Deuteronomium 25
Het Boek
Onenigheid tussen personen
25 ‘Als twee mensen het oneens worden over iets en zij leggen hun zaak aan de rechter voor en vragen hem om een uitspraak, moet de rechter eerlijk vaststellen wie schuldig is en wie niet. 2,3 Als een man schuldig is aan een misdaad en hij wordt tot stokslagen veroordeeld, dan zal de rechter hem bevelen te gaan liggen en in het bijzijn van de rechter zal hij maximaal veertig slagen krijgen, afhankelijk van de ernst van zijn misdaad. Maar er mogen niet meer dan veertig slagen worden gegeven, anders zou de straf onnodig wreed zijn en zou uw broeder voor uw ogen worden vernederd.
4 U mag een os geen muilband omdoen, terwijl hij uw koren dorst.
5 Als twee broers bij elkaar wonen en de een sterft zonder een zoon te hebben gehad, mag zijn weduwe niet buiten de familie trouwen; integendeel, de broer van haar man moet met haar trouwen en ook met haar slapen. 6 De eerste zoon die zij van hem krijgt, zal gelden als zoon van de overleden broer, zodat diens naam in Israël niet verloren gaat. 7 Maar als de broer van de overleden man weigert zijn plicht te doen en niet met de weduwe wil trouwen, zal zij naar de leiders van de stad gaan en zeggen: “De broer van mijn man weigert de naam van zijn broer te laten voortbestaan, hij weigert zijn plicht na te komen en met mij te trouwen.” 8 De leiders van de stad moeten hem bij zich roepen en het met hem bespreken. Als hij dan nog blijft weigeren, 9 zal de weduwe in het bijzijn van de leiders naar hem toe lopen, zijn sandaal van zijn voet trekken en hem in het gezicht spugen. Daarna zal zij zeggen: “Dit gebeurt met een man die weigert het huis van zijn broer op te bouwen.” 10 Vanaf die tijd zal zijn huis “het huis van de man met de blote voet” worden genoemd.
11 Als twee mannen aan het vechten zijn en de vrouw van de ene probeert haar man te helpen door de andere man bij zijn schaamdelen te grijpen, 12 zal haar hand zonder medelijden worden afgehakt.
13-15 Wanneer u zaken doet, moet u altijd betrouwbare maten en gewichten gebruiken, zodat u een lang en goed leven zult hebben in het land dat de Here, uw God, u geeft. 16 Allen die bedrog plegen met valse maten en gewichten, zijn verachtelijk in de ogen van de Here, uw God.
17 Vergeet nooit wat de Amalekieten u aandeden toen u hier aankwam vanuit Egypte. 18 Zij voerden oorlog tegen u en vielen de zwaksten in uw achterhoede aan zonder enig ontzag voor God. 19 Wanneer de Here, uw God, ervoor heeft gezorgd dat u in vrede leeft in het beloofde land en dat al uw vijanden u met rust laten, moet u de Amalekieten zo totaal vernietigen dat het lijkt alsof hun naam nooit op aarde heeft bestaan. Vergeet niet dat te doen!’
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.
2 And 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.
3 Forty 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.
4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
5 If 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.
6 And 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.
7 And 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.
8 Then 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;
9 Then 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.
10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
11 When 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:
12 Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.
13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
14 Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.
15 But 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.
16 For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God.
17 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;
18 How 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.
19 Therefore 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
New King James Version
Laws of Social Responsibility
25 “If there is a (A)dispute between men, and they come to [a]court, that the judges may judge them, and they (B)justify the righteous and condemn the wicked, 2 then it shall be, if the wicked man (C)deserves to be beaten, that the judge will cause him to lie down (D)and be beaten in his presence, according to his guilt, with a certain number of blows. 3 (E)Forty blows he may give him and no more, lest he should exceed this and beat him with many blows above these, and your brother (F)be humiliated in your sight.
4 (G)“You shall not muzzle an ox while it [b]treads out the grain.
Marriage Duty of the Surviving Brother
5 (H)“If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the widow of the dead man shall not be married to a stranger outside the family; her husband’s brother shall go in to her, take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. 6 And it shall be that the firstborn son which she bears (I)will succeed to the name of his dead brother, that (J)his name may not be blotted out of Israel. 7 But if the man does not want to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the (K)gate to the elders, and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to raise up a name to his brother in Israel; he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.’ 8 Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him. But if he stands firm and says, (L)‘I do not want to take her,’ 9 then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, (M)remove his sandal from his foot, spit in his face, and answer and say, ‘So shall it be done to the man who will not (N)build up his brother’s house.’ 10 And his name shall be called in Israel, ‘The house of him who had his sandal removed.’
Miscellaneous Laws
11 “If two men fight together, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and puts out her hand and seizes him by the genitals, 12 then you shall cut off her hand; (O)your eye shall not pity her.
13 (P)“You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light. 14 You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. 15 You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, (Q)that your days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For (R)all who do such things, all who behave unrighteously, are [c]an abomination to the Lord your God.
Destroy the Amalekites
17 (S)“Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you were coming out of Egypt, 18 how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear, when you were tired and weary; and he (T)did not fear God. 19 Therefore it shall be, (U)when the Lord your God has given you rest from your enemies all around, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, that you will (V)blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. You shall not forget.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 25:1 Lit. the judgment
- Deuteronomy 25:4 threshes
- Deuteronomy 25:16 detestable
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