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 come nigh unto a court of justice, and they judge them; and they 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.
Then shall it be, if the guilty man deserve to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to the degree of his fault, by a [certain] number.
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.
Forty stripes may he give him, not more; so that he shall not exceed to have him beaten above these with too many stripes, and thy brother be thus rendered vile before thy eyes.
4 Du maa ikke binde Munden til paa en Okse, naar den tærsker.
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he thresheth 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 brothers dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child: then shall the wife of the dead not be married abroad, unto a stranger; her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to himself for 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 first-born whom she may bear shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead; so that his name be not blotted 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!«
And if the man have no desire to take his sister-in-law: then shall his sister-in-law 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 on 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 shall the elders of his city call him, and speak unto him; and if he persist, and say, I have no desire 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 sister-in-law come nigh unto him in the presence of the elders, and pull his shoe from off his foot, and spit out before him, and shall commence and say, Thus shall be done unto that 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 barefooted.
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 strive together one with the other, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:
12 da skal du hugge hendes Haand af; du maa ikke vise Skaansel.
Then shalt thou cut off her hand, thy eye shall not have pity.
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 measures, 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 measure shalt thou have; in order that thy days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee;
16 Thi en Vederstyggelighed for HERREN din Gud er enhver, der øver sligt, enhver, der begaar Svig.
For an abomination of the Lord thy God is every one that doth such things, every one that acteth unrighteously.
17 Kom i Hu, hvad Amalekiterne gjorde imod dig undervejs, da I drog bort fra Ægypten,
Remember what 'Amalek did unto thee, by the way, at your coming 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 by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were feeble behind thee, when thou was 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 come to pass, when the Lord thy God giveth thee rest from all thy enemies round about, in the land which the Lord 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.
