5 Mosebog 16

1 Tag Vare paa Abib Maaned, at du holder Paaske for Herren din Gud; thi i Abib Maaned udførte Herren din Gud dig af Ægypten om Natten.

“[Each year] honor Yahweh our God by celebrating the Passover [Festival] in the month of Abib [in early spring]. It was on a night in that month that Yahweh rescued your ancestors from Egypt.

2 Og du skal slagte Paaskeoffer for Herren din Gud, smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg, paa det Sted, som Herren skal udvælge, til der at lade sit Navn bo.

[In order to celebrate that festival], go to the place that Yahweh will choose [for you to worship him], and offer [there one young animal] from your cattle or your sheep to be the Passover sacrifice, to honor Yahweh [MTY].

3 Du skal ikke æde syret Brød dertil, syv Dage skal du æde usyret Brød dertil, Trængselsbrød; thi med Hast drog du ud af Ægyptens Land; for at du skal ihukomme den Dag, da du uddrog af Ægyptens Land, alle dine Livsdage.

[When you eat the Passover meal], the bread that you eat must not have yeast in it. You must eat this kind of bread, which will be called the bread of suffering/misery, for seven days. This is to help you to remember all during the time that you are alive that when your ancestors left Egypt, [where they were suffering because they were slaves], they left very quickly. [They did not put in yeast and wait for the dough to swell up].

4 Og der skal ingen Surdejg ses hos dig inden alt dit Landemærke, syv Dage; og der skal intet af Kødet, som du slagter om Aftenen paa den første Dag, ligge Natten over til om Morgenen.

[During that festival], you must not have any yeast in any house in your land for seven days. Furthermore, the meat [of the animals] that you sacrifice on the evening of the first day [of the Passover Festival must be eaten during that night]; do not allow any of it to remain until the next day.

5 Du maa ikke slagte Paaskeoffer i nogen af dine Byer, som Herren din Gud giver dig.

“To honor Yahweh our God, you must offer the Passover sacrifice only at the place that he chooses for you [to worship him]; do not offer that sacrifice in any other town in the land that Yahweh is giving to you. Offer that sacrifice when the sun is setting, at the same time of day that your ancestors [started to] leave Egypt.

6 Men paa det Sted, som Herren din Gud skal udvælge til der at lade sit Navn bo, der skal du slagte Paaskeofret om Aftenen, mod Solens Nedgang, paa den bestemte Tid, som du drog ud af Ægypten.

7 Og du skal koge og æde det paa det Sted, som Herren din Gud skal udvælge; og om Morgenen skal du vende om og gaa til dine Telte.

Boil [the meat] and eat it at the place [of worship] that Yahweh our God chooses. The next morning, you may return to your tents.

8 Seks Dage skal du æde usyrede Brød; men paa den syvende Dag er en Slutningsfest for Herren din Gud, da skal du intet Arbejde gøre.

Each day for six days the bread that you eat must have no yeast in it. On the seventh day, you must all gather to worship Yahweh our God. [It will be a day of rest]; you must not do any work on that day.”

9 Du skal tælle dig syv Uger; fra man begynder med Seglen paa det staaende Korn, skal du begynde at tælle syv Uger.

“[Each year], from the day that you start to harvest your grain, count seven weeks.

10 Og du skal holde Ugernes Højtid for Herren din Gud, efter hvad din Haand frivillig vil yde; efter hvad Herren din Gud velsigner dig med.

Then, to honor Yahweh our God, celebrate the Harvest Festival. Do that by bringing to him an offering [of grain]. Yahweh has blessed you [by causing it to grow in your fields during that year]. If you had a big harvest, bring a big offering. If you had a small harvest, bring a small offering.

11 Og du skal være glad for Herren din Guds Ansigt, du og din Søn og din Datter og din Tjener og din Tjenestepige og Leviten, som er inden dine Porte, og den fremmede og den faderløse og Enken, som er midt iblandt dig paa det Sted, som Herren din Gud skal udvælge til der at lade sit Navn bo.

[Each married couple] should be joyful in the presence of Yahweh. Their children, their servants, the descendants of Levi [who are in that town], and the foreigners, orphans, and widows [who are living among you], should also be joyful. Bring those offerings to the place of worship that Yahweh will choose.

12 Og du skal komme i Hu, at du har været en Træl i Ægypten; og du skal holde og gøre disse Skikke.

[“When you celebrate these festivals] by obeying these commands, remember that your ancestors were previously slaves in Egypt.”

13 Du skal holde Løvsalernes Højtid for dig syv Dage, naar du har indsamlet af din Lo og af din Perse.

“[Each year], after you have threshed all your grain and pressed [the juice from] all your grapes, you must celebrate the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters for seven days.

14 Og du skal være glad under din Højtid, du og din Søn og din Datter og din Tjener og din Tjenestepige og Leviten og den fremmede og den faderløse og Enken, som ere inden dine Porte.

[Each married couple] along with their children, their servants, the descendants of Levi [who are in that town], and the foreigners, orphans, and widows [who are living among you], should be joyful in the presence of Yahweh.

15 Syv Dage skal du holde Højtid for Herren din Gud paa det Sted, som Herren skal udvælge; fordi Herren din Gud skal velsigne dig i al din Afgrøde og i al dine Hænders Gerning, derfor skal du kun være glad.

Honor Yahweh our God by celebrating this festival for seven days in the place that Yahweh chooses [for you to worship him]. You should all be joyful, because Yahweh will have blessed your harvest and all the other work that you have done.

16 Tre Gange om Aaret skal alt dit Mandkøn ses for Herren din Guds Ansigt paa det Sted, som han skal udvælge, paa de usyrede Brøds Højtid og paa Ugernes Højtid og paa Løvsalernes Højtid; og der skal ingen ses tomhændet for Herrens Ansigt;

“So, each year all of you Israeli men must gather [with your families] to worship Yahweh our God at the place that he will choose, [to celebrate three festivals]: The Passover Festival, the Harvest Festival, and the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters. Each of you men must bring [LIT] an offering [for Yahweh to these festivals]

17 men hver med Haands Gave, efter Herren din Guds Velsignelse, som han har givet dig.

in proportion to the blessings that Yahweh has given you [during that year].”

18 Du skal sætte dig Dommere og Fogeder i alle dine Porte, som Herren din Gud giver dig, for dine Stammer; og de skulle dømme Folket med retfærdig Dom.

“Appoint judges and other officials throughout your tribes, in all the towns [in the land] that Yahweh our God is giving to you. They must judge people fairly/justly.

19 Du skal ikke bøje Retten, du skal ej heller anse nogens Person, og du skal ikke tage Gave; thi Gaven forblinder de vises Øjne og forvender de retfærdiges Sager.

They must not judge unjustly. They must not favor one person more than another. The judges must not accept bribes, because if a judge accepts a bribe, even if he is wise and honest, it will be very difficult for him to judge fairly [IDM]; [he will do what the person who gave him the bribe wants him to do and declare that] the righteous/innocent people [must be punished].

20 Ret, Ret skal du efterjage, at du maa leve og eje det Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig.

You must be completely fair and just [DOU], in order that you will enter and occupy the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you.”

21 Du skal ikke sætte dig Astartebilleder af noget Slags Træ ved Herren din Guds Alter, som du skal gøre dig.

“When you make an altar to worship Yahweh our God, do not put next to it any wooden statue [that represents] the goddess Asherah.

22 Du skal ikke oprejse dig Støtter, hvilke Herren din Gud hader.

And do not set up any [stone] pillar [to worship any idol, because] Yahweh hates them.”