5 Mosebog 13
1 Naar en Profet eller en, der har Drømme, opstaar i din Midte og forkynder dig et Tegn eller et Under,
“If there will have arisen in your midst a prophet, or someone who claims that he had seen a dream, and if he will have predicted sign and portent,
2 og det Tegn og Under, han talte til dig om, indtræffer, og han samtidig opfordrer eder til at holde eder til andre Guder, som I ikke før kendte til, og dyrke dem,
and if what he has spoken happens, and he says to you, ‘Let us go and follow strange gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’
3 saa maa du ikke høre paa den Profets Tale eller paa den, der har Drømmen; thi HERREN eders Gud sætter eder paa Prøve for at se, om I elsker HERREN eders Gud af hele eders Hjerte og hele eders Sjæl.
you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the Lord your God is testing you, so that it may become clear whether or not you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.
4 HERREN eders Gud skal I holde eder til, ham skal I frygte, hans Bud skal I holde, hans Røst skal I adlyde, ham skal I tjene, og ved ham skal I holde fast.
Follow the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and listen to his voice. Him shall you serve, and to him shall you cling.
5 Men hin Profet eller den, der har Drømmen, skal lide Døden; thi fra HERREN eders Gud, som førte eder ud af Ægypten og udløste dig af Trællehuset, har han prædiket Frafald for at drage dig bort fra den Vej, HERREN din Gud bød dig at vandre paa; og du skal udrydde det onde af din Midte.
But that prophet or forger of dreams shall be put to death. For he has spoken so as to turn you away from the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt and who redeemed you from the house of servitude, and so as to cause you to wander from the way that the Lord your God has entrusted to you. And so shall you remove the evil from your midst.
6 Dersom din Broder eller Halvbroder, din Søn eller Datter, din Hustru, som du favner, eller din Ven, der er dig kær som dit eget Liv, hemmeligt vil lokke dig til at gaa hen og dyrke andre Guder, som hverken du eller dine Fædre før kendte til,
If your brother, the son of your mother, or your own son or daughter, or your wife who is in your bosom, or your friend, whom you love like your own soul, were willing to persuade you secretly, saying: ‘Let us go, and serve foreign gods,’ which neither you nor your fathers have known,
7 af de Folkeslags Guder, der bor rundt om eder, være sig nær eller fjernt, fra den ene Ende af Jorden til den anden,
gods from any of the surrounding nations, whether these are near or far away, from the beginning even to the end of the earth,
8 saa maa du ikke føje ham eller høre paa ham; og du maa ikke have Medlidenhed med ham, vise ham Skaansel eller holde Haand over ham,
you should neither agree with him, nor listen to him. And your eye should not spare him so that you take pity on him and conceal him.
9 men du skal slaa ham ihjel; din Haand skal være den første, der løfter sig imod ham for at slaa ham ihjel, siden alle de andres Haand.
Instead, you shall put him to death promptly. Let your hand be upon him first, and after that, let the hands of all the people be sent forth.
10 Du skal stene ham til Døde, fordi han søgte at forføre dig til Frafald fra HERREN din Gud, der førte dig ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset.
He shall be killed by being overwhelmed with stones. For he was willing to draw you away from the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude.
11 Og det skal høres i hele Israel, saa de gribes af Frygt og ikke mere øver en saadan Udaad i din Midte!
So may all of Israel, upon hearing this, be afraid, so that nothing like this will ever be done again.
12 Kommer det dig for Øre, at der i en af dine Byer, som HERREN din Gud giver dig at bo i,
If, in one of your cities which the Lord your God will give to you as a habitation, you hear someone say:
13 er optraadt Niddinger af din egen Midte, som har forført deres Bysbørn til at gaa hen og dyrke fremmede Guder, som I ikke før kendte til,
‘The sons of Belial have departed from your midst, and they have persuaded the inhabitants of their city, and they have said: “Let us go, and serve strange gods,”’ which you have not known:
14 saa skal du omhyggeligt undersøge, efterforske og udgranske Sagen, og hvis det viser sig, at det virkelig forholder sig saa, at der er øvet en saadan Vederstyggelighed i din Midte,
inquire carefully and diligently, seeking the truth of the matter. And if you find that what was said is certain, and that this abomination is a work which has been perpetrated,
15 da skal du hugge Indbyggerne i den By ned med Sværdet, idet du lægger Band paa den og alt, hvad der er deri; ogsaa Kvæget der skal du hugge ned med Sværdet.
you shall promptly strike down the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword. And you shall destroy it, along with all the things that are in it, even the flocks.
16 Og alt Byttet, der er taget der, skal du samle sammen midt paa Torvet, og saa skal du opbrænde Byen og Byttet, der er taget der, som et Heloffer til HERREN din Gud; derefter skal den for evigt ligge i Ruiner og aldrig mer bygges op.
Then all the household goods which are there, you shall gather together in the midst of its streets, and you shall set fire to these, along with the city itself, so that you may consume everything for the Lord your God, and so that it may be an everlasting tomb. It shall no longer be built up.
17 Og intet af det bandlyste maa blive hængende ved din Haand, for at HERREN maa standse sin flammende Vrede og vise dig Barmhjertighed og i sin Barmhjertighed gøre dig mangfoldig, som han tilsvor dine Fædre,
And there shall remain nothing of that anathema in your hand, so that the Lord may turn from the wrath of his fury, and may take pity on you, and may multiply you, just as he swore to your fathers,
18 fordi du adlyder HERREN din Guds Røst, saa du vogter paa alle hans Bud, som jeg i Dag paalægger dig, og gør, hvad der er ret i HERREN din Guds Øjne!
when you will heed the voice of the Lord your God, keeping all his precepts, which I am entrusting to you this day, so that you may do what is pleasing in the sight of the Lord your God.”
