Ọpụpụ 21

1 “Ndị a bụ iwu ị ga-edebe nʼihu ha.

Now, these are the regulations which thou shalt put 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.

When thou shalt acquire a servant who is a Hebrew, six years, shall he serve, —but in the seventh shall he go out freely—for nought.

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, by himself, he came in, by himself, shall he go out, —if he was married, 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 lord gave him a wife, and she have borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her lords, 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,’

But, if the servant shall plainly say, I love my lord, and my wife and my sons, —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 lord bring him near unto God, and shall bring him near unto the door, or unto the door-post, —and his lord shall pierce his ear with an awl, so shall he serve him all his life.

7 “A sị na nwoke eree nwa ya nwanyị dịka ohu, agaghị ala otu ndị ohu nwoke si ala.

And when a man shall sell his daughter to be a handmaid, she shall not go out according to the out-going of the men-servants,

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 is uncomely in the eyes of her lord, who hath not assigned her in marriage, then shall he suffer her to be redeemed: to a strange people, shall he not have power to sell her in that he hath dealt treacherously 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, to his son, he assign her, according to the custom for daughters, shall he do for her.

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 to himself another, her food her clothing, and her marriage-right, shall he not withdraw.

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.

But if these three, he will not do for her, then shall she go out for nought, without silver.

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.

But he who hath not lain in wait, but, God, hath occasioned him to come to his hand, then will I appoint for thee a place, whither he may 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, when a man shall act presumptuously against his neighbour to slay him with guile, from mine altar, shalt thou take him to 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 of the sons of Israel, and selleth him, or 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 who revileth 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 when men strive together, and one shall smite the other, with a stone or with his fist, —and he die not, but shall fall to 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 and shall walk abroad on his staff, then shall he that smote him be acquitted, —only, for his loss of time, he shall pay, and, shall surely heal, him.

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 when a man shall smite his servant or his handmaid with a rod, and he die under his hand, he shall, surely be 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, for a day or for two days, he continue, he shall not be avenged, for, his silver, he is.

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.

And when men strive together and push against a woman with child, and she miscarry, but there is no other mischief, he shall, surely be fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him, but he shall give it through 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.

But, if 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.

brand for brand, wound for wound, —stripe for stripe.

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, when a man smiteth the eye of his servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and destroyeth it, he shall send him forth, free, for 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.

or, if, the tooth of his servant or the tooth of his handmaid, he knock out, he shall send him forth, free, for 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.

And when an ox goreth a man or a woman, and death ensueth, the ox shall, surely be stoned and his flesh shall not be eaten, and 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, was wont to gore before that time and it hath been attested to his owner, and he hath not proceeded to put him under guard, and he causeth the death of man or woman, the ox, shall be stoned, and, his owner also, shall 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.

If, a sin-covering, be laid on him, then shall he give a ransom for his life, according to whatsoever may be laid on him:

31 Otu a ka a ga-esikwa kpee ikpe nke ga-apụta ma ọ bụrụ na ehi asọda nwokorobịa maọbụ nwaagbọghọ ọbụla.

if, a son, he gore or, a daughter, he gore, according to this regulation, shall it be done to 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, a servant the ox gore, or a handmaid, thirty shekels of silver, shall he give to his lord, 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 when a man openeth a pit, or when a man diggeth a pit, and doth not cover it, —and there falleth thereinto an ox or an ass,

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, silver, shall he pay back to 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 when the ox of one man thrusteth the ox of his neighbour so that it dieth, then shall they sell the live ox and divide the silver thereof, and the dead ox also, shall they 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.

Or if it was known that, an ox, was, wont to gore, before that time, and his owner proceeded not to put him under guard, he shall surely make good, —an ox for the ox, and, the dead one, shall be his.