2 Mosebog 21
1 Og disse ere de Love, som du skal forelægge dem.
“These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
2 Naar du køber en hebraisk Tjener, da skal han tjene seks Aar, og i det syvende skal han udgaa fri for intet.
If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
3 Dersom han kom enlig, da skal han udgaa enlig; dersom han var en Hustrus Mand, da skal hans Hustru udgaa med ham.
If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
4 Dersom hans Herre har givet ham en Hustru, og hun har født ham Sønner eller Døtre, da skal Kvinden og hendes Børn høre hendes Herre til, og han selv skal udgaa enlig.
If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
5 Men dersom Tjeneren siger saa: Jeg elsker, min Herre, min Hustru og mine Børn, jeg vil ikke gaa ud som fri:
But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
6 Da skal hans Herre føre ham frem for Gud og holde ham op til Døren eller til Dørstolpen, og hans Herre skal gennemstikke hans Øre med en Syl; saa skal han tjene ham bestandig.
then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
7 Og naar nogen sælger sin Datter til at være en Tjenestepige, da skal hun ikke udgaa, som Tjenere udgaa.
And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
8 Dersom hun er mishagelig for hendes Herres Øjne, som har trolovet sig med hende, da skal han tillade, at hun løses; han skal ikke have Magt til at sælge hende til et fremmed Folk, efterdi han har handlet troløst mod hende.
If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.
9 Men dersom han trolover hende med sin Søn, skal han gøre mod hende efter Døtrenes Ret.
And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
10 Dersom han tager ham en anden, da skal han ikke formindske hendes Livs Ophold, hendes Klædning og Ægteskabspligten mod hende.
If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
11 Men dersom han ikke gør disse tre Ting imod hende, da skal hun udgaa for intet, uden Betaling.
If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
12 Hvo som slaar et Menneske, saa at det dør, han skal visselig dødes.
Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
13 Men har han ikke luret efter ham, men Gud har ladet ham falde i hans Haand, da vil jeg bestemme dig et Sted, hvor han skal fly hen.
If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
14 Og naar nogen hovmodelig sætter sig op imod sin Næste og slaar ham ihjel med Svig, da skal du tage ham endog fra mit Alter til at dø.
But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
15 Og hvo som slaar sin Fader eller Moder, skal visselig dødes.
Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
16 Og hvo som stjæler et Menneske og sælger det, eller det bliver fundet i hans Vold, han skal visselig dødes.
Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
17 Og hvo som bander sin Fader eller sin Moder, skal visselig dødes.
Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
18 Og naar Mænd trættes, og den ene slaar den anden med en Sten eller med Næve, og han ikke dør, men maa ligge til Sengs,
If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
19 og han kommer op igen og gaar om paa Gaden ved sin Stav, da skal den, som slog, være uskyldig; dog skal han betale hans Tidsspilde og lade ham fuldkomment læge.
then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
20 Og naar nogen slaar sin Tjener eller sin Tjenestepige med en Kæp, saa at de dø under hans Haand, da skal det visselig hævnes.
If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
21 Dog dersom de blive ved Live een eller to Dage, da skal det ikke hævnes; thi det er hans Penge.
However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
22 Og naar Mænd trættes tilsammen og slaa en frugtsommelig Kvinde, og hendes Foster fødes, og der ikke sker Ulykke, da skal der gives Bøde, eftersom Kvindens Husbonde paalægger ham, og han skal give efter Dommeres Tykke.
If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
23 Men dersom der sker Ulykke, da skal du give Liv for Liv.
But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
24 Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Haand for Haand, Fod for Fod,
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 brændt for brændt, Saar for Saar, blaatslaget for blaatslaget.
burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
26 Og naar nogen slaar sin Tjeners Øje eller sin Tjenestepiges Øje og fordærver det, da skal han lade dem fare fri for deres Øjes Skyld.
If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
27 Og dersom han slaar sin Tjeners Tand eller Tjenestepiges Tand ud, skal han lade dem fare fri for deres Tands Skyld.
And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
28 Og om en Okse stanger en Mand eller Kvinde, saa at de dø, da skal Oksen visselig stenes, og dens Kød skal ikke ædes; men Oksens Herre skal være uskyldig.
If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
29 Men dersom den Okse tilforn var vant at stange, og det var vitterliggjort for dens Ejermand, og han ikke passede paa den, og den dræber Mand eller Kvinde, da skal Oksen stenes, og dens Ejermand skal ogsaa dødes.
But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
30 Men dersom der bliver paalagt ham en Bod, da skal han give Løsepenge for sit Liv efter alt det, som paalægges ham.
If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
31 Enten den stanger en Søn, eller den stanger en Datter, da skal ham ske efter denne Vis.
If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.
32 Dersom en Okse stanger en Tjener eller Tjenestepige, da skal der gives deres Husbonde tredive Sekel Sølv, og Oksen skal stenes.
If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
33 Og naar nogen aabner en Brønd, eller naar nogen graver en Brønd og dækker den ikke til, og der falder en Okse eller et Asen i den,
If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
34 da skal Brøndens Ejermand betale derfor, han skal give Penge derfor til deres Herre, og det døde Dyr skal han have.
the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
35 Og naar en Mands Okse stanger en anden Mands Okse, saa at den dør, da skulle de sælge den levende Okse og halvdele dens Værd, og den døde skulle de og halvdele.
If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
36 Eller var det vitterligt, at den Okse plejede tilforn at stange, og dens Ejermand ikke vilde passe paa den, da skal han visselig betale Okse for Okse, og den døde skal han have.
But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
