5 Mosebog 23

1 Ingen, der er gildet ved Knusning eller Snit, har Adgang til HERRENS Forsamling.

He that is wounded in the stones, or has his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

2 Ingen, som er født i blandet Ægteskab, har Adgang til HERRENS Forsamling; end ikke i tiende Led har hans Afkom Adgang til HERRENS Forsamling.

A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

3 Ingen Ammonit eller Moabit har Adgang til HERRENS Forsamling; end ikke i tiende Led har deres Afkom nogen Sinde Adgang til HERRENS Forsamling,

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

4 fordi de ikke kom eder i Møde med Brød eller Vand undervejs, da I drog bort fra Ægypten, og fordi han lejede Bileam, Beors Søn, fra Petor i Aram-Naharajim, imod dig til at forbande dig;

Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when you came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.

5 men HERREN din Gud vilde ikke høre paa Bileam, og HERREN din Gud forvandlede Forbandelsen til Velsignelse, fordi HERREN din Gud elskede dig.

Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because the LORD your God loved you.

6 Du skal aldrig i Evighed bekymre dig om deres Velfærd og Lykke!

You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days for ever.

7 Derimod maa du ikke afsky Edomiterne, thi det er dine Brødre. Heller ikke Ægypterne maa du afsky, thi du har levet som fremmed i deres Land.

You shall not abhor an Edomite; for he is your brother: you shall not abhor an Egyptian; because you were a stranger in his land.

8 Deres Efterkommere maa have Adgang til HERRENS Forsamling i tredje Led.

The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

9 Naar du gaar i Krig mod dine Fjender og lægger dig i Lejr, saa vogt dig for alt, hvad der er utilbørligt.

When the host goes forth against your enemies, then keep you from every wicked thing.

10 Findes der nogen hos dig, der paa Grund af en natlig Hændelse ikke er ren, skal han gaa uden for Lejren, han maa ikke komme ind i Lejren;

If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chances him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:

11 naar det lakker mod Aften, skal han tvætte sig med Vand, og naar Solen gaar ned, maa han atter komme ind i Lejren.

But it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.

12 Du skal have en afsides Plads uden for Lejren, hvor du kan gaa for dig selv;

You shall have a place also without the camp, where you shall go forth abroad:

13 og du skal have en Pind i dit Bælte, og naar du sætter dig derude, skal du med den grave et Hul og bagefter tildække dine Udtømmelser.

And you shall have a paddle on your weapon; and it shall be, when you will ease yourself abroad, you shall dig therewith, and shall turn back and cover that which comes from you:

14 Thi HERREN din Gud drager med midt i din Lejr for at hjælpe dig og give dine Fjender i din Magt; derfor skal din Lejr være hellig, for at han ikke skal se noget hos dig, der vækker Væmmelse, og vende sig fra dig.

For the LORD your God walks in the middle of your camp, to deliver you, and to give up your enemies before you; therefore shall your camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in you, and turn away from you.

15 Du maa ikke udlevere en Træl til hans Herre, naar han er flygtet fra sin Herre og søger Tilflugt hos dig.

You shall not deliver to his master the servant which is escaped from his master to you:

16 Han maa tage Ophold i din Midte paa det Sted, han selv vælger, inden dine Porte, hvor han helst vil være, og du maa ikke gøre ham Men.

He shall dwell with you, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of your gates, where it likes him best: you shall not oppress him.

17 Ingen af Israels Døtre maa være Skøge, og ingen af Israels Sønner maa være Mandsskøge.

There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

18 Du maa ikke for at opfylde et Løfte bringe Skøgefortjeneste eller Hundeløn til HERREN din Guds Hus; thi begge dele er HERREN din Gud en Vederstyggelighed.

You shall not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD your God for any vow: for even both these are abomination to the LORD your God.

19 Du maa ikke tage Rente af din Broder, hverken af Penge, Fødevarer eller andet, som man kan tage Rente af.

You shall not lend on usury to your brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent on usury:

20 Af Udlændinge maa du tage Rente, men ikke af din Broder, hvis HERREN din Gud skal velsigne dig i alt, hvad du tager dig for i det Land, du skal ind og tage i Besiddelse.

To a stranger you may lend on usury; but to your brother you shall not lend on usury: that the LORD your God may bless you in all that you set your hand to in the land where you go to possess it.

21 Naar du aflægger et Løfte til HERREN din Gud, maa du ikke tøve med at indfri det; thi ellers vil HERREN din Gud kræve det af dig, og du vil paadrage dig Skyld.

When you shall vow a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not slack to pay it: for the LORD your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.

22 Men hvis du undlader at aflægge Løfter, paadrager du dig ingen Skyld.

But if you shall forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in you.

23 Hvad du engang har sagt, skal du holde, og du skal gøre, hvad du frivilligt har lovet HERREN din Gud, hvad du har udtalt med din Mund.

That which is gone out of your lips you shall keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as you have vowed to the LORD your God, which you have promised with your mouth.

24 Naar du kommer ind i din Næstes Vingaard, maa du spise alle de Druer, du har Lyst til, saa du bliver mæt; men du maa ingen komme i din Kurv.

When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, then you may eat grapes your fill at your own pleasure; but you shall not put any in your vessel.

25 Naar du gaar igennem din Næstes Sæd, maa du plukke Aks med din Haand, men du maa ikke komme til din Næstes Sæd med Segl.

When you come into the standing corn of your neighbor, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not move a sickle to your neighbor’s standing corn.