Exodus 21
1 “Here are some [other] instructions to give to [the Israeli people]:
Dies sind die Rechte, die du ihnen sollst vorlegen:
2 When/If you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to serve you for [only] six years. In the seventh year you must free him [from being your slave], and he is not required to pay you anything [for setting him free].
So du einen ebräischen Knecht kaufest, der soll dir sechs Jahre dienen; im siebenten Jahr soll er frei ledig ausgehen.
3 If he was not married before he became your slave, and if he marries [someone while he is your slave], his wife is not to be set free [with him]. But if he was married before he became your slave, you must free both him and his wife.
Ist er ohne Weib kommen, so, soll er auch ohne Weib ausgehen. Ist er aber mit Weib kommen, so soll sein Weib mit ihm ausgehen.
4 If a slave’s master gives him a wife, and she gives birth to sons or daughters [while her husband is a slave], only the man is to be freed. His wife and children will continue to be slaves of their master.
Hat ihm aber sein HERR ein Weib gegeben und hat Söhne oder Töchter gezeuget, so soll das Weib und die Kinder seines HERRN sein; er aber soll ohne Weib ausgehen.
5 But when it is time for the slave to be set free, if the slave says, ‘I love my master and my wife and my children, and I do not want to be set free,’
Spricht aber der Knecht: Ich habe meinen HERRN lieb und mein Weib und Kind, ich will nicht frei werden,
6 then his master must take him to [the place where they worship] God (OR, to [the owner’s] house). There he must make the slave stand against the door or the doorpost. Then the master will use an (awl/pointed metal rod) to make a hole in the slave’s ear. Then [he will fasten a tag to the slave’s ear to indicate that] (he will own that slave for the rest of his life/he will own the slave as long as the slave lives).
So bringe ihn sein HERR vor die Götter und halte ihn an die Tür oder Pfosten und bohre ihm mit einem Pfriemen durch sein Ohr; und er sei sein Knecht ewig.
7 If a man sells his daughter to become a slave, she should not be set free [after six years], as the male slaves are.
Verkauft jemand seine Tochter zur Magd, so soll sie nicht ausgehen wie die Knechte.
8 If the man who bought her wanted her to be his wife, but if [later] he is not pleased with her, he must sell her back to her father. He must not sell her to a foreigner, because that would be breaking the contract/agreement [he made with the girl’s father].
Gefällt sie aber ihrem HERRN nicht und will ihr nicht zur Ehe helfen, so soll er sie zu lösen geben. Aber unter ein fremd Volk sie zu verkaufen, hat er nicht Macht, weil er sie verschmähet hat.
9 If the man who buys her wants her to be a wife for his son, he must then treat her as though she were his own daughter.
Vertrauet er sie aber seinem Sohn, so soll er Tochterrecht an ihr tun.
10 If the master takes another slave girl to be another wife for himself, he must continue to give the first slave wife the same amount of food and clothing that he gave to her before, and he must continue to have sex [EUP] with her as before.
Gibt er ihm aber eine andere, so soll er ihr an ihrem Futter, Decke und Eheschuld nicht abbrechen.
11 If he does not do all these three things for her, he must free her [from being a slave], and she is not required to pay anything [for being set free].
Tut er diese drei nicht, so soll sie frei ausgehen ohne Lösegeld.
12 You must execute anyone who strikes another person with the result that the person who is struck dies.
Wer einen Menschen schlägt, daß er stirbt, der soll des Todes sterben.
13 But if the one who struck the other did not intend to kill that person, the one who struck him can escape to a place that I will choose for you, [and he will be safe there].
Hat er ihm aber nicht nachgestellet sondern Gott hat ihn lassen ohngefähr in seine Hände fallen, so will ich dir einen Ort bestimmen, dahin er fliehen soll
14 But if someone gets angry with another person and kills him, even if the murderer runs to the altar, [a place that God designated as a place to be safe], you must execute him.
Wo aber jemand an seinem Nächsten frevelt und ihn mit List erwürget, so sollst du denselben von meinem Altar nehmen, daß man ihn töte.
15 Anyone who strikes his father or mother must surely be executed.
Wer seinen Vater oder Mutter schlägt, der soll des Todes sterben.
16 Anyone who kidnaps another person, either in order to sell that person or to keep him as a slave, must be executed.
Wer einen Menschen stiehlt und verkaufet, daß man ihn bei ihm findet, der soll des Todes sterben.
17 Anyone who reviles/curses his father or his mother must be executed.
Wer Vater oder Mutter flucht, der soll des Todes sterben.
18 Suppose two people fight, and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist. And suppose the person he strikes does not die but is injured and has to stay in bed [for a while],
Wenn sich Männer miteinander hadern, und einer schlägt den andern mit einem Stein oder mit einer Faust, daß er nicht stirbt, sondern zu Bette liegt:
19 and later he is able to walk outside using a cane. Then the person who struck him does not have to be punished. However, he must pay the injured person the money he could not earn [while he was recovering], and he must also pay the injured person’s medical expenses until that person is well.
kommt er auf, daß er ausgehet an seinem Stabe so soll, der ihn schlug, unschuldig sein, ohne daß er ihm bezahle, was er versäumet hat, und das Arztgeld gebe.
20 If someone strikes his male or female slave with a stick, if the slave dies (immediately/as a result) [IDM], the one who struck him must be punished.
Wer seinen Knecht oder Magd schlägt mit einem Stabe, daß er stirbt unter seinen Händen, der, soll darum gestraft werden.
21 But if the slave lives for a day or two after he is struck [and then dies], you must not punish the one who struck him. Not having that slave to be able to work for him any longer is enough punishment.
Bleibt er aber einen oder zween Tage, so soll er nicht darum gestraft werden; denn es ist sein Geld.
22 Suppose two people are fighting and they hurt a pregnant woman with the result that (she has a miscarriage/her baby is born prematurely and dies). If the woman is not harmed in any other way, the one who injured her must pay a fine. He must pay whatever the woman’s husband demands, after a judge approves of the fine.
Wenn sich Männer hadern und verletzen ein schwanger Weib, daß ihr die Frucht abgehet, und ihr kein Schade widerfährt, so soll man ihn um Geld strafen, wieviel des Weibes Mann ihm auflegt, und soll's geben nach der Teidingsleute Erkennen.
23 But if the woman is injured in some additional way, the one who injured her must be caused to suffer in exactly the same way [that he caused her to suffer]. If she dies, he must be executed.
Kommt ihr aber ein Schade daraus, so soll er lassen Seele um Seele,
24 If her eye is injured or destroyed, or if he knocks out one of her teeth, or her hand or foot is injured, or if she is burned or bruised, the one who injured her must be injured in the same way.
Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn, Hand um Hand, Fuß um Fuß,
Brand um Brand, Wunde um Wunde, Beule um Beule.
26 If the owner of a slave strikes the eye of his male or female slave and ruins it, he must free that slave because of [what he did to] the slave’s eye.
Wenn jemand seinen Knecht oder seine Magd in ein Auge schlägt und verderbet es, der soll sie frei loslassen um das Auge.
27 If someone knocks out one of his slave’s teeth, he must free the slave because of [what he did to] the slave’s tooth.
Desselbigengleichen, wenn er seinem Knecht oder Magd einen Zahn ausschlägt, soll er sie frei loslassen um den Zahn.
28 If a bull gores a man or woman with the result that the person dies, you [must kill the bull by] throwing stones at it, but you must not punish the owner of the bull.
Wenn ein Ochse einen Mann oder Weib stößet, daß er stirbt, so soll man den Ochsen steinigen und sein Fleisch nicht essen; so ist der HERR des Ochsen unschuldig.
29 But suppose the bull had attacked people several times before, and its owner had been warned, but he did not keep the bull inside a fence. Then you [must kill the bull by] throwing stones at it, but you must also execute its owner.
Ist aber der Ochse vorhin stößig gewesen, und seinem HERRN ist's angesagt, und er ihn nicht verwahret hat, und tötet darüber einen Mann oder Weib, soll man den Ochsen steinigen, und sein HERR soll sterben.
30 However, if the owner of the bull is allowed to pay a fine (to save his own life/in order not to be executed), he must pay the full amount that the judges say that he must pay.
Wird man aber ein Geld auf ihn legen, so soll er geben, sein Leben zu lösen, was man ihm auflegt.
31 If someone’s bull attacks and gores another person’s son or daughter, you must treat the bull’s owner according to that same rule.
Desselbigengleichen soll man mit ihm handeln, wenn er Sohn oder Tochter stößet.
32 If a bull attacks and gores a male or female slave, its owner must pay to the slave’s owner 30 pieces of silver. Then you must [kill the bull by] throwing stones at it.
Stößet er aber einen Knecht oder Magd, so soll er ihrem HERRN dreißig silberne Sekel geben, und den Ochsen soll man steinigen.
33 Suppose someone has a pit/cistern and does not keep it covered, and someone’s bull or donkey falls into it [and dies].
so jemand eine Grube auftut, oder gräbt eine Grube und decket sie nicht zu, und fällt darüber ein Ochse oder Esel hinein,
34 Then the owner of the pit/cistern must pay for the animal that died. He must give the money to the animal’s owner, but then he can take away the animal that died and [do whatever he wants to with it].
so soll's der HERR der Grube mit Geld dem andern wieder bezahlen; das Aas aber soll sein sein.
35 If someone’s bull hurts another person’s bull with the result that it dies, the owners of both bulls must sell the bull that is living, and they must divide [between them] the money [that they receive] for it. They must also divide [between them the meat of] the animal that died.
Wenn jemandes Ochse eines andern Ochsen stößet, daß er stirbt, so sollen sie den lebendigen Ochsen verkaufen und das Geld teilen und das Aas auch teilen.
36 However, if people know that the bull often attacked other animals previously, and its owner did not keep it inside a fence, then the owner of that bull must give the owner of the bull that died one of his own bulls, but he can take away the animal that died [and do with it whatever he wants to do].”
Ist's aber kund gewesen, daß der Ochse stößig vorhin gewesen ist, und sein HERR hat ihn nicht verwahret, so soll er einen Ochsen um den andern vergelten und das Aas haben.
