Exodus 21
1 “These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
| «وَهَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْأَحْكَامُ ٱلَّتِي تَضَعُ أَمَامَهُمْ: | ١ |
2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
| إِذَا ٱشْتَرَيْتَ عَبْدًا عِبْرَانِيًّا، فَسِتَّ سِنِينَ يَخْدِمُ، وَفِي ٱلسَّابِعَةِ يَخْرُجُ حُرًّا مَجَّانًا. | ٢ |
3 If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
| إِنْ دَخَلَ وَحْدَهُ فَوَحْدَهُ يَخْرُجُ. إِنْ كَانَ بَعْلَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ، تَخْرُجُ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ مَعَهُ. | ٣ |
4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
| إِنْ أَعْطَاهُ سَيِّدُهُ ٱمْرَأَةً وَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ بَنِينَ أَوْ بَنَاتٍ، فَٱلْمَرْأَةُ وَأَوْلَادُهَا يَكُونُونَ لِسَيِّدِهِ، وَهُوَ يَخْرُجُ وَحْدَهُ. | ٤ |
5 But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
| وَلَكِنْ إِنْ قَالَ ٱلْعَبْدُ: أُحِبُّ سَيِّدِي وَٱمْرَأَتِي وَأَوْلَادِي، لَا أَخْرُجُ حُرًّا، | ٥ |
6 then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
| يُقَدِّمُهُ سَيِّدُهُ إِلَى ٱللهِ، وَيُقَرِّبُهُ إِلَى ٱلْبَابِ أَوْ إِلَى ٱلْقَائِمَةِ، وَيَثْقُبُ سَيِّدُهُ أُذْنَهُ بِٱلْمِثْقَبِ، فَيَخْدِمُهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ. | ٦ |
7 And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
| وَإِذَا بَاعَ رَجُلٌ ٱبْنَتَهُ أَمَةً، لَا تَخْرُجُ كَمَا يَخْرُجُ ٱلْعَبِيدُ. | ٧ |
8 If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.
| إِنْ قَبُحَتْ فِي عَيْنَيْ سَيِّدِهَا ٱلَّذِي خَطَبَهَا لِنَفْسِهِ، يَدَعُهَا تُفَكُّ. وَلَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ أَنْ يَبِيعَهَا لِقَوْمٍ أَجَانِبَ لِغَدْرِهِ بِهَا. | ٨ |
9 And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
| وَإِنْ خَطَبَهَا لِٱبْنِهِ فَبِحَسَبِ حَقِّ ٱلْبَنَاتِ يَفْعَلُ لَهَا. | ٩ |
10 If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
| إِنِ ٱتَّخَذَ لِنَفْسِهِ أُخْرَى، لَا يُنَقِّصُ طَعَامَهَا وَكِسْوَتَهَا وَمُعَاشَرَتَهَا. | ١٠ |
11 If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
| وَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ لَهَا هَذِهِ ٱلثَّلَاثَ تَخْرُجُ مَجَّانًا بِلَا ثَمَنٍ. | ١١ |
12 Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
| «مَنْ ضَرَبَ إِنْسَانًا فَمَاتَ يُقْتَلُ قَتْلًا. | ١٢ |
13 If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
| وَلَكِنَّ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَتَعَمَّدْ، بَلْ أَوْقَعَ ٱللهُ فِي يَدِهِ، فَأَنَا أَجْعَلُ لَكَ مَكَانًا يَهْرُبُ إِلَيْهِ. | ١٣ |
14 But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
| وَإِذَا بَغَى إِنْسَانٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ لِيَقْتُلَهُ بِغَدْرٍ فَمِنْ عِنْدِ مَذْبَحِي تَأْخُذُهُ لِلْمَوْتِ. | ١٤ |
15 Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
| وَمَنْ ضَرَبَ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يُقْتَلُ قَتْلًا. | ١٥ |
16 Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
| وَمَنْ سَرَقَ إِنْسَانًا وَبَاعَهُ، أَوْ وُجِدَ فِي يَدِهِ، يُقْتَلُ قَتْلًا. | ١٦ |
17 Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
| وَمَنْ شَتَمَ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يُقْتَلُ قَتْلًا. | ١٧ |
18 If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
| وَإِذَا تَخَاصَمَ رَجُلَانِ فَضَرَبَ أَحَدُهُمَا ٱلْآخَرَ بِحَجَرٍ أَوْ بِلَكْمَةٍ وَلَمْ يُقْتَلْ بَلْ سَقَطَ فِي ٱلْفِرَاشِ، | ١٨ |
19 then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
| فَإِنْ قَامَ وَتَمَشَّى خَارِجًا عَلَى عُكَّازِهِ يَكُونُ ٱلضَّارِبُ بَرِيئًا. إِلَّا أَنَّهُ يُعَوِّضُ عُطْلَتَهُ، وَيُنْفِقُ عَلَى شِفَائِهِ. | ١٩ |
20 If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
| وَإِذَا ضَرَبَ إِنْسَانٌ عَبْدَهُ أَوْ أَمَتَهُ بِٱلْعَصَا فَمَاتَ تَحْتَ يَدِهِ يُنْتَقَمُ مِنْهُ. | ٢٠ |
21 However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
| لَكِنْ إِنْ بَقِيَ يَوْمًا أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ لَا يُنْتَقَمُ مِنْهُ لِأَنَّهُ مَالُهُ. | ٢١ |
22 If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
| وَإِذَا تَخَاصَمَ رِجَالٌ وَصَدَمُوا ٱمْرَأَةً حُبْلَى فَسَقَطَ وَلَدُهَا وَلَمْ تَحْصُلْ أَذِيَّةٌ، يُغَرَّمُ كَمَا يَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ زَوْجُ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ، وَيَدْفَعُ عَنْ يَدِ ٱلْقُضَاةِ. | ٢٢ |
23 But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
| وَإِنْ حَصَلَتْ أَذِيَّةٌ تُعْطِي نَفْسًا بِنَفْسٍ، | ٢٣ |
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
| وَعَيْنًا بِعَيْنٍ، وَسِنًّا بِسِنٍّ، وَيَدًا بِيَدٍ، وَرِجْلًا بِرِجْلٍ، | ٢٤ |
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
| وَكَيًّا بِكَيٍّ، وَجُرْحًا بِجُرْحٍ، وَرَضًّا بِرَضٍّ. | ٢٥ |
26 If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
| وَإِذَا ضَرَبَ إِنْسَانٌ عَيْنَ عَبْدِهِ، أَوْ عَيْنَ أَمَتِهِ فَأَتْلَفَهَا، يُطْلِقُهُ حُرًّا عِوَضًا عَنْ عَيْنِهِ. | ٢٦ |
27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
| وَإِنْ أَسْقَطَ سِنَّ عَبْدِهِ أَوْ سِنَّ أَمَتِهِ يُطْلِقُهُ حُرًّا عِوَضًا عَنْ سِنِّهِ. | ٢٧ |
28 If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
| «وَإِذَا نَطَحَ ثَوْرٌ رَجُلًا أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةً فَمَاتَ، يُرْجَمُ ٱلثَّوْرُ وَلَا يُؤْكَلُ لَحْمُهُ. وَأَمَّا صَاحِبُ ٱلثَّوْرِ فَيَكُونُ بَرِيئًا. | ٢٨ |
29 But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
| وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ ثَوْرًا نَطَّاحًا مِنْ قَبْلُ، وَقَدْ أُشْهِدَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَلَمْ يَضْبِطْهُ، فَقَتَلَ رَجُلًا أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةً، فَٱلثَّوْرُ يُرْجَمُ وَصَاحِبُهُ أَيْضًا يُقْتَلُ. | ٢٩ |
30 If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
| إِنْ وُضِعَتْ عَلَيْهِ فِدْيَةٌ، يَدْفَعُ فِدَاءَ نَفْسِهِ كُلُّ مَا يُوضَعُ عَلَيْهِ. | ٣٠ |
31 If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.
| أَوْ إِذَا نَطَحَ ٱبْنًا أَوْ نَطَحَ ٱبْنَةً فَبِحَسَبِ هَذَا ٱلْحُكْمِ يُفْعَلُ بِهِ. | ٣١ |
32 If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
| إِنْ نَطَحَ ٱلثَّوْرُ عَبْدًا أَوْ أَمَةً، يُعْطِي سَيِّدَهُ ثَلَاثِينَ شَاقِلَ فِضَّةٍ، وَٱلثَّوْرُ يُرْجَمُ. | ٣٢ |
33 If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
| وَإِذَا فَتَحَ إِنْسَانٌ بِئْرًا، أَوْحَفَرَ إِنْسَانٌ بِئْرًا وَلَمْ يُغَطِّهِ، فَوَقَعَ فِيهِ ثَوْرٌ أَوْ حِمَارٌ، | ٣٣ |
34 the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
| فَصَاحِبُ ٱلْبِئْرِ يُعَوِّضُ وَيَرُدُّ فِضَّةً لِصَاحِبِهِ، وَٱلْمَيْتُ يَكُونُ لَهُ. | ٣٤ |
35 If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
| وَإِذَا نَطَحَ ثَوْرُ إِنْسَانٍ ثَوْرَ صَاحِبِهِ فَمَاتَ، يَبِيعَانِ ٱلثَّوْرَ ٱلْحَيَّ وَيَقْتَسِمَانِ ثَمَنَهُ. وَٱلْمَيْتُ أَيْضًا يَقْتَسِمَانِهِ. | ٣٥ |
36 But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
| لَكِنْ إِذَا عُلِمَ أَنَّهُ ثَوْرٌ نَطَّاحٌ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَضْبِطْهُ صَاحِبُهُ، يُعَوِّضُ عَنِ ٱلثَّوْرِ بِثَوْرٍ، وَٱلْمَيْتُ يَكُونُ لَهُ. | ٣٦ |
