Exodus 22
1 If a man steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it, he shall restore five oxen for the ox, and four sheep for the sheep.
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 If the thief be encountered breaking in, and be smitten so that he die, there shall be no blood-guiltiness for him.
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 If the sun be risen on him, there shall be blood-guiltiness for him; he should have made full restitution: if he had nothing, he would have been sold for his theft.
But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.
4 If the stolen thing be actually found alive in his hand, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall restore double.
If he still has what he had taken, whatever it is, ox or ass or sheep, he is to give twice its value.
5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and put in his cattle, and pasture in another man's field, of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard shall he make [it] good.
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 — If fire break out, and seize the thorns, and the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field be consumed, he that kindled the fire shall fully make it good.
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 — If a man deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him restore double;
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 if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall be brought before the judges, [to see] if he has not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods.
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 As to all manner of fraud, — as to ox, as to ass, as to sheep, as to clothing, as to everything lost, of which [a man] saith, It is this — the cause of both parties shall come before the judges: he whom the judges shall condemn shall restore double to his neighbour.
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 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any cattle, to keep, and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, and no man see [it],
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 an oath of Jehovah shall be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept it, and he shall not make [it] good.
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 But if it have been stolen from him, he shall make [it] good unto its owner.
But if it is taken from him by a thief, he is to make up for the loss of it to its owner.
13 If it have been torn in pieces, let him bring it [as] witness: he shall not make good what was torn.
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 — And if a man borrow anything of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, its owner not being with it, he shall fully make it good;
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 if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make [it] good; if it be a hired [thing], it came for its hire.
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 And if a man seduce a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall certainly endow her, to be his wife.
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 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall weigh money according to the dowry of virgins.
If her father will not give her to him on any account, he will have to give the regular payment for virgins.
18 — Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
Any woman using unnatural powers or secret arts is to be put to death.
19 — Every one that lieth with a beast shall certainly be put to death.
Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death.
20 — He that sacrificeth to [any] god, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction.
Complete destruction will come on any man who makes offerings to any other god but the Lord.
21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
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 Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.
23 If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;
If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;
24 and my anger shall burn, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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 — If thou lend money to my people, the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer: ye shall charge him no interest.
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 — If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment in pledge, thou shalt return it to him before the sun goes down;
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 for that is his only covering, his garment for his skin: on what shall he lie down? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
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 Thou shalt not revile the judges, nor curse a prince amongst thy people.
You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.
29 — Thou shalt not delay the fulness of thy [threshing-floor] and the outflow of thy [winepress]. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
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 Likewise shalt thou do with thy calf, with thy sheep: seven days shall it be with its dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
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 — And ye shall be holy men unto me; and ye shall not eat flesh torn in the field: ye shall cast it to the dog.
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.
