Ọpụpụ 21
1 “Ndị a bụ iwu ị ga-edebe nʼihu ha.
“Here are some [other] instructions to give to [the Israeli people]:
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/If you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to serve you for [only] six years. In the seventh year you must free him [from being your slave], and he is not required to pay you anything [for setting him free].
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 was not married before he became your slave, and if he marries [someone while he is your slave], his wife is not to be set free [with him]. But if he was married before he became your slave, you must free both him and his wife.
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 a slave’s master gives him a wife, and she gives birth to sons or daughters [while her husband is a slave], only the man is to be freed. His wife and children will continue to be slaves of their master.
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 when it is time for the slave to be set free, if the slave says, ‘I love my master and my wife and my children, and I do not want to be set 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 his master must take him to [the place where they worship] God (OR, to [the owner’s] house). There he must make the slave stand against the door or the doorpost. Then the master will use an (awl/pointed metal rod) to make a hole in the slave’s ear. Then [he will fasten a tag to the slave’s ear to indicate that] (he will own that slave for the rest of his life/he will own the slave as long as the slave lives).
7 “A sị na nwoke eree nwa ya nwanyị dịka ohu, agaghị ala otu ndị ohu nwoke si ala.
If a man sells his daughter to become a slave, she should not be set free [after six years], as the male slaves are.
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 the man who bought her wanted her to be his wife, but if [later] he is not pleased with her, he must sell her back to her father. He must not sell her to a foreigner, because that would be breaking the contract/agreement [he made with the girl’s father].
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.
If the man who buys her wants her to be a wife for his son, he must then treat her as though she were his own daughter.
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 the master takes another slave girl to be another wife for himself, he must continue to give the first slave wife the same amount of food and clothing that he gave to her before, and he must continue to have sex [EUP] with her as before.
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.
If he does not do all these three things for her, he must free her [from being a slave], and she is not required to pay anything [for being set free].
12 “Ọzọkwa, ọ bụrụ na mmadụ etigbuo mmadụ ibe ya, aghaghị ime ka onye dị otu a nwụọ.
You must execute anyone who strikes another person with the result that the person who is struck dies.
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 if the one who struck the other did not intend to kill that person, the one who struck him can escape to a place that I will choose for you, [and he will be safe there].
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 someone gets angry with another person and kills him, even if the murderer runs to the altar, [a place that God designated as a place to be safe], you must execute him.
15 “Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla etie nna ya maọbụ nne ya ihe, a ghaghị ime ka onye dị otu a nwụọ.
Anyone who strikes his father or mother must surely be executed.
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.
Anyone who kidnaps another person, either in order to sell that person or to keep him as a slave, must be executed.
17 “Aghaghị ime ka onye ọbụla ga-akpọ nna ya maọbụ nne ya iyi nwụọ.
Anyone who reviles/curses his father or his mother must be executed.
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,
Suppose two people fight, and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist. And suppose the person he strikes does not die but is injured and has to stay in bed [for a while],
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.
and later he is able to walk outside using a cane. Then the person who struck him does not have to be punished. However, he must pay the injured person the money he could not earn [while he was recovering], and he must also pay the injured person’s medical expenses until that person is well.
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.
If someone strikes his male or female slave with a stick, if the slave dies (immediately/as a result) [IDM], the one who struck him must be punished.
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.
But if the slave lives for a day or two after he is struck [and then dies], you must not punish the one who struck him. Not having that slave to be able to work for him any longer is enough punishment.
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.
Suppose two people are fighting and they hurt a pregnant woman with the result that (she has a miscarriage/her baby is born prematurely and dies). If the woman is not harmed in any other way, the one who injured her must pay a fine. He must pay whatever the woman’s husband demands, after a judge approves of the fine.
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 the woman is injured in some additional way, the one who injured her must be caused to suffer in exactly the same way [that he caused her to suffer]. If she dies, he must be executed.
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.
If her eye is injured or destroyed, or if he knocks out one of her teeth, or her hand or foot is injured, or if she is burned or bruised, the one who injured her must be injured in the same way.
25 Ịda ọkụ nʼọnọdụ ịda ọkụ, ọnya mma, nʼọnọdụ ọnya mma, ihe otiti nʼọnọdụ ihe otiti.
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.
If the owner of a slave strikes the eye of his male or female slave and ruins it, he must free that slave because of [what he did to] the slave’s 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.
If someone knocks out one of his slave’s teeth, he must free the slave because of [what he did to] the slave’s 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 a bull gores a man or woman with the result that the person dies, you [must kill the bull by] throwing stones at it, but you must not punish the owner of the bull.
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 suppose the bull had attacked people several times before, and its owner had been warned, but he did not keep the bull inside a fence. Then you [must kill the bull by] throwing stones at it, but you must also execute its owner.
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.
However, if the owner of the bull is allowed to pay a fine (to save his own life/in order not to be executed), he must pay the full amount that the judges say that he must pay.
31 Otu a ka a ga-esikwa kpee ikpe nke ga-apụta ma ọ bụrụ na ehi asọda nwokorobịa maọbụ nwaagbọghọ ọbụla.
If someone’s bull attacks and gores another person’s son or daughter, you must treat the bull’s owner according to that same rule.
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 bull attacks and gores a male or female slave, its owner must pay to the slave’s owner 30 pieces of silver. Then you must [kill the bull by] throwing stones at it.
33 “Ọ bụrụ onye ọbụla meghere olulu maọbụ gwuo olulu, ghara imechi ya, nke mere na ehi mmadụ maọbụ ịnyịnya ibu adaba nʼime ya,
Suppose someone has a pit/cistern and does not keep it covered, and someone’s bull or donkey falls into it [and dies].
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.
Then the owner of the pit/cistern must pay for the animal that died. He must give the money to the animal’s owner, but then he can take away the animal that died and [do whatever he wants to with it].
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.
If someone’s bull hurts another person’s bull with the result that it dies, the owners of both bulls must sell the bull that is living, and they must divide [between them] the money [that they receive] for it. They must also divide [between them the meat of] the animal that died.
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.
However, if people know that the bull often attacked other animals previously, and its owner did not keep it inside a fence, then the owner of that bull must give the owner of the bull that died one of his own bulls, but he can take away the animal that died [and do with it whatever he wants to do].”
