Ọpụpụ 21
1 “Ndị a bụ iwu ị ga-edebe nʼihu ha.
And these are the laws of justice which thou shalt set before them.
2 “Ọ bụrụ na ị goro ohu onye Hibru, ọ ga-agbara gị odibo afọ isii. Ma nʼafọ nke asaa, ọ ga-abụ onye nwere onwe ya laakwa nʼakwụghị ụgwọ ọbụla.
If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years shall he serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
3 Ọ bụrụ na sọọsọ ya bịara, sọọsọ ya ga-ala, ma ọ bụrụ na o nwere nwunye tupu ọ bụrụ ohu, ya na nwunye ya ga-eso ala.
If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he was the husband of a woman, then shall his wife go out with him.
4 Ọ bụrụ na nna ya ukwu kpọnyere ya nwunye onye mụtaara ya ụmụ ndị ikom na ụmụ ndị inyom, nwanyị ahụ na ụmụ ya ga-abụ nke nna ya ukwu, naanị nwoke ahụ ga-enwere onwe ya.
If his master should give him a wife, and she bear him sons or daughters: the wife and her children shall belong to her master, and he shall go out by himself.
5 “Ma ọ bụrụ na ohu ahụ asị, nʼezie, ‘Ahụrụ m onyenwe m na nwunye m na ụmụ m nʼanya, achọghị m inwere onwe,’
And if the servant should plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
6 mgbe ahụ, onyenwe ya ga-eduru ya bịakwute Chineke. Mgbe ọ kpọbatasịrị ya nʼọnụ ụzọ, onyenwe ya ga-eji agịga dupuo ntị ya. Malite nʼoge ahụ, ọ ga-abụkwa ohu ya ruo ọgwụgwụ ndụ ya.
Then shall his master bring him unto the judges, and he shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him till the jubilee.
7 “A sị na nwoke eree nwa ya nwanyị dịka ohu, agaghị ala otu ndị ohu nwoke si ala.
And if a man sell his daughter for a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants go out.
8 Ọ bụrụ na ihe nwanyị ahụ amasịkwaghị onyenwe ya, onye họọrọ ya nye onwe ya, onyenwe ya ga-ekwere ka a gbapụta ya. Ma ọ gaghị eresi ya ndị ọbịa. Nʼihi na onyenwe ya emeela nwanyị ahụ ihe ọjọọ mgbe ọ jụrụ na ọ gaghị alụkwa ya ọzọ.
If she please not her master, to whom he hath assigned her, then shall he aid her to be redeemed: unto a strange nation he shall have no power to sell her, seeing he hath dealt faithlessly with her.
9 Ọ bụrụ na ọ chọrọ ka nwa ya nwoke lụọ ya dịka nwunye ya, ọ ga-emeso ya dịka omenaala si kwado e si emeso ndị bụ nwaada.
And if he should assign her unto his son, then shall he do unto her after the right of the daughters.
10 Ọ bụrụkwa na ọ lụta ya dịka nwunye nke aka ya, mesịakwa lụta nwunye ọzọ, ọ gaghị akwụsị inye ya uwe maọbụ ihe oriri. Ọ gaghị agọnarịkwa ya ihe ọbụla kwesiri ya dịka nwunye.
If he take himself another wife, her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
11 Ọ bụrụ na o mereghị ohu nwanyị a ihe ndị a, nwanyị a pụrụ ịhapụ ya gaara onwe ya na-akwụghị ụgwọ ọbụla. Mgbe ahụ, ọ ga-enwerekwa onwe ya.
And if he do not these three things unto her, then shall she go out free, without money.
12 “Ọzọkwa, ọ bụrụ na mmadụ etigbuo mmadụ ibe ya, aghaghị ime ka onye dị otu a nwụọ.
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall surely be put to death.
13 Ma ọ bụrụ na o mere ya na-amaghị ama, ọ bụrụkwa na Chineke kwagidere omume dị otu a, mgbe ahụ, a ga-ahọpụtara ya ebe ọ ga-agbaga, jee zere ndụ.
And if he did not lie in wait, but God let it come into his hand, then will I appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
14 Ọ bụrụkwa na onye ọbụla akpachara anya jiri aghụghọ gbuo mmadụ ibe ya, a ga-adọpụta ya, ọ bụladị site nʼebe ịchụ aja m, gbuo ya.
But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile, from my altar shalt thou take him, that he may die.
15 “Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla etie nna ya maọbụ nne ya ihe, a ghaghị ime ka onye dị otu a nwụọ.
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
16 “Onye ọbụla tọọrọ mmadụ ibe ya, ma o rere ya nʼahịa, maọbụ na a chọpụtara ya nʼaka ya, a ga-eme ka onye dị otu a nwụọ.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, and he be found in his hand, shall surely be put to death.
17 “Aghaghị ime ka onye ọbụla ga-akpọ nna ya maọbụ nne ya iyi nwụọ.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
18 “Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ abụọ alụọ ọgụ ma otu nʼime ha ewere nkume maọbụ osisi tie onye nke ọzọ. Ọ bụrụ na ọ nwụghị, kama na o merụrụ ahụ, dinaakwa nʼihe ndina ya,
And if men strive together, and one smite the other with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
19 ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ ebilie were mkpara ya na-ejegharị, ikpe agaghị ama onye ahụ tiri ya ihe, kama ọ ga-akwụ ụgwọ ihe onye ahụ ji gwọọ onwe ya, na oge onye ahụ o tiri ihe ji nọọ nʼihe ndina, ruo mgbe ahụ ya ga-adị mma.
If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his crutch, then shall he that smote him be quit; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
20 “Ọ bụrụ na ohu ọbụla anwụọ site nʼihe otiti nke onyenwe ya tiri ya, ma ohu ahụ ọ bụ nwoke maọbụ nwanyị, a ga-adọ onyenwe ya aka na ntị site nʼinye ya ntaramahụhụ.
And if a man smite his servant or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand, it shall be surely avenged.
21 Otu ọ dị, ọ bụrụ na ohu ahụ dị ndụ nʼụbọchị mbụ, maọbụ nʼụbọchị nke abụọ, a gaghị enye onyenwe ya ntaramahụhụ nʼihi na ohu ahụ bụ akụ ya.
Nevertheless, if he continue alive a day or two, it shall not be avenged; for he is his money.
22 “Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ abụọ esite nʼịlụ ọgụ ha merụọ nwanyị dị ime ahụ, mee ka ime ahụ pụọ, ma nwanyị ahụ emerụghị nnukwu ahụ, di nwanyị ahụ ga-anara site nʼaka onye ahụ merụrụ nwunye ya ahụ ihe niile ọbụla o kwuru na a ga-akwụ ya, bụkwa nke ndị na-ekpe ikpe kpebiri.
If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her children depart from her, and yet no farther mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, [with a fine, ] according as the husband of the woman will lay upon him; and he shall pay this by the decision of the judges.
23 Ma ọ bụrụ na nwanyị ahụ a nwụọ nʼihi mmerụ ahụ ahụ e merụrụ ya, a ga-eme ka nwoke ahụ merụrụ ya ahụ nwụọ.
And if any mischief follow, then shalt thou give life for life.
24 Ọ bụrụ na ọ bụ anya ka a kụkpọrọ, anya nʼọnọdụ anya. Ọ bụrụkwa otu eze ka e tipụrụ, eze nʼọnọdụ eze. Otu ahụ kwa, aka nʼọnọdụ aka, ụkwụ nʼọnọdụ ụkwụ.
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 Ịda ọkụ nʼọnọdụ ịda ọkụ, ọnya mma, nʼọnọdụ ọnya mma, ihe otiti nʼọnọdụ ihe otiti.
Burning for burning, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
26 “Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ ọbụla esite nʼihe otiti o tiri ohu ya kụkpọọ ya anya, a ga-eme ka ohu ahụ nwere onwe ya, maọbụ ohu nwoke maọbụ ohu nwanyị, nʼihi na o jirila anya ya gbara onwe ya.
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish, he shall let him go free for the sake of his eye.
27 Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ ọbụla etipụ eze ohu ya nwoke maọbụ ohu ya nwanyị, a ga-eme ka ohu ahụ nwere onwe ya nʼihi eze ya nke e tipụrụ.
And if he strike out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for the sake of his tooth.
28 “Ọ bụrụ na ehi ejiri mpi ya sọda mmadụ si otu a mee ka onye ahụ nwụọ, a ga-atụgbu ehi ahụ na nkume. Mmadụ ọbụla agaghị erikwa anụ ehi ahụ. Ma a ga-agụ onyenwe ehi ahụ dịka onye ikpe na-amaghị.
If an ox gore a man or a woman, that he die: then shall the ox be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
29 Ọ bụrụ na ehi ahụ na-asọkarị ndị mmadụ mpi mgbe niile, agaghị eri anụ ya. Kama, ọ bụrụ na adọọla onyenwe ya aka na ntị banyere ehi ahụ ọtụtụ oge, ma o meghị ihe ọbụla banyere ya, a ga-eme ka ehi ahụ na onyenwe ya nwụọ.
But if the ox were wont to gore in time past, and warning have been given to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, and he killeth a man or a woman: the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also should of right be put to death;
30 Ma ọ bụrụ na ndị nwe mmadụ achọọ ka a kwụọ ha ụgwọ kama igbu onyenwe ehi ahụ, ndị ikpe ga-ekpebi ego ole onyenwe ehi ga-akwụ ha.
But there shall be laid on him a sum of money in atonement, and he shall give the ransom of his life whatsoever may be laid upon him.
31 Otu a ka a ga-esikwa kpee ikpe nke ga-apụta ma ọ bụrụ na ehi asọda nwokorobịa maọbụ nwaagbọghọ ọbụla.
If he gore a son, or gore a daughter, according to this judgment shall be done unto him.
32 Kama ọ bụrụ na ehi asọda ohu nwoke maọbụ ohu nwanyị, onyenwe ehi ahụ ga-akwụ onyenwe ohu ahụ iri mkpụrụ ọlaọcha atọ. Emesịa, a ga-eji nkume tugbuo ehi ahụ.
If the ox gore a man-servant or a maid-servant, thirty shekels of silver shall he give to his master, and the ox shall be stoned.
33 “Ọ bụrụ onye ọbụla meghere olulu maọbụ gwuo olulu, ghara imechi ya, nke mere na ehi mmadụ maọbụ ịnyịnya ibu adaba nʼime ya,
And if a man open a pit, or if a man dig a pit, and do not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein:
34 onye ahụ gwuru olulu ahụ ga-akwụ onyenwe anụ ụlọ ahụ ọnụọgụgụ ego o jiri zụta ya. Mgbe ahụ ọ ga-eburu ozu anụ ahụ nwụrụ anwụ.
The owner of the pit shall make it good, he shall make restitution in money unto the owner thereof; and the dead beast shall be his.
35 “Ọ bụrụ na oke ehi mmadụ emerụọ oke ehi onye ọzọ ahụ, emesịa ehi dị otu a anwụọ, a ga-ere ehi nke dị ndụ, kewaa ego ya ụzọ abụọ. Otu a kwa, a ga-ekewa ehi nke nwụrụ anwụ, nye mmadụ abụọ ahụ otu ụzọ otu ụzọ.
And if one man's ox hurt the ox of another, that he die: then shall they sell the live ox, and divide his money; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
36 Ọ bụrụ na amaara na oke ehi ahụ na-asọ mpi mgbe niile nʼoge gara aga, ma onyenwe ya emeghị ihe ọbụla banyere ya, ọ ga-akwụzu ụgwọ ehi ahụ nwụrụ anwụ. Emesịa ehi ahụ nwụrụ anwụ ga-abụrụ nke ya.
But if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in: he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall belong to him.
