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 [two] Israelis have a dispute and they go to a court, the judge will [probably] decide/declare that one of them (is innocent/did not do any wrong) and the other one is guilty.
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 judge says that the guilty person must be punished, he shall command him to lie [with his face] on the ground and be whipped. The number of times he is struck with a whip will depend on [what kind of] crime he committed.
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.
It is permitted that he be struck as many as 40 times, but no more than that. If he is struck more than 40 times, he would be humiliated publicly.
4 Du skal ikke binde Munden til paa en Okse, naar den tærsker.
When your ox is treading/walking on the grain [to separate the chaff from the grain], do not (muzzle it/put a covering on its mouth) [to prevent it from eating some of 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.
If two brothers live on the same property, and one of them who has no son dies, the man’s widow should not marry someone who is not a member of his family. The dead man’s brother must marry her and have sex [EUP] with her. It is his duty to do that.
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.
If she later gives birth to a son, that son is to be considered [MTY] the son of the man who died, in order that the dead man’s name will not disappear from 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.
“But if the dead man’s brother does not want to marry that woman, she must stand at the (gate/central meeting place) of the town and say to the [town] elders, ‘My husband’s brother will not do (his duty/what he is supposed to do). He refuses to [marry me in order that I may give birth to a son who will] prevent my dead husband’s name from disappearing in Israel.’
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,
Then the elders must summon that man and talk to him. If he still refuses to marry that widow,
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.
she must go up to him while the elders are watching, and take off one of his sandals [to symbolize/show that he would not receive any of her property], and spit in his face, and say to him, ‘This is what happens to the man who refuses to do what is needed [to allow his dead brother to have a son] in order that our family name does not disappear.’
10 Og hans Navn skal kaldes i Israel: Den barfodedes Hus.
After that happens, that man’s family will be known as ‘the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off’.
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:
When [two] men are fighting with each other, and the one man’s wife comes near to help her husband by grabbing hold of the other man’s genitals,
12 Da skal du afhugge hendes Haand; dit Øje skal ikke spare.
do not act mercifully toward her; cut off her hand.
13 Du skal ikke have tvende Slags Vægt i din Pose, en stor og en liden.
“[When you are buying or selling things], do not try to cheat people by having two kinds of weights, [one which you use when you buy something and one which you use when you sell something], and two kinds of measuring baskets, [one which you use when you buy something and one which you use when you sell something].
14 Du skal ikke have to Slags Efa i dit Hus, en stor og en liden.
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.
Always use correct weights and correct measuring baskets, in order that Yahweh our God will allow you to live a long time in the land that he is giving to you.
16 Thi hver som gør dette, er en Vederstyggelighed for Herren din Gud, enhver som gør Uret.
Yahweh hates all those who act dishonestly, [and he will punish them].
17 Kom i Hu, hvad Amalek gjorde dig paa Vejen, der I droge ud af Ægypten,
Continue to remember what the Amalek people-group did to your ancestors when they were coming 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.
They attacked your ancestors as your ancestors were traveling, when they were weak and exhausted. Those people were not afraid of God at all, so they attacked your ancestors from the rear and killed all those who were unable to walk as fast as the others.
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.
Therefore, when Yahweh our God has given you the land [that he promised to give you], and when he has enabled you to rest from [fighting] all your enemies around you, kill all the Amalek people-group, with the result that no one will remember them any more. Do not forget [to do this]!”
