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 someone is found slain in the land which Adonai your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not 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 out, 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,
It shall be that the elders of the city which is nearest to the slain man shall take a heifer of the herd, which has not 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.
The leaders of that town are to bring the heifer down to a valley with a stream in it that never dries up, to a place that is neither plowed nor sown; and they are to break the cow’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 [United with] shall come near; for them Adonai your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in Adonai’s name; and according to their word shall every controversy and every assault be decided.
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!
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, Adonai, your people Israel [God prevails], whom you have redeemed, and don’t allow innocent blood among your people Israel [God prevails].” 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 among you, when you shall do that which is right in Adonai’s eyes.
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 out to battle against your enemies, and Adonai 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 have chasak ·set your affection· for her, and desire to take her as 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. 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.
She shall take the clothing of her captivity off of herself, and shall remain in your house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month. After that you shall 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 have no delight in her, then you shall let her go where she desires; but you shall not sell her at all for money. You shall not deal with her as a slave, because you have humbled 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 'ahav ·affectionately loved·, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the 'ahav ·affectionately loved· and the hated; and if the firstborn son is hers who was hated;
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 give the son of the 'ahav ·affectionately loved· the rights of the firstborn before the son of the hated, 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 hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he has; for he is the beginning of his strength. The mishpat ·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 has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not sh'ma ·hear 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 his father and his mother shall take hold of 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.«
They shall tell the elders of his city, “This our son is stubborn and rebellious. He will not sh'ma ·hear 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 remove the evil from among you. All Israel [God prevails] shall sh'ma ·hear obey·, 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 has committed a crime deserving penalty, sin ·missing the goal· mishpat ·judged· worthy of death, and he is 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 he who is hanged is accursed of God; that you don’t defile your land which Adonai your God gives you for an inheritance.
