4 Mosebog 30
1 Og Mose talede til Høvedsmændene for Israels Børns Stammer og sagde: Dette er det Ord, som Herren har befalet:
And he said to the leaders of the tribes of the sons of Israel: “This is the word, which the Lord has instructed:
2 Naar en Mand lover Herren et Løfte, eller sværger en Ed, saa han paalægger sin Sjæl en Forpligtelse, da skal han ikke vanhellige sit Ord; han skal gøre efter alt det, som er udgaaet af hans Mund.
If any man makes a vow to the Lord, or binds himself by an oath, he shall not make his word null and void, but all that he has promised, he shall fulfill.
3 Og naar en Kvinde lover Herren et Løfte og paalægger sig en Forpligtelse, i sin Faders Hus, i sin Ungdom;
If a woman, who is in her father’s house, vows anything, or binds herself by an oath, and she is still in a state of childhood, if her father knew of the vow which she has promised or of the oath by which she has obligated her soul, and he kept silent, she shall be liable to the vow:
4 og hendes Fader hører hendes Løfte og hendes Forpligtelse, som hun har paalagt sin Sjæl, og hendes Fader tier dertil: Da skulle alle hendes Løfter staa ved Magt, og al den Forpligtelse, som hun har paalagt sin Sjæl, skal staa ved Magt.
whatever she has promised or swore, she shall complete in deed.
5 Men dersom hendes Fader formener hende det paa den Dag, da han hører alle hendes Løfter og hendes Forpligtelser, som hun havde paalagt sin Sjæl, da skal det ikke staa ved Magt, og Herren skal forlade hende det, efterdi hendes Fader har forment hende det.
But if her father, as soon as he had heard it, had contradicted it, both her vows and her oaths shall be nullified, neither shall she be held liable to the promise, because her father had contradicted it.
6 Men dersom hun bliver en Mands Hustru, og hun har Løfter paa sig eller et ubetænksomt Ord, der er undsluppet hendes Læber, med hvilket hun har paalagt sin Sjæl en Forpligtelse;
If she has a husband, and she has vowed anything, then, once the word has gone out of her mouth, she will have obligated her soul by an oath.
7 og hendes Mand hører det og tier dertil paa den Dag, han hører det, da skal hendes Løfter staa ved Magt, og hendes Forpligtelser, som hun har paalagt sin Sjæl, de skulle staa ved Magt.
On the day that her husband will hear of it, and yet not contradict it, she shall be liable to the vow, and she shall repay whatever she has promised.
8 Men dersom hendes Mand formener hende det paa den Dag, han hører det, og rygger hendes Løfte, som hun har paa sig, og det ubetænksomme Ord, som er undsluppet hendes Læber, hvorved hun har paalagt sin Sjæl en Forpligtelse, da skal Herren forlade hende det.
But if, as soon as he hears it, he contradicts it, then he will have caused her promises, and the words by which she had bound her soul, to be null and void. The Lord will be favorable to her.
9 Men en Enkes eller en forskudt Kvindes Løfte, alt det, hvorved hun har paalagt sin Sjæl en Forpligtelse, skal staa ved Magt for hende.
Widows and divorced women shall repay whatever they have vowed.
10 Men dersom hun i sin Mands Hus lovede det eller paalagde med Ed sin Sjæl en Forpligtelse,
If a wife in the house of her husband has bound herself by a vow or an oath,
11 og hendes Mand hørte det og tav dertil og ikke formente hende det, da skulle alle hendes Løfter staa ved Magt, og al den Forpligtelse, som hun har paalagt sin Sjæl, skal staa ved Magt.
if her husband heard it and remained silent, and he did not contradict the promise, she shall repay what she had promised.
12 Men dersom hendes Mand rygger dem paa den Dag, han hører dem, da skal alt, som er udgaaet af hendes Læber, det være sig hendes Løfter eller hendes Sjæls Forpligtelser, ikke staa ved Magt; hendes Mand har rygget dem, og Herren skal forlade hende det.
But if he promptly contradicts it, she shall not be held liable to the promise. For her husband has contradicted it. And the Lord will be favorable to her.
13 Hvert Løfte og hver Forpligtelses Ed om at ydmyge sin Sjæl, dem maa hendes Mand stadfæste, og dem maa hendes Mand rygge.
If she has vowed or bound herself by oath, in order to afflict her soul by fasting, or by abstaining from other things, it shall be for the arbitration of her husband, as to whether or not she may do it.
14 Og dersom hendes Mand tier dertil, den ene Dag efter den anden, da stadfæster han alle hendes Løfter og alle hendes Forpligtelser, som hun har paa sig: Han stadfæster dem, fordi han tav dertil den Dag, han hørte dem.
But if the husband, upon hearing it, remains silent, and he delays judgment until another day, whatever she had vowed or promised, she shall repay, because when he first heard it, he remained silent.
15 Men dersom han rygger dem, efterat han har hørt dem, da skal han bære hendes Misgerning.
And if he contradicted it only sometime after he had known about it, he shall bear his iniquity.”
16 Disse ere de Bestemmelser, som Herren befalede Mose, imellem en Mand og hans Hustru, imellem Faderen og hans Datter, i hendes Ungdom, medens hun er i sin Faders Hus.
These are the laws which the Lord has appointed to Moses, between a husband and a wife, between a father and a daughter, who is still in the state of childhood or who remains in her father’s house.
