Vows
In Hebrew texts 30:1-16 is numbered 30:2-17. 1Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the Lord commands: 2When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.
3“When a young woman still living in her father’s household makes a vow to the Lord or obligates herself by a pledge 4and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she obligated herself will stand. 5But if her father forbids her when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the Lord will release her because her father has forbidden her.
6“If she marries after she makes a vow or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she obligates herself 7and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, then her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand. 8But if her husband forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the Lord will release her.
9“Any vow or obligation taken by a widow or divorced woman will be binding on her.
10“If a woman living with her husband makes a vow or obligates herself by a pledge under oath 11and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her and does not forbid her, then all her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand. 12But if her husband nullifies them when he hears about them, then none of the vows or pledges that came from her lips will stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the Lord will release her. 13Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she makes or any sworn pledge to deny herself.30:13 Or to fast 14But if her husband says nothing to her about it from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or the pledges binding on her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her when he hears about them. 15If, however, he nullifies them some time after he hears about them, then he must bear the consequences of her wrongdoing.”
16These are the regulations the Lord gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and his young daughter still living at home.
许愿的条例
1摩西对以色列各支派的首领说：“以下是耶和华的吩咐。
2“人若在什么事上向耶和华许愿或起誓，就不可食言，必须履行诺言。 3倘若未出嫁的少女在什么事上向耶和华许愿或起誓， 4她父亲得知她许的愿或起的誓后没有反对，她许的愿和起的誓就都有效； 5倘若她父亲得知后加以反对，她许的愿和起的誓就无效。耶和华必不追究她，因为她父亲反对。
6“倘若有女子出嫁前许了愿或信口起了誓， 7她丈夫得知后没有反对，她许的愿和起的誓就都有效； 8倘若她丈夫得知后加以反对，她许的愿和起的誓就无效，耶和华必不追究她。 9寡妇或被休的妇人若在什么事上许愿或起誓，就必须履行誓言。
10“倘若已婚妇女在夫家许愿或起誓， 11她丈夫得知后没有反对，她许的愿和起的誓就都有效； 12倘若她丈夫在得知当天加以否定，她口中许的愿和起的誓就无效。她丈夫已经使之无效，耶和华必不追究她。 13丈夫有权赞同或否定妻子禁食所许的愿或起的誓。 14倘若丈夫得知妻子许愿或起誓当天一直没有反对，她就必须履行誓言，因为丈夫当天默认了。 15倘若丈夫当天默认了，后来又加以反对，他就要承担妻子的罪责。”
16以上是耶和华借摩西颁布的有关丈夫和妻子、父亲和未出嫁的女儿要遵守的条例。
