Deuteronomy 24

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS
1 “If a man takes a wife, and he has her, and she does not find favor before his eyes because of some vileness, then he shall write a bill of divorce, and he shall give it to her hand, and he shall dismiss her from his house.	1 Si un hombre se casa con una mujer, pero después le toma aversión porque descubre en ella algo que le desagrada, y por eso escribe un acta de divorcio, se la entregará y la despedirá de su casa.
2 And when, having departed, she has married another,	2 Una vez que esté fuera de su casa, si la mujer se desposa con otro
3 and if he likewise hates her, and has given her a bill of divorce, and has dismissed her from his house, or if indeed he has died,	3 y este último también la rechaza, escribe un acta de divorcio y la despide, o bien muere.
4 then the former husband cannot take her back as a wife. For she has been polluted and has become abominable in the sight of the Lord. Otherwise, you may cause your land, which the Lord your God will deliver to you as a possession, to sin.	4 su primer marido no podrá volver a tomarla por esposa, puesto que ella ha sido mancillada. Esto sería abominable a los ojos del Señor, y tú no puedes manchar con un pecado la tierra que el Señor, tu Dios, te da en herencia.
5 When a man has recently taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, nor shall any public office be enjoined upon him. Instead, he shall be free at home without guilt, so that for one year he may rejoice with his wife.	5 Si un hombre acaba de casarse, no saldrá a combatir ni se le impondrá ninguna obra obligación. quedará libre por un año para ocuparse de su casa y contentar a la mujer que tomó por esposa.
6 You shall not accept an upper or lower millstone as collateral. For then he will have placed his life with you.	6 Nadie tomará en prenda un molino de mano y ni siquiera la piedra movible del molino, porque ello sería tomar en prenda la vida de una persona.
7 If a man has been caught soliciting his brother among the sons of Israel, and selling him in order to receive a price, then he shall be put to death. And so shall you take away the evil from your midst.	7 Si se descubre que alguien ha raptado a uno de sus hermanos israelitas –sea que lo haya maltratado o que lo haya vendido– el ladrón morirá. Así harás desaparecer el mal de entre ustedes.
8 Observe diligently, lest you incur the wound of leprosy. But you shall do whatever the priests of the Levitical stock shall teach you to do, according to what I have instructed them. And you shall fulfill it carefully.	8 Cuando se produzcan casos de lepra, cuida muy bien de hacer exactamente lo que les indiquen los sacerdotes levitas. Pongan cuidado en practicar lo que yo les he mandado.
9 Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam, along the way, as you were departing from Egypt.	9 Acuérdate de lo que el Señor, tu Dios, hizo con Miriam durante el viaje, después que ustedes salieron de Egipto.
10 When you require from your neighbor anything that he owes to you, you shall not enter into his house in order to take away the collateral.	10 Si prestas algo a tu prójimo, no entres en su casa a retirar la prenda.
11 Instead, you shall stand outside, and he will carry out to you what he has.	11 Quédate afuera, mientras el hombre a quien concediste el préstamo te trae la prenda.
12 But if he is poor, then the collateral shall not remain with you through the night.	12 Y si es una persona de condición humilde, no vayas a dormir con su prenda.
13 Instead, you shall return it to him promptly, before the setting of the sun, so that, sleeping in his own garment, he may bless you, and you may have justice in the presence of the Lord your God.	13 Se la entregarás al ponerse el sol, para que pueda acostarse con su ropa. Así él te bendecirá, y tú habrás realizado una obra de justicia a los ojos del Señor, tu Dios.
14 You shall not refuse the pay of the indigent and the poor, whether he is your brother, or he is a new arrival who dwells with you in the land and is within your gates.	14 No explotarás al jornalero pobre y necesitado, ya sea uno de tus compatriotas, o un extranjero que vive en alguna de las ciudades de tu país.
15 Instead, you shall pay him the price of his labor on the same day, before the setting of the sun. For he is poor, and with it he sustains his life. Otherwise, he may cry out against you to the Lord, and it would be charged to you as a sin.	15 Págale su jornal ese mismo día, antes que se ponga el sol, porque él está necesitado, y su vida depende de su jornal. Así no invocará al Señor contra ti, y tú no te harás responsable de un pecado.
16 The fathers shall not be put to death on behalf of the sons, nor the sons on behalf of the fathers, but each one shall die for his own sin.	16 Los padres no morirán por culpa de los hijos ni los hijos por culpa de los padres. Cada cual morirá por su propio pecado.
17 You shall not pervert the judgment of the new arrival or the orphan, nor shall you take away the widow’s garment as collateral.	17 No conculcarás el derecho del extranjero o del huérfano, ni tomarás en prenda el vestido de la viuda.
18 Remember that you served in Egypt, and that the Lord your God rescued you from there. Therefore, I am instructing you to act in this way.	18 Recuerda que fuiste esclavo en Egipto y que el Señor tu Dios, te rescató de allí. Por eso te ordeno obrar de esta manera.
19 When you have reaped the grain in your field, and, having forgotten, you leave behind a sheaf, you shall not return to take it away. Instead, you shall permit the new arrival, and the orphan, and the widow to take it away, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the works of your hands.	19 Cuando recojas la cosecha en tu campo, si olvidas en él una gavilla, no vuelvas a buscarla. Será para el extranjero, el huérfano y la viuda, a fin de que el Señor, tu Dios, te bendiga en todas tus empresas.
20 If you have gathered the fruit of your olive trees, you shall not return in order to gather whatever may remain on the trees. Instead, you shall leave it behind for the new arrival, the orphan, and the widow.	20 Cuando sacudas tus olivos, no revistes después las ramas. El resto será para el extranjero, el huérfano y la viuda.
21 If you harvest the vintage of your vineyard, you shall not gather the remaining clusters. Instead, they shall fall to the use of the stranger, the orphan, and the widow.	21 Cuando recojas los racimos de tu viña, no vuelvas a buscar lo que haya quedado. Eso será para el extranjero, el huérfano y la viuda.
22 Remember that you also served in Egypt, and so, for this reason, I am instructing you to act in this way.”	22 Acuérdate siempre que fuiste esclavo en Egipto, Por eso te ordeno obrar de esta manera.