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| [1]If ony man stelith a scheep, ether oxe, and sleeth, ether sillith, he schal restore fiue oxen for oon oxe, and foure scheep for o scheep. |
[1]If a man steale an oxe or a sheepe, and kill it, or sell it: he shall restore fiue oxen for an oxe, foure sheepe for a sheepe |
| [2]And if a nyyt theef brekynge an hows, ether vndurmynynge, is foundun, and is deed bi a wounde takun, the smytere schal not be gilti of blood; |
[2]If a theefe be found breaking vp, and be smitten that he dye: there shall no blood be shed for hym |
| [3]that if he dide this whanne the sunne was rysun, he dide man sleyng, and he schal die. If a theef hath not that, that he schal yelde for thefte, he schal be seeld; |
[3]But if the sunne be vp vpon him, then there shalbe blood shed for hym, for he should make restitution: if he haue not wherwith, he shalbe solde for his theft |
| [4]if that thing that he staal, is foundun quyk at hym, ether oxe, ether asse, ether scheep, he schal restore the double. |
[4]If the theft be founde in his hande, aliue, whether it be oxe, asse, or sheepe, he shall restore double |
| [5]If a man harmeth a feeld, ethir vyner, and suffrith his beeste, that it waaste othere mennus thingis, he schal restore for the valu of harm, `what euer beste thing he hath in his feeld, ethir vyner. |
[5]If a man do hurt fielde or vineyarde, and put in his beast to feede in another mans fielde: of the best of his owne fielde, and of the best of his owne vineyarde, shall he make restitution |
| [6]If fier goith out, and fyndith eeris of corn, and catchith heepis of corn, ethir cornes stondynge in feeldis, he that kyndlide the fier schal yeelde the harm. |
[6]If fire breake out and catche in the thornes and the stackes of corne, or the standyng corne, or fielde be consumed therewith: he that kyndeled the fyre, shall make restitution |
| [7]If a man bitakith in to kepyng monei to a freend, ether a vessel `in to keping, and it is takun awey bi thefte fro hym that resseyuede, if the theef is foundun, he schal restore the double. |
[7]If a man deliuer his neyghbour money or stuffe to kepe, and it be stolen out of his house: if the theefe be founde, let hym pay double |
| [8]If the theef is hid, the lord of the hows schal be brouyt to goddis, `that is, iugis, and he schal swere, that he helde not forth the hond in to `the thing of his neiybore, |
[8]And if the theefe be not founde, then the good man of ye house shalbe brought vnto the Iudges, that it may be knowen whether he haue put his hande vnto his neyghbours good |
| [9]to `do fraude; as wel in oxe, as in asse, and in scheep, and in clooth; and what euer thing may brynge in harm, the cause of euer eithir schal come to goddis, and if thei demen, he schal restore the double to his neiybore. |
[9]And in al maner of trespasse, whether it be for oxe, asse, or sheepe, rayment, or any maner of lost thing, which another chalengeth to be his: the cause of both parties shall come before the Iudges, and whom the Iudges condemne, let him pay double vnto his neyghbour |
| [10]If ony man bitakith to his neiybore oxe, asse, scheep, and al werk beeste to kepyng, and it is deed, ether is maad feble, ethir is takun of enemyes, and no man seeth this, |
[10]If a man delyuer vnto his neyghbour to kepe, asse, oxe, sheepe, or whatsoeuer beast it be: and it dye, or be hurt, or taken away by enemies, & no man see it |
| [11]an ooth schal be in the myddis, that he helde not forth the hond to the `thing of his neiybore; and the lord schal resseyue the ooth, and he schal not be compellid to yelde. |
[11]Then shall an oth of the Lorde be betweene them, that he hath not put his hande vnto his neyghbours good: and the owner of it shall take the oth, and the other shall not make it good |
| [12]That if it is takun awei bi thefte, he schal restore the harm to the lord; |
[12]And if it be stollen from hym, then he shall make restitution vnto the owner therof |
| [13]if it is etun of a beeste, he schal brynge to the lord that that is slayn, and he schal not restore. |
[13]If it be torne in peeces, then let him bryng recorde of the tearing, and he shall not make it good |
| [14]He that axith of his neiybore ony thing of these bi borewyng, and it is feblid, ether deed, while the lord is not present, he schal be constreyned to yelde; that if the lord is in presence, |
[14]And if a man borowe ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or els dye, and the owner therof be not by: he shall surely make it good |
| [15]he schal not restore, moost if it cam hirid, for the meede of his werk. |
[15]But if the owner therof be by, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire |
| [16]If a man disseyueth a virgyn not yit weddid, and slepith with hir, he schal yyue dower to hir, and schal haue hir wijf. |
[16]If a man entice a mayde that is not betrouthed, and lye with her, he shall endowe her, and take her to his wyfe |
| [17]If the fadir of the virgyn nyle yyue, he schal yelde money, bi the maner of dower, which virgyns weren wont to take. |
[17]And if her father refuse to geue her vnto him, he shal pay money, according to the dowrie of virgins |
| [18]Thou schalt not suffre witchis to lyue. |
[18]Thou shalt not suffer a witche to lyue |
| [19]He that doith letcherie with a beeste, die by deeth. |
[19]Whosoeuer lyeth with a beast, shall be slayne for it |
| [20]He that offrith to goddis, out takun to the Lord aloone, be he slayn. |
[20]He that offereth vnto any gods, saue vnto ye Lord only, he shalbe killed |
| [21]Thou schalt not make sory a comelyng, nether thou schalt turmente hym; for also ye weren comelyngis in the lond of Egipt. |
[21]Uexe not a straunger, neither oppresse him: for ye were straungers in the land of Egypt |
| [22]Ye schulen not anoye a widewe, and a fadirles ethir modirles child. |
[22]Ye shall trouble no wydowe nor fatherlesse chylde |
| [23]If ye hirten hem, thei schulen crye to me, and Y schal here the cry of hem, |
[23]If ye shall euyll entreate them, and they crye out vnto me, I wyll surelye heare theyr crye |
| [24]and my greet veniaunce schal haue indignacioun, and Y schal smyte you with swerd, and youre wyues schulen be widewis, and youre sones schulen be fadirles. |
[24]And then wyl my wrath waxe hotte, and I wyll kyll you with the sworde, & your wyues shalbe widowes, and your chyldren fatherlesse |
| [25]If thou yyuest money to loone to my pore puple, that dwellith with thee, thou schalt not constreyne hym, as an extorsioner doith, nether thou schalt oppresse hym by vsuris. |
[25]If thou lende money to any of my people that is poore by thee, thou shalt not be as a tiraunt vnto him, neither shalt thou lay vpon him vsurie |
| [26]If thou takist of thi neiybore `a wed a clooth, thou schalt yelde to hym bifore the goyng doun of the sunne; |
[26]If thou take thy neyghbours rayment to pledge, thou shalt deliuer it vnto him by that the sunne go downe |
| [27]for that aloone is the cloothing of his fleisch, with which he is hilid, nether he hath another, in which he slepith; if he crieth to me, Y schal here hym; for Y am mercyful. |
[27]For that is his couering only, euen the rayment for his skinne, wherein he slepeth: and when he cryeth vnto me, I wyll heare him, for I am mercyfull |
| [28]Thou schalt not bacbyte goddis, and thou schalt not curse the prince of thi puple. |
[28]Thou shalt not rayle vpon ye gods, neither blaspheme ye ruler of the people |
| [29]Thou schalt not tarye to offre to the Lord thi tithis, and firste fruytis. Thou schalt yyue to me the firste gendrid of thi sones; |
[29]Thy fruites, whether they be drie or moyst, see thou kepe the not backe: thy first borne sonne thou shalt geue me |
| [30]also of oxen, and of scheep thou schalt do in lijk maner; seuene daies be he with his modir, in the eiytithe dai thou schalt yelde hym to me. |
[30]Likewise also shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheepe: seuen dayes it shalbe with the damme, & the eyght day thou shalt geue it me |
| [31]Ye schulen be holi men to me; ye schulen not ete fleisch which is bifore taastid of beestis, but ye schulen caste forth to houndis. |
[31]Ye shalbe an holy people vnto me, neither shall ye eate any fleshe that is torne of beastes in the fielde, but shall cast it to a dogge |