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:

¹[Ny amin'ny fanesoran-keloka, raha misy faty hita, nefa tsy fantatra izay nahafaty azy] Raha tahìny misy maty novonoin'olona hita miampatra any an-tsaha amin'ny tany izay omen'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao anao holovana, ary tsy fantatra izay nahafaty azy,

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

²dia hivoaka ny loholonao sy ny mpitsaranao ka horefesiny hatreo amin'ny faty ka hatramin'izay tanàna manodidina azy.

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;

³Ary ny loholona amin'ny tanàna izay akaikin'ny faty indrindra dia haka ombivavy kely izay tsy mbola nampiasaina na nasiana zioga hitarihany.

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:

⁴Ary ilay ombivavy kely dia ho entin'ny loholona amin'izany tanàna izany midina any amin'izay lohasaha tsy voasa na voafafy sady misy renirano tsy mety ritra, dia hofolahiny any an-dohasaha ny vozony.

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:

⁵Ary ireo mpisorona, taranak'i Levy, dia hanatona, fa izy no nofidin'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao hanao fanompoam-pivavahana aminy sy hitso-drano amin'ny anaran'i Jehovah; koa araka ny teniny no hanefana ny ady rehetra sy ny vonoana rehetra;

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:

⁶ary ny loholona rehetra amin'izany tanàna akaikin'ny faty izany dia hanasa ny tànany eo ambonin'ilay ombivavy kely izay efa voafolaka tany an-dohasaha ny vozony;

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

⁷dia hiloa-bava ireo ka hanao hoe: Tsy ny tananay no nandatsaka ity rà ity, sady tsy nahita izany ny masonay.

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.

⁸Jehovah ô, mamelà ny heloky ny Isiraely olonao izay navotanao ka aza atao ho heloky ny Isiraely olonao ny rà marina! Dia ho afa-keloka ny amin'izany rà izany izy.

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.

⁹Ka dia hesorinao ho afaka aminao ny rà marina, raha hanao izay mahitsy eo imason'i Jehovah ianao.

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,

¹⁰[Ny amin'ny vehivavy babo hovadin'izay nahazo azy] Raha mivoaka hanafika ny fahavalonao ianao, ary atolotr'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao eo an-tananao izy ka voababonao,

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

¹¹ary misy vehivavy tsara tarehy hitanao eo amin'ny babo ka tianao hovadina,

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

¹²dia ento ho ao an-tranonao izy, ka asaovy haratany ny lohany sy alàny ny hohony,

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.

¹³ary asaovy esoriny koa ny fitafiany tamin'ny nahababo azy, dia aoka hitoetra ao an-tranonao andro iray volana izy hitomany ny ray aman-dreniny; ary rehefa afaka izany, dia vao mahazo mandry aminy ianao ka ho tompom-bady azy, ary ho vadinao izy.

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.

¹⁴Fa raha tsy tianao intsony ravehivavy, dia alefaso handeha araka izay sitrapony izy: fa aza mivarotra azy hatao vola aman-karena na manandevo azy, satria efa nampietry azy ianao.

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:

¹⁵[Ny amin'ny lovan'ny lahimatoa] Raha misy lehilahy mamporafy, ka ny anankiray tiany, fa ny anankiray kosa tsy tiany, ary samy miteraka zaza aminy izy roa vavy, na ny tiany na ny tsy tiany, ary zanak'ilay tsy tiany no lahimatoa:

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:

¹⁶amin'ny andro handidiany fananana ho an'ny zananilahy dia tsy azo hatao lahimatoa ny zanaky ny tiany, raha mbola eo ihany ny zanaky ny tsy tiany, izay tena lahimatoany;

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.

¹⁷fa ny lahimatoa, zanak'ilay tsy tiany ihany, no hekeny ka homeny anjaran-droa amin'izay rehetra ananany; fa voalohan'ainy izy, ka azy ny fizokiana.

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:

¹⁸[Ny fanao amin'ny zanaka maditra tsy zaka anarina] Raha misy olona manana zanakalahy maditra sy manohitra ka tsy mety mihaino ny feon'ny rainy, na ny feon'ny reniny, ka tsy zakany anarina,

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;

¹⁹dia hosamborin'ny rainy sy ny reniny izy ka ho entiny amin'ny loholona amin'ny tanànany, eo amin'ny vavahadin'ny tanàna onenany,

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.

²⁰dia hiteny amin'ny loholona amin'ny tanànany izy mivady hoe: Ity zanakay ity dia maditra sy manohitra ka tsy mihaino ny feonay, fa mpandany sy fileony.

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.

²¹Dia hitora-bato azy ho faty ny mponina rehetra ao an-tanànany; ka dia hofongoranao tsy ho eo aminao ny fanao ratsy; ary ny Isiraely rehetra dia handre izany ka hatahotra.

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:

²²[Ny amin'ny fandevenana ny fatin'ny meloka izay efa nahantona tamin'ny hazo] Ary raha misy olona manao fahotana izay tokony hahafaty azy ka atao maty ary ahantona amin'ny hazo.dia tsy havela hiloaka alina eo amin'ny hazo ny fatiny, fa tsy maintsy halevinao androtr'iny ihany izy (fa voaozon'Andriamanitra ny mihantona amin'ny hazo); koa aza lotoina ny taninao, izay omen'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao anao ho lovanao.

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.

²³dia tsy havela hiloaka alina eo amin'ny hazo ny fatiny, fa tsy maintsy halevinao androtr'iny ihany izy (fa voaozon'Andriamanitra ny mihantona amin'ny hazo); koa aza lotoina ny taninao, izay omen'i Jehovah Andriamanitrao anao ho lovanao.