Deuteronomio 17

BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 No sacrificarás a Yahveh tu Dios ganado mayor o menor que tenga cualquier tara o defecto, porque es una abominación para Yahveh tu Dios.	1 “You shall not immolate to the Lord your God a sheep or an ox, in which there is a blemish or any defect at all; for this is an abomination to the Lord your God.
2 Si hay en medio de ti, en alguna de las ciudades que Yahveh tu Dios te da, un hombre o una mujer que haga lo que es malo a los ojos de Yahveh tu Dios, violando su alianza,	2 When there will have been found among you, within one of your gates which the Lord your God will give to you, a man or a woman who is doing evil in the sight of the Lord your God, and who is transgressing his covenant,
3 que vaya a servir a otros dioses y se postre ante ellos, o ante el sol, la luna, o todo el ejército de los cielos, cosa que yo no he mandado,	3 so as to go and serve foreign gods and adore them, such as the sun and the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not instructed,
4 y es denunciado a ti; si, después de escucharle y haber hecho una indagación minuciosa, se verifica el hecho y se comprueba que en Israel se ha cometido tal abominación,	4 and when this will have been reported to you, and, upon hearing it, if you have inquired diligently and have found it to be true, that the abomination is being done in Israel:
5 sacarás a las puertas de tu ciudad a ese hombre o mujer, culpables de esta mala acción, y los apedrearás, al hombre o a la mujer, hasta que mueran.	5 you shall lead forward the man or the woman who has perpetrated this most wicked thing to the gates of your city, and they shall be stoned to death.
6 No se podrá ejecutar al reo de muerte más que por declaración de dos o tres testigos; no se le hará morir por declaración de un solo testigo.	6 By the mouth of two or three witnesses, he who is to be put to death shall perish. Let no one be killed with only one person speaking testimony against him.
7 La primera mano que se pondrá sobre él para darle muerte será la de los testigos, y luego la mano de todo el pueblo. Así harás desaparecer el mal de en medio de ti.	7 First, the hands of the witnesses shall be upon him who will be put to death, and lastly, the hands of the remainder of the people shall be sent forth. So may you take away the evil from your midst.
8 Si tienes que juzgar un caso demasiado difícil para ti, una causa de sangre, de colisión de derechos, o de lesiones, un litigio cualquiera en tus ciudades, te levantarás, subirás al lugar elegido por Yahveh tu Dios,	8 If you have perceived that there is among you a difficult and doubtful matter of judgment, between blood and blood, cause and cause, leprosy and leprosy, and if you will have seen that the words of the judges within your gates vary: rise up and ascend to the place which the Lord your God will choose.
9 y acudirás a los sacerdotes levitas y al juez que entonces esté en funciones. Ellos harán una investigación y te indicarán el fallo de la causa.	9 And you shall approach the priests of the Levitical stock, and the judge, who shall be among them at that time, and you shall inquire of them, and they will reveal to you the truth of the judgment.
10 Te ajustarás al fallo que te hayan indicado en este lugar elegido por Yahveh, y cuidarás de actuar conforme a cuanto te hayan enseñado.	10 And you shall accept whatever they will say, those who preside in the place which the Lord will choose, and whatever they will teach you,
11 Te ajustarás a las instrucciones que te hayan dado y a la sentencia que te dicten, sin desviarte a derecha ni a izquierda del fallo que te señalen.	11 in accord with his law, and you shall follow their sentence. Neither shall you turn aside to the right or to the left.
12 Si alguno procede insolentemente, no escuchando ni al sacerdote que se encuentra allí al servicio de Yahveh tu Dios, ni al juez, ese hombre morirá. Harás desaparecer el mal de Israel.	12 But whoever will be arrogant, unwilling to obey the order of the priest who ministers at that time to the Lord your God, and the decree of the judge, that man shall die. And so shall you take away the evil from Israel.
13 Así todo el pueblo, al saberlo, temerá y no actuará más con insolencia.	13 And when the people hear about this, they shall be afraid, so that no one, from that time on, will swell with pride.
14 Si cuando llegues a la tierra que Yahveh tu Dios te da, la tomes en posesión y habites en ella, dices: «Querría poner un rey sobre mí como todas las naciones de alrededor».	14 When you will have entered into the land which the Lord your God will give to you, and you possess it, and you live in it, and you say, ‘I will appoint a king over me, just as all the surrounding nations have done,’
15 deberás poner sobre ti un rey elegido por Yahveh, y a uno de entre tus hermanos pondrás sobre ti como rey; no podrás darte por rey a un extranjero que no sea hermano tuyo.	15 you shall appoint him whom the Lord your God will choose from among the number of your brothers. You cannot make a man of another people king, one who is not your brother.
16 Pero no ha de tener muchos caballos, ni hará volver al pueblo a Egipto para aumentar su caballería, porque Yahveh os ha dicho: «No volveréis a ir jamás por ese camino».	16 And when he will have been appointed king, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor lead the people back into Egypt, having been exalted by the number of his horsemen, especially since the Lord has instructed you never to return along the same way.
17 No ha de tener muchas mujeres, cosa que podría descarriar su corazón. Tampoco deberá tener demasiada plata y oro.	17 He shall not have many wives, who might allure his mind, and he shall not have immense weights of silver and gold.
18 Cuando suba al trono real, deberá escribir esta Ley para su uso, copiándola del libro de los sacerdotes levitas.	18 Then, after he has been seated upon the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself the Deuteronomy of this law in a volume, using a copy from the priests of the Levitical tribe.
19 La llevará consigo; la leerá todos los días de su vida para aprender a temer a Yahveh su Dios, guardando todas las palabras de esta Ley y estos preceptos, para ponerlos en práctica.	19 And he shall have it with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, and to keep his words and ceremonies, which are instructed in the law.
20 Así su corazón no se engreirá sobre sus hermanos y no se apartará de estos mandamientos ni a derecha ni a izquierda. Y así prolongará los días de su reino, él y sus hijos, en medio de Israel.	20 And so may his heart not become exalted with arrogance over his brothers, nor turn aside to the right or to the left, so that he and his sons may reign for a long time over Israel.”