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 haya pleito entre algunos, y acudan al tribunal para que los jueces los juzguen, éstos absolverán al justo, y condenarán al culpable.

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.

Y si el delincuente merece ser azotado, entonces el juez le hará echar en tierra, y le hará azotar en su presencia; según su delito será el número de azotes.

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.

Se podrá dar cuarenta azotes, no más; no sea que, si lo hieren con muchos azotes más que éstos, se sienta tu hermano envilecido 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 trille. La ley del levirato

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.

Si varios hermanos habitan juntos, y muere alguno de ellos, y no tiene hijos, 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 el primogénito que ella dé a luz sucederá en el nombre de su hermano muerto, para que el nombre de éste no sea borrado 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 quiere tomar a su cuñada, irá entonces su cuñada a la puerta, a 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 levanta y dice: 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 quitará el calzado del pie, y escupirá delante de él, y hablará y dirá: Así será hecho al varón que no quiere edificar la casa de su hermano.

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

Y se le dará este nombre 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,

Si algunos riñen entre sí, y se acerca la mujer de uno para librar a su marido de mano del que le hiere, y alargando su mano le agarra de sus genitales,

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

le cortarás entonces la mano; no la perdonarás.

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.

ni 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.

Pesa exacta y justa tendrás; efa cabal y justo tendrás, para que tus días sean prolongados sobre la tierra que Jehová tu Dios te da.

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

Porque abominación es a Jehová tu Dios cualquiera que hace esto y cualquiera que hace injusticia. Orden de exterminar a Amalec

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

Acuérdate de lo que hizo Amalec contigo en el camino, cuando salías 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.

de cómo te salió al encuentro en el camino, y te desbarató la retaguardia de todos los débiles que iban detrás de ti, cuando tú estabas cansado y trabajado; y no tuvo ningún temor de 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.

Por tanto, cuando Jehová tu Dios te dé descanso de todos tus enemigos alrededor, en la tierra que Jehová tu Dios te da por heredad para que la poseas, borrarás la memoria de Amalec de debajo del cielo; no lo olvides.