5 Mosebog 19
1 Naar Herren din Gud har udryddet Hedningerne, hvis Land Herren din Gud giver dig, og du ejer dem og bor i deres Stæder og i deres Huse:
When the Lord thy God shall have cut off the nations, whose land the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou hast driven them out, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses:
2 Da skal du udskille dig tre Stæder midt udi dit Land, hvilket Herren din Gud giver dig til Eje.
Then shalt thou set apart three cities for thyself, in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.
3 Du skal berede dig Vej til dem, og i tre Dele skal du dele dit Landemærke, som Herren din Gud lader dig arve; og det skal være saaledes, at hver Manddraber kan fly hen til den.
Thou shalt put in order for thyself the [way to them], and divide into three parts the territory of thy land, which the Lord thy God will give thee to inherit, and it shall serve, that every man-slayer may flee thither.
4 Og saaledes skal der forholdes med den Manddraber, som tør fly derhen og blive ved Live: Den, som slaar sin Næste af Vanvare og har ikke hadet ham tilforn;
And this is the case of the man-slayer, who shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso smiteth his neighbor without knowledge, when he hath not been an enemy to him in time past;
5 og den, som gaar ud med sin Næste i Skoven for at hugge Træer, og hans Haand slaar til med Øksen for at afhugge Træet, og Jernet farer af Skaftet og rammer hans Næste, saa at denne dør: Han kan fly til en af disse Stæder, at han maa leve,
And he that goeth into the forest with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the iron slippeth from the helve, and striketh his neighbor, that he die: this one shall flee unto one of these cities, and live;
6 saa at Blodhævneren ikke skal forfølge Manddraberen, medens hans Hjerte er ophidset, og naa ham, naar Vejen er lang, og slaa ham ihjel, skønt ingen Dødsdom er over ham; efterdi han ikke havde hadet ham tilforn.
That the avenger of the blood pursue not the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him dead; whereas he deserveth not a judgment of death, inasmuch as he was not an enemy to him in time past.
7 Derfor byder jeg dig og siger: Du skal udskille dig tre Stæder.
Therefore do I command thee, saying, Three cities shalt thou set apart for thyself.
8 Og dersom Herren din Gud gør dit Landemærke videre, saaledes som han har tilsvoret dine Fædre, og giver dig alt det Land, som han sagde at ville give dine Fædre;
And if the Lord thy God enlarge thy boundary, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he hath spoken to give unto thy fathers;
9 naar du holder alle disse Bud, saa du gør det, hvilket jeg befaler dig i Dag, at elske Herren din Gud og at vandre i hans Veje alle Dage: Da skal du endnu lægge dig tre Stæder til disse tre,
Because thou dost keep all this commandment to do it, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk in his ways all the days: then shalt thou add for thyself three cities more, unto these three;
10 at der ikke skal udøses uskyldigt Blod midt i dit Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig til Arv, og der skulde være Blodskyld paa dig.
That innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and blood-guiltiness be brought upon thee.
11 Men naar der er en Mand, som hader sin Næste og lurer paa ham og rejser sig imod ham og slaar ham ihjel, at han dør, og han flyr til en af disse Stæder:
But if any man be an enemy to his neighbor, and he lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally so that he die, and he flee unto one of these cities:
12 Da skulle de Ældste af hans Stad sende hen og hente ham derfra og give ham i Blodhævnerens Haand, og han skal dø.
Then shall the elders of his city send and fetch him thence, and they shall deliver him into the hand of the avenger of the blood, that he may die.
13 Dit Øje skal ikke spare ham, og du skal borttage det uskyldige Blod af Israel, at det maa gaa dig vel.
Thy eye shall not look with pity on him; but thou shalt put away the [shedding of] innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
14 Du skal ikke flytte din Næstes Markskel, som Forfædrene satte til Skel i din Arv, som du arver i dit Land, hvilket Herren din Gud giver dig at eje.
Thou shalt not remove the landmark of thy neighbor, which they of old time have set, in thy inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.
15 Eet Vidne skal ikke staa frem imod nogen for nogen Misgerning eller for nogen Synd, i hvad Haande Synd nogen har syndet; efter to Vidners Mund eller efter tre Vidners Mund skal en Sag stadfæstes.
There shall not rise up one single witness against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: upon the evidence of two witnesses, or upon the evidence of three witnesses, must a case be established.
16 Naar et uretfærdigt Vidne staar frem imod nogen, at vidne imod ham om en Overtrædelse:
If a witness of violence rise up against any man to testify against him for any wrong:
17 Da skulle de to Mænd, som have Trætte, staa frem for Herrens Ansigt, for Præsternes og Dommernes Ansigt, dem som ere i de Dage,
Then shall both the men, who have the controversy, stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, who shall be in those days;
18 og Dommerne skulle ransage; og se, er det Vidne et falsk Vidne, som har vidnet falskeligen imod sin Broder,
And the judges shall inquire diligently; and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, he hath testified a falsehood against his brother:
19 da skulle I gøre ved ham, saaledes som han havde tænkt at gøre ved sin Broder; og du skal borttage den onde af din Midte,
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had purposed to do unto his brother; and thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.
20 at de øvrige maa høre det og frygte og ikke blive ved at gøre ydermere efter denne onde Handel iblandt eder.
And those who remain shall hear, and be afraid, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil thing in the midst of thee.
21 Og dit Øje skal ikke spare: Liv for Liv, Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Haand for Haand, Fod for Fod.
And thy eye shall have no pity; but life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
