2 Mosebog 21
1 De Lovbud, du skal forelægge dem, er følgende:
“Here are some [other] instructions to give to [the Israeli people]:
2 Naar du køber dig en hebræisk Træl, skal han trælle i seks Aar, men i det syvende skal han frigives uden Vederlag.
When/If you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to serve you for [only] six years. In the seventh year you must free him [from being your slave], and he is not required to pay you anything [for setting him free].
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 was not married before he became your slave, and if he marries [someone while he is your slave], his wife is not to be set free [with him]. But if he was married before he became your slave, you must free both him and his wife.
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 a slave’s master gives him a wife, and she gives birth to sons or daughters [while her husband is a slave], only the man is to be freed. His wife and children will continue to be slaves of their master.
5 Hvis han imidlertid erklærer: »Jeg har faaet Kærlighed til min Herre, min Hustru og mine Børn, jeg vil ikke have min Frihed!«
But when it is time for the slave to be set free, if the slave says, ‘I love my master and my wife and my children, and I do not want to be set 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 must take him to [the place where they worship] God (OR, to [the owner’s] house). There he must make the slave stand against the door or the doorpost. Then the master will use an (awl/pointed metal rod) to make a hole in the slave’s ear. Then [he will fasten a tag to the slave’s ear to indicate that] (he will own that slave for the rest of his life/he will own the slave as long as the slave lives).
7 Naar en Mand sælger sin Datter som Trælkvinde, skal hun ikke frigives som Trællene.
If a man sells his daughter to become a slave, she should not be set free [after six years], as the male slaves are.
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 the man who bought her wanted her to be his wife, but if [later] he is not pleased with her, he must sell her back to her father. He must not sell her to a foreigner, because that would be breaking the contract/agreement [he made with the girl’s father].
9 hvis han derimod bestemmer, at hun skal være hans Søns Hustru, skal han behandle hende, som det tilkommer Døtre.
If the man who buys her wants her to be a wife for his son, he must then treat her as though she were his own 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 the master takes another slave girl to be another wife for himself, he must continue to give the first slave wife the same amount of food and clothing that he gave to her before, and he must continue to have sex [EUP] with her as before.
11 Forholder han hende nogen af disse tre Ting, skal hun frigives uden Vederlag og Betaling.
If he does not do all these three things for her, he must free her [from being a slave], and she is not required to pay anything [for being set free].
12 Den, der slaar en Mand ihjel, skal lide Døden.
You must execute anyone who strikes another person with the result that the person who is struck dies.
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.
But if the one who struck the other did not intend to kill that person, the one who struck him can escape to a place that I will choose for you, [and he will be safe there].
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 someone gets angry with another person and kills him, even if the murderer runs to the altar, [a place that God designated as a place to be safe], you must execute him.
15 Den, der slaar sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
Anyone who strikes his father or mother must surely be executed.
16 Den, der stjæler et Menneske, skal lide Døden, hvad enten han har solgt det, eller det endnu findes hos ham.
Anyone who kidnaps another person, either in order to sell that person or to keep him as a slave, must be executed.
17 Den, der forbander sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
Anyone who reviles/curses his father or his mother must be executed.
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,
Suppose two people fight, and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist. And suppose the person he strikes does not die but is injured and has to stay in bed [for a while],
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.
and later he is able to walk outside using a cane. Then the person who struck him does not have to be punished. However, he must pay the injured person the money he could not earn [while he was recovering], and he must also pay the injured person’s medical expenses until that person is well.
20 Naar en Mand slaar sin Træl eller Trælkvinde med sin Stok, saa de dør paa Stedet, skal han straffes derfor;
If someone strikes his male or female slave with a stick, if the slave dies (immediately/as a result) [IDM], the one who struck him must be punished.
21 men hvis de bliver i Live en Dag eller to, skal han ikke straffes; det er jo hans egne Penge.
But if the slave lives for a day or two after he is struck [and then dies], you must not punish the one who struck him. Not having that slave to be able to work for him any longer is enough punishment.
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.
Suppose two people are fighting and they hurt a pregnant woman with the result that (she has a miscarriage/her baby is born prematurely and dies). If the woman is not harmed in any other way, the one who injured her must pay a fine. He must pay whatever the woman’s husband demands, after a judge approves of the fine.
23 Men hvis der sker en Ulykke, skal du bøde Liv for Liv,
But if the woman is injured in some additional way, the one who injured her must be caused to suffer in exactly the same way [that he caused her to suffer]. If she dies, he must be executed.
24 Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Haand for Haand, Fod for Fod,
If her eye is injured or destroyed, or if he knocks out one of her teeth, or her hand or foot is injured, or if she is burned or bruised, the one who injured her must be injured in the same way.
25 Brandsaar for Brandsaar, Saar for Saar, Skramme for Skramme.
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 the owner of a slave strikes the eye of his male or female slave and ruins it, he must free that slave because of [what he did to] the slave’s eye.
27 og hvis han slaar en Tand ud paa sin Træl eller Trælkvinde, skal han give dem fri til Erstatning for Tanden.
If someone knocks out one of his slave’s teeth, he must free the slave because of [what he did to] the slave’s 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 a bull gores a man or woman with the result that the person dies, you [must kill the bull by] throwing stones at it, but you must not punish the owner of the bull.
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 suppose the bull had attacked people several times before, and its owner had been warned, but he did not keep the bull inside a fence. Then you [must kill the bull by] throwing stones at it, but you must also execute its owner.
30 men hvis der paalægges ham Sonepenge, skal han betale saa stor en Løsesum for sit Liv, som der kræves af ham.
However, if the owner of the bull is allowed to pay a fine (to save his own life/in order not to be executed), he must pay the full amount that the judges say that he must pay.
31 Ogsaa hvis den stanger en Dreng eller en Pige, skal han behandles efter samme Lovbud.
If someone’s bull attacks and gores another person’s son or daughter, you must treat the bull’s owner according to that same rule.
32 Men hvis Oksen stanger en Træl eller Trælkvinde, skal han betale deres Herre tredive Sekel Sølv, og Oksen skal stenes.
If a bull attacks and gores a male or female slave, its owner must pay to the slave’s owner 30 pieces of silver. Then you must [kill the bull by] throwing stones at it.
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,
Suppose someone has a pit/cistern and does not keep it covered, and someone’s bull or donkey falls into it [and dies].
34 da skal Brøndens Ejer erstatte det; han skal give Dyrets Ejer Erstatning i Penge, men det døde Dyr skal tilfalde ham,
Then the owner of the pit/cistern must pay for the animal that died. He must give the money to the animal’s owner, but then he can take away the animal that died and [do whatever he wants to with it].
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 someone’s bull hurts another person’s bull with the result that it dies, the owners of both bulls must sell the bull that is living, and they must divide [between them] the money [that they receive] for it. They must also divide [between them the meat of] the animal that died.
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.
However, if people know that the bull often attacked other animals previously, and its owner did not keep it inside a fence, then the owner of that bull must give the owner of the bull that died one of his own bulls, but he can take away the animal that died [and do with it whatever he wants to do].”
