< Thaama 22 >

1 “Mũndũ angĩiya ndegwa kana ngʼondu, na amĩthĩnje kana amĩendie-rĩ, no nginya arĩhe ndegwa ithano nĩ ũndũ wa ndegwa ĩyo na ngʼondu inya nĩ ũndũ wa ngʼondu ĩyo.
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 “Mũici angĩnyiitwo agĩtua nyũmba nake agũthwo akue-rĩ, mũmũgũthi ndarĩ na ihĩtia rĩa gũita thakame;
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 no ũndũ ũcio ũngĩkĩka thuutha wa riũa kũratha, mũndũ ũcio wagũthana arĩ na ihĩtia rĩa gũita thakame. “Mũici no nginya arĩhe kĩrĩa aiyĩte, no angĩkorwo ndarĩ na kĩndũ, no nginya endio nĩguo kĩrĩa aiyĩte kĩrĩhwo.
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 “Nyamũ ĩrĩa ĩiyĩtwo ĩngĩonekana ĩrĩ muoyo moko-inĩ make, ĩrĩ ndegwa kana ndigiri kana ngʼondu no nginya arĩhe maita meerĩ.
If the thing stolen is found in his hand—whether ox or ass or sheep, alive, with two, shall he make restitution.
5 “Mũndũ angĩrĩithia ũhiũ wake mũgũnda wene o na kana arĩithie mũgũnda wene wa mĩthabibũ, aũrekererie ũrĩe mũgũnda wa mũndũ ũngĩ-rĩ, no nginya arĩhe na indo iria njega cia mũgũnda wake o na arĩhe na thabibũ iria njega mũno cia mũgũnda wake.
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 “Mwaki ũngĩtuthũka na ũcine ihinga cia mĩigua nginya ũkinyĩre itĩĩa cia ngano kana ngano ĩrũngiĩ, kana ũcine mũgũnda wothe, mwakia wa mwaki ũcio no nginya arĩhe ngano ĩyo.
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 “Mũndũ angĩhithia mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake betha kana indo amũigĩre-rĩ, nacio indo icio ciywo kuuma nyũmba yake, mũici ũcio angĩnyiitwo no nginya arĩhe indo icio maita meerĩ.
When a man giveth unto his neighbour silver or jewelry, to keep, and it is stolen out of the house of the man:
8 No mũici ũcio angĩaga kũnyiitwo, mwene nyũmba no nginya athiĩ mbere ya aciirithania nĩguo kũmenyeke kana nĩwe ũiyĩte indo icio cia mũndũ ũcio ũngĩ.
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 Ha ũhoro o wothe wa mũndũ gũkorwo na kĩndũ na njĩra ĩrĩa ĩtagĩrĩire, kĩrĩ ndegwa, kana ndigiri, kana ngʼondu, kana nguo, kana kĩndũ kĩngĩ gĩothe kĩũrĩte kĩrĩa mũndũ ũngĩ angiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Kĩndũ gĩkĩ nĩ gĩakwa,’ andũ acio eerĩ no nginya marehe ũhoro wao mbere ya aciirithania. Mũndũ ũrĩa aciirithania magatua atĩ nĩehĩtie-rĩ, no nginya arĩhe mũndũ ũcio ũngĩ maita meerĩ.
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 “Mũndũ angĩhithia mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake ndigiri, kana ndegwa, kana ngʼondu kana nyamũ o yothe amũigĩre, nayo ĩkue, kana ĩtihio, kana ĩiywo, hatarĩ mũndũ ũroona-rĩ,
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 ũhoro ũcio wao ũgaatuuo na njĩra ya kwĩhĩta mwĩhĩtwa mbere ya Jehova atĩ ũrĩa ũhithĩtio tiwe ũiyĩte indo icio. Mwene nake etĩkĩre mwĩhĩtwa ũcio, na hatikagĩa ũhoro wa kũrĩhania.
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 No angĩkorwo nyamũ nĩkũiywo yaiirwo kuuma kũrĩa yahithĩtio-rĩ, no nginya mũndũ ũcio arĩhe mwene.
But, if it be verily stolen, from him, he shall make restitution to the owner thereof.
13 Angĩkorwo yatambuurirwo nĩ nyamũ cia gĩthaka, nĩakonania matigari matuĩke ũira, na ndakaarĩhio nyamũ ĩyo ĩtambuurĩtwo nĩ nyamũ.
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 “Mũndũ angĩgwatio nyamũ ya mũndũ ũngĩ, nayo ĩtihio kana ĩkue mwene atarĩ hakuhĩ, no nginya amĩrĩhe.
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 No nyamũ ĩyo ĩngĩkorwo ĩrĩ na mwene-rĩ, ũrĩa ũgwatĩtio ndangĩmĩrĩha. Angĩkorwo nyamũ nĩgũkomborithio yakomborithĩtio, mbeeca iria ĩkomboretwo nĩirĩhĩte hathara ĩyo.
If, its owner, was with it, he shall not make restitution, —if it is, hired, it cometh into its hire.
16 “Mũndũ angiuha mũirĩtu gathirange ũtoorĩtio kũhikio, nake akome nake, no nginya arĩhe rũracio, nake mũirĩtu ũcio atuĩke mũtumia wake.
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 Ithe wa mũirĩtu angĩrega biũ kũmũheana kũrĩ mũndũ ũcio, no nginya mũndũ ũcio arĩhe rũracio rwa airĩtu gathirange.
If her father utterly refuse, to give her to him, silver, shall he weigh out, according to the purchase-price of virgins.
18 “Mũtigetĩkĩrie mũndũ-wa-nja mũrogi atũũre muoyo.
A sorceress, shalt thou not suffer to live.
19 “Mũndũ ũngĩgwata nyamũ no nginya ooragwo.
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20 “Mũndũ ũkaarutĩra ngai ingĩ iruta tiga Jehova nĩakaniinwo.
He that sacrificeth to the gods shall be devoted to destruction, —except [he sacrificeth] to Yahweh alone.
21 “Mũtigeke mũgeni ũũru kana mũmũhinyĩrĩrie, nĩgũkorwo o na inyuĩ mwarĩ ageni bũrũri wa Misiri.
And, a sojourner, shalt thou not tread down neither shalt thou drive him away, —for sojourners, ye became in the land of Egypt.
22 “Mũtikanahinyĩrĩrie mũtumia wa ndigwa kana mwana wa ngoriai.
Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:
23 Mũngĩĩka ũguo nao mangaĩre, hatirĩ nganja nĩngaigua kĩrĩro kĩao.
if thou, do humiliate, him, when he in anywise crieth out unto me, I will, surely hear, his outcry:
24 Nĩngacinwo nĩ marakara, na nĩngamũũraga na rũhiũ rwa njora, nao atumia anyu matuĩke a ndigwa na ciana cianyu ituĩke cia ngoriai.
so shall kindle mine anger, and I will slay you with the sword, —and your wives, shall become widows, and your, sons fatherless.
25 “Ũngĩkombera mũndũ ũmwe wakwa gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu mbeeca abatairio nĩcio-rĩ, ndũgatuĩke ta mũkombanĩri wa mbeeca; ndũkamũrĩhie uumithio wacio.
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 Mũndũ ũngĩ angĩkũnengera nguo yake ya igũrũ ĩrũgamĩrĩre thiirĩ, mũcookerie riũa rĩtanathũa,
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 tondũ noyo arĩ nayo ya kwĩhumbĩra. Angĩkĩĩhumbĩra nakĩ agĩkoma? Angaĩra, nĩngamũigua, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ mũigua tha.
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 “Ndũkanarume Ngai kana ũrume mũnene wa andũ anyu.
God, shalt thou not revile, —and a prince among thy people, shalt thou not curse.
29 “Ndũgacerithĩrie maruta kuuma makũmbĩ-inĩ maku kana mahihĩro-inĩ maku ma ndibei. “No nginya ũũheage marigithathi ma ariũ aku.
Thy fulness and thine outflow, shalt thou not delay, —the firstborn of thy sons, shalt thou give to me.
30 Wĩkage o ũguo mwena-inĩ wĩgiĩ ngʼombe na ngʼondu ciaku. Iria ciaciarwo ũrekage igaikara na manyina mĩthenya mũgwanja, mũthenya wa ĩnana ũgacineana kũrĩ niĩ.
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 “Inyuĩ mũgũtuĩka andũ akwa aamũre. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũtikanarĩe nyama cia nyamũ ndamburange nĩ nyamũ cia gĩthaka; ciikagĩriei ngui.
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.

< Thaama 22 >