בבא קמא י׳Bava Kamma 10

Mishnah 1א׳

הַגּוֹזֵל וּמַאֲכִיל אֶת בָּנָיו, וְהִנִּיחַ לִפְנֵיהֶם, פְּטוּרִין מִלְּשַׁלֵּם. וְאִם הָיָה דָבָר שֶׁיֶּשׁ בּוֹ אַחֲרָיוּת, חַיָּבִין לְשַׁלֵּם. אֵין פּוֹרְטִין לֹא מִתֵּבַת הַמּוֹכְסִין, וְלֹא מִכִּיס שֶׁל גַּבָּאִין, וְאֵין נוֹטְלִין מֵהֶם צְדָקָה. אֲבָל נוֹטֵל הוּא מִתּוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ אוֹ מִן הַשּׁוּק:

[If] one who stole [something] and fed it to his children, or left it in front of them, [the children] are exempt from making restitution. But if it was something which is subject to mortgage, they are liable to make restitution. One may not make change from the chest of an excise collector or from the wallet of a tax collector, or accept any charity [taken] from those places. But he may accept [charity] from them at their own house or in the market.

Mishnah 2ב׳

נָטְלוּ מוֹכְסִין אֶת חֲמוֹרוֹ וְנָתְנוּ לוֹ חֲמוֹר אַחֵר, גָּזְלוּ לִסְטִים אֶת כְּסוּתוֹ וְנָתְנוּ לוֹ כְסוּת אַחֶרֶת, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ שֶׁלּוֹ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַבְּעָלִים מִתְיָאֲשִׁין מֵהֶן. הַמַּצִּיל מִן הַנָּהָר אוֹ מִן הַגַּיִס אוֹ מִן הַלִּסְטִים, אִם נִתְיָאֲשׁוּ הַבְּעָלִים, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ שֶׁלּוֹ. וְכֵן נָחִיל שֶׁל דְּבוֹרִים, אִם נִתְיָאֲשׁוּ הַבְּעָלִים, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ שֶׁלּוֹ. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָה, נֶאֱמֶנֶת אִשָּׁה אוֹ קָטָן לוֹמַר, מִכָּאן יָצָא נָחִיל זֶה. וּמְהַלֵּךְ בְּתוֹךְ שְׂדֵה חֲבֵרוֹ לְהַצִּיל אֶת נְחִילוֹ. וְאִם הִזִּיק, מְשַׁלֵּם מַה שֶּׁהִזִּיק. אֲבָל לֹא יָקֹץ אֶת סוֹכוֹ עַל מְנָת לִתֵּן אֶת הַדָּמִים. רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּנוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָה אוֹמֵר, אַף קוֹצֵץ וְנוֹתֵן אֶת הַדָּמִים:

If excise collectors took his donkey and gave him another donkey, or if bandits robbed him of his coat and gave him another coat, they are his own, since the original owners have despaired of [recovering] them. One who salvages something from a flood or from marauding troops or from bandits: if the owner despaired [of recovering such items], they belong to him. So too with a swarm of bees: if the owner despaired [of recovering the swarm], it belongs to him. Rabbi Yochanan ben Baroka said: "A woman or child is believed if they say, ‘The swarm of bees emerged from this place.’” And one may walk within his neighbor's field to salvage his swarm - and if [in doing so] he causes damage, he must pay for the damage that he has caused - but he may not cut off a branch of [his neighbor's] tree [to save his swarm], even on condition that he pay its value. Rabbi Yishmael, the son of Rabbi Yochanan ben Beroka, says: He may even cut off [the branch] and give [its value in] money.

Mishnah 3ג׳

הַמַּכִּיר כֵּלָיו וּסְפָרָיו בְּיַד אַחֵר, וְיָצָא לוֹ שֵׁם גְּנֵבָה בָּעִיר, יִשָּׁבַע לוֹ לוֹקֵחַ כַּמָּה נָתַן, וְיִטֹּל. וְאִם לָאו, לֹא כֹּל הֵימֶנּוּ, שֶׁאֲנִי אוֹמֵר מְכָרָן לְאַחֵר וּלְקָחָן זֶה הֵימֶנּוּ:

One who recognizes his household items or books in another’s possession, and a report of theft [of this man's possessions] had been spread in the city, the purchaser swears as to how much he paid and claims this amount. But if there was no [report of theft], the [disposition of the] matter does not issue [entirely] from his [words], for I might say that he had sold them to someone else and this one bought it from him.

Mishnah 4ד׳

זֶה בָּא בְחָבִיתוֹ שֶׁל יַיִן וְזֶה בָּא בְכַדּוֹ שֶׁל דְּבַשׁ. נִסְדְּקָה חָבִית שֶׁל דְּבַשׁ, וְשָׁפַךְ זֶה אֶת יֵינוֹ וְהִצִּיל אֶת הַדְּבַשׁ לְתוֹכוֹ, אֵין לוֹ אֶלָּא שְׂכָרוֹ. וְאִם אָמַר, אַצִּיל אֶת שֶׁלְּךָ וְאַתָּה נוֹתֵן לִי דְּמֵי שֶׁלִּי, חַיָּב לִתֵּן לוֹ. שָׁטַף נָהָר חֲמוֹרוֹ וַחֲמוֹר חֲבֵרוֹ, שֶׁלּוֹ יָפֶה מָנֶה וְשֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ מָאתַיִם, הִנִּיחַ זֶה אֶת שֶׁלּוֹ וְהִצִּיל אֶת שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ, אֵין לוֹ אֶלָּא שְׂכָרוֹ. וְאִם אָמַר לוֹ, אֲנִי אַצִּיל אֶת שֶׁלְּךָ וְאַתָּה נוֹתֵן לִי אֶת שֶׁלִּי, חַיָּב לִתֵּן לוֹ:

Someone was walking with his jug of wine and another person was walking with his jug of honey. If the jug of honey became cracked and the one poured out his wine and salvaged the honey into his jug, he can claim no more than wages for his effort. But if he had said, “I will salvage what is yours and you will pay me the value of mine,” [the owner of the honey] is liable to reimburse him. A flood swept away his donkey and his fellow’s donkey. His own was worth one hundred and his fellow’s was worth two hundred. If he abandoned his own and saved that of his fellow, he can claim no more than wages for his effort. But if he had said, “I will save what is yours and you will pay me the value of mine,” he is liable to pay him back.

Mishnah 5ה׳

הַגּוֹזֵל שָׂדֶה מֵחֲבֵרוֹ וּנְטָלוּהוּ מְסִיקִין, אִם מַכַּת מְדִינָה הִיא, אוֹמֵר לוֹ הֲרֵי שֶׁלְּךָ לְפָנֶיךָ, וְאִם מֵחֲמַת הַגַּזְלָן, חַיָּב לְהַעֲמִיד לוֹ שָׂדֶה אַחֶרֶת. שְׁטָפָהּ נָהָר, אוֹמֵר לוֹ, הֲרֵי שֶׁלְּךָ לְפָנֶיךָ:

One who stole a field from his fellow and then people claiming levies on behalf of the government seized it: if the entire district was subject to these seizures, [the thief] may say to [the original owner], “Behold, what is yours is before you.” But if it was because of the robber, he must provide him with another field. If a flood swept it away, he may say to him, “Behold, what is yours is before you.”

Mishnah 6ו׳

הַגּוֹזֵל אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ, אוֹ שֶׁלָּוָה הֵימֶנּוּ, אוֹ שֶׁהִפְקִיד לוֹ. בַּיִּשּׁוּב, לֹא יַחֲזִיר לוֹ בַמִּדְבָּר. עַל מְנָת לָצֵאת בַּמִּדְבָּר, יַחֲזִיר לוֹ בַמִּדְבָּר:

One who stole something from his fellow, or borrowed something, or received something as a deposit in a settled area, he may not return it to him in the wilderness. But if [he borrowed it or took the deposit] on condition that he was going out to the wilderness, he may return it to him in the wilderness.

Mishnah 7ז׳

הָאוֹמֵר לַחֲבֵרוֹ, גְּזַלְתִּיךָ, הִלְוִיתַנִי, הִפְקַדְתָּ אֶצְלִי, וְאֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ אִם הֶחֱזַרְתִּי לְךָ אִם לֹא הֶחֱזַרְתִּי לְךָ, חַיָּב לְשַׁלֵּם. אֲבָל אִם אָמַר לוֹ, אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ אִם גְּזַלְתִּיךָ, אִם הִלְוִיתַנִי, אִם הִפְקַדְתָּ אֶצְלִי, פָּטוּר מִלְּשַׁלֵּם:

One who said to his fellow, “I robbed you,” [or] “You lent me [something],” [or] “You deposited [something] with me, but I do not know whether I returned it or not,” he is obligated to repay. But if he said, “I do not know whether I robbed you,” [or] “[I do not know] whether you lent me [something],” or “[I do not know] whether you deposited [something] with me,” he is exempt from repaying.

Mishnah 8ח׳

הַגּוֹנֵב טָלֶה מִן הָעֵדֶר וְהֶחֱזִירוֹ, וּמֵת אוֹ נִגְנַב, חַיָּב בְּאַחֲרָיוּתוֹ. לֹא יָדְעוּ בְעָלִים לֹא בִגְנֵבָתוֹ וְלֹא בַחֲזִירָתוֹ, וּמָנוּ אֶת הַצֹּאן וּשְׁלֵמָה הִיא, פָּטוּר:

One who stole a lamb from the flock and returned it, and it [subsequently] died or was stolen, he is liable for it. If the owner knew neither of its theft nor of its return, and counted the flock and found it complete, he is exempt.

Mishnah 9ט׳

אֵין לוֹקְחִים מִן הָרוֹעִים צֶמֶר וְחָלָב וּגְדָיִים, וְלֹא מִשּׁוֹמְרֵי פֵרוֹת עֵצִים וּפֵרוֹת. אֲבָל לוֹקְחִין מִן הַנָּשִׁים כְּלֵי צֶמֶר בִּיהוּדָה, וּכְלֵי פִשְׁתָּן בַּגָּלִיל, וַעֲגָלִים בַּשָּׁרוֹן. וְכֻלָּן שֶׁאָמְרוּ לְהַטְמִין, אָסוּר. וְלוֹקְחִין בֵּיצִים וְתַרְנְגוֹלִים מִכָּל מָקוֹם:

One may not purchase wool, milk, or kids from herdsmen, or wood or produce from one who [is paid to] guard produce. However, one may buy garments of wool from women in Judea, and garments of linen from women in the Galilee, and calves from women in the Sharon. And in all cases in which [the seller] says to hide them away, it is forbidden. And one may buy eggs and fowl from any source.

Mishnah 10י׳

מוֹכִין שֶׁהַכּוֹבֵס מוֹצִיא, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ שֶׁלּוֹ. וְשֶׁהַסּוֹרֵק מוֹצִיא, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ שֶׁל בַּעַל הַבָּיִת. הַכּוֹבֵס נוֹטֵל שְׁלשָׁה חוּטִין וְהֵן שֶׁלּוֹ. יָתֵר מִכֵּן, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ שֶׁל בַּעַל הַבָּיִת. אִם הָיָה הַשָּׁחוֹר עַל גַּבֵּי הַלָּבָן, נוֹטֵל אֶת הַכֹּל וְהֵן שֶׁלּוֹ. הַחַיָּט שֶׁשִּׁיֵּר מִן הַחוּט כְּדֵי לִתְפֹּר בּוֹ, וּמַטְלִית שֶׁהִיא שָׁלשׁ עַל שָׁלשׁ, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ שֶׁל בַּעַל הַבָּיִת. מַה שֶּׁהֶחָרָשׁ מוֹצִיא בַמַּעֲצָד, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ שֶׁלּוֹ, וּבַכַּשִּׁיל, שֶׁל בַּעַל הַבָּיִת. וְאִם הָיָה עוֹשֶׂה אֵצֶל בַּעַל הַבַּיִת, אַף הַנְּסֹרֶת שֶׁל בַּעַל הַבָּיִת:

Wool fibers that the laundryman pulls out belong to him. But those removed by the wool-comb belong to the householder. If the laundryman removes three threads, they belong to him, but if he removes more than this, they belong to the householder. If there were black threads among the white, he may remove them all and they are his. If the tailor left over thread sufficient to sew with or a piece of cloth three [fingerbreadths] by three [fingerbreadths], these belong to the householder. What a carpenter shaves off with a plane belongs to him; but what [he takes off] with a hatchet belongs to the householder. And if he was working in the householder’s domain, even the sawdust belongs to the householder.