2 Mosebog 21
1 De Lovbud, du skal forelægge dem, er følgende:
And these [are] the judgments which you 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.
When you buy a Hebrew servant, he serves [for] six years, and in the seventh he goes out as a freeman for nothing;
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 comes in by himself, he goes out by himself; if he [is] owner of a wife, then his wife has gone out 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 lord gives a wife to him, and she has borne sons or daughters to him—the wife and her children are her lord’s, and he goes out by himself.
5 Hvis han imidlertid erklærer: »Jeg har faaet Kærlighed til min Herre, min Hustru og mine Børn, jeg vil ikke have min Frihed!«
And if the servant really says: I have loved my lord, my wife, and my sons—I do not go out 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 lord has brought him near to God, and has brought him near to the door, or to the doorpost, and his lord has bored his ear with an awl, and he has served him for all time.
7 Naar en Mand sælger sin Datter som Trælkvinde, skal hun ikke frigives som Trællene.
And when a man sells his daughter for a handmaid, she does not go out according to the going out of the menservants;
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 [it is] evil in the eyes of her lord, so that he has not betrothed her, then he has let her be ransomed; he has no power to sell her to a strange people, in his dealing treacherously 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 betroths her to his son, he does to her according to the right of daughters.
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 [woman] for him, he does not withdraw her food, her covering, and her habitation;
11 Forholder han hende nogen af disse tre Ting, skal hun frigives uden Vederlag og Betaling.
and if he does not do these three for her, then she has gone out for nothing, without money.
12 Den, der slaar en Mand ihjel, skal lide Døden.
He who strikes a man so that he has died is certainly 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.
as for him who has not laid wait, but God has brought [him] to his hand, I have even set a place for you to where he flees.
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.
And when a man presumes against his neighbor to slay him with subtlety, you take him from My altar to die.
15 Den, der slaar sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
And he who strikes his father or his mother is certainly put to death.
16 Den, der stjæler et Menneske, skal lide Døden, hvad enten han har solgt det, eller det endnu findes hos ham.
And he who steals a man, and has sold him, and he has been found in his hand, is certainly put to death.
17 Den, der forbander sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly 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,
And when men contend, and a man has struck his neighbor with a stone, or with the fist, and he does not die, but has fallen on the 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.
if he rises, and has gone up and down outside on his staff, then the striker has been acquitted; he only gives [for] his cessation, and he is thoroughly healed.
20 Naar en Mand slaar sin Træl eller Trælkvinde med sin Stok, saa de dør paa Stedet, skal han straffes derfor;
And when a man strikes his manservant or his handmaid with a rod, and he has died under his hand—he is certainly avenged;
21 men hvis de bliver i Live en Dag eller to, skal han ikke straffes; det er jo hans egne Penge.
only if he remains a day, or two days, he is not avenged, for he [is] his money.
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.
And when men strive, and have struck a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no harm [to them], he is certainly fined as the husband of the woman lays on him, and he has given through the judges;
23 Men hvis der sker en Ulykke, skal du bøde Liv for Liv,
and if there is harm [to them], then you have given life for 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.
burning for burning, wound for wound, 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;
And when a man strikes the eye of his manservant, or the eye of his handmaid, and has destroyed it, he sends him away as a freeman for his 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 a tooth of his manservant or a tooth of his handmaid, he sends him away as a freeman for his tooth.
28 Naar en Okse stanger en Mand eller Kvinde ihjel, skal Oksen stenes, og dens Kød maa ikke spises, men Ejeren er sagesløs;
And when an ox gores man or woman, and they have died, the ox is certainly stoned, and his flesh is not eaten, and the owner of the ox [is] acquitted;
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;
and if the ox is [one] accustomed to gore before, and it has been testified to its owner, and he does not watch it, and it has put to death a man or woman, the ox is stoned, and its owner is also 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 atonement is laid on him, then he has given the ransom of his life, according to all that is laid on him;
31 Ogsaa hvis den stanger en Dreng eller en Pige, skal han behandles efter samme Lovbud.
whether it gores a son or gores a daughter, according to this judgment it is done to him.
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 a handmaid, he gives thirty silver shekels to their lord, and the ox is 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,
And when a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit, and does not cover it, and an ox or donkey has fallen [in] there—
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 repays, he gives back money to its owner, and the dead is 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.
And when a man’s ox strikes the ox of his neighbor and it has died, then they have sold the living ox, and halved its money, and they also halve the dead one;
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.
or, [if] it has been known that the ox is [one] accustomed to gore before, and its owner does not watch it, he certainly repays ox for ox, and the dead is his.
