Shemòt (שמות) - Esodo 22

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 אִם־בַּמַּחְתֶּרֶת יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב וְהֻכָּה וָמֵת אֵין לֹו דָּמִים	1 'If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck a mortal blow, his blood may not be avenged,
2 אִם־זָרְחָה הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עָלָיו דָּמִים לֹו שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם אִם־אֵין לֹו וְנִמְכַּר בִּגְנֵבָתֹו	2 but if it happens after sunrise, his blood may be avenged. He wil make ful restitution; if he has not themeans, he will be sold to pay for what he has stolen.
3 אִם־הִמָּצֵא תִמָּצֵא בְיָדֹו הַגְּנֵבָה מִשֹּׁור עַד־חֲמֹור עַד־שֶׂה חַיִּים שְׁנַיִם יְשַׁלֵּם׃ ס	3 If the stolen animal is found alive in his possession, be it ox, donkey or animal from the flock, he wilpay back double.
4 כִּי יַבְעֶר־אִישׁ שָׂדֶה אֹו־כֶרֶם וְשִׁלַּח אֶת־ [בְּעִירָה כ] (בְּעִירֹו ק) וּבִעֵר בִּשְׂדֵה אַחֵר מֵיטַב שָׂדֵהוּ וּמֵיטַב כַּרְמֹו יְשַׁלֵּם׃ ס	4 'If anyone puts his animals out to graze in a field or vineyard and lets them graze in someone else'sfield, he wil make restitution for the part of the field that has been grazed on the basis of its yield. But if he haslet the whole field be grazed, he wil make restitution in proportion to the best crop of the field or vineyard.
5 כִּי־תֵצֵא אֵשׁ וּמָצְאָה קֹצִים וְנֶאֱכַל גָּדִישׁ אֹו הַקָּמָה אֹו הַשָּׂדֶה שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם הַמַּבְעִר אֶת־הַבְּעֵרָה׃ ס	5 'If a fire breaks out, setting light to thorn bushes and burning stacks, standing corn or the field as aresult, the person who started the fire wil make ful restitution.
6 כִּי־יִתֵּן אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ כֶּסֶף אֹו־כֵלִים לִשְׁמֹר וְגֻנַּב מִבֵּית הָאִישׁ אִם־יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב יְשַׁלֵּם שְׁנָיִם	6 'If anyone entrusts money or goods to someone else's keeping and these are stolen from that person'shouse, the thief, if he can be discovered, wil repay double.
7 אִם־לֹא יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב וְנִקְרַב בַּעַל־הַבַּיִת אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אִם־לֹא שָׁלַח יָדֹו בִּמְלֶאכֶת רֵעֵהוּ	7 Should the thief not be discovered, the owner of the house will come into the presence of God, todeclare that he has not laid hands on the other person'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 case of law-breaking involving an ox, donkey, animal from the flock, clothing or lost propertyof any sort, the ownership of which is disputed, both parties wil lay their case before God. The party whom Godpronounces guilty wil pay back double 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 'If anyone entrusts a donkey, ox, animal from the flock or any other animal to someone else's keeping,and it dies or breaks a limb or is carried off without anyone seeing,
10 שְׁבֻעַת יְהוָה תִּהְיֶה בֵּין שְׁנֵיהֶם אִם־לֹא שָׁלַח יָדֹו בִּמְלֶאכֶת רֵעֵהוּ וְלָקַח בְּעָלָיו וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם	10 an oath by Yahweh wil decide between the two parties whether the keeper has laid hands on theother's property or not. The owner wil take what remains, the keeper wil not have to make good the loss.
11 וְאִם־גָּנֹב יִגָּנֵב מֵעִמֹּו יְשַׁלֵּם לִבְעָלָיו	11 Only if the animal has been stolen from him, will he make restitution to the owner.
12 אִם־טָרֹף יִטָּרֵף יְבִאֵהוּ עֵד הַטְּרֵפָה לֹא יְשַׁלֵּם׃ פ	12 If it has been savaged by a wild animal, he must bring the savaged remains of the animal asevidence, and wil then not have to make restitution.
13 וְכִי־יִשְׁאַל אִישׁ מֵעִם רֵעֵהוּ וְנִשְׁבַּר אֹו־מֵת בְּעָלָיו אֵין־עִמֹּו שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם	13 'If anyone borrows an animal from someone else, and it breaks a limb or dies in the owner's absence,he wil make ful restitution.
14 אִם־בְּעָלָיו עִמֹּו לֹא יְשַׁלֵּם אִם־שָׂכִיר הוּא בָּא בִּשְׂכָרֹו׃ ס	14 But if the animal's owner has been present, he wil not have to make good the loss. If the owner hashired it out, he wil get the cost of its hire.
15 וְכִי־יְפַתֶּה אִישׁ בְּתוּלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־אֹרָשָׂה וְשָׁכַב עִמָּהּ מָהֹר יִמְהָרֶנָּה לֹּו לְאִשָּׁה	15 'If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married, he wil pay her bride-price and make herhis wife.
16 אִם־מָאֵן יְמָאֵן אָבִיהָ לְתִתָּהּ לֹו כֶּסֶף יִשְׁקֹל כְּמֹהַר הַבְּתוּלֹת׃ ס	16 If her father absolutely refuses to let him have her, he will pay a sum equivalent to the bride-price of avirgin.
17 מְכַשֵּׁפָה לֹא תְחַיֶּה׃ ס	17 'You wil not al ow a sorceress to live.
18 כָּל־שֹׁכֵב עִם־בְּהֵמָה מֹות יוּמָת׃ ס	18 'Anyone who has intercourse with an animal will be put to death.
19 זֹבֵחַ לָאֱלֹהִים יָחֳרָם בִּלְתִּי לַיהוָה לְבַדֹּו	19 'Anyone who sacrifices to other gods wil be put under the curse of destruction.
20 וְגֵר לֹא־תֹונֶה וְלֹא תִלְחָצֶנּוּ כִּי־גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם	20 'You wil not molest or oppress aliens, for you yourselves were once aliens in Egypt.
21 כָּל־אַלְמָנָה וְיָתֹום לֹא תְעַנּוּן	21 You wil not il -treat widows or orphans;
22 אִם־עַנֵּה תְעַנֶּה אֹתֹו כִּי אִם־צָעֹק יִצְעַק אֵלַי שָׁמֹעַ אֶשְׁמַע צַעֲקָתֹו	22 if you il -treat them in any way and they make an appeal to me for help, I shal certainly hear theirappeal,
23 וְחָרָה אַפִּי וְהָרַגְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בֶּחָרֶב וְהָיוּ נְשֵׁיכֶם אַלְמָנֹות וּבְנֵיכֶם יְתֹמִים׃ פ	23 my anger wil be roused and I shal put you to the sword; then your own wives will be widows andyour own 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 any of my people, to anyone poor among you, you wil not play the usurer withhim: you will not demand interest from him.
25 אִם־חָבֹל תַּחְבֹּל שַׂלְמַת רֵעֶךָ עַד־בֹּא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּ לֹו	25 'If you take someone's cloak in pledge, you wil return it to him at sunset.
26 כִּי הִוא [כְסוּתָה כ] (כְסוּתֹו ק) לְבַדָּהּ הִוא שִׂמְלָתֹו לְעֹרֹו בַּמֶּה יִשְׁכָּב וְהָיָה כִּי־יִצְעַק אֵלַי וְשָׁמַעְתִּי כִּי־חַנּוּן אָנִי׃ ס	26 It is al the covering he has; it is the cloak he wraps his body in; what else wil he sleep in? If heappeals to me, I shall listen. At least with me he will find compassion!
27 אֱלֹהִים לֹא תְקַלֵּל וְנָשִׂיא בְעַמְּךָ לֹא תָאֹר	27 'You wil not revile God, nor curse your people's leader.
28 מְלֵאָתְךָ וְדִמְעֲךָ לֹא תְאַחֵר בְּכֹור בָּנֶיךָ תִּתֶּן־לִּי	28 'Do not be slow about making offerings from your abundance and your surplus. You wil give me thefirst-born of your children;
29 כֵּן־תַּעֲשֶׂה לְשֹׁרְךָ לְצֹאנֶךָ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים יִהְיֶה עִם־אִמֹּו בַּיֹּום הַשְּׁמִינִי תִּתְּנֹו־לִי	29 you will do the same with your flocks and herds. For the first seven days the first-born wil stay withits mother; on the eighth day you wil give it to me.
30 וְאַנְשֵׁי־קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיוּן לִי וּבָשָׂר בַּשָּׂדֶה טְרֵפָה לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ לַכֶּלֶב תַּשְׁלִכוּן אֹתֹו׃ ס	30 'You must be people consecrated to me. You wil not eat the meat of anything in the countrysidesavaged by wild animals; you wil throw it to the dogs.'