Deuteronomy 25

New International Version

25 When people have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges^(A) will decide the case,^(B) acquitting^(C) the innocent and condemning the guilty.^(D) ²If the guilty person deserves to be beaten,^(E) the judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in his presence with the number of lashes the crime deserves, ³but the judge must not impose more than forty lashes.^(F) If the guilty party is flogged more than that, your fellow Israelite will be degraded in your eyes.^(G)

⁴Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.^(H)

⁵If brothers are living together and one of them dies without a son, his widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother shall take her and marry her and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her.^(I) ⁶The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.^(J)

⁷However, if a man does not want to marry his brother’s wife,^(K) she shall go to the elders at the town gate^(L) and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to carry on his brother’s name in Israel. He will not fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to me.”^(M) ⁸Then the elders of his town shall summon him and talk to him. If he persists in saying, “I do not want to marry her,” ⁹his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, take off one of his sandals,^(N) spit in his face^(O) and say, “This is what is done to the man who will not build up his brother’s family line.” ¹⁰That man’s line shall be known in Israel as The Family of the Unsandaled.

¹¹If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, ¹²you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity.^(P)

¹³Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light.^(Q) ¹⁴Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. ¹⁵You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long^(R) in the land the Lord your God is giving you. ¹⁶For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.^(S)

¹⁷Remember what the Amalekites^(T) did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt. ¹⁸When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God.^(U) ¹⁹When the Lord your God gives you rest^(V) from all the enemies^(W) around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the name of Amalek^(X) from under heaven. Do not forget!

Deuteronomy 25

King James Version

25 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

²And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.

³Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

⁴Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

⁵If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.

⁶And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

⁷And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.

⁸Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;

⁹Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.

¹⁰And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.

¹¹When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:

¹²Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.

¹³Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

¹⁴Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.

¹⁵But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

¹⁶For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God.

¹⁷Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;

¹⁸How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

¹⁹Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

Deuteronomy 25

English Standard Version

25 “If there is a ^(A)dispute between men and they come into court and the judges decide between them, ^(B)acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty, ²then if the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with a number of stripes in proportion to his offense. ³^(C)Forty stripes may be given him, but not more, lest, if one should go on to beat him with more stripes than these, your brother be degraded in your sight.

⁴^(D)“You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.

Laws Concerning Levirate Marriage

⁵^(E)“If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her ^(F)husband's brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. ⁶And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that ^(G)his name may not be blotted out of Israel. ⁷And if the man does not wish to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall ^(H)go up to the gate to the elders and say, ‘My husband's brother refuses to perpetuate his brother's name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother to me.’ ⁸Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him, and if he persists, saying, ^(I)‘I do not wish to take her,’ ⁹then his brother's wife shall go up to him in the presence of the elders and ^(J)pull his sandal off his foot and ^(K)spit in his face. And she shall answer and say, ‘So shall it be done to the man who does not ^(L)build up his brother's house.’ ¹⁰And the name of his house^[a] shall be called in Israel, ‘The house of him who had his sandal pulled off.’

Miscellaneous Laws

¹¹“When men fight with one another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who is beating him and puts out her hand and seizes him by the private parts, ¹²then you shall cut off her hand. ^(M)Your eye shall have no pity.

¹³“You ^(N)shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. ¹⁴You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. ¹⁵A full and fair^[b] weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, ^(O)that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. ¹⁶For ^(P)all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, ^(Q)are an abomination to the Lord your God.

¹⁷^(R)“Remember what Amalek did to you ^(S)on the way as you came out of Egypt, ¹⁸how he attacked you on the way when you were faint and weary, and ^(T)cut off your tail, those who were lagging behind you, and he did not fear God. ¹⁹Therefore ^(U)when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you, in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess, you shall ^(V)blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget.

Footnotes

Deuteronomy 25:10 Hebrew its name
Deuteronomy 25:15 Or just, or righteous; twice in this verse

Deuteronomy 25

New American Standard Bible

Various Laws

25 “^(A)If there is a dispute between people and they go to ^[a]court, and ^[b]the judges decide their case, ^(B)and they declare the righteous innocent and pronounce the wicked guilty, ²then it shall be if the wicked person ^[c]^(C)deserves to be beaten, the judge shall then make him lie down and have him beaten in his presence with the number of lashes according to his ^[d]wrongful act. ³^(D)He may have him beaten forty times, but not more, so that he does not have him beaten with many more lashes than these, and that your brother does not ^(E)become contemptible in your eyes.

⁴“^(F)You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing.

⁵“When brothers live together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not be married outside the family to a strange man. ^(G)Her husband’s brother shall have relations with her and take her to himself as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. ⁶It shall then be that the firstborn to whom she gives birth shall ^[e]assume the name of his father’s deceased brother, so that ^(H)his name will not be wiped out from Israel. ⁷^(I)But if the man does not desire to take his brother’s widow, then his brother’s widow shall go up to the gate to the elders, and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to establish a name for his brother in Israel; he is not willing to perform the duty of a husband’s brother to me.’ ⁸Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak to him. And if he persists and says, ‘I do not desire to take her,’ ⁹^(J)then his brother’s widow shall come up to him in the sight of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and ^(K)spit in his face; and she shall ^[f]declare, ‘This is what is done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house!’ ¹⁰And in Israel ^[g]his family shall be called by the name, ‘The house of him whose sandal was removed.’

¹¹“If two men, a man and his countryman, have a fight ^[h]with each other, and the wife of one comes up to save her husband from the hand of the one who is hitting him, and she reaches out with her hand and grasps ^[i]that man’s genitals, ¹²then you shall cut off her ^[j]hand; ^[k]^(L)you shall not show pity.

¹³“^(M)You shall not have in your bag ^[l]differing weights, a large and a small. ¹⁴You shall not have in your house ^[m]differing measures, a large and a small. ¹⁵You shall have a correct and honest ^[n]weight; you shall have a correct and honest ^[o]measure, ^(N)so that your days may be prolonged ^[p]in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. ¹⁶For ^(O)everyone who does these things, everyone who acts unjustly is an abomination to the Lord your God.

¹⁷“^(P)Remember what Amalek did to you on the way when you came out of Egypt, ¹⁸how he confronted you on the way and attacked among you all the stragglers at your rear when you were tired and weary; and he ^(Q)did not ^[q]fear God. ¹⁹So it shall come about, when the Lord your God has given you ^(R)rest from all your surrounding enemies in the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to ^[r]possess, that you shall wipe out the mention of the name Amalek from under heaven; you must not forget.

Footnotes

Deuteronomy 25:1 Lit the judgment
Deuteronomy 25:1 Lit they judge them
Deuteronomy 25:2 Lit is a son of beating
Deuteronomy 25:2 Or guilt
Deuteronomy 25:6 Lit stand on
Deuteronomy 25:9 Lit answer and say
Deuteronomy 25:10 Lit his name shall be called
Deuteronomy 25:11 Lit together
Deuteronomy 25:11 Lit his
Deuteronomy 25:12 Lit palm
Deuteronomy 25:12 Lit your eye
Deuteronomy 25:13 Lit a stone and a stone
Deuteronomy 25:14 Lit an ephah and an ephah
Deuteronomy 25:15 Lit stone
Deuteronomy 25:15 Lit ephah
Deuteronomy 25:15 Lit on the ground
Deuteronomy 25:18 Or revere
Deuteronomy 25:19 Lit possess it

申命记 25

Chinese New Version (Simplified)

25 “如果人与人之间有争讼的事，就上法庭去；审判官审判他们的时候，要定义人有理，定恶人有罪； ²如果有罪的人应受责打，审判官就要叫他伏下，当面按着他的罪，照着数目责打他。 ³只可打他四十下，不可再多；恐怕你多打了他，过了这数目，你的兄弟就在你眼前受辱了。

⁴“牛在踹谷的时候，不可笼住牠的嘴。

兄弟可代兄弟传宗接代

⁵“兄弟住在一起，他们中间如果有一个死了，没有留下儿子，死者的妻子就不可出嫁外人；她丈夫的兄弟要向她尽兄弟的本分，娶她为妻，和她同房。 ⁶她所生的长子要归亡兄的名下，免得他的名字从以色列中被涂抹了。 ⁷那人如果不喜欢娶他兄弟的妻子，他兄弟的妻子就要到城门去见长老，说：‘我丈夫的兄弟不肯在以色列中为自己的哥哥立名，不肯对我尽兄弟的本分。’ ⁸本城的长老就要把那人叫来，对他说明；如果他坚持说：‘我不乐意娶她’， ⁹他哥哥的妻子就要当着长老的面前，走到那人跟前，脱去他脚上的鞋子，吐唾沫在他的脸上，说：‘那不为自己哥哥建立家室的，人人都要这样对待他。’ ¹⁰从此，在以色列中他的名字（“他的名字”或译：“他的家的名字”）必称为‘脱鞋者之家’。

其他条例

¹¹“有两个人在一起打斗，如果其中一人的妻子走前来，要救她的丈夫脱离那打她丈夫的人的手，就伸手抓住那人的下体， ¹²你就要砍掉那妇人的手；你的眼不可顾惜。

¹³“你袋里不可有两样不同的法码，一大一小； ¹⁴你家里不可有两样不同的升斗，一大一小。 ¹⁵你要有准确公正的法码，你要有准确公正的升斗，好使你在耶和华你的　神赐给你的地上，得享长寿。 ¹⁶因为所有行这些事的，就是行不义的事的，都是耶和华你的　神厌恶的。

灭绝亚玛力人的命令

¹⁷“你要记住你们出了埃及以后，亚玛力人在路上怎样对待你； ¹⁸怎样在路上遇见了你，趁你疲倦困乏的时候，攻击你后方所有软弱无力的人，并不敬畏　神。 ¹⁹所以耶和华你的　神使你脱离四围所有的仇敌，在耶和华你的　神赐给你作产业的地上，得享太平的时候，你务要把亚玛力这名号从天下涂抹，不可忘记。”

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Deuteronomy 25

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