1 As iemand 'n bees of 'n stuk kleinvee steel en dit slag of verkoop, moet hy vyf beeste vir 'n bees vergoed en vier stuks kleinvee vir 'n stuk kleinvee.
2 As 'n dief betrap word terwyl hy inbreek, en hy word geslaan, sodat hy sterwe, sal daardeur geen bloedskuld ontstaan nie;
3 as die son oor hom opgegaan het, ontstaan daardeur bloedskuld. Hy moet ten volle vergoeding gee; as hy niks het nie, moet hy vir sy diefstal verkoop word.
4 As die gesteelde goed -- of dit 'n bees, 'n esel of 'n stuk kleinvee is -- nog lewendig in sy besit gevind word, moet hy dubbel vergoeding gee.
5 As iemand 'n stuk veld of 'n wingerd laat afwei en sy vee vry laat loop, sodat dit in die veld van 'n ander wei, moet hy van die beste van sy veld en die beste van sy wingerd as vergoeding gee.
6 As 'n vuur uitbreek en die dorings vat, sodat 'n mied of die ongesnyde graan of die veld verteer word, moet hy wat die vuur aan die brand gesteek het, ten volle vergoeding gee.
7 As iemand aan sy naaste geld of goed in bewaring gee, en dit word uit die man se huis gesteel, moet die dief, as hy uitgevind word, dubbel vergoeding gee.
8 As die dief nie uitgevind word nie, moet die eienaar van die huis na die owerhede gaan om te beslis of hy nie sy hand na sy naaste se goed uitgesteek het nie.
9 By alle sake van ontvreemding, of dit gaan oor 'n bees, oor 'n esel, oor kleinvee, oor klere of oor enigiets wat verloor is, waarvan iemand sê: Dit is myne! -- moet die saak van altwee voor die owerhede kom; die een wat die owerhede skuldig verklaar, moet aan sy naaste dubbel vergoeding gee.
10 As iemand aan sy naaste 'n esel of bees of stuk kleinvee of enige dier gee om op te pas, en dit gaan dood of kry 'n ongeluk of word weggevoer sonder dat iemand dit sien,
11 dan moet die eed by die HERE tussen hulle twee beslis, of hy nie sy hand na sy naaste se goed uitgesteek het nie; en die eienaar moet daarmee tevrede wees, en die ander hoef geen vergoeding te gee nie.
12 Maar as dit van hom weggesteel is, moet hy aan die eienaar vergoeding gee.
13 As dit verskeur is, moet hy dit as bewys bring; wat verskeur is, hoef hy nie te vergoed nie.
14 En as iemand van sy naaste iets te leen vra, en dit kry 'n ongeluk of gaan dood terwyl die eienaar daar nie by is nie, moet hy ten volle vergoeding gee.
15 As die eienaar daarby gewees het, hoef hy geen vergoeding te gee nie. As dit gehuur was, kom die huurgeld daarvoor.
16 As iemand 'n jongmeisie wat nie verloof is nie, verlei en met haar gemeenskap het, moet hy haar vir die volle huweliksprys as sy vrou koop.
17 As haar vader beslis weier om haar aan hom te gee, moet hy geld gee volgens die huweliksprys vir jongmeisies.
18 Die towerheks mag jy nie laat lewe nie.
19 Elkeen wat met 'n dier gemeenskap het, moet sekerlik gedood word.
20 Hy wat aan die gode offer, behalwe aan die HERE alleen, moet met die banvloek getref word.
21 Jy mag ook die vreemdeling nie kwel of hom verdruk nie, want julle was vreemdelinge in Egipteland.
22 Julle mag geen weduwee of wees verdruk nie.
23 As jy hulle op enige manier verdruk, waarlik, dan sal Ek, as hulle na My roep, hulle geroep sekerlik hoor.
24 en my toorn sal ontvlam, en Ek sal julle met die swaard ombring, sodat julle vroue weduwees en julle kinders wese word.
25 As jy aan my volk, aan die arme by jou, geld leen, mag jy vir hom nie soos 'n skuldeiser wees nie: julle mag hom geen rente oplê nie.
26 As jy ooit jou naaste se gewaad as pand neem, moet jy hom dit teruggee voor die son ondergaan;
27 want dit is sy enigste bedekking, dit is die bekleding vir sy vel. Waarin moet hy anders slaap? En as hy na My roep, sal Ek hoor, want Ek is genadig.
28 Jy mag God nie vloek nie, en 'n owerste onder jou volk mag jy nie verwens nie.
29 Die offer uit jou volle opbrings en jou parskuip mag jy nie terughou nie. Die eersgeborene van jou seuns moet jy aan My gee.
30 Jy moet dieselfde doen met jou beeste en jou kleinvee: sewe dae moet dit by sy moeder wees; op die agtste dag moet jy dit aan My gee.
31 En julle moet vir My heilige mense wees. Daarom mag julle nie vleis eet wat in die veld verskeur is nie. Julle moet dit vir die honde gooi.
1 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 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 But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.
4 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 But if it is taken from him by a thief, he is to make up for the loss of it to its owner.
13 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 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 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 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 will not give her to him on any account, he will have to give the regular payment for virgins.
18 Any woman using unnatural powers or secret arts is to be put to death.
19 Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death.
20 Complete destruction will come on any man who makes offerings to any other god but the Lord.
21 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 Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.
23 If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;
24 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 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 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 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 You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.
29 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 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 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.