Kutoka 21
1 Sasa hizi ni amri utakazoweka kabla yao:
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
2 'kama mtanunua mtumishi wa kiebrania, atatumikia kwa miaka sita, na mwaka wa saba ataachiwa huru bila kilipwa chochote.
If thou shalt buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall depart free for nothing.
3 Kama alikuja mwenyewe, ataenda huru kwa ridhaa yake;
If he came in by himself, he shall depart by himself: if he was married, then his wife shall depart with him.
4 kama bwana wake atampa mke na kumzalia mwana na binti, mke pamoja na watoto wake watabaki mali ya bwana wake, na ataenda zake huru.
If his master hath given him a wife, and she hath borne him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall depart by himself.
5 Lakini kama mtumishi atasema waziwazi, “Nampenda bwana wangu, mke wangu, na watoto; sitaenda nje,”
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not depart free:
6 “kisha bwana wake atapaswa kumleta kwa Mungu. Bwana wake atapaswa kumleta katika mlango au katika muhimili wa mlango, na bwana wake atatoboa sikio lake na sindano. Kisha mtumishi wake atamtumikia kwa maisha yake yote.
Then his master shall bring him to the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or to the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
7 Kama mwanaume ata muuza binti wake kama mtumishi wa kike, ata weza kwenda huru kama watumishi wa kiume wanavyo enda.
And if a man shall sell his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not depart as the male slaves do.
8 Kama hamridhishi bwana wake, aliye mtenga kwa ajili yake, kisha lazima amnunue tena. Hana ruhusa ya kumuuza kwa watu wengine wa kigeni. Hana ruhusa hiyo, sababu amemtendea kwa hila.
If she shall not please her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her to a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
9 Ikiwa bwana wake atamposa awe mke wa mwanae, atamtendea kama desturi zipasavyo sawa na binti zake.
And if he hath betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
10 Ikiwa atajitwalia mke mwingine, asimpunguzie huyo chakula chake, nguo na haki zake za unyumba.
If he shall take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
11 Lakini asipofanyiwa mambo haya matatu, basi anaweza kwenda bure pasipo kutolewa mali.
And if he shall not perform these three things for her, then shall she depart free without money.
12 Mtu awaye yote ampigaye mtu hata akafa, inampasa mtu huyo auawe pia.
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
13 Lakini kama hakumvizia, ila kwa bahati mbaya, basi nitamfanyia mahali pa kukimbilia.
And if a man shall not lie in wait, but God shall deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place where he shall flee.
14 Lakini mtu akimwendea mwenzake kwa kujikinai, kusudi apate kumwua kwa hila; huyo utamwondoa hata kama ni madhabahuni pangu, ili auawe.
But if a man shall come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from my altar, that he may die.
15 Yeyote atakaye mpiga baba au mama yake lazima auawe.
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
16 Yeyote atakaye mteka mtu na kumuuza, au mtu amekutwa kama mali yake, huyo mtekaji lazima auawe.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he shall be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
17 Yeyote atakaye mlaani baba au mama yake lazima auawe.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
18 Kama wanaume watapigana na mmoja akimpiga mwengine kwa jiwe au ngumi, na huyo mtu asife, lakini alazwe kitandani;
And if men contend together, and one shall smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he shall not die, but keepeth to his bed:
19 kisha akapona na anaweza kutembea kwa gongo lake, yeye aliye mpiga lazima alipe muda aliye mpotezea; na lazima alipe matibabu yake yote. Lakini huyo mtu hana hatia ya mauaji.
If he shall rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be clear: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
20 Kama mwanaume akimpiga mtumishi wake wa kiume au wa kike kwa gongo, na kama mtumishi huyo akifa kwa madhara ya pigo, kisha huyo mtu lazima ahadhibiwe.
And if a man shall smite his male or female servant, with a rod, and he shall die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
21 Walakini, mtumishi huyo akiishi siku moja au mbili, bwana aruhusiwi kuadhibiwa, kwa kuwa atateseka kupoteza mtumishi huyo.
However, if he shall continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
22 Kama wanaume wakipigana pamoja na wakamuumiza wanamke mwenye mimba na kuiharibu, lakini hakuna majeraha mengine kwake, kisha huyo mwanaume mwenye hatia lazima alipe kama mme wa mwanamke anavyo taka kwake, na kulipa kama hakimu anavyo kusudia.
If men shall contend, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit shall depart from her, and yet no harm follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
23 Lakini kama kuna majeraha makubwa, lazima utoe uhai kwa uhai, jicho kwa jicho,
And if any harm shall follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
24 jino kwa jino, mkono kwa mkono, mguu kwa mguu,
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 kuchoma kwa kuchoma, jeraha kwa jeraha, au mkwaruzo kwa mkwaruzo.
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
26 Kama mwanaume akipiga jicho la mtumishi wake kiume au mtumishi wake wa kike na kuliharibu, kisha lazima amuache mtumishi aende pasipo fidia ya jicho.
And if a man shall smite the eye of his male servant, or the eye of his female servant, that it shall perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
27 Kama akitoa jino la mtumishi wake wa kiume au mtumishi wake wa kike, lazima amuache mtumishi kwenda huru kama fidia ya jino.
And if he shall smite out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
28 Kama ng'ombe akimpiga mwanaume au mwanamke akafa, ng'ombe lazima apigwe mawe, na nyama yake hairuhusiwi kuliwa; lakini mmiliki wa ng'ombe lazima awe huru kwa hatia.
If an ox shall gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be clear.
29 Lakini kama ng'ombe alikuwa na tabia ya kupiga hapo awali, na mmiliki wake alionywa lakini hakumzuia, na ng'ombe ameua mwanaume au mwanamke, huyo ng'ombe lazima apigwe mawe, na mmiliki wake lazima auawe pia.
But if the ox was accustomed to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not restrained him, 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 Kama malipo ya uhai yanaitajika, lazima alipe chochote anachotakiwa kulipa.
If there shall be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid upon him.
31 Kama ng'ombe amempiga mwana wa mwanaume au binti wake, mmiliki wa ng'ombe anapaswa kufanya kama masharti yanavyo mlazimu.
Whether he hath gored a son, or hath gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him.
32 Kama ng'ombe akimpiga mtumishi wa kiume au wakike, mmiliki wa ngombe lazima alipe shekeli thelathini za fedha, na ng'ombe lazima apigwe mawe.
If the ox shall push a male or female servant; he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
33 Kama mwanaume akifungua shimo, au kama mwanume akichimba shimo na asifunike, na ng'ombe au punda akaanguka ndani,
And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or a donkey shall fall into it;
34 mmiliki wa shimo lazima alipe madhara. Lazima atoe hela kwa mmiliki wa mnyama aliye kufa, na mnyama aliye kufa atakuwa wake.
The owner of the pit shall make payment, and give money to the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
35 Kama ng'ombe wa mwanaume akimuumiza ng'ombe wa mwanume mwengine hadi kufa, kisha lazima wamuuze ng'ombe aliye hai na kugawana gharama, na pia lazima wagawane ng'ombe aliye kufa.
And if one man’s ox shall hurt another’s, that he shall die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
36 Lakini kama ilijulikana kama ng'ombe alikuwa na tabia ya kupiga hapo awali, na mmiliki wake hakumfunga ndani, hakika lazima alipe ng'ombe kwa ng'ombe, na mnyama aliye kufa atakuwa wake.
Or if it shall be known that the ox was accustomed to push in time past, and his owner hath not restrained him; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
