5 Mosebog 15

1 Naar syv Aar ere til Ende, skal du lade Henstand ske.

“In the seventh year, you shall perform a remission,

2 Og saaledes skal der forholdes med denne Henstand: Hver Ejermand, som har laant noget ud af sin Haand, skal give Henstand med det, som han har laant ud til sin Næste; han skal ikke kræve sin Næste eller sin Broder, naar man har udraabt Henstand for Herren.

which shall be celebrated according to this order. Anyone to whom anything is owed, by his friend or neighbor or brother, will not be able to request its return, because it is the year of remission of the Lord.

3 Den fremmede maa du kræve; men det, som du har hos din Broder, skal din Haand give Henstand med;

From the sojourner and the new arrival, you may require its return. From your fellow countryman and neighbor, you will not have the power to request its return.

4 kun at ingen skal blive en Tigger iblandt eder; thi Herren skal meget velsigne dig i det Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig til Arv at eje det;

And there shall not be anyone indigent or begging among you, so that the Lord your God may bless you in the land which he will deliver to you as a possession.

5 dersom du ikkun hører Herren din Guds Røst, saa at du tager Vare paa at gøre efter alle disse Bud som jeg byder dig i Dag.

But only if you heed the voice of the Lord your God, and keep to all that he has ordered, that which I am entrusting to you this day, will he bless you, just as he has promised.

6 Thi Herren din Gud har velsignet dig, som han har tilsagt dig; og du skal laane til mange Folk; men du skal ikke tage til Laans; og du skal herske over mange Folk, men de skulle ikke herske over dig.

You shall lend money to many nations, and you yourselves shall borrow in return from no one. You shall rule over very many nations, and no one shall rule over you.

7 Naar der vorder en fattig iblandt eder, en af dine Brødre, i en af dine Stæder i dit Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig: Da skal du ikke gøre dit Hjerte haardt og ikke lukke din Haand for din fattige Broder.

If one of your brothers, who dwells within the gates of your city, in the land which the Lord your God will give to you, falls into poverty, you shall not harden your heart, nor tighten your hand.

8 Men du skal oplade din Haand for ham, og du skal laane ham det, som er nok for hans Mangel, det som ham fattes.

Instead, you shall open your hand to the poor, and you shall lend to him whatever you perceive him to need.

9 Tag dig i Vare, at der ikke er en nedrig Tanke i dit Hjerte, at du siger: Det syvende Aar, Henstandsaaret, er nær, og at du er karrig imod din fattige Broder og ikke giver ham, og at han raaber over dig til Herren, og det skal være dig til Synd.

Take care, lest perhaps an impious thought might creep within you, and you might say in your heart: ‘The seventh year of remission approaches.’ And so you might turn your eyes away from your poor brother, unwilling to lend to him what he has asked. If so, then he may cry out against you to the Lord, and it will be a sin for you.

10 Du skal give ham og ikke lade dit Hjerte fortryde det, at du giver ham; thi Herren din Gud skal for denne Sags Skyld velsigne dig i alle dine Gerninger og i alt det, som du udrækker din Haand til.

Instead, you shall give to him. Neither shall you do anything craftily while assisting him in his needs, so that the Lord your God may bless you, at all times and in all things to which you will put your hand.

11 Thi fattige ville ikke ophøre at være i Landet; derfor byder jeg dig og siger, at du skal oplade din Haand for din Broder, for den, som trænger hos dig, og for din fattige i dit Land.

The poor will not be absent from the land of your habitation. For this reason, I instruct you to open your hand to your indigent and poor brother, who lives among you in the land.

12 Naar din Broder, en Hebræer eller en Hebræerinde, sælges til dig, da skal han tjene dig i seks Aar, og i det syvende Aar skal du lade ham fri fra dig.

When your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, has been sold to you, and has served you for six years, in the seventh year you shall set him free.

13 Og naar du lader ham fri fra dig, da skal du ikke lade ham gaa tomhændet.

And when you grant his freedom, you shall by no means permit him to go away empty.

14 Du skal rigeligen begave ham af dit smaa Kvæg og af din Lade og af din Perse; det som Herren din Gud velsigner dig med, deraf skal du give ham.

Instead, you shall give to him, for his journey, from your flocks and threshing floor and winepress, with which the Lord your God has blessed you.

15 Og du skal komme i Hu, at du var en Træl i Ægyptens Land, og at Herren din Gud udløste dig; derfor byder jeg dig dette Ord i Dag.

Remember that you yourself also served in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God set you free. And therefore, I now command this of you.

16 Og det skal ske, om han siger til dig: Jeg vil ikke gaa ud fra dig, fordi han elsker dig og dit Hus, fordi han lider vel hos dig:

But if he will say, ‘I am not willing to depart,’ because he loves you and your household, and because he feels that it would be good for him to stay with you,

17 Da skal du tage en Syl og stikke i hans Øre og i Døren, saa skal han være dig en Træl bestandig; og saaledes skal du og gøre ved din Tjenestepige.

then you shall take an awl and pierce his ear, at the door of your house. And he shall serve you even forever. You shall also act similarly toward your woman servant.

18 Lad det ikke være for svart for dine Øjne, at du lader ham fri fra dig; thi han har tjent dig dobbelt, efter en Daglønners Løn, seks Aar; og Herren din Gud skal velsigne dig i alt det, du skal gøre.

You should not avert your eyes from them when you set them free, because he has served you for six years, in a manner deserving of the pay of a hired hand. So may the Lord your God bless you in all the works that you do.

19 Alt det førstefødte, som fødes af dit store Kvæg og af dit smaa Kvæg, naar det er en Han, skal du hellige for Herren din Gud; du skal ikke arbejde med din Okses førstefødte og ikke klippe dine Faars førstefødte.

Of the firstborn, those born from your herds and sheep, you shall sanctify to the Lord your God whatever is of the male sex. You shall not put the firstborn of the oxen to work, nor shall you shear the firstborn of the sheep.

20 Du skal æde det hvert Aar for Herren din Guds Ansigt paa det Sted, som Herren skal udvælge, du og dit Hus.

In the sight of the Lord your God, you shall eat these, each year, in the place which the Lord will choose, you and your household.

21 Dog, om der er Lyde paa det, saa det er lamt eller blindt, hvad som helst slem Lyde det er, da skal du ikke ofre det for Herren, din Gud.

But if it has a blemish, or is lame, or is blind, or if it is in any part deformed or debilitated, it shall not be immolated to the Lord your God.

22 Inden dine Porte skal du æde det, saavel den urene som den rene, som var det en Raa og en Hjort.

Instead, you shall eat it within the gates of your city. The clean as well as the unclean alike shall feed on these, such as the roe deer and the stag.

23 Dog skal du ikke æde Blodet deraf; du skal udøse det paa Jorden som Vand.

This alone shall you observe: that you do not eat their blood, but pour it upon the ground like water.”