5 Mosebog 16

1 Tag Vare paa Abib Maaned og hold Paaske for HERREN din Gud; thi i Abib Maaned førte HERREN din Gud dig ved Nattetide ud af Ægypten.

Take note of the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God: for in the month of Abib the Lord your God took you out of Egypt by night.

2 Og som Paaskeoffer til HERREN din Gud skal du slagte Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg paa det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn.

The Passover offering, from your flock or your herd, is to be given to the Lord your God in the place marked out by him as the resting-place of his name.

3 Du maa ikke spise syret Brød dertil. I syv Dage skal du spise usyret Brød dertil, Trængselsbrød — thi i største Hast drog du ud af Ægypten — for at du kan ihukomme den Dag, du drog ud af Ægypten, saa længe du lever.

Take no leavened bread with it; for seven days let your food be unleavened bread, that is, the bread of sorrow; for you came out of the land of Egypt quickly: so the memory of that day, when you came out of the land of Egypt, will be with you all your life.

4 Hele syv Dage maa der ikke findes Surdejg nogetsteds inden for dine Landemærker. Af Kødet, som du slagter om Aftenen den første Dag maa intet ligge Natten over til næste Morgen.

For seven days let no leaven be used through all your land; and nothing of the flesh which is put to death in the evening of the first day is to be kept through the night till morning.

5 Du har ingensteds Lov at slagte Paaskeofferet inden dine Porte, som HERREN din Gud giver dig;

The Passover offering is not to be put to death in any of the towns which the Lord your God gives you:

6 men paa det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn, der skal du slagte Paaskeofferet om Aftenen ved Solnedgang, paa det Tidspunkt du drog ud af Ægypten.

But in the place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place of his name, there you are to put the Passover to death in the evening, at sundown, at that time of the year when you came out of Egypt.

7 Og du skal koge det og spise det paa det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger, og næste Morgen skal du vende hjemad og drage til dine Boliger.

It is to be cooked and taken as food in the place marked out by the Lord: and in the morning you are to go back to your tents.

8 I seks Dage skal du spise usyrede Brød, og paa den syvende skal der være festlig Samling for HERREN din Gud, du maa intet Arbejde udføre.

For six days let your food be unleavened bread; and on the seventh day there is to be a holy meeting to the Lord your God; no work is to be done.

9 Syv Uger skal du tælle frem; den Dag du sætter Seglen til Kornet, skal du begynde at tælle.

Let seven weeks be numbered from the first day when the grain is cut.

10 Saa skal du fejre Ugefesten for HERREN din Gud med saa mange frivillige Gaver, du vil give, efter som HERREN din Gud velsigner dig.

Then keep the feast of weeks to the Lord your God, with an offering freely given to him from the wealth he has given you:

11 Og du skal være glad for HERREN din Guds Aasyn paa det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn, sammen med din Søn og Datter, din Træl og Trælkvinde, Leviten inden dine Porte, den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken, som bor hos dig.

Then you are to be glad before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite who is with you, and the man from a strange country, and the child without a father, and the widow, who are living among you, in the place marked out by the Lord your God as a resting-place for his name.

12 Og du skal komme i Hu, at du var Træl i Ægypten, og omhyggeligt holde disse Anordninger.

And you will keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: and you will take care to keep all these laws.

13 Løvhyttefesten skal du fejre i syv Dage, naar du har indsamlet Udbyttet fra din Tærskeplads og din Perse;

You are to keep the feast of tents for seven days after you have got in all your grain and made your wine:

14 og du skal være glad paa din Højtid sammen med din Søn og Datter, din Træl og Trælkvinde, Leviten, den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken inden dine Porte.

You are to keep the feast with joy, you and your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite, and the man from a strange country, and the child without a father, and the widow, who are living among you.

15 Syv Dage skal du holde Højtid for HERREN din Gud, paa det Sted HERREN udvælger, thi HERREN din Gud vil velsigne dig i alt, hvad du avler, og alt, hvad du arbejder med; derfor skal du kun være glad.

Keep the feast to the Lord your God for seven days, in the place marked out by the Lord: because the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all the produce of your land and all the work of your hands, and you will have nothing but joy.

16 Tre Gange om Aaret skal alle af Mandkøn hos dig stedes for HERREN din Guds Aasyn, paa det Sted han udvælger, paa de usyrede Brøds Fest, Ugefesten og Løvhyttefesten; og man maa ikke stedes for HERRENS Aasyn med tomme Hænder;

Three times in the year let all your males come before the Lord your God in the place named by him; at the feast of unleavened bread, the feast of weeks, and the feast of tents: and they are not to come before the Lord with nothing in their hands;

17 men enhver skal komme med, hvad han kan give efter den Velsignelse, HERREN din Gud giver dig.

Every man is to give as he is able, in the measure of the blessing which the Lord your God has given you.

18 Dommere og Tilsynsmænd skal du indsætte dig overalt inden dine Porte, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig, rundt om i dine Stammer, og de skal dømme Folket paa retfærdig Vis.

You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

19 Du maa ikke bøje Retten, ikke vise Personsanseelse og ikke tage imod Bestikkelse; thi Bestikkelse gør Vismænd blinde og forplumrer de retfærdiges Sag.

You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.

20 Ret, kun Ret skal du stræbe efter, for at du kan leve og beholde det Land, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig.

Let righteousness be your guide, so that you may have life, and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

21 Du maa ikke plante dig nogen Asjerastøtte, noget som helst Træ ved Siden af det Alter, du rejser for HERREN din Gud.

Let no holy tree of any sort be planted by the altar of the Lord your God which you will make.

22 Heller ikke maa du rejse dig nogen Stenstøtte; dem hader HERREN din Gud.

You are not to put up stone pillars, for they are hated by the Lord your God.