Exodus 22

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

'When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.

2 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

'If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;

3 If the sun be risen on him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

if the sun hath risen upon him, blood [is] for him, he doth certainly repay; if he have nothing, then he hath been sold for his theft;

4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

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

5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

'When a man depastureth a field or vineyard, and hath sent out his beast, and it hath pastured in the field of another, [of] the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard, he doth repay.

6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

'When fire goeth forth, and hath found thorns, and a stack, or the standing corn, or the field, hath been consumed, he who causeth the burning doth certainly repay.

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, let him pay double.

'When a man doth give unto his neighbour silver, or vessels to keep, and it hath been stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he repayeth double.

8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges, to see whether he have put his hand to his neighbor’s goods.

'If the thief is not found, then the master of the house hath been brought near unto God, whether he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour;

9 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing which another challenges to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double to his neighbor.

for every matter of transgression, for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, for any lost thing of which it is said that it is his; unto God cometh the matter of them both; he whom God doth condemn, he repayeth double to his neighbour.

10 If a man deliver to his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

'When a man doth give unto his neighbour an ass, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, and it hath died, or hath been hurt, or taken captive, none seeing —

11 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he has not put his hand to his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.

an oath of Jehovah is between them both, that he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour, and its owner hath accepted, and he doth not repay;

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

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

13 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.

if it is certainly torn, he bringeth it in — a witness; the torn thing he doth not repay.

14 And if a man borrow something of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

'And when a man doth ask [anything] from his neighbour, and it hath been hurt or hath died — its owner not being with it — he doth certainly repay;

15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

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

16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

'And when a man doth entice a virgin who [is] not betrothed, and hath lain with her, he doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife;

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

if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.

18 You shall not suffer a witch to live.

'A witch thou dost not keep alive.

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

'Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death.

20 He that sacrifices to any god, save to the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

'He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted.

21 You shall neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

'And a sojourner thou dost not oppress, nor crush him, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt.

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

'Any widow or orphan ye do not afflict;

23 If you afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;

24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

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

25 If you lend money to any of my people that is poor by you, you shall not be to him as an usurer, neither shall you lay on him usury.

'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

26 If you at all take your neighbor’s raiment to pledge, you shall deliver it to him by that the sun goes down:

if thou dost at all take in pledge the garment of thy neighbour, during the going in of the sun thou dost return it to him:

27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he cries to me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

for it alone is his covering, it [is] his garment for his skin; wherein doth he lie down? and it hath come to pass, when he doth cry unto Me, that I have heard, for I [am] gracious.

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

'God thou dost not revile, and a prince among thy people thou dost not curse.

29 You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe fruits, and of your liquors: the firstborn of your sons shall you give to me.

'Thy fulness and thy liquids thou dost not delay; the first-born of thy sons thou dost give to Me;

30 Likewise shall you do with your oxen, and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day you shall give it me.

so thou dost to thine ox, to thy sheep; seven days it is with its dam, on the eighth day thou dost give it to Me.

31 And you shall be holy men to me: neither shall you eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; you shall cast it to the dogs.

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