申命记 15
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
豁免年的條例(A)
15 “每七年的最後一年，你要施行豁免。 2 豁免的方式是這樣：債主都要把借給鄰舍的一切豁免了，不可向鄰舍和兄弟追討，因為耶和華的豁免年已經宣告了。 3 如果借給外族人，你可以向他追討，但借給你的兄弟，無論你借的是甚麼，你都要豁免。 4 在你中間必沒有窮人，因為在耶和華你的 神賜給你作產業的地上，耶和華必大大賜福給你。 5 只要你留心聽從耶和華你的 神的話，謹守遵行我今日吩咐你的一切誡命。 6 因為耶和華你的 神，必照著他應許你的，賜福給你；你必借貸給許多國的民，卻不會向他們借貸；你必統治許多國的民，他們卻不會統治你。
7 “但是在耶和華你的 神賜給你的地上，無論哪一座城裡，在你中間如果有一個窮人，又是你的兄弟，你對這窮苦的兄弟不可硬著心腸，也不可袖手不理。 8 你一定要向他伸手，照著他缺乏的借給他，補足他的缺乏。 9 你要自己謹慎，不可心裡起惡念，說：‘第七年的豁免年近了’，你就冷眼對待你窮苦的兄弟，甚麼都不給他，以致他因你求告耶和華，你就有罪了。 10 你必須給他，給他的時候，你不要心裡難受，因為為了這事，耶和華你的 神必在你一切工作上，和你所辦的一切事上，賜福給你。 11 既然在地上必有窮人存在，所以我吩咐你說：‘你總要向你地上的困苦和貧窮的兄弟大伸援助之手。’
對待奴婢的條例(B)
12 “你的兄弟，無論是希伯來男人，或是希伯來女人，如果賣身給你，要服事你六年；到第七年，就要讓他離開你得自由。 13 你使他自由離開的時候，不可讓他空手而去； 14 要從你的羊群、禾場、榨酒池中，多多地供給他；耶和華你的 神怎樣賜福給你，你也要怎樣分給他。 15 你要記得你在埃及地作過奴僕，耶和華你的 神救贖了你；因此我今日吩咐你這件事。 16 如果他對你說：‘我不願離開你。’他說這話是因為他愛你和你的家，又因為他喜歡和你相處， 17 那麼，你就要拿錐子，把他的耳朵在門上刺透，他就永遠作你的奴僕；對待你的婢女，你也要這樣行。 18 你使他自由離開你的時候，不要為難，因為他服事了你六年，應得雇工雙倍的工資；這樣，耶和華你的 神必在你所作的一切事上，賜福給你。
頭生牛羊的條例
19 “你的牛群羊群中所生，是頭生雄性的，你都要把牠分別為聖歸給耶和華你的 神。你的牛群中頭生的，你不可用牠去耕田；你的羊群中頭生的，你不可給牠剪毛。 20 你和你的家人，年年要在耶和華選擇的地方，在耶和華你的 神面前，吃這頭生的牲畜。 21 這頭生的，如果有甚麼殘疾，像瘸腿或是瞎眼，無論有任何嚴重的殘疾，你都不可獻給耶和華你的 神。 22 你可以在家裡吃，不潔淨的人和潔淨的人都一樣可以吃，像吃羚羊和鹿一樣。 23 只是不可吃牠的血；要把血倒在地上，像倒水一樣。”
Deuteronomy 15
King James Version
15 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release.
3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
5 Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
6 For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
12 And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
16 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
17 Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
19 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household.
21 And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God.
22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
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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