Exodus 22

1 If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, then he must pay five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep.

When a man stealeth an ox or a sheep, and slayeth it, or selleth it, with five of the herd, shall he make good—for the ox, or with four of the flock, for the sheep.

2 If a thief is found breaking in, and if he is struck so that he dies, in that case no guilt for murder will attach to anyone on his account.

If, in the place of breaking in, the thief be found and he is smitten so that he dieth, there is due for him no shedding of blood:

3 But if the sun has risen before he breaks in, guilt for murder will attach to the person who kills him. A thief must make restitution. If he has nothing, then he must be sold for his theft.

should the sun have arisen upon him, there would be shedding of blood due for him, —he is surely to make restitution, if he hath nothing, then is he to be sold, for his theft.

4 If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox, a donkey, or a sheep, he must pay back double.

If the thing stolen is found in his hand—whether ox or ass or sheep, alive, with two, shall he make restitution.

5 If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and lets his animal loose, and it grazes in another man's field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field and from the best of his own vineyard.

When a man causeth a field or a vineyard to be depastured, or hath sent in his own cattle and stripped the field of another, he shall, surely make restitution, out of his own field, according to the yield thereof; or if, all the field, he depasture, with the best of his own field, or with the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

6 If a fire breaks out and spreads in thorns so that stacked grain, or standing grain, or a field is consumed, the one who started the fire must surely make restitution.

When a fire breaketh out and hath come upon thorns and so there is consumed a stack of sheaves, or the standing corn, or the field, he that kindled the fire, shall surely make restitution.

7 If a man gives money or goods to his neighbor for safe keeping, and if it is stolen out of the man's house, if the thief is found, that thief must pay double.

When a man giveth unto his neighbour silver or jewelry, to keep, and it is stolen out of the house of the man:

8 But if the thief is not found, then the owner of the house must come before the judges to see whether he has put his own hand on his neighbor's property.

if the thief be found, he shall give in restitution double, if the thief be not found, then shall the owner of the house be brought near unto God to swear that he hath not laid his hand on the property of his neighbour.

9 For every dispute about something, whether it is an ox, a donkey, a sheep, clothing, or any other missing thing about which one says, “This belongs to me,” the claim of both parties must come before the judges. The man whom the judges find guilty must pay double to his neighbor.

For any affair of trespass—for an ox, for an ass, for a sheep, for a mantle for anything lost as to which one could say—This is it, unto God, shall come the affair of them both, —he whom God shall condemn, shall make restitution of double to his neighbour.

10 If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and if it dies or is hurt or is carried away without anyone seeing it,

When a man delivereth unto his neighbour, an ass, or an ox or a sheep, or any beast, to keep, —and it dieth or is fractured, or is driven away, no one beholding,

11 an oath to Yahweh must be taken by them both, as to whether or not one person has put his hand on his neighbor's property. The owner must accept this, and the other will make no restitution.

the oath of Yahweh, shall come between them both, That he hath not laid his hand on the property of his neighbour, —then shall the owner thereof accept it and he shall not make restitution.

12 But if it was stolen from him, the other must make restitution to the owner for it.

But, if it be verily stolen, from him, he shall make restitution to the owner thereof.

13 If an animal was torn in pieces, let the other man bring the animal as evidence. He will not have to pay for what was torn.

If it be, verily torn in pieces, he shall bring it in as a witness—for that which was torn, he shall not make restitution.

14 If a man borrows any animal from his neighbor and the animal is injured or dies without the owner being with it, the other man must surely make restitution.

And when a man asketh aught of his neighbour, and it is fractured or dieth, its owner, not being with it, he shall, surely make restitution.

15 But if the owner was with it, the other man will not have to pay; if the animal was hired, it will be paid for by its hiring fee.

If, its owner, was with it, he shall not make restitution, —if it is, hired, it cometh into its hire.

16 If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and if he sleeps with her, he must surely make her his wife by paying the bride wealth required for this.

And, when a man enticeth a virgin who is not betrothed, and lieth with her, he shall, surely pay a purchase-price, that she may be his wife.

17 If her father completely refuses to give her to him, he must pay money equal to the bride wealth of virgins.

If her father utterly refuse, to give her to him, silver, shall he weigh out, according to the purchase-price of virgins.

18 You must not allow a sorceress to live.

A sorceress, shalt thou not suffer to live.

19 Whoever sleeps with a beast must surely be put to death.

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

20 Whoever sacrifices to any god except to Yahweh must be completely destroyed.

He that sacrificeth to the gods shall be devoted to destruction, —except [he sacrificeth] to Yahweh alone.

21 You must not wrong a foreigner or oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

And, a sojourner, shalt thou not tread down neither shalt thou drive him away, —for sojourners, ye became in the land of Egypt.

22 You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.

Neither widow nor fatherless, shalt thou humiliate:

23 If you afflict them at all, and if they call out to me, I will surely hear their call.

if thou, do humiliate, him, when he in anywise crieth out unto me, I will, surely hear, his outcry:

24 My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows, and your children will become fatherless.

so shall kindle mine anger, and I will slay you with the sword, —and your wives, shall become widows, and your, sons fatherless.

25 If you lend money to any of my people among you who are poor, you must not be like a moneylender to him or charge him interest.

If, silver, thou wilt lend unto my people—unto the humbled one by thee, thou shalt not be to him like one that lendeth on interest, —thou shalt not lay upon him interest.

26 If you take your neighbor's garment in pledge, you must return it to him before the sun goes down,

If thou, do take in pledge, the mantle of thy neighbour, by the going in of the sun, shalt thou restore it to him;

27 for that is his only covering; it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? When he calls out to me, I will hear him, for I am compassionate.

for that is his only covering, that, is his mantle, for his skin, —wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass when he maketh outcry unto me, then will I hear because, gracious, I am.

28 You must not blaspheme me, God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

God, shalt thou not revile, —and a prince among thy people, shalt thou not curse.

29 You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your winepresses. You must give to me the firstborn of your sons.

Thy fulness and thine outflow, shalt thou not delay, —the firstborn of thy sons, shalt thou give to me.

30 You must also do the same with your oxen and your sheep. For seven days they may remain with their mothers, but on the eighth day you must give them to me.

Thus, shalt thou do with thine ox with thy sheep, —seven days, shall it be with its dam, on the eighth day, shalt thou give it to me.

31 You will be people that are set apart for me. So you must not eat any meat that was torn by animals in the field. Instead, you must throw it to the dogs.

Holy men, therefore shall ye truly become to me, —and flesh in the field torn to pieces, shall ye not eat, to the dogs, shall ye cast it.