Exodus 21

Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

«وَهذِهِ هِيَ الأَحْكَامُ الَّتِي تَضَعُ أَمَامَهُمْ:

If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

إِذَا اشْتَرَيْتَ عَبْدًا عِبْرَانِيًّا، فَسِتَّ سِنِينَ يَخْدِمُ، وَفِي السَّابِعَةِ يَخْرُجُ حُرًّا مَجَّانًا.

If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

إِنْ دَخَلَ وَحْدَهُ فَوَحْدَهُ يَخْرُجُ. إِنْ كَانَ بَعْلَ امْرَأَةٍ، تَخْرُجُ امْرَأَتُهُ مَعَهُ.

If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.

إِنْ أَعْطَاهُ سَيِّدُهُ امْرَأَةً وَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ بَنِينَ أَوْ بَنَاتٍ، فَالْمَرْأَةُ وَأَوْلاَدُهَا يَكُونُونَ لِسَيِّدِهِ، وَهُوَ يَخْرُجُ وَحْدَهُ.

And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

وَلكِنْ إِنْ قَالَ الْعَبْدُ: أُحِبُّ سَيِّدِي وَامْرَأَتِي وَأَوْلاَدِي، لاَ أَخْرُجُ حُرًّا،

Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

يُقَدِّمُهُ سَيِّدُهُ إِلَى اللهِ، وَيُقَرِّبُهُ إِلَى الْبَابِ أَوْ إِلَى الْقَائِمَةِ، وَيَثْقُبُ سَيِّدُهُ أُذْنَهُ بِالْمِثْقَبِ، فَيَخْدِمُهُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.

وَإِذَا بَاعَ رَجُلٌ ابْنَتَهُ أَمَةً، لاَ تَخْرُجُ كَمَا يَخْرُجُ الْعَبِيدُ.

If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.

إِنْ قَبُحَتْ فِي عَيْنَيْ سَيِّدِهَا الَّذِي خَطَبَهَا لِنَفْسِهِ، يَدَعُهَا تُفَكُّ. وَلَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ أَنْ يَبِيعَهَا لِقَوْمٍ أَجَانِبَ لِغَدْرِهِ بِهَا.

And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

وَإِنْ خَطَبَهَا لابْنِهِ فَبِحَسَبِ حَقِّ الْبَنَاتِ يَفْعَلُ لَهَا.

If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

إِنِ اتَّخَذَ لِنَفْسِهِ أُخْرَى، لاَ يُنَقِّصُ طَعَامَهَا وَكِسْوَتَهَا وَمُعَاشَرَتَهَا.

And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

وَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ لَهَا هذِهِ الثَّلاَثَ تَخْرُجُ مَجَّانًا بِلاَ ثَمَنٍ.

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

«مَنْ ضَرَبَ إِنْسَانًا فَمَاتَ يُقْتَلُ قَتْلاً.

And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

وَلكِنَّ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَعَمَّدْ، بَلْ أَوْقَعَ اللهُ فِي يَدِهِ، فَأَنَا أَجْعَلُ لَكَ مَكَانًا يَهْرُبُ إِلَيْهِ.

But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

وَإِذَا بَغَى إِنْسَانٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ لِيَقْتُلَهُ بِغَدْرٍ فَمِنْ عِنْدِ مَذْبَحِي تَأْخُذُهُ لِلْمَوْتِ.

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

وَمَنْ ضَرَبَ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يُقْتَلُ قَتْلاً.

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

وَمَنْ سَرَقَ إِنْسَانًا وَبَاعَهُ، أَوْ وُجِدَ فِي يَدِهِ، يُقْتَلُ قَتْلاً.

And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

وَمَنْ شَتَمَ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يُقْتَلُ قَتْلاً.

And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

وَإِذَا تَخَاصَمَ رَجُلاَنِ فَضَرَبَ أَحَدُهُمَا الآخَرَ بِحَجَرٍ أَوْ بِلَكْمَةٍ وَلَمْ يُقْتَلْ بَلْ سَقَطَ فِي الْفِرَاشِ،

If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

فَإِنْ قَامَ وَتَمَشَّى خَارِجًا عَلَى عُكَّازِهِ يَكُونُ الضَّارِبُ بَرِيئًا. إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ يُعَوِّضُ عُطْلَتَهُ، وَيُنْفِقُ عَلَى شِفَائِهِ.

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

وَإِذَا ضَرَبَ إِنْسَانٌ عَبْدَهُ أَوْ أَمَتَهُ بِالْعَصَا فَمَاتَ تَحْتَ يَدِهِ يُنْتَقَمُ مِنْهُ.

Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

لكِنْ إِنْ بَقِيَ يَوْمًا أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ لاَ يُنْتَقَمُ مِنْهُ لأَنَّهُ مَالُهُ.

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

وَإِذَا تَخَاصَمَ رِجَالٌ وَصَدَمُوا امْرَأَةً حُبْلَى فَسَقَطَ وَلَدُهَا وَلَمْ تَحْصُلْ أَذِيَّةٌ، يُغَرَّمُ كَمَا يَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ، وَيَدْفَعُ عَنْ يَدِ الْقُضَاةِ.

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

وَإِنْ حَصَلَتْ أَذِيَّةٌ تُعْطِي نَفْسًا بِنَفْسٍ،

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

وَعَيْنًا بِعَيْنٍ، وَسِنًّا بِسِنٍّ، وَيَدًا بِيَدٍ، وَرِجْلاً بِرِجْل،

Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

وَكَيًّا بِكَيٍّ، وَجُرْحًا بِجُرْحٍ، وَرَضًّا بِرَضٍّ.

And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

وَإِذَا ضَرَبَ إِنْسَانٌ عَيْنَ عَبْدِهِ، أَوْ عَيْنَ أَمَتِهِ فَأَتْلَفَهَا، يُطْلِقُهُ حُرًّا عِوَضًا عَنْ عَيْنِهِ.

And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

وَإِنْ أَسْقَطَ سِنَّ عَبْدِهِ أَوْ سِنَّ أَمَتِهِ يُطْلِقُهُ حُرًّا عِوَضًا عَنْ سِنِّهِ.

If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.

«وَإِذَا نَطَحَ ثَوْرٌ رَجُلاً أَوِ امْرَأَةً فَمَاتَ، يُرْجَمُ الثَّوْرُ وَلاَ يُؤْكَلُ لَحْمُهُ. وَأَمَّا صَاحِبُ الثَّوْرِ فَيَكُونُ بَرِيئًا.

But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

وَلكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ ثَوْرًا نَطَّاحًا مِنْ قَبْلُ، وَقَدْ أُشْهِدَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَلَمْ يَضْبِطْهُ، فَقَتَلَ رَجُلاً أَوِ امْرَأَةً، فَالثَّوْرُ يُرْجَمُ وَصَاحِبُهُ أَيْضًا يُقْتَلُ.

If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.

إِنْ وُضِعَتْ عَلَيْهِ فِدْيَةٌ، يَدْفَعُ فِدَاءَ نَفْسِهِ كُلُّ مَا يُوضَعُ عَلَيْهِ.

Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

أَوْ إِذَا نَطَحَ ابْنًا أَوْ نَطَحَ ابْنَةً فَبِحَسَبِ هذَا الْحُكْمِ يُفْعَلُ بِهِ.

If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

إِنْ نَطَحَ الثَّوْرُ عَبْدًا أَوْ أَمَةً، يُعْطِي سَيِّدَهُ ثَلاَثِينَ شَاقِلَ فِضَّةٍ، وَالثَّوْرُ يُرْجَمُ.

And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

وَإِذَا فَتَحَ إِنْسَانٌ بِئْرًا، أَوْ حَفَرَ إِنْسَانٌ بِئْرًا وَلَمْ يُغَطِّهِ، فَوَقَعَ فِيهِ ثَوْرٌ أَوْ حِمَارٌ،

The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.

فَصَاحِبُ الْبِئْرِ يُعَوِّضُ وَيَرُدُّ فِضَّةً لِصَاحِبِهِ، وَالْمَيْتُ يَكُونُ لَهُ.

And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.

وَإِذَا نَطَحَ ثَوْرُ إِنْسَانٍ ثَوْرَ صَاحِبِهِ فَمَاتَ، يَبِيعَانِ الثَّوْرَ الْحَيَّ وَيَقْتَسِمَانِ ثَمَنَهُ. وَالْمَيْتُ أَيْضًا يَقْتَسِمَانِهِ.

Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.

لكِنْ إِذَا عُلِمَ أَنَّهُ ثَوْرٌ نَطَّاحٌ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَضْبِطْهُ صَاحِبُهُ، يُعَوِّضُ عَنِ الثَّوْرِ بِثَوْرٍ، وَالْمَيْتُ يَكُونُ لَهُ.