Exodus 22
1 si quis furatus fuerit bovem aut ovem et occiderit vel vendiderit quinque boves pro uno bove restituet et quattuor oves pro una ove
If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.
2 si effringens fur domum sive suffodiens fuerit inventus et accepto vulnere mortuus fuerit percussor non erit reus sanguinis
If a thief is taken in the act of forcing his way into a house, and his death is caused by a blow, the owner of the house is not responsible for his blood.
3 quod si orto sole hoc fecerit homicidium perpetravit et ipse morietur si non habuerit quod pro furto reddat venundabitur
But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.
4 si inventum fuerit apud eum quod furatus est vivens sive bos sive asinus sive ovis duplum restituet
If he still has what he had taken, whatever it is, ox or ass or sheep, he is to give twice its value.
5 si laeserit quispiam agrum vel vineam et dimiserit iumentum suum ut depascatur aliena quicquid optimum habuerit in agro suo vel in vinea pro damni aestimatione restituet
If a man makes a fire in a field or a vine-garden, and lets the fire do damage to another man's field, he is to give of the best produce of his field or his vine-garden to make up for it.
6 si egressus ignis invenerit spinas et conprehenderit acervos frugum sive stantes segetes in agris reddet damnum qui ignem succenderit
If there is a fire and the flames get to the thorns at the edge of the field, causing destruction of the cut grain or of the living grain, or of the field, he who made the fire will have to make up for the damage.
7 si quis commendaverit amico pecuniam aut vas in custodiam et ab eo qui susceperat furto ablata fuerint si invenitur fur duplum reddet
If a man puts money or goods in the care of his neighbour to keep for him, and it is taken from the man's house, if they get the thief, he will have to make payment of twice the value.
8 si latet dominus domus adplicabitur ad deos et iurabit quod non extenderit manum in rem proximi sui
If they do not get the thief, let the master of the house come before the judges and take an oath that he has not put his hand on his neighbour's goods.
9 ad perpetrandam fraudem tam in bove quam in asino et ove ac vestimento et quicquid damnum inferre potest ad deos utriusque causa perveniet et si illi iudicaverint duplum restituet proximo suo
In any question about an ox or an ass or a sheep or clothing, or about the loss of any property which anyone says is his, let the two sides put their cause before God; and he who is judged to be in the wrong is to make payment to his neighbour of twice the value.
10 si quis commendaverit proximo suo asinum bovem ovem et omne iumentum ad custodiam et mortuum fuerit aut debilitatum vel captum ab hostibus nullusque hoc viderit
If a man puts an ass or an ox or a sheep or any beast into the keeping of his neighbour, and it comes to death or is damaged or is taken away, without any person seeing it:
11 iusiurandum erit in medio quod non extenderit manum ad rem proximi sui suscipietque dominus iuramentum et ille reddere non cogetur
If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.
12 quod si furto ablatum fuerit restituet damnum domino
But if it is taken from him by a thief, he is to make up for the loss of it to its owner.
13 si comestum a bestia deferet ad eum quod occisum est et non restituet
But if it has been damaged by a beast, and he is able to make this clear, he will not have to make payment for what was damaged.
14 qui a proximo suo quicquam horum mutuo postularit et debilitatum aut mortuum fuerit domino non praesente reddere conpelletur
If a man gets from his neighbour the use of one of his beasts, and it is damaged or put to death when the owner is not with it, he will certainly have to make payment for the loss.
15 quod si inpraesentiarum fuit dominus non restituet maxime si conductum venerat pro mercede operis sui
If the owner is with it, he will not have to make payment: if he gave money for the use of it, the loss is covered by the payment.
16 si seduxerit quis virginem necdum desponsatam et dormierit cum ea dotabit eam et habebit uxorem
If a man takes a virgin, who has not given her word to another man, and has connection with her, he will have to give a bride-price for her to be his wife.
17 si pater virginis dare noluerit reddet pecuniam iuxta modum dotis quam virgines accipere consuerunt
If her father will not give her to him on any account, he will have to give the regular payment for virgins.
18 maleficos non patieris vivere
Any woman using unnatural powers or secret arts is to be put to death.
19 qui coierit cum iumento morte moriatur
Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death.
20 qui immolat diis occidetur praeter Domino soli
Complete destruction will come on any man who makes offerings to any other god but the Lord.
21 advenam non contristabis neque adfliges eum advenae enim et ipsi fuistis in terra Aegypti
Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.
22 viduae et pupillo non nocebitis
Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.
23 si laeseritis eos vociferabuntur ad me et ego audiam clamorem eorum
If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;
24 et indignabitur furor meus percutiamque vos gladio et erunt uxores vestrae viduae et filii vestri pupilli
And in the heat of my wrath I will put you to death with the sword, so that your wives will be widows and your children without fathers.
25 si pecuniam mutuam dederis populo meo pauperi qui habitat tecum non urgues eum quasi exactor nec usuris opprimes
If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.
26 si pignus a proximo tuo acceperis vestimentum ante solis occasum redde ei
If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:
27 ipsum enim est solum quo operitur indumentum carnis eius nec habet aliud in quo dormiat si clamaverit ad me exaudiam eum quia misericors sum
For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.
28 diis non detrahes et principi populi tui non maledices
You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.
29 decimas tuas et primitias non tardabis offerre primogenitum filiorum tuorum dabis mihi
Do not keep back your offerings from the wealth of your grain and your vines. The first of your sons you are to give to me.
30 de bubus quoque et ovibus similiter facies septem diebus sit cum matre sua die octavo reddes illum mihi
In the same way with your oxen and your sheep: for seven days let the young one be with its mother; on the eighth day give it to me.
31 viri sancti eritis mihi carnem quae a bestiis fuerit praegustata non comedetis sed proicietis canibus
You are to be holy men to me: the flesh of no animal whose death has been caused by the beasts of the field may be used for your food; it is to be given to the dogs.
