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.

Observe the month of new [corn], and you shall sacrifice the passover to the Lord your God; because in the month of new corn you came 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.

And you shall sacrifice the passover to the Lord your God, sheep and oxen in the place which the Lord your God shall choose to have his name called upon it.

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.

You shall not eat leaven with it; seven days shall you eat unleavened [bread] with it, bread of affliction, because you came forth out of Egypt in haste; that you may remember the day of your coming forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of 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.

Leaven shall not be seen with you in all your borders for seven days, and there shall not be left of the flesh which you shall sacrifice at even on the first day until the morning.

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

you shall not have power to sacrifice the passover in any of the cities, 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 which the Lord your God shall choose, to have his name called there, you shall sacrifice the passover at even at the setting of the sun, at the time 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.

And you shall boil and roast and eat it in the place, which the Lord your God shall choose; and you shall return in the morning, and go to your house.

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.

Six days shall you eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day is a holiday, a feast to the Lord your God: you shall not do in it any work, save what must be done by any one.

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

Seven weeks shall you number to yourself; when you have begun [to put] the sickle to the corn, you shall begin to number seven weeks.

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.

And you shall keep the feast of weeks to the Lord your God, accordingly as your hand has power in as many things as the Lord your God shall give 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.

And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son, and your daughter, your man-servant and your maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow which dwells among you, in whatever place the Lord your God shall choose, that his name should be called there.

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

And you shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and you shall observe and do these commands.

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

You shall keep for yourself the feast of tabernacles seven days, when you gather in [your produce] from your corn-floor and your wine-press.

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.

And you shall rejoice in your feast, you, and your son, and your daughter, your man-servant, and your maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow that is in your cities.

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.

Seven days shall you keep a feast to the Lord your God in the place which the Lord your God shall choose for himself; and if the Lord your God shall bless you in all your fruits, and in every work of your hands, then you shall rejoice.

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 shall all your males appear before the Lord your God in the place which the Lord shall choose in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: you shall not appear before the Lord your God empty.

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

Each one according to his ability, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which he 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 shall make for yourself judges and officers in your cities, which the Lord your God gives you in [your] tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment:

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

they shall not wrest judgment, nor favor persons, nor receive a gift; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

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

You shall justly pursue justice, that you may live, and go in and inherit the land which the Lord your God gives you.

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

You shall not plant for yourself a grove; you shall not plant for yourself any tree near the altar of your God.

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

You shall not set up for yourself a pillar, which the Lord your God hates.