2 Mosebog 23
1 Du maa ikke udsprede falske Rygter. Gør ikke fælles Sag med den, der har Uret, ved at optræde som uretfærdigt Vidne.
“You must not spread stories that are lies. You must not help bad people by giving evidence that's malicious.
2 Du maa ikke følge Mængden i, hvad der er ondt, eller i dit Vidnesbyrd for Retten tage Hensyn til Mængden, saa du bøjer Retten.
Don't follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give evidence in a lawsuit, don't corrupt justice by siding with the majority.
3 Du maa ikke tage Parti for den ringe i hans Retssag.
Don't show favoritism to poor people in their legal cases either.
4 Naar du træffer din Fjendes Okse eller Æsel løbende løse, skal du bringe dem tilbage til ham.
If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey that has wandered off, take it back it to him.
5 Naar du ser din Uvens Æsel segne under sin Byrde, maa du ikke lade ham i Stikken, men du skal hjælpe ham med at læsse Byrden af.
If you see the donkey of someone who hates you that has fallen under its load, don't just leave it there. You must stop and help.
6 Du maa ikke bøje din fattige Landsmands Ret i hans Retssag.
You must not prevent the poor from getting justice in their lawsuits.
7 Hold dig fra en uretfærdig Sag; og den, som er uskyldig og har Ret, maa du ikke berøve Livet; nej, du maa ikke skaffe den Ret, som har Uret.
Don't have anything to do with making false accusations. Don't kill the innocent or those who do right, for I won't let the guilty go unpunished.
8 Tag ikke mod Bestikkelse, thi Bestikkelse gør den seende blind og fordrejer Sagen for dem, der har Ret.
Don't accept bribes, for a bribe blinds those who can see, and undermines the evidence of the honest.
9 Undertryk ikke den fremmede; I ved jo, hvorledes den fremmede er til Mode, thi I var selv fremmede i Ægypten.
Don't abuse foreigners living among you, since you know very well what it's like to be foreigners, for you were once foreigners in Egypt.
10 Seks Aar igennem skal du tilsaa dit Land og indsamle dets Afgrøde;
Six years you are to sow your land and harvest crops,
11 men i det syvende skal du lade det hvile og ligge urørt, saa at de fattige i dit Folk kan gøre sig til gode dermed, og Markens vilde Dyr kan æde, hvad de levner; ligesaa skal du gøre med din Vingaard og dine Oliventræer.
but in the seventh year you are to let it rest and leave it uncultivated, so that poor people may eat what grows naturally from the field and the wild animals can finish what's left. Follow the same procedure for your vineyards and olive groves.
12 I seks Dage skal du gøre dit Arbejde, men paa den syvende skal du hvile, for at dine Okser og Æsler kan faa Hvile og din Trælkvindes Søn og den fremmede hvile ud.
You have six days to do your work, but on the seventh day you must stop working, so that your ox and your donkey can rest, and your slaves' families can catch their breath, as well as the foreigners living among you.
13 Hold eder alt, hvad jeg siger eder, efterrettelig; du maa ikke nævne andre Guders Navn, det maa ikke høres i din Mund.
Make sure to pay attention to everything I've told you. Don't think to call on the names of other gods—you must not even mention them.
14 Tre Gange om Aaret skal du holde Højtid for mig.
Three times every year you are to celebrate a feast dedicated to me.
15 Du skal fejre de usyrede Brøds Højtid; i syv Dage skal du spise usyret Brød, som jeg har paalagt dig, paa den fastsatte Tid i Abib Maaned, thi i den Maaned vandrede du ud af Ægypten, Man maa ikke stedes for mit Aasyn med tomme Hænder.
You are to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread as I instructed you. You are to eat bread without yeast for seven days at the appropriate time in the month of Abib, because that was the month you left Egypt. No one can come before me without bringing an offering.
16 Fremdeles skal du fejre Højtiden for Høsten, Førstegrøden af dit Arbejde, af hvad du saar i din Mark, og Højtiden for Frugthøsten ved Aarets Udgang, naar du har bjærget Udbyttet af dit Arbejde hjem fra Marken.
You are also to observe the Festival of Harvest when you present the firstfruits of the produce from what you've sown in the fields. Lastly you are to observe the Festival of Gathering-In the Harvest at the end of the year, when you gather in the harvest of the rest of your crops from the field.
17 Tre Gange om Aaret skal alle dine Mænd stedes for den Herre HERRENS Aasyn.
Every Israelite male is to come before the Lord God at these three times every year.
18 Du maa ikke ofre Blodet af mit Slagtoffer sammen med syret Brød. Fedtet fra min Højtid maa ikke gemmes til næste Morgen.
You must not offer the blood of my sacrifices together with anything that contains yeast, and the fat from the offerings presented at my festival must not be left until morning.
19 Du skal bringe det første, Førstegrøden af din Jord, til HERREN din Guds Hus. Du maa ikke koge et Kid i dets Moders Mælk.
Bring the best firstfruits of your crops to the house of the Lord your God. Don't cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
20 Se, jeg sender en Engel foran dig for at vogte dig undervejs og føre dig til det Sted, jeg har beredt.
Look, I'm sending an angel ahead of you to protect you on the way and to take you to the place I've prepared for you.
21 Tag dig vel i Vare for ham og adlyd ham; vær ikke genstridig imod ham, thi han skal ikke tilgive eders Overtrædelser, efterdi mit Navn er i ham.
Make sure you pay attention to him and do what he says. Don't oppose him, because he won't forgive rebellion, for he carries my authority.
22 Naar du adlyder ham og gør alt, hvad jeg siger, vil jeg være dine Fjenders Fjende og dine Modstanderes Modstander,
However, if you listen to him carefully, and do everything that I tell you, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and I will fight those who fight against you.
23 Ja, min Engel skal drage foran dig og føre dig til Amoriterne, Hetiterne, Perizziterne, Kana'anæerne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne, og jeg vil udrydde dem.
For my angel will go ahead of you and take you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out.
24 Du maa ikke tilbede eller dyrke deres Guder eller følge deres Skikke; men du skal nedbryde dem og sønderslaa deres Stenstøtter.
You must not bow down to their gods or worship them or follow their pagan practices. No, you must demolish their idols and smash their sacred pillars into pieces.
25 I skal dyrke HERREN eders Gud, saa vil jeg velsigne dit Brød og dit Vand og holde Sygdomme borte fra dig.
You are to worship the Lord your God, and he will bless your food and water. I will make sure none of you fall sick.
26 Utidige Fødsler eller Ufrugtbarhed skal ikke forekomme i dit Land, og dine Dages Maal vil jeg gøre fuldt.
No woman will have a miscarriage or be without children. I will make sure you live long lives.
27 Jeg vil sende min Rædsel foran dig og bringe Bestyrtelse over alle de Folk, du kommer til, og jeg vil drive alle dine Fjender paa Flugt for dig.
I will send terror about me ahead of you which will throw every nation you meet into panic. I will make all your enemies turn and run away.
28 Jeg vil sende Gedehamse foran dig, og de skal drive Hivviterne, Kana'anæerne og Hetiterne bort foran dig.
I will send hornets ahead of you to drive out before you the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites.
29 Men jeg vil ikke drive dem bort foran dig i et og samme Aar, for at Landet ikke skal lægges øde, og for at Markens vilde Dyr ikke skal tage Overhaand for dig;
I will not drive them out in just one year, because the land would become desolate and you would have to deal with increased numbers of wild animals.
30 lidt efter lidt vil jeg drive dem bort foran dig, indtil du bliver saa talrig, at du kan tage Landet i Besiddelse.
Bit by bit I will drive them out ahead of you, until there are enough of you to take possession of the land.
31 Jeg vil lade dine Landemærker naa fra det røde Hav til Filisternes Hav, fra Ørkenen til Floden, thi jeg giver Landets Indbyggere i eders Haand, saa du kan drive dem bort foran dig.
I will fix your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will hand the inhabitants of the land over to you, and you will drive them out.
32 Du maa ikke slutte Pagt med dem eller deres Guder.
You must not make any agreement with them or with their gods.
33 De maa ikke blive boende i dit Land, for at de ikke skal forlede dig til Synd imod mig, til at dyrke deres Guder, saa det bliver dig til en Snare!
They must not be allowed to stay in your land, otherwise they will lead you to sin against me. For if you worship their gods, they will definitely become a trap for you.”
