5 Mosebog 25
1 Naar der er Trætte imellem Mænd, og de komme frem for Retten, at man skal dømme dem, da skal man dømme den retfærdige at være retfærdig og dømme den skyldige at være skyldig.
If there is some legal argument between two people, they are to go to court to have the case judged, in order to justify the one who is right and condemn the one who is wrong.
2 Og det skal ske, om den skyldige har fortjent at slaas, da skal Dommeren lade ham lægge sig ned og lade ham slaa for sit Ansigt efter hans Skyld med et vist Antal Slag.
If the person who is guilty is sentenced to be flogged, the judge shall order them to lie down and be flogged before him with the number of lashes the crime deserves.
3 Man skal slaa ham fyrretyve Slag, man skal ikke lægge flere til, og man skal ikke blive ved at slaa ham mange Slag ud over disse, saa at din Broder ringeagtes for dine Øjne.
They are not to receive more than forty lashes. More than that would be to publicly humiliate them.
4 Du skal ikke binde Munden til paa en Okse, naar den tærsker.
Don't muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.
5 Naar Brødre bo til Hobe, og en dør af dem, og han har ingen Søn, da skal den dødes Hustru ikke vorde en fremmed Mands uden for Slægten; hendes Mands Broder skal komme ind til hende og tage hende til sin Hustru og ægte hende i sin Broders Sted.
When two brothers live near to each other and one of them dies without having a son, the widow is not to marry a stranger outside the family. Her husband's brother is to marry her and sleep with her, fulfilling the requirements of a brother-in-law to provide her with children.
6 Og det skal ske, den førstefødte, som hun føder, skal opføres efter hans døde Broders Navn, at dennes Navn ikke skal udslettes af Israel.
The first son she has will be named after the dead brother, so that his name won't be forgotten in Israel.
7 Men om Manden ikke har Lyst til at tage sin Broders Hustru, da skal hans Broders Hustru gaa op til Porten til de Ældste og sige: Min Mands Broder vægrer sig ved at oprejse sin Broder et Navn i Israel og vil ikke ægte mig i sin Broders Sted.
However, if the man refuses to marry his brother's widow, she shall go to the elders at the town gate and tell them, “My husband's brother is refusing to keep his brother's name alive in Israel. He doesn't want to perform the requirements of a brother-in-law for me.”
8 Saa skulle de Ældste af hans Stad kalde ham og tale til ham; naar han staar fast derved og siger: Jeg har ikke Lyst til at tage hende,
The town elders are to summon him and talk with him. If he continues to refuse and says, “I don't want to marry her,”
9 da skal hans Broders Hustru komme frem til ham for de Ældstes Øjne og drage hans Sko af hans Fod og spytte ham i hans Ansigt; og hun skal svare og sige: Saa skal der gøres ved den Mand, som ikke vil bygge sin Broders Hus.
his brother's widow is to confront him in the presence of the elders, pull off his sandal, spit in his face, and announce, “This is what happens to the man who refuses to keep his brother's family name alive.”
10 Og hans Navn skal kaldes i Israel: Den barfodedes Hus.
From then on his family name in Israel will be called “The Family of the Pulled-off Sandal.”
11 Naar Mænd trættes sammen, den ene med den anden, og den enes Hustru kommer nær til for at udfri sin Mand af hans Haand, som slaar ham, og hun rækker sin Haand ud og tager fat paa dennes Blusel:
If two men are fighting, and one of their wives intervenes to save her husband from being beaten, and she grabs hold of the attacker's genitals,
12 Da skal du afhugge hendes Haand; dit Øje skal ikke spare.
you are to cut her hand off. Don't show her any mercy.
13 Du skal ikke have tvende Slags Vægt i din Pose, en stor og en liden.
Don't have two different measuring weights in your bag, one that's heavy and one that's light.
14 Du skal ikke have to Slags Efa i dit Hus, en stor og en liden.
Don't have two different measuring containers in your house, one that's large and one that's small.
15 Du skal have en fuldkommen og ret Vægt, du skal have en fuldkommen og ret Efa, paa det dine Dage skulle forlænges i det Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig.
Make sure you always use accurate and true weights and measures. In that way you will have long lives in the country the Lord your God is giving you.
16 Thi hver som gør dette, er en Vederstyggelighed for Herren din Gud, enhver som gør Uret.
Anyone who doesn't do so and cheats like this offends the Lord your God.
17 Kom i Hu, hvad Amalek gjorde dig paa Vejen, der I droge ud af Ægypten,
Remember what the Amalekites did to you on your way out of Egypt.
18 hvorledes han kom imod dig paa Vejen og slog din Bagtrop, alle de udmattede, som droge efter dig, der du var træt og mødig; og han frygtede ikke Gud.
The came out to confront you when you were tired and weary from your journey, and they attacked all those of you who were lagging behind. They didn't have any respect for God.
19 Og det skal ske, naar Herren din Gud faar skaffet dig Rolighed for alle dine Fjender trindt omkring i Landet, som Herren din Gud giver dig til Arv for at eje det, da skal du udslette Amaleks Ihukommelse under Himmelen; du skal ikke glemme det.
Once the Lord your God gives you peace after fighting your enemies in the country that he's giving you to take over and own, you are to wipe out even the memory of the Amalekites from the earth. Don't forget!
