ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟΝΟΜΙΟΝ - Deuteronomio - Deuteronomy 17

LXX	NEW JERUSALEM
1 ου θυσεις κυριω τω θεω σου μοσχον η προβατον εν ω εστιν εν αυτω μωμος παν ρημα πονηρον οτι βδελυγμα κυριω τω θεω σου εστιν	1 'To Yahweh your God you must sacrifice nothing from herd or flock that has any blemish or defectwhatsoever, for Yahweh your God holds this detestable.
2 εαν δε ευρεθη εν σοι εν μια των πολεων σου ων κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι ανηρ η γυνη οστις ποιησει το πονηρον εναντιον κυριου του θεου σου παρελθειν την διαθηκην αυτου	2 'If there is anyone, man or woman, among you in any of the towns given you by Yahweh your God,who does what is wrong in the eyes of Yahweh your God by violating his covenant,
3 και ελθοντες λατρευσωσιν θεοις ετεροις και προσκυνησωσιν αυτοις τω ηλιω η τη σεληνη η παντι των εκ του κοσμου του ουρανου α ου προσεταξεν	3 who goes and serves other gods and worships them, or the sun or the moon or any of heaven's array-- a thing I have forbidden-
4 και αναγγελη σοι και εκζητησεις σφοδρα και ιδου αληθως γεγονεν το ρημα γεγενηται το βδελυγμα τουτο εν ισραηλ	4 and this person is denounced to you: if after careful enquiry it is found true and confirmed that thishateful thing has been done in Israel,
5 και εξαξεις τον ανθρωπον εκεινον η την γυναικα εκεινην και λιθοβολησετε αυτους εν λιθοις και τελευτησουσιν	5 you must take the man or woman guilty of this evil deed outside your city gates, and there you muststone that man or woman to death.
6 επι δυσιν μαρτυσιν η επι τρισιν μαρτυσιν αποθανειται ο αποθνησκων ουκ αποθανειται εφ' ενι μαρτυρι	6 A death sentence may be passed only on the word of two witnesses or three; and no one must be putto death on the word of one witness alone.
7 και η χειρ των μαρτυρων εσται επ' αυτω εν πρωτοις θανατωσαι αυτον και η χειρ παντος του λαου επ' εσχατων και εξαρεις τον πονηρον εξ υμων αυτων	7 The witnesses' hands must strike the first blow in putting the condemned to death, the rest of thepeople fol owing. You must banish this evil from among you.
8 εαν δε αδυνατηση απο σου ρημα εν κρισει ανα μεσον αιμα αιματος και ανα μεσον κρισις κρισεως και ανα μεσον αφη αφης και ανα μεσον αντιλογια αντιλογιας ρηματα κρισεως εν ταις πολεσιν υμων και αναστας αναβηση εις τον τοπον ον αν εκλεξηται κυριος ο θεος σου επικληθηναι το ονομα αυτου εκει	8 'If a case comes before you which is too difficult for you, a case of murder, conflicting claims, damageto property -- any kind of dispute -- in your towns, you must make your way to the place chosen by Yahweh yourGod,
9 και ελευση προς τους ιερεις τους λευιτας και προς τον κριτην ος αν γενηται εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις και εκζητησαντες αναγγελουσιν σοι την κρισιν	9 and approach the levitical priests and the judge then in office. They will hold an enquiry and let youknow their sentence.
10 και ποιησεις κατα το πραγμα ο εαν αναγγειλωσιν σοι εκ του τοπου ου αν εκλεξηται κυριος ο θεος σου επικληθηναι το ονομα αυτου εκει και φυλαξη σφοδρα ποιησαι κατα παντα οσα εαν νομοθετηθη σοι	10 You must abide by the verdict which they give you in this place chosen by Yahweh, and you wil takecare to carry out al their instructions.
11 κατα τον νομον και κατα την κρισιν ην αν ειπωσιν σοι ποιησεις ουκ εκκλινεις απο του ρηματος ου εαν αναγγειλωσιν σοι δεξια ουδε αριστερα	11 You wil abide by the decision which they give you and by the sentence which they pronounce, notdeviating to right or to left from the verdict which they have given you.
12 και ο ανθρωπος ος αν ποιηση εν υπερηφανια του μη υπακουσαι του ιερεως του παρεστηκοτος λειτουργειν επι τω ονοματι κυριου του θεου σου η του κριτου ος αν η εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις και αποθανειται ο ανθρωπος εκεινος και εξαρεις τον πονηρον εξ ισραηλ	12 If anyone presumes to disobey either the priest who is there in the service of Yahweh your God, orthe judge, that person must die. You must banish this evil from Israel.
13 και πας ο λαος ακουσας φοβηθησεται και ουκ ασεβησει ετι	13 And when the people hear of this they will al be afraid and not act presumptuously any more.
14 εαν δε εισελθης εις την γην ην κυριος ο θεος σου διδωσιν σοι εν κληρω και κληρονομησης αυτην και κατοικησης επ' αυτης και ειπης καταστησω επ' εμαυτον αρχοντα καθα και τα λοιπα εθνη τα κυκλω μου	14 'If, having reached the country given by Yahweh your God and having taken possession of it and,while living there, you think, "I should like to appoint a king to rule me -- like al the surrounding nations,"
15 καθιστων καταστησεις επι σεαυτον αρχοντα ον αν εκλεξηται κυριος ο θεος σου αυτον εκ των αδελφων σου καταστησεις επι σεαυτον αρχοντα ου δυνηση καταστησαι επι σεαυτον ανθρωπον αλλοτριον οτι ουκ αδελφος σου εστιν	15 the king whom you appoint to rule you must be chosen by Yahweh your God; the appointment of aking must be made from your own brothers; on no account must you appoint as king some foreigner who is not abrother of yours.
16 διοτι ου πληθυνει εαυτω ιππον ουδε μη αποστρεψη τον λαον εις αιγυπτον οπως πληθυνη εαυτω ιππον ο δε κυριος ειπεν ου προσθησετε αποστρεψαι τη οδω ταυτη ετι	16 'He must not, however, acquire more and more horses, or send the people back to Egypt with a viewto increasing his cavalry, since Yahweh has told you, "You must never go back that way again."
17 και ου πληθυνει εαυτω γυναικας ουδε μεταστησεται αυτου η καρδια και αργυριον και χρυσιον ου πληθυνει εαυτω σφοδρα	17 Nor must he keep on acquiring more and more wives, for that could lead his heart astray. Nor musthe acquire vast quantities of silver and gold.
18 και εσται οταν καθιση επι της αρχης αυτου και γραψει εαυτω το δευτερονομιον τουτο εις βιβλιον παρα των ιερεων των λευιτων	18 Once seated on his royal throne, and for his own use, he must write a copy of this Law on a scrol , atthe dictation of the levitical priests.
19 και εσται μετ' αυτου και αναγνωσεται εν αυτω πασας τας ημερας της ζωης αυτου ινα μαθη φοβεισθαι κυριον τον θεον αυτου φυλασσεσθαι πασας τας εντολας ταυτας και τα δικαιωματα ταυτα ποιειν	19 It must never leave him, and he must read it every day of his life and learn to fear Yahweh his Godby keeping al the words of this Law and observing these rules,
20 ινα μη υψωθη η καρδια αυτου απο των αδελφων αυτου ινα μη παραβη απο των εντολων δεξια η αριστερα οπως αν μακροχρονιση επι της αρχης αυτου αυτος και οι υιοι αυτου εν τοις υιοις ισραηλ	20 so that he wil not think himself superior to his brothers, and not deviate from these commandmentseither to right or to left. So doing, long will he occupy his throne, he and his sons, in Israel.'