¹`When one is found slain on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it — fallen in a field — it is not known who hath smitten him,

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

²then have thine elders and thy judges gone out and measured unto the cities which [are] round about the slain one,

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

³and it hath been, the city which [is] near unto the slain one, even the elders of that city have taken a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, 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 have brought down the heifer unto a hard valley, which is not tilled nor sown, and have beheaded there the heifer 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!

⁵`And the priests, sons of Levi, have come nigh — for on them hath Jehovah thy God fixed to serve Him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their mouth is every strife, and every stroke —

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, who are near unto the slain one, do wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley,

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

⁷and they have answered and said, Our hands have not shed this blood, and our eyes have not seen —

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

⁸receive atonement for Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast ransomed, O Jehovah, and suffer not innocent blood in the midst of Thy people Israel; and the blood hath been pardoned to them,

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

⁹and thou dost put away the innocent blood out of thy midst, for thou dost that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah.

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

¹⁰`When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God hath given them into thy hand, and thou hast taken captive its captivity,

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

¹¹and hast seen in the captivity a woman of fair form, and hast delighted in her, and hast taken to thee for a wife,

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

¹²then thou hast brought her in unto the midst of thy household, and she hath shaved her head, and prepared her nails,

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

¹³and turned aside the raiment of her captivity from off her, and hath dwelt in thy house, and bewailed her father and her mother a month of days, and afterwards thou dost go in unto her and hast married her, and she hath been to thee for a 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!

¹⁴`And it hath been — if thou hast not delighted in her, that thou hast sent her away at her desire, and thou dost not at all sell her for money; thou dost not tyrannize over her, because that 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.

¹⁵`When a man hath two wives, the one loved and the other hated, and they have borne to him sons (the loved one and the hated one), and the first-born son hath been to the hated one;

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 hath been, in the day of his causing his sons to inherit that which he hath, he is not able to declare first-born the son of the loved one, in the face of the son of the hated one — the first-born.

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 the first-born, son of the hated one, he doth acknowledge, to give to him a double portion of all that is found with him, for he [is] the beginning of his strength; to him [is] the right of the first-born.

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.

¹⁸`When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious — he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth 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 laid hold on him have his father and his mother, and they have brought 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 have said unto the elders of his city, Our son — this one — is apostatizing and rebellious; he is not hearkening to our voice — a glutton and 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 have stoned him with stones, and he hath died, and thou hast put away the evil out of thy midst, and all Israel do hear and fear.

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

²²`And when there is in a man a sin — a cause of death, and he hath been put to death, and thou hast hanged him on a tree,

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

²³his corpse doth not remain on the tree, for thou dost certainly bury him in that day — for a thing lightly esteemed of God [is] the hanged one — and thou dost not defile thy ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee — 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!