Deuteronomy 17

1 Thou shalt not sacrifice to Jehovah thy God an ox or sheep wherein is a defect, or anything bad; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.

“凡有残疾，或有什么恶病的牛羊，你都不可献给耶和华—你的 神，因为这是耶和华—你 神所憎恶的。

2 If there be found in thy midst in any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth what is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

“在你们中间，在耶和华—你 神所赐你的诸城中，无论哪座城里，若有人，或男或女，行耶和华—你 神眼中看为恶的事，违背了他的约，

3 and goeth and serveth other gods, and boweth down to them, either to the sun or to the moon, or to the whole host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

去事奉敬拜别神，或拜日头，或拜月亮，或拜天象，是主不曾吩咐的；

4 and it be told thee, and thou hearest of it; then thou shalt make thorough inquiry, and if it be truth [and] the thing be certain, that this abomination hath been wrought in Israel,

有人告诉你，你也听见了，就要细细地探听，果然是真，准有这可憎恶的事行在以色列中，

5 thou shalt bring forth that man or that woman, who committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, the man or the woman, and shalt stone them with stones, that they die.

你就要将行这恶事的男人或女人拉到城门外，用石头将他打死。

6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death: he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.

要凭两三个人的口作见证将那当死的人治死；不可凭一个人的口作见证将他治死。

7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.

见证人要先下手，然后众民也下手将他治死。这样，就把那恶从你们中间除掉。

8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God will choose.

“你城中若起了争讼的事，或因流血，或因争竞，或因殴打，是你难断的案件，你就当起来，往耶和华—你 神所选择的地方

9 And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the sentence of judgment;

去见祭司利未人，并当时的审判官，求问他们，他们必将判语指示你。

10 and thou shalt do according to the tenor of the word, which they of that place which Jehovah will choose shall declare unto thee; and thou shalt take heed to do according to all that they instruct thee:

他们在耶和华所选择的地方指示你的判语，你必照着他们所指教你的一切话谨守遵行。

11 according to the sentence of the law which they shall declare unto thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the word which they shall declare unto thee, to the right hand, or the left.

要按他们所指教你的律法，照他们所断定的去行；他们所指示你的判语，你不可偏离左右。

12 And the man that shall act presumptuously, and not hearken unto the priest that standeth to serve there before Jehovah thy God, or unto the judge, that man shall die; and thou shalt put away evil from Israel.

若有人擅敢不听从那侍立在耶和华—你 神面前的祭司，或不听从审判官，那人就必治死；这样，便将那恶从以色列中除掉。

13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and no more act presumptuously.

众百姓都要听见害怕，不再擅敢行事。”

14 When thou comest unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are about me;

“到了耶和华—你 神所赐你的地，得了那地居住的时候，若说：‘我要立王治理我，像四围的国一样。’

15 thou shalt only set him king over thee whom Jehovah thy God will choose: from among thy brethren shalt thou set a king over thee; thou mayest not set a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.

你总要立耶和华—你 神所拣选的人为王。必从你弟兄中立一人；不可立你弟兄以外的人为王。

16 Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people to Egypt, to multiply horses; for Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall not return again any more that way.

只是王不可为自己加添马匹，也不可使百姓回埃及去，为要加添他的马匹，因耶和华曾吩咐你们说：‘不可再回那条路去。’

17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away; neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

他也不可为自己多立妃嫔，恐怕他的心偏邪；也不可为自己多积金银。

18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests, the Levites;

他登了国位，就要将祭司利未人面前的这律法书，为自己抄录一本，

19 and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;

存在他那里，要平生诵读，好学习敬畏耶和华—他的 神，谨守遵行这律法书上的一切言语和这些律例，

20 that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left; that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his sons, in the midst of Israel.

免得他向弟兄心高气傲，偏左偏右，离了这诫命。这样，他和他的子孙便可在以色列中，在国位上年长日久。”