Shemòt (שמות) - Esodo 22

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 אִם־בַּמַּחְתֶּרֶת יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב וְהֻכָּה וָמֵת אֵין לֹו דָּמִים	1 "(If a thief is caught in the act of housebreaking and beaten to death, there is no bloodguilt involved.
2 אִם־זָרְחָה הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עָלָיו דָּמִים לֹו שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם אִם־אֵין לֹו וְנִמְכַּר בִּגְנֵבָתֹו	2 But if after sunrise he is thus beaten, there is bloodguilt.) He must make full restitution. If he has nothing, he shall be sold to pay for his theft.
3 אִם־הִמָּצֵא תִמָּצֵא בְיָדֹו הַגְּנֵבָה מִשֹּׁור עַד־חֲמֹור עַד־שֶׂה חַיִּים שְׁנַיִם יְשַׁלֵּם׃ ס	3 If what he stole is found alive in his possession, be it an ox, an ass or a sheep, he shall restore two animals for each one stolen.
4 כִּי יַבְעֶר־אִישׁ שָׂדֶה אֹו־כֶרֶם וְשִׁלַּח אֶת־ [בְּעִירָה כ] (בְּעִירֹו ק) וּבִעֵר בִּשְׂדֵה אַחֵר מֵיטַב שָׂדֵהוּ וּמֵיטַב כַּרְמֹו יְשַׁלֵּם׃ ס	4 "When a man is burning over a field or a vineyard, if he lets the fire spread so that it burns in another's field, he must make restitution with the best produce of his own field or vineyard.
5 כִּי־תֵצֵא אֵשׁ וּמָצְאָה קֹצִים וְנֶאֱכַל גָּדִישׁ אֹו הַקָּמָה אֹו הַשָּׂדֶה שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם הַמַּבְעִר אֶת־הַבְּעֵרָה׃ ס	5 If the fire spreads further, and catches on to thorn bushes, so that shocked grain or standing grain or the field itself is burned up, the one who started the fire must make full restitution.
6 כִּי־יִתֵּן אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ כֶּסֶף אֹו־כֵלִים לִשְׁמֹר וְגֻנַּב מִבֵּית הָאִישׁ אִם־יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב יְשַׁלֵּם שְׁנָיִם	6 "When a man gives money or an article to another for safekeeping and it is stolen from the latter's house, the thief, if caught, must make twofold restitution.
7 אִם־לֹא יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב וְנִקְרַב בַּעַל־הַבַּיִת אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אִם־לֹא שָׁלַח יָדֹו בִּמְלֶאכֶת רֵעֵהוּ	7 If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house shall be brought to God, to swear that he himself did not lay hands on his neighbor's property.
8 עַל־כָּל־דְּבַר־פֶּשַׁע עַל־שֹׁור עַל־חֲמֹור עַל־שֶׂה עַל־שַׂלְמָה עַל־כָּל־אֲבֵדָה אֲשֶׁר יֹאמַר כִּי־הוּא זֶה עַד הָאֱלֹהִים יָבֹא דְּבַר־שְׁנֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר יַרְשִׁיעֻן אֱלֹהִים יְשַׁלֵּם שְׁנַיִם לְרֵעֵהוּ׃ ס	8 In every question of dishonest appropriation, whether it be about an ox, or an ass, or a sheep, or a garment, or anything else that has disappeared, where another claims that the thing is his, both parties shall present their case before God; the one whom God convicts must make twofold restitution to the other.
9 כִּי־יִתֵּן אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ חֲמֹור אֹו־שֹׁור אֹו־שֶׂה וְכָל־בְּהֵמָה לִשְׁמֹר וּמֵת אֹו־נִשְׁבַּר אֹו־נִשְׁבָּה אֵין רֹאֶה	9 "When a man gives an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any other animal to another for safekeeping, if it dies, or is maimed or snatched away, without anyone witnessing the fact,
10 שְׁבֻעַת יְהוָה תִּהְיֶה בֵּין שְׁנֵיהֶם אִם־לֹא שָׁלַח יָדֹו בִּמְלֶאכֶת רֵעֵהוּ וְלָקַח בְּעָלָיו וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם	10 the custodian shall swear by the LORD that he did not lay hands on his neighbor's property; the owner must accept the oath, and no restitution is to be made.
11 וְאִם־גָּנֹב יִגָּנֵב מֵעִמֹּו יְשַׁלֵּם לִבְעָלָיו	11 But if the custodian is really guilty of theft, he must make restitution to the owner.
12 אִם־טָרֹף יִטָּרֵף יְבִאֵהוּ עֵד הַטְּרֵפָה לֹא יְשַׁלֵּם׃ פ	12 If it has been killed by a wild beast, let him bring it as evidence, and he need not make restitution for the mangled animal.
13 וְכִי־יִשְׁאַל אִישׁ מֵעִם רֵעֵהוּ וְנִשְׁבַּר אֹו־מֵת בְּעָלָיו אֵין־עִמֹּו שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם	13 "When a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, if it is maimed or dies while the owner is not present, the man must make restitution.
14 אִם־בְּעָלָיו עִמֹּו לֹא יְשַׁלֵּם אִם־שָׂכִיר הוּא בָּא בִּשְׂכָרֹו׃ ס	14 But if the owner is present, he need not make restitution. If it was hired, this was covered by the price of its hire.
15 וְכִי־יְפַתֶּה אִישׁ בְּתוּלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־אֹרָשָׂה וְשָׁכַב עִמָּהּ מָהֹר יִמְהָרֶנָּה לֹּו לְאִשָּׁה	15 "When a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall pay her marriage price and marry her.
16 אִם־מָאֵן יְמָאֵן אָבִיהָ לְתִתָּהּ לֹו כֶּסֶף יִשְׁקֹל כְּמֹהַר הַבְּתוּלֹת׃ ס	16 If her father refuses to give her to him, he must still pay him the customary marriage price for virgins.
17 מְכַשֵּׁפָה לֹא תְחַיֶּה׃ ס	17 "You shall not let a sorceress live.
18 כָּל־שֹׁכֵב עִם־בְּהֵמָה מֹות יוּמָת׃ ס	18 "Anyone who lies with an animal shall be put to death.
19 זֹבֵחַ לָאֱלֹהִים יָחֳרָם בִּלְתִּי לַיהוָה לְבַדֹּו	19 "Whoever sacrifices to any god, except to the LORD alone, shall be doomed.
20 וְגֵר לֹא־תֹונֶה וְלֹא תִלְחָצֶנּוּ כִּי־גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם	20 "You shall not molest or oppress an alien, for you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt.
21 כָּל־אַלְמָנָה וְיָתֹום לֹא תְעַנּוּן	21 You shall not wrong any widow or orphan.
22 אִם־עַנֵּה תְעַנֶּה אֹתֹו כִּי אִם־צָעֹק יִצְעַק אֵלַי שָׁמֹעַ אֶשְׁמַע צַעֲקָתֹו	22 If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry.
23 וְחָרָה אַפִּי וְהָרַגְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בֶּחָרֶב וְהָיוּ נְשֵׁיכֶם אַלְמָנֹות וּבְנֵיכֶם יְתֹמִים׃ פ	23 My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword; then your own wives will be widows, and your children orphans.
24 אִם־כֶּסֶף ׀ תַּלְוֶה אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־הֶעָנִי עִמָּךְ לֹא־תִהְיֶה לֹו כְּנֹשֶׁה לֹא־תְשִׂימוּן עָלָיו נֶשֶׁךְ	24 "If you lend money to one of your poor neighbors among my people, you shall not act like an extortioner toward him by demanding interest from him.
25 אִם־חָבֹל תַּחְבֹּל שַׂלְמַת רֵעֶךָ עַד־בֹּא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּ לֹו	25 If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, you shall return it to him before sunset;
26 כִּי הִוא [כְסוּתָה כ] (כְסוּתֹו ק) לְבַדָּהּ הִוא שִׂמְלָתֹו לְעֹרֹו בַּמֶּה יִשְׁכָּב וְהָיָה כִּי־יִצְעַק אֵלַי וְשָׁמַעְתִּי כִּי־חַנּוּן אָנִי׃ ס	26 for this cloak of his is the only covering he has for his body. What else has he to sleep in? If he cries out to me, I will hear him; for I am compassionate.
27 אֱלֹהִים לֹא תְקַלֵּל וְנָשִׂיא בְעַמְּךָ לֹא תָאֹר	27 "You shall not revile God, nor curse a prince of your people.
28 מְלֵאָתְךָ וְדִמְעֲךָ לֹא תְאַחֵר בְּכֹור בָּנֶיךָ תִּתֶּן־לִּי	28 "You shall not delay the offering of your harvest and your press. You shall give me the first-born of your sons.
29 כֵּן־תַּעֲשֶׂה לְשֹׁרְךָ לְצֹאנֶךָ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים יִהְיֶה עִם־אִמֹּו בַּיֹּום הַשְּׁמִינִי תִּתְּנֹו־לִי	29 You must do the same with your oxen and your sheep; for seven days the firstling may stay with its mother, but on the eighth day you must give it to me.
30 וְאַנְשֵׁי־קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיוּן לִי וּבָשָׂר בַּשָּׂדֶה טְרֵפָה לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ לַכֶּלֶב תַּשְׁלִכוּן אֹתֹו׃ ס	30 "You shall be men sacred to me. Flesh torn to pieces in the field you shall not eat; throw it to the dogs.