1 “ Two men might argue and go to court. The judges will decide between them, saying that the right man is not guilty and that the sinful man is guilty.

¶ Cuando hubiere pleito entre algunos, y vinieren a juicio, y los juzgaren, y absolvieren al justo y condenaren al inicuo,

2 I f the sinful man should be beaten, the leader will make him lie down and be beaten in front of him. The number of times he is beaten will be decided upon by how bad his sin is.

será que, si el impío mereciere ser azotado, entonces el juez lo hará echar en tierra, y le hará azotar delante de sí, según su impiedad, por cuenta.

3 T he number may be as much as forty, but no more. If he is beaten more than this, your brother would be put to much shame in your eyes.

Cuarenta veces lo hará herir, no más; no sea que, si lo hiriere con muchos azotes a más de éstos, tu hermano sería menospreciado delante de tus ojos.

4 “ When the bull is made to walk on the grain to break it open, do not stop him from eating some.

No pondrás bozal al buey cuando trillare.

5 “ When brothers live together and one of them dies and has no son, the dead man’s wife must not be married outside the family to a strange man. The husband’s brother will take her as his wife and do what he should for her as a brother-in-law.

¶ Cuando hermanos moran juntos, y muriere alguno de ellos, y no tuviere hijo, la mujer del muerto no se casará fuera con hombre extraño; su cuñado se llegará a ella, y la tomará por su mujer, y hará con ella parentesco.

6 T he first son born to her will take the name of the dead brother so his name will not be forgotten in Israel.

Y será que el primogénito que ella diere a luz, se levantará en nombre de su hermano el muerto, para que el nombre de éste no sea raído de Israel.

7 B ut the man might not want to take his brother’s wife. Then his brother’s wife should go to the leaders at the gate and say, ‘My husband’s brother will not make his brother’s name to be remembered in Israel. He is not willing to do the duty of a brother-in-law to me.’

Y si el hombre no quisiere tomar a su cuñada, irá entonces la cuñada a la puerta donde están los ancianos, y dirá: Mi cuñado no quiere suscitar nombre en Israel a su hermano; no quiere emparentar conmigo.

8 T hen the leaders of his city will call him and speak to him. If he still says, ‘I do not want to take her,’

Entonces los ancianos de aquella ciudad lo harán venir, y hablarán con él; y si él se levantare, y dijere: No quiero tomarla,

9 t hen his brother’s wife will come to him in front of the leaders. She will pull his shoe off his foot and spit in his face. And she will say, ‘This is what is done to the man who will not build up his brother’s house.’

se acercará entonces su cuñada a él delante de los ancianos, y le descalzará el zapato de su pie, y le escupirá en el rostro, y hablará y dirá: Así será hecho al varón que no edificare la casa de su hermano.

10 I n Israel his name will be called, ‘The house of him whose shoe is pulled off.’

Y su nombre será llamado en Israel: La casa del descalzado.

11 “ If two men are fighting together and the wife of one comes to save her husband from the one who is hitting him and if she puts out her hand and takes hold of his sex part,

Cuando algunos riñeren juntos el uno con el otro, y llegare la mujer del uno para librar a su marido de mano del que le hiere, y metiere su mano y le trabare de sus vergüenzas;

12 y ou must cut off her hand. Do not show pity.

le cortarás entonces la mano, no la perdonará tu ojo.

13 “ You must not have two different weights in your bag, one large and one small.

¶ No tendrás en tu bolsa pesa grande y pesa chica.

14 Y ou must not have in your house different ways of showing how big or small something is.

No tendrás en tu casa efa grande y efa pequeño.

15 Y ou must have a full and fair weight. You must have a fair way to show how big something is. Then you will live long in the land the Lord your God gives you.

Pesas perfectas y justas tendrás; efa perfecto y justo tendrás; para que tus días sean prolongados sobre la tierra que el SEÑOR tu Dios te da.

16 F or the Lord hates everyone who does such things, who lies and is not fair.

Porque abominación es al SEÑOR tu Dios cualquiera que hace esto, cualquiera que hace injusticia.

17 “ Remember what Amalek did to you on your way out of Egypt.

Acuérdate de lo que te hizo Amalec en el camino, cuando salisteis de Egipto;

18 H e met you on the way when you were weak and tired. And he fought with those who were behind. He did not fear God.

que te salió al camino, y te desbarató la retaguardia de todos los débiles que iban detrás de ti, cuando tú estabas cansado y trabajado; y no temió a Dios.

19 W hen the Lord your God gives you rest from all those around you who hate you, in the land the Lord your God gives you for your own, you must forget all about Amalek, so no one under heaven will remember him. Do not forget to do this.

Será, pues, cuando el SEÑOR tu Dios te hubiere dado reposo de tus enemigos alrededor, en la tierra que el SEÑOR tu Dios te da por heredar para que la poseas, que raerás la memoria de Amalec de debajo del cielo; no te olvides.