2 Mosebog 21
1 De Lovbud, du skal forelægge dem, er følgende:
'And these [are] the judgments which thou dost 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 thou buyest a Hebrew servant — six years he doth serve, and in the seventh he goeth out as a freeman for nought;
3 Er han ugift, naar han kommer til dig, skal han frigives alene; er han gift, skal hans Hustru frigives sammen med ham.
if by himself he cometh in, by himself he goeth out; if he [is] owner of a wife, then his wife hath 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 give to him a wife, and she hath borne to him sons or daughters — the wife and her children are her lord's, and he goeth 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 say: 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 hath his lord brought him nigh unto God, and hath brought him nigh unto the door, or unto the side-post, and his lord hath bored his ear with an awl, and he hath served him — to the age.
7 Naar en Mand sælger sin Datter som Trælkvinde, skal hun ikke frigives som Trællene.
'And when a man selleth his daughter for a handmaid, she doth not go out according to the going out of the men-servants;
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 evil in the eyes of her lord, so that he hath not betrothed her, then he hath let her be ransomed; to a strange people he hath not power to sell her, 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 to his son he betroth her, according to the right of daughters he doth to her.
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 another [woman] he take for him, her food, her covering, and her habitation, he doth not withdraw;
11 Forholder han hende nogen af disse tre Ting, skal hun frigives uden Vederlag og Betaling.
and if these three he do not to her, then she hath gone out for nought, without money.
12 Den, der slaar en Mand ihjel, skal lide Døden.
'He who smiteth a man so that he hath 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 to him who hath not laid wait, and God hath brought to his hand, I have even set for thee a place whither he doth 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.
'And when a man doth presume against his neighbour to slay him with subtilty, from Mine altar thou dost take him to die.
15 Den, der slaar sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
'And he who smiteth 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 stealeth a man, and hath sold him, and he hath 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 hath smitten his neighbour with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but hath 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 rise, and hath gone up and down without on his staff, then hath the smiter been acquitted; only his cessation he giveth, 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 smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath 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 remain 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 smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges;
23 Men hvis der sker en Ulykke, skal du bøde Liv for Liv,
and if there is mischief, then thou hast 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 smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away 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 a tooth of his man-servant or a tooth of his handmaid he knock out, as a freeman he doth send him away 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 doth gore 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 heretofore, and it hath been testified to its owner, and he doth not watch it, and it hath put to death a man or woman, the ox is stoned, and its owner also is 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 upon him, then he hath given the ransom of his life, according to all that is laid upon him;
31 Ogsaa hvis den stanger en Dreng eller en Pige, skal han behandles efter samme Lovbud.
whether it gore a son or gore 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 gore a man-servant or a handmaid, thirty silver shekels he doth give 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 doth open a pit, or when a man doth dig a pit, and doth not cover it, and an ox or ass hath fallen thither, —
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 doth repay, money he doth give back 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 doth smite the ox of his neighbour, and it hath died, then they have sold the living ox, and halved its money, and also the dead one they do halve;
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, it hath been known that the ox is [one] accustomed to gore heretofore, and its owner doth not watch it, he certainly repayeth ox for ox, and the dead is his.
