1 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Mtu akiisha kutwaa mke kwa kumwoa, asipopata kibali machoni mwake, kwa kuwa ameona neno ovu kwake, na amwandikie hati ya kumwacha, akamtilie mkononi mwake, na kumtoa katika nyumba yake.
2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife .
Naye akiisha kuondoka katika nyumba yake, ana ruhusa kwenda akawa mke wa mtu mwingine.
3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;
Na huyo mumewe wa sasa akimchukia, na kumwandikia hati ya kumwacha, na kumpa mkononi mwake, na kumtoa katika nyumba yake; au akifa yeye mumewe wa sasa, aliyemtwaa kuwa mkewe;
4 her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
yule wa kwanza aliyemwacha asimtwae kuwa mkewe tena, akiisha kutiwa unajisi; kwa kuwa haya ni machukizo mbele za Bwana; kwa hiyo usiitie dhambini nchi, akupayo Bwana, Mungu wako, iwe urithi.
5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
Mtu atwaapo mke mpya, asiende vitani pamoja na jeshi, wala asipewe shughuli juu yake yo yote; akae faragha mwaka mmoja nyumbani mwake, apate mfurahisha mkewe aliyemtwaa.
6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
Mtu awaye yote asitwae jiwe la kusagia, la juu wala la chini, kuwa rehani; kwani hivi ni kutwaa maisha ya mtu kuwa rehani.
7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
Mtu akionekana anamwiba nduguze mmojawapo katika wana wa Israeli, akamfanya kama mtumwa, au kumwuza; na afe mwivi huyo; ndivyo utakavyoondoa uovu katikati yako.
8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
Angalia katika pigo la ukoma, utunze kwa bidii, kwa kufanya mfano wa yote watakayowafundisha makuhani Walawi; tunzeni kwa kuyafanya vile vile kama nilivyowaamuru wao.
9 Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt.
Kumbukeni na Bwana, Mungu wako alivyomtenda Miriamu katika njia mlipotoka Misri.
10 When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
Umkopeshapo jirani yako cho chote kikopeshwacho usiingie katika nyumba yake kwenda kutwaa rehani kwake.
11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.
Simama nje, yule umkopeshaye akuletee nje ile rehani.
12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
Naye akiwa ni mtu maskini, usilale na rehani yake.
13 in any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
Sharti umrudishie rehani lichwapo jua, apate kulala na mavazi yake, na kukubarikia; nayo itakuwa ni haki kwako mbele za Bwana, Mungu wako.
14 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
Usimwonee mtumishi mwenye ujira aliye maskini na uhitaji, kama ni wa nduguzo, au kama ni wageni wako mmojawapo walio katika nchi yako, ndani ya malango yako;
15 at his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
mpe ujira wake kwa siku yake, wala jua lisichwe juu yake; kwa maana ni maskini, moyo wake umeutumainia huo; asije akamlilia Bwana juu yako, ikawa ni dhambi kwako.
16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Mababa wasiuawe kwa ajili ya watoto wao, wala watoto wasiuawe kwa ajili ya baba zao; kila mtu na auawe kwa ajili ya dhambi yake mwenyewe.
17 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
Usipotoshe hukumu ya mgeni, wala ya yatima; wala usitwae mavazi ya mjane, yawe rehani;
18 but thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
bali kumbuka ya kuwa ulikuwa mtumwa katika Misri, Bwana, Mungu wako, akakukomboa huko; kwa hiyo nakuamuru kutenda neno hili.
19 When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
Uvunapo mavuno yako katika shamba lako, ukasahau mganda shambani, usirudi kuuchukua; na uwe wa mgeni, au yatima, au mjane; ili Bwana, Mungu wako, akubariki katika kazi yote ya mikono yako.
20 When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Utakapochuma matunda ya mizeituni yako, usirudi kuchuma mara ya pili; yaliyobaki apewe mgeni, na yatima, na mjane.
21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Uchumapo zabibu katika shamba lako la mizabibu, usichume mara ya pili; zilizobaki apewe mgeni, na yatima, na mjane.
22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Nawe kumbuka ya kuwa ulikuwa mtumwa katika nchi ya Misri; kwa hiyo nakuamuru kutenda neno hili.
