Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Exodus 22:20-30 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

20. Death is the punishment for offering sacrifices to any god except me.

21. Do not ill-treat or abuse foreigners who live among you. Remember, you were foreigners in Egypt.

22. Do not ill-treat widows or orphans.

23. If you do, they will beg for my help, and I will come to their rescue.

24. In fact, I will get so angry that I will kill your men and make widows of their wives and orphans of their children.

25. Don't charge interest when you lend money to any of my people who are in need.

26. Before sunset you must return any coat taken as security for a loan,

27. because that is the only cover the poor have when they sleep at night. I am a merciful God, and when they call out to me, I will come to help them.

28. Don't speak evil of me or of the ruler of your people.

29. Don't fail to give me the offerings of grain and wine that belong to me.Dedicate to me your firstborn sons

30. and the firstborn of your cattle and sheep. Let the animals stay with their mothers for seven days, then on the eighth day give them to me, your God.