Liber Exodus

Hæc sunt judicia quæ propones eis.

These are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

Hoc es iudicios que propone ad illos.

Si emeris servum hebræum, sex annis serviet tibi: in septimo egredietur liber gratis.

If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years shall he serve thee; in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

Si eme servo hebraea, sexu anno servi ad te: in septimo libro egredior gratis.

Cum quali veste intraverit, cum tali exeat: si habens uxorem, et uxor egredietur simul.

With what raiment he came in, with the like let him go out: if having a wife, his wife also shall go out with him.

Cum quale veste intra, cum tale exi: si habente uxore, et uxore egredior simul.

Sin autem dominus dederit illi uxorem, et pepererit filios et filias: mulier et liberi ejus erunt domini sui, ipse vero exibit cum vestitu suo.

But if his master gave him a wife, and she hath borne sons and daughters; the woman and her children shall be her master's: but he himself shall go out with his raiment.

Sin autem domino da ad illo uxore, et pare filios et filias: muliere et libro de illo es de domino suo, ipso vero exi cum vestitu suo.

Quod si dixerit servus: Diligo dominum meum et uxorem ac liberos; non egrediar liber:

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

Servo si dic quod: dilige domino meo et uxore et liberis; non libro egredior:

offeret eum dominus diis, et applicabitur ad ostium et postes, perforabitque aurem ejus subula: et erit ei servus in sæculum.

His master shall bring him to the gods, and he shall be set to the door and the posts, and he shall bore his ear through with an awl: and he shall be his servant for ever.

Domino offer illo ad dies, et applica ad ostio et postes, et perfora aure de illo subula: et servo ad illo es in saeculo.

Si quis vendiderit filiam suam in famulam, non egredietur sicut ancillæ exire consueverunt.

If any man sell his daughter to be a servant, she shall not go out as bondwomen are wont to go out.

Si qui vende filia suo in famula, non egredior sicut ancillas exi consuesce.

Si displicuerit oculis domini sui cui tradita fuerat, dimittet eam: populo autem alieno vendendi non habebit potestatem, si spreverit eam.

If she displease the eyes of her master to whom she was delivered, he shall let her go: but he shall have no power to sell her to a foreign nation, if he despise her.

Si displice ad oculos de domino suo ad que trade es, dimitte illa: ad populo autem ad aliena vende non i habe potestate, si sperne illa.

Sin autem filio suo desponderit eam, juxta morem filiarum faciet illi.

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

Sin autem ad filio suo desponde illa, juxta more de filias i fac ad illo.

Quod si alteram ei acceperit, providebit puellæ nuptias, et vestimenta, et pretium pudicitiæ non negabit.

And if he take another wife for him, he shall provide her a marriage, and raiment, neither shall he refuse the price of her chastity.

Quod si altero ad illo accipe, provide ad puella nuptias, et vestimentos, et pretio de pudicitia non nega.

Si tria ista non fecerit, egredietur gratis absque pecunia.

If he do not these three things, she shall go out free without money.

Si tre isto non fac, egredior gratis absque pecunia.

Qui percusserit hominem volens occidere, morte moriatur.

He that striketh a man with a will to kill him, shall be put to death.

Qui percute homine volente occide, morte more.

Qui autem non est insidiatus, sed Deus illum tradidit in manus ejus, constituam tibi locum in quem fugere debeat.

But he that did not lie in wait for him, but God delivered him into his hands: I will appoint thee a place to which he must flee.

Qui autem non es insidior, sed Deo trade illo in manus de illo, constitue ad te loco in quem fuge debe.

Si quis per industriam occiderit proximum suum, et per insidias: ab altari meo evelles eum, ut moriatur.

If a man kill his neighbour on set purpose, and by lying in wait for him: thou shalt take him away from my altar that he may die.

Si qui per industria occide proximo suo, et per insidias: ab altari meo evelle illo, ut more.

Qui percusserit patrem suum aut matrem, morte moriatur.

He that striketh his father or mother, shall be put to death.

Qui percute patre suo aut matre, morte more.

Qui furatus fuerit hominem, et vendiderit eum, convictus noxæ, morte moriatur.

He that shall steal a man, and sell him, being convicted of the guilt, shall be put to death.

Qui furore es homine, et vende illo, convincor de noxa, morte more.

Qui maledixerit patri suo, vel matri, morte moriatur.

He that curseth his father or mother, shall die the death.

Qui maledice ad patre suo, vel ad matre, morte more.

Si rixati fuerint viri, et percusserit alter proximum suum lapide vel pugno, et ille mortuus non fuerit, sed jacuerit in lectulo:

If men quarrel, and the one strike his neighbour with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

Si rixa es viros, et altero percute proximo suo lapide vel pugna, et illo morto non es, sed jacesca in lectulo:

si surrexerit, et ambulaverit foris super baculum suum, innocens erit qui percusserit, ita tamen ut operas ejus et impensas in medicos restituat.

If he rise again and walk abroad upon his staff, he that struck him shall be quit, yet so that he make restitution for his work, and for his expenses upon the physicians.

Si surge, et ambula foris super baculo suo, innocente es qui percute, ita tamen ut operas de illo et impensas in medicos restitue.

Qui percusserit servum suum, vel ancillam virga, et mortui fuerint in manibus ejus, criminis reus erit.

He that striketh his bondman, or bondwoman, with a rod, and they die under his hands, shall be guilty of the crime.

Qui percute servo suo, vel ancilla virga, et more es in manus de illo, de crimine reo es.

Sin autem uno die vel duobus supervixerit, non subjacebit pœnæ, quia pecunia illius est.

But if the party remain alive a day or two, he shall not be subject to the punishment, because it is his money.

Sin autem uno die vel duo supervici, non subiace de poena, quia pecunia de illo es.

Si rixati fuerint viri, et percusserit quis mulierem prægnantem, et abortivum quidem fecerit, sed ipsa vixerit: subjacebit damno quantum maritus mulieris expetierit, et arbitri judicaverint.

If men quarrel, and one strike a woman with child and she miscarry indeed, but live herself: he shall be answerable for so much damage as the woman's husband shall require, and as arbiters shall award.

Si rixa es viros, et qui percute muliere praegna, et abortivo quidem fac, sed ipso vive: subiace damno marito de muliere expete quanto, et arbitos iudica.

Sin autem mors ejus fuerit subsecuta, reddet animam pro anima,

But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life,

Sin autem morte de illo es subsequor, redde anima pro anima,

oculum pro oculo, dentem pro dente, manum pro manu, pedem pro pede,

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

Oculo pro oculo, dente pro dente, manu pro manu, pede pro pede,

adustionem pro adustione, vulnus pro vulnere, livorem pro livore.

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

Adustione pro adustione, vulnere pro vulnere, livore pro livore.

Si percusserit quispiam oculum servi sui aut ancillæ, et luscos eos fecerit, dimittet eos liberos pro oculo quem eruit.

If any man strike the eye of his manservant or maidservant, and leave them but one eye, he shall let them go free for the eye which he put out.

Si ullo percute oculo de servo suo aut de ancilla, et luscos fac illos, dimitte illos liberis pro oculo quem erue.

Dentem quoque si excusserit servo vel ancillæ suæ, similiter dimittet eos liberos.

Also if he strike out a tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he shall in like manner make them free.

Dente etiam si excussa ad servo vel de ancilla suo, similiter dimitte illos liberis.

Si bos cornu percusserit virum aut mulierem, et mortui fuerint, lapidibus obruetur: et non comedentur carnes ejus, dominus quoque bovis innocens erit.

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

Si bove cornu percute viro aut muliere, et more es, lapides obrue: et non carnes de illo comede, domino etiam de bove innocente es.

Quod si bos cornupeta fuerit ab heri et nudiustertius, et contestati sunt dominum ejus, nec recluserit eum, occideritque virum aut mulierem: et bos lapidibus obruetur, et dominum ejus occident.

But if the ox was wont to push with his horn yesterday, and the day before, and they warned his master, and he did not shut him up, and he shall kill a man or a woman: then the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

Quod si bove cornupe es ab heri et nudiusterter, et contesta es domino de illo, nec reclude illo, et occide viro aut muliere: et bove lapides obrue, et domino de illo occide.

Quod si pretium fuerit ei impositum, dabit pro anima sua quidquid fuerit postulatus.

And if they set a price upon him, he shall give for his life whatsoever is laid upon him.

Quod si pretio es ad illo impone, i da pro anima suo omni es postula.

Filium quoque et filiam si cornu percusserit, simili sententiæ subjacebit.

If he have gored a son, or a daughter, he shall fall under the like sentence.

Filio etiam et filia si cornu percute, simili de sententia subiace.

Si servum ancillamque invaserit, triginta siclos argenti domino dabit, bos vero lapidibus opprimetur.

If he assault a bondman or bondwoman, he shall give thirty sicles of silver to their master, and the ox shall be stoned.

Si servo et ancilla invade, triginta siclos de argento ad domino i da, bove vero lapides opprime.

Si quis aperuerit cisternam, et foderit, et non operuerit eam, cecideritque bos aut asinus in eam,

If a man open a pit, and dig one, and cover it not, and an ox or an ass fall into it,

Si qui aperi cisterna, et fa, et non operi illa, et bove aut asino cade in illa,

reddet dominus cisternæ pretium jumentorum: quod autem mortuum est, ipsius erit.

The owner of the pit shall pay the price of the beasts: and that which is dead shall be his own.

Redde domino de cisterna pretio de iumentos: quod autem more es, de ipso es.

Si bos alienus bovem alterius vulneraverit, et ille mortuus fuerit: vendent bovem vivum, et divident pretium, cadaver autem mortui inter se dispertient.

If one man's ox gore another man's ox, and he die: they shall sell the live ox, and shall divide the price, and the carcass of that which died they shall part between them:

Si bove aliena vulnera bove de altero, et illo morto es: vende bove vivo, et divide pretio, cadavere autem mortuo inter se dispertior.

Sin autem sciebat quod bos cornupeta esset ab heri et nudiustertius, et non custodivit eum dominus suus: reddet bovem pro bove, et cadaver integrum accipiet.

But if he knew that his ox was wont to push yesterday, and the day before, and his master did not keep him in; he shall pay ox for ox, and shall take the whole carcass.

Sin autem sci quod bove cornupe es ab heri et nudiusterter, et non domino suo custodi illo: redde bove pro bove, et cadavere integro accipe.