Deuteronomy · Clementine Vulgate
Deuteronomy 24 Clementine Vulgate
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1 Si acceperit homo uxorem, et habuerit eam, et non invenerit gratiam ante oculos ejus propter aliquam fœditatem: scribet libellum repudii, et dabit in manu illius, et dimittet eam de domo sua.
1 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 certificate of divorce, put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
2 Cumque egressa alterum maritum duxerit,
2 When she has departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.
3 et ille quoque oderit eam, dederitque ei libellum repudii, et dimiserit de domo sua, vel certe mortuus fuerit:
3 If the latter husband hates her, and writes her a certificate of divorce, 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 non poterit prior maritus recipere eam in uxorem: quia polluta est, et abominabilis facta est coram Domino: ne peccare facias terram tuam, quam Dominus Deus tuus tradiderit tibi possidendam.
4 her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife after she is defiled; for that would be an abomination to Yahweh. You shall not cause the land to sin, which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance.
5 Cum acceperit homo nuper uxorem, non procedet ad bellum, nec ei quippiam necessitatis injungetur publicæ, sed vacabit absque culpa domi suæ, ut uno anno lætetur cum uxore sua.
5 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 Non accipies loco pignoris inferiorem, et superiorem molam: quia animam suam opposuit tibi.
6 No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge, for he takes a life in pledge.
7 Si deprehensus fuerit homo sollicitans fratrem suum de filiis Israël, et vendito eo acceperit pretium, interficietur, et auferes malum de medio tui.
7 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 Observa diligenter ne incurras plagam lepræ, sed facies quæcumque docuerint te sacerdotes Levitici generis, juxta id quod præcepi eis, et imple sollicite.
8 Be careful in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently and do according to all that the Levitical priests teach you. As I commanded them, so you shall observe to do.
9 Mementote quæ fecerit Dominus Deus vester Mariæ in via cum egrederemini de Ægypto.
9 Remember what Yahweh your God did to Miriam, by the way as you came out of Egypt.
10 Cum repetes a proximo tuo rem aliquam, quam debet tibi, non ingredieris domum ejus ut pignus auferas:
10 When you lend your neighbor any kind of loan, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge.
11 sed stabis foris, et ille tibi proferet quod habuerit.
11 You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge outside to you.
12 Sin autem pauper est, non pernoctabit apud te pignus,
12 If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
13 sed statim reddes ei ante solis occasum: ut dormiens in vestimento suo, benedicat tibi, et habeas justitiam coram Domino Deo tuo.
13 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 Non negabis mercedem indigentis, et pauperis fratris tui, sive advenæ, qui tecum moratur in terra, et intra portas tuas est:
14 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 sed eadem die reddes ei pretium laboris sui ante solis occasum, quia pauper est, et ex eo sustentat animam suam: ne clamet contra te ad Dominum, et reputetur tibi in peccatum.
15 In his day you shall give him his wages, 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 Non occidentur patres pro filiis, nec filii pro patribus, sed unusquisque pro peccato suo morietur.
16 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 Non pervertes judicium advenæ et pupilli, nec auferes pignoris loco viduæ vestimentum.
17 You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;
18 Memento quod servieris in Ægypto, et eruerit te Dominus Deus tuus inde. Idcirco præcipio tibi ut facias hanc rem.
18 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 Quando messueris segetem in agro tuo, et oblitus manipulum reliqueris, non reverteris, ut tollas illum: sed advenam, et pupillum, et viduam auferre patieris, ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in omni opere manuum tuarum.
19 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 Si fruges collegeris olivarum, quidquid remanserit in arboribus, non reverteris ut colligas: sed relinques advenæ, pupillo, ac viduæ.
20 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 Si vindemiaveris vineam tuam, non colliges remanentes racemos: sed cedent in usus advenæ, pupilli, ac viduæ.
21 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 Memento quod et tu servieris in Ægypto, et idcirco præcipio tibi ut facias hanc rem.
22 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. Therefore I command you to do this thing.
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Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (20)
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- 1 Matthew 19:7–9; Isaiah 50:1; Deuteronomy 22:13; Mark 10:4–12; Jeremiah 3:8
- 2 Matthew 5:32; Numbers 30:9; Leviticus 21:7; Leviticus 22:13; Leviticus 21:14
- 4 Jeremiah 3:1
- 5 Proverbs 5:18; Deuteronomy 20:7; Genesis 2:24; Titus 2:4–5; Mark 10:6–9
- 6 Deuteronomy 20:19; Luke 12:15; Revelation 18:22; Genesis 44:30; Exodus 22:26–27
- 7 Exodus 21:16; 1 Timothy 1:10; Revelation 18:13; Exodus 22:1–4; Ezekiel 27:13
- 8 Leviticus 14:2; Mark 1:44; Matthew 8:4; Leviticus 13:57; Luke 5:14
- 9 Numbers 12:10–15; 1 Corinthians 10:11; 1 Corinthians 10:6; 2 Chronicles 26:20–21; Numbers 5:2
- 10 Deuteronomy 15:8; Exodus 22:27
- 12 Deuteronomy 24:17
- 13 Deuteronomy 6:25; Daniel 4:27; Exodus 22:26–27; Deuteronomy 24:15; Psalm 112:9
- 14 Malachi 3:5; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 22:16; Job 24:10–11; Amos 4:1
- 15 Leviticus 19:13; Proverbs 3:27–28; James 5:4; Jeremiah 22:13; Deuteronomy 15:9
- 16 Ezekiel 18:20; 2 Chronicles 25:4; Jeremiah 31:29–30; 2 Kings 14:5–6
- 17 Deuteronomy 16:19; Exodus 23:6; Exodus 22:21–22; Deuteronomy 27:19; Exodus 23:9
- 18 Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 15:15; Deuteronomy 24:22; Deuteronomy 16:12
- 19 Leviticus 23:22; Proverbs 19:17; Leviticus 19:9–10; Luke 14:13–14; Deuteronomy 14:29
- 20 Leviticus 19:10
- 21 Deuteronomy 24:19; Leviticus 19:9–10
- 22 Deuteronomy 24:18; Deuteronomy 7:8; Deuteronomy 5:14–15; Ephesians 5:1–2; 2 Corinthians 8:8–9
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And what is this? There was an ancient law made, that he who hated his wife, for whatever kind of cause, should not be forbidden to cast her out, and to bring home another instead of her.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)