Deuteronomy 24:17 - Easy To Read Version17 “You must make sure that foreigners and orphans [151] are treated fairly. And you must never take clothes from a widow [152] as security. [153] Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176917 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition17 You shall not pervert the justice due the stranger or the sojourner or the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)17 Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow’s raiment to pledge; Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible17 Don’t obstruct the legal rights of an immigrant or orphan. Don’t take a widow’s coat as pledge for a loan. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version17 You shall not pervert the judgment of the new arrival or the orphan, nor shall you take away the widow's garment as collateral. Ver Capítulo |
Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. All of your rulers demand bribes—they accept money for doing wrong things. All of your rulers take pay for cheating people. Your rulers don’t try to help the children that have no parents. And your rulers don’t listen to the needs of the women whose husbands are dead.”
Then I will come to you—and I will do the right thing. I will be like a person that is ready to tell the judge about the bad things people did. Some people do evil magic. Some people do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [19]} Some people make false promises. Some people cheat their workers—they don’t pay them the money they promised. People don’t help widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [20]} People don’t help strangers. People don’t respect me!” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.
In some country you might see poor people that are forced to work very hard. You might see that this is not fair to the poor people. It is against the rights of the poor people. But don’t be surprised! The ruler that forces those people to work has another ruler that forces him. And there is still another ruler that forces both of these rulers.