< Exodus 22 >

1 If he will steal anyone an ox or a sheep and he will slaughter it or he has sold it five cattle he will repay in place of the ox and four sheep in place of the sheep. 2 If in breaking in he will be found the thief and he will be struck and he will die there not for him [will be] blood. 3 If it has risen the sun on him blood [will be] for him certainly he will make restitution if nothing [belongs] to him and he will be sold for theft his. 4 If actually it will be found in hand his the thing stolen from an ox unto a donkey unto a sheep alive twofold he will make restitution. 5 If he will cause to be grazed over anyone a field or a vineyard and he will let go (cattle his *Qk) and it will graze in [the] field of another [person] [the] best of field his and [the] best of vineyard his he will make compensation. 6 If it will go forth a fire and it will find thornbushes and it will be consumed a heap of sheaves or the standing grain or the field certainly he will make compensation the [one who] kindled the fire. 7 If he will give anyone to neighbor his money or articles to keep [them] and it will be stolen from [the] house of the person if he will be found the thief he will make restitution twofold. 8 If not he will be found the thief and he will be brought near [the] master of the house to the judges if not he had stretched out hand his on [the] property of neighbor his. 9 On every matter of transgression on an ox on a donkey on a sheep on a garment on every thing lost which anyone will say that [is] it this to the judges it will come [the] case of both of them [the one] whom they will condemn as guilty! [the] judges he will make restitution twofold to neighbor his. 10 If he will give anyone to neighbor his a donkey or an ox or a sheep and every animal to keep [it] and it will die or it was maimed or it was captured there not [was one who] saw. 11 [the] oath of Yahweh it will be between [the] two of them if not he had stretched out hand his on [the] property of neighbor his and he will accept [it] owner its and not he will make compensation. 12 And if certainly it will be stolen from with him he will make restitution to owner its. 13 Certainly [if] it will be torn in pieces he will bring it evidence the torn animal not he will make restitution. 14 And if he will ask anyone from with neighbor his and it will be maimed or it died owner its not [was] with it certainly he will make restitution. 15 If owner its [was] with it not he will make restitution if [was] hired it it came for hire its. 16 And if he will seduce a man a virgin who not she was betrothed and he will lie with her certainly he will pay [the] bride-price for her for himself to a wife. 17 If absolutely he will refuse father her to give her to him silver he will weigh out according to [the] bride-price of virgins. 18 A sorceress not you will let live. 19 Any [one who] lies with an animal certainly he will be put to death. 20 [one who] sacrifices To the gods he will be dedicated to destruction except to Yahweh to only him. 21 And a sojourner not you must maltreat and not you must oppress him for sojourners you were in [the] land of Egypt. 22 Any widow and a fatherless one not you must afflict! 23 Certainly [if] you will afflict him that except carefully he will cry out to me certainly I will hear cry of distress his. 24 And it will burn anger my and I will kill you with the sword and they will be wives your widows and children your fatherless ones. 25 If money - you will lend to people my the poor [person] with you not you must be to him like a creditor not you must put! on him interest. 26 Certainly [if] you will take as pledge [the] cloak of neighbor your until goes the sun you will return it to him. 27 For it ([is] covering his *Qk) to alone it it [is] cloak his for skin his in what? will he lie down and it will be that he will cry out to me and I will hear for [am] gracious I. 28 God not you must curse and a leader among people your not you must curse. 29 Full produce your and juice your not you must delay [the] firstborn of sons your you will give to me. 30 Thus you will do to ox your to sheep your seven days it will be with mother its on the day eighth you will give it to me. 31 And people of holiness you will be! of me and flesh in the field a torn animal not you must eat to the dog[s] you will throw! it.

< Exodus 22 >