Exodus 22

1 for to steal man: anyone cattle or sheep and to slaughter him or to sell him five cattle to complete underneath: instead [the] cattle and four flock underneath: instead [the] sheep

Yahweh also said, “If someone steals a bull or a sheep, and then slaughters it [to sell it or to sacrifice it] or sells its [meat to someone else], he must pay five bulls for the bull [that he stole], and [he must pay] four sheep for the sheep [that he stole].

2 if in/on/with breaking to find [the] thief and to smite and to die nothing to/for him blood

If a thief is caught while he is breaking into someone else’s house [at night], if [the one who catches him] kills the thief, he is not guilty of murdering him.

3 if to rise [the] sun upon him blood to/for him to complete to complete if nothing to/for him and to sell in/on/with theft his

But if that happens during the daytime, [the one who killed the thief] is guilty of murdering him. The thief must pay for what he stole. If he has no [animals with which to pay for the one that he stole], he must be sold to [become someone’s else’s slave and the money must be used] to pay for what he stole.

4 if to find to find in/on/with hand: power his [the] theft from cattle till donkey till sheep alive two to complete

If the thief still has the animal when he is caught, whether it is a bull or a donkey or a sheep, and it is still alive, the thief must give back [the stolen animal as well as giving] two [additional] animals for each one that he stole.

5 for be brutish man: anyone land: country or vineyard and to send: let go [obj] (cattle his *Q(K)*) and be brutish in/on/with land: country another best land: country his and best vineyard his to complete

If someone allows his animals to (graze/eat the grass) in his field or in his vineyard, and if they stray away and eat the crops in another person’s field, the owner of the animals must pay [the owner of those crops] by giving him the best crops from his own field or vineyard.

6 for to come out: issue fire and to find thorn and to eat stack or [the] standing grain or [the] land: country to complete to complete [the] to burn: burn [obj] [the] fire

Suppose someone starts a fire in his own field, and the fire spreads through the grass and starts burning in someone else’s field, and the fire burns grain that is growing or grain that is already [cut and] stacked. Then the person who started the fire must pay completely for the damage.

7 for to give: give man: anyone to(wards) neighbor his silver: money or article/utensil to/for to keep: guard and to steal from house: home [the] man if to find [the] thief to complete two

Suppose someone gives to another person some money or other valuable goods and asks him to guard them [in his house for a while]. If those things are stolen from that person’s house, if the thief is caught, he must pay back twice [as much as he stole].

8 if not to find [the] thief and to present: come master [the] house: home to(wards) [the] God if not to send: reach hand his in/on/with work neighbor his

But if the thief is not caught, the owner of the house [from which the things were stolen] must stand before the judges, so that the judges can determine whether [the owner of the house] was the one who took the other man’s goods [and sold them to someone else].

9 upon all word: case transgression upon cattle upon donkey upon sheep upon garment upon all something lost which to say for he/she/it this till [the] God to come (in): come word: case two their which be wicked [emph?] God to complete two to/for neighbor his

If two people argue about which one of them owns a bull or a donkey or a sheep or some clothing, or something else that has been lost, the two people who each claim/say that the item belongs to them must stand before the judges. The one whom the judges declare is lying must pay back [to the real owner] twice as many bulls or donkeys or sheep or pieces of clothing.

10 for to give: give man: anyone to(wards) neighbor his donkey or cattle or sheep and all animal to/for to keep: guard and to die or to break or to take captive nothing to see: see

Suppose someone gives his donkey or bull or sheep or some other animal to someone else and asks him to take care of it [for a while], and the animal dies or is injured or is stolen while no one is watching.

11 oath LORD to be between two their if not to send: reach hand his in/on/with work neighbor his and to take: recieve master his and not to complete

Then the person [who was taking care of the animal] must (swear/solemnly declare), knowing that God is listening, that he did not steal the animal. If he did not steal it the owner of the animal must accept/believe that the other person is telling the truth, and the other person will not have to pay anything back to the owner.

12 and if to steal to steal from from with him to complete to/for master his

But if the animal was stolen [while he was supposed to be taking care of it], the man who promised to take care of it must pay back the owner for the animal.

13 if to tear to tear to come (in): bring him witness [the] torn animal not to complete

If [he says that] the animal was killed by wild animals, he must bring back the remains of the animal that was killed and show it to the animal’s owner. If he does that, he will not have to pay anything for the animal.

14 and for to ask man: anyone from from with neighbor his and to break or to die master his nothing with him to complete to complete

If someone borrows an animal, and if that animal is hurt or dies when its owner is not there, the one who borrowed it must pay the owner for the animal.

15 if master his with him not to complete if hired he/she/it to come (in): come in/on/with wages his

But if that happens when the owner of the animal is there, the one who borrowed it will not have to pay back anything. If the man who borrowed it only rented it, the money that he paid to rent it will be enough to pay for the animal [dying or being injured].”

16 and for to entice man virgin which not to betroth and to lie down: have sex with her to pay brideprice to pay brideprice her to/for him to/for woman: wife

“If a man persuades a girl/woman to have sex with him, a girl/woman who (is a virgin/has never had sex with any man) and who is not engaged to be married, he must pay the bride price for her and marry her.

17 if to refuse to refuse father her to/for to give: give her to/for him silver: money to weigh like/as brideprice [the] virgin

But if her father refuses to allow her to marry him, he must pay to the woman’s father the amount of money that is equal to the amount of bride price money that men pay for virgins.

18 to practice sorcery not to live

You must execute any woman who (practices sorcery/is a shaman).

19 all to lie down: have sex with animal to die to die

You must execute any person who has sex with an animal.

20 to sacrifice to/for God to devote/destroy lest to/for LORD to/for alone him

You [must offer sacrifices] only to Yahweh. You must execute anyone who offers a sacrifice to any [other] god.

21 and sojourner not to oppress and not to oppress him for sojourner to be in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt

You must not mistreat a foreigner [who comes to live among you]. Do not forget that you were previously foreigners in Egypt.

22 all widow and orphan not to afflict [emph?]

You must not mistreat any widow or any orphan.

23 if to afflict to afflict [obj] him that if: except if: except to cry to cry to(wards) me to hear: hear to hear: hear cry his

If you mistreat them and they cry out to me [for help], I will hear them.

24 and to be incensed face: anger my and to kill [obj] you in/on/with sword and to be woman: wife your widow and son: child your orphan

And I will be angry with you, and I will cause you to be killed in a war [MTY]. Your wives will become widows, and your children will no longer have fathers.

25 if silver: money to borrow [obj] people my [obj] [the] afflicted with you not to be to/for him like/as to lend not to set: take [emph?] upon him interest

If you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest on the money.

26 if to pledge to pledge garment neighbor your till to come (in): come [the] sun to return: return him to/for him

If he gives you his cloak to guarantee [that he will pay the money back], you must give the cloak back to him before the sun goes down,

27 for he/she/it (covering his *Q(k)*) to/for alone her he/she/it mantle his to/for skin his in/on/with what? to lie down: sleep and to be for to cry to(wards) me and to hear: hear for gracious I

because he needs it to keep him warm [during the night]. (That is the only covering that poor people have when they sleep at night./What else will he cover himself with during the night?) [RHQ] [If you do not act mercifully toward him by returning his cloak], when he cries out to me asking for my help, I will help him, because I [always act] mercifully.

28 God not to lighten and leader in/on/with people your not to curse

Do not (revile/speak evil about) me, and do not (curse/ask me to do harmful things to) any ruler of your people.

29 fruit your and juice your not to delay firstborn son: child your to give: give to/for me

(Do not withhold from/Give) me the best parts of the grain that you harvest and of the olive oil and the wine that you produce.

30 so to make: do to/for cattle your to/for flock your seven day to be with mother his in/on/with day [the] eighth to give: give him to/for me

You must dedicate your firstborn sons to me. Similarly, your firstborn [male] cattle and sheep belong to me. After those animals are born, allow them to stay with their mothers for seven days. On the eighth day, offer them to me [as a sacrifice].

31 and human holiness to be [emph?] to/for me and flesh in/on/with land: country torn animal not to eat to/for dog to throw [emph?] [obj] him

You are people who are (completely dedicated to/set apart for) me. [And I detest] the meat of any animal that has been killed by wild animals. Therefore you should not eat such meat. Instead, throw it where the dogs [can eat it].”