< Exodus 21 >

1 “These are the regulations you are to present to them:
“अब तैँले तिनीहरूका सामु राख्‍ने आदेशहरू यी नै हुन्:
2 If you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to work for you for six years. But in the seventh year, he is to be freed without having to pay anything.
तिमीहरूले हिब्रू कमारा किन्यौ भने त्यसले छ वर्षसम्म सेवा गर्नुपर्छ, र सातौँ वर्षमा केही नतिरी त्यो मुक्त हुनेछ ।
3 If he was single when he came, he is to leave single. If he had a wife when he came, she is to leave with him.
त्यो एक्लै आएको हो भने त्यो एक्लै जाओस् । त्यो विवाहित हो भने त्यो आफ्नी पत्‍नीसँगै जाओस् ।
4 If his master provides him a wife and she has children with him, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall be freed.
त्यसका मालिकले त्यसलाई पत्‍नी दिएका भए र त्यसले पतिको निम्ति छोराछोरीहरू जन्माएकी भए पत्‍नी र त्यसका छोराछोरीहरू मालिकको हुनेछन्, तर पतिचाहिँ मुक्त हुनेछ ।
5 However, if the slave formally states, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to be freed,’
तर कमाराले सफासँग “म मेरा मालिक, मेरी पत्‍नी र मेरा छोराछोरीलाई प्रेम गर्छु; म मुक्त भएर जान्‍नँ”
6 then his master is to take him before the judges. Then he shall have him stand against the door or doorpost and use a metal tool to make a hole in his ear. Then he shall work for his master for life.
भन्यो भने त्यसका मालिकले त्यसलाई परमेश्‍वरको सामु ल्याउनुपर्छ । मालिकले त्यसलाई ढोका वा ढोकाको सङ्घारमा ल्याई त्यसको कान सुतारोले छेडिदिनुपर्छ । तब त्यस कमाराले जीवनभर मालिकको सेवा गर्नेछ ।
7 If a man sells his daughter as a slave, she is not to be freed in the same way as male slaves.
कुनै मानिसले आफ्नी छोरीलाई कमारीको रूपमा बेच्यो भने कमाराहरूजस्तै त्यो मुक्त भएर जानुहुँदैन ।
8 If the man who chose her for himself is not pleased with her, he must let her be bought back. He is not permitted to sell her to foreigners, since he has been unfair to her.
त्यसले आफ्ना मालिकलाई खुसी पारिन भने त्यसलाई मोल तिरेर छुटाइयोस् । त्यसलाई परदेशीकहाँ बेच्ने अधिकार मालिकलाई हुँदैन । मालिकले त्यसलाई छलपूर्वक व्यवहार गरेकोले त्योसित त्यस्तो अधिकार हुँदैन ।
9 If he chooses to give her to his son, he must treat her as a daughter.
मालिकले त्यसलाई आफ्नो छोरोकी पत्‍नी हुन दियो भने त्यसलाई आफ्नी छोरीलाई जस्तै व्यवहार गरोस् ।
10 If he takes another woman, he must not reduce the food and clothing allowances and marital rights of the first.
त्यसले आफ्नो लागि अर्की पत्‍नी ल्यायो भने त्यसले खानेकुरा, लुगाफाटा वा त्यसका वैवाहिक अधिकारहरू पुरा गर्नबाट नचुकोस् ।
11 If he doesn't give her these three things, she is free to leave without paying anything.
तर त्यसले पत्‍नीलाई यी तिनवटा कुरा उपलब्ध गराएन भने दाम नतिरीकनै त्यो मुक्त भएर जान सक्छे ।
12 Anyone who hits and kills someone else must be executed.
कसैले कुनै मानिसलाई मर्ने गरी हिर्कायो भने त्यसलाई निश्‍चय नै मारिनैपर्छ ।
13 However, if it wasn't intentional and God let it happen, then I will arrange a place for you where they can run to and be safe.
त्यसले जानाजानी यसो नगरी भवितव्य पर्न गएको रहेछ भने म त्यो भागेर जान सक्‍ने ठाउँ तोकिदिनेछु ।
14 But if someone deliberately plans and purposely kills another, you must take them away from my altar and execute them.
कुनै मानिसले जानाजानी आफ्नो छिमेकीलाई आक्रमण गरी धूर्त योजनामुताबिक मार्‍यो भने त्यो परमेश्‍वरको वेदीमा भए तापनि त्यसलाई मार्नलाई लगियोस् ।
15 Anyone who hits their father or mother must be executed.
आफ्नो बुबा वा आमालाई हिर्काउने जोसुकै पनि निश्‍चय नै मारिनैपर्छ ।
16 Anyone who kidnaps someone else must be executed, whether the victim is sold or is still in their possessions.
जसले कुनै व्यक्तिलाई अपहरण गरी त्यसले उसलाई बेच्यो वा पक्रिँदा त्यसकै हातमा फेला पर्‍यो भने अपहरणकारीलाई मारिनैपर्छ ।
17 Anyone who despises their father or mother must be executed.
आफ्नो बुबा वा आमालाई सराप्‍ने जोसुकै पनि निश्‍चय नै मारिनैपर्छ ।
18 If men are fighting and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist, and the injured man doesn't die but has to stay in bed,
मानिसहरू एक-अर्कासित झगडा गर्दा एउटाले अर्कोलाई ढुङ्गाले वा मुक्‍काले हिर्कायो र त्यो व्यक्ति नमरी ओछ्यान पर्‍यो
19 and then gets up and walks around outside with his walking stick, then the one who hit him won't be punished, Even so, he must still compensate the man for the time lost from his work and make sure that he's completely healed.
र त्यो फेरि उठेर आफ्नो लट्ठीको सहायताले यताउता हिँड्न सक्यो भने हिर्काउनेले त्यसको समयको हर्जाना तिर्नुपर्छ । त्यसले ऊ पूर्ण निको नभएसम्म सबै खर्च पनि दिनुपर्छ । तर त्यो मानिस हत्याको दोषी भने हुँदैन ।
20 Anyone who hits their male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies as a result, must be punished.
कुनै मानिसले आफ्नो कमारा वा कमारीलाई लट्ठीले हिर्काउँदा मुक्‍का लागेर मर्‍यो भने त्यस मानिसलाई निश्‍चय नै दण्ड दिइनुपर्छ ।
21 However, if after a day or two the slave gets better, the owner won't be punished because the slave is their property.
तर त्यो एक-दुई दिनसम्म बाँच्यो भने मालिकलाई दण्ड दिइनुहुँदैन किनकि उसले नोकरको क्षति भोग्‍नेछ ।
22 If men who are fighting happen to hit a pregnant woman so she gives birth prematurely, but no serious injury occurs, he must be fined whatever amount the woman's husband demands and as permitted by the judges.
मानिसहरू सँगसँगै झगडा गर्दा गर्भवती महिलालाई हानि पुगी त्यसको बच्‍चा तुहियो तर त्यो आफैलाई कुनै चोट लागेन भने त्यस स्‍त्रीको पतिले मागेबमोजिम दोषी मानिसलाई हर्जाना तिराइनुपर्छ, र न्यायकर्ताहरूले तोकेबमोजिम त्यसले तिर्नुपर्छ ।
23 But if a serious injury does occur, then you must pay a life for a life,
तर गम्भीर चोट लागेको रहेछ भने त्यस मानिसलाई प्राणको सट्टा प्राण
24 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot,
आँखाको सट्टा आँखा, दाँतको सट्टा दाँत, हातको सट्टा हात, खुट्टाको सट्टा खुट्टा
25 a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, and a bruise for a bruise.
डामको सट्टा डाम, चोटको सट्टा चोट र कुटाइको सट्टा कुटाइ मिलोस् ।
26 Anyone who hits their male or female slave in the eye and blinds them must free the slave as compensation for the eye.
कुनै मानिसले आफ्नो कमारा वा कमारीको आँखामा हिर्काएर त्यसलाई नष्‍ट गरिदियो भने उसले आँखाको साटो त्यसलाई स्वतन्त्र भएर जान दिओस् ।
27 Anyone who knocks out the tooth of their male or female slave must free the slave as compensation for the tooth.
उसले आफ्नो कमारा वा कमारीको दाँत निकालिदियो भने उसले दाँतको साटो त्यसलाई स्वतन्त्र भएर जान दिओस् ।
28 If an ox uses its horns to kill a man or woman, the ox must be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox won't be punished.
कुनै गोरुले पुरुष वा स्‍त्रीलाई सिङले हानेर मार्‍यो भने त्यसलाई ढुङ्गाले हानेर मारिनुपर्छ, र त्यसको मासु खाइनुहुँदैन ।
29 But if the ox has repeatedly hurt people with its horns, and its owner has been warned but still doesn't keep it under control, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned to death and its owner must also be executed.
तर गोरुको मालिकचाहिँ निर्दोष होस् । तर गोरुको विगतमा हान्‍ने बानी थियो र त्यसको मालिकलाई यसबारे चेताउनी दिँदा पनि उसले बाँधेर राखेको रहेनछ र गोरुले पुरुष वा महिलालाई मार्‍यो भने त्यसलाई ढुङ्गाले हानेर मारिनैपर्छ र त्यसको मालिकलाई पनि मारिनैपर्छ ।
30 But if instead the payment of compensation is required, the owner may buy back his or her life by paying the full amount of compensation demanded.
त्यसको जीवनको लागि कुनै मूल्य माग गरिएको छ भने मागेजति मालिकले दिनुपर्छ ।
31 If the ox uses its horns and kills a son or a daughter the same rule is applicable.
गोरुले कुनै मानिसको छोरो वा छोरीलाई हानेको छ भने त्यसको मालिकले नियमअनुसार तिर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ ।
32 If the ox uses its horns and kills a male or female slave, the owner of the ox must pay thirty shekels of silver to the slave's master, and the ox must be stoned to death.
गोरुले कमारा वा कमारीलाई हान्यो भने त्यसको मालिकले चाँदीको तिस सिक्‍का देओस् र गोरुलाई चाहिँ ढुङ्गाले हानेर मारियोस् ।
33 If someone removes the cover of a cistern or digs one and doesn't cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
कुनै मानिसले खाडललाई उदाङ्गै राख्यो वा त्यसले खाडल खनेर त्यसलाई ढाकेन र त्यसभित्र गोरु वा गधा खस्यो भने
34 the owner of the pit must pay compensation to the animal's owner and keep the dead animal.
खाडल खन्‍नेले हर्जाना तिर्नुपर्छ । त्यसले मृत पशुको मालिकलाई रुपियाँ तिर्नपर्छ र त्यो मरेको पशु त्यसको हुनेछ ।
35 If someone's ox injures another's ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and share money received; they must also share the dead animal.
एउटा मान्छेको गोरुले अर्को मान्छेको गोरुलाई चोट पुर्‍याएर त्यो मर्‍यो भने त्यसले जिउँदो गोरुलाई बेची तिनीहरूले त्यसको मूल्य बाँडफाँड गर्नुपर्छ र तिनीहरूले मरेको गोरुलाई पनि बाँडफाँड गर्नुपर्छ ।
36 But if it was known that the ox had repeatedly hurt people with its horns, and its owner had been warned but still didn't keep it under control, full compensation must be paid, ox for ox, but the owner can keep the dead animal.”
तर त्यस गोरुको विगतमा पनि हान्‍ने बानी रहेछ र त्यसको मालिकले त्यसलाई बाँधेर राखेको रहेनछ भनी थाहा हुन आयो उसले गोरुको सट्टा गोरु तिर्नुपर्छ अनि मरेको पशु त्यसको मालिकको हुनेछ ।

< Exodus 21 >