בני לוי כי בם בחר יהוה אלהיך לשרתו ולברך בשם יהוה ועל־פיהם יהיה כל־ריב וכל־נגע׃ |
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried: | The priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Yahweh your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of Yahweh; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be. | Then the priests, the sons of Levi, are to come near; for they have been marked out by the Lord your God to be his servants and to give blessings in the name of the Lord; and by their decision every argument and every blow is to be judged: | |||
| 6. |
וכל זקני העיר ההוא הקרבים אל־החלל ירחצו את־ידיהם על־העגלה הערופה בנחל׃ |
And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley: | All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley; | And all the responsible men of that town which is nearest to the dead man, washing their hands over the cow whose neck was broken in the valley, | |||
| 7. |
וענו ואמרו ידינו לא שפכה את־הדם הזה ועינינו לא ראו׃ |
And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. | and they shall answer and say, "Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. | Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it. | |||
| 8. |
כפר לעמך ישראל אשר־פדית יהוה ואל־תתן דם נקי בקרב עמך ישראל ונכפר להם הדם׃ |
Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. | Forgive, Yahweh, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and don't allow innocent blood [to remain] in the midst of your people Israel." The blood shall be forgiven them. | Have mercy, O Lord, on your people Israel whom you have made free, and take away from your people the crime of a death without cause. Then they will no longer be responsible for the man's death. | |||
| 9. |
ואתה תבער הדם הנקי מקרבך כי־תעשה הישר בעיני יהוה׃ |
So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD. | So you shall put away the innocent blood from the midst of you, when you shall do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh. | So you will take away the crime of a death without cause from among you, when you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord. | |||
| 10. |
כי־תצא למלחמה על־איביך ונתנו יהוה אלהיך בידך ושבית שביו׃ |
When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive, | When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and Yahweh your God delivers them into your hands, and you carry them away captive, | When you go out to war against other nations, and the Lord your God gives them up into your hands and you take them as prisoners; | |||
| 11. |
וראית בשביה אשת יפת־תאר וחשקת בה ולקחת לך לאשה׃ |
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; | and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire to her, and would take her to you as wife; | If among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman and it is your desire to make her your wife; | |||
| 12. |
והבאתה אל־תוך ביתך וגלחה את־ראשה ועשתה את־צפרניה׃ |
Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; | then you shall bring her home to your house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; | Then take her back to your house; and let her hair and her nails be cut; | |||
| 13. |
והסירה את־שמלת שביה מעליה וישבה בביתך ובכתה את־אביה ואת־אמה ירח ימים ואחר כן תבוא אליה ובעלתה והיתה לך לאשה׃ |
And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife. | and she shall put the clothing of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in your house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that you shall go in to her, and be her husband, and she shall be your wife. | And let her take off the dress in which she was made prisoner and go on living in your house and weeping for her father and mother for a full month: and after that you may go in to her and be her husband and she will be your wife. | |||
| 14. |
והיה אם־לא חפצת בה ושלחתה לנפשה ומכר לא־תמכרנה בכסף לא־תתעמר בה תחת אשר עניתה׃ |
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her. | It shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall let her go where she will; but you shall not sell her at all for money, you shall not deal with her as a slave, because you have humbled her. | But if you have no delight in her, you are to let her go wherever she will; you may not take a price for her as if she was your property, for you have made use of her for your pleasure. | |||
| 15. |
כי־תהיין לאיש שתי נשים האחת אהובה והאחת שנואה וילדו־לו בנים האהובה והשנואה והיה הבן הבכר לשניאה׃ |
If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: | If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers who was hated; | If a man has two wives, one greatly loved and the other hated, and the two of them have had children by him; and if the first son is the child of the hated wife: | |||
| 16. |
והיה ביום הנחילו את־בניו את אשר־יהיה לו לא יוכל לבכר את־בן־ האהובה על־פני בן־השנואה הבכר׃ |
Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: | then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn: | Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife: | |||
| 17. |
כי את־הבכר בן־השנואה יכיר לתת לו פי שנים בכל אשר־ימצא לו כי־ הוא ראשית אנו לו משפט הבכרה׃ |
But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. | but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. | But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his. | |||
| 18. |
כי־יהיה לאיש בן סורר ומורה איננו שמע בקול אביו ובקול אמו ויסרו אתו ולא ישמע אליהם׃ |
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: | If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not listen to them; | If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment: | |||
| 19. |
ותפשו בו אביו ואמו והוציאו אתו אל־זקני עירו ואל־שער מקמו׃ |
Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; | then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place; | Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place; | |||
| 20. |
ואמרו אל־זקני עירו בננו זה סורר ומרה איננו שמע בקלנו זולל וסבא׃ |
And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. | and they shall tell the elders of his city, "This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard." | And say to them, This son of ours is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, he will not give attention to us; he gives himself up to pleasure and strong drink. | |||
| 21. |
ורגמהו כל־אנשי עירו באבנים ומת ובערת הרע מקרבך וכל־ישראל ישמעו ויראו׃ |
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. | All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. | Then he is to be stoned to death by all the men of the town: so you are to put away the evil from among you; and all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear. | |||
| 22. |
וכי־יהיה באיש חטא משפט־מות והומת ותלית אתו על־עץ׃ |
And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: | If a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree; | If a man does a crime for which the punishment is death, and he is put to death by hanging him on a tree; | |||
| 23. |
לא־תלין נבלתו על־העץ כי־קבור תקברנו ביום ההוא כי־קללת אלהים תלוי ולא תטמא את־אדמתך אשר יהוה אלהיך נתן לך נחלה׃ |
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. | his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him the same day; for he who is hanged is accursed of God; that you don't defile your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance. | Do not let his body be on the tree all night, but put it to rest in the earth the same day; for the man who undergoes hanging is cursed by God; so do not make unclean the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage. | |||