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

¹Če kdo ukrade vola ali ovco in zakolje ali proda živinče, naj povrne pet volov za vola in štiri ovce za ovco.

²If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

²Ako se zasači tat pri vlomu in ga kdo udari, da umrje, ne bodi kriv krvi;

³If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

³ako pa mu je že izšlo solnce, bodi sojen zaradi krvi. Tat mora vsekakor povrniti: ako nima ničesar, bodi prodan za svojo tatvino.

⁴If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

⁴Ako se najde v roki njegovi, kar je ukradel, živo, bodi vol ali osel ali ovca, naj povrne dvojno.

⁵If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

⁵Če kdo popase njivo ali vinograd in izpusti živino svojo, da naj se pase na njivi drugega, povrne škodo z najboljšim, kar ima na njivi svoji in v vinogradu svojem.

⁶If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

⁶Ako nastane ogenj in se vname trnje in zgori kopica snopja ali rastoče žito ali polje, mora povrniti, kdor je zažgal.

⁷If a man shall deliver unto his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

⁷Če kdo shrani pri svojem prijatelju denar ali blago, in bode ukradeno iz hiše tega moža: ako se tat najde, mora dvojno povrniti;

⁸If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbor's goods.

⁸ako tatu ne najdejo, naj se postavi hišni gospodar pred sodnike, ni li iztegnil roke svoje po blagu bližnjega svojega.

⁹For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbor.

⁹Ob vsakem poneverjenju, če gre za vola, ali osla, ali ovco, ali obleko ali za katerokoli izgubljeno reč, o kateri se pravi: Moja je, naj pride pravda obeh strank pred sodnike: kogar sodniki spoznajo za krivega, ta naj dvojno plača bližnjemu svojemu.

¹⁰If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

¹⁰Če kdo shrani pri svojem sosedu osla ali vola ali ovco ali kako drugo žival, in ta pogine ali bode poškodovana ali odpeljana, ne da bi kdo videl to:

¹¹Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbor's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.

¹¹prisega GOSPODOVA naj odloči med njima, ni li iztegnil roke svoje po blagu bližnjega svojega, in lastnik njegov jo sprejme, in oni ne bo dolžan povrniti.

¹²And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.

¹²Ako pa mu je bilo ukradeno, naj povrne lastniku.

¹³If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.

¹³Če je zver raztrgala živinče, naj to prinese v potrdilo; raztrganega mu ni treba povrniti.

¹⁴And if a man borrow ought of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

¹⁴In če si kdo izposodi od svojega bližnjega živino, in bode poškodovana ali pogine v nenavzočnosti gospodarjevi, mu jo mora povrniti,

¹⁵But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

¹⁵ako pa je gospodar zraven, mu je ne povrne: najeta je bila, in vštelo se je v najemščino.

¹⁶And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

¹⁶Če kdo zapelje devico, ki ni še zaročena, in leži ž njo, mora plačati doto in si jo vzeti za ženo.

¹⁷If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

¹⁷Če mu je pa njen oče nikakor noče dati, naj odšteje denarja primerno doti, navadni za device.

¹⁸Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

¹⁸Čarovnici ne daj živeti.

¹⁹Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

¹⁹Kdorkoli leži z živino, mora umreti.

²⁰He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

²⁰Kdor daruje bogovom mimo samega GOSPODA, bodi iztrebljen.

²¹Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

²¹Tujcu ne delaj sile in ga ne tlači, kajti tujci ste bili v deželi Egiptovski.

²²Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

²²Nobene vdove in sirote ne žalite.

²³If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

²³Če jih kakorkoli razžališ in bodo vpile k meni, gotovo uslišim njih vpitje;

²⁴And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

²⁴in razvname se jeza moja, in vas pomorim z mečem, da bodo žene vaše vdove in otroci vaši sirote.

²⁵If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

²⁵Če denarja posodiš ljudstvu mojemu, ubožcu, ki biva zraven tebe, ne bodi mu kakor oderuh, tudi mu ne naloži obresti.

²⁶If thou at all take thy neighbor's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

²⁶Če sploh prejmeš plašč bližnjega svojega v zastavo, povrni mu ga, preden solnce zaide;

²⁷For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

²⁷kajti to je edina odeja njegova, obleka za nagoto njegovo: v čem naj bi spal? In zgodi se, če bo vpil k meni, da ga uslišim, kajti jaz sem milostljiv.

²⁸Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

²⁸Sodnikov ne kolni in kneza ljudstva svojega ne preklinjaj.

²⁹Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

²⁹Ne odlašaj darovati od obilosti žita svojega in tekočine svoje. Prvenca izmed sinov svojih daruj meni.

³⁰Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

³⁰Enako delaj z govedjo in drobnico svojo: sedem dni naj ostane pri materi svoji, osmi dan jo pa daruj meni.In sveti možje mi bodite; zato mesa, ki je na polju raztrgano od zveri, ne jejte, temuč ga vrzite psom.

³¹And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

³¹In sveti možje mi bodite; zato mesa, ki je na polju raztrgano od zveri, ne jejte, temuč ga vrzite psom.