Jerusalem Talmud Bava Kamma 10.6

משנה: הַגּוֹזֵל שָׂדֶה וּנְטָלוּהָ מִסִּיקִין אִם מַכַּת מְדִינָה הִיא אוֹמֵר לוֹ הֲרֵי שֶׁלָּךְ לְפָנֶיךָ וְאִם מַחֲמַת הַגַּזְלָן חַיָיב לְהַעֲמִיד לוֹ שָׂדֶה. שְׁטָפָהּ נָהָר אוֹמֵר לוֹ הֲרֵי שֶׁלָּךְ לְפָנֶיךָ. הַגּוֹזֵל אֶת חֲבֵירוֹ אוֹ שֶׁלָּוָוה מִמֶּנּוּ אוֹ שֶׁהִפְקִיד לוֹ בַּיִּשׁוּב לֹא יַחֲזִיר לוֹ בַּמִּדְבָּר. עַל מְנָת לַצֵּאת בַּמִּדְבָּר יַחֲזִיר לוֹ בַּמִּדְבָּר.

MISHNAH: Somebody had robbed a field which subsequently was taken by discharged veterans. If it is a provincial plague, he may tell him: Here is your property before you. But if it was because of the robber, he has to give him a field. If a river had washed it away, he may say to him: Here is your property before you. He who robbed from another, or took a loan from him, or accepted a deposit in a built-up area cannot give it back to him in the desert. [If it was given] with the intent to depart for the desert, he can give it back to him in the desert.

הלכה: הַגּוֹזֵל שָׂדֶה מֵחֲבֵירוֹ כול׳. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. וַהֲלֹא אָמְרוּ. אֵין הַקַּרְקַע נִגְזֶלֶת. וְלָמָּה אָמרוּ חַיָיב לְהַעֲמִיד לוֹ שָׂדֶה. קְנָס קְנָסוּהוּ. נַטְּלוּהָ מִסִּיקִין מִן הַגַּזְלָן מַחֲמַת הַנִּגְזָל. מָהוּ דוּ יְכִיל מֵימַר לֵיהּ. מִכָּל מָקוֹם הַב לִי דִידִי וּמָאן דִּבְעֵי יֵיתֵי וִיסַב מִינִּי. רִבִּי יְהוּשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי אָמַר. אֵין אָדָם נִתְפָּשׂ עַל חֲבֵירוֹ וְחַיָיב לִיתֵּן לוֹ. אֶלָּא בְאַרְנוֹן וְגוּלְגּוֹלֶת. רַב אָמַר. יְכִיל מֵימַר לֵיהּ. אַתְּ שְׁרֵי עֲבִיטֵּיךְ מִינִּי.

HALAKHAH: “Somebody had robbed a field from another person,” etc. Rebbi Joḥanan said, but did they not say that “real estate cannot be robbed”? Why did they say, “he has to give him a field”? It is a fine by which they fined him. If the discharged veterans took it from the robber because of the robbed, could he tell him, in any case give me what is mine and let any claimant come and deal with me? Rebbi Johua ben Levi said, nobody is held responsible for his neighbor and the latter has to repay him except annona and head-tax. Rav said, he can tell him, you redeemed your pledge with my money.