< Exodus 22 >

1 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].
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 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.
若在挖窟窿時,被人逮住打死,打的人沒有流血的罪。
3 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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].
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 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].
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
若是由他手中偷去,他應賠償原主;
13 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.
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 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.
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 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].”
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 “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.
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 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.
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 You must execute any woman who (practices sorcery/is a shaman).
女巫,你不應讓她活著。
19 You must execute any person who has sex with an animal.
凡與走獸交合的,應受死刑。
20 You [must offer sacrifices] only to Yahweh. You must execute anyone who offers a sacrifice to any [other] god.
在唯一上主以外,又祭獻外神的,應被毀滅。
21 You must not mistreat a foreigner [who comes to live among you]. Do not forget that you were previously foreigners in Egypt.
對外僑,不要苛待和壓迫,因為你們在埃及也曾僑居過。
22 You must not mistreat any widow or any orphan.
對任何寡婦和孤兒,不可苛待;
23 If you mistreat them and they cry out to me [for help], I will hear them.
若是苛待了一個,他若向我呼求,我必聽他的呼求,
24 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.
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 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.
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 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,
若是你拿了人的外氅作抵押,日落以前,應歸還他,
27 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.
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 Do not (revile/speak evil about) me, and do not (curse/ask me to do harmful things to) any ruler of your people.
不可咒罵天主,不可詛咒你百姓的首長。
29 (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.
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 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].
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 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].”
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 >