Deuteronomy 21
1 If one shall be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:
Mgbe ị batara nʼala ahụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị na-enye gị inweta, biri nʼime ya, ọ bụrụ na ị hụ otu onye e gburu egbu ka ọ tọgbọ nʼime ọhịa, ma ị maghị onye gburu ya,
2 Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him that is slain:
ndị okenye gị, na ndị ikpe ga-apụta, tụọ ịdị anya nke obodo niile dị gburugburu ọhịa ahụ, site nʼebe ahụ onye ahụ e gburu egbu tọgbọ.
3 And it shall be, that the city which is next to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been worked, and which hath not pulled the yoke;
Ndị okenye obodo ahụ ga-ewere nwa nne ehi a na-ejibeghị rụọ ọrụ, maọbụ nyara yoku ọbụla
4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a rough valley, which is neither tilled nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley:
ha ga-eduru ya gaa na ndagwurugwu nke mmiri na-eru nʼime ya, ndagwurugwu a na-egwuzebeghị mgbe ọbụla ịrụ ọrụ ubi nʼime ya, nke a na-akụghị mkpụrụ nʼime ya, gbajie olu nwaagbọghọ ehi ahụ nʼebe ahụ.
5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
Ndị nchụaja, ụmụ Livayị, ga-abịa, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị ahọpụtala ha ka ha bụrụ ndị na-ejere ya ozi. Ha ka ọ họpụtakwara ikwupụta ngọzị nʼaha Onyenwe anyị, na ikpe niile metụtara mmerụ ahụ.
6 And all the elders of that city, that are next to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
Mgbe ahụ, ndị okenye niile nke obodo ndị ahụ dịkarịsịrị ozu ahụ nso, ga-akwọ aka ha nʼelu nwaagbọghọ ehi ahụ, nke ahụ a gbajiri olu nʼime ndagwurugwu ahụ.
7 And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
Ha ga-ekwupụta sị, “Aka anyị dị ọcha, ọ bụghị anyị gburu nwoke a, anyị amakwaghị onye gburu ya.
8 Be merciful, O LORD, to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.
Onyenwe anyị, kpuchiere ndị gị Izrel mmehie ha, bụ ndị gị ị gbapụtara. Agụla ndị gị dịka ndị ikpe mara nʼihi ọnwụ nwoke a na-emeghị ihe ọjọọ.” Otu a ka a ga-esi kpuchie mmehie nʼihi mwụfu ọbara ahụ.
9 So shalt thou remove the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ka ị ga-esi wezugara onwe gị ikpe ọmụma gaara abụ nke gị nʼihi ọbara onye ahụ nwụrụ anwụ, ebe ọ bụ na i meela ihe ziri ezi nʼanya Onyenwe anyị.
10 When thou goest forth to war against thy enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thy hands, and thou hast taken them captive,
Mgbe ị pụrụ ibuso ndị iro gị agha, ọ bụrụ na Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị emee ka i merie ndị iro gị, dọta ụfọdụ nʼime ha nʼagha,
11 And thou seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire to her, that thou wouldest have her for thy wife;
ọ bụrụ na ị hụ nwaagbọghọ mara mma nke masịrị gị nʼetiti ndị a dọtara nʼagha, i nwere ike iduru ya ka ọ bụrụ nwunye gị.
12 Then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
Ị ga-akpọbata ya nʼụlọ gị, mee ka ọ kpụcha agịrị isi ya, bekwaa mbọ ya niile,
13 And she shall put off from her the raiment of her captivity, and shall remain in thy house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in to her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
yipụ uwe ahụ o yi mgbe e jidere ya. Ọ ga-anọdụ nʼụlọ gị ruo ụjụ nʼihi nna ya na nne ya otu ọnwa. Emesịa, i nwere ike ịbakwuru ya ghọọ di ya, ya onwe ya ga-aghọkwa nwunye gị.
14 And it shall be, if thou shalt have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go where she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
Ọ bụrụ na ihe ya amasịkwaghị gị, ị ga-ahapụ ya ka ọ gaa ebe ọbụla ọ chọrọ. Ị gaghị ere ya nʼọnụ ego ọbụla maọbụ kpasi ya agwa dịka ohu, ebe ọ bụ na ị wedala ya nʼala site nʼịhụ ọtọ ya anya.
15 If a man shall have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
Ọ bụrụ na nwoke lụrụ ndị inyom abụọ, ma hụ otu nʼime ha nʼanya karịa nke ọzọ, ọ bụrụkwa na ndị inyom abụọ ahụ mụtaara ya ụmụ ndị ikom, ma nwanyị ahụ ọ kpọrọ asị buuru ụzọ mụta nwa nwoke,
16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not prefer the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:
mgbe nwoke ahụ na-eke ihe onwunwe ya, ọ gaghị ewere oke ruuru ọkpara ya, nke nwanyị ahụ ọ kpọrọ asị mụtara kenye nwa nwoke nke nwanyị ahụ ọ hụrụ nʼanya mụrụ.
17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
Ọ ga-anabata nwa nwoke nke nwanyị ahụ ọ na-ahụghị nʼanya mụtara dị ka ọkpara, nye ya, oke abụọ site nʼihe niile o nwere. Nʼihi na nwoke ahụ bụ mmalite ume ya, ọnọdụ nke ị bụ ọkpara bụkwa nke ya.
18 If a man shall have 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 hearken to them:
Ọ bụrụ na nwoke amụta nwa nwoke na-eme isiike, nke na-enupu isi, onye na-adịghị ege nna ya na nne ya ntị, ọ bụladị mgbe ha dọrọ ya aka na ntị.
19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place;
Nne ya na nna ya ga-eduru ya gaa nʼihu ndị okenye, nʼọnụ ụzọ ama obodo ha.
20 And they shall say to the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
Ha ga-agwa ndị okenye obodo ahụ, “Nwa anyị nwoke a na-eme isiike, na-enupu isi, ọ dịghị ege ntị nʼolu anyị. Ọ bụ onye mmefu na onye na-aṅụbiga mmanya oke.”
21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he may die: so shalt thou remove evil from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Ndị ikom niile nke obodo ahụ ga-ewere nkume tugbuo ya. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, unu ga-ekpochapụ ihe ọjọọ ahụ nʼetiti unu. Ndị Izrel niile ga-anụ ihe mere, ụjọ ga-atụkwa ha.
22 And if a man shall have committed a sin worthy of death, and he must be put to death, and thou shalt hang him on a tree:
Ọ bụrụ na nwoke ọbụla emee ihe ọjọọ kwesiri ọnwụ, ọ bụrụ na e kpee ya ikpe ọnwụ, kwụgbuo ya nʼosisi,
23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt surely bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God; ) that thy land may not be defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
unu agaghị ahapụ ozu ya ka ọ dịgide nʼelu osisi abalị ahụ niile. Hụnụ na e liri ya nʼotu ụbọchị ahụ, nʼihi na onye ọbụla a kwụbara nʼelu osisi bụ onye Chineke bụrụ ọnụ. Emerụla ala ahụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị na-enye gị dịka ihe nketa.
