Exodus 22
1 If ony man stelith a scheep, ether oxe, and sleeth, ether sillith, he schal restore fiue oxen for oon oxe, and foure scheep for o scheep.
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 And if a nyyt theef brekynge an hows, ether vndurmynynge, is foundun, and is deed bi a wounde takun, the smytere schal not be gilti of blood;
若在挖窟窿時，被人逮住打死，打的人沒有流血的罪。
3 that if he dide this whanne the sunne was rysun, he dide man sleyng, and he schal die. If a theef hath not that, that he schal yelde for thefte, he schal be seeld;
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 that thing that he staal, is foundun quyk at hym, ether oxe, ether asse, ether scheep, he schal restore the double.
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 a man harmeth a feeld, ethir vyner, and suffrith his beeste, that it waaste othere mennus thingis, he schal restore for the valu of harm, `what euer beste thing he hath in his feeld, ethir vyner.
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 If fier goith out, and fyndith eeris of corn, and catchith heepis of corn, ethir cornes stondynge in feeldis, he that kyndlide the fier schal yeelde the harm.
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 If a man bitakith in to kepyng monei to a freend, ether a vessel `in to keping, and it is takun awey bi thefte fro hym that resseyuede, if the theef is foundun, he schal restore the double.
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 If the theef is hid, the lord of the hows schal be brouyt to goddis, `that is, iugis, and he schal swere, that he helde not forth the hond in to `the thing of his neiybore,
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 to `do fraude; as wel in oxe, as in asse, and in scheep, and in clooth; and what euer thing may brynge in harm, the cause of euer eithir schal come to goddis, and if thei demen, he schal restore the double to his neiybore.
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 If ony man bitakith to his neiybore oxe, asse, scheep, and al werk beeste to kepyng, and it is deed, ether is maad feble, ethir is takun of enemyes, and no man seeth this,
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 an ooth schal be in the myddis, that he helde not forth the hond to the `thing of his neiybore; and the lord schal resseyue the ooth, and he schal not be compellid to yelde.
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 That if it is takun awei bi thefte, he schal restore the harm to the lord;
若是由他手中偷去，他應賠償原主；
13 if it is etun of a beeste, he schal brynge to the lord that that is slayn, and he schal not restore.
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 He that axith of his neiybore ony thing of these bi borewyng, and it is feblid, ether deed, while the lord is not present, he schal be constreyned to yelde; that if the lord is in presence,
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 he schal not restore, moost if it cam hirid, for the meede of his werk.
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 disseyueth a virgyn not yit weddid, and slepith with hir, he schal yyue dower to hir, and schal haue hir wijf.
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 If the fadir of the virgyn nyle yyue, he schal yelde money, bi the maner of dower, which virgyns weren wont to take.
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 Thou schalt not suffre witchis to lyue.
女巫，你不應讓她活著。
19 He that doith letcherie with a beeste, die by deeth.
凡與走獸交合的，應受死刑。
20 He that offrith to goddis, out takun to the Lord aloone, be he slayn.
在唯一上主以外，又祭獻外神的，應被毀滅。
21 Thou schalt not make sory a comelyng, nether thou schalt turmente hym; for also ye weren comelyngis in the lond of Egipt.
對外僑，不要苛待和壓迫，因為你們在埃及也曾僑居過。
22 Ye schulen not anoye a widewe, and a fadirles ethir modirles child.
對任何寡婦和孤兒，不可苛待；
23 If ye hirten hem, thei schulen crye to me, and Y schal here the cry of hem,
若是苛待了一個，他若向我呼求，我必聽他的呼求，
24 and my greet veniaunce schal haue indignacioun, and Y schal smyte you with swerd, and youre wyues schulen be widewis, and youre sones schulen be fadirles.
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 thou yyuest money to loone to my pore puple, that dwellith with thee, thou schalt not constreyne hym, as an extorsioner doith, nether thou schalt oppresse hym by vsuris.
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 thou takist of thi neiybore `a wed a clooth, thou schalt yelde to hym bifore the goyng doun of the sunne;
若是你拿了人的外氅作抵押，日落以前，應歸還他，
27 for that aloone is the cloothing of his fleisch, with which he is hilid, nether he hath another, in which he slepith; if he crieth to me, Y schal here hym; for Y am mercyful.
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 Thou schalt not bacbyte goddis, and thou schalt not curse the prince of thi puple.
不可咒罵天主，不可詛咒你百姓的首長。
29 Thou schalt not tarye to offre to the Lord thi tithis, and firste fruytis. Thou schalt yyue to me the firste gendrid of thi sones;
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 also of oxen, and of scheep thou schalt do in lijk maner; seuene daies be he with his modir, in the eiytithe dai thou schalt yelde hym to me.
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 Ye schulen be holi men to me; ye schulen not ete fleisch which is bifore taastid of beestis, but ye schulen caste forth to houndis.
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。
