Exodus 22
New American Standard Bible 1995
Property Rights
22 “[a]If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and (A)four sheep for the sheep.
2 “[b]If the (B)thief is [c]caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account. 3 But if the sun has risen on him, there will be bloodguiltiness on his account. He shall surely make restitution; if he owns nothing, then he shall be (C)sold for his theft. 4 If what he stole is actually found alive in his [d]possession, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, (D)he shall pay double.
5 “If a man lets a field or vineyard be grazed bare and lets his animal loose so that it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.
6 “If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or the standing grain or the field itself is consumed, he who started the fire shall surely make restitution.
7 “(E)If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is [e]caught, he shall pay double. 8 If the thief is not [f]caught, then the owner of the house shall [g]appear before [h](F)the judges, to determine whether he [i]laid his hands on his neighbor’s property. 9 For every [j]breach of trust, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any lost thing about which one says, ‘This is it,’ the [k]case of both parties shall come before [l](G)the judges; he whom [m]the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.
10 “If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep for him, and it dies or is hurt or is driven away while no one is looking, 11 an (H)oath before the Lord shall be made by the two of them [n]that he has not [o]laid hands on his neighbor’s property; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution. 12 But if it is actually stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner. 13 If it is all torn to pieces, let him bring it as evidence; he shall not make restitution for what has been torn to pieces.
14 “If a man [p]borrows anything from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he shall make full restitution. 15 If its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it is hired, it came for its hire.
Sundry Laws
16 “(I)If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife. 17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall [q]pay money equal to the (J)dowry for virgins.
18 “You shall not allow a (K)sorceress to live.
19 “(L)Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.
20 “(M)He who sacrifices to [r]any god, other than to the Lord alone, shall be [s]utterly destroyed.
21 “(N)You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22 (O)You shall not afflict any widow or orphan. 23 If you afflict him at all, and (P)if he does cry out to Me, (Q)I will surely hear his cry; 24 and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, (R)and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
25 “(S)If you lend money to My people, to the poor [t]among you, you are not to [u]act as a creditor to him; you shall not [v]charge him (T)interest. 26 If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak (U)as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets, 27 for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his [w]body. What else shall he sleep in? And it shall come about that (V)when he cries out to Me, I will hear him, for (W)I am gracious.
28 “You shall not [x](X)curse God, (Y)nor curse a ruler of your people.
29 “(Z)You shall not delay the offering from [y]your harvest and your vintage. (AA)The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me. 30 (AB)You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; (AC)on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.
31 “(AD)You shall be holy men to Me, therefore (AE)you shall not eat any flesh torn to pieces in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.
Footnotes
- Exodus 22:1 Ch 21:37 in Heb
- Exodus 22:2 Ch 22:1 in Heb
- Exodus 22:2 Lit found
- Exodus 22:4 Lit hand
- Exodus 22:7 Lit found
- Exodus 22:8 Lit found
- Exodus 22:8 Lit approach to
- Exodus 22:8 Or God
- Exodus 22:8 Lit stretched his hand
- Exodus 22:9 Or matter of transgression
- Exodus 22:9 Lit matter
- Exodus 22:9 Or God
- Exodus 22:9 Or God
- Exodus 22:11 Lit whether
- Exodus 22:11 Lit stretched his hand
- Exodus 22:14 Lit asks
- Exodus 22:17 Lit weigh out silver
- Exodus 22:20 Lit the gods
- Exodus 22:20 Lit put under the ban
- Exodus 22:25 Lit with
- Exodus 22:25 Lit be
- Exodus 22:25 Lit lay upon
- Exodus 22:27 Lit skin
- Exodus 22:28 Or revile
- Exodus 22:29 Lit your fullness and your tears
出埃及記 22
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
賠償條例
22 「倘若有人偷了別人的牛羊，然後宰了或賣了，他要用五頭牛抵償一頭牛，四隻羊抵償一隻羊。 2 倘若有人打死正入屋偷竊的賊，這人不算犯殺人罪。 3 倘若事情發生在白天，家主就犯了殺人罪。倘若盜賊被擒，他就要賠償家主，若他一無所有，就要把他賣為奴隸作賠償。 4 倘若他偷的牲畜如牛、羊或驢在他手上還活著，他要償還失主雙倍。
5 「倘若有人在田野或葡萄園裡牧放牲畜，任由牲畜吃別人田裡的農作物或葡萄，他必須拿自己田裡最好的農作物或葡萄作賠償。 6 倘若有人在自己的田間焚燒荊棘，不小心燒掉了別人的莊稼、禾捆或整個田園，那生火的人就要賠償一切損失。
7 「倘若有人把金錢或物件交給鄰居保管，鄰居家遭盜，盜賊被緝拿歸案後要賠償雙倍； 8 倘若沒捉到盜賊，鄰居就要到審判官那裡證明自己沒有偷拿。 9 倘若二人之間有什麼糾紛，無論是為了牛、驢、羊、衣服或失物，爭執的雙方要把案件呈報審判官，審判官判誰敗訴，誰就要賠償雙倍。 10 倘若有人把驢、牛、羊或別的牲畜交給鄰居看管，牲畜死傷或被人搶走，並且無人看見， 11 看守的人就要在耶和華面前起誓沒有動鄰居的東西，這樣失主就應當作罷，看守的人不用賠償。 12 但若牲畜是被人偷去的，受託人就要賠償失主。 13 倘若牲畜被野獸咬死，受託人要把殘骸帶來當證據，無需賠償被咬死的牲畜。 14 倘若有人向鄰居借牲畜，牲畜受傷或死掉，而當時物主不在場，借的人就要賠償。 15 倘若物主當時在場，借的人就不用賠償。倘若牲畜是租來的，租的人只需付租金不用賠償。
社會條例
16 「倘若有人誘姦了尚未許配的處女，他就要交出聘禮，娶她為妻； 17 倘若女方家長反對婚事，男方要付出相當於聘禮的金錢給女方家長。
18 「凡行邪術的女人，必須被處死。
19 「與動物性交的人，必須被處死。
20 「祭拜耶和華以外的其他任何神明的人，必須被處死。
21 「不可欺壓在你們中間寄居的人，因為你們在埃及也做過寄居的人。
22 「不可虧待寡婦和孤兒， 23 倘若你們欺凌他們，他們向我呼求，我必聽他們的呼求， 24 向你們發怒，用刀殺掉你們，使你們的妻子變為寡婦，兒女成為孤兒。
25 「倘若有貧苦的同胞向你借錢，你不可像放債的一樣從中取利。 26 倘若他把衣服給你作抵押，你要在日落之前把衣服還給他。 27 因為他只有這件蔽體的衣服，若是沒有，他晚上如何睡覺？他若呼求我，我必定幫助他，因為我是仁慈的。 28 不可褻瀆上帝，也不可咒詛百姓的官長。 29 你們要向我獻上五穀和新酒，不可遲疑耽延。要把你們的長子獻給我。 30 也要獻上頭生的牛羊，牠們生下來後可以留在母親身邊七天，第八天要獻給我。 31 你們要做我聖潔的子民，不要吃田野間被野獸咬死的牲畜，要把牠丟給狗吃。
Exodus 22
New King James Version
Responsibility for Property
22 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall (A)restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If the thief is found (B)breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be (C)no guilt for his bloodshed. 3 If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be (D)sold[a] for his theft. 4 If the theft is certainly (E)found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall (F)restore double.
5 “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed, and lets loose his animal, and it feeds in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.
6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns, so that stacked grain, standing grain, or the field is consumed, he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
7 “If a man (G)delivers to his neighbor money or articles to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, (H)if the thief is found, he shall pay double. 8 If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the (I)judges to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor’s goods.
9 “For any kind of trespass, whether it concerns an ox, a donkey, a sheep, or clothing, or for any kind of lost thing which another claims to be his, the (J)cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whomever the judges condemn shall pay double to his neighbor. 10 If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies, is hurt, or driven away, no one seeing it, 11 then an (K)oath of the Lord shall be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept that, and he shall not make it good. 12 But (L)if, in fact, it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner of it. 13 If it is (M)torn to pieces by a beast, then he shall bring it as evidence, and he shall not make good what was torn.
14 “And if a man borrows anything from his neighbor, and it becomes injured or dies, the owner of it not being with it, he shall surely make it good. 15 If its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire.
Moral and Ceremonial Principles
16 (N)“If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the (O)bride-price of virgins.
18 (P)“You shall not permit a sorceress to live.
19 (Q)“Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.
20 (R)“He who sacrifices to any god, except to the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
21 (S)“You shall neither mistreat a [b]stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
22 (T)“You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you afflict them in any way, and they (U)cry at all to Me, I will surely (V)hear their cry; 24 and My (W)wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; (X)your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
25 (Y)“If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him (Z)interest. 26 (AA)If you ever take your neighbor’s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down. 27 For that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What will he sleep in? And it will be that when he cries to Me, I will hear, for I am (AB)gracious.
28 (AC)“You shall not revile God, nor curse a (AD)ruler of your people.
29 “You shall not delay to offer (AE)the first of your ripe produce and your juices. (AF)The firstborn of your sons you shall give to Me. 30 (AG)Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother (AH)seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.
31 “And you shall be (AI)holy men to Me: (AJ)you shall not eat meat torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.
Footnotes
- Exodus 22:3 Sold as a slave
- Exodus 22:21 sojourner
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