¹If one 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:

¹Kui sellel maal, mille Issand, su Jumal, annab sulle pärida, leitakse üks tapetu väljal lamamas, ilma et teataks, kes tema on tapnud,

²Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

²siis peavad su vanemad ja kohtumõistjad välja minema ja mõõtma kauguse linnadeni, mis on ümber selle tapetu.

³And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

³Linnas, mis on tapetule ligemal, võtku linna vanemad mullikas, kellega ei ole tööd tehtud, kes ei ole ikkes vedanud,

⁴And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:

⁴ja selle linna vanemad viigu mullikas alaliselt voolava veega orgu, mida ei harita ega külvata, ja nad murdku seal orus mullika kael!

⁵And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

⁵Ja preestrid, Leevi pojad, astugu ette, sest Issand, su Jumal, on valinud nemad, et nad teeniksid teda ja õnnistaksid Issanda nimel: nende sõna kohaselt lahendatagu iga riid ja vägivald!

⁶And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

⁶Ja kõik tapetule ligemal oleva linna vanemad pesku oma käsi mullika kohal, kelle kael orus murti.

⁷And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

⁷Ja nad tunnistagu ning öelgu: 'Meie käed ei ole valanud seda verd ja meie silmad ei ole seda näinud.

⁸Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

⁸Anna andeks oma rahvale Iisraelile, kelle sa oled lunastanud, Issand! Ära pane süütut verd oma Iisraeli rahva keskele!' Siis lepitatakse neile see veresüü.

⁹So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

⁹Nõnda kõrvalda sina süüta veri enese keskelt, sest sa pead tegema, mis õige on Issanda silmis!

¹⁰When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,

¹⁰Kui sa lähed sõtta oma vaenlaste vastu ja Issand, su Jumal, annab nad sinu kätte ja sina võtad neist vange

¹¹And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

¹¹ja näed vangide hulgas ühte ilusa välimusega naist, armud temasse ja tahad teda võtta enesele naiseks,

¹²Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

¹²siis vii ta oma kotta; ta ajagu oma pea paljaks ja lõigaku sõrmeküüned!

¹³And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

¹³Ta võtku vangirüü seljast ja jäägu su kotta; ta nutku oma isa ja ema ühe kuu päevad ja pärast seda võid sa minna tema juurde ja teda naida, ja ta saagu su naiseks!

¹⁴And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.

¹⁴Aga kui ta sulle enam ei meeldi, siis lase ta minna, kuhu ta tahab; aga sa ei tohi teda raha eest müüa ega orjastada, sest sa oled teda häbistanud.

¹⁵If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

¹⁵Kui mehel on kaks naist, ühte ta armastab, aga teist ta vihkab, ja nad sünnitavad temale pojad, niihästi see, keda ta armastab, kui ka see, keda ta vihkab, ja esmasündinud poeg on vihatu oma,

¹⁶Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

¹⁶siis ei tohi ta päeval, mil ta jaotab oma poegadele pärisosaks seda, mis tal on, pidada esmasündinuks armastatu poega vihatu poja asemel, kes on ju esmasündinu,

¹⁷But 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.

¹⁷vaid ta peab vihatu poja tunnistama esmasündinuks, andes temale kaks osa kõigest, mis tal on olemas, sest too on tema mehejõu esimene vili; tolle päralt on esmasünniõigus.

¹⁸If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

¹⁸Kui kellelgi on kangekaelne ja tõrges poeg, kes ei kuula oma isa ja ema sõna, ja kuigi nad teda karistavad, ei kuula ta neid ometi,

¹⁹Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

¹⁹siis võtku ta isa ja ema ning viigu tema ta linna vanemate juurde ta asukoha väravasse

²⁰And they shall say unto 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.

²⁰ja nad öelgu tema linna vanemaile: 'See meie poeg on kangekaelne ja tõrges, ta ei kuula meie sõna, ta on kõlvatu ja joodik!'

²¹And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

²¹Siis visaku kõik ta linna mehed ta kividega surnuks. Nõnda kõrvalda kurjus enese keskelt, ja kogu Iisrael kuulgu seda ning kartku!

²²And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:

²²Ja kui kellegi peal on surma väärt patt ja ta surmatakse ning sa pood ta puusse,

²³His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

²³siis ei tohi ta laip jääda ööseks puusse, vaid sa pead ta selsamal päeval kindlasti maha matma, sest poodu on Jumalast neetud; ära roojasta oma maad, mille Issand, su Jumal, annab sulle pärisosaks!