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Exodus 22

Ge'ez original · 30 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals — side by side (Hebrew Old Testament, Septuagint, Vulgate)

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22:1

ወከሪዮ ፡ ሰራቂ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ቈስለ ፡ ሰራቂ ፡ ወሞተ ፡ ኢይኩኖ ፡ ቀቲለ ፡ ለዘቀተለ ።

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

「人若偷牛或羊，無論是宰了，是賣了，他就要以五牛賠一牛，四羊賠一羊。

22:2

ወሠረቀ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ዲበ ፡ በድን ፡ ይመውት ፡ ዘቀተሎ ፤ ወለእመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ይሠየጥ ፡ ህየንተ ፡ ዘሰረቀ ።

If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

人若遇見賊挖窟窿，把賊打了，以至於死，就不能為他有流血的罪。

22:3

ወለእመ ፡ አኀዝዎ ፡ ወረከቡ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ለዘሰረቀ ፡ እመሂ ፡ አድግ ፡ ወለእመሂ ፡ በግዕ ፡ ካዕበተ ፡ ይፈዲ ።

If the sun has risen on him, he is guilty of bloodshed. He shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

若太陽已經出來，就為他有流血的罪。賊若被拿，總要賠還。若他一無所有，就要被賣，頂他所偷的物。

22:4

ወለእመ ፡ አብልዐ ፡ ገራህተ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ እንስሳሁ ፡ ወዐጸደ ፡ ወይን ፡ ወአብልዐ ፡ ገራውሀ ፡ ባዕድ ፡ ይትራዐይዎ ፡ አስማሮ ፡ ይፈዲ ፡ ወለእመሰ ፡ አግመረ ፡ ገራህተ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይበልዕ ፡ በሰመረ ፡ ገራህቱ ፡ ይፈዲ ፡ ለእመሂ ፡ ዐጸደ ፡ ወይን ፡ በሰመረ ፡ ዐጸደ ፡ ወይን ፡ ይፈዲ ።

If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

若他所偷的，或牛，或驢，或羊，仍在他手下存活，他就要加倍賠還。

22:5

ወለእመ ፡ ወፅአ ፡ እሳት ፡ ወአኀዘ ፡ ገዳመ ፡ ወአውዐየ ፡ ዐጸደ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ ክምረ ፡ ዘአውዐየ ፡ ይፈዲ ።

“If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten by letting his animal loose, and it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard.

「人若在田間或在葡萄園裏放牲畜，任憑牲畜上別人的田裏去吃，就必拿自己田間上好的和葡萄園上好的賠還。

22:6

ወለእመቦ ፡ ዘአዕቀበ ፡ ብሩረ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ ንዋይ ፡ ወተሰርቆ ፡ ለዘአዕቀብወ ፡ ወረከቦ ፡ ለዘሰረቆ ፡ ይፈዲ ፡ ካዕበተ ።

“If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

「若點火焚燒荊棘，以致將別人堆積的禾捆，站着的禾稼，或是田園，都燒盡了，那點火的必要賠還。

22:7

ወለእመ ፡ ኢረከቡ ፡ ሰራቄ ፡ ለይሑር ፡ ባዕለ ፡ ቤት ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ፈጣሪ ፡ ወይምሐል ፡ ማሕፀነ ፡ ዘአማሕፀንዎ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢተኬነወ ፡ ወኢቈጸረ ፤

“If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man’s house, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

「人若將銀錢或家具交付鄰舍看守，這物從那人的家被偷去，若把賊找到了，賊要加倍賠還；

22:8

እመሂ ፡ ላህመ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ አድገ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ በግዐ ፡ በዘ ፡ ኀሠሥዎ ፡ በማኅፀ[ን ፡]ኀሠሥዎ ፤ በዘ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ከዊኖ ፡ በህየ ፡ ይኅልቆሙ ፡ በበይናቲሆሙ ፤ ወዘገደፈ ፡ ካዕበተ ፡ ይፈዲ ፡ ለማዕቀቢሁ ።

If the thief isn’t found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out whether or not he has put his hand on his neighbor’s goods.

若找不到賊，那家主必就近審判官，要看看他拿了原主的物件沒有。

22:9

ወለእመቦ ፡ ዘወሀበ ፡ ለካልኡ ፡ ብዕራዌ ፡ እመሂ ፡ በግዐ ፡ ዘኮነ ፡ በውስቴቱ ፡ እንስሳ ፡ ወሞተ ፡ ወቈስለ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ ማህረኩ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘአእመረ ፡ ሎቱ ፤

For every matter of trespass, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says, ‘This is mine,’ the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

「兩個人的案件，無論是為甚麼過犯，或是為牛，為驢，為羊，為衣裳，或是為甚麼失掉之物，有一人說：『這是我的』，兩造就要將案件稟告審判官，審判官定誰有罪，誰就要加倍賠還。