Hebrew Slaves
(Deuteronomy 15.12-18)1 The Lord gave Moses the following laws for his people:
2 If you buy a Hebrew slave, he must remain your slave for six years. But in the seventh year you must set him free, without cost to him. 3 If he was single at the time you bought him, he alone must be set free. But if he was married at the time, both he and his wife must be given their freedom. 4 If you give him a wife, and they have children, only the man himself must be set free; his wife and children remain the property of his owner.
5 But suppose the slave loves his wife and children and his owner so much that he won't leave them. 6 Then he must stand beside either the door or the doorpost at the place of worship, while his owner punches a small hole through one of his ears with a sharp metal rod. This makes him a slave for life.
7 A young woman who was sold by her father doesn't gain her freedom in the same way that a man does. 8 If she doesn't please the man who bought her to be his wife, he must let her be bought back. He cannot sell her to foreigners; this would break the contract he made with her. 9 If he selects her as a wife for his son, he must treat her as his own daughter.
10 If the man later marries another woman, he must continue to provide food and clothing for the one he bought and to treat her as a wife. 11 If he fails to do any of these things, she must be given her freedom without paying for it.
Murder and Other Violent Crimes
The Lord said:
12 Death is the punishment for murder. 13 But if you did not intend to kill someone, and I, the Lord, let it happen anyway, you may run for safety to a place that I have set aside. 14 If you plan in advance to murder someone, there's no escape, not even by holding on to my altar. You will be dragged off and killed.
15 Death is the punishment for attacking your father or mother.
16 Death is the punishment for kidnapping. If you sell the person you kidnapped, or if you are caught with that person, the penalty is death.
17 Death is the punishment for cursing your father or mother.
18 Suppose two of you are arguing, and you hit the other with either a rock or your fist, without causing a fatal injury. If the victim has to stay in bed, 19 and later has to use a stick when walking outside, you must pay for the loss of time and do what you can to help until the injury is completely healed. That's your only responsibility.
20 Death is the punishment for beating to death any of your slaves. 21 However, if the slave lives a few days after the beating, you are not to be punished. After all, you have already lost the services of that slave who was your property.
22 Suppose a pregnant woman suffers a miscarriage as the result of an injury caused by someone who is fighting. If she isn't badly hurt, the one who injured her must pay whatever fine her husband demands and the judges approve. 23 But if she is seriously injured, the payment will be life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, cut for cut, and bruise for bruise.
26 If you hit one of your slaves and cause the loss of an eye, the slave must be set free. 27 The same law applies if you knock out a slave's tooth—the slave goes free.
28 A bull that kills someone with its horns must be killed and its meat destroyed, but the owner of the bull isn't responsible for the death.
29 Suppose you own a bull that has been in the habit of attacking people, but you have refused to keep it fenced in. If that bull kills someone, both you and the bull must be put to death by stoning. 30 However, you may save your own life by paying whatever fine is demanded. 31 This same law applies if the bull gores someone's son or daughter. 32 If the bull kills a slave, you must pay the slave owner 30 pieces of silver for the loss of the slave, and the bull must be killed by stoning.
33 Suppose someone's ox or donkey is killed by falling into an open pit that you dug or left uncovered on your property. 34 You must pay for the dead animal, and it becomes yours.
35 If your bull kills someone else's, yours must be sold. Then the money from your bull and the meat from the dead bull must be divided equally between you and the other owner.
36 If you refuse to fence in a bull that is known to attack others, you must replace any animal it kills, but the dead animal will belong to you.
Likums par vergiem
(5Moz 15:12–18)1 Šie ir likumi, kurus tu viņiem dosi! 2 Kad tu pērc ebreju vergu, lai viņš vergo sešus gadus, bet septītajā lai viņš par velti iet brīvībā! 3 Ja viņš ir atnācis viens, tad viens lai viņš aiziet, ja tam ir sieva, lai sieva iet viņam līdzi. 4 Ja viņa kungs ir devis tam sievu un tā ir dzemdējusi dēlus vai meitas, tad sieva un viņas bērni pieder kungam, bet viņš lai iet viens. 5 Bet, ja tas vergs uzstāj: “Es mīlu savu kungu, savu sievu un savus bērnus, un neiešu brīvībā!” – 6 tad lai viņa kungs to ved Dieva priekšā, lai ved viņu pie durvīm vai durvju stenderes, lai viņa kungs caurdur tam ausi ar duramo un lai viņš tam kalpo uz mūžu!
7 Ja kāds pārdod savu meitu par verdzeni, lai viņa neaiziet kā vergi! 8 Ja tā netīk savam kungam un tas nav viņu atzinis, lai viņu izpērk. Svešai tautai viņš nedrīkst to pārdot, jo tad viņai nodarītu pāri! 9 Bet, ja savam dēlam viņš to nodomājis, tad lai viņš dod tai visu, ko meitām mēdz dot! 10 Ja viņš ņem sev citu sievu, tad lai viņš tai neatņem iztiku, drānas un klātgulēšanu. 11 Ja šīs trīs lietas viņš tai nav devis, tad viņa var iet par velti, bez sudraba!
Likums par miesas ievainojumiem
12 Kas sitis cilvēku, ka tas beigts, lai mirtin mirst! 13 Bet, kas to bez nolūka darījis – Dievs viņa roku tā nolicis –, es tev norādīšu vietu, kurp tas var bēgt!
14 Bet, ja kāds ar ļaunu nodomājis nokaut savu tuvāko, tad pat no mana altāra viņu paņemiet, lai mirst!
15 Kas sit savu tēvu vai māti, lai mirtin mirst! 16 Kas nolaupījis cilvēku un to pārdevis vai arī to atrod pie viņa, lai mirtin mirst!
17 Kas nolād savu tēvu vai māti, lai mirtin mirst!
18 Kad vīri strīdas un kāds sit savu tuvāko ar akmeni vai dūri un tas nenomirst, tik paliek uz gultas, 19 tad, ja tas ceļas un staigā pa ielu ar spieķi, bez vainas ir tas, kas viņu sitis, tikai lai viņš atlīdzina tam slimības laiku un dziedēšanu.
20 Ja kāds sit savu vergu vai verdzeni ar spieķi, ka tas mirst zem viņa rokas, tas lai tiek sodīt sodīts! 21 Taču, ja vergs nodzīvo dienu vai divas, lai viņu nesoda, jo tas – par viņa naudu.
22 Ja vīri kaujas un sasit grūtu sievu, ka noiet auglis, bet citas vainas nav, tad lai to soda ar naudas sodu, ko uzliek tās sievas vīrs, tas lai tiek samaksāts, kā piespriests. 23 Bet, ja ir kāda vaina, tad tu dod dzīvību pret dzīvību, 24 aci pret aci, zobu pret zobu, roku pret roku, kāju pret kāju, 25 apdegumu pret apdegumu, brūci pret brūci, sitienu pret sitienu!
26 Ja kāds trāpa savam vergam vai savai verdzenei pa aci un izsit to, tad acs dēļ tas lai atlaiž viņu brīvībā!
27 Ja viņš izsit savam vergam vai verdzenei zobu, tad zoba dēļ tas lai atlaiž viņu brīvībā!
28 Ja vērsis sabada vīru vai sievu līdz nāvei, tad to vērsi lai nomētā akmeņiem un tā gaļu lai neēd, bet vērša saimnieks ir bez vainas. 29 Ja vērsis iepriekš ir badījies un tā saimnieks ir bijis brīdināts, bet nav ņēmis to vērā, un tas nogalē vīru vai sievu, tad vērsis lai tiek nomētāts akmeņiem un arī tā saimnieks lai mirst. 30 Ja viņam uzliek izpirkumu, tad lai viņš dod samaksu par dzīvību – visu, kas viņam uzlikts. 31 Ja tas nobada zēnu vai meiteni, lai viņam tiek darīts pēc tādas pašas tiesas! 32 Ja vērsis nobada vergu vai verdzeni, lai viņš dod tā kungam trīsdesmit mērus sudraba, bet vērsi lai nomētā akmeņiem.
33 Ja kāds atstāj vaļā aku vai izrok aku un nepārklāj to un tajā iekrīt vērsis vai ēzelis, 34 tad akas saimnieks lai samaksā – lai atdod tā saimniekam sudrabu, bet beigtais vērsis lai paliek viņam.
35 Ja kāda vērsis sabada kaimiņa vērsi, ka tas ir beigts, tad lai viņi pārdod dzīvo vērsi un sadala sudrabu, arī beigto lai viņi sadala.
36 Vai – ja zināms, ka vērsis ir badījies iepriekš un viņa saimnieks to nav ņēmis vērā, tad lai viņš maksā vērsi pret vērsi, bet beigtais lai tiek viņam. 37 Ja kāds nozog vērsi vai avi un to nokauj vai pārdod, tad lai viņš maksā piecus vēršus par vērsi un četras avis par avi.
