Deuteronomio 15
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Taon ng Pamamahinga(A)
15 “Ang bawat ikapitong taon ay gagawin ninyong taon ng pagpapatawad sa mga may utang sa inyo. 2 Ganito ang inyong gagawin: huwag na ninyong sisingilin ang kababayan ninyong may utang sa inyo, sapagkat ito'y taon ng pagpapatawad na itinakda ni Yahweh. 3 Ang mga dayuhan lamang ang sisingilin ninyo, at hindi ang inyong mga kababayan.
4 “Walang maghihirap sa inyo sa lupaing ibinigay sa inyo ng Diyos ninyong si Yahweh sapagkat tiyak na pagpapalain niya kayo 5 kung makikinig kayo sa kanyang tinig at susunod sa kanyang mga utos na sinasabi ko sa inyo ngayon. 6 Nangako si Yahweh na kayo'y pagpapalain niya. Hindi na kayo mangungutang kaninuman, sa halip ay kayo ang magpapautang sa maraming bansa. Hindi kayo masasakop ng sinuman, sa halip ay kayo ang mananakop sa maraming bayan.
7 “Pagdating(B) ninyo sa lupaing ibinigay sa inyo ni Yahweh, huwag ninyong pagkakaitan ng tulong ang mga kababayan ninyong nangangailangan. 8 Sa halip, ibukas ninyo sa kanila ang inyong mga palad at pahiramin sila ng anumang kailangan. 9 Huwag ninyong pagdadamutan ang inyong kababayan kapag nangungutang siya sa panahong malapit na ang ikapitong taon, ang taon ng pagpapatawad. Kapag sila'y tinanggihan ninyo at dumaing sila kay Yahweh, mananagot kayo sa kanya. 10 Pahiramin ninyo sila nang maluwag sa inyong kalooban at pagpapalain kayo ni Yahweh sa lahat ng inyong gagawin. 11 Kailanma'y(C) hindi kayo mawawalan ng mga kababayang mangangailangan, kaya sinasabi ko sa inyong ibukas ninyo ang inyong mga palad sa kanila.
Ang mga Tuntunin tungkol sa mga Alipin(D)
12 “Kapag(E) nakabili[a] kayo ng kapwa ninyong Israelita bilang alipin, babae o lalaki man, anim na taon siyang maglilingkod sa inyo. Pagdating ng ikapitong taon, palalayain na ninyo siya 13 at huwag ninyo siyang paaalisin nang walang dala. 14 Sa halip, bibigyan ninyo siya ng tupa, trigo, inumin at langis, mula sa mga ipinagkaloob sa inyo ni Yahweh. 15 Alalahanin ninyong naging alipin din kayo sa Egipto at mula roo'y pinalaya kayo ng Diyos ninyong si Yahweh, kaya iniuutos ko ito ngayon sa inyo. 16 Ngunit kung gusto niyang manatili dahil sa pagmamahal niya sa inyo at sa inyong sambahayan, 17 dalhin ninyo siya sa may pintuan at butasan ang kanyang tainga. Sa gayon, siya'y magiging alipin ninyo habang buhay. Ganito rin ang gagawin ninyo sa mga aliping babae. 18 Hindi kayo dapat manghinayang sa ibibigay ninyo sa kanya kung aalis siya sapagkat ang ibibigay ninyo'y katumbas lamang ng upa sa isang manggagawang nagtrabaho nang tatlong taon. Gawin ninyo ito at pagpapalain ng Diyos ninyong si Yahweh ang lahat ng inyong gagawin.
Ang Pagbubukod sa mga Panganay
19 “Lahat(F) ng panganay na lalaki ng inyong mga alagang hayop ay ibubukod ninyo para kay Yahweh; huwag ninyo itong pagtatrabahuhin ni gugupitan. 20 Ito ay kakainin ninyo sa harapan ni Yahweh, sa lugar na pipiliin niya. 21 Ngunit kung may kapansanan ang panganay na hayop, bulag o pilay, huwag ninyo itong ihahandog kay Yahweh na inyong Diyos. 22 Ito'y maaaring kainin sa bahay, tulad ng pagkain ninyo sa isang usa. Pati ang taong itinuturing na marumi ay maaaring kumain nito. 23 Huwag(G) ninyong kakainin ang dugo; kailangang patuluin ito sa lupa.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomio 15:12 nakabili: o kaya'y pinagbentahan .
Deuteronomy 15
New King James Version
Debts Canceled Every Seven Years(A)
15 “At the end of (B)every seven years you shall grant a [a]release of debts. 2 And this is the form of the release: Every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbor shall [b]release it; he shall not [c]require it of his neighbor or his brother, because it is called the Lord’s release. 3 Of a foreigner you may require it; but you shall give up your claim to what is owed by your brother, 4 except when there may be no poor among you; for the Lord will greatly (C)bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance— 5 only if you carefully obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe with care all these commandments which I command you today. 6 For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; (D)you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.
Generosity to the Poor
7 “If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the [d]gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, (E)you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, 8 but (F)you shall [e]open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs. 9 Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your (G)eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and (H)he cry out to the Lord against you, and (I)it become sin among you. 10 You shall surely give to him, and (J)your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because (K)for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand. 11 For (L)the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall [f]open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’
The Law Concerning Bondservants
12 (M)“If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is (N)sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. 13 And when you [g]send him away free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed; 14 you shall supply him liberally from your flock, from your threshing floor, and from your winepress. From what the Lord your God has (O)blessed you with, you shall give to him. 15 (P)You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today. 16 And (Q)if it happens that he says to you, ‘I will not go away from you,’ because he loves you and your house, since he prospers with you, 17 then you shall take an awl and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise. 18 It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth (R)a double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do.
The Law Concerning Firstborn Animals
19 (S)“All the firstborn males that come from your herd and your flock you shall [h]sanctify to the Lord your God; you shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock. 20 (T)You and your household shall eat it before the Lord your God year by year in the place which the Lord chooses. 21 (U)But if there is a defect in it, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God. 22 You may eat it within your gates; (V)the unclean and the clean person alike may eat it, as if it were a gazelle or a deer. 23 Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it on the ground like water.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 15:1 remission
- Deuteronomy 15:2 cancel the debt
- Deuteronomy 15:2 exact it
- Deuteronomy 15:7 towns
- Deuteronomy 15:8 freely open
- Deuteronomy 15:11 freely open
- Deuteronomy 15:13 set him free
- Deuteronomy 15:19 set apart or consecrate
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
