2 Mosebog 21
1 De Lovbud, du skal forelægge dem, er følgende:
“These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
2 Naar du køber dig en hebræisk Træl, skal han trælle i seks Aar, men i det syvende skal han frigives uden Vederlag.
If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
3 Er han ugift, naar han kommer til dig, skal han frigives alene; er han gift, skal hans Hustru frigives sammen med ham.
If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
4 Hvis hans Herre giver ham en Hustru og hun føder ham Sønner eller Døtre, da skal Hustruen og hendes Børn tilhøre hendes Herre, og Trællen frigives alene.
If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
5 Hvis han imidlertid erklærer: »Jeg har faaet Kærlighed til min Herre, min Hustru og mine Børn, jeg vil ikke have min Frihed!«
But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
6 da skal hans Herre føre ham hen til Gud og stille ham op ad Døren eller Dørstolpen, og hans Herre skal gennembore hans Øre med en Syl, og saa skal han være hans Træl for Livstid.
then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
7 Naar en Mand sælger sin Datter som Trælkvinde, skal hun ikke frigives som Trællene.
And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
8 Dersom hun paadrager sig sin Herres Mishag, efter at han har haft Omgang med hende, skal han tillade, at hun købes fri; han har ikke Lov at sælge hende til fremmede Folk, naar han har gjort Uret imod hende;
If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.
9 hvis han derimod bestemmer, at hun skal være hans Søns Hustru, skal han behandle hende, som det tilkommer Døtre.
And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
10 Hvis han tager sig en anden, har han ikke Lov at forholde den første den Kødspise, Klædning og ægteskabelige Ret, der tilkommer hende.
If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
11 Forholder han hende nogen af disse tre Ting, skal hun frigives uden Vederlag og Betaling.
If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
12 Den, der slaar en Mand ihjel, skal lide Døden.
Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
13 Gør han det imidlertid ikke med Forsæt, men styres hans Haand af Gud, vil jeg anvise dig et Sted, hvor han kan ty hen.
If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
14 Naar derimod en handler med Overlæg, saa han med List slaar sin Næste ihjel, da skal du rive ham bort fra mit Alter, for at han kan lide Døden.
But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
15 Den, der slaar sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
16 Den, der stjæler et Menneske, skal lide Døden, hvad enten han har solgt det, eller det endnu findes hos ham.
Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
17 Den, der forbander sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
18 Naar der opstaar Strid mellem Mænd, og den ene slaar den anden med en Sten eller med Næven, saa at han vel ikke dør deraf, men dog maa holde Sengen,
If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
19 saa skal Gerningsmanden være sagesløs, hvis han kan staa op og gaa ud støttet til sin Stok; kun skal han godtgøre ham hans Tidsspilde og sørge for hans Helbredelse.
then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
20 Naar en Mand slaar sin Træl eller Trælkvinde med sin Stok, saa de dør paa Stedet, skal han straffes derfor;
If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
21 men hvis de bliver i Live en Dag eller to, skal han ikke straffes; det er jo hans egne Penge.
However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
22 Naar Mænd kommer i Slagsmaal og støder til en frugtsommelig Kvinde, saa hun nedkommer i Utide, men der ellers ingen Ulykke sker, da skal han bøde, hvad Kvindens Mand paalægger ham, og give Erstatning for det dødfødte Barn.
If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
23 Men hvis der sker en Ulykke, skal du bøde Liv for Liv,
But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
24 Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Haand for Haand, Fod for Fod,
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 Brandsaar for Brandsaar, Saar for Saar, Skramme for Skramme.
burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
26 Naar en Mand slaar sin Træl eller sin Trælkvinde i Øjet og ødelægger det, skal han give dem fri til Erstatning for Øjet;
If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
27 og hvis han slaar en Tand ud paa sin Træl eller Trælkvinde, skal han give dem fri til Erstatning for Tanden.
And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
28 Naar en Okse stanger en Mand eller Kvinde ihjel, skal Oksen stenes, og dens Kød maa ikke spises, men Ejeren er sagesløs;
If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
29 men hvis Oksen allerede tidligere har villet stange, og dens Ejer er advaret, men alligevel ikke passer paa den, og den saa dræber en Mand eller Kvinde, da skal Oksen stenes, og dens Ejer skal ogsaa lide Døden;
But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
30 men hvis der paalægges ham Sonepenge, skal han betale saa stor en Løsesum for sit Liv, som der kræves af ham.
If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
31 Ogsaa hvis den stanger en Dreng eller en Pige, skal han behandles efter samme Lovbud.
If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.
32 Men hvis Oksen stanger en Træl eller Trælkvinde, skal han betale deres Herre tredive Sekel Sølv, og Oksen skal stenes.
If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
33 Naar en Mand tager Dækket af en Cisterne eller graver en Cisterne uden at dække den til, og en Okse eller et Æsel saa falder deri,
If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
34 da skal Brøndens Ejer erstatte det; han skal give Dyrets Ejer Erstatning i Penge, men det døde Dyr skal tilfalde ham,
the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
35 Naar en Mands Okse stanger en andens Okse ihjel, skal de sælge den levende Okse og dele Pengene, og ligeledes skal de dele det døde Dyr.
If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
36 Men hvis det er vitterligt, at Oksen tidligere har villet stange, og dens Ejer ikke har passet paa den, da skal han erstatte Okse med Okse, men det døde Dyr skal tilfalde ham.
But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
