¹Septimo anno facies remissionem,“In the seventh year, you shall perform a remission,

¹Septimo anno facies remissionem,“In the seventh year, you shall perform a remission,

²quæ hoc ordine celebrabitur.which shall be celebrated according to this order.Cui debetur aliquid ab amico vel proximo ac fratre suo,Anyone to whom anything is owed, by his friend or neighbor or brother,repetere non poterit,will not be able to request its return,quia annus remissionis est Domini.because it is the year of remission of the Lord.

²quæ hoc ordine celebrabitur.which shall be celebrated according to this order.Cui debetur aliquid ab amico vel proximo ac fratre suo,Anyone to whom anything is owed, by his friend or neighbor or brother,repetere non poterit,will not be able to request its return,quia annus remissionis est Domini.because it is the year of remission of the Lord.

³A peregrinoFrom the sojourner and the new arrival,et advena exiges:you may require its return.civemFrom your fellow countryman and neighbor,et propinquum repetendi non habebis potestatem.you will not have the power to request its return.

³A peregrinoFrom the sojourner and the new arrival,et advena exiges:you may require its return.civemFrom your fellow countryman and neighbor,et propinquum repetendi non habebis potestatem.you will not have the power to request its return.

⁴Et omnino indigens et mendicus non erit inter vos:And there shall not be anyone indigentut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in terra,or begging among you,quam traditurus est tibi in possessionem.so that the Lord your God may bless you in the land which he will deliver to you as a possession.

⁴Et omnino indigens et mendicus non erit inter vos:And there shall not be anyone indigentut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in terra,or begging among you,quam traditurus est tibi in possessionem.so that the Lord your God may bless you in the land which he will deliver to you as a possession.

⁵Si tamen audieris vocem Domini Dei tui,But only if you heed the voice of the Lord your God,et custodieris universa quæ jussit,and keep to all that he has ordered,et quæ ego hodie præcipio tibi,that which I am entrusting to you this day,benedicet tibi,will he bless you,ut pollicitus est.just as he has promised.

⁵Si tamen audieris vocem Domini Dei tui,But only if you heed the voice of the Lord your God,et custodieris universa quæ jussit,and keep to all that he has ordered,et quæ ego hodie præcipio tibi,that which I am entrusting to you this day,benedicet tibi,will he bless you,ut pollicitus est.just as he has promised.

⁶Fœnerabis gentibus multis,You shall lend money to many nations,et ipse a nullo accipies mutuum.and you yourselves shall borrow in return from no one.Dominaberis nationibus plurimis,You shall rule over very many nations,et tui nemo dominabitur.and no one shall rule over you.

⁶Fœnerabis gentibus multis,You shall lend money to many nations,et ipse a nullo accipies mutuum.and you yourselves shall borrow in return from no one.Dominaberis nationibus plurimis,You shall rule over very many nations,et tui nemo dominabitur.and no one shall rule over you.

⁷Si unus de fratribus tuis,If one of your brothers,qui morantur intra portas civitatis tuæ in terra quam Dominus Deus tuus daturus est tibi,who dwells within the gates of your city, in the land which the Lord your God will give to you,ad paupertatem venerit, non obdurabis cor tuum,falls into poverty, you shall not harden your heart,nec contrahes manum,nor tighten your hand.

⁷Si unus de fratribus tuis,If one of your brothers,qui morantur intra portas civitatis tuæ in terra quam Dominus Deus tuus daturus est tibi,who dwells within the gates of your city, in the land which the Lord your God will give to you,ad paupertatem venerit, non obdurabis cor tuum,falls into poverty, you shall not harden your heart,nec contrahes manum,nor tighten your hand.

⁸sed aperies eam pauperi,Instead,et dabis mutuum,you shall open your hand to the poor,quo eum indigere perspexeris.and you shall lend to him whatever you perceive him to need.

⁸sed aperies eam pauperi,Instead,et dabis mutuum,you shall open your hand to the poor,quo eum indigere perspexeris.and you shall lend to him whatever you perceive him to need.

⁹Cave ne forte subrepat tibi impia cogitatio,Take care, lest perhaps an impious thought might creep within you,et dicas in corde tuo:and you might say in your heart:Appropinquat septimus annus remissionis:‘The seventh year of remission approaches.’et avertas oculos tuos a paupere fratre tuo,And so you might turn your eyes away from your poor brother,nolens ei quod postulat mutuum commodare:unwilling to lend to him what he has asked. If so,ne clamet contra te ad Dominum,then he may cry out against you to the Lord,et fiat tibi in peccatum.and it will be a sin for you.

⁹Cave ne forte subrepat tibi impia cogitatio,Take care, lest perhaps an impious thought might creep within you,et dicas in corde tuo:and you might say in your heart:Appropinquat septimus annus remissionis:‘The seventh year of remission approaches.’et avertas oculos tuos a paupere fratre tuo,And so you might turn your eyes away from your poor brother,nolens ei quod postulat mutuum commodare:unwilling to lend to him what he has asked. If so,ne clamet contra te ad Dominum,then he may cry out against you to the Lord,et fiat tibi in peccatum.and it will be a sin for you.

¹⁰Sed dabis ei:Instead, you shall give to him.nec ages quippiam callide in ejus necessitatibus sublevandis,Neither shall you do anything craftily while assisting him in his needs,ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in omni tempore, et in cunctis ad quæ manum miseris.so that the Lord your God may bless you, at all times and in all things to which you will put your hand.

¹⁰Sed dabis ei:Instead, you shall give to him.nec ages quippiam callide in ejus necessitatibus sublevandis,Neither shall you do anything craftily while assisting him in his needs,ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in omni tempore, et in cunctis ad quæ manum miseris.so that the Lord your God may bless you, at all times and in all things to which you will put your hand.

¹¹Non deerunt pauperes in terra habitationis tuæ:The poor will not be absent from the land of your habitation.idcirco ego præcipio tibi,For this reason,ut aperias manum fratri tuo egeno et pauperi,I instruct you to open your hand to your indigent and poor brother,qui tecum versatur in terra.who lives among you in the land.

¹¹Non deerunt pauperes in terra habitationis tuæ:The poor will not be absent from the land of your habitation.idcirco ego præcipio tibi,For this reason,ut aperias manum fratri tuo egeno et pauperi,I instruct you to open your hand to your indigent and poor brother,qui tecum versatur in terra.who lives among you in the land.

¹²Cum tibi venditus fuerit frater tuus Hebræus aut Hebræa,When your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, has been sold to you,et sex annis servierit tibi,and has served you for six years,in septimo anno dimittes eum liberum:in the seventh year you shall set him free.

¹²Cum tibi venditus fuerit frater tuus Hebræus aut Hebræa,When your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, has been sold to you,et sex annis servierit tibi,and has served you for six years,in septimo anno dimittes eum liberum:in the seventh year you shall set him free.

¹³et quem libertate donaveris,And when you grant his freedom,nequaquam vacuum abire patieris:you shall by no means permit him to go away empty.

¹³et quem libertate donaveris,And when you grant his freedom,nequaquam vacuum abire patieris:you shall by no means permit him to go away empty.

¹⁴sed dabis viaticum de gregibus,Instead, you shall give to him,et de area,for his journey,et torculari tuo, quibus Dominus Deus tuus benedixerit tibi.from your flocks and threshing floor and winepress, with which the Lord your God has blessed you.

¹⁴sed dabis viaticum de gregibus,Instead, you shall give to him,et de area,for his journey,et torculari tuo, quibus Dominus Deus tuus benedixerit tibi.from your flocks and threshing floor and winepress, with which the Lord your God has blessed you.

¹⁵Memento quodRemember that you yourself also served in the land of Egypt,et ipse servieris in terra Ægypti,and the Lord your God set you free.et liberaverit te Dominus Deus tuus,And therefore,et idcirco ego nunc præcipio tibi.I now command this of you.

¹⁵Memento quodRemember that you yourself also served in the land of Egypt,et ipse servieris in terra Ægypti,and the Lord your God set you free.et liberaverit te Dominus Deus tuus,And therefore,et idcirco ego nunc præcipio tibi.I now command this of you.

¹⁶Sin autem dixerit:But if he will say,Nolo egredi:‘I am not willing to depart,’eo quod diligat te,because he loves youet domum tuam,and your household,et bene sibi apud te esse sentiat:and because he feels that it would be good for him to stay with you,

¹⁶Sin autem dixerit:But if he will say,Nolo egredi:‘I am not willing to depart,’eo quod diligat te,because he loves youet domum tuam,and your household,et bene sibi apud te esse sentiat:and because he feels that it would be good for him to stay with you,

¹⁷assumes subulam,then you shall take an awl and pierce his ear,et perforabis aurem ejus in janua domus tuæ,at the door of your house.et serviet tibi usque in æternum.And he shall serve you even forever.Ancillæ quoque similiter facies.You shall also act similarly toward your woman servant.

¹⁷assumes subulam,then you shall take an awl and pierce his ear,et perforabis aurem ejus in janua domus tuæ,at the door of your house.et serviet tibi usque in æternum.And he shall serve you even forever.Ancillæ quoque similiter facies.You shall also act similarly toward your woman servant.

¹⁸Non avertas ab eis oculos tuos,You should not avert your eyes from them when you set them free,quando dimiseris eos liberos,because he has served you for six years,quoniam juxta mercedem mercenarii per sex annos servivit tibi:in a manner deserving of the pay of a hired hand.ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in cunctis operibus quæ agis.So may the Lord your God bless you in all the works that you do.

¹⁸Non avertas ab eis oculos tuos,You should not avert your eyes from them when you set them free,quando dimiseris eos liberos,because he has served you for six years,quoniam juxta mercedem mercenarii per sex annos servivit tibi:in a manner deserving of the pay of a hired hand.ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in cunctis operibus quæ agis.So may the Lord your God bless you in all the works that you do.

¹⁹De primogenitis,Of the firstborn,quæ nascuntur in armentis, et in ovibus tuis,those born from your herds and sheep,quidquid est sexus masculini, sanctificabis Domino Deo tuo.you shall sanctify to the Lord your God whatever is of the male sex.Non operaberis in primogenito bovis,You shall not put the firstborn of the oxen to work,et non tondebis primogenita ovium.nor shall you shear the firstborn of the sheep.

¹⁹De primogenitis,Of the firstborn,quæ nascuntur in armentis, et in ovibus tuis,those born from your herds and sheep,quidquid est sexus masculini, sanctificabis Domino Deo tuo.you shall sanctify to the Lord your God whatever is of the male sex.Non operaberis in primogenito bovis,You shall not put the firstborn of the oxen to work,et non tondebis primogenita ovium.nor shall you shear the firstborn of the sheep.

²⁰In conspectu Domini Dei tui comedes ea per annos singulos in loco quem elegerit Dominus, tu et domus tua.In the sight of the Lord your God, you shall eat these, each year, in the place which the Lord will choose, you and your household.

²⁰In conspectu Domini Dei tui comedes ea per annos singulos in loco quem elegerit Dominus, tu et domus tua.In the sight of the Lord your God, you shall eat these, each year, in the place which the Lord will choose, you and your household.

²¹Sin autem habuerit maculam,But if it has a blemish,vel claudum fuerit,or is lame,vel cæcum,or is blind,aut in aliqua parte deforme vel debile,or if it is in any part deformed or debilitated,non immolabitur Domino Deo tuo:it shall not be immolated to the Lord your God.

²¹Sin autem habuerit maculam,But if it has a blemish,vel claudum fuerit,or is lame,vel cæcum,or is blind,aut in aliqua parte deforme vel debile,or if it is in any part deformed or debilitated,non immolabitur Domino Deo tuo:it shall not be immolated to the Lord your God.

²²sed intra portas urbis tuæ comedes illud:Instead,tam mundus quam immundus similiter vescentur eis,you shall eat it within the gates of your city.quasi capreaThe clean as well as the unclean alike shall feed on these,et cervo.such as the roe deer and the stag.

²²sed intra portas urbis tuæ comedes illud:Instead,tam mundus quam immundus similiter vescentur eis,you shall eat it within the gates of your city.quasi capreaThe clean as well as the unclean alike shall feed on these,et cervo.such as the roe deer and the stag.

²³Hoc solum observabis,This alone shall you observe:ut sanguinem eorum non comedas,that you do not eat their blood,sed effundes in terram quasi aquam.but pour it upon the ground like water.”

²³Hoc solum observabis,This alone shall you observe:ut sanguinem eorum non comedas,that you do not eat their blood,sed effundes in terram quasi aquam.but pour it upon the ground like water.”