Exodus · Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
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Notes on this text (3)
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 И҆ сїѧ̑ ѡ҆правда̑нїѧ, ꙗ҆̀же да положи́ши пред̾ ни́ми:
1 “Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them:
2 а҆́ще стѧ́жеши раба̀ є҆вре́ина, ше́сть лѣ́тъ да порабо́таетъ тебѣ̀, въ седмо́е же лѣ́то ѿпꙋ́стиши є҆го̀ свобо́дна тꙋ́не:
2 “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free without paying anything.
3 а҆́ще са́мъ є҆ди́нъ вни́детъ, то̀ є҆ди́нъ и҆ и҆зы́детъ: а҆́ще же жена̀ вни́детъ съ ни́мъ, то̀ и҆ жена̀ ѿи́детъ съ ни́мъ:
3 If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself. If he is married, then his wife shall go out with him.
4 а҆́ще же господи́нъ да́стъ є҆мꙋ̀ женꙋ̀, и҆ роди́тъ є҆мꙋ̀ сы́ны и҆лѝ дщє́ри, жена̀ и҆ дѣ́ти да бꙋ́дꙋтъ господи́нꙋ є҆гѡ̀, са́мъ же є҆ди́нъ да ѿи́детъ.
4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
5 А҆́ще же ѿвѣща́въ ра́бъ рече́тъ: возлюби́хъ господи́на моего̀ и҆ женꙋ̀ мою̀ и҆ дѣ́ти моѧ̑, не ѿхождꙋ̀ свобо́денъ:
5 But if the servant shall plainly say, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;’
6 да приведе́тъ є҆го̀ господи́нъ є҆гѡ̀ пред̾ сꙋди́ще бж҃їе, и҆ тогда̀ приведе́тъ є҆го̀ пред̾ двє́ри на пра́гъ, и҆ да проверти́тъ є҆мꙋ̀ ᲂу҆́хо господи́нъ є҆гѡ̀ ши́ломъ, и҆ да порабо́таетъ є҆мꙋ̀ во вѣ́ки.
6 then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
7 А҆́ще же кто̀ прода́стъ свою̀ дще́рь въ рабы́ню, да не ѿи́детъ, ꙗ҆́коже ѿхо́дѧтъ рабы̑ни:
7 “If a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she shall not go out as the male servants do.
8 а҆́ще не ᲂу҆годи́тъ пред̾ ѻ҆чи́ма господи́на своегѡ̀, ю҆́же ѻ҆́нъ взѧ́ти въ женꙋ̀ ѡ҆бѣща̀, да ѿпꙋ́ститъ ю҆̀: ꙗ҆зы́кꙋ же чꙋжде́мꙋ господи́нъ да не прода́стъ є҆ѧ̀, поне́же ѿве́рже ю҆̀:
8 If she doesn’t please her master, who has married her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her.
9 а҆́ще же сы́нꙋ своемꙋ̀ ѡ҆бѣща́лъ ю҆̀, по ѡ҆быкнове́нїю дще́рей да сотвори́тъ є҆́й:
9 If he marries her to his son, he shall deal with her as a daughter.
10 а҆́ще же дрꙋгꙋ́ю по́йметъ себѣ̀, потре́бныхъ и҆ ѻ҆де́ждъ и҆ соѻбще́нїѧ є҆ѧ̀ да не лиши́тъ:
10 If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.
11 а҆́ще же си́хъ тре́хъ не сотвори́тъ є҆́й, да ѿи́детъ без̾ сребра̀ тꙋ́не.
11 If he doesn’t do these three things for her, she may go free without paying any money.
12 И҆ а҆́ще кого̀ кто̀ ᲂу҆да́ритъ, и҆ ᲂу҆́мретъ, сме́ртїю да ᲂу҆́мретъ (и҆ то́й):
12 “One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,
13 а҆́ще же не хотѧ̀, но бг҃ъ предадѐ въ рꙋ́цѣ є҆гѡ̀, да́мъ тебѣ̀ мѣ́сто, въ не́же ᲂу҆бѣжи́тъ та́мѡ ᲂу҆би́вый:
13 but not if it is unintentional, but God allows it to happen; then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee.
14 а҆́ще же кто̀ приложи́тъ ᲂу҆би́ти бли́жнѧго своего̀ ле́стїю и҆ прибѣ́гнетъ ко ѻ҆лтарю̀, ѿ ѻ҆лтарѧ̀ моегѡ̀ да во́змеши того̀ ᲂу҆мертви́ти.
14 If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.
15 И҆́же бїе́тъ ѻ҆тца̀ своего̀ и҆лѝ ма́терь свою̀, сме́ртїю да ᲂу҆́мретъ.
15 “Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.
16 И҆́же ѕлосло́витъ ѻ҆тца̀ своего̀ и҆лѝ ма́терь свою̀, сме́ртїю да ᲂу҆́мретъ.
16 “Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
17 А҆́ще кто̀ кого̀ ᲂу҆кра́детъ ѿ сынѡ́въ і҆и҃левыхъ, и҆ соѡдолѣ́въ семꙋ̀ прода́стъ є҆го̀, и҆ ѡ҆брѧ́щетсѧ ᲂу҆ негѡ̀, сме́ртїю да сконча́етсѧ.
17 “Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
18 А҆́ще же сварѧ́тсѧ два̀ мꙋ̑жа, и҆ ᲂу҆да́ритъ є҆ди́нъ дрꙋга́го ка́менемъ и҆лѝ пѧ́стїю, и҆ не ᲂу҆́мретъ, но слѧ́жетъ на ѻ҆дрѣ̀:
18 “If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn’t die, but is confined to bed;
19 а҆́ще воста́въ человѣ́къ похо́дитъ внѣ̀ ѡ҆ жезлѣ̀, непови́ненъ бꙋ́детъ ᲂу҆да́ривый є҆го̀: то́чїю за недѣ́ланїе є҆гѡ̀ да да́стъ цѣ́нꙋ и҆ на цѣльбꙋ̀.
19 if he rises again and walks around with his staff, then he who struck him shall be cleared; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for his healing until he is thoroughly healed.
20 А҆́ще же кто̀ ᲂу҆да́ритъ раба̀ своего̀ и҆лѝ рабꙋ̀ свою̀ жезло́мъ, и҆ ᲂу҆́мретъ ѿ рꙋкѝ є҆гѡ̀, сꙋдо́мъ да ѿмсти́тсѧ:
20 “If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.
21 а҆́ще же преживе́тъ де́нь є҆ди́нъ и҆лѝ два̀, да не мсти́тсѧ: сребро́ бо є҆гѡ̀ є҆́сть.
21 Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property.
22 А҆́ще же бїю́тсѧ два̀ мꙋ̑жа, и҆ поразѧ́тъ женꙋ̀ непра́зднꙋ, и҆ и҆зы́детъ младе́нецъ є҆ѧ̀ неиз̾ѡбраже́нъ, тщето́ю да ѡ҆тщети́тсѧ: ꙗ҆́коже наложи́тъ мꙋ́жъ жены̀ тоѧ̀, подоба́ющее да ѿда́стъ:
22 “If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.
23 а҆́ще же и҆з̾ѡбраже́нъ бꙋ́детъ, да да́стъ дꙋ́шꙋ за дꙋ́шꙋ,
23 But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
24 ѻ҆́ко за ѻ҆́ко, зꙋ́бъ за зꙋ́бъ, рꙋ́кꙋ за рꙋ́кꙋ, но́гꙋ за но́гꙋ,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 жже́нїе за жже́нїе, ꙗ҆́звꙋ за ꙗ҆́звꙋ, вре́дъ за вре́дъ.
25 burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.
26 А҆́ще же кто̀ и҆сткне́тъ ѻ҆́ко рабꙋ̀ своемꙋ̀ и҆лѝ ѻ҆́ко рабы́ни свое́й и҆ ѡ҆слѣпи́тъ, свобѡ́дны да ѿпꙋ́ститъ ѧ҆̀ за ѻ҆́ко и҆́хъ:
26 “If a man strikes his servant’s eye, or his maid’s eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
27 а҆́ще же зꙋ́бъ рабꙋ̀ своемꙋ̀ и҆лѝ зꙋ́бъ рабѣ̀ свое́й и҆збїе́тъ, свобѡ́дны да ѿпꙋ́ститъ ѧ҆̀ за зꙋ́бъ и҆́хъ.
27 If he strikes out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth, he shall let the servant go free for his tooth’s sake.
28 А҆́ще же во́лъ ᲂу҆боде́тъ мꙋ́жа и҆лѝ женꙋ̀, и҆ ᲂу҆́мретъ, ка́менїемъ да побїе́тсѧ во́лъ то́й, и҆ да не снѣдѧ́тъ мѧ́са є҆гѡ̀, господи́нъ же вола̀ непови́ненъ бꙋ́детъ:
28 “If a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull shall surely be stoned, and its meat shall not be eaten; but the owner of the bull shall not be held responsible.
29 а҆́ще же во́лъ бодли́въ бꙋ́детъ пре́жде вчера́шнѧгѡ и҆ тре́тїѧгѡ днѐ, и҆ возвѣстѧ́тъ господи́нꙋ є҆гѡ̀, и҆ не заключи́тъ є҆гѡ̀, и҆ ᲂу҆бїе́тъ мꙋ́жа и҆лѝ женꙋ̀: во́лъ ка́менїемъ да побїе́тсѧ, и҆ господи́нъ є҆гѡ̀ кꙋ́пнѡ да ᲂу҆́мретъ:
29 But if the bull had a habit of goring in the past, and this has been testified to its owner, and he has not kept it in, but it has killed a man or a woman, the bull shall be stoned, and its owner shall also be put to death.
30 а҆́ще же ѡ҆́кꙋпъ нало́житсѧ є҆мꙋ̀, да да́стъ ѡ҆́кꙋпъ за дꙋ́шꙋ свою̀, є҆ли́кѡ наложа́тъ є҆мꙋ̀:
30 If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed.
31 а҆́ще же сы́на и҆лѝ дще́рь ᲂу҆боде́тъ, по семꙋ́ же сꙋдꙋ̀ да сотворѧ́тъ є҆мꙋ̀:
31 Whether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.
32 а҆́ще же раба̀ и҆лѝ рабꙋ̀ ᲂу҆боде́тъ во́лъ, сребра̀ три́десѧть дїдра́хмъ да да́стъ господи́нꙋ и҆́хъ, и҆ во́лъ ка́менїемъ да побїе́тсѧ.
32 If the bull gores a male servant or a female servant, thirty shekels of silver shall be given to their master, and the ox shall be stoned.
33 А҆́ще же кто̀ ѿве́рзетъ ꙗ҆́мꙋ и҆лѝ и҆скопа́етъ ꙗ҆́мꙋ и҆ не покры́етъ є҆ѧ̀, и҆ впаде́тсѧ въ ню̀ теле́цъ и҆лѝ ѻ҆слѧ̀,
33 “If a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and doesn’t cover it, and a bull or a donkey falls into it,
34 господи́нъ ꙗ҆́мы ѿда́стъ (цѣ́нꙋ), сребро̀ да́стъ господи́нꙋ и҆́хъ: ᲂу҆ме́ршее же є҆мꙋ̀ да бꙋ́детъ.
34 the owner of the pit shall make it good. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall be his.
35 А҆́ще же чі́й во́лъ ᲂу҆боде́тъ вола̀ бли́жнѧгѡ, и҆ ᲂу҆́мретъ, да продадꙋ́тъ вола̀ жива́го, и҆ да раздѣлѧ́тъ цѣ́нꙋ є҆гѡ̀, и҆ вола̀ ᲂу҆ме́ршаго да раздѣлѧ́тъ:
35 “If one man’s bull injures another’s, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live bull, and divide its price; and they shall also divide the dead animal.
36 а҆́ще же зна́емь є҆́сть во́лъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ бодли́въ є҆́сть пре́жде вчера́шнѧгѡ и҆ тре́тїѧгѡ днѐ, и҆ глаго́лаша господи́нꙋ є҆гѡ̀, и҆ то́й не заключи́тъ є҆гѡ̀: да ѿда́стъ вола̀ за вола̀, ме́ртвый же є҆мꙋ̀ да бꙋ́детъ.
36 Or if it is known that the bull was in the habit of goring in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay bull for bull, and the dead animal shall be his own.
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Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Deuteronomy 4:14; Deuteronomy 6:20; Exodus 24:3–4; Psalm 147:19; Matthew 28:20
- 2 Deuteronomy 15:12–15; Exodus 12:44; Deuteronomy 15:18; Nehemiah 5:1–5; Deuteronomy 15:1
- 3 Deuteronomy 15:12–14
- 5 2 Corinthians 5:14–15; Deuteronomy 15:16–17; Isaiah 26:13
- 6 Deuteronomy 15:17; Leviticus 25:40; Deuteronomy 19:17–18; 1 Samuel 28:2; 1 Samuel 27:12
- 7 Nehemiah 5:5; Exodus 21:2–3
- 8 Judges 14:3; Judges 9:19; Malachi 2:11–15; Genesis 28:8; Deuteronomy 21:11–14
- 10 1 Corinthians 7:1–6
- 12 Genesis 9:6; Matthew 26:52; Leviticus 24:17; Numbers 35:30–31; Numbers 35:16–24
- 13 Joshua 20:2–9; 1 Samuel 24:18; Deuteronomy 19:1–13; Deuteronomy 4:41–43; 1 Samuel 24:10
- 14 1 Kings 2:28–34; Hebrews 10:26; Deuteronomy 1:43; 1 Kings 1:50–51; Numbers 15:30–31
- 15 Proverbs 30:11; Deuteronomy 21:18–21; 1 Timothy 1:9; Deuteronomy 27:24; Proverbs 30:17
- 16 Deuteronomy 24:7; 1 Timothy 1:10; Exodus 22:4; Genesis 37:28; Genesis 40:15
- 17 Proverbs 20:20; Mark 7:10–11; Matthew 15:3–6; Deuteronomy 27:16; Proverbs 30:11
- 18 Exodus 21:20; Exodus 2:13; Deuteronomy 25:11; 2 Samuel 14:6; Numbers 35:16–24
- 19 2 Samuel 3:29; Zechariah 8:4
- 20 Proverbs 29:19; Deuteronomy 19:21; Isaiah 58:3–4; Numbers 35:30–33; Romans 13:4
- 21 Leviticus 25:44–46
- 22 Deuteronomy 22:18–19; Exodus 21:30; Deuteronomy 16:18
- 23 Deuteronomy 19:21; Numbers 35:31; Leviticus 24:19
- 24 Deuteronomy 19:21; Matthew 7:2; Matthew 5:38–40; Leviticus 24:19–20; Revelation 16:6
- 26 Nehemiah 5:5; Job 31:13–15; Colossians 4:1; Psalm 72:12–14; Exodus 21:20
- 28 Exodus 21:32; Genesis 9:5–6; Leviticus 20:15–16
- 29 Deuteronomy 21:1–9
- 30 Exodus 21:22; Exodus 30:12; Numbers 35:31–33; Proverbs 13:8
- 32 Zechariah 11:12–13; Matthew 26:15; Matthew 27:3–9; Genesis 37:28; Philippians 2:7
- 33 Jeremiah 18:22; Proverbs 28:10; Psalm 9:15; Ecclesiastes 10:8; Jeremiah 18:20
- 34 Exodus 21:29–30; Exodus 22:6; Exodus 22:14
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For, "honor," saith He, "thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest live long upon the earth." And again, "He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death." But He, omitting the first, the reward appointed for them that honor their parents, states that which is more awful, the punishment, I mean, threatened to such as dishonor them; …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… put no obstacle to godliness in our way, if we are ever carried away by ingratitude, and, forgetting their benefits to us, hold them in contempt, then the oracle will have place which says, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)