< Exodus 22 >

1 for to steal man: anyone cattle or sheep and to slaughter him or to sell him five cattle to complete underneath: instead [the] cattle and four flock underneath: instead [the] sheep
“Anyone who steals an ox or a sheep and kills or sells it, he must pay back five oxen for one ox and four sheep for one sheep.
2 if in/on/with breaking to find [the] thief and to smite and to die nothing to/for him blood
If a thief is discovered breaking into someone's house and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of murder.
3 if to rise [the] sun upon him blood to/for him to complete to complete if nothing to/for him and to sell in/on/with theft his
But if it happens during daylight, then someone is guilty of murder. A thief must pay everything back that's stolen. If he doesn't have anything, then he must be sold to pay for what was stolen.
4 if to find to find in/on/with hand: power his [the] theft from cattle till donkey till sheep alive two to complete
If what was stolen is a live animal he still has, whether it's an ox, donkey, or sheep, he must pay back double.
5 for be brutish man: anyone land: country or vineyard and to send: let go [obj] (cattle his *Qk) and be brutish in/on/with land: country another best land: country his and best vineyard his to complete
If livestock are grazing in a field or vineyard and their owner lets them stray so that they graze in someone else's field, the owner must pay compensation from the best of their own fields or vineyards.
6 for to come out: issue fire and to find thorn and to eat stack or [the] standing grain or [the] land: country to complete to complete [the] to burn: burn [obj] [the] fire
If a fire is started and it spreads to thorn bushes and then burns stacked or standing grain, or even the whole field, the person who started the fire must pay full compensation.
7 for to give: give man: anyone to(wards) neighbor his silver: money or article/utensil to/for to keep: guard and to steal from house: home [the] man if to find [the] thief to complete two
If someone gives his neighbor money or possessions to be kept safe and they are stolen from the neighbor's house, if the thief is caught they must pay back double.
8 if not to find [the] thief and to present: come master [the] house: home to(wards) [the] God if not to send: reach hand his in/on/with work neighbor his
If the thief isn't caught the owner of the house must appear before the judges to find out whether he took his neighbor's property.
9 upon all word: case transgression upon cattle upon donkey upon sheep upon garment upon all something lost which to say for he/she/it this till [the] God to come (in): come word: case two their which be wicked [emph?] God to complete two to/for neighbor his
If there's an argument over the ownership of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or anything that was lost that someone says, ‘This is mine,’ both parties are to bring their case before the judges. The one whom the judges find in the wrong must pay the other back double.
10 for to give: give man: anyone to(wards) neighbor his donkey or cattle or sheep and all animal to/for to keep: guard and to die or to break or to take captive nothing to see: see
If someone asks a neighbor to look after a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal, but it dies or is injured or is stolen without anybody noticing,
11 oath LORD to be between two their if not to send: reach hand his in/on/with work neighbor his and to take: recieve master his and not to complete
then an oath must be taken before the Lord to decide if the neighbor has taken the owner's property. The owner must accept the oath and not demand compensation.
12 and if to steal to steal from from with him to complete to/for master his
However, if the animal really was stolen from the neighbor, he must compensate the owner.
13 if to tear to tear to come (in): bring him witness [the] torn animal not to complete
If it was killed and torn to pieces by a wild animal, the neighbor shall present the carcass as evidence and does not need to pay compensation.
14 and for to ask man: anyone from from with neighbor his and to break or to die master his nothing with him to complete to complete
If someone borrows a neighbor's animal and it's injured or dies while its owner is not present, they must pay compensation in full.
15 if master his with him not to complete if hired he/she/it to come (in): come in/on/with wages his
If the owner was present, no compensation is to be paid. If the animal was hired, only the hire charge needs to be paid.
16 and for to entice man virgin which not to betroth and to lie down: have sex with her to pay brideprice to pay brideprice her to/for him to/for woman: wife
If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the full bride-price for her to become his wife.
17 if to refuse to refuse father her to/for to give: give her to/for him silver: money to weigh like/as brideprice [the] virgin
If her father adamantly refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay the same amount as the bride-price for a virgin.
18 to practice sorcery not to live
You must not allow a woman who practices witchcraft to live.
19 all to lie down: have sex with animal to die to die
Anyone who has sex with an animal must be executed.
20 to sacrifice to/for God to devote/destroy lest to/for LORD to/for alone him
Anyone who sacrifices to any other god than the Lord must be set apart and executed.
21 and sojourner not to oppress and not to oppress him for sojourner to be in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt
You must not exploit or mistreat a foreigner. Remember that you yourselves were once foreigners in Egypt.
22 all widow and orphan not to afflict [emph?]
You must not take advantage of any widow or orphan.
23 if to afflict to afflict [obj] him that if: except if: except to cry to cry to(wards) me to hear: hear to hear: hear cry his
If you mistreat them, and they call out to me for help, I will definitely respond to their cry.
24 and to be incensed face: anger my and to kill [obj] you in/on/with sword and to be woman: wife your widow and son: child your orphan
I will become angry, and I will kill you with the sword. Your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
25 if silver: money to borrow [obj] people my [obj] [the] afflicted with you not to be to/for him like/as to lend not to set: take [emph?] upon him interest
If you lend money to any of my people because they're poor, you must not behave as a moneylender to them. You must not charge them any interest.
26 if to pledge to pledge garment neighbor your till to come (in): come [the] sun to return: return him to/for him
If you require your neighbor's cloak as security for a loan, you must return it to him by sunset,
27 for he/she/it (covering his *Qk) to/for alone her he/she/it mantle his to/for skin his in/on/with what? to lie down: sleep and to be for to cry to(wards) me and to hear: hear for gracious I
because it's the only clothing he has for his body. What would he sleep in otherwise? If he calls out to me for help, I will listen, for I am considerate.
28 God not to lighten and leader in/on/with people your not to curse
You must not despise God or curse your people's leader.
29 fruit your and juice your not to delay firstborn son: child your to give: give to/for me
You must not hold onto the required offerings of your produce, olive oil, and wine. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
30 so to make: do to/for cattle your to/for flock your seven day to be with mother his in/on/with day [the] eighth to give: give him to/for me
You must also give me the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats. They can stay with their mothers for their first seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.
31 and human holiness to be [emph?] to/for me and flesh in/on/with land: country torn animal not to eat to/for dog to throw [emph?] [obj] him
You are to be holy people to me. You must not eat any animal carcass that you find in the countryside that has been killed by wild animals. Throw it to the dogs to eat.”

< Exodus 22 >