| 1 Si uno se casa con una mujer y luego no le gusta, porque descubre en ella algo vergonzoso, y le escribe el acta de divorcio, se la entrega y la echa de casa, | 1 "When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a bill of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house, |
| 2 y ella sale de la casa, va y se casa con otro, | 2 and if she goes and becomes another man's wife, |
| 3 y el segundo también la aborrece, le escribe el acta de divorcio, se la entrega y la echa de casa, o bien muere el segundo marido | 3 and the latter husband dislikes her and writes her a bill of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies, who took her to be his wife, |
| 4 el primer marido, que la despidió, no podrá casarse otra vez con ella, porque ha quedado impura; sería una abominación ante el Señor; no eches un pecado sobre la tierra que el Señor, tu Dios, va a darte en heredad. | 4 then her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD, and you shall not bring guilt upon the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance. |
| 5 Si uno es recién casado, no está obligado al servicio militar ni a otros trabajos públicos; quedará libre en su casa durante un año, para disfrutar de la mujer con quien se ha casado. | 5 "When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year, to be happy with his wife whom he has taken. |
| 6 No tomarás en prenda las dos piedras de un molino, ni siquiera la muela, porque sería tomar en prenda una vida. | 6 "No man shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge; for he would be taking a life in pledge. |
| 7 Si descubren que uno ha secuestrado a un hermano suyo de los hijos de Israel, para explotarlo o venderlo, el secuestrador morirá. Así extirparás el mal de en medio de ti. | 7 "If a man is found stealing one of his brethren, the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from the midst of you. |
| 8 Tened cuidado con las afecciones de la piel, observando y cumpliendo todo lo que os enseñen los sacerdotes levitas. Observad y cumplid lo que yo les he mandado. | 8 "Take heed, in an attack of leprosy, to be very careful to do according to all that the Levitical priests shall direct you; as I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do. |
| 9 Recuerda lo que hizo el Señor, tu Dios, a María cuando salisteis de Egipto. | 9 Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the way as you came forth out of Egypt. |
| 10 Si haces un préstamo cualquiera a tu hermano, no entres en su casa a recobrar la prenda; | 10 "When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not go into his house to fetch his pledge. |
| 11 espera afuera, y el prestatario saldrá a devolverte la prenda. | 11 You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the pledge out to you. |
| 12 Y, si es pobre, no te acostarás sobre la prenda; | 12 And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep in his pledge; |
| 13 se la devolverás a la caída del sol y así él se acostará sobre su manto y te bendecirá, y tuyo será el mérito ante el Señor, tu Dios. | 13 when the sun goes down, you shall restore to him the pledge that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God. |
| 14 No explotarás al jornalero, pobre y necesitado, sea hermano tuyo o emigrante que vive en tu tierra, en tu ciudad; | 14 "You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brethren or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns; |
| 15 cada jornada le darás su jornal, antes que el sol se ponga, porque pasa necesidad y está pendiente del salario. Así no gritará contra ti al Señor y no incurrirás en pecado. | 15 you shall give him his hire on the day he earns it, before the sun goes down (for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it); lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin in you. |
| 16 No serán ejecutados los padres por culpas de los hijos, ni los hijos por culpas de los padres; cada uno será ejecutado por su propio pecado. | 16 "The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor shall the children be put to death for the fathers; every man shall be put to death for his own sin. |
| 17 No defraudarás el derecho del emigrante y del huérfano ni tomarás en prenda las ropas de la viuda; | 17 "You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge; |
| 18 recuerda que fuiste esclavo en Egipto y que de allí te rescató el Señor, tu Dios; por eso yo te mando hoy cumplir esto. | 18 but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this. |
| 19 Cuando siegues la mies de tu campo y olvides en el suelo una gavilla, no vuelvas a recogerla; déjasela al emigrante, al huérfano y a la viuda, y así bendecirá el Señor todas tus tareas. | 19 "When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. |
| 20 Cuando varees tu olivar, no repases las ramas; déjaselas al emigrante, al huérfano y a la viuda. | 20 When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow. |
| 21 Cuando vendimies tu viña, no rebusques los racimos; déjaselos al emigrante, al huérfano y a la viuda. | 21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow. |
| 22 Acuérdate de que fuiste esclavo en Egipto; por eso yo te mando hoy cumplir esto. | 22 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this. |