प्रस्थान 21

1 “अब तैँले तिनीहरूका सामु राख्‍ने आदेशहरू यी नै हुन्:

Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

2 तिमीहरूले हिब्रू कमारा किन्यौ भने त्यसले छ वर्षसम्म सेवा गर्नुपर्छ, र सातौँ वर्षमा केही नतिरी त्यो मुक्त हुनेछ ।

If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

3 त्यो एक्लै आएको हो भने त्यो एक्लै जाओस् । त्यो विवाहित हो भने त्यो आफ्नी पत्‍नीसँगै जाओस् ।

If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him.

4 त्यसका मालिकले त्यसलाई पत्‍नी दिएका भए र त्यसले पतिको निम्ति छोराछोरीहरू जन्माएकी भए पत्‍नी र त्यसका छोराछोरीहरू मालिकको हुनेछन्, तर पतिचाहिँ मुक्त हुनेछ ।

If his master give him a wife, and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.

5 तर कमाराले सफासँग “म मेरा मालिक, मेरी पत्‍नी र मेरा छोराछोरीलाई प्रेम गर्छु; म मुक्त भएर जान्‍नँ”

But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

6 भन्यो भने त्यसका मालिकले त्यसलाई परमेश्‍वरको सामु ल्याउनुपर्छ । मालिकले त्यसलाई ढोका वा ढोकाको सङ्घारमा ल्याई त्यसको कान सुतारोले छेडिदिनुपर्छ । तब त्यस कमाराले जीवनभर मालिकको सेवा गर्नेछ ।

then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.

7 कुनै मानिसले आफ्नी छोरीलाई कमारीको रूपमा बेच्यो भने कमाराहरूजस्तै त्यो मुक्त भएर जानुहुँदैन ।

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.

8 त्यसले आफ्ना मालिकलाई खुसी पारिन भने त्यसलाई मोल तिरेर छुटाइयोस् । त्यसलाई परदेशीकहाँ बेच्ने अधिकार मालिकलाई हुँदैन । मालिकले त्यसलाई छलपूर्वक व्यवहार गरेकोले त्योसित त्यस्तो अधिकार हुँदैन ।

If she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.

9 मालिकले त्यसलाई आफ्नो छोरोकी पत्‍नी हुन दियो भने त्यसलाई आफ्नी छोरीलाई जस्तै व्यवहार गरोस् ।

And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

10 त्यसले आफ्नो लागि अर्की पत्‍नी ल्यायो भने त्यसले खानेकुरा, लुगाफाटा वा त्यसका वैवाहिक अधिकारहरू पुरा गर्नबाट नचुकोस् ।

If he take him another [wife]; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

11 तर त्यसले पत्‍नीलाई यी तिनवटा कुरा उपलब्ध गराएन भने दाम नतिरीकनै त्यो मुक्त भएर जान सक्छे ।

And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out for nothing, without money.

12 कसैले कुनै मानिसलाई मर्ने गरी हिर्कायो भने त्यसलाई निश्‍चय नै मारिनैपर्छ ।

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall surely be put to death.

13 त्यसले जानाजानी यसो नगरी भवितव्य पर्न गएको रहेछ भने म त्यो भागेर जान सक्‍ने ठाउँ तोकिदिनेछु ।

And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver [him] into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

14 कुनै मानिसले जानाजानी आफ्नो छिमेकीलाई आक्रमण गरी धूर्त योजनामुताबिक मार्‍यो भने त्यो परमेश्‍वरको वेदीमा भए तापनि त्यसलाई मार्नलाई लगियोस् ।

And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

15 आफ्नो बुबा वा आमालाई हिर्काउने जोसुकै पनि निश्‍चय नै मारिनैपर्छ ।

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

16 जसले कुनै व्यक्तिलाई अपहरण गरी त्यसले उसलाई बेच्यो वा पक्रिँदा त्यसकै हातमा फेला पर्‍यो भने अपहरणकारीलाई मारिनैपर्छ ।

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

17 आफ्नो बुबा वा आमालाई सराप्‍ने जोसुकै पनि निश्‍चय नै मारिनैपर्छ ।

And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

18 मानिसहरू एक-अर्कासित झगडा गर्दा एउटाले अर्कोलाई ढुङ्गाले वा मुक्‍काले हिर्कायो र त्यो व्यक्ति नमरी ओछ्यान पर्‍यो

And if men contend, and one smiteth the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed:

19 र त्यो फेरि उठेर आफ्नो लट्ठीको सहायताले यताउता हिँड्न सक्यो भने हिर्काउनेले त्यसको समयको हर्जाना तिर्नुपर्छ । त्यसले ऊ पूर्ण निको नभएसम्म सबै खर्च पनि दिनुपर्छ । तर त्यो मानिस हत्याको दोषी भने हुँदैन ।

if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

20 कुनै मानिसले आफ्नो कमारा वा कमारीलाई लट्ठीले हिर्काउँदा मुक्‍का लागेर मर्‍यो भने त्यस मानिसलाई निश्‍चय नै दण्ड दिइनुपर्छ ।

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

21 तर त्यो एक-दुई दिनसम्म बाँच्यो भने मालिकलाई दण्ड दिइनुहुँदैन किनकि उसले नोकरको क्षति भोग्‍नेछ ।

Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

22 मानिसहरू सँगसँगै झगडा गर्दा गर्भवती महिलालाई हानि पुगी त्यसको बच्‍चा तुहियो तर त्यो आफैलाई कुनै चोट लागेन भने त्यस स्‍त्रीको पतिले मागेबमोजिम दोषी मानिसलाई हर्जाना तिराइनुपर्छ, र न्यायकर्ताहरूले तोकेबमोजिम त्यसले तिर्नुपर्छ ।

And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

23 तर गम्भीर चोट लागेको रहेछ भने त्यस मानिसलाई प्राणको सट्टा प्राण

But if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

24 आँखाको सट्टा आँखा, दाँतको सट्टा दाँत, हातको सट्टा हात, खुट्टाको सट्टा खुट्टा

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

25 डामको सट्टा डाम, चोटको सट्टा चोट र कुटाइको सट्टा कुटाइ मिलोस् ।

burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

26 कुनै मानिसले आफ्नो कमारा वा कमारीको आँखामा हिर्काएर त्यसलाई नष्‍ट गरिदियो भने उसले आँखाको साटो त्यसलाई स्वतन्त्र भएर जान दिओस् ।

And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.

27 उसले आफ्नो कमारा वा कमारीको दाँत निकालिदियो भने उसले दाँतको साटो त्यसलाई स्वतन्त्र भएर जान दिओस् ।

And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.

28 कुनै गोरुले पुरुष वा स्‍त्रीलाई सिङले हानेर मार्‍यो भने त्यसलाई ढुङ्गाले हानेर मारिनुपर्छ, र त्यसको मासु खाइनुहुँदैन ।

And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

29 तर गोरुको मालिकचाहिँ निर्दोष होस् । तर गोरुको विगतमा हान्‍ने बानी थियो र त्यसको मालिकलाई यसबारे चेताउनी दिँदा पनि उसले बाँधेर राखेको रहेनछ र गोरुले पुरुष वा महिलालाई मार्‍यो भने त्यसलाई ढुङ्गाले हानेर मारिनैपर्छ र त्यसको मालिकलाई पनि मारिनैपर्छ ।

But if the ox were wont to gore in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

30 त्यसको जीवनको लागि कुनै मूल्य माग गरिएको छ भने मागेजति मालिकले दिनुपर्छ ।

If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.

31 गोरुले कुनै मानिसको छोरो वा छोरीलाई हानेको छ भने त्यसको मालिकले नियमअनुसार तिर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ ।

Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

32 गोरुले कमारा वा कमारीलाई हान्यो भने त्यसको मालिकले चाँदीको तिस सिक्‍का देओस् र गोरुलाई चाहिँ ढुङ्गाले हानेर मारियोस् ।

If the ox gore a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

33 कुनै मानिसले खाडललाई उदाङ्गै राख्यो वा त्यसले खाडल खनेर त्यसलाई ढाकेन र त्यसभित्र गोरु वा गधा खस्यो भने

And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein,

34 खाडल खन्‍नेले हर्जाना तिर्नुपर्छ । त्यसले मृत पशुको मालिकलाई रुपियाँ तिर्नपर्छ र त्यो मरेको पशु त्यसको हुनेछ ।

the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner of them, and the dead [beast] shall be his.

35 एउटा मान्छेको गोरुले अर्को मान्छेको गोरुलाई चोट पुर्‍याएर त्यो मर्‍यो भने त्यसले जिउँदो गोरुलाई बेची तिनीहरूले त्यसको मूल्य बाँडफाँड गर्नुपर्छ र तिनीहरूले मरेको गोरुलाई पनि बाँडफाँड गर्नुपर्छ ।

And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the price of it; and the dead also they shall divide.

36 तर त्यस गोरुको विगतमा पनि हान्‍ने बानी रहेछ र त्यसको मालिकले त्यसलाई बाँधेर राखेको रहेनछ भनी थाहा हुन आयो उसले गोरुको सट्टा गोरु तिर्नुपर्छ अनि मरेको पशु त्यसको मालिकको हुनेछ ।

Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead [beast] shall be his own.