5 Mosebog 23
1 Ingen Gilding, enten han er bleven det ved Knusning eller ved Snit, maa komme i Herrens Forsamling.
“Any man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall not be (included as one of/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people.
2 Intet Horebarn maa komme i Herrens Forsamling; endog i tiende Led maa ikke nogen af hans komme i Herrens Forsamling.
“No (illegitimate person/person whose mother and father were not married), or descendant of that person, extending to the tenth generation, shall be included as one of Yahweh’s people.
3 En Ammonit og en Moabit maa ikke komme i Herrens Forsamling; endog i tiende Led maa ikke nogen af dem komme i Herrens Forsamling evindelig;
“No one from the Ammon or Moab people-groups shall be (included as one of/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people, extending to the tenth generation.
4 for den Sags Skyld, at de ikke kom eder i Møde med Brød og med Vand paa Vejen, der I gik ud af Ægypten, og fordi han lejede Bileam, Beors Søn, af Pethor i Mesopotamien, imod dig til at forbande dig.
One reason is that their [leaders] refused to give your ancestors food and water when they were traveling from Egypt [to Canaan]. Another reason is that they wanted to pay Balaam, the son of Beor from Pethor [town] in Mesopotamia, to curse you Israelis.
5 Men Herren din Gud vilde ikke høre Bileam, og Herren din Gud vendte dig Forbandelsen til Velsignelse; thi Herren din Gud havde dig kær.
But Yahweh our God did not pay attention to Balaam; instead, he caused Balaam to bless your ancestors, because Yahweh loved them.
6 Du skal ikke søge at fremme deres Fred eller deres Vel, alle dine Dage evindeligen.
As long as Israel is a nation, you must not do anything to cause things to go well for those two people-groups or enable them to prosper.
7 Du skal ikke have Vederstyggelighed til en Edomit, thi han er din Broder; du skal ikke have Vederstyggelighed til en Ægypter, thi du har været fremmed i hans Land.
“But do not despise anyone from the Edom people-group, because they are [descendants of your ancestor Jacob], just like you are. And do not despise people from Egypt, because [they treated your ancestors well when] they first lived in Egypt.
8 De Børn, som de avle sig i det tredje Led, de maa komme i Herrens Menighed.
The children and grandchildren of people from Edom and Egypt [who live among you] may be (included among/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people.”
9 Naar du gaar ud af Lejren imod dine Fjender, da tag dig i Vare for al ond Handel.
“When your soldiers are living in tents at a time of fighting your enemies, they must avoid doing things that would make them unacceptable to God.
10 Naar der er en Mand iblandt eder, som ikke er ren for det, som ham kunde hændes om Natten, da skal han gaa ud uden for Lejren, han skal ikke komme ind i Lejren.
If any soldier becomes unacceptable to God because semen comes out of his body during the night, [the next morning] he must go outside the camp and stay there during that day.
11 Og hen imod Aften skal han bade sig i Vand, og naar Solen gaar ned, skal han komme ind i Lejren.
But in the evening of that day, he must bathe himself, and at sunset he is allowed to come back into the camp.
12 Og du skal have et Sted uden for Lejren, og der skal du gaa hen udenfor.
“Your soldiers must have a toilet area outside the camp where you can go [when you need to].
13 Og du skal have en Spade foruden dine Vaaben; og naar du sætter dig derude, da skal du grave dermed og vende dig om og skjule det, som er gaaet fra dig.
[When you go to fight against your enemies], carry a stick along with your weapons, in order that when you need to defecate [EUP], you can dig a hole with the stick, and then cover up the hole [when you have finished defecating].
14 Thi Herren din Gud vandrer midt i din Lejr for at udfri dig og at give dine Fjender hen for dit Ansigt; og din Lejr skal være hellig, saa at han ikke skal se nogen ublu Ting hos dig og vende sig bort fra dig.
You must keep the camp acceptable to Yahweh our God, because he is with you in your camp to protect you and to enable you to defeat your enemies. Do not do anything disgraceful/indecent that would cause Yahweh to abandon you.”
15 Du skal ikke overantvorde en Træl til sin Herre, naar han er undsluppen til dig fra sin Herre.
“If slaves who escape from their masters come to you [and request you to protect them], do not send them back to their masters.
16 Hos dig skal han blive, i din Midte, paa det Sted, som han udvælger sig til Gode i en af dine Porte; du skal ikke forfordele ham.
Allow them to stay/live among you, in whatever town they choose, and do not mistreat them.
17 Der skal ingen af Israels Døtre være en Skøge, og ingen af Israels Sønner skal være en Skørlevner.
“Do not [allow] any Israeli man or woman [to] become a prostitute at the temple.
18 Du skal ikke bringe Skøgeløn eller Hundefortjeneste i Herren din Guds Hus efter noget Løfte; thi begge Dele er Herren din Gud en Vederstyggelighed.
Also, do not allow any people who earned money from being a prostitute to bring any of that money into the temple of Yahweh our God, even if they solemnly promised to pay that money to Yahweh. Yahweh hates those who are prostitutes.
19 Du skal ikke tage Aager af din Broder, Pengeaager, Madaager eller Aager af nogen Ting, som der kan aagres med.
“When you lend money or food or anything else to a fellow Israeli, do not charge them interest.
20 Af en fremmed maa du tage Aager, men af din Broder maa du ikke tage Aager, at Herren din Gud maa velsigne dig i alt det, som du udrækker din Haand til i det Land, som du kommer hen til for at eje det.
You are allowed to charge interest when you lend money to foreigners [who live in your land], but not when you lend money to Israelis. Do this in order that Yahweh our God will bless you in everything that you do in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
21 Naar du lover Herren din Gud et Løfte, da skal du ikke tøve med at betale det; thi Herren din Gud vil kræve det af dig, og det vil være dig en Synd.
“When you vow to give something to Yahweh your God [or to do something for him], do it as soon as you can. Yahweh expects you to do what you promised, and if you do not do it, you will be committing a sin.
22 Men naar du lader være at love noget, skal det ikke være dig til Synd.
But if you [SYN] do not vow [to do something], that is not sinful.
23 Det, som er udgaaet af dine Læber, skal du holde og gøre, saaledes som du har lovet Herren din Gud frivilligen det, som du har talet med din Mund.
But if you voluntarily promise to do something, you must do it.
24 Naar du kommer i din Næstes Vingaard, da maa du æde Druer efter din Sjæls Lyst, til du er mæt; men du maa intet lægge i dit Kar.
“When you walk through someone else’s vineyard, you are allowed to [pick and] eat as many grapes as you want, but you must not [cut some from a vine and carry them away] in a container.
25 Naar du kommer i din Næstes staaende Korn, maa du plukke Aks med din Haand; men du maa ikke røre Seglen mod din Næstes staaende Korn.
When you walk [along a path] in someone else’s field of grain, you are allowed to pluck/pick some of the grain and eat it, but you must not cut any grain with a sickle [and take it with you].”
