5 Mosebog 21
1 Naar man i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Eje, finder en liggende dræbt paa Marken, uden at det vides, hvem der har slaaet ham ihjel,
If one be found slain in the land which Jehovah your God gives you to possess it, lying in the field, and it isn't known who has struck him;
2 da skal dine Ældste og Dommere gaa ud og maale Afstanden til de Byer, som ligger rundt om den dræbte.
then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him who is slain:
3 Derpaa skal de Ældste i den By, der ligger nærmest ved den dræbte, tage en Kvie, som ikke har været brugt til Arbejde eller baaret Aag,
and it shall be, that the city which is nearest to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hasn't been worked with, and which has not drawn in the yoke;
4 og Byens Ældste skal trække Kvien ned i en Dal med stedserindende Vand, som ikke dyrkes og besaaes, og der i Dalen skal de sønderbryde Nakken paa Kvien.
and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.
5 Saa skal Præsterne, Levis Sønner, træde til — thi dem har HERREN din Gud udvalgt til sin Tjeneste og til at velsigne i HERRENS Navn, og efter deres Ord skal al Trætte og enhver Sag, der vedrører Legemsskade, afgøres —
The priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.
6 og alle de Ældste i den By, der ligger nærmest ved den dræbte, skal tvætte deres hænder over Kvien, hvis Nakke blev sønderbrudt i Dalen,
All the elders of that city, who are nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
7 og bekende: »Vore Hænder har ikke udgydt dette Blod, og vore Øjne har ikke set det!
and they shall answer and say, "Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
8 Tilgiv, HERRE, dit Folk Israel, som du udløste, og lad ikke dit Folk Israel undgælde for det uskyldige Blod!« Saa skal der skaffes dem Soning for Blodskylden.
Forgive, Jehovah, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not allow innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel." The blood shall be forgiven them.
9 Du skal skaffe det uskyldige Blod bort fra dig. Det skal gaa dig vel, naar du gør, hvad der er ret i HERRENS Øjne.
So you shall put away the innocent blood from the midst of you, when you shall do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.
10 Naar du drager i Krig mod dine Fjender, og HERREN din Gud giver dem i din Haand, og du tager Fanger iblandt dem
When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and Jehovah your God delivers them into your hands, and you carry them away captive,
11 og blandt Fangerne faar Øje paa en Kvinde, som ser godt ud, og faar Kærlighed til hende og ønsker at tage hende til Ægte,
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire to take her to be your wife;
12 da skal du føre hende ind i dit Hus, og hun skal klippe sit Haar af, skære sine Negle,
then you shall bring her home to your house; and she shall shave her head, and trim her nails;
13 aflægge sin Fangedragt og opholde sig en Maanedstid i dit Hus og græde over sin Fader og Moder. Saa kan du gaa ind til hende og ægte hende, saa hun bliver din Hustru.
and she shall remove the clothing she was wearing when captured, and shall remain in your house, and mourn her father and her mother a full month. And after that you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.
14 Men hvis du ikke mere synes om hende, skal du give hende fri, du maa ikke sælge hende for Penge; du maa ikke være hensynsløs imod hende, eftersom du har krænket hende.
It shall be, if you are not pleased with her, then you must let her go where she wants; but you may not sell her for money or treat her as a commodity, since you have had relations with her.
15 Naar en Mand har to Hustruer, en han elsker, og en han tilsidesætter, og de føder ham Sønner, baade Yndlingshustruen og den tilsidesatte, og den førstefødte er den tilsidesattes Søn,
If a man has two wives, the one loved, and the other unloved, and they have borne him children, both the loved and the unloved; and if the firstborn son is hers who was unloved;
16 saa maa Manden, naar han skifter sin Ejendom mellem Sønnerne, ikke give Yndlingshustruens Søn Førstefødselsretten til Skade for den førstefødte, den tilsidesattes Søn.
then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not make the son of the loved the firstborn before the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn:
17 Men han skal anerkende den førstefødte, den tilsidesattes Søn, som førstefødt, og give ham dobbelt Del af alt, hvad han ejer; thi han er Førstegrøden af hans Manddomskraft, og hans er Førstefødselsretten.
but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
18 Naar nogen har en vanartet og genstridig Søn, der ikke vil adlyde sine Forældres Røst og, selv naar de trygler ham, ikke adlyder dem,
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not listen to them;
19 saa skal hans Forældre tage ham med Magt og føre ham ud til de Ældste i hans By og til Porten der
then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place;
20 og sige til Byens Ældste: »Vor Søn her er vanartet og genstridig; han vil ikke adlyde os, men er en Ødeland og Drukkenbolt.«
and they shall tell the elders of his city, "This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard."
21 Derpaa skal alle Mændene i hans By stene ham til Døde. Saaledes skal du udrydde det onde af din Midte, og hele Israel skal høre det og gribes af Frygt.
All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
22 Naar en Mand har gjort sig skyldig i en Synd, der straffes med Døden, og aflives, og du hænger ham op i et Træ,
If a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree;
23 saa maa hans Lig ikke blive hængende Natten over i Træet; men du skal begrave ham samme Dag; thi en hængt er en Guds Forbandelse, og du maa ikke gøre dit Land urent, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Eje.
his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him the same day; for everyone who hangs on a tree is cursed by God; that you do not defile your land which Jehovah your God gives you for an inheritance.
