Exodus 22

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

When a man stealeth an ox or a sheep, and slayeth it, or selleth it, with five of the herd, shall he make good—for the ox, or with four of the flock, for the sheep.

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

If, in the place of breaking in, the thief be found and he is smitten so that he dieth, there is due for him no shedding of blood:

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

should the sun have arisen upon him, there would be shedding of blood due for him, —he is surely to make restitution, if he hath nothing, then is he to be sold, for his theft.

4 If the thing stolen be actually found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall restore double.

If the thing stolen is found in his hand—whether ox or ass or sheep, alive, with two, shall he make restitution.

5 If a man cause a field or vineyard to be eaten off, and he let his beasts enter, and they feed in another man's field; with the best of his own field, and with best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

When a man causeth a field or a vineyard to be depastured, or hath sent in his own cattle and stripped the field of another, he shall, surely make restitution, out of his own field, according to the yield thereof; or if, all the field, he depasture, with the best of his own field, or with the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

6 If a fire break out, and meet with thorns, so that stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed thereby, he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

When a fire breaketh out and hath come upon thorns and so there is consumed a stack of sheaves, or the standing corn, or the field, he that kindled the fire, shall surely make restitution.

7 If a man do deliver unto his neighbor money or vessels to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house: if the thief be found, he shall pay double.

When a man giveth unto his neighbour silver or jewelry, to keep, and it is stolen out of the house of the man:

8 If the thief be not found, then shall the master of the house be brought unto the judges, [to swear] that he have not stretched out his hand against his neighbor's goods.

if the thief be found, he shall give in restitution double, if the thief be not found, then shall the owner of the house be brought near unto God to swear that he hath not laid his hand on the property of his neighbour.

9 For all manner of trespass, for ox, for ass, for lamb, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, of which he can say, This is it, before the judges shall come the cause of both parties, and he, whom the judges may condemn, shall pay double unto his neighbor.

For any affair of trespass—for an ox, for an ass, for a sheep, for a mantle for anything lost as to which one could say—This is it, unto God, shall come the affair of them both, —he whom God shall condemn, shall make restitution of double to his neighbour.

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

When a man delivereth unto his neighbour, an ass, or an ox or a sheep, or any beast, to keep, —and it dieth or is fractured, or is driven away, no one beholding,

11 Then shall an oath of the Lord be between them both, that he have not stretched out his hand against his neighbor's goods; and the owner of it shall accept this, and he shall not make it good.

the oath of Yahweh, shall come between them both, That he hath not laid his hand on the property of his neighbour, —then shall the owner thereof accept it and he shall not make restitution.

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

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

13 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it as evidence; that which was torn he shall not make good.

If it be, verily torn in pieces, he shall bring it in as a witness—for that which was torn, he shall not make restitution.

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

And when a man asketh aught of his neighbour, and it is fractured or dieth, its owner, not being with it, he shall, surely make restitution.

15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good; if it be a hired thing, the loss is included in its hire.

If, its owner, was with it, he shall not make restitution, —if it is, hired, it cometh into its hire.

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

And, when a man enticeth a virgin who is not betrothed, and lieth with her, he shall, surely pay a purchase-price, that she may be his wife.

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

If her father utterly refuse, to give her to him, silver, shall he weigh out, according to the purchase-price of virgins.

18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

A sorceress, shalt thou not suffer to live.

19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, shall be utterly destroyed.

He that sacrificeth to the gods shall be devoted to destruction, —except [he sacrificeth] to Yahweh alone.

21 And a stranger thou shalt not vex, and shalt not oppress him; for strangers ye were in the land of Egypt.

And, a sojourner, shalt thou not tread down neither shalt thou drive him away, —for sojourners, ye became in the land of Egypt.

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

Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:

23 If thou afflict him in any wise; [for if he cry at all unto me, I will surely hear his cry: ]

if thou, do humiliate, him, when he in anywise crieth out unto me, I will, surely hear, his outcry:

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

so shall kindle mine anger, and I will slay you with the sword, —and your wives, shall become widows, and your, sons fatherless.

25 If thou lend money to my people, to the poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a lender of money; thou shalt not lay upon him usury.

If, silver, thou wilt lend unto my people—unto the humbled one by thee, thou shalt not be to him like one that lendeth on interest, —thou shalt not lay upon him interest.

26 If thou take at all thy neighbor's raiment in pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by the time the sun goeth down;

If thou, do take in pledge, the mantle of thy neighbour, by the going in of the sun, shalt thou restore it to him;

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

for that is his only covering, that, is his mantle, for his skin, —wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass when he maketh outcry unto me, then will I hear because, gracious, I am.

28 The judges thou shalt not revile; and a ruler among thy people thou shalt not curse.

God, shalt thou not revile, —and a prince among thy people, shalt thou not curse.

29 The first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors, shalt thou not delay to offer; the first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Thy fulness and thine outflow, shalt thou not delay, —the firstborn of thy sons, shalt thou give to me.

30 In like manner shalt thou do with thy ox, with thy sheep; seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

Thus, shalt thou do with thine ox with thy sheep, —seven days, shall it be with its dam, on the eighth day, shalt thou give it to me.

31 And holy men shall ye be unto me: and flesh that is torn of beasts in the field, shall ye not eat; to the dogs shall ye cast it.

Holy men, therefore shall ye truly become to me, —and flesh in the field torn to pieces, shall ye not eat, to the dogs, shall ye cast it.