1
At the end of every sevena years thou shalt make a release, and this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth unto their neighbor shall release it;
2
They shall not exact it of their neighbor or of their brother because it is called the release of YHVH.
3
Of the foreigner thou mayest exact it again; but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release, save when there shall be no poor among you;
4
For YHVHa, thy Elohimb, shall greatly bless thee in the land which He giveth thee for an inheritance, to possess it, only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of YHVH, thy Elohim, to observe to do all these mitzvah which I instruct thee this day;
5
For YHVH, thy Elohim, hath blessed thee, as He promised thee; and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
6
¶ And if there be among you a poor Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman within any of thy gates in thy land which YHVH, thy Elohim, giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother or sister;
7
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto them and shalt surely gift them sufficient for their need, in that which they wanteth.
8
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying: The seventh year, the year of Jubileea, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother or sister, and thou givest them naught;
9
And then these should cry unto YHVH against thee, for it would be sin unto thee.
10
Yea, thou shalt surely give them, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto them, and for this thing YHVH, thy Elohim, shall bless thee in all thy works and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto;
11
For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore, I command thee, saying: Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brothers and sisters, to thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land.
12
¶ And if a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman be solda unto thee and serve thee six years, then in the seventh year thou shalt let them go free from thee.
13
And when thou sendest them out free from thee, thou shalt not let them go away empty handed;
14
Thou shalt furnish them liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress; of that wherewith YHVH, thy Elohim, hath blessed thee, thou shalt give unto them.
15
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a slave in the land of Egypt, and that YHVH, thy Elohim, redeemed thee; therefore, I instruct thee this thing today.
16
And it shall be, if they say unto thee: I will not go away from thee, because they loveth thee and thine house, because they are well with thee,
17
Then thou shall go before thy judge, and set their wages, that they may stay with thee and thy house, and it shall be a generous wage.
18
And if the wage set be greater than thou canst bear, it shall not seem hard unto thee when thou sendest them away free from thee;
19
For they have been worth double the hired servant to thee in serving thee six years; and YHVH, thy Elohim, shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
20
¶ This is the Toraha of the servant taken captive in war, and of the servant bought with money, and of the servant born in thy house, and of him who cleaveth unto thee that thou mayest be a ruler unto them:
21
Behold, these shall be unto thee next to thy child; and thou shalt seek to establish them; for their greatness is thy glory.
22
And if they be content to abide in thy household, thou shall appoint them their food, their raiment, and their habitation, in due season;
23
And they shall labor in thy shop, and in they field, and with thy flock; therefore, they shall share in all thy toils, and in all thy possessions, and thou shall be as a ruler over them.
24
And should they serve thee, thou shall not cast them off forever; but if thou wouldst oppress them, and they flee from thee, no one shall not return them to thee, lest thy hand be hard upon them.
25
¶ Behold, this Torah doeth not justify slavery; servitude is voluntary, and every servant in thy house may depart from oppression, at their will.
26
And if thy brethren or the neighbors of a ruler should join themselves unto them, they shall appoint unto them duty and reward, according to their rank, and ability, and faithfulness:
27
Yea, in their household they shall be as sons and daughter; and with him, and with his heir, shall possess his inheritance, that they together, being strong, may wax exceedingly great.