【今日QT灵修—出埃及记】礼拜一 5.24 神的律法 蕴含公义和弹性的平衡

12 打人以致打死的，必要把他治死。

"Anyone who strikes a man and kills him shall surely be put to death.

13 人若不是埋伏着杀人，乃是神交在他手中，我就设下一个地方，他可以往那里逃跑。

However, if he does not do it intentionally, but God lets it happen, he is to flee to a place I will designate.

14 人若任意用诡计杀了他的邻舍，就是逃到我的坛那里，也当捉去把他治死。

But if a man schemes and kills another man deliberately, take him away from my altar and put him to death.

15 打父母的，必要把他治死。

"Anyone who attacks his father or his mother must be put to death.

16 拐带人口，或是把人卖了，或是留在他手下，必要把他治死。

"Anyone who kidnaps another and either sells him or still has him when he is caught must be put to death.

17 咒骂父母的，必要把他治死。

"Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.

18 人若彼此相争，这个用石头或是拳头打那个，尚且不至于死，不过躺卧在床，

"If men quarrel and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist and he does not die but is confined to bed,

19 若再能起来扶杖而出，那打他的可算无罪，但要将他耽误的工夫用钱赔补，并要将他全然医好。

the one who struck the blow will not be held responsible if the other gets up and walks around outside with his staff; however, he must pay the injured man for the loss of his time and see that he is completely healed.

20 人若用棍子打奴仆或婢女，立时死在他的手下，他必要受刑。

"If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished,

21 若过一两天才死，就可以不受刑，因为是用钱买的。

but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his property.

22 人若彼此争斗，伤害有孕的妇人，甚至坠胎，随后却无别害，那伤害她的，总要按妇人的丈夫所要的，照审判官所断的，受罚。

"If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman's husband demands and the court allows.

23 若有别害，就要以命偿命，

But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,

24 以眼还眼，以牙还牙，以手还手，以脚还脚，

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

25 以烙还烙，以伤还伤，以打还打。

burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

26 人若打坏了他奴仆或是婢女的一只眼，就要因他的眼放他去得以自由。

"If a man hits a manservant or maidservant in the eye and destroys it, he must let the servant go free to compensate for the eye.

27 若打掉了他奴仆或是婢女的一个牙，就要因他的牙放他去得以自由。

And if he knocks out the tooth of a manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free to compensate for the tooth.