申命記 21
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
殺人疑案的處理
21 「在你們的上帝耶和華將要賜給你們的土地上,如果發現有人被殺,陳屍野外,卻不知道兇手是誰, 2 當地的長老和審判官就要去測量一下屍體距附近各城邑的距離。 3 距離屍體最近的那城的長老們要牽一頭從未負過軛、從未耕過地的小母牛, 4 去有溪流但無人耕種過的山谷,在那裡把牠的頸項打斷。 5 利未祭司也要去,因為你們的上帝耶和華揀選他們在祂面前事奉、奉祂的名為人祝福並審理各種糾紛及人身傷害的事。 6 那城的長老們要在被打斷頸項的小母牛上方洗手, 7 然後禱告說,『我們的手沒有殺這人,我們的眼也沒有看見誰殺了他。 8 耶和華啊,求你赦免你已經救贖的以色列子民,不要把殺害這無辜之人的罪算在你的子民身上。』這樣,殺人的罪便可得到赦免。 9 你們做耶和華視為正的事,就可以從你們中間除去殺害無辜之人的罪。
娶女俘的條例
10 「你們和敵人交戰時,你們的上帝耶和華會把敵人交給你們,使他們成為你們的俘虜。 11 如果你們有人在俘虜中看見美麗的女子,被她吸引,想娶她為妻, 12 就可以帶她回家,讓她剃去頭髮,修剪指甲, 13 換掉被俘時所穿的衣服,住在那人家中為她父母哀悼一個月。之後,那人便可以和她結為夫妻。 14 如果那人不喜歡她,則要讓她自由離去,不可賣掉她,也不可奴役她,因為他已經羞辱了她。
長子的權利
15 「如果一個人有兩個妻子,一個受他寵愛,一個不受他寵愛,二人都給他生了兒子,但長子是不受寵愛的妻子生的, 16 分產業的時候,他不可廢長立幼,把長子的權利給他所愛之妻生的兒子。 17 他必須承認他不愛之妻所生的長子的名分,分給他雙份產業,因為長子是他壯年時所生的兒子,應享有長子的權利。
懲處逆子的條例
18 「如果一個人的兒子冥頑不靈、悖逆成性、屢教不改, 19 他父母要抓住他,把他帶到城門口去見本城的長老,對他們說, 20 『我們這個兒子冥頑不靈、悖逆成性,不肯聽從我們,是個貪吃好酒之徒。』 21 全城的人都要用石頭打死他,從你們中間除掉這種罪惡。所有以色列人聽說後,都會感到害怕。
罪犯屍體的處理
22 「如果有人犯了死罪,屍體被掛在木頭上, 23 不可讓屍體在木頭上過夜,必須當天埋葬,因為凡掛在木頭上的人都是上帝所咒詛的。你們不可玷污你們的上帝耶和華將要賜給你們的土地。
Deuteronomio 21
La Biblia de las Américas
Expiación en caso de asesinato
21 Si en la tierra que el Señor tu Dios te da para que la poseas, fuera encontrado alguien asesinado, tendido en el campo, y no se sabe quién lo mató[a], 2 entonces tus ancianos y tus jueces irán y medirán la distancia a las ciudades que están alrededor del muerto. 3 Y sucederá que los ancianos de la ciudad más próxima al lugar donde fue hallado el muerto, tomarán de la manada una novilla que no haya trabajado y que no haya llevado yugo; 4 y los ancianos de esa ciudad traerán la novilla a un valle de aguas perennes, el cual no haya sido arado ni sembrado, y quebrarán la cerviz de la novilla allí en el valle. 5 Entonces se acercarán los sacerdotes, hijos de Leví, porque el Señor tu Dios los ha escogido para servirle y para bendecir en el nombre del Señor, y ellos decidirán[b] todo litigio y toda ofensa[c](A); 6 y todos los ancianos de la ciudad más cercana[d] al lugar donde fue hallado el muerto, lavarán sus manos(B) sobre la novilla cuya cerviz fue quebrada en el valle; 7 y responderán y dirán: «Nuestras manos no han derramado esta sangre, ni nuestros ojos han visto nada. 8 Perdona[e] a tu pueblo Israel, al cual has redimido, oh Señor, y no imputes la sangre inocente a tu pueblo Israel(C)». Y la culpa de la sangre les será perdonada[f]. 9 Así limpiarás la culpa de sangre inocente de en medio de ti(D), cuando hagas lo que es recto a los ojos del Señor.
Otras leyes
10 Cuando salgas a la guerra contra tus enemigos, y el Señor tu Dios los entregue en tus manos(E), y los tomes en cautiverio, 11 y veas entre los cautivos una mujer hermosa, y la desees, y la tomes para ti por mujer, 12 la traerás a tu casa, y ella se rasurará la cabeza(F) y se cortará[g] sus uñas. 13 También se quitará el vestido de su cautiverio, permanecerá en tu casa y llorará por su padre y por su madre por todo un mes(G); después de eso podrás llegarte a ella y ser su marido, y ella será tu mujer. 14 Pero sucederá que si no te agrada, la dejarás ir adonde quiera[h]; mas ciertamente no la venderás por dinero, ni la maltratarás[i], porque la has humillado(H).
15 Si un hombre tiene dos mujeres, una amada y otra aborrecida, y tanto la amada como la aborrecida le han dado hijos, si el primogénito es de la aborrecida(I), 16 el día que reparta[j] lo que tiene entre sus hijos, no puede él hacer primogénito al hijo de la amada con preferencia al hijo de la aborrecida, que es el primogénito, 17 sino que reconocerá al primogénito, al hijo de la aborrecida, dándole una porción doble de todo lo que tiene[k], porque él es el principio de su vigor(J); a él pertenece el derecho de primogenitura(K).
18 Si un hombre tiene un hijo terco y rebelde que no obedece a su padre ni a su madre, y cuando lo castigan, ni aun así les hace caso(L), 19 el padre y la madre lo tomarán y lo llevarán fuera a los ancianos de su ciudad, a la puerta de su ciudad natal[l], 20 y dirán a los ancianos de la ciudad: «Este hijo nuestro es terco y rebelde, no nos obedece, es glotón y borracho». 21 Entonces todos los hombres de la ciudad lo apedrearán hasta que muera(M); así quitarás el mal de en medio de ti(N), y todo Israel oirá esto y temerá(O).
22 Y si un hombre ha cometido pecado digno de muerte(P), y se le ha dado muerte, y lo has colgado de un árbol, 23 su cuerpo no colgará del árbol toda la noche, sino que ciertamente lo enterrarás el mismo día(Q) (pues el colgado es maldito de Dios[m](R)), para que no contamines la tierra(S) que el Señor tu Dios te da en heredad.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomio 21:1 Lit., hirió
- Deuteronomio 21:5 Lit., será de acuerdo con su boca
- Deuteronomio 21:5 Lit., todo golpe
- Deuteronomio 21:6 Lit., que están más cerca
- Deuteronomio 21:8 O, Expía; lit., Cubre
- Deuteronomio 21:8 O, expiada; lit., cubierta
- Deuteronomio 21:12 Lit., hará
- Deuteronomio 21:14 Lit., según su alma
- Deuteronomio 21:14 O, esclavizarás
- Deuteronomio 21:16 Lit., haga heredar
- Deuteronomio 21:17 Lit., se encuentra consigo
- Deuteronomio 21:19 Lit., y a la puerta de su lugar
- Deuteronomio 21:23 Lit., la maldición de Dios
Deuteronomy 21
New International Version
Atonement for an Unsolved Murder
21 If someone is found slain, lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who the killer was,(A) 2 your elders and judges shall go out and measure the distance from the body to the neighboring towns. 3 Then the elders of the town nearest the body shall take a heifer that has never been worked and has never worn a yoke(B) 4 and lead it down to a valley that has not been plowed or planted and where there is a flowing stream. There in the valley they are to break the heifer’s neck. 5 The Levitical priests shall step forward, for the Lord your God has chosen them to minister and to pronounce blessings(C) in the name of the Lord and to decide all cases of dispute and assault.(D) 6 Then all the elders of the town nearest the body shall wash their hands(E) over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley, 7 and they shall declare: “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done. 8 Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, Lord, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent person.” Then the bloodshed will be atoned for,(F) 9 and you will have purged(G) from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
Marrying a Captive Woman
10 When you go to war against your enemies and the Lord your God delivers them into your hands(H) and you take captives,(I) 11 if you notice among the captives a beautiful(J) woman and are attracted to her,(K) you may take her as your wife. 12 Bring her into your home and have her shave her head,(L) trim her nails 13 and put aside the clothes she was wearing when captured. After she has lived in your house and mourned her father and mother for a full month,(M) then you may go to her and be her husband and she shall be your wife. 14 If you are not pleased with her, let her go wherever she wishes. You must not sell her or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.(N)
The Right of the Firstborn
15 If a man has two wives,(O) and he loves one but not the other, and both bear him sons but the firstborn is the son of the wife he does not love,(P) 16 when he wills his property to his sons, he must not give the rights of the firstborn to the son of the wife he loves in preference to his actual firstborn, the son of the wife he does not love.(Q) 17 He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double(R) share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength.(S) The right of the firstborn belongs to him.(T)
A Rebellious Son
18 If someone has a stubborn and rebellious(U) son(V) who does not obey his father and mother(W) and will not listen to them when they discipline him, 19 his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. 20 They shall say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” 21 Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death.(X) You must purge the evil(Y) from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.(Z)
Various Laws
22 If someone guilty of a capital offense(AA) is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole, 23 you must not leave the body hanging on the pole overnight.(AB) Be sure to bury(AC) it that same day, because anyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse.(AD) You must not desecrate(AE) the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Deuteronomy 21
New King James Version
The Law Concerning Unsolved Murder
21 “If anyone is found slain, lying in the field in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, 2 then your elders and your judges shall go out and measure the distance from the slain man to the surrounding cities. 3 And it shall be that the elders of the city nearest to the slain man will take a heifer which has not been worked and which has not pulled with a (A)yoke. 4 The elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with flowing water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and they shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley. 5 Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near, for (B)the Lord your God has chosen them to minister to Him and to bless in the name of the Lord; (C)by their word every controversy and every [a]assault shall be settled. 6 And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man (D)shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley. 7 Then they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands have not shed this blood, nor have our eyes seen it. 8 Provide atonement, O Lord, for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, (E)and do not lay innocent blood to the charge of Your people Israel.’ And atonement shall be provided on their behalf for the blood. 9 So (F)you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.
Female Captives
10 “When you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God delivers them into your hand, and you take them captive, 11 and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your (G)wife, 12 then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall (H)shave her head and trim her nails. 13 She shall put off the clothes of her captivity, remain in your house, and (I)mourn her father and her mother a full month; after that you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife. 14 And it shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall set her free, but you certainly shall not sell her for money; you shall not treat her brutally, because you have (J)humbled her.
Firstborn Inheritance Rights
15 “If a man has two wives, one loved (K)and the other unloved, and they have borne him children, both the loved and the unloved, and if the firstborn son is of her who is unloved, 16 then it shall be, (L)on the day he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, that he must not bestow firstborn status on the son of the loved wife in preference to the son of the unloved, the true firstborn. 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn (M)by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he (N)is the beginning of his strength; (O)the right of the firstborn is his.
The Rebellious Son
18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them, 19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city. 20 And they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’ 21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones; (P)so you shall put away the evil from among you, (Q)and all Israel shall hear and fear.
Miscellaneous Laws
22 “If a man has committed a sin (R)deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, 23 (S)his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that (T)you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for (U)he who is hanged is accursed of God.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 21:5 Lit. stroke
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