< Exodus 22 >

1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
假使有人偷了牛或羊,無論是宰了或賣了,應用五頭牛賠償一頭牛,四隻羊賠償一隻羊。
2 If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten that he die, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.
若在挖窟窿時,被人逮住打死,打的人沒有流血的罪。
3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him: he should make restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
若太陽已出來,打的人就有流血的罪。竊賊必須償還,他若一無所有,應賣身還他所偷之物。
4 If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall pay double.
所偷之物無論是牛或驢或羊,若在他手中被尋獲時還活著,應加倍償還。
5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it 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.
假使有人在田地和葡萄園放牲口,讓牲口到別人的田地去吃,應拿自己田地或園中最好的出產賠償。
6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
假使放火燒荊棘而燒了別人的麥捆或莊稼或田地,點火的人應賠償。託管物遺失賠償法
7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double.
假使有人將銀錢或物品交人保存,而銀錢或物品從這人家中被偷去,若賊人被尋獲,應加倍賠償。
8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, [to see] whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.
若尋不到賊人,家主應到天主前作證,自己沒有伸手拿原主之物。
9 For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing, whereof one saith, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbour.
關於任何爭訟案件,不拘是對牛、驢、羊、衣服或任何遺失之物,若一個說:這是我的。兩人的案件應呈到天主前;天主宣佈誰有罪,誰就應加倍賠償。
10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour 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:
假使有人將驢、牛、羊,或任何牲口託人看守,若有死亡或斷了腿,或被搶走,而又沒有人看見,
11 the oath of the LORD shall be between them both, whether he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.
應在上主前起誓定斷兩人的案件,證明看守者沒有動手害原主之物;原主若接受起的誓,看守者就不必賠償;
12 But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
若是由他手中偷去,他應賠償原主;
13 If it be torn in pieces, let him bring it for witness; he shall not make good that which was torn.
若被野獸撕裂了,他應帶回作證明,為撕裂之物就不必賠償。
14 And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
假使有人借用人的牲口,牲口若斷了腿或死亡,而原主不在場,就應賠償。
15 If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for its hire.
若原主在場,就不必賠償;若是僱來的,已有傭金作賠償。保障人權法
16 And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
假使有人引誘沒有訂婚的處女,而與她同睡,應出聘禮,聘她為妻。
17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
若她的父親堅決不肯將女兒嫁給他,他應付出和給處女作聘禮一樣多的銀錢。
18 Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.
女巫,你不應讓她活著。
19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
凡與走獸交合的,應受死刑。
20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
在唯一上主以外,又祭獻外神的,應被毀滅。
21 And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
對外僑,不要苛待和壓迫,因為你們在埃及也曾僑居過。
22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
對任何寡婦和孤兒,不可苛待;
23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
若是苛待了一個,他若向我呼求,我必聽他的呼求,
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.
必要發怒,用刀殺死你們:這樣,你們的妻子也要成為寡婦,你們的兒子也要成為孤兒。
25 If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him usury.
如果你借錢給我的一個百姓,即你中間的一個窮人,你對他不可像放債的人,向他取利。
26 If thou at all take thy neighbour’s garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
若是你拿了人的外氅作抵押,日落以前,應歸還他,
27 for that is his only covering, it is his garment 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.
因為這是他唯一的鋪蓋,是他蓋身的外氅;如果沒有它,他怎樣睡覺呢﹖他若向我呼號,我必俯聽,因為我是仁慈的。
28 Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.
不可咒罵天主,不可詛咒你百姓的首長。
29 Thou shalt not delay to offer of the abundance of thy fruits, and of thy liquors. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
不可遲延獻你豐收的五穀和初榨的油;你子孫中的長子,都應獻給我。
30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, [and] with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
對於你牛羊的首生也應這樣行;七天同牠母親在一起,第八天應把牠獻給我。
31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
你們為我應做聖善的人;田間被野獸撕裂的肉,不可以吃,應扔給狗吃。

< Exodus 22 >