1 C uando alguno tome mujer y se case con ella, si después no le agrada por haber hallado en ella alguna cosa vergonzosa, le escribirá carta de divorcio, y se la entregará en su mano, y la despedirá de su casa.

“When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out from his house,

2 Y salida de su casa, podrá ir y casarse con otro hombre.

and she leaves his house and goes and becomes another man’s wife,

3 P ero si la aborrece este último, y le escribe carta de divorcio, y se la entrega en su mano, y la despide de su casa; o si ha muerto el postrer hombre que la tomó por mujer,

and if the latter husband turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife,

4 n o podrá su primer marido, que la despidió, volverla a tomar para que sea su mujer, después que fue envilecida; porque es abominación delante de Jehová, y no has de pervertir la tierra que Jehová tu Dios te da por heredad.

then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance.

5 C uando alguno esté recién casado, no saldrá a la guerra, ni en ninguna cosa se le ocupará; libre estará en su casa por un año, para alegrar a la mujer que tomó.

“ When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out with the army nor be charged with any duty; he shall be free at home one year and shall give happiness to his wife whom he has taken. Sundry Laws

6 N o tomarás en prenda la muela del molino, ni la de abajo ni la de arriba; porque sería tomar en prenda la vida del hombre.

“No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge.

7 C uando sea hallado alguno que haya raptado a uno de sus hermanos los hijos de Israel, y le haya esclavizado, o le haya vendido, morirá el tal ladrón, y quitarás el mal de en medio de ti.

“ If a man is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen of the sons of Israel, and he deals with him violently or sells him, then that thief shall die; so you shall purge the evil from among you.

8 E n cuanto a la plaga de la lepra, ten cuidado de observar diligentemente y hacer según todo lo que os enseñen los sacerdotes levitas; según yo les he mandado, así cuidaréis de hacer.

“ Be careful against an infection of leprosy, that you diligently observe and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you; as I have commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.

9 A cuérdate de lo que hizo Jehová tu Dios a María en el camino, después que salisteis de Egipto.

Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the way as you came out of Egypt.

10 C uando entregues a tu prójimo alguna cosa prestada, no entrarás en su casa para tomarle prenda.

“ When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not enter his house to take his pledge.

11 T e quedarás fuera, y el hombre a quien prestaste te sacará la prenda.

You shall remain outside, and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the pledge out to you.

12 Y si el hombre es 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 cuando el sol se ponga, para que pueda dormir en su ropa, y te bendiga; y te será justicia delante de Jehová tu Dios.

When the sun goes down you shall surely return the pledge to him, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; and it will be righteousness for you before the Lord your God.

14 N o explotarás al jornalero humilde y menesteroso, ya sea de tus hermanos o de los extranjeros que habitan en tu tierra dentro de tus ciudades.

“ You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.

15 C ada día le darás su jornal, y no se pondrá el sol sin dárselo; pues es pobre, y con él sustenta su vida; para que no clame contra ti a Jehová, y sea en ti pecado.

You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his heart on it; so that he will not cry against you to the Lord and it become sin in you.

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

“ Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers; everyone shall be put to death for his own sin.

17 N o torcerás el derecho del extranjero ni del huérfano, ni tomarás en prenda la ropa de la viuda,

“ You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge.

18 s ino que te acordarás que fuiste siervo en Egipto, y que de allí te rescató Jehová tu Dios; por tanto, yo te mando que hagas esto.

But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and that the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing.

19 C uando siegues tu mies en tu campo, y olvides alguna gavilla en el campo, no volverás para recogerla; será para el extranjero, para el huérfano y para la viuda; para que te bendiga Jehová tu Dios 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 back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the Lord 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 extranjero, 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 alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.

21 C uando vendimies tu viña, no rebuscarás tras de ti; será para el extranjero, para el huérfano y para la viuda.

“When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not go over it again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.

22 Y acuérdate que fuiste esclavo en 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 am commanding you to do this thing.