Deuteronomy 21

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 'If, in the country which Yahweh your God gives you as your possession, a victim of murder is foundlying in the open country and it is not known who has kil ed that person,	1 ܘܟܕ ܢܫܬܟܚ ܩܛܝܠܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܠܡܐܪܬܗ̇. ܕܐܪܡܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܝܥ ܡܢܘ ܩܛܠܗ.
2 your elders and scribes must measure the distance between the victim and the surrounding towns,	2 ܢܦܩܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܝܟ ܘܕܝ̇ܢ̈ܝܟ. ܘܢܡܫܚܘܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܩܛܝܠܐ.
3 and establish which town is the nearest to the victim. The elders of that town must then take a heiferthat has not yet been put to work or used as a draught animal under the yoke.	3 ܘܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܩܪܝܒܐ ܠܩܛܝܠܐ. ܢܕܒܪܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܥܓܠܬܐ ܕܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܕܒܪ ܒܗ̇. ܘܠܐ ܢܓܕܬ ܒܢܝܪܐ .
4 The elders of that town must bring the heifer down to a permanently flowing river, to a spot that hasbeen neither ploughed nor sown, and there by the river they must break the heifer's neck.	4 ܘܢܚܬܘܢܗ̇ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܠܥܓܠܬܐ ܠܢܚܠܐ ܒܝܪܐ. ܕܠܐ ܐܬܦܠܚ ܒܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܙܕܪܥ. ܘܢܟܣܘܢܗ̇ ܬܡܢ ܠܥܓܠܬܐ ܒܢܚܠܐ.
5 The priests, the sons of Levi, wil then step forward, these being the men whom Yahweh your God haschosen to serve him and to bless in Yahweh's name, and it being their business to settle al cases of dispute orof violence.	5 ܘܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܠܘܝ. ܕܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܠܡܫܡܫܘܬܗ. ܘܠܡܒܪܟܘ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܘܥܠ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܗܘܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܟܠ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܘܟܠ ܡܚܘܬܐ.
6 Al the elders of the town nearest to the victim of murder must then wash their hands in the stream,over the slaughtered heifer.	6 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܩܪܝܒܝܢ ܠܩܛܝܠܐ. ܢܫܝܓܘܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܥܓܠܬܐ ܕܢܟܝܣܐ ܒܢܚܠܐ.
7 They must pronounce these words, "Our hands have not shed this blood and our eyes have seennothing.	7 ܘܢܥܢܘܢ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ. ܐܝܕܢ ܠܐ ܐܫܕܬ ܕܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘܥܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܐ ܚ̈ܙܝ.
8 O Yahweh, forgive your people Israel whom you have redeemed, and let no innocent blood be shedamong your people Israel. May this bloodshed be forgiven them!"	8 ܚܣܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܦܪܩܬ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܠܐ ܬܚܫܘܒ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܢܬܚܣܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܡܐ.
9 You must banish all shedding of innocent blood from among you, if you mean to do what is right in theeyes of Yahweh.	9 ܘܐܢܬ ܥܩܒ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܘܟ. ܘܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ.
10 'When you go to war against your enemies and Yahweh your God delivers them into your power andyou take prisoners,	10 ܘܟܕ ܬܦܘܩ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܥܠ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟ. ܘܢܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ. ܘܬܫܒܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܫܒܝܬܐ.
11 and among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman, and you fal in love with her, and you take herto be your wife	11 ܘܬܚܙܐ ܒܫܒܝܬܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܫܦܝܪܐ ܒܚܙܘܗ̇. ܘܬܨܛܒܐ ܒܗ̇. ܘܬܣܒܝܗ̇ ܠܟ ܐܢܬܬܐ.
12 and bring her home; she must shave her head and cut her nails,	12 ܘܬܥܠܝܗ̇ ܠܓܘ ܒܝܬܟ. ܬܓܪܘܥ ܪܝܫܗ̇ ܘܬܣܒ ܛܦܪ̈ܝܗ̇.
13 and take off her prisoner's garb; she must stay inside your house and mourn her father and motherfor a full month. You may then go to her and be a husband to her, and she wil 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 Should she cease to please you, you wil let her go where she wishes, not sel ing her for money: youmust not make any profit out of her, since you have exploited her.	14 ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܒܗ̇. ܫܒܘܩܝܗ̇ ܠܢܦܫܗ̇. ܘܒܟܣܦܐ ܠܐ ܬܙܒܢܝܗ̇. ܘܠܐ ܬܬܓܪ ܒܗ̇ ܚܠܦ ܕܨܥܪܬܗ̇.
15 'If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and the loved one and the unloved bothbear him children, and if the first-born son is of the unloved wife,	15 ܘܟܕ ܢܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܝܢ. ܚܕܐ ܐܪܚܘܡܬܐ ܘܚܕܐ ܣܢܘܐܬܐ ܘܢܐܠܕܢ ܠܗ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܪܚܘܡܬܐ ܘܣܢܘܐܬܐ. ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܪܐ ܒܘܟܪܐ ܠܣܢܘܐܬܐ.
16 when the man comes to bequeath his goods to his sons, he may not treat the son of the wife whomhe loves as the first-born, at the expense of the son of the wife whom he does not love, the true first-born.	16 ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܘܪܬ ܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ. ܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܫܫ ܠܒܪ ܐܪܚܘܡܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܒܪ ܣܢܘܐܬܐ.
17 As his first-born he must acknowledge the son of the wife whom he does not love, giving him adouble share of his estate; this son being the first-fruit of his vigour, 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 rebel ious son who wil not listen to the voice either of his father or of hismother and, even when they punish him, still wil not pay attention to them,	18 ܘܟܕ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܒܪܐ ܡܪܘܕܐ ܘܡܡܪܡܪܢܐ. ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ ܠܩܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܩܠ ܐܡܗ. ܘܪܕܝܢ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ ܠܗܘܢ.
19 his father and mother must take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his town at the gate ofthat place.	19 ܢܐܚܕܘܢܗ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܗ ܘܢܦܩܘܢܗ ܠܘܬ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܠܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܬܪܗ.
20 To the elders of his town, they wil say, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebel ious and will not listento us; he is a wastrel and a drunkard."	20 ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܗ. ܒܪܢ ܗܢܐ ܡܪܘܕ ܘܡܡܪܡܪܢ. ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ ܠܩܠܢ . ܘܐܣܘܛ ܘܪܘܝ.
21 Al his fel ow-citizens must then stone him to death. You must banish this evil from among you. AlIsrael, hearing of this, wil be afraid.	21 ܢܪܓܡܘܢܗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܗ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܢܡܘܬ. ܘܒܥܪܘ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ. ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܢܕܚܠܘܢ.
22 'If a man guilty of a capital offence is to be put to death, and you hang him from a tree,	22 ܘܐܢ ܚܝܒ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܠܦ ܚܛܗܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ. ܘܢܙܕܩܦ ܥܠ ܩܝܣܐ ܘܢܬܩܛܠ.
23 his body must not remain on the tree overnight; you must bury him the same day, since anyonehanged is a curse of God, and you must not bring pollution on the soil which Yahweh your God is giving you asyour heritage.'	23 ܠܐ ܬܒܘܬ ܫܠܕܗ ܥܠ ܩܝܣܐ. ܐܠܐ ܩܘܒܪܘܗܝ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܡܛܠ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܨܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܢܙܕܩܦ. ܘܠܐ ܬܛܡܐ ܐܪܥܟ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ.