Deuteronomy 21

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 "If in the land which the LORD your God gives you to possess, any one is found slain, lying in the open country, and it is not known who killed him,	1 ܘܟܕ ܢܫܬܟܚ ܩܛܝܠܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܠܡܐܪܬܗ̇. ܕܐܪܡܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܝܥ ܡܢܘ ܩܛܠܗ.
2 then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure the distance to the cities which are around him that is slain;	2 ܢܦܩܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܝܟ ܘܕܝ̇ܢ̈ܝܟ. ܘܢܡܫܚܘܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܩܛܝܠܐ.
3 and the elders of the city which is nearest to the slain man shall take a heifer which has never been worked and which has not pulled in the yoke.	3 ܘܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܩܪܝܒܐ ܠܩܛܝܠܐ. ܢܕܒܪܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܥܓܠܬܐ ܕܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܕܒܪ ܒܗ̇. ܘܠܐ ܢܓܕܬ ܒܢܝܪܐ .
4 And the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.	4 ܘܢܚܬܘܢܗ̇ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܠܥܓܠܬܐ ܠܢܚܠܐ ܒܝܪܐ. ܕܠܐ ܐܬܦܠܚ ܒܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܙܕܪܥ. ܘܢܟܣܘܢܗ̇ ܬܡܢ ܠܥܓܠܬܐ ܒܢܚܠܐ.
5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister to him and to bless in the name of the LORD, and by their word every dispute and every assault shall be settled.	5 ܘܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܠܘܝ. ܕܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܠܡܫܡܫܘܬܗ. ܘܠܡܒܪܟܘ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܘܥܠ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܗܘܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܟܠ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܘܟܠ ܡܚܘܬܐ.
6 And all the elders of that city nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;	6 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܩܪܝܒܝܢ ܠܩܛܝܠܐ. ܢܫܝܓܘܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܥܓܠܬܐ ܕܢܟܝܣܐ ܒܢܚܠܐ.
7 and they shall testify, 'Our hands did not shed this blood, neither did our eyes see it shed.	7 ܘܢܥܢܘܢ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ. ܐܝܕܢ ܠܐ ܐܫܕܬ ܕܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘܥܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܐ ܚ̈ܙܝ.
8 Forgive, O LORD, thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and set not the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of thy people Israel; but let the guilt of blood be forgiven them.'	8 ܚܣܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܦܪܩܬ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܠܐ ܬܚܫܘܒ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܢܬܚܣܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܡܐ.
9 So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD.	9 ܘܐܢܬ ܥܩܒ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܘܟ. ܘܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ.
10 "When you go forth to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hands, and you take them captive,	10 ܘܟܕ ܬܦܘܩ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܥܠ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟ. ܘܢܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ. ܘܬܫܒܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܫܒܝܬܐ.
11 and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have desire for her and would take her for yourself as wife,	11 ܘܬܚܙܐ ܒܫܒܝܬܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܫܦܝܪܐ ܒܚܙܘܗ̇. ܘܬܨܛܒܐ ܒܗ̇. ܘܬܣܒܝܗ̇ ܠܟ ܐܢܬܬܐ.
12 then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and pare her nails.	12 ܘܬܥܠܝܗ̇ ܠܓܘ ܒܝܬܟ. ܬܓܪܘܥ ܪܝܫܗ̇ ܘܬܣܒ ܛܦܪ̈ܝܗ̇.
13 And she shall put off her captive's garb, and shall remain in your house and bewail her father and her mother a full month; after that you may go in to her, and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.	13 ܘܬܫܠܚ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܫܒܝܬܗ̇ ܡܢܗ̇ . ܘܬܬܒ ܒܒܝܬܟ. ܘܬܒܟܐ ܥܠ ܐܒܘܗ̇ ܘܥܠ ܐܡܗ̇ ܝܪܚ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ. ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܬܥܘܠ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܘܬܣܒܝܗ̇ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܐܢܬܬܐ.
14 Then, if you have no delight in her, you shall let her go where she will; but you shall not sell her for money, you shall not treat her as a slave, since you have humiliated her.	14 ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܒܗ̇. ܫܒܘܩܝܗ̇ ܠܢܦܫܗ̇. ܘܒܟܣܦܐ ܠܐ ܬܙܒܢܝܗ̇. ܘܠܐ ܬܬܓܪ ܒܗ̇ ܚܠܦ ܕܨܥܪܬܗ̇.
15 "If a man has two wives, the one loved and the other disliked, and they have borne him children, both the loved and the disliked, and if the first-born son is hers that is disliked,	15 ܘܟܕ ܢܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܝܢ. ܚܕܐ ܐܪܚܘܡܬܐ ܘܚܕܐ ܣܢܘܐܬܐ ܘܢܐܠܕܢ ܠܗ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܪܚܘܡܬܐ ܘܣܢܘܐܬܐ. ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܪܐ ܒܘܟܪܐ ܠܣܢܘܐܬܐ.
16 then on the day when he assigns his possessions as an inheritance to his sons, he may not treat the son of the loved as the first-born in preference to the son of the disliked, who is the first-born,	16 ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܘܪܬ ܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ. ܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܫܫ ܠܒܪ ܐܪܚܘܡܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܒܪ ܣܢܘܐܬܐ.
17 but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the disliked, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the first issue of his strength; the right of the first-born is his.	17 ܐܠܐ ܒܘܟܪܐ ܒܪ ܣܢܘܐܬܐ. ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܕܢܣܒ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܡܢ̈ܘܢ. ܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܡܫܬܟܚ ܠܗ. ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܪܝܫ ܝܠܕܗ. ܘܠܗ ܗܘ ܙ̇ܕܩܐ ܒܘܟܪܘܬܐ.
18 "If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they chastise him, will not give heed to them,	18 ܘܟܕ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܒܪܐ ܡܪܘܕܐ ܘܡܡܪܡܪܢܐ. ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ ܠܩܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܩܠ ܐܡܗ. ܘܪܕܝܢ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ ܠܗܘܢ.
19 then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives,	19 ܢܐܚܕܘܢܗ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܗ ܘܢܦܩܘܢܗ ܠܘܬ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܠܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܬܪܗ.
20 and they shall say to 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.'	20 ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܗ. ܒܪܢ ܗܢܐ ܡܪܘܕ ܘܡܡܪܡܪܢ. ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ ܠܩܠܢ . ܘܐܣܘܛ ܘܪܘܝ.
21 Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones; so you shall purge the evil from your midst; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.	21 ܢܪܓܡܘܢܗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܗ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܢܡܘܬ. ܘܒܥܪܘ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ. ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܢܕܚܠܘܢ.
22 "And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,	22 ܘܐܢ ܚܝܒ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܠܦ ܚܛܗܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ. ܘܢܙܕܩܦ ܥܠ ܩܝܣܐ ܘܢܬܩܛܠ.
23 his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is accursed by God; you shall not defile your land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance.	23 ܠܐ ܬܒܘܬ ܫܠܕܗ ܥܠ ܩܝܣܐ. ܐܠܐ ܩܘܒܪܘܗܝ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܡܛܠ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܨܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܢܙܕܩܦ. ܘܠܐ ܬܛܡܐ ܐܪܥܟ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ.