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.
2 ¶ If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. 3 If the sun be 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. 4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
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.
6 ¶ If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
7 ¶ If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double. 8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods. 9 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, 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 whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour. 10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: 11 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof , and he shall not make it good. 12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. 13 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.
14 ¶ And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good. 15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing , it came for his hire.
16 ¶ And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
18 ¶ Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
19 ¶ Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
20 ¶ He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
21 ¶ Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22 ¶ Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
25 ¶ If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: 27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
28 ¶ Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy 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 unto me. 30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
31 ¶ And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
Likums par īpašumu
1 Ja zaglis tiek pieķerts ielaužoties un viņu sit tā, ka tas mirst, tad nav asins vainas viņa dēļ. 2 Bet, ja pār viņu ir uzlēkusi saule, tad viņa dēļ būs asins vaina. Lai viņš maksādams maksā, bet, ja viņam nav, tad lai viņš tiek pārdots par nozagto. 3 Bet, ja pie viņa zagto atrod vēl dzīvu – vērsi, ēzeli vai avi –, tad lai viņš maksā divtik!
4 Ja kāds ir ļāvis nomīdīt lauku vai vīnadārzu vai palaidis savus lopus un noganījis cita lauku, tad tam par samaksu jādod labākais no sava lauka un vīnadārza!
5 Ja uguns iziet un iemetas krūmos un aprij kūlīšus, nenopļautu labību vai lauku, tad lai maksādams maksā tas, kurš to iededzis!
6 Ja kāds dod savam tuvākajam glabāt naudu vai lietas, bet tās no tā nama tiek nozagtas, tad, ja zaglis tiek atrasts, lai maksā divtik! 7 Ja zaglis netiek atrasts, lai mājas saimnieks tuvojas Dievam – ka nav stiepis roku pēc sava tuvākā mantas! 8 Par katru pārkāpumu – par vērsi, par ēzeli, par drēbēm, par katru zaudējumu, par ko kāds apgalvo, ka tas ir noticis, – lai šī lieta tiek celta Dieva priekšā, tas, kuru Dievs atzīs par vainīgu, lai atmaksā savam tuvākajam divtik!
9 Ja kāds dod savam tuvākajam turēt ēzeli, vērsi, avi vai kādu lopu un tas nomirst, tiek sakropļots vai aizvests, un neviens to nav redzējis, 10 tad Kunga zvērests lai ir starp abiem – ka tas nav stiepis roku pēc sava tuvākā mantas, lai saimnieks to atzīst, un viņš lai nemaksā. 11 Bet, ja viņš zagtin zadzis, lai samaksā saimniekam! 12 Ja tas ir plēstin saplēsts, lai to atnes kā saplosīšanas liecību un lai nemaksā.
13 Ja kāds aizņemas no sava tuvākā lopu un tas tiek sakropļots vai nomirst, bet saimnieka klāt nav bijis, tad lai viņš maksādams maksā. 14 Ja saimnieks ir bijis klāt, lai nemaksā. Ja tas bijis nolīgts, tad zaudējumu lai pieskaita klāt līguma maksai.
Dažādi sociālie un reliģiskie likumi
15 Ja kāds paved jaunavu, kas nav saderināta, un guļ ar viņu, lai viņš samaksā tās izpirkumu un ņem sev par sievu. 16 Bet, ja viņas tēvs liegtin liedzas viņam to dot, tad lai viņš iesver sudrabu kā viņas jaunavības izpirkumu!
17 Burve lai nepaliek dzīva!
18 Ikviens, kas guļ ar lopu, lai mirtin mirst!
19 Kas upurē kādam dievam, nevis Kungam, lai tiek iznīdēts!
20 Nedari pāri svešiniekam un neapspied to, jo jūs paši bijāt svešinieki Ēģiptē! 21 Nedari pāri ne atraitnei, ne bārenim! 22 Ja tu tiem darīsi pāri, tie brēktin brēks uz mani, un es viņu brēkšanu sadzirdēšu! 23 Tad iedegsies manas dusmas, es nokaušu jūs ar zobenu, jūsu sievas kļūs atraitnes un jūsu bērni – bāreņi!
24 Ja tu aizdod naudu kādam no manas tautas – nabagam, kas ir ar tevi, tad neizturies pret viņu kā augļotājs, neapliec viņu ar augļiem! 25 Ja tu apķīlā sava tuvākā drānas, tad atdod tās viņam, iekams noriet saule, 26 jo tās ir viņa apsegs, vienīgais apklājs viņa augumam, tajās viņš gulēs, bet, ja viņš brēks uz mani, es dzirdēšu, jo es esmu līdzcietīgs!
27 Dievu tu nezaimo un savas tautas valdniekus nelādi. 28 Nevilcinies dot no savas ražas pilnības un sava spaida. Savu pirmdzimto dēlu – man dod! 29 Tā dari ar saviem pirmdzimtajiem vēršiem un avīm – septiņas dienas lai tie ir pie mātes, bet astotajā dienā dod tos man! 30 Esiet man svēti vīri, uz lauka saplēstu gaļu neēdiet – atdodiet suņiem!
