Eksodosy 22
1 Naho mampikametse añombe ndra ose t’indaty he alèta’e ke lentae’e, le hampañavaheñe añombe lime ty añombe raike naho ose efatse ty ose raike.
“Anyone who steals an ox or a sheep and kills or sells it, he must pay back five oxen for one ox and four sheep for one sheep.
2 Naho zoeñe te mampipoñake ty mpampikametse ie trinabotraboke vaho navetrake, le tsy havahan-dio.
If a thief is discovered breaking into someone's house and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of murder.
3 F’ie nanjiriha’ i àndroy le ho valeam-pate ty lio. Tsi-mete tsy avahañe, aa ie poi’e, le haletake hasolo i finao’ey.
But if it happens during daylight, then someone is guilty of murder. A thief must pay everything back that's stolen. If he doesn't have anything, then he must be sold to pay for what was stolen.
4 Aa naho tendrek’ am-pità’e ty nikamere’e, ke te añombe, ke borìke, he añondry: le havaha’e roe.
If what was stolen is a live animal he still has, whether it's an ox, donkey, or sheep, he must pay back double.
5 Ie iandraza’ ondaty ty teteke ndra ty tanem-bahe naho adare’e ama’e o hare’eo vaho iandraza’e ty tonda’ondaty, le tsi-mete tsy avaha’e boak’an-tete’e ami’ty soa an-tete’e ao naho an-tanem-bahe’e ao.
If livestock are grazing in a field or vineyard and their owner lets them stray so that they graze in someone else's field, the owner must pay compensation from the best of their own fields or vineyards.
6 Naho mirehetse naho mandakak’ an-drongoñe ty afo vaho mamorototo tsako navotry ndra mizorazora ke mampianto teteke, le toe havaha’ i namiañe i afoiy.
If a fire is started and it spreads to thorn bushes and then burns stacked or standing grain, or even the whole field, the person who started the fire must pay full compensation.
7 Naho andivà’ t’indaty an-drañetse ty drala ndra vara hahaja’e; aa ie kamereñe amy anjomba’ey, le havaha’ i nampikametsey roe t’ie oniñe.
If someone gives his neighbor money or possessions to be kept safe and they are stolen from the neighbor's house, if the thief is caught they must pay back double.
8 Naho tsy oniñe ka i nampikametsey le hasese mb’an-jaka i tompo-trañoy handohiañe, hera ie ty nampijom-pitàñe am-baran-drañe’e ao.
If the thief isn't caught the owner of the house must appear before the judges to find out whether he took his neighbor's property.
9 Naho eo ty mifandietse ty ami’ ty añombe, he borìke, ke añondry, ke lamba, he inoñ’ inoñe nimotso, ie atao ty raike te aze, le songa hiatreke mpizaka; vaho hañavake in-droe amy rañe’ey i nafàm-pizakay.
If there's an argument over the ownership of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or anything that was lost that someone says, ‘This is mine,’ both parties are to bring their case before the judges. The one whom the judges find in the wrong must pay the other back double.
10 Aa naho atolo’ ondaty an-drañetse hambena’e ty borìke ndra añombe, ke añondry he ze hare, le ie mate, he fere, ke rinoak’ añe tsy nioni’ ondaty,
If someone asks a neighbor to look after a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal, but it dies or is injured or is stolen without anybody noticing,
11 le hanoeñe fanta am’ Iehovà, añivo iereo roe, te tsy nikamere’ i rañetsey ty hare’ indatiy naho ho no’ ty tompo’e i fantay vaho tsy hañavake re.
then an oath must be taken before the Lord to decide if the neighbor has taken the owner's property. The owner must accept the oath and not demand compensation.
12 Fe naho nikamerañe i rahay le havaha’e amy tompo’ey.
However, if the animal really was stolen from the neighbor, he must compensate the owner.
13 Naho nirimitem-biby, le tsi-mete tsy hendese’e i matey ho rendreke, fa tsy havaha’e i nijoy.
If it was killed and torn to pieces by a wild animal, the neighbor shall present the carcass as evidence and does not need to pay compensation.
14 Naho mìndran-draha an-drañetse t’indaty, he mianto ke te mate, ie tsi-ao-tompo, le havaha’ i mpìndrañey.
If someone borrows a neighbor's animal and it's injured or dies while its owner is not present, they must pay compensation in full.
15 Fa naho eo tompo’e le tsy havahañe; naho nifondroeñe le avaha’ i fondroy.
If the owner was present, no compensation is to be paid. If the animal was hired, only the hire charge needs to be paid.
16 Naho mañedre somondrara mboe tsy nifofoeñe t’indaty, ie miolots’ ama’e, le tsy mahay tsy engae’e ho valie’e.
If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the full bride-price for her to become his wife.
17 Aa naho ifoneñan-drae’e tsy hanolotse aze, le tsi-mete tsy hondrohe’e ty fañengan-tsomondrara.
If her father adamantly refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay the same amount as the bride-price for a virgin.
18 Ko adoke ho veloñe ty mpamòreke.
You must not allow a woman who practices witchcraft to live.
19 Ho vonoeñe ze misàhe biby.
Anyone who has sex with an animal must be executed.
20 Havetrake ze manao soroñe amy ze atao ndrahare naho tsy am’ Iehovà avao.
Anyone who sacrifices to any other god than the Lord must be set apart and executed.
21 Ko mamorefore ty renetane ndra mamorekeke aze, amy te niambahiny an-tane Mitsraime añe ka nahareo.
You must not exploit or mistreat a foreigner. Remember that you yourselves were once foreigners in Egypt.
22 Ko silofe’ areo ze atao vantotse ndra bode.
You must not take advantage of any widow or orphan.
23 Aa ie helofe’o vaho mitoreo amako, le toe ho tsanoñeko ty fitoreo’ iareo;
If you mistreat them, and they call out to me for help, I will definitely respond to their cry.
24 hisolebotse ty haboseko le ho zevoñeko fibara, le ho remavoiñe o vali’ areoo vaho ho bode o ana’ areoo.
I will become angry, and I will kill you with the sword. Your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
25 Naho ampisongoe’o ondatikoo ndra ami’ty rarake ama’o ao, ko manao mpampisongo ama’e, le ko angala’o ana’e.
If you lend money to any of my people because they're poor, you must not behave as a moneylender to them. You must not charge them any interest.
26 Ndra mbia ty andrambesa’o ho tsoake ty saro’ ondaty le abaliho aolo’ ty tsofots’ andro,
If you require your neighbor's cloak as security for a loan, you must return it to him by sunset,
27 hera izay avao ty fisafora’e naho ty filafin-tsandri’e te mirotse. Le ie mitoreo amako, hitsanon-dRaho fa mpiferenaiñe.
because it's the only clothing he has for his body. What would he sleep in otherwise? If he calls out to me for help, I will listen, for I am considerate.
28 Ko onjirañe o mpizakao, le ko mamàtse ty mpifehe’ ondati’oo.
You must not despise God or curse your people's leader.
29 Ko mihenekeneke tsy hibanabana ty lengom-boan-kavokaran-tete’o naho ty lengom-pipineha’o. Atoloro ahiko ty tañoloñoloña’o.
You must not hold onto the required offerings of your produce, olive oil, and wine. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
30 Ano izay ka o añombe’oo naho o añondri’oo: ho fito andro an-drene’e re vaho atoloro ahiko ami’ty andro faha-valo.
You must also give me the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats. They can stay with their mothers for their first seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.
31 Hondaty miavake amako nahareo; aa le ko kamae’ areo ze nofotse rinimitem-biby an-kivoke ey, fa ahifiho amo amboao.
You are to be holy people to me. You must not eat any animal carcass that you find in the countryside that has been killed by wild animals. Throw it to the dogs to eat.”
