Deuteronomy 21
1 “When there will have been found in the land, which the Lord your God will give to you, the corpse of a man who has been killed, and it is not known who is guilty of the murder,
"Apabila di negeri yang diberikan TUHAN Allahmu kepadamu ada orang yang kedapatan mati terbunuh di ladang dan tidak ketahuan siapa pembunuhnya,
2 your judges and those greater by birth shall go out and measure, from the place of the corpse, the distance to each of the surrounding cities.
maka pemimpin dan hakimmu harus pergi mengukur jarak dari tempat mayat itu ditemukan ke tiap-tiap kota yang berdekatan.
3 And in whichever one they perceive to be closer than the others, the elders shall take a calf from the herd, one which has not pulled with a yoke, nor tilled with a plow.
Lalu para pemuka dari kota yang paling dekat harus memilih seekor sapi muda yang belum pernah dipakai untuk bekerja.
4 And they shall lead it into a rough and stony valley, one which has never been tilled or sown. And in that place, they shall cut the neck of the calf.
Sapi itu harus mereka bawa ke suatu tempat di dekat sungai yang tidak pernah kering dan yang tanahnya belum pernah dibajak atau ditanami. Di situ mereka harus mematahkan leher binatang itu.
5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall approach, those whom the Lord your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in his name, and to decide every controversy by their word, and to judge which things are clean and which are unclean.
Para imam Lewi juga harus pergi ke situ, karena mereka harus memberi keputusan dalam tiap perkara tindak kekerasan. Mereka dipilih TUHAN Allahmu untuk mengabdi kepada-Nya dan mengucapkan berkat atas nama-Nya.
6 And those greater by birth of that city, nearest to the one who was slain, shall go and shall wash their hands over the calf that was killed in the valley.
Lalu semua pemuka dari kota yang paling dekat harus mencuci tangan mereka di atas sapi itu
7 And they shall say: ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.
dan mengatakan, 'Bukan kami yang membunuh orang itu, dan kami tidak tahu siapa yang melakukannya.
8 Be merciful to your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, O Lord, and do not charge them with innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel.’ And so the guilt of the blood will be taken away from them.
TUHAN, ampunilah Israel umat-Mu yang Kaubebaskan dari Mesir. Ampunilah kami dan jangan menganggap kami bertanggung jawab atas pembunuhan orang yang tidak bersalah.'
9 Then you will be free from the blood that was shed against the innocent, when you will have done as the Lord has instructed you.
Maka dengan melakukan apa yang dituntut TUHAN, kamu tidak dianggap bertanggung jawab atas pembunuhan itu."
10 If you have gone out to fight against your enemies, and the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand, and if, as you are leading away the captives,
"Apabila kamu berperang dan TUHAN Allahmu memberi kamu kemenangan, lalu kamu mengambil tawanan perang,
11 you see among the number of the captives a beautiful woman, and you love her, and you are willing to have her as a wife:
mungkin di antara mereka ada seorang wanita cantik yang kausukai dan ingin kauperistri.
12 then you shall lead her into your house. And she shall shave off her hair, and cut her nails short,
Bawalah wanita itu ke rumahmu. Di situ ia harus menggunting rambutnya, memotong kukunya,
13 and remove the garment in which she was captured. And she shall sit in your house and weep for her father and mother, for one month. And after that, you shall enter to her and sleep with her, and she shall be your wife.
dan berganti pakaian. Ia harus tinggal di rumahmu dan berkabung atas kematian orang tuanya selama satu bulan. Sesudah itu engkau boleh kawin dengan dia.
14 But if afterwards she does not sit well in your mind, you shall set her free. You cannot sell her for money, nor can you oppress her by force. For you have humiliated her.
Kalau di kemudian hari engkau tidak menginginkan dia lagi, engkau boleh menyuruh dia pergi dengan bebas. Ia tak boleh kauperlakukan sebagai budak atau kaujual, karena ia telah kaupaksa bersetubuh dengan engkau."
15 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other hated, and they have produced children by him, and if the son of the hated wife is the firstborn,
"Misalkan seorang punya dua istri, dan keduanya melahirkan anak laki-laki, tetapi anak yang lahir lebih dahulu bukan anak dari istri kesayangannya.
16 and if he wishes to divide his substance among his sons: he cannot make the son of the beloved wife the firstborn, and so prefer him before the son of the hated wife.
Kalau orang itu mau menentukan bagaimana ia akan membagi kekayaannya kepada anak-anaknya, ia tak boleh memihak pada anak dari istri kesayangannya dengan memberi kepada anak itu bagian yang menjadi hak anak sulung.
17 Instead, he shall acknowledge the son of the hated wife as the firstborn, and he shall give to him a double portion of all that he has. For he is the first among his children, and the rights of the firstborn are owed to him.
Ia harus memberi bagian dua kali lipat dari harta bendanya kepada anak laki-laki yang sulung, walaupun anak itu bukan anak dari istri kesayangannya. Hak anak sulung harus diakui oleh ayahnya, dan kepada anak itu harus diberi warisan yang menjadi haknya menurut hukum."
18 If a man produces a disobedient and reckless son, who will not listen to the orders of his father or mother, and, having been corrected, shows contempt for obedience:
"Misalkan ada anak laki-laki yang keras kepala, suka memberontak dan tak mau menurut kepada orang tuanya walaupun mereka sudah menghukum dia.
19 they shall take him and lead him to the elders of the city and to the gate of judgment.
Maka orang tuanya harus membawa dia kepada para pemuka kota tempat mereka tinggal dan minta supaya anak itu diadili.
20 And they shall say to them: ‘This our son is reckless and disobedient. He shows contempt when listening to our admonitions. He occupies himself with carousing, and self-indulgence, and feasting.’
Mereka harus berkata kepada para pemuka kota itu, 'Anak kami ini keras kepala, suka memberontak dan tak mau taat kepada kami; ia memboroskan uang dan suka mabuk.'
21 Then the people of the city shall stone him to death. And he shall die, so that you may take away the evil from your midst. And so may all of Israel, upon hearing it, be very afraid.
Lalu orang-orang lelaki dari kota itu harus melempari anak itu dengan batu sampai mati. Dengan demikian kamu memberantas kejahatan itu. Semua orang di Israel akan mendengar tentang kejadian itu dan menjadi takut."
22 When a man will have sinned in a matter which is punished by death, and, having been judged unto death, he has been hanged on a gallows:
"Apabila seseorang telah dihukum mati karena suatu kejahatan, dan mayatnya digantung pada tiang,
23 his corpse shall not remain on the tree. Instead, he shall be buried on the same day. For he who hangs from a tree has been cursed by God, and you shall not defile your land, which the Lord your God will give to you as a possession.”
mayat itu tak boleh dibiarkan di situ sepanjang malam, tetapi harus dikubur pada hari itu juga. Mayat yang tergantung pada tiang mendatangkan kutuk Allah atas negeri. Jadi, kuburkanlah mayat itu supaya kamu tidak mencemarkan negeri yang diberikan TUHAN Allahmu kepadamu.
