5 Mosebog 22

1 Du skal ikke se din Broders Okse eller hans Lam farende vild og undslaa dig for at tage dig af dem; men du skal føre dem tilbage til din Broder.

“If you see some Israeli’s ox or sheep that has strayed away, do not act as though you did not see it. Take it back [to its owner].

2 Men dersom din Broder ikke er nær hos dig, og du ikke kender ham, da skal du tage det ind i dit Hus, og det skal være hos dig, indtil din Broder søger derefter, da skal du give ham det tilbage.

But if the owner does not live near you, or if you do not know who the owner is, take the animal to your house. [It can stay with you] until the owner comes, searching for it. Then you must give the animal to him.

3 Og saaledes skal du gøre med hans Asen, og saaledes skal du gøre med hans Klæder, og saaledes skal du gøre med alt det, som din Broder har tabt, med hvad der er tabt af ham, og som du finder; du maa ikke undslaa dig derfor.

You must do the same thing if you see a donkey, or a piece of clothing, or anything else that someone has lost. Do not refuse to do what you should do.

4 Du skal ikke se din Broders Asen eller hans Okse falde paa Vejen og undslaa dig for at tage dig af dem; du skal rejse dem op med ham.

“And if you see a fellow Israeli’s donkey or cow that has fallen down on the road, do not act as though you did not see it. Help the owner to lift the animal up [so that it can stand on its feet again].

5 Der skal intet Mandstøj være paa en Kvinde, og en Mand skal ikke føre sig i Kvindeklæder; thi hver den, som gør disse Ting, er en Vederstyggelighed for Herren din Gud.

“Women must not wear men’s clothes, and men must not wear women’s clothes. Yahweh our God hates people who do things like that.

6 Naar du finder en Fuglerede paa Vejen, i et Træ eller paa Jorden, og der er Unger eller Æg, og Moderen ligger paa Ungerne eller paa Æggene, da skal du ikke tage Moderen med Ungerne.

“If you happen to find a bird’s nest in a tree or on the ground, and the mother bird is sitting in the nest on its eggs or with the baby birds, do not take the mother bird [and kill it].

7 Men du skal lade Moderen fare og tage Ungerne til dig, at det maa gaa dig vel, og du maa forlænge dine Dage.

You are permitted to take the baby birds, but you must allow the mother bird to fly away. Do this in order that things will go well for you and that you will live for a long time.

8 Naar du bygger et nyt Hus, da skal du gøre et Rækværk om dit Tag, at du ikke skal bringe Blodskyld over dit Hus, hvis nogen falder ned derfra.

“If you build a new house, you must put a (railing/low wall) around the edge of the roof. If you do that, and if someone falls off the roof [and dies], (you will not be guilty of causing that person to die/his death [MTY] will not be your fault).

9 Du skal ikke saa din Vingaard med to Slags, at din Sæds Fylde, som du saar, og Vingaardens Afgrøde ikke skal hjemfalde til Helligdommen.

“Do not plant any crop in the area where your grapevines are growing. If you do, you are not allowed to harvest the crops that you have planted or to harvest the grapes [to make wine from them].

10 Du skal ikke pløje med en Okse og med et Asen sammen.

“Do not hitch together an ox and a donkey [for plowing your fields].

11 Du skal ikke iføre dig Klæder, vævede af uldent og Linned sammen.

“Do not wear clothing that is made by weaving together (wool and linen/two different kinds of thread).

12 Du skal gøre dig Snore paa de fire Flige af dit Klædebon, som du skjuler dig med.

“[Twist threads together to] make tassels and sew/fasten them on the four bottom corners of your cloak.

13 Naar en Mand tager en Hustru og kommer ind til hende, men faar Had til hende

“Suppose a man marries a young woman and has sex with her and later decides that he does not want her any more,

14 og tillægger hende skammelige Ting og fører ondt Rygte ud om hende og siger: Denne Kvinde tog jeg og holdt mig nær til hende, og jeg fandt ikke Jomfrudom hos hende:

and he says false things about her, and claims that she was not a virgin when he married her.

15 Da skal Pigens Fader og hendes Moder tage og bringe Pigens jomfruelige Tegn ud til Stadens Ældste til Porten.

If that happens, the young woman’s parents must take the sheet that was on the bed when that man and their daughter were married, which still has bloodstains on it, and show it to the elders of the city at the (gate of/central meeting place in) the city.

16 Og Pigens Fader skal sige til de Ældste: Jeg gav denne Mand min Datter til Hustru, og han har faaet Had til hende.

Then the father of the young woman must say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife. But now he says that he doesn’t want her any more.

17 Og se, han tillægger hende skammelige Ting og siger: Jeg har ikke fundet din Datters Jomfrudom, skønt disse ere min Datters jomfruelige Tegn; saa skulle de udbrede Klædet for de Ældste af Staden.

And he has falsely said that she was not a virgin when he married her. But look! Here is what proves that my daughter was a virgin! Look at the bloodstains on the sheet where they slept the night that they were married!’ And he will show the sheet to the elders.

18 Og de Ældste af Staden skulle tage Manden og revse ham.

Then the elders of that city must take that man and whip him.

19 Og de skulle straffe ham paa hundrede Sekel Sølv og give Pigens Fader dem, fordi han har ført ondt Rygte ud om en Jomfru i Israel; saa skal han have hende til Hustru, han maa ikke nogensinde lade hende fare.

They shall require that he pay a fine of 100 pieces of silver and give the money to the father of the young woman, because the man caused an Israeli young woman to be disgraced. Also, that woman must continue to live with him; she is his wife. He is not allowed to divorce her during the rest of his life.

20 Men dersom det Ord har været Sandhed, at Pigens Jomfrudom ikke fandtes:

“But if what the man said is true, and there is nothing to prove that she was a virgin when he married her,

21 Da skulle de føre Pigen ud til Døren af hendes Faders Hus, og Mændene af hendes Stad skulle stene hende med Stene, og hun skal dø, fordi hun gjorde en Daarlighed i Israel ved at bedrive Hor i sin Faders Hus; og du skal borttage den onde af din Midte.

they must take that young woman to the door of her father’s house. Then the men of that city must execute her by throwing stones at her. They must do that because she has done something in Israel that is very disgraceful, by having sex with some man [while she was still living] in her father’s house. By executing her like that, you will get rid of this evil practice among you.

22 Dersom en Mand findes at ligge hos en Kvinde, som er en Mands Ægtehustru, da skulle de begge tilsammen dø, Manden, som laa hos Kvinden, og Kvinden; og du skal borttage den onde af Israel.

“If a man is caught while he is having sex with another man’s wife, both of them must be executed. By doing that, you will get rid of this evil practice in Israel.

23 Naar en Pige, en Jomfru, er trolovet med en Mand, og en Mand finder hende i Staden og ligger hos hende:

“Suppose in some town a man sees a young woman who is engaged/promised to be married to another man, and he is caught having sex with [EUP] her.

24 Da skulle I føre dem begge ud til samme Stads Port og stene dem med Stene, og de skulle dø, Pigen for den Sags Skyld, at hun ikke raabte i Staden, og Manden for den Sags Skyld, at han krænkede sin Næstes Hustru; og du skal borttage den onde af din Midte.

You must take both of them to the (gate of/central meeting place in) that town. There you must execute them both by throwing stones at them. You must execute the young woman because she did not shout for help even though she was in the town. And the man must be executed because he had sex [EUP] with someone who was already engaged/promised to be married. By doing that, you will get rid of this evil practice among you.

25 Men dersom Manden finder den trolovede Pige paa Marken, og Manden holder fast paa hende og ligger hos hende, da skal alene Manden, som laa hos hende, dø.

“But suppose out in the open countryside a man meets a young woman who is engaged/promised to be married, and he rapes her. If that happens, only that man must be executed.

26 Men Pigen skal du ikke gøre noget, for Pigen er det ingen Dødssynd; thi ligesom en vil rejse sig imod sin Næste og slaa ham ihjel, saa er og denne Handel.

You must not punish the young woman, because she did not do anything for which she deserves to be executed. This case is like when one man attacks another man [in the countryside] and murders him,

27 Thi han fandt hende paa Marken; den trolovede Pige raabte, og der var ingen, som frelste hende.

because the man who raped her saw her when she was in the open countryside, and even though she called out for help, there was no one there who could rescue her.

28 Naar nogen finder en Pige, en Jomfru, som ikke er trolovet, og tager fat paa hende og ligger hos hende, og de findes:

“If a man rapes a young woman who is not engaged/promised to be married, if someone sees him while he is doing that,

29 Da skal den Mand, som laa hos hende, give Pigens Fader halvtredsindstyve Sekel Sølv, og hun skal være hans Hustru for den Sags Skyld, at han krænkede hende; han maa ikke nogensinde lade hende fare.

that man must pay 50 pieces of silver to the young woman’s father, and he must marry her, because he forced her to have sex with him. He is not allowed to divorce her for the rest of his life.

30 En Mand skal ikke tage sin Faders Hustru og ej opslaa sin Faders Flig.

“man must not disgrace his father by having sex with any of his father’s wives.”