Deuteronomy 17

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 "You shall not sacrifice to the LORD, your God, from the herd or from the flock an animal with any serious defect; that would be an abomination to the LORD, your God.	1 ܠܐ ܬܟܘܣ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܬܘܪܐ. ܐܘ ܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܡܘܡܐ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܣ̣ܢܐ . ܡܛܠ ܕܛܡܐ ܗܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ.
2 "If there is found among you, in any one of the communities which the LORD, your God, gives you, a man or a woman who does evil in the sight of the LORD, your God, and transgresses his covenant,	2 ܘܐܢ ܢܫܬܟܚ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ. ܓܒܪܐ ܐܘ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܕܒܝܫ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. ܘܢܥܒܪ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܗ.
3 by serving other gods, or by worshiping the sun or the moon or any of the host of the sky, against my command;	3 ܘܢܐܙܠ ܘܢܦܠܘܚ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܘܢܣܓܘܕ ܠܗܘܢ. ܐܘ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܐܘ ܠܣܗܪܐ. ܐܘ ܠܟܠ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ. ܕܠܐ ܦ̇ܩܕܬ.
4 and if, on being informed of it, you find by careful investigation that it is true and an established fact that this abomination has been committed in Israel:	4 ܘܢܚܘܘܢܟ ܘܬܫܡܥ ܘܬܥܩܒ ܫܦܝܪ. ܐܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܬܐ. ܘܐܬܥܒܕܬ ܗܕܐ ܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܒܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ.
5 you shall bring the man (or woman) who has done the evil deed out to your city gates and stone him to death.	5 ܐܦܩܝܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܘ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ. ܕܥܒܕܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ. ܐܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܐܘ ܐܢܬܬܐ. ܘܪܓܘܡܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܢܡܘܬܘܢ.
6 The testimony of two or three witnesses is required for putting a person to death; no one shall be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.	6 ܥܠ ܦܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܝܢ. ܐܘ ܥܠ ܦܘܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܝܢ ܢܬܩܛܠ. ܡ̇ܢ ܕܚܝܒ ܡܘܬܐ. ܠܐ ܢܬܩܛܠ ܥܠ ܦܘܡ ܣܗܕܐ ܚܕ.
7 At the execution, the witnesses are to be the first to raise their hands against him; afterward all the people are to join in. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst.	7 ܘܐܝܕܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܬܫܪܐ ܒܗ ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܠܡܩܛܠܗ. ܘܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܒܐܚܪܝܬܐ. ܘܐܘܒܕܘ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ.
8 "If in your own community there is a case at issue which proves too complicated for you to decide, in a matter of bloodshed or of civil rights or of personal injury, you shall then go up to the place which the LORD, your God, chooses,	8 ܘܟܕ ܢܬܟܣܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܕܝ̣ܢܐ . ܒܝܬ ܕܡܐ ܠܕܡܐ. ܘܒܝܬ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܠܕܝܢ̣ܐ. ܘܒܝܬ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܓܪܒܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܓܪܒܐ. ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܚܪܝܢܐ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ. ܬܩܘܡ ܘܬܐܙܠ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܢܓܒܐ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ.
9 to the levitical priests or to the judge who is in office at that time. They shall study the case and then hand down to you their decision.	9 ܘܬܐܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܠܘܝܐ. ܐܘ ܠܘܬ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ. ܘܬܫܐܠ ܘܢܚܘܘܢܟ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܕܝܢ̣ܐ.
10 According to this decision that they give you in the place which the LORD chooses, you shall act, being careful to do exactly as they direct.	10 ܘܬܥܒܕ ܡܢ ܦܘܡ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܢܚܘܘܢܟ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܬܛܪ ܘܬܥܒܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܠܦܘܢܟ.
11 You shall carry out the directions they give you and the verdict they pronounce for you, without turning aside to the right or to the left from the decision they hand down to you.	11 ܡܢ ܦܘܡ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܢܚܘܘܢܟ . ܘܡܢ ܦܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܟ ܬܥܒܕ . ܘܠܐ ܬܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܢܚܘܘܢܟ . ܠܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܣܡܠܐ.
12 Any man who has the insolence to refuse to listen to the priest who officiates there in the ministry of the LORD, your God, or to the judge, shall die. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst.	12 ܘܓܒܪܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܒܡܪܚܘܬܐ. ܘܠܐ ܢܫܡܥ ܠܟܗܢܐ. ܕܩ̇ܐܡ ܠܡܫܡܫܘ ܬܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. ܐܘ ܠܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܢܬܩܛܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܘܐܘܒܕܘ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ .
13 And all the people, on hearing of it, shall fear, and never again be so insolent.	13 ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܢܕܚܠܘܢ. ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܢܡܪܚܘܢ.
14 "When you have come into the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you, and have occupied it and settled in it, should you then decide to have a king over you like all the surrounding nations,	14 ܘܟܕ ܬܥܘܠ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܘܬܐܪܬܝܗ̇ ܘܬܬܒ ܒܗ̇. ܘܬܐܡܪ ܐܩܝܡ ܥܠܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܒܚܕܪ̈ܝ.
15 you shall set that man over you as your king whom the LORD, your God, chooses. He whom you set over you as king must be your kinsman; a foreigner, who is no kin of yours, you may not set over you.	15 ܡܩܡܘ ܐܩܝܡ ܥܠܝܟ ܡܠܟܐ. ܐܝܢܐ ܕܓ̇ܒܐ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܐ̈ܚܝܟ ܐܩܝܡ ܥܠܝܟ ܡܠܟܐ. ܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܟ ܕܬܩܝܡ ܥܠܝܟ ܓܒܪܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ. ܐܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܚܝܟ.
16 But he shall not have a great number of horses; nor shall he make his people go back again to Egypt to acquire them, against the LORD'S warning that you must never go back that way again.	16 ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܣܓܐ ܠܗ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ. ܕܠܐ ܢܗܦܟܝܘܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ. ܟܕ ܢܣܓܘܢ ܠܗ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ. ܘܡܪܝܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܟܘܢ. ܕܠܐ ܬܘܣܦܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܠܡܗܦܟ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܕܐ.
17 Neither shall he have a great number of wives, lest his heart be estranged, nor shall he accumulate a vast amount of silver and gold.	17 ܘܠܐ ܢܣܓܐ ܠܗ ܢܫ̈ܐ. ܕܠܐ ܢܣ̈ܛܝܢ ܠܒܗ. ܘܣܐܡܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ ܠܐ ܢܣܓܐ ܠܗ ܛܒ.
18 When he is enthroned in his kingdom, he shall have a copy of this law made from the scroll that is in the custody of the levitical priests.	18 ܘܡܐ ܕܝ̇ܬܒ ܥܠ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ. ܢܟܬܘܒ ܠܗ ܦܪܫܓܢܗ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܗܢܐ. ܒܣܦܪܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܠܘܝܐ.
19 He shall keep it with him and read it all the days of his life that he may learn to fear the LORD, his God, and to heed and fulfill all the words of this law and these statutes.	19 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܗ. ܘܢܗܘܐ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ. ܕܢܐܠܦ ܠܡܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗ. ܘܢ̇ܛܪ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦ̈ܬܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܘܢܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ.
20 Let him not become estranged from his countrymen through pride, nor turn aside to the right or to the left from these commandments. Then he and his descendants will enjoy a long reign in Israel.	20 ܕܠܐ ܢܬܬܪܝܡ ܠܒܗ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ. ܘܠܐ ܢܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܠܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܣܡܠܐ . ܕܢܣܓܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܗܘ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܝܢܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.