5 Mosebog 25

1 Naar der opstaar Strid mellem Mænd, og de møder for Retten, skal man dømme dem imellem; den, der har Ret, skal frikendes, den skyldige dømmes.

“If there is a case between persons, and they apply to the judges, they shall give the palm of justice to the one whom they perceive to be just, and they shall condemn of impiety the one who is impious.

2 Og dersom den skyldige idømmes Prygl, skal Dommeren lade ham lægge sig paa Jorden og i sit Paasyn lade ham faa det Antal Slag, der svarer til hans Forseelse.

But if they see that the one who has sinned is worthy of stripes, they shall prostrate him and cause him to be beaten before them. According to the measure of the sin, so shall the measure of the stripes be.

3 Fyrretyve Slag maa han lade ham faa, men heller ikke flere, for at din Broder ikke skal vanæres for dine Øjne, naar han faar endnu flere Slag.

Even so, these shall not exceed the number of forty. Otherwise, your brother may depart, having been wounded shamefully before your eyes.

4 Du maa ikke binde Munden til paa en Okse, naar den tærsker.

You shall not muzzle an ox as it is treading out your crops in the field.

5 Naar flere Brødre bor sammen, og en af dem dør uden at efterlade sig nogen Søn, maa hans Enke ikke gifte sig med en fremmed Mand uden for Slægten; men hendes Svoger skal gaa til hende og tage hende til Ægte, idet han indgaar Svogerægteskab med hende.

When brothers are living together, and one of them dies without children, the wife of the deceased shall not marry another. Instead, his brother shall take her, and he shall raise up offspring for his brother.

6 Og den første Søn, hun føder, skal bære den afdøde Broders Navn, for at hans Navn ikke skal udslettes af Israel.

And the first son from her, he shall call by his brother’s name, so that his name will not be abolished from Israel.

7 Men hvis Manden er uvillig til at ægte sin Svigerinde, skal hun gaa hen til de Ældste i Byporten og sige: »Min Svoger vægrer sig ved at opretholde sin Broders Navn i Israel og vil ikke indgaa Svogerægteskab med mig!«

But if he is not willing to take his brother’s wife, who by law must go to him, the woman shall go to the gate of the city, and she shall call upon those greater by birth, and she shall say: ‘The brother of my husband is not willing to raise up his brother’s name in Israel; nor will he join with me.’

8 Derpaa skal de Ældste i Byen stævne ham for sig og tale ham til, og hvis han da fastholder sin Beslutning og erklærer sig uvillig til at ægte hende,

And immediately, they shall summon him to be sent, and they shall question him. If he responds, ‘I am not willing to accept her as a wife,’

9 skal hans Svigerinde i de Ældstes Paasyn gaa hen til ham, drage hans Sko af hans Fod og spytte ham i Ansigtet og tage til Orde og sige: »Saaledes gør man ved den Mand, som ikke vil opbygge sin Broders Slægt!«

then the woman shall approach him in the sight of the elders, and she shall remove his shoe from his foot, and she shall spit in his face, and she shall say: ‘So shall it be done to the man who was not willing to build up his brother’s house.’

10 Og hans Navn i Israel skal være: den barfodedes Hus.

And his name shall be called in Israel: The House of the Unshod.

11 Naar der opstaar Trætte mellem to Mænd, og den enes Hustru kommer til for at fri sin Mand fra den andens Slag, og hun rækker sin Haand ud og tager fat i den andens Blusel,

If two men have a conflict between themselves, and one begins to do violence to the other, and if the other’s wife, wanting to rescue her husband from the hand of the stronger one, extends her hand and grasps him by his private parts,

12 da skal du hugge hendes Haand af; du maa ikke vise Skaansel.

then you shall cut off her hand. Neither shall you weep over her with any mercy.

13 Du maa ikke have to Slags Vægtlodder i din Pung, større og mindre.

You shall not have differing weights, greater and lesser, in your bag.

14 Du maa ikke have to Slags Efaer i dit Hus, en større og en mindre.

Neither shall there be in your house a greater and a lesser measure.

15 Fuldvægtige Lodder og Efaer, der holder Maal, skal du have, for at du kan faa et langt Liv i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig.

You shall have a just and a true weight, and your measure shall be equal and true, so that you may live for a long time upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.

16 Thi en Vederstyggelighed for HERREN din Gud er enhver, der øver sligt, enhver, der begaar Svig.

For the Lord your God abominates him who does these things, and he loathes all injustice.

17 Kom i Hu, hvad Amalekiterne gjorde imod dig undervejs, da I drog bort fra Ægypten,

Remember what Amalek did to you, along the way, when you were departing from Egypt:

18 hvorledes de kom imod dig undervejs og uden at frygte Gud huggede alle dine udmattede Efternølere ned, da du var træt og mødig.

how he met you and cut down the stragglers of the troops, who were sitting down, exhausted, when you were consumed by hunger and hardship, and how he did not fear God.

19 Naar derfor HERREN din Gud giver dig Ro for alle dine Fjender rundt om i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Arv og Eje, da skal du udrydde ethvert Minde om Amalek. Glem det ikke!

Therefore, when the Lord your God will give you rest, and you will have subdued all the surrounding nations, in the land which he has promised to you, you shall delete his name from under heaven. Take care not to forget this.”