Exodus 21
1 “These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
Sasa hizi ni amri utakazoweka kabla yao:
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.
'kama mtanunua mtumishi wa kiebrania, atatumikia kwa miaka sita, na mwaka wa saba ataachiwa huru bila kilipwa chochote.
3 If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
Kama alikuja mwenyewe, ataenda huru kwa ridhaa yake;
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.
kama bwana wake atampa mke na kumzalia mwana na binti, mke pamoja na watoto wake watabaki mali ya bwana wake, na ataenda zake huru.
5 But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
Lakini kama mtumishi atasema waziwazi, “Nampenda bwana wangu, mke wangu, na watoto; sitaenda nje,”
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.
“kisha bwana wake atapaswa kumleta kwa Mungu. Bwana wake atapaswa kumleta katika mlango au katika muhimili wa mlango, na bwana wake atatoboa sikio lake na sindano. Kisha mtumishi wake atamtumikia kwa maisha yake yote.
7 And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
Kama mwanaume ata muuza binti wake kama mtumishi wa kike, ata weza kwenda huru kama watumishi wa kiume wanavyo enda.
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.
Kama hamridhishi bwana wake, aliye mtenga kwa ajili yake, kisha lazima amnunue tena. Hana ruhusa ya kumuuza kwa watu wengine wa kigeni. Hana ruhusa hiyo, sababu amemtendea kwa hila.
9 And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
Ikiwa bwana wake atamposa awe mke wa mwanae, atamtendea kama desturi zipasavyo sawa na binti zake.
10 If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
Ikiwa atajitwalia mke mwingine, asimpunguzie huyo chakula chake, nguo na haki zake za unyumba.
11 If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
Lakini asipofanyiwa mambo haya matatu, basi anaweza kwenda bure pasipo kutolewa mali.
12 Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
Mtu awaye yote ampigaye mtu hata akafa, inampasa mtu huyo auawe pia.
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.
Lakini kama hakumvizia, ila kwa bahati mbaya, basi nitamfanyia mahali pa kukimbilia.
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.
Lakini mtu akimwendea mwenzake kwa kujikinai, kusudi apate kumwua kwa hila; huyo utamwondoa hata kama ni madhabahuni pangu, ili auawe.
15 Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Yeyote atakaye mpiga baba au mama yake lazima auawe.
16 Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
Yeyote atakaye mteka mtu na kumuuza, au mtu amekutwa kama mali yake, huyo mtekaji lazima auawe.
17 Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Yeyote atakaye mlaani baba au mama yake lazima auawe.
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,
Kama wanaume watapigana na mmoja akimpiga mwengine kwa jiwe au ngumi, na huyo mtu asife, lakini alazwe kitandani;
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.
kisha akapona na anaweza kutembea kwa gongo lake, yeye aliye mpiga lazima alipe muda aliye mpotezea; na lazima alipe matibabu yake yote. Lakini huyo mtu hana hatia ya mauaji.
20 If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
Kama mwanaume akimpiga mtumishi wake wa kiume au wa kike kwa gongo, na kama mtumishi huyo akifa kwa madhara ya pigo, kisha huyo mtu lazima ahadhibiwe.
21 However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
Walakini, mtumishi huyo akiishi siku moja au mbili, bwana aruhusiwi kuadhibiwa, kwa kuwa atateseka kupoteza mtumishi huyo.
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.
Kama wanaume wakipigana pamoja na wakamuumiza wanamke mwenye mimba na kuiharibu, lakini hakuna majeraha mengine kwake, kisha huyo mwanaume mwenye hatia lazima alipe kama mme wa mwanamke anavyo taka kwake, na kulipa kama hakimu anavyo kusudia.
23 But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
Lakini kama kuna majeraha makubwa, lazima utoe uhai kwa uhai, jicho kwa jicho,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
jino kwa jino, mkono kwa mkono, mguu kwa mguu,
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
kuchoma kwa kuchoma, jeraha kwa jeraha, au mkwaruzo kwa mkwaruzo.
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.
Kama mwanaume akipiga jicho la mtumishi wake kiume au mtumishi wake wa kike na kuliharibu, kisha lazima amuache mtumishi aende pasipo fidia ya jicho.
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.
Kama akitoa jino la mtumishi wake wa kiume au mtumishi wake wa kike, lazima amuache mtumishi kwenda huru kama fidia ya jino.
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.
Kama ng'ombe akimpiga mwanaume au mwanamke akafa, ng'ombe lazima apigwe mawe, na nyama yake hairuhusiwi kuliwa; lakini mmiliki wa ng'ombe lazima awe huru kwa hatia.
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.
Lakini kama ng'ombe alikuwa na tabia ya kupiga hapo awali, na mmiliki wake alionywa lakini hakumzuia, na ng'ombe ameua mwanaume au mwanamke, huyo ng'ombe lazima apigwe mawe, na mmiliki wake lazima auawe pia.
30 If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
Kama malipo ya uhai yanaitajika, lazima alipe chochote anachotakiwa kulipa.
31 If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.
Kama ng'ombe amempiga mwana wa mwanaume au binti wake, mmiliki wa ng'ombe anapaswa kufanya kama masharti yanavyo mlazimu.
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.
Kama ng'ombe akimpiga mtumishi wa kiume au wakike, mmiliki wa ngombe lazima alipe shekeli thelathini za fedha, na ng'ombe lazima apigwe mawe.
33 If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
Kama mwanaume akifungua shimo, au kama mwanume akichimba shimo na asifunike, na ng'ombe au punda akaanguka ndani,
34 the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
mmiliki wa shimo lazima alipe madhara. Lazima atoe hela kwa mmiliki wa mnyama aliye kufa, na mnyama aliye kufa atakuwa wake.
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.
Kama ng'ombe wa mwanaume akimuumiza ng'ombe wa mwanume mwengine hadi kufa, kisha lazima wamuuze ng'ombe aliye hai na kugawana gharama, na pia lazima wagawane ng'ombe aliye kufa.
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.
Lakini kama ilijulikana kama ng'ombe alikuwa na tabia ya kupiga hapo awali, na mmiliki wake hakumfunga ndani, hakika lazima alipe ng'ombe kwa ng'ombe, na mnyama aliye kufa atakuwa wake.
