¹ L'Eternel parla à Moïse, et dit:

² Donne cet ordre aux enfants d'Israël, et dis-leur: Quand vous serez entrés dans le pays de Canaan, ce pays deviendra votre héritage, le pays de Canaan, dont voici les limites.

³ Le côté du midi commencera au désert de Tsin près d'Edom. Ainsi, votre limite méridionale partira de l'extrémité de la mer Salée, vers l'orient;

⁴ elle tournera au sud de la montée d'Akrabbim, passera par Tsin, et s'étendra jusqu'au midi de Kadès-Barnéa; elle continuera par Hatsar-Addar, et passera vers Atsmon;

⁵ depuis Atsmon, elle tournera jusqu'au torrent d'Egypte, pour aboutir à la mer.

⁶ Votre limite occidentale sera la grande mer: ce sera votre limite à l'occident.

⁷ Voici quelle sera votre limite septentrionale: à partir de la grande mer, vous la tracerez jusqu'à la montagne de Hor;

⁸ depuis la montagne de Hor, vous la ferez passer par Hamath, et arriver à Tsedad;

⁹ elle continuera par Ziphron, pour aboutir à Hatsar-Enan: ce sera votre limite au septentrion.

¹⁰ Vous tracerez votre limite orientale de Hatsar-Enan à Schepham;

¹¹ elle descendra de Schepham vers Ribla, à l'orient d'Aïn; elle descendra, et s'étendra le long de la mer de Kinnéreth, à l'orient;

¹² elle descendra encore vers le Jourdain, pour aboutir à la mer Salée. Tel sera votre pays avec ses limites tout autour.

¹³ Moïse transmit cet ordre aux enfants d'Israël, et dit: C'est là le pays que vous partagerez par le sort, et que l'Eternel a résolu de donner aux neuf tribus et à la demi-tribu.

¹⁴ Car la tribu des fils de Ruben et la tribu des fils de Gad ont pris leur héritage, selon les maisons de leurs pères; la demi-tribu de Manassé a aussi pris son héritage.

¹⁵ Ces deux tribus et la demi-tribu ont pris leur héritage en deçà du Jourdain, vis-à-vis de Jéricho, du côté de l'orient.

¹⁶ L'Eternel parla à Moïse, et dit:

¹⁷ Voici les noms des hommes qui partageront entre vous le pays: le sacrificateur Eléazar, et Josué, fils de Nun.

¹⁸ Vous prendrez encore un prince de chaque tribu, pour faire le partage du pays.

¹⁹ Voici les noms de ces hommes. Pour la tribu de Juda: Caleb, fils de Jephunné;

²⁰ pour la tribu des fils de Siméon: Samuel, fils d'Ammihud;

²¹ pour la tribu de Benjamin: Elidad, fils de Kislon;

²² pour la tribu des fils de Dan: le prince Buki, fils de Jogli;

²³ pour les fils de Joseph, -pour la tribu des fils de Manassé: le prince Hanniel, fils d'Ephod; -

²⁴ et pour la tribu des fils d'Ephraïm: le prince Kemuel, fils de Schiphtan;

²⁵ pour la tribu des fils de Zabulon: le prince Elitsaphan, fils de Parnac;

²⁶ pour la tribu des fils d'Issacar: le prince Paltiel, fils d'Azzan;

²⁷ pour la tribu des fils d'Aser: le prince Ahihud, fils de Schelomi;

²⁸ pour la tribu des fils de Nephthali: le prince Pedahel, fils d'Ammihud.

²⁹ Tels sont ceux à qui l'Eternel ordonna de partager le pays de Canaan entre les enfants d'Israël.

¹ "If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

² If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.

³ If the sun has risen on him, guilt of bloodshed shall be for him; he shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

⁴ If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.

⁵ "If a man causes a field or vineyard to be eaten, and lets his animal loose, and it grazes in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field, and from the best of his own vineyard.

⁶ "If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

⁷ "If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

⁸ If the thief isn't found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out if he hasn't put his hand to his neighbor's goods.

⁹ For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says, 'This is mine,' the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

¹⁰ "If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it;

¹¹ the oath of Yahweh shall be between them both, whether he hasn't put his hand to his neighbor's goods; and its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

¹² But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.

¹³ If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it for evidence. He shall not make good that which was torn.

¹⁴ "If a man borrows anything of his neighbor's, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.

¹⁵ If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease.

¹⁶ "If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

¹⁷ If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

¹⁸ "You shall not allow a sorceress to live.

¹⁹ "Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.

²⁰ "He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed.

²¹ "You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

²² "You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.

²³ If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

²⁴ and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

²⁵ "If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest.

²⁶ If you take your neighbor's garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

²⁷ for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin. What would he sleep in? It will happen, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

²⁸ "You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

²⁹ "You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. "You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.

³⁰ You shall do likewise with your cattle and with your sheep. Seven days it shall be with its mother, then on the eighth day you shall give it to me.

³¹ "You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.