21 “These are the laws(A) you are to set before them:

Hebrew Servants(B)(C)

“If you buy a Hebrew servant,(D) he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free,(E) without paying anything. If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if he has a wife when he comes, she is to go with him. If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.

“But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,’(F) then his master must take him before the judges.[a](G) He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce(H) his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life.(I)

“If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself,[b] he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her. If he selects her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter. 10 If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights.(J) 11 If he does not provide her with these three things, she is to go free, without any payment of money.

Personal Injuries

12 “Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.(K) 13 However, if it is not done intentionally, but God lets it happen, they are to flee to a place(L) I will designate. 14 But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately,(M) that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.(N)

15 “Anyone who attacks[c] their father or mother is to be put to death.

16 “Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death,(O) whether the victim has been sold(P) or is still in the kidnapper’s possession.

17 “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.(Q)

18 “If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist[d] and the victim does not die but is confined to bed, 19 the one who struck the blow will not be held liable if the other can get up and walk around outside with a staff; however, the guilty party must pay the injured person for any loss of time and see that the victim is completely healed.

20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.(R)

22 “If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely[e] but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands(S) and the court allows. 23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,(T) 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth,(U) hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

26 “An owner who hits a male or female slave in the eye and destroys it must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye. 27 And an owner who knocks out the tooth of a male or female slave must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth.

28 “If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the bull is to be stoned to death,(V) and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the bull will not be held responsible. 29 If, however, the bull has had the habit of goring and the owner has been warned but has not kept it penned up(W) and it kills a man or woman, the bull is to be stoned and its owner also is to be put to death. 30 However, if payment is demanded, the owner may redeem his life by the payment of whatever is demanded.(X) 31 This law also applies if the bull gores a son or daughter. 32 If the bull gores a male or female slave, the owner must pay thirty shekels[f](Y) of silver to the master of the slave, and the bull is to be stoned to death.

33 “If anyone uncovers a pit(Z) or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it, 34 the one who opened the pit must pay the owner for the loss and take the dead animal in exchange.

35 “If anyone’s bull injures someone else’s bull and it dies, the two parties are to sell the live one and divide both the money and the dead animal equally. 36 However, if it was known that the bull had the habit of goring, yet the owner did not keep it penned up,(AA) the owner must pay, animal for animal, and take the dead animal in exchange.

Notas al pie

  1. Exodus 21:6 Or before God
  2. Exodus 21:8 Or master so that he does not choose her
  3. Exodus 21:15 Or kills
  4. Exodus 21:18 Or with a tool
  5. Exodus 21:22 Or she has a miscarriage
  6. Exodus 21:32 That is, about 12 ounces or about 345 grams

39 “Do you know when the mountain goats(A) give birth?
    Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?(B)
Do you count the months till they bear?
    Do you know the time they give birth?(C)
They crouch down and bring forth their young;
    their labor pains are ended.
Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
    they leave and do not return.

“Who let the wild donkey(D) go free?
    Who untied its ropes?
I gave it the wasteland(E) as its home,
    the salt flats(F) as its habitat.(G)
It laughs(H) at the commotion in the town;
    it does not hear a driver’s shout.(I)
It ranges the hills(J) for its pasture
    and searches for any green thing.

“Will the wild ox(K) consent to serve you?(L)
    Will it stay by your manger(M) at night?
10 Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?(N)
    Will it till the valleys behind you?
11 Will you rely on it for its great strength?(O)
    Will you leave your heavy work to it?
12 Can you trust it to haul in your grain
    and bring it to your threshing floor?

13 “The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
    though they cannot compare
    with the wings and feathers of the stork.(P)
14 She lays her eggs on the ground
    and lets them warm in the sand,
15 unmindful that a foot may crush them,
    that some wild animal may trample them.(Q)
16 She treats her young harshly,(R) as if they were not hers;
    she cares not that her labor was in vain,
17 for God did not endow her with wisdom
    or give her a share of good sense.(S)
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
    she laughs(T) at horse and rider.

19 “Do you give the horse its strength(U)
    or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20 Do you make it leap like a locust,(V)
    striking terror(W) with its proud snorting?(X)
21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,(Y)
    and charges into the fray.(Z)
22 It laughs(AA) at fear, afraid of nothing;
    it does not shy away from the sword.
23 The quiver(AB) rattles against its side,
    along with the flashing spear(AC) and lance.
24 In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
    it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.(AD)
25 At the blast of the trumpet(AE) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
    It catches the scent of battle from afar,
    the shout of commanders and the battle cry.(AF)

26 “Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
    and spread its wings toward the south?(AG)
27 Does the eagle soar at your command
    and build its nest on high?(AH)
28 It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
    a rocky crag(AI) is its stronghold.
29 From there it looks for food;(AJ)
    its eyes detect it from afar.
30 Its young ones feast on blood,
    and where the slain are, there it is.”(AK)

Psalm 30[a]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[b] Of David.

I will exalt(A) you, Lord,
    for you lifted me out of the depths(B)
    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.(C)
Lord my God, I called to you for help,(D)
    and you healed me.(E)
You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;(F)
    you spared me from going down to the pit.(G)

Sing(H) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(I)
    praise his holy name.(J)
For his anger(K) lasts only a moment,(L)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;(M)
weeping(N) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.(O)

When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”(P)
Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain[c] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(Q)
    I was dismayed.

To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
“What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?(R)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?(S)
10 Hear,(T) Lord, and be merciful to me;(U)
    Lord, be my help.(V)

11 You turned my wailing(W) into dancing;(X)
    you removed my sackcloth(Y) and clothed me with joy,(Z)
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise(AA) you forever.(AB)

Psalm 31[d](AC)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(AD)
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.(AE)
Turn your ear to me,(AF)
    come quickly to my rescue;(AG)
be my rock of refuge,(AH)
    a strong fortress to save me.
Since you are my rock and my fortress,(AI)
    for the sake of your name(AJ) lead and guide me.
Keep me free from the trap(AK) that is set for me,
    for you are my refuge.(AL)
Into your hands I commit my spirit;(AM)
    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.(AN)

I hate those who cling to worthless idols;(AO)
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.(AP)
I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction(AQ)
    and knew the anguish(AR) of my soul.
You have not given me into the hands(AS) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(AT)

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;(AU)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,(AV)
    my soul and body(AW) with grief.
10 My life is consumed by anguish(AX)
    and my years by groaning;(AY)
my strength fails(AZ) because of my affliction,[e](BA)
    and my bones grow weak.(BB)
11 Because of all my enemies,(BC)
    I am the utter contempt(BD) of my neighbors(BE)
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
    those who see me on the street flee from me.
12 I am forgotten as though I were dead;(BF)
    I have become like broken pottery.
13 For I hear many whispering,(BG)
    “Terror on every side!”(BH)
They conspire against me(BI)
    and plot to take my life.(BJ)

14 But I trust(BK) in you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times(BL) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine(BM) on your servant;
    save me in your unfailing love.(BN)
17 Let me not be put to shame,(BO) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent(BP) in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips(BQ) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly(BR) against the righteous.

19 How abundant are the good things(BS)
    that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,(BT)
    on those who take refuge(BU) in you.
20 In the shelter(BV) of your presence you hide(BW) them
    from all human intrigues;(BX)
you keep them safe in your dwelling
    from accusing tongues.

21 Praise be to the Lord,(BY)
    for he showed me the wonders of his love(BZ)
    when I was in a city under siege.(CA)
22 In my alarm(CB) I said,
    “I am cut off(CC) from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry(CD) for mercy
    when I called to you for help.

23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!(CE)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,(CF)
    but the proud he pays back(CG) in full.
24 Be strong and take heart,(CH)
    all you who hope in the Lord.

Psalm 32

Of David. A maskil.[f]

Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.(CI)
Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them(CJ)
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.(CK)

When I kept silent,(CL)
    my bones wasted away(CM)
    through my groaning(CN) all day long.
For day and night
    your hand was heavy(CO) on me;
my strength was sapped(CP)
    as in the heat of summer.[g]

Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.(CQ)
I said, “I will confess(CR)
    my transgressions(CS) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.(CT)

Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;(CU)
surely the rising(CV) of the mighty waters(CW)
    will not reach them.(CX)
You are my hiding place;(CY)
    you will protect me from trouble(CZ)
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.(DA)

I will instruct(DB) you and teach you(DC) in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on(DD) you.
Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle(DE)
    or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked,(DF)
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts(DG) in him.

11 Rejoice in the Lord(DH) and be glad, you righteous;
    sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-12 is numbered 30:2-13.
  2. Psalm 30:1 Title: Or palace
  3. Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion
  4. Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.
  5. Psalm 31:10 Or guilt
  6. Psalm 32:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  7. Psalm 32:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.

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