5 Mosebog 15
1 Naar syv Aar ere til Ende, skal du lade Henstand ske.
At the end of every seven years you shall make a release.
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.
And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lends ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD's release.
3 Den fremmede maa du kræve; men det, som du har hos din Broder, skal din Haand give Henstand med;
Of a foreigner you may exact it again: but that which is your with your brother your hand shall release;
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;
Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it:
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.
Only if you carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command you this day.
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.
For the LORD your God blesses you, as he promised you: and you shall lend unto many nations, but you shall not borrow; and you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign 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 there be among you a poor man of one of your brethren within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother:
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.
But you shall open your hand wide unto him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wants.
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.
Beware that there be not a thought in your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry unto the LORD against you, and it be sin unto 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.
You shall surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give unto him: because that for this thing the LORD your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand unto.
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.
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall open your hand wide unto your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your 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.
And if your brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto you, and serve you six years; then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.
13 Og naar du lader ham fri fra dig, da skal du ikke lade ham gaa tomhændet.
And when you send him out free from you, you shall not let him 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.
You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, and out of your floor, and out of your winepress: of that wherewith the LORD your God has blessed you you shall give unto him.
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.
And you shall remember that you were a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you: therefore I command you this thing to day.
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:
And it shall be, if he say unto you, I will not go away from you; because he loves you and your house, because he is well 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 aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be your servant for ever. And also unto your maidservant you shall do likewise.
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.
It shall not seem hard unto you, when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth a double hired servant to you, in serving you six years: and the LORD your God shall bless you in all 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.
All the first born males that come of your herd and of your flock you shall sanctify unto the LORD your God: you shall do no work with the first born of your bullock, nor shear the first born of your sheep.
20 Du skal æde det hvert Aar for Herren din Guds Ansigt paa det Sted, som Herren skal udvælge, du og dit Hus.
You shall eat it before the LORD your God year by year in the place which the LORD shall 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.
And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, you shall not sacrifice it unto 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.
You shall eat it within your gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
23 Dog skal du ikke æde Blodet deraf; du skal udøse det paa Jorden som Vand.
Only you shall not eat the blood thereof; you shall pour it upon the ground as water.
