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.
'When there is a strife between men, and they have come nigh unto the judgment, and they have judged, and declared righteous the righteous, and declared wrong the wrong-doer,
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.
then it hath come to pass, if the wrong-doer is to be smitten, that the judge hath caused him to fall down, and [one] hath smitten him in his presence, according to the sufficiency of his wrong-doing, by number;
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.
forty [times] he doth smite him — he is not adding, lest, he is adding to smite him above these — many stripes, and thy brother is lightly esteemed in thine eyes.
4 Du skal ikke binde Munden til paa en Okse, naar den tærsker.
'Thou dost not muzzle an ox in its threshing.
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 brethren dwell together, and one of them hath died, and hath no son, the wife of the dead is not without to a strange man; her husband's brother doth go in unto her, and hath taken her to him for a wife, and doth perform the duty of her husband's brother;
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.
and it hath been, the first-born which she beareth doth rise for the name of his dead brother, and his name is not wiped away out of 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.
'And if the man doth not delight to take his brother's wife, then hath his brother's wife gone up to the gate, unto the elders, and said, My husband's brother is refusing to raise up to his brother a name in Israel; he hath not been willing to perform the duty of my husband's brother;
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,
and the elders of his city have called for him, and spoken unto him, and he hath stood and said, I have no desire to take 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.
'Then hath his brother's wife drawn nigh unto him, before the eyes of the elders, and drawn his shoe from off his foot, and spat in his face, and answered and said, Thus it is done to the man who doth not build up the house of his brother;
10 Og hans Navn skal kaldes i Israel: Den barfodedes Hus.
and his name hath been called in Israel — The house of him whose shoe is drawn 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 men strive together, one with another, and the wife of the one hath drawn near to deliver her husband out of the hand of his smiter, and hath put forth her hand, and laid hold on his secrets,
12 Da skal du afhugge hendes Haand; dit Øje skal ikke spare.
then thou hast cut off her hand, thine eye doth not spare.
13 Du skal ikke have tvende Slags Vægt i din Pose, en stor og en liden.
'Thou hast not in thy bag a stone and a stone, a great and a small.
14 Du skal ikke have to Slags Efa i dit Hus, en stor og en liden.
Thou hast not in thy house an ephah and an ephah, a great and a 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.
Thou hast a stone complete and just, thou hast an ephah complete and just, so that they prolong thy days on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee;
16 Thi hver som gør dette, er en Vederstyggelighed for Herren din Gud, enhver som gør Uret.
for the abomination of Jehovah thy God [is] any one doing these things, any one doing iniquity.
17 Kom i Hu, hvad Amalek gjorde dig paa Vejen, der I droge ud af Ægypten,
'Remember that which Amalek hath done to thee in the way, in your going out from 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.
that he hath met thee in the way, and smiteth in all those feeble behind thee (and thou wearied and fatigued), and is not fearing 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.
And it hath been, in Jehovah thy God's giving rest to thee, from all thine enemies round about, in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee — an inheritance to possess it — thou dost blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens — thou dost not forget.
