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.
“Do not tell to others (false rumors/untrue reports) about other people. Do not help someone who is guilty by (testifying falsely/lying) [about what happened].
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.
Do not join a group of people who are planning to do something evil. Do not testify the way the [crowd wants you to], if that will prevent [the judge from deciding the case] justly/fairly.
3 Du maa ikke tage Parti for den ringe i hans Retssag.
When a poor person is on trial, do not [testify in] his favor [just] because he is poor [and you feel sorry for him].
4 Naar du træffer din Fjendes Okse eller Æsel løbende løse, skal du bringe dem tilbage til ham.
If you see someone’s bull or donkey when it is wandering away [loose], take it back to [its owner, even if the owner] is your enemy.
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 someone’s donkey that has fallen down [because of its heavy load], help the owner to get the donkey up again, [even if] he is someone who hates you. Do not just walk away [without helping him].
6 Du maa ikke bøje din fattige Landsmands Ret i hans Retssag.
Decide the cases of poor people who are on trial [as] fairly [as you decide the cases of other people].
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.
Do not accuse people falsely. Do not decide that innocent and righteous [DOU] people should be executed, because I will (punish/not forgive) people who do such an evil thing.
8 Tag ikke mod Bestikkelse, thi Bestikkelse gør den seende blind og fordrejer Sagen for dem, der har Ret.
Do not accept money that is a bribe, because officials who accept bribes are not able to [MTY] decide what is right to do, and they do not allow innocent people to be treated fairly.
9 Undertryk ikke den fremmede; I ved jo, hvorledes den fremmede er til Mode, thi I var selv fremmede i Ægypten.
Do not mistreat foreigners [who live among you]. You know [how people often treat] foreigners, because the Egyptians [did not treat you well when] you were foreigners there.
10 Seks Aar igennem skal du tilsaa dit Land og indsamle dets Afgrøde;
Plant [seeds] in your ground and gather the harvest for six years.
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 during the seventh year you must not plant anything. [If things grow without your planting seeds], allow poor people [to harvest and] eat the crops. If there are still crops (left over/that they do not harvest), allow wild animals to eat them. Do the same thing with your grapevines/vineyards and your olive trees.
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 may] work for six days [each week], but on the seventh day you must rest [and not work]. And on the seventh day you must allow your work animals and your slaves and the foreigners [who live among you] also [to rest and] be refreshed.
13 Hold eder alt, hvad jeg siger eder, efterrettelig; du maa ikke nævne andre Guders Navn, det maa ikke høres i din Mund.
Make certain that you obey everything that I have commanded [you to do]. Do not pray to [MTY] other gods. Do not even mention their names.”
14 Tre Gange om Aaret skal du holde Højtid for mig.
“Every year you must celebrate three festivals to [honor] 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.
[The first one] is the Festival of Bread That Has No Yeast. Celebrate it in the month [that is named] Abib. That is the month in which you left Egypt. Celebrate it in the way that I commanded you. And always bring [LIT] an offering when you come to worship me.
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.
The second one is the Festival of Harvesting. During that festival you must offer to me the first parts/harvest of your crops that grow from the seeds that you planted. The third one is the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters. That will be after you finish harvesting your grain and grapes and fruit.
17 Tre Gange om Aaret skal alle dine Mænd stedes for den Herre HERRENS Aasyn.
Every year, at each of these times, all the men must gather together to worship me, Yahweh God.
18 Du maa ikke ofre Blodet af mit Slagtoffer sammen med syret Brød. Fedtet fra min Højtid maa ikke gemmes til næste Morgen.
When you sacrifice an animal [and offer it] to me, you must not offer bread that has been baked with yeast. [When you] offer sacrifices, [burn] the fat [from the animals on that same day]. Do not allow any fat to remain until the next 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.
Each year, when you harvest your crops, bring to the place where you worship me, Yahweh God, the first part of what you harvest. When you kill a (young animal/kid [or lamb or calf)], do not [prepare to eat it by] boiling it 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.
“Note this: I am going to send an angel ahead of you, to guard you as you travel and to bring you safely to the place that I have prepared [for you]. Pay attention to what he says and obey him. Do not rebel against him, because he will have my authority [MTY] and he will (punish/not forgive) [LIT] you if you rebel against him.
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.
22 Naar du adlyder ham og gør alt, hvad jeg siger, vil jeg være dine Fjenders Fjende og dine Modstanderes Modstander,
But if you pay attention to what he says and if you do all that I tell you [to do], I will fight strongly [DOU] against all of your enemies.
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.
My angel will go ahead of you, and will take you to where the Amor and Heth and Periz and Canaan and Hiv and Jebus people-groups live, and I will completely get rid of them.
24 Du maa ikke tilbede eller dyrke deres Guder eller følge deres Skikke; men du skal nedbryde dem og sønderslaa deres Stenstøtter.
Do not bow down before their gods/idols or worship them. And do not do the things [that they think that their gods want] them to do. Completely destroy their gods/idols, and smash to pieces their sacred stones.
25 I skal dyrke HERREN eders Gud, saa vil jeg velsigne dit Brød og dit Vand og holde Sygdomme borte fra dig.
You must worship me, Yahweh God. [If you do that], I will bless your (OR, bless [you by giving you]) food and water, and I will protect you from becoming sick.
26 Utidige Fødsler eller Ufrugtbarhed skal ikke forekomme i dit Land, og dine Dages Maal vil jeg gøre fuldt.
No women in your land will have (miscarriages/babies that will die after being born prematurely), and no women will be unable to become pregnant. And I will enable you to live a long time.
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 cause the people who oppose you to become very afraid of me. I will cause the people whom you fight against to become very confused. And then I will cause them to turn around and run away from you.
28 Jeg vil sende Gedehamse foran dig, og de skal drive Hivviterne, Kana'anæerne og Hetiterne bort foran dig.
I will cause your enemies to become terrified. And I will expel the Hiv, Canaan, and Heth people-groups from your land.
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 expel [all of] them in less than one year. If I did that, your land would become deserted, and there would be very many wild animals ([that would attack you/you would not be able to control]).
30 lidt efter lidt vil jeg drive dem bort foran dig, indtil du bliver saa talrig, at du kan tage Landet i Besiddelse.
I will expel those people-groups slowly, a few at a time, until the number of your people increases and you are able to live everywhere in 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 cause the borders of your land to extend from the (Red Sea/Gulf of Aqaba) [in the southeast] to the Mediterranean Sea [in the northwest], and from the [Sinai] Desert [in the southwest] to the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast of the country]. I will enable you [MTY] to expel the people who live there, so that you will expel them as you occupy more of the country.
32 Du maa ikke slutte Pagt med dem eller deres Guder.
You must not make any agreement/treaty with those people 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!
Do not allow [those people] to live in your land, in order that they do not cause you to sin against me. If you worship their gods, [you will not be able to escape from worshiping them and sinning against me, just like someone caught] in a trap [is unable to escape] [MET].”
