Deuteronomy 15

«فِي آخِرِ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ تَعْمَلُ إِبْرَاءً.

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

وَهذَا هُوَ حُكْمُ الإِبْرَاءِ: يُبْرِئُ كُلُّ صَاحِبِ دَيْنٍ يَدَهُ مِمَّا أَقْرَضَ صَاحِبَهُ. لاَ يُطَالِبُ صَاحِبَهُ وَلاَ أَخَاهُ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ نُودِيَ بِإِبْرَاءٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.

الأَجْنَبِيَّ تُطَالِبُ، وَأَمَّا مَا كَانَ لَكَ عِنْدَ أَخِيكَ فَتُبْرِئُهُ يَدُكَ مِنْهُ.

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

إِلاَّ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيكَ فَقِيرٌ. لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِنَّمَا يُبَارِكُكَ فِي الأَرْضِ الَّتِي يُعْطِيكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ نَصِيبًا لِتَمْتَلِكَهَا.

Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:

إِذَا سَمِعْتَ صَوْتَ الرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ لِتَحْفَظَ وَتَعْمَلَ كُلَّ هذِهِ الْوَصَايَا الَّتِي أَنَا أُوصِيكَ الْيَوْمَ،

Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.

يُبَارِكُكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ كَمَا قَالَ لَكَ. فَتُقْرِضُ أُمَمًا كَثِيرَةً وَأَنْتَ لاَ تَقْتَرِضُ، وَتَتَسَلَّطُ عَلَى أُمَمٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَهُمْ عَلَيْكَ لاَ يَتَسَلَّطُونَ.

For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

«إِنْ كَانَ فِيكَ فَقِيرٌ، أَحَدٌ مِنْ إِخْوَتِكَ فِي أَحَدِ أَبْوَابِكَ فِي أَرْضِكَ الَّتِي يُعْطِيكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ، فَلاَ تُقَسِّ قَلْبَكَ، وَلاَ تَقْبِضْ يَدَكَ عَنْ أَخِيكَ الْفَقِيرِ،

If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

بَلِ افْتَحْ يَدَكَ لَهُ وَأَقْرِضْهُ مِقْدَارَ مَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ.

But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

احْتَرِزْ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعَ قَلْبِكَ كَلاَمٌ لَئِيمٌ قَائِلاً: قَدْ قَرُبَتِ السَّنَةُ السَّابِعَةُ، سَنَةُ الإِبْرَاءِ، وَتَسُوءُ عَيْنُكَ بِأَخِيكَ الْفَقِيرِ وَلاَ تُعْطِيهِ، فَيَصْرُخَ عَلَيْكَ إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَتَكُونُ عَلَيْكَ خَطِيَّةٌ.

Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

أَعْطِهِ وَلاَ يَسُوءْ قَلْبُكَ عِنْدَمَا تُعْطِيهِ، لأَنَّهُ بِسَبَبِ هذَا الأَمْرِ يُبَارِكُكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ فِي كُلِّ أَعْمَالِكَ وَجَمِيعِ مَا تَمْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِ يَدُكَ.

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

لأَنَّهُ لاَ تُفْقَدُ الْفُقَرَاءُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ. لِذلِكَ أَنَا أُوصِيكَ قَائِلاً: افْتَحْ يَدَكَ لأَخِيكَ الْمِسْكِينِ وَالْفَقِيرِ فِي أَرْضِكَ.

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

«إِذَا بِيعَ لَكَ أَخُوكَ الْعِبْرَانِيُّ أَوْ أُخْتُكَ الْعِبْرَانِيَّةُ وَخَدَمَكَ سِتَّ سِنِينَ، فَفِي السَّنَةِ السَّابِعَةِ تُطْلِقُهُ حُرًّا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ.

And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

وَحِينَ تُطْلِقُهُ حُرًّا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ لاَ تُطْلِقُهُ فَارِغًا.

And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

تُزَوِّدُهُ مِنْ غَنَمِكَ وَمِنْ بَيْدَرِكَ وَمِنْ مَعْصَرَتِكَ. كَمَا بَارَكَكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ تُعْطِيهِ.

Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

وَاذْكُرْ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ عَبْدًا فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، فَفَدَاكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ. لِذلِكَ أَنَا أُوصِيكَ بِهذَا الأَمْرِ الْيَوْمَ.

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.

وَلكِنْ إِذَا قَالَ لَكَ: لاَ أَخْرُجُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ. لأَنَّهُ قَدْ أَحَبَّكَ وَبَيْتَكَ، إِذْ كَانَ لَهُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَكَ،

And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;

فَخُذِ الْمِخْرَزَ وَاجْعَلْهُ فِي أُذُنِهِ وَفِي الْبَابِ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ عَبْدًا مُؤَبَّدًا. وَهكَذَا تَفْعَلُ لأَمَتِكَ أَيْضًا.

Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.

لاَ يَصْعُبْ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُطْلِقَهُ حُرًّا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، لأَنَّهُ ضِعْفَيْ أُجْرَةِ الأَجِيرِ خَدَمَكَ سِتَّ سِنِينَ. فَيُبَارِكُكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُكَ فِي كُلِّ مَا تَعْمَلُ.

It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

«كُلُّ بِكْرٍ ذَكَرٍ يُولَدُ مِنْ بَقَرِكَ وَمِنْ غَنَمِكَ تُقَدِّسُهُ لِلرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ. لاَ تَشْتَغِلْ عَلَى بِكْرِ بَقَرِكَ وَلاَ تَجُزَّ بِكْرَ غَنَمِكَ.

All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ تَأْكُلُهُ سَنَةً بِسَنَةٍ، فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ الرَّبُّ، أَنْتَ وَبَيْتُكَ.

Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.

وَلكِنْ إِذَا كَانَ فِيهِ عَيْبٌ، عَرَجٌ أَوْ عَمًى، عَيْبٌ مَّا رَدِيءٌ، فَلاَ تَذْبَحْهُ لِلرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ.

And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

فِي أَبْوَابِكَ تَأْكُلُهُ. النَّجِسُ وَالطَّاهِرُ سَوَاءً كَالظَّبْيِ وَالأُيَّلِ.

Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.

وَأَمَّا دَمُهُ فَلاَ تَأْكُلُهُ. عَلَى الأَرْضِ تَسْفِكُهُ كَالْمَاءِ.

Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.