Exodus 22

1 And if one steal an ox or a sheep, and kill it or sell it, he shall pay five calves for a calf, and four sheep for a sheep.

If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.

2 And if the thief be found in the breach [made by himself] and be struck and die, there shall not be blood shed for him.

If a thief is taken in the act of forcing his way into a house, and his death is caused by a blow, the owner of the house is not responsible for his blood.

3 But if the sun be risen upon him, he is guilty, he shall die instead; and if a thief have nothing, let him be sold in compensation for what he has stolen.

But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.

4 And if the thing stolen be left and be in his hand alive, whether ox or sheep, he shall restore them two-fold.

If he still has what he had taken, whatever it is, ox or ass or sheep, he is to give twice its value.

5 And if any one should feed down a field or a vineyard, and should send in his beast to feed down another field, he shall make compensation of his own field according to his produce; and if he shall have fed down the whole field, he shall pay for compensation the best of his own field and the best of his vineyard.

If a man makes a fire in a field or a vine-garden, and lets the fire do damage to another man's field, he is to give of the best produce of his field or his vine-garden to make up for it.

6 And if fire have gone forth and caught thorns, and should also set on fire threshing-floors or ears of corn or a field, he that kindled the fire shall make compensation.

If there is a fire and the flames get to the thorns at the edge of the field, causing destruction of the cut grain or of the living grain, or of the field, he who made the fire will have to make up for the damage.

7 And if any one give to his neighbour money or goods to keep, and they be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be found he shall repay double.

If a man puts money or goods in the care of his neighbour to keep for him, and it is taken from the man's house, if they get the thief, he will have to make payment of twice the value.

8 But if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall come forward before God, and shall swear that surely he has not wrought wickedly in regard of any part of his neighbour's deposit,

If they do not get the thief, let the master of the house come before the judges and take an oath that he has not put his hand on his neighbour's goods.

9 according to every injury alleged, both concerning a calf, and an ass, and a sheep, and a garment, and every alleged loss, whatever in fact it may be, —the judgement of both shall proceed before God, and he that is convicted by God shall repay to his neighbour double.

In any question about an ox or an ass or a sheep or clothing, or about the loss of any property which anyone says is his, let the two sides put their cause before God; and he who is judged to be in the wrong is to make payment to his neighbour of twice the value.

10 And if any one give to his neighbour to keep a calf or sheep or any beast, and it be wounded or die or be taken, and no one know,

If a man puts an ass or an ox or a sheep or any beast into the keeping of his neighbour, and it comes to death or is damaged or is taken away, without any person seeing it:

11 an oath of God shall be between both, [each swearing] that he has surely not at all been guilty in the matter of his neighbour's deposit; and so his master shall hold him guiltless, and he shall not make compensation.

If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.

12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make compensation to the owner.

But if it is taken from him by a thief, he is to make up for the loss of it to its owner.

13 And if it be seized of beasts, he shall bring him to [witness] the prey, and he shall not make compensation.

But if it has been damaged by a beast, and he is able to make this clear, he will not have to make payment for what was damaged.

14 And if any one borrow [ought] of his neighbour, and it be wounded or die or be carried away, and the owner of it be not with it, he shall make compensation.

If a man gets from his neighbour the use of one of his beasts, and it is damaged or put to death when the owner is not with it, he will certainly have to make payment for the loss.

15 But if the owner be with it, he shall not make compensation: but if it be a hired thing, there shall be [a compensation] to him instead of his hire.

If the owner is with it, he will not have to make payment: if he gave money for the use of it, the loss is covered by the payment.

16 And if any one deceive a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to himself.

If a man takes a virgin, who has not given her word to another man, and has connection with her, he will have to give a bride-price for her to be his wife.

17 And if her father positively refuse, and will not consent to give her to him for a wife, he shall pay compensation to her father according to the amount of the dowry of virgins.

If her father will not give her to him on any account, he will have to give the regular payment for virgins.

18 You shall not save the lives of sorcerers.

Any woman using unnatural powers or secret arts is to be put to death.

19 Every one that lies with a beast you shall surely put to death.

Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death.

20 He that sacrifices to any gods but to the Lord alone, shall be destroyed by death.

Complete destruction will come on any man who makes offerings to any other god but the Lord.

21 And you shall not hurt a stranger, nor afflict him; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.

22 You shall hurt no widow or orphan.

Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.

23 And if you should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.

If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;

24 And I will be very angry, and will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows and your children orphans.

And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers.

25 And if you should lend money to your poor brother who is by you, you shall not be hard upon him you shall not exact usury of him.

If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.

26 And if you take your neighbour's garment for a pledge, you shall restore it to him before sunset.

If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:

27 For this is his clothing, this is the only covering of his nakedness; wherein shall he sleep? If then he shall cry to me, I will listen to him, for I am merciful.

For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.

28 You shall not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of your people.

You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

29 You shall not keep back the first fruits of your threshing floor and press. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.

Do not keep back your offerings from the wealth of your grain and your vines. The first of your sons you are to give to me.

30 So shall you do with your calf and your sheep and your ass; seven days shall it be under the mother, and the eighth day you shall give it to me.

In the same way with your oxen and your sheep: for seven days let the young one be with its mother; on the eighth day give it to me.

31 And you shall be holy men to me; and you shall not eat flesh taken of beasts, you shall cast it to the dog.

You are to be holy men to me: the flesh of no animal whose death has been caused by the beasts of the field may be used for your food; it is to be given to the dogs.