1 “ Now these are the ordinances which you are to set before them:

A ko nga whakariteritenga enei e whakatakotoria e koe ki to ratou aroaro.

2 “ If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years; but on the seventh he shall go out as a free man without payment.

Ki te hoki koe i tetahi pononga Hiperu, e ono nga tau e mahi i a ia: a i te whitu ka haere noa atu, kaua he utu.

3 I f he comes alone, he shall go out alone; if he is the husband of a wife, then his wife shall go out with him.

Ki te mea he takakau ia i tona haerenga mai, me haere atu ano he takakau: ki te mea he wahine tana, ko raua ko tana wahine e haere.

4 I f his master gives him a wife, and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall belong to her master, and he shall go out alone.

Ki te mea na tona ariki te wahine i hoatu ki a ia, a ka whanau a raua tama, tamahine ranei; ma tona ariki te wahine ratou ko ana tamariki, ko ia anake e haere.

5 B ut if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife and my children; I will not go out as a free man,’

A ki te mea matanui te pononga, E aroha ana ahau ki toku ariki, ki taku wahine, ki aku tamariki; e kore ahau e haere noa atu:

6 t hen his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.

Na, me kawe ia e tona ariki ki te Atua; me kawe hoki ia e ia ki te tatau, ki te pou ranei o te tatau: a ka pokaia tona taringa e tona ariki ki te oka; a ka oti iho ia hei kaimahi mana.

7 “ If a man sells his daughter as a female slave, she is not to go free as the male slaves do.

Ki te hokona atu hoki e tetahi tangata tana tamahine hei pononga, e kore e rite tona haerenga ki waho ki te haerenga o nga pononga tane.

8 I f she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He does not have authority to sell her to a foreign people because of his unfairness to her.

Ki te kino ia ki te titiro a tona ariki, i taumau nei i a ia mana, na, me whakahoki ia mo tetahi utu: e kore e ahei te hoko i a ia ki tetahi iwi ke; mona hoki i tinihanga ki a ia.

9 I f he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.

A ki te taumautia ia e ia ma tana tama, kia rite ki te tikanga ki nga tamahine tupu tana e mea ai ki a ia.

10 I f he takes to himself another woman, he may not reduce her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.

Ki te tango ia i tetahi atu wahine mana kaua e whakaititia e ia te kai ma tera, te kakahu mona, me ta raua moe tahi.

11 I f he will not do these three things for her, then she shall go out for nothing, without payment of money. Personal Injuries

A ki te kahore enei mea e toru e meatia e ia ki a ia, na, me haere noa atu ia, kaua he moni.

12 “ He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.

Ki te patu tetahi i te tangata kia mate, me tino whakamate ano ia.

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

A ki te kahore tetahi e whanga atu, a ka mea te Atua kia tupono ki tona ringa; na, maku e whakarite ki a koe te wahi e rere ai ia.

14 I f, however, a man acts presumptuously toward his neighbor, so as to kill him craftily, you are to take him even from My altar, that he may die.

Tena ko tenei i poka noa te tangata ki tona hoa, ki te kohuru tinihanga i a ia; me tango ia e koe i taku aata, kia mate ai ia.

15 “ He who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

Me tino whakamate ano hoki te tangata e patu ana i tona papa, i tona whaea ranei.

16 “ He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death.

Ko te tangata hoki e tahae ana i tetahi tangata, a hokona ana e ia, e kitea ana ranei ki tona ringa, me tino whakamate ano ia.

17 “ He who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

Me tino whakamate ano hoki te tangata e kanga ana i tona papa, i tona whaea ranei.

18 “ If men have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but remains in bed,

Ki te whawhai hoki etahi tangata ki a raua a ka akina tona hoa e tetahi ki te kohatu, ka motokia ranei, a kahore ia e mate, engari ka takoto i runga i te moenga;

19 i f he gets up and walks around outside on his staff, then he who struck him shall go unpunished; he shall only pay for his loss of time, and shall take care of him until he is completely healed.

Ki te ara ake ia, a ka haereere ki waho me te toko i tana tokotoko, katahi ka kore te hara o te tangata i patua ai ia; otiia me utu e ia tona whakamangeretanga ki te mahi, me mea hoki kia ata rongoatia kia ora ai.

20 “ If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished.

Ki te patu hoki te tangata i tana pononga tane, i tana pononga wahine ranei, ki te rakau, a ka mate i raro iho i tona ringa; me ata takitaki tona matenga.

21 I f, however, he survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for he is his property.

Otiia ki te ora ia, kotahi, e rua ranei, nga ra, e kore e takitakina: no te mea ko tana moni ia.

22 “ If men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that she gives birth prematurely, yet there is no injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband may demand of him, and he shall pay as the judges decide.

Ki te whawhai etahi tangata ki a ratou, a ka whara tetahi wahine e hapu ana, a ka materoto tana tamaiti, otiia kahore atu he he, me tango he utu i a ia, ara ta te tahu o te wahine e whakarite ai ki a ia; hei ta nga kaiwhakawa e mea ai tana e hom ai ai.

23 B ut if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life,

Engari ki te mate, na, me homai e koe he mate hei utu mo te mate,

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

He kanohi mo te kanohi, he niho mo te niho, he ringa mo te ringa, he waewae mo te waewae,

25 b urn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

He wera mo te wera, he motu mo te motu, he karawarawa mo te karawarawa.

26 “ If a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye.

Ki te patua e te tangata te kanohi o tana pononga tane, te kanohi ranei o tana pononga wahine, a ka matapotia; me tuku kia haere noa atu, hei utu mo tona kanohi.

27 A nd if he knocks out a tooth of his male or female slave, he shall let him go free on account of his tooth.

A ki te patua e ia kia marere te niho o tana pononga tane, te niho ranei o tana pononga wahine; me tuku kia haere noa atu, hei utu mo tona niho.

28 “ If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall surely be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished.

Ki te werohia tetahi tangata, tetahi wahine ranei, e te kau, a ka mate; me tino aki te kau ki te kohatu, kaua ano hoki ona kikokiko e kainga; a ka tukua noatia atu te rangatira o te kau.

29 I f, however, an ox was previously in the habit of goring and its owner has been warned, yet he does not confine it and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also shall be put to death.

Otiia ki te mea he kau wero ia no mua, a kua whakaaturia ki tona rangatira, a kahore ia e tiaki i a ia, a ka mate i a ia tetahi tangata, tetahi wahine ranei; me aki te kau ki te kohatu, me whakamate ano hoki tona rangatira.

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

Ki te whakaritea kia homai e ia he moni, me homai e ia hei utu mo tona ora te mea i whakaritea ki a ia.

31 W hether it gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.

Ki te mea he tama, he kotiro ranei i werohia e ia, kia rite ano ki tenei tikanga te meatanga ki a ia.

32 I f the ox gores a male or female slave, the owner shall give his or her master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

Ki te wero te kau i tetahi pononga tane, i tetahi pononga wahine ranei; kia toru tekau nga hekere hiriwa e homai ki to raua ariki, me aki hoki te kau ki te kohatu.

33 “ If a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

Ki te whakatuwhera hoki te tangata i tetahi poka, ki te keria ranei e te tangata tetahi poka, a e kore e hipokina e ia, a ka taka he kau, he kaihe ranei ki roto;

34 t he owner of the pit shall make restitution; he shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his.

Me utu e te tangata nana te poka, me homai he moni e ia ki to raua ariki; a mana te mea mate.

35 “ If one man’s ox hurts another’s so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide its price equally; and also they shall divide the dead ox.

Ki te tukia te kau a tetahi tangata e te kau e tetahi, a ka mate; na, me hoko e raua te kau ora, ka wehe ai i ona tutu; me wehe ano hoki e raua te mea kua mate.

36 O r if it is known that the ox was previously in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not confined it, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead animal shall become his.

Otiia ki te mea i mohiotia he kau wero ia no mua, a kahore i tiakina e tona ariki, me utu e ia te kau ki te kau; a mana te mea mate.