Exodus 22

1 If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, then he must pay five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep.

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.

2 If a thief is found breaking in, and if he is struck so that he dies, in that case no guilt for murder will attach to anyone on his account.

If the thief is found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him.

3 But if the sun has risen before he breaks in, guilt for murder will attach to the person who kills him. A thief must make restitution. If he has nothing, then he must be sold for his theft.

If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him. A thief shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

4 If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox, a donkey, or a sheep, he must pay back double.

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

5 If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and lets his animal loose, and it grazes in another man's field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and from the best of his own vineyard.

If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard.

6 If a fire breaks out and spreads in thorns so that stacked grain, or standing grain, or a field is consumed, the one who started the fire must 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 If a man gives money or goods to his neighbor for safe keeping, and if it is stolen out of the man's house, if the thief is found, that thief must pay double.

If a man shall deliver to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be found, he shall pay double.

8 But if the thief is not found, then the owner of the house must come before the judges to see whether he has put his own hand on his neighbor's property.

If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to see whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods.

9 For every dispute about something, whether it is an ox, a donkey, a sheep, clothing, or any other missing thing about which one says, “This belongs to me,” the claim of both parties must come before the judges. The man whom the judges find guilty must pay double to his neighbor.

For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, of which a man says, This is it, the case of both parties shall come before God. He whom God shall condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.

10 If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and if it dies or is hurt or is carried away without anyone seeing it,

If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep, and it dies, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it,

11 an oath to Yahweh must be taken by them both, as to whether or not one person has put his hand on his neighbor's property. The owner must accept this, and the other will make no restitution.

the oath of Jehovah shall be between them both, whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods. And the owner of it shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

12 But if it was stolen from him, the other must make restitution to the owner for it.

But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.

13 If an animal was torn in pieces, let the other man bring the animal as evidence. He will not have to pay for what was torn.

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

14 If a man borrows any animal from his neighbor and the animal is injured or dies without the owner being with it, the other man must surely make restitution.

And if a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

15 But if the owner was with it, the other man will not have to pay; if the animal was hired, it will be paid for by its hiring fee.

If the owner of it is with it, he shall not make it good. If it be a hired thing, it came for its hire.

16 If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and if he sleeps with her, he must surely make her his wife by paying the bride wealth required for this.

And if a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

17 If her father completely refuses to give her to him, he must pay money equal to the bride wealth of virgins.

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

18 You must not allow a sorceress to live.

Thou shall not allow a sorceress to live.

19 Whoever sleeps with a beast must surely be put to death.

Whoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.

20 Whoever sacrifices to any god except to Yahweh must be completely destroyed.

He who sacrifices to any god, except to Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed.

21 You must not wrong a foreigner or oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

And thou shall not wrong a sojourner, neither shall thou oppress him, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

22 You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

23 If you afflict them at all, and if they call out to me, I will surely hear their call.

If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry,

24 My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows, and your children will become fatherless.

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

25 If you lend money to any of my people among you who are poor, you must not be like a moneylender to him or charge him interest.

If thou lend money to any of my people with thee who is poor, thou shall not be to him as a creditor, neither shall ye lay upon him interest.

26 If you take your neighbor's garment in pledge, you must return it to him before the sun goes down,

If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

27 for that is his only covering; it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? When he calls out to me, I will hear him, for I am compassionate.

for that is his only covering. It is his garment for his skin. How shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

28 You must not blaspheme me, God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

Thou shall not revile God, nor speak ill of a ruler of thy people.

29 You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your winepresses. You must give to me the firstborn of your sons.

Thou shall not delay to offer from thy harvest, and from the outflow of thy presses. The firstborn of thy sons thou shall give to me.

30 You must also do the same with your oxen and your sheep. For seven days they may remain with their mothers, but on the eighth day you must give them to me.

Likewise thou shall do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep. Seven days it shall be with its dam. On the eighth day thou shall give it me.

31 You will be people that are set apart for me. So you must not eat any meat that was torn by animals in the field. Instead, you must throw it to the dogs.

And ye shall be holy men to me. Therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field. Ye shall cast it to the dogs.