Chūāijíjì 21:1-11

1 Nǐ zaì bǎixìng miànqián suǒ yào lì de diǎnzhāng shì zhèyàng ,

2 Nǐ ruò mǎi Xībólái rén zuò núpú , tā bì fúshì nǐ liù nián , dì qī nián tā kĕyǐ zìyóu , báibái dì chū qù .

3 Tā ruò gū shēn lái , jiù kĕyǐ gū shēn qù , tā ruò yǒu qì , tāde qì jiù kĕyǐ tóng tā chū qù .

4 Tā zhǔrén ruò gĕi tā qīzi , qīzi gĕi tā shēng le érzi huò nǚér , qīzi hé érnǚ yào guī zhǔrén , tā yào dúzì chū qù .

5 Tǎnghuò núpú míng shuō , wǒ aì wǒde zhǔrén hé wǒde qīzi érnǚ , bù yuànyì zìyóu chū qù .

6 Tāde zhǔrén jiù yào daì tā dào shĕnpàn guān nàli ( shĕnpàn guān huò zuò shén xià tóng ) , yòu yào daì tā dào mén qián , kàojìn ménkuàng , yòng zhuīzi chuān tāde ĕrduo , tā jiù yǒngyuǎn fúshì zhǔrén .

7 Rén ruò maì nǚér zuò bìnǚ , bìnǚ bùkĕ xiàng nán pú nàyàng chū qù .

8 Zhǔrén xuǎn déng tā guī zìjǐ , ruò bù xǐhuan tā , jiù yào xǔ tā shú shēn , zhǔrén jìrán yòng guǐzhà daì tā , jiù méiyǒu quánbǐng maì gĕi waìbāngrén .

9 Zhǔrén ruò xuǎn déng tā gĕi zìjǐ de érzi , jiù dàng daì tā rútóng nǚér .

10 Ruò Lìng qǔ yī gè , nà nǚzi de chī shí , yīfu , bìng hǎo hé de shì , réng bùkĕ jiǎnshǎo .

11 Ruò bù xiàng tā xíng zhè sān yàng , tā jiù kĕyǐ búyòng qián shú , báibái dì chū qù .

Chūāijíjì 21:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 21

In this, and the two following chapters, are delivered various laws and precepts, partly of a moral, and partly of a religious, but chiefly of a civil nature, respecting the commonwealth of Israel, and its political good. This chapter treats of servants, and laws relating to them; to menservants, how long they shall serve, and what is to be done to those who are desirous of staying with their masters after their time is up, Ex 21:1-6, to maidservants, and especially betrothed ones, either to a father or a son, Ex 21:7-11, likewise it contains laws concerning the slaughter of men, whether with design or unawares, Ex 21:12-14, and concerning the ill usage of parents, Ex 21:15,17, and man stealing, Ex 21:16 and of mischief that comes by men's quarrelling and fighting, Ex 21:18,19 and by smiting a man or maidservant, Ex 21:20,21,26,27, to a woman with child, that is, by means of men's striving and contending with each other, Ex 21:22-25 and of damages that come by oxen, or to them, Ex 21:28-36.