Exodus 21
1 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
“Maya nĩmo mawatho marĩa ũkũhe andũ a Isiraeli:
2 If thou shalt buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall depart free for nothing.
“Ũngĩgũra Mũhibirania arĩ ndungata, agaakũrutĩra wĩra mĩaka ĩtandatũ. No mwaka wa mũgwanja, nĩũkamũrekereria athiĩ, na ndagakũrĩha kĩndũ.
3 If he came in by himself, he shall depart by himself: if he was married, then his wife shall depart with him.
Angĩgooka arĩ wiki, akaarekererio athiĩ arĩ o wiki; no angĩgooka arĩ na mũtumia, makaarekererio mathiĩ marĩ hamwe.
4 If his master hath given him a wife, and she hath borne him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall depart by himself.
Mwathi wa ndungata ĩyo angĩmĩhe mũtumia nake mũtumia ũcio amũciarĩre ciana cia aanake na airĩtu, mũtumia ũcio na ciana ciake magaatuĩka a mwathi ũcio wake, na no ndungata ĩyo ya mũndũ mũrũme ĩkaarekererio ĩthiĩ.
5 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not depart free:
“No ndungata ĩyo ĩngĩkaaria, ĩmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩnyendete mwathi wakwa, na mũtumia wakwa na ciana na ndikwenda kũrekererio thiĩ,’
6 Then his master shall bring him to the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or to the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
hĩndĩ ĩyo mwathi wa ndungata ĩyo nĩakamĩtwara mbere ya atuithania ciira. Akaamĩtwara mũrango-inĩ, kana hingĩro-inĩ ya mũrango, na amĩtũre gũtũ na mũkuha. Nayo ndungata ĩyo ĩgaatuĩka ya mwathi ũcio matukũ ma muoyo wayo wothe.
7 And if a man shall sell his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not depart as the male slaves do.
“Mũndũ angĩendia mwarĩ agatuĩke ndungata, ndĩkarekererio ĩthiĩ ta ũrĩa ndungata cia arũme ciĩkagwo.
8 If she shall not please her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her to a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
Ĩngĩaga gũkenia mwathi ũrĩa wamĩthuurĩte, no nginya etĩkĩre ndungata ĩyo ĩkũũrwo. Ndarĩ na kĩhooto gĩa kwendia ndungata ĩyo kũrĩ ageni, tondũ nĩagĩte kwĩhokeka harĩ yo.
9 And if he hath betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
Angĩmĩũrĩria mũriũ, no nginya amĩtue ta ĩrĩ mwarĩ wake mwene.
10 If he shall take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Mũriũ angĩhikia mũtumia ũngĩ, ndakaime ũrĩa wa mbere irio na nguo, na ndakamũime kĩhooto gĩake ta mũtumia wake.
11 And if he shall not perform these three things for her, then shall she depart free without money.
Angĩaga kũmũhingĩria maũndũ maya matatũ-rĩ, akĩrekererio athiĩ, gũtarĩ na mbeeca ikũrĩhwo.
12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
“Mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩgũtha mũndũ amũũrage, ti-itherũ o nake no akooragwo.
13 And if a man shall not lie in wait, but God shall deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place where he shall flee.
No rĩrĩ, angĩkorwo ekĩte ũguo atekwenda-rĩ, no gũtuĩke nĩ Ngai ũtũmĩte ũndũ ũcio wĩkĩke, nake mũndũ ũcio nĩakoorĩra kũndũ kũrĩa ngaathuura.
14 But if a man shall come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from my altar, that he may die.
No mũndũ angĩtũmĩra mawara na oorage mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ akĩendaga-rĩ, mweheriei kĩgongona-inĩ gĩakwa, na mũmũũrage.
15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
“Mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩtharĩkĩra ithe kana nyina no nginya ooragwo.
16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he shall be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
“Mũndũ ũngĩiya mũndũ ũngĩ na hinya akamwendie, kana o na anyiitwo arĩ nake atanamwendia-rĩ, no nginya ooragwo.
17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
“Mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩruma ithe kana nyina no nginya ooragwo.
18 And if men contend together, and one shall smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he shall not die, but keepeth to his bed:
“Andũ mangĩũgitana na ũmwe aringe ũrĩa ũngĩ na ihiga kana na ngundi na aage gũkua, no akome ũrĩrĩ kwa ihinda-rĩ,
19 If he shall rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be clear: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
ũcio mũringani ndagacookererwo nĩ mahĩtia angĩkorwo ũrĩa waringĩtwo nĩakehota na etware nja na mũtirima wake. No rĩrĩ, no nginya arĩhe mahinda ma mũndũ ũcio mũtihie marĩa morĩte na one atĩ nĩahona biũ.
20 And if a man shall smite his male or female servant, with a rod, and he shall die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
“Mũndũ angĩhũũra ngombo yake ya mũndũ mũrũme kana ya mũndũ-wa-nja na rũthanju, nayo ngombo ĩyo ĩkue nĩ ihũũra rĩu-rĩ, no nginya aherithio,
21 However, if he shall continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
no ndangĩherithio ngombo ĩyo ĩngĩarahũka thuutha wa mũthenya ũmwe kana ĩĩrĩ, tondũ ngombo ĩyo nĩ kĩndũ gĩake.
22 If men shall contend, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit shall depart from her, and yet no harm follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
“Andũ mangĩkorwo makĩrũa, maringe mũtumia ũrĩ nda, ahune no ndagĩe na thĩĩna ũngĩ-rĩ, ũrĩa ũmũringĩte nĩakarĩha kĩrĩa gĩothe mũthuuri wa mũtumia ũcio ageetia, igooti rĩetĩkĩria.
23 And if any harm shall follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
No mũtumia ũcio angĩtihio ũũru, muoyo nĩũrĩhagio na muoyo, na
24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
riitho rĩrĩhagio na riitho, na igego rĩrĩhagio na igego, na guoko kũrĩhagio na guoko, na kũgũrũ kũrĩhagio na kũgũrũ, na
25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
ihĩa rĩrĩhagio na ihĩa, na itihia rĩrĩhagio na itihia, naruo rũhara rũrĩhagio na rũhara.
26 And if a man shall smite the eye of his male servant, or the eye of his female servant, that it shall perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
“Mũndũ angĩgũtha ndungata ya mũndũ mũrũme kana ya mũndũ-wa-nja riitho narĩo rĩthũke-rĩ, no nginya akaarekereria ndungata ĩyo ĩĩthiĩre, ũndũ ũcio ũtuĩke nĩguo irĩhi rĩa riitho.
27 And if he shall smite out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
Na angĩkũũra igego rĩa ndungata ya mũndũ mũrũme kana ya mũndũ-wa-nja, no nginya arekererie ndungata ĩyo ĩĩthiĩre, ũndũ ũcio ũtuĩke nĩguo irĩhi rĩa igego.
28 If an ox shall gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be clear.
“Ndegwa ĩngĩtheeca mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja na rũhĩa akue, ndegwa ĩyo no nginya ĩhũũrwo na mahiga nginya ĩkue, na nyama ciayo itikarĩĩo. No mwene ndegwa ndangĩũrio.
29 But if the ox was accustomed to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not restrained him, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
No rĩrĩ, angĩkorwo ndegwa ĩyo nĩĩmenyerete gũtheeca andũ na rũhĩa, na mwene nĩamenyithĩtio ũhoro ũcio nake akaaga kũmĩhingĩra, nayo ĩcooke yũrage mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja-rĩ, ndegwa ĩyo no nginya ĩhũũrwo na mahiga ĩkue, na mwene o nake no nginya ooragwo.
30 If there shall be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid upon him.
Na rĩrĩ, angĩtuĩka nĩ gwĩtio irĩhi-rĩ, no akũũre muoyo wake na kũrĩha kĩrĩa gĩothe angĩĩtio.
31 Whether he hath gored a son, or hath gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him.
Watho ũyũ noguo ũrũgamĩrĩire ndegwa ĩngĩtheeca mwanake kana mũirĩtu wa mũndũ na rũhĩa.
32 If the ox shall push a male or female servant; he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
Ndegwa ĩngĩtheeca ngombo ya mũndũ mũrũme kana mũndũ-wa-nja, mwene no nginya arĩhe cekeri mĩrongo ĩtatũ cia betha kũrĩ mwathi wa ngombo ĩyo, nayo ndegwa ĩyo no nginya ĩhũũrwo na mahiga.
33 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or a donkey shall fall into it;
“Mũndũ angĩkunũra irima, kana enje rĩmwe na aage kũrĩkunĩka, nayo ndegwa kana ndigiri ĩgwe thĩinĩ warĩo,
34 The owner of the pit shall make payment, and give money to the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
mwene irima rĩu no nginya arĩhe hathara ĩyo; no nginya arĩhe mwene nyamũ, nayo nyamũ ĩyo ĩkuĩte ĩtuĩke yake.
35 And if one man’s ox shall hurt another’s, that he shall die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
“Ndegwa ya mũndũ ĩngĩtihia ndegwa ya mũndũ ũngĩ ĩkue, andũ acio nĩmakendia ndegwa ĩrĩa ĩrĩ muoyo, magayane mbeeca na magayane nyamũ ĩyo ĩkuĩte.
36 Or if it shall be known that the ox was accustomed to push in time past, and his owner hath not restrained him; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
No rĩrĩ, kũngĩkorwo nĩkũmenyekete atĩ ndegwa ĩyo nĩĩmenyerete gũtheecana na rũhĩa, nake mwene akaaga kũmĩhingĩra-rĩ, no nginya mwene arĩhe, nyamũ ĩrĩhio na nyamũ ĩngĩ, na ĩrĩa ĩkuĩte ĩtuĩke yake.
