1 C uando alguno toma una mujer y se casa con ella, si sucede que no le es agradable porque ha encontrado algo reprochable en ella, y le escribe certificado de divorcio, lo pone en su mano y la despide de su casa,

When a man takes a wife and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorce, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

2 y ella sale de su casa y llega a ser mujer de otro hombre;

When she has departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.

3 s i el segundo marido la aborrece y le escribe certificado de divorcio, lo pone en su mano y la despide de su casa, o si muere este último marido que la tomó para ser su mujer,

If the latter husband hates her, and write her a bill of divorce, and puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;

4 a l primer marido que la despidió no le es permitido tomarla nuevamente como mujer, porque ha sido menospreciada; pues eso es abominación ante el Señor. No traerás pecado sobre la tierra que el Señor tu Dios te da por heredad.

her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before Yahweh. You shall not cause the land to sin, which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.

5 C uando un hombre es recién casado, no saldrá con el ejército, ni se le impondrá ningún deber; quedará libre en su casa por un año para hacer feliz a la mujer que ha tomado.

When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.

6 N inguno tomará en prenda el molino de mano ni la muela del molino, porque sería tomar en prenda la vida del hombre.

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge; for he takes a life in pledge.

7 S i se encuentra a un hombre que haya secuestrado a alguno de sus hermanos de los hijos de Israel, y lo haya tratado con violencia, o lo haya vendido, entonces ese ladrón morirá; así quitarás el mal de en medio de ti.

If a man is found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel, and he deals with him as a slave, or sells him; then that thief shall die. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

8 C uídate de una infección de lepra, para que observes diligentemente y hagas conforme a todo lo que los sacerdotes levitas os enseñen; como les he ordenado, así cuidaréis de hacer.

Be careful in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites teach you. As I commanded them, so you shall observe to do.

9 R ecuerda lo que el Señor tu Dios hizo a Miriam en el camino, cuando salíais de Egipto.

Remember what Yahweh your God did to Miriam, by the way as you came out of Egypt.

10 C uando prestes cualquier cosa a tu prójimo, no entrarás en su casa para tomar su prenda;

When you lend your neighbor any kind of loan, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge.

11 t e quedarás afuera, y el hombre a quien hiciste el préstamo te traerá la prenda.

You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge outside to you.

12 Y si es un hombre pobre, no te acostarás reteniendo aún su prenda;

If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.

13 s in falta le devolverás la prenda al ponerse el sol, para que se acueste con su ropa, y te bendiga; y te será justicia delante del Señor tu Dios.

You shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless you. It shall be righteousness to you before Yahweh your God.

14 N o oprimirás al jornalero pobre y necesitado, ya sea uno de tus conciudadanos o uno de los extranjeros que habita en tu tierra y en tus ciudades.

You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers, or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates.

15 E n su día le darás su jornal antes de la puesta del sol, porque es pobre y ha puesto su corazón en él; para que él no clame contra ti al Señor, y llegue a ser pecado en ti.

In his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it; lest he cry against you to Yahweh, and it be sin to you.

16 L os padres no morirán por sus hijos, ni los hijos morirán por sus padres; cada uno morirá por su propio pecado.

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

17 N o pervertirás la justicia debida al forastero ni al huérfano, ni tomarás en prenda la ropa de la viuda,

You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;

18 s ino que recordarás que fuiste esclavo en Egipto y que el Señor tu Dios te rescató de allí; por tanto, yo te mando que hagas esto.

but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you there. Therefore I command you to do this thing.

19 C uando siegues tu mies en tu campo y olvides alguna gavilla en el campo, no regresarás a recogerla; será para el forastero, para el huérfano y para la viuda, para que el Señor tu Dios te bendiga en toda obra de tus manos.

When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

20 C uando sacudas tus olivos, no recorrerás las ramas que hayas dejado tras de ti, serán para el forastero, para el huérfano y para la viuda.

When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

21 C uando vendimies tu viña, no la repasarás; será para el forastero, para el huérfano y para la viuda.

When you harvest your vineyard, you shall not glean it after yourselves. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

22 R ecordarás que tú fuiste esclavo en la tierra de Egipto; por tanto, yo te mando que hagas esto.

You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. Therefore I command you to do this thing.