1 N ow these are the ordinances you shall set before.

¶ Y éstos son los derechos que pondrás delante de ellos.

2 I f you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, paying nothing.

Si comprares siervo hebreo, seis años servirá; mas al séptimo saldrá libre de balde.

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

Si entró solo, solo saldrá; si tenía mujer, saldrá él y su mujer con él.

4 I f his master has given him a wife and she has borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out alone.

Si su amo le hubiere dado mujer, y ella le hubiere dado a luz hijos o hijas, la mujer y sus hijos serán de su amo, y él saldrá solo.

5 B ut if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go free,

Y si el siervo dijere: Yo amo a mi señor, a mi mujer y a mis hijos, no saldré libre.

6 T hen his master shall bring him to God; he shall bring him to the door or doorpost and shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him for life.

Entonces su amo lo hará llegar a los jueces, y le hará llegar a la puerta o al poste; y su amo le horadará la oreja con lezna, y será su siervo para siempre.

7 I f a man sells his daughter to be a maidservant or bondwoman, she shall not go out as menservants do.

Y cuando alguno vendiere su hija por sierva, no saldrá como suelen salir los siervos.

8 I f she does not please her master who has not espoused her to himself, he shall let her be redeemed. To sell her to a foreign people he shall have no power, for he has dealt faithlessly with her.

Si no agradare a su señor, por lo cual no la tomó por esposa, se permitirá que se rescate, y no la podrá vender a pueblo extraño cuando la desechare.

9 A nd if he espouses her to his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter.

Mas si la hubiere desposado con su hijo, hará con ella según la costumbre de las hijas.

10 I f he marries again, her food, clothing, and privilege as a wife shall he not diminish.

Si tomare otra esposa, no disminuirá su alimento, ni su vestido, ni el deber conyugal.

11 A nd if he does not do these three things for her, then shall she go out free, without payment of money.

Y si no hace estas tres cosas, ella saldrá libre sin dinero.

12 W hoever strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.

¶ El que hiriere a alguno, haciéndole así morir, él morirá.

13 B ut if he did not lie in wait for him, but God allowed him to fall into his hand, then I will appoint you a place to which he may flee.

Mas el que no armó asechanzas, sino que Dios lo puso en sus manos, entonces yo te pondré lugar al cual ha de huir.

14 B ut if a man comes willfully upon another to slay him craftily, you shall take him from My altar, that he may die.

Además, si alguno se ensoberbeciere contra su prójimo, y lo matare con prudencia, de mi altar lo quitarás para que muera.

15 W hoever strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

Y el que hiriere a su padre o a su madre, morirá.

16 W hoever kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or is found with him in his possession, shall surely be put to death.

Asimismo el que robare una persona, y la vendiere, o si fuere hallado en sus manos, morirá.

17 W hoever curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

Igualmente el que maldijere a su padre o a su madre, morirá.

18 I f men quarrel and one strikes another with a stone or with his fist and he does not die but keeps his bed,

Además, si algunos riñeren, y alguno hiriere a su prójimo con piedra o con el puño, y no muriere, pero cayere en cama;

19 I f he rises again and walks about leaning upon his staff, then he that struck him shall be clear, except he must pay for the loss of his time and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

si se levantare y anduviere fuera sobre su bordón, entonces el que le hirió será absuelto; solamente le pagará por lo que estuvo sin trabajar, y hará que le curen.

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

Y si alguno hiriere a su siervo o a su sierva con palo, y muriere bajo su mano, será castigado;

21 B ut if the servant lives on for a day or two, the offender shall not be punished, for he his own property.

mas si sobrevive por un día o dos, no será castigado, porque su dinero es.

22 I f men contend with each other, and a pregnant woman is hurt so that she has a miscarriage, yet no further damage follows, shall surely be punished with a fine to the woman’s husband, as much as the judges determine.

¶ Si algunos riñeren, e hirieren a alguna mujer embarazada, y ésta abortare, pero sin haber muerte, será penado conforme a lo que le impusiere el marido de la mujer y pagará por jueces.

23 B ut if any damage follows, then you shall give life for life,

Mas si hubiere muerte, entonces pagarás vida por vida,

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

Ojo por ojo, diente por diente, mano por mano, pie por pie,

25 B urn for burn, wound for wound, and lash for lash.

quemadura por quemadura, herida por herida, golpe por golpe.

26 A nd if a man hits the eye of his servant or the eye of his maid so that it is destroyed, he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.

Y cuando alguno hiriere el ojo de su siervo, o el ojo de su sierva, y lo dañare, le dará libertad por razón de su ojo.

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

Y si sacare el diente de su siervo, o el diente de su sierva, por su diente le dejará ir libre.

28 I f an ox gores a man or a woman to death, then the ox shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be clear.

Si un buey acorneare hombre o mujer, y a causa de ello muriere, el buey será apedreado, y no se comerá su carne; mas el dueño del buey será absuelto.

29 B ut if the ox has tried to gore before, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it closed in and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also put to death.

Pero si el buey era acorneador desde ayer y antes de ayer, y a su dueño le fue notificado, y no lo hubiere guardado, y matare hombre o mujer, el buey será apedreado, y también morirá su dueño.

30 I f a ransom is put on life, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is laid upon him.

Si le fuere impuesto rescate, entonces dará por la redención de su persona cuanto le fuere impuesto.

31 I f the has gored another’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule.

Haya acorneado hijo, o haya acorneado hija, conforme a este juicio se hará con él.

32 I f the ox gores a manservant or a maidservant, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

Si el buey acorneare siervo o sierva, pagará treinta siclos de plata su señor, y el buey será apedreado.

33 I f a man leaves a pit open or digs a pit and does not cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

Y si alguno abriere alguna cisterna, o cavare cisterna, y no la cubriere, y cayere allí buey o asno,

34 T he owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money to the animal’s owner, but the dead beast shall be his.

el dueño de la cisterna pagará el dinero, restituyendo a su dueño, y lo que fue muerto será suyo.

35 I f one man’s ox hurts another’s so that it dies, they shall sell the live ox and divide the price of it; the dead ox also they shall divide between them.

Y si el buey de alguno hiriere al buey de su prójimo, y éste muriere, entonces venderán el buey vivo, y partirán el dinero de él, y también partirán el muerto.

36 O r if it is known that the ox has gored in the past, and its owner has not kept it closed in, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his.

Mas si era notorio que el buey era acorneador de ayer y antes de ayer, y su dueño no lo hubiere guardado, pagará buey por buey, y el muerto será suyo.