Exodus 22
1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a 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 a thief shall be found breaking through, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed 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 shall have risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.
4 If the theft shall be certainly found in his hand alive, whether an ox, or donkey, 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 shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
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 shall break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field, shall be consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
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 shall deliver to his neighbour money or goods to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief shall be found, let him pay 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 shall not be found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges, to see whether he hath put his hand to 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 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and he whom the judges shall condemn, shall pay 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 shall deliver to his neighbour a donkey, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it shall die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing 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 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand to his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept of it, and he shall not make restitution.
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 And if it shall be stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it.
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 shall be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which 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 shall borrow any thing from his neighbour, and it shall be hurt, or die, the owner of it being not with it, he shall surely 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 But if the owner of it shall be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his 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 shall entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely 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 shall utterly refuse to give her to him, he shall pay 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 allow a witch to live.
Any woman using unnatural powers or secret arts is to be put to death.
19 Whoever lieth with a beast shall surely 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, except to the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
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 were 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 shalt afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their 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 wrath shall burn, and I will kill 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 shalt lend money to any of my people that is poor among you, thou shalt not be to him as a money-lender, neither shalt thou charge him 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 shalt at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it to him by the setting of the sun.
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, it is his raiment for his skin: what shall he sleep in? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth to 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 the ruler of 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 to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give to 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 oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it to 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 to me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
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.
