1 N ow these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

وَقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «هَذِهِ هِيَ الشَرائِعِ الَّتِي تُعلِنُها لِلشَّعْبِ:

2 I f thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

«حِينَ تَشتَرِي عَبداً عِبرانِيّاً، فَلْيَخدِمْكَ لِسِتِّ سَنَواتٍ. لَكِنْ فِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ تُطلِقُهُ حُرّاً مِنْ دُونِ أنْ يَدْفَعَ شَيئاً.

3 I f he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

إنْ كانَ أعزَبَ حِينَ اشتَرَيتَهُ، يَخرُجُ وَحدَهُ. وَإنْ كانَ مُتَزَوِّجاً، تَخرُجُ زَوجَتُهُ مَعَهُ.

4 I f his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.

إنْ زَوَّجَهُ سَيِّدُهُ امْرأةً وَأنجَبَتْ لَهُ بَنِينَ وَبَناتٍ، فَإنَّ المَرأةَ وَالأولادَ يَكُونُونَ لِسَيِّدِهِمْ، أمّا هُوَ فَيَخرُجُ وَحدَهُ.

5 A nd if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

«فَإنْ قالَ العَبدُ: ‹أُحِبُّ سَيِّدِي وَزَوجَتِي وَأولادِي، وَلَنْ أخرُجَ حُرّاً.›

6 t hen his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

يُقَدِّمُهُ سَيِّدُهُ إلَى القُضاةِ، وَيُوقِفُهُ في البابِ أوْ قائِمَتِهِ، وَيَثقُبُ أُذُنَهُ بِمِثقَبٍ، فَيَكُونُ عَلَى العَبدِ أنْ يَخدِمَهُ إلَى الأبَدِ.

7 A nd if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.

«إذا باعَ رَجُلٌ ابْنَتَهُ كَجارِيَةٍ، فَإنَّها لا تَتَحَرَّرُ بِالطَّريقَةِ الَّتِي يَتَحَرَّرُ بِها العَبِيدُ الذُّكُورُ.

8 I f she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.

إنْ لَمْ تُرْضِي سَيِّدَها الَّذِي اشْتَراها لِنَفسِهِ، يَسْمَحُ لأحَدِ أقَارِبِها أنْ يَفْدِيَها. لا يَحِقُّ لَهُ أنْ يَبِيعَها لِواحِدٍ مِنْ شَعبٍ غَرِيبٍ، لِأنَّهُ غَدَرَ بِها.

9 A nd if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

«فَإنْ زَوَّجَها مِنِ ابْنِهِ، يَنبَغِي أنْ يُعامِلَها كَابْنَتِهِ.

10 I f he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

«فَإنْ أبْقاها وَتَزَوَّجَ امْرأةً أُخْرَى، فَلا يُقَلِّلُ مِنْ طَعامِها أوْ ثِيابِها أوْ حُقُوقِها الزَّوجِيَّةِ.

11 A nd if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

فَإنْ لَمْ يَعمَلْ لَها أحَدَ هَذِهِ الخَياراتِ الثَّلاثَةَ، تَخرُجُ حُرَّةً مِنْ دُونِ فِديَةٍ. القَتلُ وَالضَّرب

12 H e that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

«مَنْ ضَرِبَ شَخْصاً وَقَتَلَهُ، يُقتَلُ قَتلاً.

13 A nd if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

لَكِنْ إنْ لَمْ يَتَعَمَّدْ قَتلَهُ، بَلْ أتاحَ اللهُ ذَلِكَ بِيَديهِ، فَإنِّي سَأُعطِيهِ مَكاناً لِيَهرُبَ إلَيهِ.

14 B ut if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

لَكِنْ إنْ غَدَرَ رَجُلٌ جارَهَ وَقَتَلَهُ بِمَكرٍ، يُمكِنُكَ أنْ تَأخُذَهُ وَتَقتُلَهُ حَتَّى لَوِ احْتَمَى بِمَذبَحِي.

15 A nd he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

«مَنْ يَضرِبُ أباهُ أوْ أُمَّهُ، يُقتَلُ قَتلاً.

16 A nd he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

«مَنْ يَخطِفُ إنساناً، يُقتَلُ قَتلاً. سَواءٌ أباعَهُ أمِ احتَفَظَ بِهِ.

17 A nd he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

«مَنْ يَنطِقُ بِلَعنَةٍ ضِدَّ أبِيهِ أوْ أُمِّهِ، يُقتَلُ.

18 A nd if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

«إنْ ضَرَبَ رَجُلٌ رَجُلاً آخَرَ بِحَجَرٍ أوْ بِقَبضَةِ يَدِهِ بَينَما كانا يَتَشاجَرانِ، وَلَمْ يَمُتِ الرَّجُلُ المَضرُوبُ لَكِنَّهُ صارَ طَرِيحَ الفِراشِ،

19 i f he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

فَإنْ نَهَضَ وَسارَ فِي الخارِجِ عَلَى عَصاهُ، فَإنَّ الضّارِبَ سَيَتَبَرَّأُ، لَكِنَّهُ يُعَوِّضَهُ عَنِ الوَقتِ الَّذِي يَتَعافَى الرَّجُلُ المَضرُوبُ فِيهِ، وَيَدْفَعُ تَكالِيفَ عِلاجِ الرَّجُلِ.

20 A nd if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

«إنْ ضَرَبَ رَجُلٌ عَبدَهُ أوْ جارِيَتَهُ بِعَصاً، فَماتَ العَبدُ أوِ الجارِيَةُ بِسَبِبِ ضَرْبِهِ، فَإنَّهُ يُغَرَّمُ.

21 N otwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

لَكِنْ إنْ بَقِيَ العَبدُ أوِ الجارِيَةُ طَرِيحَ الفِراشِ يَوماً أوِ اثْنَينِ، فَلا يُغَرَّمُ المالِكُ لأنَّ العَبْدَ أوِ الجَارِيَةَ مُلْكُهُ.

22 I f men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

«إنْ تَشاجَرَ رِجالٌ فَضَرَبُوا امْرأةً حُبلَى، فَسَقَطَ الجَنِينُ لَكِنَّها لَمْ تَتَأذَّ، يَدْفَعُ المَسؤُولُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ غَرامَةً يُحَدِّدُها زَوجُ المَرأةِ بِإشْرَافِ القاضِي.

23 A nd if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

فَإنْ كانَتْ قَدْ تَأذَّتْ، يُعاقَبُ المؤذِي حَياةً بِحَياةٍ،

24 e ye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

عَيناً بِعَينٍ، سِنّاً بِسِنٍّ، يَداً بِيَدٍ، رِجلاً بِرِجلٍ،

25 b urning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

حَرقاً بِحَرقٍ، جُرْحاً بِجُرْحٍ، وَضَربَةً بِضَربَةٍ.

26 A nd if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.

«إنْ ضَرَبَ رَجُلٌ عَينَ عَبدِهِ أوْ جارِيَتِهِ فَأتلَفَها، يُطلِقُهُ حُرّاً مُقابِلَ عَينِهِ.

27 A nd if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.

وَإنْ أسقَطَ سَيِّدٌّ سِنَّ عَبدِهِ أوْ جارِيَتِهِ، يُطلِقُهُ حُرّاً مُقابِلَ سِنِّهِ.

28 I f an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

«إنْ نَطَحَ ثَوْرٌ امْرأةً أوْ رَجُلاً وَماتَ، يُرْجَمُ الثَّورُ وَلا يُؤكَلُ لَحمُهُ، وَأمّا مالِكُ الثَّورِ فَيَكُونُ بَرِيئاً.

29 B ut if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

لَكِنْ إنْ كانَ مِنْ عادَةِ الثَّورِ أنْ يَنطَحَ، وَقَدْ حُذِّرَ مالِكُهُ لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَحتَجِزْهُ، وَقَتَلَ ذَلِكَ الثَّورُ رَجُلاً أوِ امْرأةً، يُرجَمُ الثَّورُ، وَيُقتَلُ صاحِبُهُ أيضاً.

30 I f there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.

وَإنْ فُرِضَتْ عَلَيهِ فِديَةٌ، يَدفَعُها عَنْ حَياتِهِ بِحَسَبِ كُلِّ ما يُفرَضُ عَلَيهِ.

31 W hether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

«يُعْمَلُ بِهَذا الحُكْمِ إنْ نَطَحَ الثَّورُ ابْناً أوْ بِنتاً مِنَ الشَّعبِ.

32 I f the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

فَإنْ نَطَحَ الثَّورُ عَبداً أوْ جارِيَةً، عَلَى مالِكِ الثَّورِ أنْ يَدْفَعَ ثَلاثِينَ مِثْقالاً مِنَ الفِضَّةِ لِمالِكِ العَبدِ، أمّا الثَّورُ فَيُرجَمُ.

33 A nd if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

«إنْ فَتَحَ رَجُلٌ بِئراً أوْ حَفَرَ بِئراً وَلَمْ يُغَطِّها، وَوَقَعَ فِيها ثَورٌ أوْ حِمارٌ،

34 t he owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.

يَدفَعُ مالِكُ البِئْرِ مالاً لِمالِكِ الحَيوانِ. أمّا الحَيوانُ المَيِّتُ فَيَكُونُ لَهُ.

35 A nd if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.

«إنْ نَطَحَ ثَورُ رَجُلٍ ثَورَ رَجُلٍ آخَرَ فَماتَ، فَلْيَبِيعا الثَّورَ الحَيَّ وَيَقتَسِما ثَمَنَهُ. كَما يَقتَسِمانِ الثَّورَ المَيِّتَ.

36 O r if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.

لَكِنْ إنْ كانَ مَعرُوفاً أنَّ الثَّورَ مُعتادٌ عَلَى النَّطحِ لَكِنَّ مالِكَهُ لَمْ يَحتَجِزْهُ، فَإنَّهُ يُعَوِّضُ ثَوراً بِثَورٍ. أمّا الثَّورُ المَيِّتَ فَيَكُونُ لَهُ.