出エジプト記 22
1 人もし牛あるひは羊を竊みてこれを殺し又は賣る時は五の牛をもて一の牛を賠ひ四の羊をもて一の羊を賠ふべし
If any man steal an ox or a sheep, and kill or sell it: he shall restore five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep.
2 もし盗賊の壞り入るを見てこれを撃て死しむる時はこれがために血をながすに及ばず
If a thief be found breaking open a house or undermining it, and be wounded so as to die: he that slew him shall not be guilty of blood.
3 然ど若日いでてよりならば之がために血をながすべし盗賊は全く償をなすべし若物あらざる時は身をうりてその竊める物を償ふべし
But if he did this when the sun is risen, he hath committed murder, and he shall die. If he have not wherewith to make restitution for the theft, he shall be sold.
4 若その竊める物眞に生てその手にあらばその牛驢馬羊たるにかかはらず倍してこれを償ふべし
If that which he stole be found with him, alive, either ox, or ass, or sheep: he shall restore double.
5 人もし田圃あるひは葡萄園の物を食はせその家畜をはなちて人の田圃の物を食ふにいたらしむる時は自己の田圃の嘉物と自己の葡萄園の嘉物をもてその償をなすべし
If any man hurt a field or a vineyard, and put in his beast to feed upon that which is other men’s: he shall restore the best of whatsoever he hath in his own field, or in his vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage.
6 火もし逸て荊棘にうつりその積あげたる穀物あるひは未だ刈ざる穀物あるひは田野を燬ばその火を焚たる者かならずこれを償ふべし
If a fire breaking out light upon thorns, and catch stacks of corn, or corn standing in the fields, he that kindled the fire shall make good the loss.
7 人もし金あるひは物を人に預るにその人の家より竊みとられたる時はその盗者あらはれなばこれを倍して償はしむべし
If a man deliver money, or any vessel unto his friend to keep, and they be stolen away from him that received them: if the thief be found he shall restore double:
8 盗者もしあらはれずば家の主人を法官につれゆきて彼がその人の物に手をかけたるや否を見るべし
If the thief be not known, the master of the house shall be brought to the gods, and shall swear that he did not lay his hand upon his neighbour’s goods,
9 何の過愆を論ず牛にもあれ驢馬にもあれ羊にもあれ衣服にもあれ又は何の失物にもあれ凡て人の見て是其なりと言ふ者ある時は法官その兩造の言を聽べし而して法官の罪ありとする者これを倍してその對手に償ふべし
To do any fraud, either in ox, or in ass, or sheep, or raiment, or any thing that may bring damage: the cause of both parties shall come to the gods: and if they give judgment, he shall restore double to his neighbour.
10 人もし驢馬か牛か羊か又はその他の家畜をその隣人にあづけんに死か傷けらるるか又は搶ひさらるることありて誰もこれを見し者なき時は
If a man deliver ass, ox, sheep, or any beast, to his neighbour’s custody, and it die, or be hurt, or be taken by enemies, and no man saw it:
11 二人の間にその隣人の物に手をかけずとヱホバを指て誓ふことあるべし然る時はその持主これを承諾べし彼人は償をなすに及ばず
There shall be an oath between them, that he did not put forth his hand to his neighbour’s goods: and the owner shall accept of the oath; and he shall not be compelled to make restitution.
12 然ど若自己の許より竊まれたる時はその所有主にこれを償ふべし
But if it were taken away by stealth, he shall make the loss good to the owner.
13 若またその裂ころされし時は其を證據のために持きたるべしその裂ころされし者は償ふにおよばず
If it were eaten by a beast, let him bring to him that which was slain, and he shall not make restitution.
14 人もしその隣人より借たる者あらんにその物傷けられ又は死ることありてその所有主それとともにをらざる時は必ずこれを償ふべし
If a man borrow of his neighbour any of these things, and it be hurt or die, the owner not being present, he shall be obliged to make restitution.
15 その所有主それと共にをらばこれを償ふにむよばず雇し者なる時もしかり其は雇れて來りしなればなり
But if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired and came for the hire of his work.
16 人もし聘定あらざる處女を誘ひてこれと寝たらば必ずこれに聘禮して妻となすべし
If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife.
17 その父もしこれをその人に與ふることを固く拒まば處女にする聘禮にてらして金をはらふべし
If the maid’s father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive.
18 魔術をつかふ女を生しおくべからず
Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live.
19 凡て畜を犯す者をば必ず殺すべし
Whosoever copulateth with a beast shall be put to death.
20 ヱホバをおきて別の神に犠牲を献る者をば殺すべし
He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.
21 汝他國の人を惱すべからず又これを虐ぐべからず汝らもエジプトの國にをる時は他國の人たりしなり
Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22 汝凡て寡婦あるひは孤子を惱すべからず
You shall not hurt a widow or an orphan.
23 汝もし彼等を惱まして彼等われに呼らば我かならずその號呼を聽べし
If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:
24 わが怒烈しくなり我劍をもて汝らを殺さん汝らの妻は寡婦となり汝らの子女は孤子とならん
And my rage shall be enkindled, and I will strike you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
25 汝もし汝とともにあるわが民の貧き者に金を貸す時は金貸のごとくなすべからず又これより利足をとるべからず
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries.
26 汝もし人の衣服を質にとらば日のいる時までにこれを歸すべし
If thou take of thy neighbour a garment in pledge, thou shalt give it him again before sunset.
27 其はその身を蔽ふ者は是のみにして是はその膚の衣なればなり彼何の中に寝んや彼われに龥はらば我きかん我は慈悲ある者なればなり
For that same is the only thing wherewith he is covered, the clothing of his body, neither hath he any other to sleep in: if he cry to me, I will hear him, because I am compassionate.
28 汝神を罵るべからず民の主長を詛ふべからず
Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.
29 汝の豊滿なる物と汝の搾りたる物とを献ぐることを怠るなかれ汝の長子を我に與ふべし
Thou shalt not delay to pay thy tithes and thy firstfruits: thou shalt give the firstborn of thy sons to me.
30 汝また汝の牛と羊をも斯なすべし即ち七日母とともにをらしめて八日にこれを我に與ふべし
Thou shalt do the same with the firstborn of thy oxen also and sheep: seven days let it be with its dam, the eighth day thou shalt give it to me.
31 汝等は我の聖民となるべし汝らは野にて獣に裂れし者の肉を食ふべからず汝らこれを犬に投與ふべし
You shall be holy men to me: the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs.
