Exodus 22

1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

When a man steals an ox or sheep, and has slaughtered it or sold it, he repays [with] five of the herd for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.

2 If the thief is found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.

If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he has been struck and has died, there is no blood for him;

3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him. A thief shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

if the sun has risen on him, blood [is] for him, he certainly repays; if he has nothing, then he has been sold for his theft;

4 If the theft is found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

if the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether ox, or donkey, or sheep—he repays double.

5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard.

When a man depastures a field or vineyard, and has sent out his beast, and it has pastured in the field of another, he repays [with] the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard.

6 If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns, so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

When fire goes forth and has found thorns, and a stack, or the standing grain, or the field has been consumed, he who causes the burning certainly repays.

7 If a man shall deliver to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be found, he shall pay double.

When a man gives silver or vessels to his neighbor to keep, and it has been stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief is found, he repays double.

8 If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to see whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods.

If the thief is not found, then the master of the house has been brought near to God [to see] whether he has not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbor.

9 For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, of which a man says, This is it, the case of both parties shall come before God. He whom God shall condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.

For every matter of transgression, for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for raiment, for any lost thing of which it is said that it is his, the matter of them both comes to God; he whom God condemns repays double to his neighbor.

10 If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep, and it dies, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it,

When a man gives to his neighbor a donkey, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, and it has died, or has been hurt, or taken captive, [with] none seeing—

11 the oath of Jehovah shall be between them both, whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods. And the owner of it shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

an oath of YHWH is between them both, that he has not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbor, and its owner has accepted, and he does not repay;

12 But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.

but if it is certainly stolen from him, he repays to its owner;

13 If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it for evidence. He shall not make good that which was torn.

if it is certainly torn, he brings it in [as] a witness; he does not repay the torn thing.

14 And if a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

And when a man asks for [anything] from his neighbor, and it has been hurt or has died—its owner not being with it—he certainly repays;

15 If the owner of it is with it, he shall not make it good. If it be a hired thing, it came for its hire.

if its owner [is] with it, he does not repay—if it [is] a hired thing, it has come for its hire.

16 And if a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

And when a man entices a virgin who [is] not betrothed, and has lain with her, he certainly endows her to himself for a wife;

17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

if her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he weighs out money according to the dowry of virgins.

18 Thou shall not allow a sorceress to live.

You do not keep a witch alive.

19 Whoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.

Whoever lies with a beast is certainly put to death.

20 He who sacrifices to any god, except to Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.

He who is sacrificing to a god, except to YHWH alone, is devoted.

21 And thou shall not wrong a sojourner, neither shall thou oppress him, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

And you do not oppress a sojourner, nor crush him, for you have been sojourners in the land of Egypt.

22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

You do not afflict any widow or orphan;

23 If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry,

if you really afflict him, surely if he cries to Me at all, I certainly hear his cry;

24 and my wrath shall grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your sons fatherless.

and My anger has burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans.

25 If thou lend money to any of my people with thee who is poor, thou shall not be to him as a creditor, neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

If you lend money [to] My poor people [who are] with you, you are not as a usurer to him; you do not lay usury on him;

26 If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

if you take the garment of your neighbor in pledge at all, you return it to him during the going in of the sun:

27 for that is his only covering. It is his garment for his skin. How shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

for it is his only covering, it [is] his garment for his skin; wherein does he lie down? And it has come to pass, when he cries to Me, that I have heard, for I [am] gracious.

28 Thou shall not revile God, nor speak ill of a ruler of thy people.

You do not revile God, and you do not curse a prince among your people.

29 Thou shall not delay to offer from thy harvest, and from the outflow of thy presses. The firstborn of thy sons thou shall give to me.

You do not delay your fullness and your liquids; you give the firstborn of your sons to Me;

30 Likewise thou shall do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep. Seven days it shall be with its dam. On the eighth day thou shall give it me.

so you do to your ox [and] to your sheep; it is with its mother [for] seven days, on the eighth day you give it to Me.

31 And ye shall be holy men to me. Therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field. Ye shall cast it to the dogs.

And you are holy men to Me, and you do not eat flesh torn in the field, you cast it to a dog.