If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants when they made a complaint against me,
Deuteronomy 24:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You are to pay him his wages each day before the sun sets, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 at his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall give him his hire on the day he earns it before the sun goes down, for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it; lest he cry against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you. American Standard Version (1901) in his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it (for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it); lest he cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it be sin unto thee. Common English Bible Pay them their salary the same day, before the sun sets, because they are poor, and their very life depends on that pay, and so they don’t cry out against you to the LORD. That would make you guilty. Catholic Public Domain Version Instead, you shall pay him the price of his labor on the same day, before the setting of the sun. For he is poor, and with it he sustains his life. Otherwise, he may cry out against you to the Lord, and it would be charged to you as a sin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But thou shalt pay him the price of his labour the same day, before the going down of the sun, because he is poor, and with it maintaineth his life: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it be reputed to thee for a sin. |
If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants when they made a complaint against me,
but caused the poor to cry out to him, and he heard the outcry of the needy.
People cry out because of severe oppression; they shout for help because of the power of the mighty.
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hired worker he waits for his pay.
For the vineyard of the Lord of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah, the plant he delighted in. He expected justice but saw injustice; he expected righteousness but heard cries of despair.
Woe for the one who builds his palace through unrighteousness, his upstairs rooms through injustice, who makes his neighbour serve without pay and will not give him his wages,
‘Do not oppress your neighbour or rob him. The wages due a hired worker must not remain with you until morning.
‘If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as a foreigner or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you.
‘I will come to you in judgement, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident foreigner. They do not fear me,’ says the Lord of Armies.
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his foreman, “Call the workers and give them their pay, starting with the last and ending with the first.”
You know the commandments: Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness; do not defraud; honour your father and mother.’ ,
Be careful that there isn’t this wicked thought in your heart, “The seventh year, the year of cancelling debts, is near,” and you are stingy towards your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty.
For the Scripture says: Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain, , and, ‘The worker is worthy of his wages.’
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who mowed your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Armies.