3 Mosebog 11

1 HERREN talede til Moses og Aron og sagde til dem:

Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,

2 Tal til Israeliterne og sig: Af alle Dyr paa Jorden maa du spise følgende:

“Tell the Israeli people that [this is what Yahweh says]: From all the animals that live on the land, these are the ones that you are permitted to eat:

3 Alle Dyr, der har Klove, helt spaltede Klove, og tygger Drøv, maa I spise.

The ones that have hooves that are completely split and that (chew their cuds/bring their food up from their stomachs to chew it again).

4 Men følgende maa I ikke spise af dem der tygger Drøv, og af dem, der har Klove: Kamelen, thi den tygger vel Drøv, men har ikke Klove; den skal være eder uren;

There are some animals that chew their cuds but do not have split hooves, and some animals that have split hooves but do not chew their cuds. You must not eat any of those animals. [For example], camels chew their cuds but do not have split hooves, so they are unacceptable for you to eat.

5 Klippegrævlingen, thi den tygger vel Drøv, men har ikke Klove: den skal være eder uren;

Rock badgers chew their cuds but do not have split hooves, so they are unacceptable for you to eat.

6 Haren, thi den tygger vel Drøv, men har ikke Klove; den skal være eder uren;

Rabbits chew their cuds but do not have split hooves, so they are unacceptable for you to eat.

7 Svinet, thi det har vel Klove, helt spaltede Klove, men tygger ikke Drøv; det skal være eder urent.

Pigs have completely split hooves but they do not chew their cuds, so they are unacceptable for you to eat.

8 Deres Kød maa I ikke spise, og ved Aadslerne af dem maa I ikke røre; de skal være eder urene.

All of those animals are unacceptable for you, so you must not eat their meat or even touch their carcasses.

9 Af alt, hvad der lever i Vandet, maa I spise følgende: Alt i Vandet, baade i Havet og i Floderne, som har Finner og Skæl, maa I spise;

From all the creatures that live in the oceans and the streams, you are permitted to eat any that have fins and scales.

10 men af alt, hvad der rører sig i Vandet, af alle levende Væsener i Vandet, skal det, som ikke har Finner eller Skæl, hvad enten det er i Havet eller Floderne, være eder en Vederstyggelighed.

But you must detest [and not eat] those that do not have fins and scales. That includes ones that are very small.

11 De skal være eder en Vederstyggelighed, deres Kød maa I ikke spise, og Aadslerne af dem skal I regne for en Vederstyggelighed.

You must despise them, and you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.

12 Alt i Vandet, som ikke har Finner eller Skæl, skal være eder en Vederstyggelighed.

You must detest everything that lives in the water that does not have fins and scales.

13 Følgende er de Fugle, I skal regne for en Vederstyggelighed, de maa ikke spises, de er en Vederstyggelighed: Ørnen, Lammegribben, Havørnen,

There are some birds that you must detest [and not eat]. They include eagles, bearded vultures, black vultures,

14 Glenten, de forskellige Arter af Falke,

kites, any kind of falcon/buzzard,

15 alle de forskellige Arter af Ravne,

any kind of raven,

16 Strudsen, Takmasfuglen, Maagen, de forskellige Arter af Høge,

horned owls, screech owls, seagulls, any kind of hawk,

17 Uglen, Fiskepelikanen, Hornuglen,

small owls, cormorants, large owls,

18 Tinsjemetfuglen, Pelikanen, Aadselgribben,

white owls, desert owls, vultures that eat dead animals,

19 Storken, de forskellige Arter af Hejrer, Hærfuglen og Flagermusen.

storks, any kind of heron, hoopoes, and bats.

20 Alt vinget Kryb der gaar paa fire, skal være eder en Vederstyggelighed.

You must detest [and not eat] flying insects that [sometimes] walk on the ground [MTY].

21 Af alt det vingede Kryb, som gaar paa fire, maa I dog spise følgende: Dem, der har Skinneben oven over Fødderne til at hoppe med paa Jorden.

But you are permitted to eat creatures with wings that sometimes walk on the ground if they have jointed legs for hopping around.

22 Af dem maa I spise følgende: De forskellige Arter af Græshopper, Solamgræshopper, Hargolgræshopper og Hagabgræshopper.

They include locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers.

23 Men alt andet vinget Kryb, der gaar paa fire, skal være eder en Vederstyggelighed.

But you must detest [and not eat] other insects with wings that have four legs.

24 Ved følgende Dyr bliver I urene, enhver, der rører ved Aadslerne af dem, bliver uren til Aften,

‘There are certain creatures that if you touch their carcasses you will become defiled. Anyone who touches their carcasses must not touch other people until that evening.

25 og enhver, der bærer et Aadsel af dem, skal tvætte sine Klæder og være uren til Aften:

Anyone who picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes and not touch other people until that evening.

26 Alle Dyr, der har Klove, men ikke helt spaltede, og som ikke tygger Drøv, skal være urene; enhver, der rører ved dem, bliver uren.

‘The animals whose carcasses you must not touch are those that have hooves that are not completely divided or animals that do not chew their cuds. Anyone who touches the carcasses of any of those animals becomes (defiled/unacceptable to me).

27 Alle firføddede Dyr, der gaar paa Poter, skal være eder urene; enhver der rører ved et Aadsel af dem, bliver uren til Aften,

From all the animals that walk on the ground, you must not touch the carcasses of those that have paws to walk on. Anyone who touches one of their carcasses must not touch other people until that evening.

28 og den, som bærer et Aadsel af dem, skal tvætte sine Klæder og være uren til Aften; de skal være eder urene.

Anyone who picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes and not touch other people until that evening, because touching their carcasses (defiles you/causes you to become unacceptable to me).

29 Af Krybet, der kryber paa Jorden, skal følgende være eder urene: Væselen, Musen, de forskellige Arter af Firben,

‘From all the animals that walk on the ground, these are the ones that (defile you/cause you to become unacceptable to me) [if you touch them]: Moles, rats, any kind of lizard,

30 Anakaen, Koadyret, Leta'aen, Hometdyret og Tinsjemetdyret.

geckos, skinks, and chameleons.

31 Det er dem, som skal være eder urene af alt Krybet. Enhver, der rører ved dem, naar de er døde, skal være uren til Aften;

Those creatures that scurry across the ground (defile you/cause you to become unacceptable to me); anyone who touches one of their carcasses must not touch other people until the evening.

32 alt, hvad et dødt Dyr af den Slags falder ned paa, bliver urent, alle Træting, Klæder, Skind, Sække, overhovedet alt, hvad der bruges ved et eller andet Arbejde; det skal lægges i Vand og være urent til Aften; derpaa skal det være rent.

When one of those creatures dies and falls on something, the thing that it falls on, whatever it is used for, will become (defiled/unacceptable to me), whether it is made of wood or cloth or the hide of some animal or from rough cloth. You must put it in water. Then you must not use it until that evening.

33 Og falder et af den Slags ned i et Lerkar, saa bliver alt, hvad der er deri, urent, og ethvert saadant Kar skal I slaa i Stykker;

If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it becomes defiled, and you must break that pot into pieces.

34 alt spiseligt, som man kommer Vand paa, og alt flydende, der tjener til Drikke, bliver urent i et saadant Kar.

If you pour water from that pot on any food, you must not eat that food. And you must not drink any water from that pot.

35 Alt, hvad et dødt Dyr af den Slags falder ned paa, bliver urent; Ovne og Ildsteder skal nedbrydes, de er urene, og urene skal de være eder.

Anything that one of the carcasses of those creatures falls on becomes (defiled/unacceptable to me); even if it falls on an oven or a cooking pot, anything that it falls on must be broken into pieces. It becomes unacceptable to me and you must not use it again.

36 Dog bliver Kilder og Cisterner, Steder, hvor der samler sig Vand, ved at være rene; men den, der rører ved Aadslerne deri, bliver uren.

If one of their carcasses falls into a spring or a pit for storing water, the water may still be drunk, but anyone who touches one of those carcasses becomes unacceptable to me.

37 Falder et dødt Dyr af den Slags ned paa nogen som helst Slags Sæd, der bruges til Udsæd, bliver denne ved at være ren;

If one of those carcasses falls on seeds that are to be planted, those seeds are still acceptable to be planted.

38 men kommes der Vand paa Sæden, og der saa falder et dødt Dyr af den Slags ned paa den, skal den være eder uren.

But if water has been put on the seeds and then a carcass falls on them, the seeds must be thrown away.

39 Naar noget af det Kvæg, der tjener eder til Føde, dør, skal den, der rører ved den døde Krop, være uren til Aften.

‘If an animal [whose meat] you are permitted to eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass must not touch other people until that evening.

40 Den, der spiser noget af den døde Krop, skal tvætte sine Klædet og være uren til Aften, og den, der bærer den døde Krop, skal tvætte sine Klæder og være uren til Aften.

Anyone who eats some meat from that carcass must wash his clothes, and then he must not touch anyone until that evening.

41 Alt Kryb, der kryber paa Jorden, er en Vederstyggelighed, det maa ikke spises;

‘All creatures that scurry across the ground, including those that move on their bellies and those that crawl, are detestable, and they must not be eaten.

42 intet af det, der kryber paa Bugen, og intet af det, der gaar paa fire, saa lidt som det, der har mange Ben, intet af Krybet, der kryber paa Jorden, maa I spise thi det er en Vederstyggelighed.

43 Gør ikke eder selv til en Vederstyggelighed ved noget som helst krybende Kryb, gør eder ikke urene derved, saa I bliver urene deraf:

Do not (defile yourselves/cause you to become unacceptable to me) by [eating] any of those creatures [DOU].

44 thi jeg er HERREN eders Gud, og I skal hellige eder og være hellige, thi jeg er hellig. Gør eder ikke urene ved noget som helst Kryb, der rører sig paa Jorden;

I am Yahweh your God, and I am holy, so you must consecrate yourselves and be holy. You must avoid eating things that cause you to be unacceptable to me. Do not cause yourselves to become unacceptable to me by eating creatures that scurry across the ground.

45 thi jeg er HERREN, der førte eder op fra Ægypten for at være eders Gud; I skal være hellige, thi jeg er hellig!

I am Yahweh, the one who freed you from [being slaves in] Egypt, in order to be your God. Therefore, because I am holy, you must be holy.

46 Det er Loven om Dyr og Fugle og alle levende Væsener, der bevæger sig i Vandet, og alle levende Væsener, der kryber paa Jorden,

'Those are the regulations concerning animals and birds, all the living creatures that live in water or scurry across the ground.

47 til Skel mellem det urene og det rene, mellem de Dyr, der maa spises, og dem, der ikke maa spises.

You must learn what things [I say] are acceptable to me and what things are not, and learn what things you are permitted to eat and what things you are not permitted to eat.’”