Exodus 22

1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

When a man stealeth an ox or a sheep, and slayeth it, or selleth it, with five of the herd, shall he make good—for the ox, or with four of the flock, for the sheep.

2 If a thief shall be found breaking through, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

If, in the place of breaking in, the thief be found and he is smitten so that he dieth, there is due for him no shedding of blood:

3 If the sun shall have risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

should the sun have arisen upon him, there would be shedding of blood due for him, —he is surely to make restitution, if he hath nothing, then is he to be sold, for his theft.

4 If the theft shall be certainly found in his hand alive, whether an ox, or donkey, or sheep; he shall restore double.

If the thing stolen is found in his hand—whether ox or ass or sheep, alive, with two, shall he make restitution.

5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

When a man causeth a field or a vineyard to be depastured, or hath sent in his own cattle and stripped the field of another, he shall, surely make restitution, out of his own field, according to the yield thereof; or if, all the field, he depasture, with the best of his own field, or with the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

6 If fire shall break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field, shall be consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

When a fire breaketh out and hath come upon thorns and so there is consumed a stack of sheaves, or the standing corn, or the field, he that kindled the fire, shall surely make restitution.

7 If a man shall deliver to his neighbour money or goods to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief shall be found, let him pay double.

When a man giveth unto his neighbour silver or jewelry, to keep, and it is stolen out of the house of the man:

8 If the thief shall not be found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges, to see whether he hath put his hand to his neighbour’s goods.

if the thief be found, he shall give in restitution double, if the thief be not found, then shall the owner of the house be brought near unto God to swear that he hath not laid his hand on the property of his neighbour.

9 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and he whom the judges shall condemn, shall pay double to his neighbour.

For any affair of trespass—for an ox, for an ass, for a sheep, for a mantle for anything lost as to which one could say—This is it, unto God, shall come the affair of them both, —he whom God shall condemn, shall make restitution of double to his neighbour.

10 If a man shall deliver to his neighbour a donkey, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it shall die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

When a man delivereth unto his neighbour, an ass, or an ox or a sheep, or any beast, to keep, —and it dieth or is fractured, or is driven away, no one beholding,

11 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand to his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept of it, and he shall not make restitution.

the oath of Yahweh, shall come between them both, That he hath not laid his hand on the property of his neighbour, —then shall the owner thereof accept it and he shall not make restitution.

12 And if it shall be stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.

But, if it be verily stolen, from him, he shall make restitution to the owner thereof.

13 If it shall be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.

If it be, verily torn in pieces, he shall bring it in as a witness—for that which was torn, he shall not make restitution.

14 And if a man shall borrow any thing from his neighbour, and it shall be hurt, or die, the owner of it being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

And when a man asketh aught of his neighbour, and it is fractured or dieth, its owner, not being with it, he shall, surely make restitution.

15 But if the owner of it shall be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

If, its owner, was with it, he shall not make restitution, —if it is, hired, it cometh into its hire.

16 And if a man shall entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

And, when a man enticeth a virgin who is not betrothed, and lieth with her, he shall, surely pay a purchase-price, that she may be his wife.

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

If her father utterly refuse, to give her to him, silver, shall he weigh out, according to the purchase-price of virgins.

18 Thou shalt not allow a witch to live.

A sorceress, shalt thou not suffer to live.

19 Whoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

20 He that sacrificeth to any god, except to the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

He that sacrificeth to the gods shall be devoted to destruction, —except [he sacrificeth] to Yahweh alone.

21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

And, a sojourner, shalt thou not tread down neither shalt thou drive him away, —for sojourners, ye became in the land of Egypt.

22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:

23 If thou shalt afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

if thou, do humiliate, him, when he in anywise crieth out unto me, I will, surely hear, his outcry:

24 And my wrath shall burn, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

so shall kindle mine anger, and I will slay you with the sword, —and your wives, shall become widows, and your, sons fatherless.

25 If thou shalt lend money to any of my people that is poor among you, thou shalt not be to him as a money-lender, neither shalt thou charge him interest.

If, silver, thou wilt lend unto my people—unto the humbled one by thee, thou shalt not be to him like one that lendeth on interest, —thou shalt not lay upon him interest.

26 If thou shalt at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it to him by the setting of the sun.

If thou, do take in pledge, the mantle of thy neighbour, by the going in of the sun, shalt thou restore it to him;

27 For that is his only covering, it is his raiment for his skin: what shall he sleep in? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth to me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

for that is his only covering, that, is his mantle, for his skin, —wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass when he maketh outcry unto me, then will I hear because, gracious, I am.

28 Thou shalt not revile the judges, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

God, shalt thou not revile, —and a prince among thy people, shalt thou not curse.

29 Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give to me.

Thy fulness and thine outflow, shalt thou not delay, —the firstborn of thy sons, shalt thou give to me.

30 Likewise shalt thou do with thy oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it to me.

Thus, shalt thou do with thine ox with thy sheep, —seven days, shall it be with its dam, on the eighth day, shalt thou give it to me.

31 And ye shall be holy men to me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Holy men, therefore shall ye truly become to me, —and flesh in the field torn to pieces, shall ye not eat, to the dogs, shall ye cast it.