1 « إنْ سَرَقَ رَجُلٌ ثَوراً أوْ خَرُوفاً وَذَبَحَهُ أوْ باعَهُ، يُعَوِّضُ السّارِقُ بِخَمسَةِ ثِيرانٍ عَنِ الثَّورِ، وَبِأربَعَةِ خِرافٍ عَنِ الخَرُوفِ.

“If a man steals a bull or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he will pay five bulls for the bull and four sheep for the sheep.

2 « إنْ أُمسِكَ لِصٌ وَهُوَ يَقتَحِمُ بَيتاً فَضُرِبَ وَماتَ، لا يَكُونُ لأحَدٍ حَقُّ الثَّأرِ لِدَمِهِ.

If the robber is caught while breaking in, and is hit so that he dies, the owner of the house is not guilty for his blood.

3 ل َكِنْ إنْ قُتِلَ فِي النَّهارِ، يَكُونُ هُناكَ حَقٌّ لِلثَّأرِ لِدَمِهِ. فَإنْ أُمْسِكَ حَيّاً وَلَيسَ مَعَهُ ما يُعَوِّضُ بِهِ عَمَّا سَرَقَهُ، يُباعُ كَعَبدٍ تَعْويضاً عَمَّا سَرَقَهُ.

But if the sun has risen on him, there will be guilt for his blood. The robber must pay for the loss. If he has nothing, then he must be sold for stealing.

4 و َإنْ وُجِدَ ما سَرَقَهُ مَعَهُ حَيّاً، سَواءٌ أكانَ ثَوراً أمْ حِماراً أمْ خَرُوفاً، فَإنَّهُ يُعَوِّضُ بِالضِّعْفِ. التَّعوِيضُ عَنِ الضَّرَر

If the stolen bull or donkey or sheep is found alive with him, he must pay twice what it is worth.

5 « إنْ رَعَى رَجُلٌ قَطِيعَهُ فِي حَقلِهِ أوْ كَرْمِهِ، ثُمَّ تُرِكَتْ ماشِيَتُهُ لِتَرْعَى فِي حَقلِ رَجُلٍ آخَرَ، يَنبَغِي أنْ يُعَوِّضَ مِنْ أفضَلِ إنتاجِ حَقلِهِ أوْ كَرمِهِ.

If a man lets his cattle eat from a field or grape-field and lets his cattle loose to eat in another man’s field, he will pay for the loss from the best of his own field or grape-field.

6 « إنْ أشعَلَ رَجُلٌ ناراً فَتَخَطَّتْ حُدُودَ أرْضِهِ، وَأحرَقَتْ قَمحاً مُكَدَّساً أوْ زَرْعاً أوْ حَقلاً، يُعَوِّضُ مَنْ أشعَلَ النّارَ عَنْ ما احتَرَقَ.

“When a fire starts and spreads to thorn bushes so as to burn up picked grain or standing grain or the field itself, he who started the fire will pay for the loss.

7 « إنْ أعطَى رَجُلٌ مالاً أوْ بَضائِعَ لِجارِهِ لِيَحتَفِظَ بِها لَهُ، وَسُرِقَتْ مِنْ بَيتِ الرَّجُلِ، وَقُبِضَ عَلَى اللِّصِّ، يُعَوِّضُ اللِصُّ عَنها كُلِّها.

“If a man gives his neighbor money or things to keep for him, and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the robber is caught he will pay twice as much as the loss.

8 ف َإنْ لَمْ يُقبَضْ عَلَى اللِّصِّ، يَقِفُ صاحِبُ البَيتِ أمامَ القُضاةِ لِمَعْرِفَةِ إنْ كانَ هُوَ قَدْ سَرَقَ جارَهُ.

If the robber is not caught, then the owner of the house will be brought to the judges. They will see if he stole what belongs to his neighbor.

9 « إنْ فُقِدَ ثَورٌ أوْ حِمارٌ أوْ خَرُوفٌ أوْ ثَوبٌ أوْ أيُّ شَيءٍ آخَرُ، وَجاءَ رَجُلانِ يَقُولُ كُلٌّ مِنْهُما إنَّ المَفْقُودَ لَهُ، تُقَدَّمُ دَعْواهُما إلَى القُضاةِ، وَالَّذِي يَحكُمُ القُضاةُ بِأنَّهُ المُذنِبُ، يُعَوِّضُ جارَهُ ضِعفَينِ.

For every wrong act, if it is for bull, donkey, sheep, clothing, or any lost thing about which someone says, ‘This is mine,’ the stories of both men will come in front of the judges. Whoever the judges say is guilty will pay his neighbor twice as much as the loss.

10 « إنْ أعطَى رَجُلٌ جارَهُ حِماراً أوْ ثَوراً أوْ خَرُوفاً أوْ أيَّ حَيوانٍ لِيَحتَفِظَ لَهُ بِهِ، وَماتَ الحَيَوانُ أوْ جُرِحَ أوْ سُرِقَ وَلَمْ يَجِدْهُ أحَدٌ،

“If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, bull, sheep or any animal to keep for him, and it dies or is hurt or is driven away while no one is looking,

11 ي َحلِفُ الجارُ بِاللهِ إنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْرِقْ مُلكَ جارِهِ. وَيَقْبَلُ المالِكُ بِالحُكمِ. وَلا يَكُونَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الآخَرِ أنْ يُعَوِّضَ بِشَيءٍ.

the two men will make a promise before the Lord that he has not taken what belongs to his neighbor. The owner will take his word for it. And he will not make him pay for the loss.

12 ل َكِنْ إنْ سُرِقَ مِنهُ بِسَبَبِ إهمالِهِ، فَإنَّهُ يُعَوِّضُ مالِكَهُ.

But if it is stolen from him, he will pay the owner for the loss.

13 و َإنِ مَزَّقَهُ حَيوانٌ بَرِّيٌّ، فَلْيُحِضِرْ بَقايا الحَيوانِ. وَلا يَكُونُ عَلَيهِ أنْ يُعَوِّضَ عَنِ الحَيَوانِ المُمَّزَقِ بِشَيءٍ.

If the animal is torn to pieces, let him bring it to prove what happened. He will not pay for what has been torn to pieces.

14 « إنِ استَعارَ رَجُلٌ شَيئاً أوْ حَيواناً مِنْ جارِهِ، فَكُسِرَ ما استَعارَهُ أوْ ماتَ وَلَمْ يَكُنِ المالِكُ مَعَهُ، فَيَنبَغِي أنْ يُعَوِّضَ المالِكَ بِشَكلٍ كامِلٍ.

“If a man asks to use anything that belongs to his neighbor, and it gets hurt or dies while its owner is not with it, the man who was using it will pay for the loss.

15 ل َكِنْ إنْ كانَ مالِكُهُ مَعَهُ، لا يُعَوِّضُهُ بِشَيءٍ. وَإنْ كانَ الشَّيءُ أوِ الحَيوانُ مُستَأجَراً، فَالخَسارَةُ تُغَطَّى بِأُجرَةِ الاستِئجارِ.

If its owner is with it, the man who was using it will not pay for the loss. If he paid money to use it, then the loss is paid for. Laws about Right Living

16 « إنْ أغوَى رَجُلٌ فَتاةً عَذْراءَ غَيرَ مَخطُوبَةٍ لَهُ وَعاشَرَها، يَدفَعُ مَهْرَها كامِلاً وَيَتَزَوْجُها.

“If a man tempts a woman who has never had a man and is not promised in marriage, and lies with her, he must pay a wedding gift for her to be his wife.

17 ف َإنْ رَفَضَ أبوها أنْ يُزَوِّجَها مِنْهُ، يَدْفَعُ الرَّجُلُ، عَلَى ايَّةِ حالٍ، ما يُعادِلُ مَهْرَ عَذْراءٍ. أخلاقٌ عامَّة

If her father will not give her to him, he will pay the wedding gift that is to be paid for women who have never had a man.

18 « لا تَسمَحْ لِساحِرَةٍ بِأنْ تَعِيشَ.

“Do not allow a woman to live who does witchcraft.

19 « مَنْ عاشَرَ حَيواناً مُعاشَرَةً جِنْسيَّةً، يُقتَلُ قَتلاً.

Whoever does sex sins with an animal will be put to death.

20 « مَنْ يُقَدِّمُ ذَبائِحَ لِآلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى غَيرِ اللهِ يَنبَغِي أنْ يُبادَ.

“He who gives a gift in worship to any god other than the Lord alone will be destroyed.

21 « لا تُسِئْ مُعامَلَةَ الغَرِيبِ المُقِيمِ فِي أرْضِكَ، لِأنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ غُرَباءَ فِي أرْضِ مِصرَ.

Do not do wrong to a stranger or make it hard for him. For you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22 « لا تُسِئْ إلَى أرمَلَةٍ أوْ يَتِيمٍ.

Do not bring trouble to any woman whose husband has died or any child whose parents have died.

23 ف َإنْ أسَأتَ إلَيها أوْ إلَيهِ، وَصَرَخَ إلَيَّ فَإنِّي سَأسمَعُ صَرْخَتَهُ.

If you bring them trouble, and they cry out to Me, for sure I will hear their cry.

24 س َيَشْتَدُّ غَضَبِي وَأقتُلُكُمْ بِالسَّيفِ، وَتَصِيرُ زَوجاتُكُمْ أرامِلَ، وَأولادُكُمْ يَتامَى.

My anger will burn and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will lose their husbands. And your children will lose their fathers.

25 « إنْ أقرَضْتَ مالاً لِفَقِيرٍ مِنْ شَعبِيَ، فَلا تُعَامِلْهُ بِالرِّبا. لا تأخُذْ مِنْهُ فَائِدَةً.

“If you let any of the poor among My people use your money, do not act toward him like one who is owed money. And do not make him pay you for the use of it.

26 و َإنْ كُنتَ تَحتَفِظُ بِثَوبِ جارِكَ كَرَهِينَةٍ، أعِدْهُ إلَيهِ قَبلَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمسِ،

If you ever take your neighbor’s coat to keep while he owes you money, return it to him before the sun goes down.

27 ف َهُوَ غِطاؤُهُ الوَحِيدُ، وَهُوَ ثَوبُ جِلْدِهِ. بِماذا يَتَغَطَّى حِينَ يَنامُ؟ فَحِينَ يَصرُخُ إلَيَّ، سَأسمَعُهُ لِأنِّي رَحِيمٌ.

For that is his only covering. It is his clothing for his body. What else will he sleep in? When he cries out to Me, I will hear him. For I have loving-pity.

28 « لا تَشْتِمِ القُضاةِ. وَلا تَنطِقْ بِلَعنَةٍ عَلَى قائِدِ شَعبِكَ.

“Do not curse God, or a ruler of your people.

29 « لا تَحتَفِظْ بِأوَّلِ إنتاجِ حَقلِكَ مِنَ الحُبُوبِ أوْ مِنْ نَبيذِ مِعصَرَتِكَ. وَكَرِّسْ لِي بِكرَ أبْنائِكَ.

Do not wait before giving Me a gift from your gathered grain and the fruit of your fields. You will give to Me the first-born of your sons.

30 و َكَذَلِكَ قَدِّمْ أبكارَ ثِيرانِكَ وَغَنَمِكَ. أبْقِ بِكرَ الحَيوانِ سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ مَعَ أُمِّهِ، ثُمَّ قَدِّمْهُ لِي فِي اليَومِ الثّامِنِ.

You will do the same with your cattle and your sheep. The first-born will be with its mother seven days. On the eighth day you will give it to Me.

31 « كُونوا مُخَصَّصينَ لِي، فَلا تَأْكُلُوا لَحمَ حَيوانٍ قَتَلَهُ حَيوانٌ آخَرُ فِي الحَقلِ، بَلْ ألقُوهُ إلَى الكِلابِ.

You will be holy men to Me. So you will not eat any flesh torn to pieces in the field. You will throw it to the dogs.