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 call upon the judges: they shall give the prize of justice to him whom they perceive to be just: and him whom they find to be wicked, they shall condemn of wickedness.
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 if they see that the offender be worthy of stripes: they shall lay him down, and shall cause him to be beaten before them. According to the measure of the sin shall the measure also 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.
Yet so, that they exceed not the number of forty: lest thy brother depart shamefully torn before thy eyes.
4 Du maa ikke binde Munden til paa en Okse, naar den tærsker.
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out thy corn on the floor.
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 brethren dwell together, and one of them dieth without children, the wife of the deceased shall not marry to another: but his brother shall take her, and raise up seed 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 he shall have of her he shall call by his name, that his name be not abolished out of 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 will not take his brother’s wife, who by law belongeth to him, the woman shall go to the gate of the city, and call upon the ancients, and say: My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up his brother’s name in Israel: and will not take me to wife.
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 they shall cause him to be sent for forthwith, and shall ask him. If he answer: I will not take her to 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!«
The woman shall come to him before the ancients, and shall take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and say: So shall it be done to 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 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 words together, and one begin to fight against the other, and the other’s wife willing to deliver her husband out of the hand of the stronger, shall put forth her hand, and take him by the secrets,
12 da skal du hugge hendes Haand af; du maa ikke vise Skaansel.
Thou shalt cut off her hand, neither shalt thou be moved with any pity in her regard.
13 Du maa ikke have to Slags Vægtlodder i din Pung, større og mindre.
Thou shalt not have divers weights in thy bag, a greater and a less:
14 Du maa ikke have to Slags Efaer i dit Hus, en større og en mindre.
Neither shall there be in thy house a greater bushel and a less.
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.
Thou shalt have a just and a true weight, and thy bushel shall be equal and true: that thou mayest live a long time upon the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee.
16 Thi en Vederstyggelighed for HERREN din Gud er enhver, der øver sligt, enhver, der begaar Svig.
For the Lord thy God abhorreth him that doth these things, and he hateth all injustice.
17 Kom i Hu, hvad Amalekiterne gjorde imod dig undervejs, da I drog bort fra Ægypten,
Remember what Amalec did to thee in the way when thou camest 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: and slew the hindmost of the army, who sat down, being weary, when thou wast spent with hunger and labour, 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!
Therefore when the Lord thy God shall give thee rest, and shall have subdued all the nations round about in the land which he hath promised thee: thou shalt blot out his name from under heaven. See thou forget it not.
