But suppose the thief is not found. Then the neighbor must go to the judges. They will decide whether the neighbor has stolen the other person’s property.

若找不到贼，那家主必就近审判官，要看看他拿了原主的物件没有。

若找不到贼，这家的主人就要到审判官那里，声明自己没有伸手拿邻舍的物件。

若找不到贼，这家的主人就要到审判官那里，声明自己没有伸手拿邻舍的物件。

倘若没捉到盗贼，邻居就要到审判官那里证明自己没有偷拿。

如果找不到窃贼，那家主必要到审判官（“审判官”原文作“神”）那里，查明他有没有下手拿去邻舍的财物。

若找不到賊，那家主必就近審判官，要看看他拿了原主的物件沒有。

若找不到賊，這家的主人就要到審判官那裏，聲明自己沒有伸手拿鄰舍的物件。

若找不到賊，這家的主人就要到審判官那裏，聲明自己沒有伸手拿鄰舍的物件。

倘若沒捉到盜賊，鄰居就要到審判官那裡證明自己沒有偷拿。

如果找不到竊賊，那家主必要到審判官（“審判官”原文作“神”）那裡，查明他有沒有下手拿去鄰舍的財物。

賊若不被找到，那家主就必須被帶到官長面前、去查明他有沒有下手拿鄰舍的物件。

若盜弗獲、則家主必詣上帝前、擬其果取人之財物否、

如弗能獲、則解受托之人於士師、察其果取人物與否。

若不獲盜、則當使代守之家主、至士師前、詰問曾取人之物否、

But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges, and they must determine whether the owner of the house has laid hands on the other person’s property.

If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor’s property.

But if the thief is not caught, the neighbor must appear before God, who will determine if he stole the property.

If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property.

If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house shall appear before the judges, to determine whether he laid his hands on his neighbor’s property.

If the thief is not found, then the master of the house shall be brought to the judges to see whether he has put his hand into his neighbor’s goods.

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods.

If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house must present himself to the judges to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property.

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges,[ to see] whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.

If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house will be brought before the judges to see whether he has laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods.

If the thief isn’t found, then the master of the house shall come near to God, to find out whether or not he has put his hand on his neighbor’s goods.

Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes. Do it in every town the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.

Then his master must take him to the judges. His master must take him to the door or doorpost of his master’s house. His master must poke a hole through his servant’s earlobe into the door or doorpost. Then he will become his servant for life.

“ Do not speak evil things against God. Do not curse the ruler of your people.

God takes his place at the head of a large gathering of leaders. He announces his decisions among them.

Then the two people in the case must stand in front of the Lord. They must stand in front of the priests and the judges who are in office at that time.The judges must check out the matter carefully. And suppose the witness is proved to be lying. Then he has said something false in court against another Israelite.

Suppose you have an ox, donkey, sheep or clothing that does not belong to you. Or you have other property lost by someone else. And suppose someone says,‘ That belongs to me.’ Then both people must bring their case to the judges. The one the judges decide is guilty must pay back twice as much to the other person.

David said,“ From them, 24,000 will be in charge of the work of the Lord’ s temple. And 6,000 will be officials and judges.

People will bring their cases to your courts. But some cases will be too hard for you to judge. They might be about murders, attacks or other crimes. Then take those hard cases to the place the Lord your God will choose.Go to a priest, who is a Levite. And go to the judge who is in office at that time. Ask them for their decision. They will give it to you.