1 Ja zagli atrod pie ielaušanās un tas tiek nosists, tad nav atriebēja viņa asinīm. 2 Bet, ja tas noticis saules gaismā, tad viņš jāatriebj. Zaglis lai atlīdzina, bet, ja viņam nav, tad viņš par savu zādzību ir jāpārdod. 3 Ja zagtais lops viņa rokās tiek atrasts dzīvs, vai tas ir vērsis, vai ēzelis, vai avs, tad divkārt viņam ir jāatlīdzina. 4 Ja kāds nogana tīrumu vai vīna dārzu un tur palaiž savu lopu, lai tas ganās svešā tīrumā, tam tas labākais no sava tīruma un no sava vīna dārza jādod vietā. 5 Ja izceļas uguns un tā aizdedzina ērkšķus un aprij vai nu statiņus, vai nopļautu labību, vai pašu tīrumu, tad tam, kas uguni pielaidis, būs pilnībā visu atlīdzināt. 6 Ja kāds dod uzglabāt savam tuvākam naudu vai rīkus, bet tam tie tiek no viņa mājas izzagti un zaglis tiek atrasts, tad šim tas divkārtīgi jāatlīdzina. 7 Bet, ja zagli neatrod, tad nama īpašnieks pats vedams Dieva priekšā, vai tas nav savu roku pats licis pie sava tuvākā mantas. 8 Ikviena lieta, kad nodarīts zaudējums, vai tas būtu vērsis, ēzelis, avs, kāds drēbju gabals vai kāda cita zaudēta manta, ja īpašnieks saka: šī ir tā! - ceļama Dieva priekšā, un, ko Dievs pierāda par vainīgu, tam zaudējums divkārtīgi savam tuvākam jāatlīdzina. 9 Ja kāds savam tuvākam dod glabāšanā ēzeli, vērsi, avi vai citu kādu lopu un tas nobeidzas vai to savaino, vai arī tas tiek aizvests, nevienam neredzot, 10 tad lai notiek Tā Kunga priekšā zvēresta došana abu starpā, ka tas nav savu roku licis pie sava tuvākā mantas, un tā īpašnieks lai pieņem šo zvērestu, un viņam nav jāatlīdzina. 11 Bet, ja tas viņam nozagts, tad lai tas atlīdzina tā īpašniekam. 12 Ja kāds zvērs to saplosījis, tad lai tas pienes to par pierādījumu, tad tam nav jāatlīdzina. 13 Un, ja kāds aizņemas ko no sava tuvākā un tas tiek savainots vai nobeidzas, viņa īpašniekam neesot klāt, tad tas jāatlīdzina. 14 Bet, ja īpašnieks bijis klāt, tad nav jāatlīdzina; un, kas par naudu ir patapināts, tad tas ar to ir samaksāts. 15 Bet, ja kāds meitu pieviļ, kas nav vēl saderināta, un viņš ar to guļ, tad lai viņš to sev atpērk par sievu. 16 Bet, ja viņas tēvs liegtos viņam to dot par sievu, tad lai viņš samaksā līgavas naudu. 17 Burvi neatstāj dzīvu. 18 Katrs, kas jaucas ar lopu, lai tiek nonāvēts. 19 Kas upurē citiem dieviem un nevis Tam Kungam, tas lai ir nolādēts. 20 Nevienu svešinieku nedz apspied, nedz izmanto, jo jūs paši bijāt svešinieki Ēģiptes zemē. 21 Neviena atraitne un neviens bārenis lai netiek apspiests. 22 Ja tu tos apspiedīsi, tad tie kliegdami kliegs uz Mani, un Es uzklausīšu viņu saucienus. 23 Tad Manas dusmas iedegsies, un Es jūs nokaušu ar zobenu, un jūsu sievas kļūs par atraitnēm un jūsu bērni par bāriem. 24 Ja tu aizdod naudu kādam, kas ir no Manas tautas un kas pie tevis ir nabags, tad nekļūsti kā kāds rāvējs un neņem no tā sev augļus. 25 Ja tu ņem sava tuvāka drēbes par ķīlu, tad atdod viņam tās pirms saule norietējusi, 26 jo tas ir viņa vienīgais apsegs, viņa ap-ģērbs, tanī viņš būtu gulējis; un, kad viņš brēks uz Mani, tad Es to paklausīšu, jo Es esmu žēlsirdīgs. 27 Nezaimo Dievu un nelādi savu tautas valdnieku. 28 Upuri no savu augļu pārpilnības un sava vīna neaizturi. Savu dēlu pirmdzimto dod Man. 29 Tāpat dari ar savu vērsi un savu sīklopu; septiņas dienas lai tie stāv pie savas mātes, bet astotajā tos atdod Man. 30 Jums būs svētiem ļaudīm būt Manā priekšā; neēdiet gaļu, kas tīrumā saplosīta; to metiet suņiem priekšā.
Property Laws
The Lord said:
1 If you steal an ox and slaughter or sell it, you must replace it with five oxen; if you steal a sheep and slaughter it or sell it, you must replace it with four sheep. 2-4 But if you cannot afford to replace the animals, you must be sold as a slave to pay for what you have stolen. If you steal an ox, donkey, or sheep, and are caught with it still alive, you must pay the owner double.
If you happen to kill a burglar who breaks into your home after dark, you are not guilty. But if you kill someone who breaks in during the day, you are guilty of murder.
5 If you allow any of your animals to stray from your property and graze in someone else's field or vineyard, you must repay the damage from the best part of your own harvest of grapes and grain.
6 If you carelessly let a fire spread from your property to someone else's, you must pay the owner for any crops or fields destroyed by the fire.
7 Suppose a neighbor asks you to keep some silver or other valuables, and they are stolen from your house. If the thief is caught, the thief must repay double. 8 But if the thief isn't caught, some judges will decide if you are the guilty one.
9 Suppose two people claim to own the same ox or donkey or sheep or piece of clothing. Then the judges must decide the case, and the guilty person will pay the owner double.
10 Suppose a neighbor who is going to be away asks you to keep a donkey or an ox or a sheep or some other animal, and it dies or gets injured or is stolen while no one is looking. 11 If you swear with me as your witness that you did not harm the animal, you do not have to replace it. Your word is enough. 12 But if the animal was stolen while in your care, you must replace it. 13 If the animal was attacked and killed by a wild animal, and you can show the remains of the dead animal to its owner, you do not have to replace it.
14 Suppose you borrow an animal from a neighbor, and it gets injured or dies while the neighbor isn't around. Then you must replace it. 15 But if something happens to the animal while the owner is present, you do not have to replace it. If you had leased the animal, the money you paid the owner will cover any harm done to it.
Laws for Everyday Life
The Lord said:
16 Suppose a young woman has never had sex and isn't engaged. If a man talks her into having sex, he must pay the bride price and marry her. 17 But if her father refuses to let her marry the man, the bride price must still be paid.
18 Death is the punishment for witchcraft.
19 Death is the punishment for having sex with an animal.
20 Death is the punishment for offering sacrifices to any god except me.
21 Do not mistreat or abuse foreigners who live among you. Remember, you were foreigners in Egypt.
22 Do not mistreat widows or orphans. 23 If you do, they will beg for my help, and I will come to their rescue. 24 In fact, I will get so angry that I will kill your men and make widows of their wives and orphans of their children.
25 Don't charge interest when you lend money to any of my people who are in need. 26 Before sunset you must return any coat taken as security for a loan, 27 because that is the only cover the poor have when they sleep at night. I am a merciful God, and when they call out to me, I will come to help them.
28 Don't speak evil of me or of the ruler of your people.
29 Don't fail to give me the offerings of grain and wine that belong to me.
Dedicate to me your first-born sons 30 and the first-born of your cattle and sheep. Let the animals stay with their mothers for seven days, then on the eighth day give them to me, your God.
31 You are my chosen people, so don't eat the meat of any of your livestock that was killed by a wild animal. Instead, feed the meat to dogs.
