Exodus 22

1 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.

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

2 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:

If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

3 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.

If the sun has risen on him, he is guilty of bloodshed. He shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

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

If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

5 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.

“If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten by letting his animal loose, and it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard.

6 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.

“If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

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

“If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

8 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.

If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out whether or not he has put his hand on his neighbor’s goods.

9 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.

For every matter of trespass, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says, ‘This is mine,’ the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

10 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,

“If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it;

11 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.

the oath of the LORD shall be between them both, he has not put his hand on his neighbor’s goods; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

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

But if it is stolen from him, the one who stole shall make restitution to its owner.

13 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.

If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it for evidence. He shall not make good that which was torn.

14 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.

“If a man borrows anything of his neighbor’s, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

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

If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease.

16 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.

“If a man entices a virgin who is not pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

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

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

18 A sorceress, shalt thou not suffer to live.

“You shall not allow a sorceress to live.

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

“Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.

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

“He who sacrifices to any god, except to the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.

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

“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

22 Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:

“You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.

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

If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

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

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

25 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.

“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor. You shall not charge him interest.

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

If you take your neighbor’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

27 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.

for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

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

“You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

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

“You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. “You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.

30 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.

You shall do likewise with your cattle and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days, then on the eighth day you shall give it to me.

31 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.

“You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any meat that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.