1 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
Basi hukumu utakazoziweka mbele ya watu ni hizi
2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
Ukimnunua mtumwa wa Kiebrania, atakutumikia muda wa miaka sita; mwaka wa saba atatoka kwako huru bure.
3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
Kwamba aliingia kwako peke yake tu, atatoka hivyo peke yake; kwamba ameoa, mkewe atatoka aende pamoja naye.
4 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.
Kwamba ni bwana wake aliyempa huyo mke, naye amemzalia wana, wa kiume au wa kike; yule mke na wanawe watakuwa ni mali ya bwana wake, naye mume atatoka peke yake.
5 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
Lakini huyo mtumwa akisema waziwazi, Mimi nampenda bwana wangu, na mke wangu na watoto wangu; sitaki mimi kutoka niwe huru;
6 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.
ndipo hapo huyo bwana wake atamleta mbele ya Mungu na kumleta mlangoni, au penye mwimo wa mlango; na bwana wake atalitoboa sikio lake kwa uma; ndipo atamtumikia sikuzote.
7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
Mtu akimwuza binti yake awe kijakazi, hatatoka yeye kama watumwa wa kiume watokavyo.
8 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.
Kwamba bwana wake hakupendezewa naye, akiwa amemposa, ndipo atakubali akombolewe; hana amri yeye kumwuza aende kwa watu wageni maana amemtenda kwa udanganyifu.
9 And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
Kwamba amposa mwanawe, atamtendea kama desturi zipasazo binti zake.
10 If he take him another wife ; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Kwamba ajitwalia mke mwingine, chakula chake huyo, na nguo zake, na ngono yake, hatampunguzia.
11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
Kwamba hamfanyii mambo haya matatu, ndipo atatoka aende bure, pasipo kutolewa mali.
12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
Mtu awaye yote ampigaye mtu, hata akafa, hana budi atauawa huyo.
13 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.
Lakini kama hakumvizia, ila Mungu amemtia mkononi mwake; basi nitakuonyesha mahali atakapopakimbilia.
14 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.
Lakini, mtu akimwendea mwenziwe kwa kujikinai, kusudi apate kumwua kwa hila; huyo utamwondoa hata madhabahuni pangu, auawe.
15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Ampigaye baba yake au mama yake, sharti atauawa.
16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Yeye amwibaye mtu, na kumwuza, au akipatikana mkononi mwake, sharti atauawa huyo
17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Yeye amwapizaye baba yake au mama yake, sharti atauawa.
18 And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
Watu wakigombana, na mmoja akimpiga mwenziwe kwa jiwe, au kwa konde, asife, lakini yualazwa kitandani mwake;
19 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.
atakapoinuka tena na kuenenda nje kwa kutegemea fimbo, ndipo hapo yule aliyempiga ataachwa; ila atamlipa kwa ajili ya hayo majira yake yaliyompotea, naye atamwuguza hata apone kabisa.
20 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
Mtu akimpiga mtumwa wake, au kijakazi chake, kwa fimbo, naye akifa mkononi mwake, hana budi ataadhibiwa.
21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Lakini akipona siku moja au mbili hataadhibiwa; maana, ni mali yake.
22 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 .
Watu waume wakiteta pamoja, wakamwumiza mwanamke mwenye mimba hata akaharibu mimba, tena yasiwe madhara zaidi; sharti atatozwa mali kama atakavyomwandikia mumewe huyo mwanamke; atalipa kama hao waamuzi watakavyosema.
23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
Lakini kwamba pana madhara zaidi, ndipo utatoza uhai kwa uhai,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
jicho kwa jicho, jino kwa jino, mkono kwa mkono, mguu kwa mguu,
25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
kuteketeza kwa kuteketeza, jeraha kwa jeraha, chubuko kwa ajili ya chubuko.
26 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.
Mtu akimpiga mtumwa wake jicho, au jicho la kijakazi chake, na kuliharibu; atamwacha huru kwa ajili ya jicho lake.
27 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.
Au akimpiga mtumwa wake jino likang'oka, au jino la kijakazi chake, atamwacha huru kwa ajili ya jino lake.
28 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.
Ng'ombe akipiga pembe mtu mume au mtu mke, nao wakafa, huyo ng'ombe atauawa kwa kupigwa kwa mawe, nyama yake isiliwe; lakini mwenye huyo ng'ombe ataachiliwa.
29 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.
Lakini kwamba huyo ng'ombe alizoea kupiga watu tangu hapo, naye mwenyewe ameonyeshwa jambo hilo, wala asimzuie, naye amemwua mtu mume au mwanamke; huyo ng'ombe atauawa kwa kupigwa kwa mawe, na huyo mwenyewe naye atauawa.
30 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.
Lakini akiandikiwa ukombozi, ndipo atakapotoa kwa ajili ya uhai wake hicho atakachoandikiwa.
31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
Akiwa ng'ombe amempiga pembe mtoto wa kiume na kumtumbua, au akiwa amempiga mtoto wa kike, atatendwa kama hukumu hiyo.
32 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.
Ng'ombe akimtumbua mtumwa mume au kijakazi; mwenye ng'ombe atampa bwana wao shekeli thelathini za fedha, naye ng'ombe atauawa kwa kupigwa kwa mawe.
33 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;
Kwamba mtu atafunua shimo, au kuchimba shimo, naye asilifunike, kisha ikawa ng'ombe au punda kutumbukia humo,
34 the owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
mwenye shimo atalipa; atampa huyo mwenye mnyama fedha, na mnyama aliyekufa atakuwa ni wake.
35 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.
Ng'ombe wa mtu akimwumiza ng'ombe wa mtu mwingine hata akafa; ndipo watamwuza huyo ng'ombe aliye hai na kugawanya thamani yake; na ng'ombe aliyekufa pia watamgawanya.
36 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.
Au kwamba ilijulikana ya kuwa ng'ombe tangu hapo amezoea kupiga kwa pembe, wala mwenyewe asimzuie; ndipo atakapolipa yeye, ng'ombe kwa ng'ombe, na huyo ng'ombe aliyekufa atakuwa ni wake.
