הלכות עבודה זרה וחוקות הגויים ה׳Foreign Worship and Customs of the Nations 5

Halacha 1א׳

הַמֵּסִית אֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל בֵּין אִישׁ בֵּין אִשָּׁה הֲרֵי זֶה נִסְקָל אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא עָבַד הַמֵּסִית וְלֹא הַמּוּסָת עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים אֶלָּא מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוֹרָהוּ לַעֲבֹד. בֵּין שֶׁהָיָה הַמֵּסִית הֶדְיוֹט בֵּין שֶׁהָיָה נָבִיא בֵּין שֶׁהָיָה הַמּוּסָת יָחִיד אִישׁ אוֹ אִשָּׁה אוֹ יְחִידִים מִיתָתוֹ בִּסְקִילָה:

He who entices an Israelite man or woman to idolatry is stoned, even though neither the enticer nor the enticed worshipped an idol, but because he gave instruction to worship an idol. And whether the enticer was a layman or a prophet, or whether only one person—male or female—was enticed or a number of persons were enticed, the punishment is death by stoning.

Halacha 2ב׳

הַמֵּסִית אֶת רֹב אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר הֲרֵי זֶה מַדִּיחַ וְאֵינוֹ נִקְרָא מֵסִית. הָיָה זֶה שֶׁהִדִּיחַ רֹב הָעִיר נָבִיא מִיתָתוֹ בִּסְקִילָה וְהַנִּדָּחִים הֲרֵי הֵן כִּיחִידִים וְאֵינָם כְּאַנְשֵׁי עִיר הַנִּדַּחַת עַד שֶׁיִּהְיוּ הַמַּדִּיחִים שְׁנַיִם. וְאֶחָד הָאוֹמֵר אָמְרָה לִי עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים עִבְדוּהָ. אוֹ שֶׁאָמַר אָמַר לִי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עִבְדוּ עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים הֲרֵי זֶה נָבִיא שֶׁהִדִּיחַ. וְאִם הֻדְּחוּ אַחֲרָיו רֹב הָעִיר נִסְקָל. הַמֵּסִית שֶׁהֵסִית בֵּין בִּלְשׁוֹן רַבִּים בֵּין בִּלְשׁוֹן יָחִיד הֲרֵי זֶה נִסְקָל. כֵּיצַד. הָאוֹמֵר לַחֲבֵרוֹ אֶעֱבֹד כּוֹכָבִים אֵלֵךְ וְאֶעֱבֹד נֵלֵךְ וְנַעֲבֹד בַּעֲבוֹדָה פְּלוֹנִית שֶׁדֶּרֶךְ אוֹתָהּ עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים לְהֵעָבֵד בָּהּ. אֶזְבַּח אֵלֵךְ וְאֶזְבַּח נֵלֵךְ וְנִזְבַּח. אֲקַטֵּר אֵלֵךְ וַאֲקַטֵר נֵלֵךְ וּנְקַטֵּר. אֲנַסֵּךְ אֵלֵךְ וַאֲנַסֵּךְ נֵלֵךְ וּנְנַסֵּךְ. אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֵלֵךְ וְאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה נֵלֵךְ וְנִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה הֲרֵי זֶה מֵסִית. הֵסִית לִשְׁנַיִם הֲרֵי הֵן עֵדָיו וְהֵן מְבִיאִין אוֹתוֹ לְבֵית דִּין וּמְעִידִין עָלָיו שֶׁכָּךְ אָמַר לָהֶן וְסוֹקְלִין אוֹתוֹ:

He who entices the majority of the inhabitants of a city to idolatry is a seducer and is not styled an enticer. If the seducer of the majority of a city was a prophet, he is put to death by stoning, and those who were seduced are dealt with individually and not as inhabitants of a seduced city, unless there were at least two seducers. Whether one says "The idol said to me 'worship ye it' " or says "the Holy One, blessed be He, said to me 'worship ye the idol' ", in either case, he is regarded as a prophet who seduced. And if the majority of the inhabitants of a city went astray after him, he is put to death by stoning. The enticer, whether he used the plural or singular number, is put to death by stoning. For instance, if one says to another, "I will worship an idol"; "I will go and worship"; let us go and worship with the ritual especially used for that particular idol"; "I will sacrifice"; "I will go and sacrifice"; "let us go and sacrifice"; "I will burn incense"; "I will go and burn incense"; "let us go and prostrate ourselves";—in uttering any of these phrases, he is an enticer. If he enticed two persons, they act as the witnesses. They bring him to the Court and testify concerning him that he had so spoken to them, and he is put to death by stoning.

Halacha 3ג׳

וְאֵין הַמֵּסִית צָרִיךְ הַתְרָאָה. אָמַר לְאֶחָד הוּא אוֹמֵר יֵשׁ לִי חֲבֵרִים רוֹצִים בְּכָךְ וּמַעֲרִים עָלָיו עַד שֶׁיָּסִית בִּפְנֵי שְׁנַיִם כְּדֵי לְהָרְגוֹ. אִם לֹא רָצָה הַמֵּסִית לְהָסִית לִשְׁנַיִם מִצְוָה לְהַכְמִין לוֹ. כָּל חַיָּבֵי מִיתוֹת שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה אֵין מַכְמִינִין עֲלֵיהֶן חוּץ מִזֶּה. כֵּיצַד מַכְמִינִין לוֹ. הַמּוּסָת מֵבִיא שְׁנַיִם וּמַעֲמִידָן בְּמָקוֹם אָפֵל כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּרְאוּ הַמֵּסִית וְיִשְׁמְעוּ דְּבָרָיו וְלֹא יִרְאֶה אוֹתָם, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לַמֵּסִית אֱמֹר מַה שֶּׁאָמַרְתָּ לִי בְּיִחוּד, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לוֹ, וְהַמּוּסָת מְשִׁיבוֹ הֵיאַךְ נַנִּיחַ אֶת אֱלֹהֵינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם וְנֵלֵךְ וְנַעֲבֹד אֶת הָעֵצִים וְאֶת הָאֲבָנִים. אִם חָזַר בּוֹ אוֹ שָׁתַק פָּטוּר. וְאִם אָמַר לוֹ כָּךְ הִיא חוֹבָתֵנוּ וְכָךְ יָפֶה לָנוּ, הָעוֹמְדִים שָׁם בְּרָחוֹק מְבִיאִין אוֹתוֹ לְבֵית דִּין וְסוֹקְלִים אוֹתוֹ:

For the conviction of an enticer, no previous warning is required. If he spoke to a single individual, that person should reply "I have friends who desire this". And it should be so contrived that the enticer shall make his attempt at seduction before two witnesses, which is necessary to secure his condemnation to death. If the enticer will not consent to entice two persons, it is a duty to secure the evidence of concealed witnesses. In no other class of capital offences but this, is recourse had to this method. What is the procedure ? The one whom he attempted to entice, brings two men, and stations them in a dark place where they can see the enticer and hear his words, while the enticer cannot see them. He then says to the enticer, "Say again what you said to me privately". After the enticer has done so, the one whom he sought to entice replies, "How can we give up our God who is in Heaven, and go and and worship blocks of wood and stones ?" If the enticer retracts or keeps silent, he is not liable. But if he says "This is our duty, and this, it is right for us to do", then those who stood at a distance bring him to the Court and he is put to death by stoning.