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Exodus 21
21
Exodus
The covenant at Sinai
Guji Oromo Bible
Guji Oromo Bible
Berean Standard Bible
1
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Achiin duuba Mootiin Waan Maraa Muuse'een, «Seerri ati Israa'elootaaf kennitu asii gad jira:
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“These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
2
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«Sanyii Ibrootaa keessaa garbicha yoo bitattane, woggaa jaa isin tajaajiluu ti. Woggaa torbeesso'oo ammoo waan tokkolle adoo hin kaffaliniif akkasumaan deemuu ti.
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If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
3
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Inni yoo qofuu dhufee jiraate, qofuma deemuu ti; inni yennaa dhufu niitii yoo qabaate ammoo, isii fudhatee deemuu ti.
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If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
4
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Yoo goottaan isaa niitii isa fuusisee, isiin ilmaan yookiin durra isaaf deetee yoo jiraate, dubartiin sunii fi ijoolleen sun ta gootta'aa te'anuu ti; namichi qofuma deemuu ti.
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If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
5
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«Garbichi sun ammoo, ‹Ani goottaa kiyya, niitii tiyyaa fi ijoollee tiyya hin jaaladha! Bilisa bawuu hin barbaadu› yoo jedhe,
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But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
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goottaan isaa Waaqa dura isa geessuu ti. Achiin duuba gara balbalaa yookiin gara mikikkila balbalaa geessee gurra isaa muta'aan uruu ti. Achiin duuba inni haga jiruu ifii garba isaa hin te'a.
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then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
7
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«Nami tokko intala ifii akka garbittii teetuuf yoo gurgure, isiin akka garbicha dhiiraa bilisa hin bayin.
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And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
8
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Isiin goottaa ifii ka niitii isii godhatiisaaf filate yoo gammachiisuu dhadde, inni akka isiin wodantu godhuu ti. Inni waan isi'iif hin malle waan isii irratti godheef, ormatti dabarsee isii hin gurgurin.
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If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.
9
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Nami tokko akka ilmi isaa fuudhuuf garbittii yoo bitate, akkuma intala ifiititti ilaaluu ti.
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And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
10
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Dubartii dhibii yoo fuusise ammoo, muttaaritti'iif sagalee, uffanaa fi waan isi'iif barbaachisu hin dhooggatin.
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If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
11
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Waan sadiin kana yoo isi'iif hin guutin, kaffaltii tokko malee deentuu ti.
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If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
12
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«Nami nama dhaanee ijjeesu, innille ijjeefamuu ti.
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Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
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Te'uu malee, inni gaadee adoo hin ijjeesin, danuu yoo teete, addee ani isaa qopheessetti baqatuu ti
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If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
14
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Nami tokko beekaa nama yoo ijjeese ammoo, addee ciincaa tiyyaatii baasa'aatii isa ijjeesa'a.
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But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
15
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«Nami abbaa ifii yookiin haadha ifii dhaanu ijjeefamuu ti.
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Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
16
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«Nami nama hatee gurgure yookiin isa harkalle'etti yoo dhaggame, nami hate sun ijjeefamuu ti.
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Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
17
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«Nami abbaa yookiin haadha ifii abaaru ijjeefamuu ti.
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Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
18
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«Nami wol lolee, tokkochi kaan dhakaan yookiin tuntummu'uun dhowee, nami dhowame sun adoo hin du'in taqee irra yoo ciise,
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If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
19
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ulee dhadhaabbataa yoo deddeemu teete, nami isa dhowe sun itti hin gaafatamu; te'uu malee, yennaa hujii isaa waan duraa balleesseef, nama miidhame saniif qodha kennuu ti; haga inni guutumatti fayyutti isa ilaaluu ti.
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then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
20
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«Nami tokko garbicha ifii yookiin garbittii ifii ule'een dhowee yoo ijjeese, adabamuu ti.
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If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
21
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Garbichi sun guyyaa tokkoon yookiin guyyaa lamaan duuba yoo fayye, garbichi sun duruu qabeenna isaa waan te'eef adabamuu hin qabu.
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However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
22
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«Namooti adoo wol lolanuu dubartii ulfaatitti bu'anee, ulfi sun irraa bayee, isiin guddoo miidhamuu dhaddulle, nami isii miidhe sun waan dhirsi isi'ii isa gaafatee fi waan abbootiin mura'aa itti murte kennuu ti.
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If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
23
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Miidham hamaa yoo te'e ammoo, qooda lubbu'uu, lubbuu;
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But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
24
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qooda ilaa, ila; qooda ilkaanii, ilkaan; qooda harkaa harka; qooda miilaa, miila;
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eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25
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qooda gubiisaa, gubiisa; qooda mada'aa, madaa; qooda dhaaniisaa, dhaaniisa; seera jedhuun murteessi.
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burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
26
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«Nami tokko ila garbicha ifii yookiin ila garbittii ifii dhowee yoo balleesse, qodha ilaatiif garboota san bilisa baasuu ti.
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If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
27
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Ilkaan garbichaa yookiin ilkaan garbitti'ii yoo casselle, qodha ilkaaniitiif garboota san bilisa baasuu ti.
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And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
28
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«Kormi tokko dhiira yookiin dubartii takka nyaatee yoo ijjeese, kormi sun dhaka'aan tumamee ijjeefamuu ti; foon isaa ammoo hin nyaatamin; abbaan kormaa ammoo itti hin gaafatamin.
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If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
29
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Kormi sun duruu ka nama nyaatu te'ee, abbaan korma sanii akka dhooggatuuf itti himanee, inni dhooggatuu dhabee, dhiira yookiin dubartii nyaatee yoo ijjeese, kormi sun dhaka'aan tumamee ijjeefamuu ti; abbaan korma saniille ijjeefamuu ti.
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But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
30
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Te'uu malee, qodha akka kennu yoo gaafatame, waan itti murteeffame san kaffaliisaan lubbuu ifii wodatuu ti
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If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
31
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Kormi tokko ilma yookiin intala nyaatee yoo ijjeese, akkuma seera kanaatitti murteeffamuu ti.
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If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.
32
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Kormi tokko garbicha yookiin garbittii takka yoo nyaate, meetii giraama sagaltama qodha kennuu ti.
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If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
33
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«Nami tokko boolla qotee adoo hin duuchiin lakkisee, boolla san keessa qotiyyoon yookiin harreen yoo buute,
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If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
34
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nami boolla qote sun abbaa qotiyyo'ootiif yookiin abbaa harre'eetiif qodha kennu ti; qotiyyoon duute sun yookiin harreen duute sun ammoo isaaf te'anuu ti.
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the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
35
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Kormi nama tokkoo korma nama dhibi'ii yoo ijjeese, korma jiru san gurguranee beesee itti gurguranee fi korma du'e san wol qixxee qoodatanuu ti.
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If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
36
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Te'uu malee, kormi sun ka nama nyaatu te'ee, abbaan korma sanii dhooggatuu yoo dhabe, addee korma du'e sanii korma dhibii kennuu ti; korma du'e san ammoo ifiif fudhatuu ti.
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But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
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Doesn’t “an eye for an eye” teach revenge?
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Guji Oromo Bible. Copyright © 2025 The Word for the World International. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Text from eBible.org; verses renumbered to the KJV scheme where they differ, otherwise unchanged.
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