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 be a controversy between men, and they resort to judgment, and they judge [their case]; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
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.
And it shall be if the wicked man have deserved to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and be beaten before his face, according to the measure of his wickedness with a certain number [of stripes].
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.
With forty [stripes] shall they beat him; they shall not exceed, lest, if they continue to beat him with many stripes above these, thy brother become despicable in thine eyes.
4 Du maa ikke binde Munden til paa en Okse, naar den tærsker.
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the corn].
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.
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not marry a stranger abroad: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him as wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.
6 Og den første Søn, hun føder, skal bære den afdøde Broders Navn, for at hans Navn ikke skal udslettes af Israel.
And it shall be, that the firstborn that she beareth shall stand in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name be not blotted out 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 the man like not to take his brother's wife, his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel: he will not perform for me the duty of a husband's brother.
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,
Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak unto him; and if he stand to it and say, I like not to take her;
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 shall his brother's wife come near to him before the eyes of the elders, and draw his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that will not 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 him that hath his shoe drawn off.
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,
When men fight together one with another, and the wife of the one come near to rescue her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and stretch out her hand, and seize him by his secret parts,
12 da skal du hugge hendes Haand af; du maa ikke vise Skaansel.
thou shalt cut off her hand; thine eye shall not spare.
13 Du maa ikke have to Slags Vægtlodder i din Pung, større og mindre.
Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
14 Du maa ikke have to Slags Efaer i dit Hus, en større og en mindre.
Thou shalt not have in thy house divers ephahs, a great and a small.
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.
A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just ephah shalt thou have; that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
16 Thi en Vederstyggelighed for HERREN din Gud er enhver, der øver sligt, enhver, der begaar Svig.
For every one that doeth such things, every one that doeth unrighteousness, is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.
17 Kom i Hu, hvad Amalekiterne gjorde imod dig undervejs, da I drog bort fra Ægypten,
Remember what Amalek did unto thee on the way, when ye came forth out of 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 thee on the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all the feeble that lagged behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary, and he feared not 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!
And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall have given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens; thou shalt not forget it.
