Éxodo 22

1Si uno roba un buey o una oveja, y los mata o vende, restituirá cinco reses mayores por el buey, y cuatro ovejas por la oveja,

2Si el ladrón sorprendido al forzar (una casa) es herido de modo que muera, no hay delito de sangre.

3Mas si esto sucede salido ya el sol, es delito de sangre. Debe restituir. Si no tiene con qué hacerlo, sea vendido por su robo.

4Si lo robado fuere hallado vivo en su poder, sea buey o asno u oveja, restituirá el doble.

5Si uno causa daño en un campo o en una viña, dejando suelto su ganado de modo que pazca en campo ajeno, tiene que dar en compensación lo mejor de su propio campo y lo mejor de su propia viña,

6Si se declara un fuego, y encuentra espinos, y se abrasan las cosechas recogidas o en pie, o el campo, debe restituir el daño el que haya encendido el fuego.

7Si uno da a otro dinero o utensilios en custodia, y fueren estos robados de la casa de tal hombre, si fuere hallado el ladrón, restituirá el doble.

8Si el ladrón no es hallado, el dueño de la casa se presentará ante Dios para declarar si no ha puesto su mano sobre los bienes de su prójimo.

9En todo caso de fraude, trátese de buey, o asno, u oveja, o ropa, o cualquier otra cosa desaparecida, si uno dice: Esto es (mío), ante Dios vendrá la causa de ambos; y aquel a quien Dios condenare, restituirá el doble a su prójimo.

10Si uno entrega un asno, o buey, u oveja, o cualquier otro animal en custodia de otro, y estos mueren o sufren daño o llevados por los enemigos sin que nadie los haya visto,

11se interponga entre los dos el juramento de Yahvé (para averiguar) si (el depositario) no ha puesto su mano sobre la hacienda de su prójimo; lo cual el dueño ha de aceptar, y no habrá restitución.

12Pero si la (bestia) le ha sido robada hará restitución al dueño de ella.

13Si ha sido destrozada, traiga lo destrozado en testimonio, y no ha de restituir el daño.

14Si uno pide a otro prestada (una bestia) y esta sufre daño o muere, en ausencia de su dueño, deberá restituirla sin falta.

15Si estaba presente su dueño, no se hará restitución. Si era alquilada, la compensación consistirá en el precio del alquiler.

16Si uno seduce a una doncella no desposada, acostándose con ella, le pagará sin falta la dote, y sea ella su mujer.

17Si el padre de ella de ningún modo quiere dársela, (el seductor) pagará la suma correspondiente a la dote de las vírgenes.

18A la hechicera no la dejarás con vida.

19Todo aquel que pecare con bestia, será muerto irremisiblemente.

20Quien ofreciere sacrificios a dioses, y no a Yahvé solo, será exterminado.

21No maltratarás al extranjero, ni lo oprimirás, pues extranjeros fuisteis vosotros en el país de Egipto.

22No afligiréis a la viuda ni al huérfano.

23Si los afligiereis, clamarán a Mí, y Yo no dejaré de oír su clamor;

24y se encenderá mi ira, y os mataré a espada; y vuestras mujeres quedarán viudas, y vuestros hijos, huérfanos.

25Si prestas dinero a uno de mi pueblo, al pobre que habita contigo, no serás con él como usurero; no le exigirás interés.

26Si tomas en prenda el manto de tu prójimo, se lo devolverás antes de ponerse el sol;

27porque es su único abrigo; es el vestido de su cuerpo. ¿Sobre qué dormirá? Si clamare a Mí, le prestaré oído, porque soy misericordioso.

28No blasfemarás contra Dios, ni maldecirás al príncipe de tu pueblo.

29No tardarás (en darme) las primicias de tu cosecha y de tu lagar. Me darás el primogénito de tus hijos.

30Lo mismo has de hacer con el de tus vacas y ovejas. Siete días estará con su madre, y al octavo me lo darás.

31Gente santa seréis para Mí. No comáis la carne destrozada (por una fiera) en el campo; echádsela a los perros.

1Si quis furatus fuerit bovem aut ovem, et occiderit vel vendiderit: quinque boves pro uno bove restituet, et quatuor oves pro una ove.

2Si effringens fur domum sive suffodiens fuerit inventus, et accepto vulnere mortuus fuerit, percussor non erit reus sanguinis.

3Quod si orto sole hoc fecerit, homicidium perpetravit, et ipse morietur. Si non habuerit quod pro furto reddat, ipse venundabitur.

4Si inventum fuerit apud eum quod furatus est, vivens: sive bos, sive asinus, sive ovis, duplum restituet.

5Si læserit quispiam agrum vel vineam, et dimiserit jumentum suum ut depascatur aliena: quidquid optimum habuerit in agro suo, vel in vinea, pro damni æstimatione restituet.

6Si egressus ignis invenerit spinas, et comprehenderit acervos frugum, sive stantes segetes in agris, reddet damnum qui ignem succenderit.

7Si quis commendaverit amico pecuniam aut vas in custodiam, et ab eo, qui susceperat, furto ablata fuerint: si invenitur fur, duplum reddet:

8si latet fur, dominus domus applicabitur ad deos, et jurabit quod non extenderit manum in rem proximi sui,

9ad perpetrandam fraudem, tam in bove quam in asino, et ove ac vestimento, et quidquid damnum inferre potest: ad deos utriusque causa perveniet, et si illi judicaverit, duplum restituet proximo suo.

10Si quis commendaverit proximo suo asinum, bovem, ovem, et omne jumentum ad custodiam, et mortuum fuerit, aut debilitatum, vel captum ab hostibus, nullusque hoc viderit:

11jusjurandum erit in medio, quod non extenderit manum ad rem proximi sui: suscipietque dominus juramentum, et ille reddere non cogetur.

12Quod si furto ablatum fuerit, restituet damnum domino;

13si comestum a bestia, deferat ad eum quod occisum est, et non restituet.

14Qui a proximo suo quidquam horum mutuo postulaverit, et debilitatum aut mortuum fuerit domino non præsente, reddere compelletur.

15Quod si impræsentiarum dominus fuerit, non restituet, maxime si conductum venerat pro mercede operis sui.

16Si seduxerit quis virginem necdum desponsatam, dormieritque cum ea: dotabit eam, et habebit eam uxorem.

17Si pater virginis dare noluerit, reddet pecuniam juxta modum dotis, quam virgines accipere consueverunt.

18Maleficos non patieris vivere.

19Qui coierit cum jumento, morte moriatur.

20Qui immolat diis, occidetur, præterquam Domino soli.

21Advenam non contristabis, neque affliges eum: advenæ enim et ipsi fuistis in terra Ægypti.

22Viduæ et pupillo non nocebitis.

23Si læseritis eos, vociferabuntur ad me, et ego audiam clamorem eorum:

24et indignabitur furor meus, percutiamque vos gladio, et erunt uxores vestræ viduæ, et filii vestri pupilli.

25Si pecuniam mutuam dederis populo meo pauperi qui habitat tecum, non urgebis eum quasi exactor, nec usuris opprimes.

26Si pignus a proximo tuo acceperis vestimentum, ante solis occasum reddes ei.

27Ipsum enim est solum, quo operitur, indumentum carnis ejus, nec habet aliud in quo dormiat: si clamaverit ad me, exaudiam eum, quia misericors sum.

28Diis non detrahes, et principi populi tui non maledices.

29Decimas tuas et primitias tuas non tardabis reddere: primogenitum filiorum tuorum dabis mihi.

30De bobus quoque, et ovibus similiter facies: septem diebus sit cum matre sua, die octava reddes illum mihi.

31Viri sancti eritis mihi: carnem, quæ a bestiis fuerit prægustata, non comedetis, sed projicietis canibus.

1If any man steal an ox or a sheep, and kill or sell it: he shall restore five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep.

2If a thief be found breaking open a house or undermining it, and be wounded so as to die: he that slew him shall not be guilty of blood.

3But if he did this when the sun is risen, he hath committed murder, and he shall die. If he have not wherewith to make restitution for the theft, he shall be sold.

4If that which he stole be found with him, alive, either ox, or ass, or sheep: he shall restore double.

5If any man hurt a field or a vineyard, and put in his beast to feed upon that which is other men’s: he shall restore the best of whatsoever he hath in his own field, or in his vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage.

6If a fire breaking out light upon thorns, and catch stacks of corn, or corn standing in the fields, he that kindled the fire shall make good the loss.

7If a man deliver money, or any vessel unto his friend to keep, and they be stolen away from him that received them: if the thief be found he shall restore double:

8If the thief be not known, the master of the house shall be brought to the gods, and shall swear that he did not lay his hand upon his neighbour’s goods,

9To do any fraud, either in ox, or in ass, or sheep, or raiment, or any thing that may bring damage: the cause of both parties shall come to the gods: and if they give judgment, he shall restore double to his neighbour.

10If a man deliver ass, ox, sheep, or any beast, to his neighbour’s custody, and it die, or be hurt, or be taken by enemies, and no man saw it:

11There shall be an oath between them, that he did not put forth his hand to his neighbour’s goods: and the owner shall accept of the oath; and he shall not be compelled to make restitution.

12But if it were taken away by stealth, he shall make the loss good to the owner.

13If it were eaten by a beast, let him bring to him that which was slain, and he shall not make restitution.

14If a man borrow of his neighbour any of these things, and it be hurt or die, the owner not being present, he shall be obliged to make restitution.

15But if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired and came for the hire of his work.

16If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife.

17If the maid’s father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive.

18Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live.

19Whosoever copulateth with a beast shall be put to death.

20He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.

21Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22You shall not hurt a widow or an orphan.

23If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:

24And my rage shall be enkindled, and I will strike you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

25If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries.

26If thou take of thy neighbour a garment in pledge, thou shalt give it him again before sunset.

27For that same is the only thing wherewith he is covered, the clothing of his body, neither hath he any other to sleep in: if he cry to me, I will hear him, because I am compassionate.

28Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.

29Thou shalt not delay to pay thy tithes and thy firstfruits: thou shalt give the firstborn of thy sons to me.

30Thou shalt do the same with the firstborn of thy oxen also and sheep: seven days let it be with its dam, the eighth day thou shalt give it to me.

31You shall be holy men to me: the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs.