5 Mosebog 23
1 Ingen, der er gildet ved Knusning eller Snit, har Adgang til HERRENS Forsamling.
“Any man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall not be (included as one of/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people.
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.
“No (illegitimate person/person whose mother and father were not married), or descendant of that person, extending to the tenth generation, shall be included as one of Yahweh’s people.
3 Ingen Ammonit eller Moabit har Adgang til HERRENS Forsamling; end ikke i tiende Led har deres Afkom nogen Sinde Adgang til HERRENS Forsamling,
“No one from the Ammon or Moab people-groups shall be (included as one of/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people, extending to the tenth generation.
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;
One reason is that their [leaders] refused to give your ancestors food and water when they were traveling from Egypt [to Canaan]. Another reason is that they wanted to pay Balaam, the son of Beor from Pethor [town] in Mesopotamia, to curse you Israelis.
5 men HERREN din Gud vilde ikke høre paa Bileam, og HERREN din Gud forvandlede Forbandelsen til Velsignelse, fordi HERREN din Gud elskede dig.
But Yahweh our God did not pay attention to Balaam; instead, he caused Balaam to bless your ancestors, because Yahweh loved them.
6 Du skal aldrig i Evighed bekymre dig om deres Velfærd og Lykke!
As long as Israel is a nation, you must not do anything to cause things to go well for those two people-groups or enable them to prosper.
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.
“But do not despise anyone from the Edom people-group, because they are [descendants of your ancestor Jacob], just like you are. And do not despise people from Egypt, because [they treated your ancestors well when] they first lived in Egypt.
8 Deres Efterkommere maa have Adgang til HERRENS Forsamling i tredje Led.
The children and grandchildren of people from Edom and Egypt [who live among you] may be (included among/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people.”
9 Naar du gaar i Krig mod dine Fjender og lægger dig i Lejr, saa vogt dig for alt, hvad der er utilbørligt.
“When your soldiers are living in tents at a time of fighting your enemies, they must avoid doing things that would make them unacceptable to God.
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 any soldier becomes unacceptable to God because semen comes out of his body during the night, [the next morning] he must go outside the camp and stay there during that day.
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 in the evening of that day, he must bathe himself, and at sunset he is allowed to come back into the camp.
12 Du skal have en afsides Plads uden for Lejren, hvor du kan gaa for dig selv;
“Your soldiers must have a toilet area outside the camp where you can go [when you need to].
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.
[When you go to fight against your enemies], carry a stick along with your weapons, in order that when you need to defecate [EUP], you can dig a hole with the stick, and then cover up the hole [when you have finished defecating].
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.
You must keep the camp acceptable to Yahweh our God, because he is with you in your camp to protect you and to enable you to defeat your enemies. Do not do anything disgraceful/indecent that would cause Yahweh to abandon you.”
15 Du maa ikke udlevere en Træl til hans Herre, naar han er flygtet fra sin Herre og søger Tilflugt hos dig.
“If slaves who escape from their masters come to you [and request you to protect them], do not send them back to their masters.
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.
Allow them to stay/live among you, in whatever town they choose, and do not mistreat them.
17 Ingen af Israels Døtre maa være Skøge, og ingen af Israels Sønner maa være Mandsskøge.
“Do not [allow] any Israeli man or woman [to] become a prostitute at the temple.
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.
Also, do not allow any people who earned money from being a prostitute to bring any of that money into the temple of Yahweh our God, even if they solemnly promised to pay that money to Yahweh. Yahweh hates those who are prostitutes.
19 Du maa ikke tage Rente af din Broder, hverken af Penge, Fødevarer eller andet, som man kan tage Rente af.
“When you lend money or food or anything else to a fellow Israeli, do not charge them interest.
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.
You are allowed to charge interest when you lend money to foreigners [who live in your land], but not when you lend money to Israelis. Do this in order that Yahweh our God will bless you in everything that you do in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
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 vow to give something to Yahweh your God [or to do something for him], do it as soon as you can. Yahweh expects you to do what you promised, and if you do not do it, you will be committing a sin.
22 Men hvis du undlader at aflægge Løfter, paadrager du dig ingen Skyld.
But if you [SYN] do not vow [to do something], that is not sinful.
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.
But if you voluntarily promise to do something, you must do it.
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 walk through someone else’s vineyard, you are allowed to [pick and] eat as many grapes as you want, but you must not [cut some from a vine and carry them away] in a container.
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 walk [along a path] in someone else’s field of grain, you are allowed to pluck/pick some of the grain and eat it, but you must not cut any grain with a sickle [and take it with you].”
