Exodus 21
1 'And these [are] the judgments which thou dost set before them:
“Éstas son las ordenanzas que les pondrás delante:
2 'When thou buyest a Hebrew servant — six years he doth serve, and in the seventh he goeth out as a freeman for nought;
“Si compras un siervo hebreo, servirá seis años, y al séptimo saldrá libre sin pagar nada.
3 if by himself he cometh in, by himself he goeth out; if he [is] owner of a wife, then his wife hath gone out with him;
Si entra solo, saldrá solo. Si está casado, su mujer saldrá con él.
4 if his lord give to him a wife, and she hath borne to him sons or daughters — the wife and her children are her lord's, and he goeth out by himself.
Si su amo le da una esposa y ella le da hijos o hijas, la esposa y sus hijos serán de su amo, y él saldrá solo.
5 'And if the servant really say: I have loved my lord, my wife, and my sons — I do not go out free;
Pero si el siervo dice claramente: “Amo a mi amo, a mi mujer y a mis hijos. No saldré libre;’
6 then hath his lord brought him nigh unto God, and hath brought him nigh unto the door, or unto the side-post, and his lord hath bored his ear with an awl, and he hath served him — to the age.
entonces su amo lo llevará a Dios, y lo traerá a la puerta o al poste de la puerta, y su amo le perforará la oreja con un punzón, y le servirá para siempre.
7 'And when a man selleth his daughter for a handmaid, she doth not go out according to the going out of the men-servants;
“Si un hombre vende a su hija para que sea sierva, no saldrá como los siervos.
8 if evil in the eyes of her lord, so that he hath not betrothed her, then he hath let her be ransomed; to a strange people he hath not power to sell her, in his dealing treacherously with her.
Si no le gusta a su amo, que la ha casado consigo, entonces la dejará rescatar. No tendrá derecho a venderla a un pueblo extranjero, ya que ha actuado con engaño con ella.
9 'And if to his son he betroth her, according to the right of daughters he doth to her.
Si la casa con su hijo, la tratará como a una hija.
10 'If another [woman] he take for him, her food, her covering, and her habitation, he doth not withdraw;
Si toma otra esposa para sí, no disminuirá su comida, su ropa ni sus derechos matrimoniales.
11 and if these three he do not to her, then she hath gone out for nought, without money.
Si no hace estas tres cosas por ella, podrá quedar libre sin pagar nada.
12 'He who smiteth a man so that he hath died, is certainly put to death;
“El que golpee a un hombre de modo que muera, será ciertamente condenado a muerte,
13 as to him who hath not laid wait, and God hath brought to his hand, I have even set for thee a place whither he doth flee.
pero no si es involuntario, sino que Dios permite que ocurra; entonces te designaré un lugar donde huirá.
14 'And when a man doth presume against his neighbour to slay him with subtilty, from Mine altar thou dost take him to die.
Si un hombre trama y se acerca presuntuosamente a su prójimo para matarlo, lo sacarás de mi altar para que muera.
15 'And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death.
“Cualquiera que ataque a su padre o a su madre será condenado a muerte.
16 'And he who stealeth a man, and hath sold him, and he hath been found in his hand, is certainly put to death.
“Cualquiera que secuestre a alguien y lo venda, o si lo encuentra en su mano, será condenado a muerte.
17 'And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.
“Cualquiera que maldiga a su padre o a su madre será condenado a muerte.
18 'And when men contend, and a man hath smitten his neighbour with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but hath fallen on the bed;
“Si los hombres riñen y uno golpea al otro con una piedra o con su puño, y no muere, sino que queda confinado en la cama;
19 if he rise, and hath gone up and down without on his staff, then hath the smiter been acquitted; only his cessation he giveth, and he is thoroughly healed.
si se levanta de nuevo y camina con su bastón, entonces el que lo golpeó quedará libre de culpa; sólo que pagará por la pérdida de su tiempo, y proveerá a su curación hasta que esté completamente curado.
20 'And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand — he is certainly avenged;
“Si un hombre golpea a su siervo o a su sierva con una vara, y éste muere bajo su mano, el hombre será castigado.
21 only if he remain a day, or two days, he is not avenged, for he [is] his money.
Sin embargo, si su siervo se levanta después de uno o dos días, no será castigado, porque el siervo es de su propiedad.
22 'And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges;
“Si los hombres pelean y hieren a una mujer embarazada de modo que dé a luz prematuramente, y sin embargo no se produce ningún daño, se le impondrá la multa que el marido de la mujer exija y los jueces permitan.
23 and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life,
Pero si se produce algún daño, entonces hay que quitar vida por vida,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
ojo por ojo, diente por diente, mano por mano, pie por pie,
25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
quemadura por quemadura, herida por herida y contusión por contusión.
26 'And when a man smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away for his eye;
“Si un hombre golpea el ojo de su siervo o de su sierva y lo destruye, lo dejará libre por su ojo.
27 and if a tooth of his man-servant or a tooth of his handmaid he knock out, as a freeman he doth send him away for his tooth.
Si golpea el diente de su siervo o de su sierva, lo dejará libre por su diente.
28 'And when an ox doth gore man or woman, and they have died, the ox is certainly stoned, and his flesh is not eaten, and the owner of the ox [is] acquitted;
“Si un toro mata a un hombre o a una mujer de una cornada, el toro será apedreado y su carne no se comerá; pero el dueño del toro no será responsable.
29 and if the ox is [one] accustomed to gore heretofore, and it hath been testified to its owner, and he doth not watch it, and it hath put to death a man or woman, the ox is stoned, and its owner also is put to death.
Pero si el toro ha tenido la costumbre de cornear en el pasado, y esto ha sido atestiguado a su dueño, y éste no lo ha guardado, pero ha matado a un hombre o a una mujer, el toro será apedreado, y su dueño también será condenado a muerte.
30 'If atonement is laid upon him, then he hath given the ransom of his life, according to all that is laid upon him;
Si se le impone un rescate, deberá dar por la redención de su vida lo que se le imponga.
31 whether it gore a son or gore a daughter, according to this judgment it is done to him.
Tanto si ha corneado a un hijo como si ha corneado a una hija, según este juicio se hará con él.
32 'If the ox gore a man-servant or a handmaid, thirty silver shekels he doth give to their lord, and the ox is stoned.
Si el toro cornea a un siervo o a una sierva, se darán treinta siclos de plata a su amo, y el buey será apedreado.
33 'And when a man doth open a pit, or when a man doth dig a pit, and doth not cover it, and an ox or ass hath fallen thither, —
“Si un hombre abre una fosa, o si un hombre cava una fosa y no la cubre, y un toro o un asno cae en ella,
34 the owner of the pit doth repay, money he doth give back to its owner, and the dead is his.
el dueño de la fosa deberá repararla. Dará dinero a su dueño, y el animal muerto será suyo.
35 'And when a man's ox doth smite the ox of his neighbour, and it hath died, then they have sold the living ox, and halved its money, and also the dead one they do halve;
“Si el toro de un hombre hiere al de otro, de modo que muera, entonces venderán el toro vivo y dividirán su precio; y también dividirán el animal muerto.
36 or, it hath been known that the ox is [one] accustomed to gore heretofore, and its owner doth not watch it, he certainly repayeth ox for ox, and the dead is his.
O si se sabe que el toro tenía la costumbre de corneado en el pasado, y su dueño no lo ha guardado, pagará ciertamente toro por toro, y el animal muerto será suyo.
