申命记 15
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
豁免年的条例(A)
15 “每七年的最后一年，你要施行豁免。 2 豁免的方式是这样：债主都要把借给邻舍的一切豁免了，不可向邻舍和兄弟追讨，因为耶和华的豁免年已经宣告了。 3 如果借给外族人，你可以向他追讨，但借给你的兄弟，无论你借的是甚么，你都要豁免。 4 在你中间必没有穷人，因为在耶和华你的 神赐给你作产业的地上，耶和华必大大赐福给你。 5 只要你留心听从耶和华你的 神的话，谨守遵行我今日吩咐你的一切诫命。 6 因为耶和华你的 神，必照着他应许你的，赐福给你；你必借贷给许多国的民，却不会向他们借贷；你必统治许多国的民，他们却不会统治你。
7 “但是在耶和华你的 神赐给你的地上，无论哪一座城里，在你中间如果有一个穷人，又是你的兄弟，你对这穷苦的兄弟不可硬着心肠，也不可袖手不理。 8 你一定要向他伸手，照着他缺乏的借给他，补足他的缺乏。 9 你要自己谨慎，不可心里起恶念，说：‘第七年的豁免年近了’，你就冷眼对待你穷苦的兄弟，甚么都不给他，以致他因你求告耶和华，你就有罪了。 10 你必须给他，给他的时候，你不要心里难受，因为为了这事，耶和华你的 神必在你一切工作上，和你所办的一切事上，赐福给你。 11 既然在地上必有穷人存在，所以我吩咐你说：‘你总要向你地上的困苦和贫穷的兄弟大伸援助之手。’
对待奴婢的条例(B)
12 “你的兄弟，无论是希伯来男人，或是希伯来女人，如果卖身给你，要服事你六年；到第七年，就要让他离开你得自由。 13 你使他自由离开的时候，不可让他空手而去； 14 要从你的羊群、禾场、榨酒池中，多多地供给他；耶和华你的 神怎样赐福给你，你也要怎样分给他。 15 你要记得你在埃及地作过奴仆，耶和华你的 神救赎了你；因此我今日吩咐你这件事。 16 如果他对你说：‘我不愿离开你。’他说这话是因为他爱你和你的家，又因为他喜欢和你相处， 17 那么，你就要拿锥子，把他的耳朵在门上刺透，他就永远作你的奴仆；对待你的婢女，你也要这样行。 18 你使他自由离开你的时候，不要为难，因为他服事了你六年，应得雇工双倍的工资；这样，耶和华你的 神必在你所作的一切事上，赐福给你。
头生牛羊的条例
19 “你的牛群羊群中所生，是头生雄性的，你都要把牠分别为圣归给耶和华你的 神。你的牛群中头生的，你不可用牠去耕田；你的羊群中头生的，你不可给牠剪毛。 20 你和你的家人，年年要在耶和华选择的地方，在耶和华你的 神面前，吃这头生的牲畜。 21 这头生的，如果有甚么残疾，像瘸腿或是瞎眼，无论有任何严重的残疾，你都不可献给耶和华你的 神。 22 你可以在家里吃，不洁净的人和洁净的人都一样可以吃，像吃羚羊和鹿一样。 23 只是不可吃牠的血；要把血倒在地上，像倒水一样。”
Deuteronomy 15
King James Version
15 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release.
3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
5 Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
6 For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
12 And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
16 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;
17 Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.
18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
19 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.
20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household.
21 And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God.
22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
Deuteronomy 15
New King James Version
Debts Canceled Every Seven Years(A)
15 “At the end of (B)every seven years you shall grant a [a]release of debts. 2 And this is the form of the release: Every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbor shall [b]release it; he shall not [c]require it of his neighbor or his brother, because it is called the Lord’s release. 3 Of a foreigner you may require it; but you shall give up your claim to what is owed by your brother, 4 except when there may be no poor among you; for the Lord will greatly (C)bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance— 5 only if you carefully obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe with care all these commandments which I command you today. 6 For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; (D)you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.
Generosity to the Poor
7 “If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the [d]gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, (E)you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, 8 but (F)you shall [e]open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs. 9 Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your (G)eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and (H)he cry out to the Lord against you, and (I)it become sin among you. 10 You shall surely give to him, and (J)your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because (K)for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand. 11 For (L)the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall [f]open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’
The Law Concerning Bondservants
12 (M)“If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is (N)sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. 13 And when you [g]send him away free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed; 14 you shall supply him liberally from your flock, from your threshing floor, and from your winepress. From what the Lord your God has (O)blessed you with, you shall give to him. 15 (P)You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today. 16 And (Q)if it happens that he says to you, ‘I will not go away from you,’ because he loves you and your house, since he prospers with you, 17 then you shall take an awl and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise. 18 It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth (R)a double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do.
The Law Concerning Firstborn Animals
19 (S)“All the firstborn males that come from your herd and your flock you shall [h]sanctify to the Lord your God; you shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock. 20 (T)You and your household shall eat it before the Lord your God year by year in the place which the Lord chooses. 21 (U)But if there is a defect in it, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God. 22 You may eat it within your gates; (V)the unclean and the clean person alike may eat it, as if it were a gazelle or a deer. 23 Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it on the ground like water.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 15:1 remission
- Deuteronomy 15:2 cancel the debt
- Deuteronomy 15:2 exact it
- Deuteronomy 15:7 towns
- Deuteronomy 15:8 freely open
- Deuteronomy 15:11 freely open
- Deuteronomy 15:13 set him free
- Deuteronomy 15:19 set apart or consecrate
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