3 Mosebog 13

1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og Aron og sagde:

Yahweh said this to Aaron and Moses/me:

2 Naar der paa et Menneskes Hud viser sig en Hævelse eller Udslæt eller en lys Plet, som kan blive til Spedalskhed paa hans Hud, skal han føres hen til Præsten Aron eller en af hans Sønner, Præsterne.

“When someone has on his skin a swelling or a rash or a shiny/bright spot that may become (contagious/a dreaded skin disease), he must be brought to Aaron or to one of his sons who are also priests.

3 Præsten skal da syne det syge Sted paa Huden, og naar Haarene paa det syge Sted er blevet hvide og Stedet ser ud til at ligge dybere end Huden udenom, saa er det Spedalskhed, og saa skal Præsten efter at have synet ham erklære ham for uren.

The priest must examine that part of the person’s skin. If the hair in that area has become white and it appears that the sore is deeper than just on the skin, it is a contagious skin disease. When the priest sees that, he must declare that the person must stay away from other people [MTY].

4 Men hvis det er en hvid Plet paa Huden og den ikke ser ud til at ligge dybere end Huden udenom og Haarene ikke er blevet hvide, saa skal Præsten lukke den angrebne inde i syv Dage;

If the spot on the person’s skin is white but it does not appear that the sore is deeper than just on the skin, the priest must tell him to stay away from other people for seven days.

5 og paa den syvende Dag skal Præsten syne ham. Viser det sig da, at Ondet ikke har skiftet Udseende eller bredt sig paa Huden, skal Præsten igen lukke ham inde i syv Dage;

Then the priest must examine the person again. If the priest sees that the sore has not changed and has not spread, he must tell the person to stay away from people for seven more days.

6 og paa den syvende Dag skal Præsten atter syne ham. Hvis det da viser sig, at Ondet er ved at svinde, og at det ikke har bredt sig paa Huden, skal Præsten erklære ham for ren; da er det almindeligt Udslæt paa Huden; han skal da tvætte sine Klæder og være ren.

Then the priest must examine him again. If the sore has faded and has not spread, the priest will allow him to be with other people again; it is only a rash. After the person washes his clothes, he will be allowed to be with other people again.

7 Men hvis Udslættet breder sig paa Huden, efter at han har ladet Præsten syne sig for at blive erklæret for ren, og hvis Præsten, naar han anden Gang lader sig syne af ham,

But if the sore spreads after the priest has examined him, he must go to the priest again.

8 ser, at Udslættet har bredt sig paa Huden, saa skal Præsten erklære ham for uren; det er Spedalskhed.

The priest will examine him; and if the sore has spread to more of the skin, it is a contagious skin disease, and the priest will declare that he must stay away from other people.

9 Naar et Menneske angribes af Spedalskhed, skal han føres hen til Præsten,

When anyone has a contagious skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.

10 og Præsten skal syne ham; og naar der da viser sig at være en hvid Hævelse paa Huden og Haarene derpaa er blevet hvide og der vokser vildt Kød i Hævelsen,

The priest must examine him. And if there is a white swelling in the skin that has caused the hair in that swelling to become white, and if the flesh in that area is painful/sensitive,

11 saa er det gammel Spedalskhed paa hans Hud, og da skal Præsten erklære ham for uren; han behøver ikke at lukke ham inde, thi han er uren.

it is a permanent skin disease, and the priest will declare that he must stay away from other people. The priest does not need to tell that person that he must avoid other people, because other people already are wanting to stay away from him.

12 Men hvis Spedalskheden bryder ud paa Huden og Spedalskheden bedækker hele den angrebnes Hud fra Top til Taa, saa vidt Præsten kan se,

‘If the disease spreads all over someone’s body, and the priest examines that person and sees that it is covering his skin from his head to his feet,

13 og Præsten ser, at Spedalskheden bedækker hele hans Legeme, saa skal han erklære den angrebne for ren; han er blevet helt hvid, han er ren.

and it has caused all his skin to become white [which will indicate that the disease has ended], the priest will declare that the person does not have to stay away from other people.

14 Men saa snart der viser sig vildt Kød paa ham, er han uren;

But if the person has open sores and they are very painful/sensitive, he has a contagious skin disease,

15 og naar Præsten ser det vilde Kød, skal han erklære ham for uren; det vilde Kød er urent, det er Spedalskhed.

and when the priest sees that, he will declare that the person must stay away from other people.

16 Hvis derimod det vilde Kød forsvinder og han bliver hvid, skal han gaa til Præsten;

But if the person’s flesh changes and becomes white, he must go to the priest again.

17 og hvis det, naar Præsten syner ham, viser sig, at den angrebne er blevet hvid, skal Præsten erklære den angrebne for ren; han er ren.

The priest must examine him again; and if the sores have become white, the priest will declare that the person who had been infected is now permitted to be with other people again.

18 Naar nogen paa sin Hud har haft en Betændelse, som er lægt,

‘Then someone has a boil on his skin and it has healed,

19 og der saa paa det Sted, som var betændt, kommer en hvid Hævelse eller en rødlighvid Plet, skal han lad sig syne af Præsten;

but in the place where the boil was a white swelling or a bright/shiny spot appears, he must go to the priest.

20 og hvis Præsten finder, at Stedet ser ud til at ligge dybere end Huden udenom og Haarene derpaa er blevet hvide, skal Præsten erklære ham for uren; det er Spedalskhed, der er brudt frem efter Betændelsen.

The priest must examine it. And if it seems to be deeper than just on the skin, and if the hair in that spot has become white, it is a contagious skin disease that has appeared where the boil had been. And the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.

21 Men hvis der, naar Præsten syner det, ikke viser sig at være hvide Haar derpaa og det ikke ligger dybere end Huden udenom, men er ved at svinde, da skal Præsten lukke ham inde i syv Dage;

But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in that spot and it is only on the surface of the skin and has become less bright/shiny, then the priest will order him to stay away from other people for seven days.

22 og naar det da breder sig paa Huden, skal Præsten erklære ham for uren; det er Spedalskhed.

But if it is spreading, it is contagious and the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.

23 Men hvis den hvide Plet bliver, som den er, uden at brede sig, da er det et Ar efter Betændelsen, og Præsten skal erklære ham for ren.

But if that spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again.

24 Eller naar nogen faar et Brandsaar paa Huden, og det Kød, der vokser i Brandsaaret, frembyder en rødlighvid eller hvid Plet,

‘Then someone has a burn on his skin and a bright/shiny or white spot appears, and the flesh in that area is sensitive/painful,

25 saa skal Præsten syne ham, og hvis det da viser sig, at Haarene paa Pletten er blevet hvide og den ser ud til at ligge dybere end Huden udenom, saa er det Spedalskhed, der er brudt frem i Brandsaaret; og da skal Præsten erklære ham for uren; det er Spedalskhed.

the priest must examine the spot. If the hair in that spot has turned white and it seems to be deeper than just on the surface of the skin, it is a contagious skin disease that has appeared where the burn was, and that person must stay away from other people.

26 Men hvis det, naar Præsten synet ham, viser sig, at der ingen hvide Haar er paa den lyse Plet, og at en ikke ligger dybere end Huden udenom, men at den er ved at svinde, saa skal Præsten lukke ham inde i syv Dage;

But when the priest examines it and sees that there is no white hair in that spot and it is only on the surface of the skin, and has faded, the priest will declare that the person must stay away from people for seven days.

27 og paa den syvende Dag skal Præsten syne ham, og naar den da har bredt sig paa Huden, skal Præsten erklære ham for uren; det er Spedalskhed.

On the seventh day, the priest will examine him again. If the sore is spreading, it is a contagious skin disease, and the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.

28 Men hvis den lyse Plet bliver, som den er, uden at brede sig paa Huden, og er ved at svinde, saa er det en Hævelse efter Brandsaaret, og da skal Præsten erklære ham for ren; thi det er et Ar efter Brandsaaret.

However, if the spot is not changed and has not spread but has faded, it is only a scar from the burn, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again.

29 Naar en Mand eller Kvinde angribes i Hoved eller Skæg,

‘If a man or a woman has a sore on his head or on his chin,

30 skal Præsten syne det syge Sted, og hvis det da ser ud til at ligge dybere end Huden udenom og der er guldgule, tynde Haar derpaa, saa skal Præsten erklære ham for uren; det er Skurv, Spedalskhed i Hoved eller Skæg.

the priest must examine it. If it appears to be deeper than [just on the surface of] the skin, and the hair in that spot has thinned out and has become yellowish, it is a contagious skin disease that causes itching. And the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.

31 Men hvis det skurvede Sted, naar Præsten syner det, ikke ser ud til at ligge dybere end Huden udenom, uden at dog Haarene derpaa er sorte, da skal Præsten lukke den skurvede inde i syv Dage;

But when the priest examines that kind of sore, if it seems to be only on the surface of the skin and there is no healthy hair in it, the priest will tell the person to stay away from other people for seven days.

32 og paa den syvende Dag skal Præsten syne ham, og hvis da Skurven ikke har bredt sig og der ikke er kommet guldgule Haar derpaa og Skurven ikke ser ud til at ligge dybere end Huden udenom,

On the seventh day, the priest will examine the sore again. If it has not spread and if there is no yellow hair in that spot and if it appears to be only on the surface of the skin,

33 da skal den angrebne lade sig rage uden dog at lade det skurvede Sted rage; saa skal Præsten igen lukke den skurvede inde i syv Dage.

the person must shave the hair near the sore but not the hair on the sore. And the priest will tell him to stay away from other people for seven more days.

34 Paa den syvende Dag skal Præsten syne Skurven, og hvis det da viser sig, at Skurven ikke har bredt sig paa Huden, og at den ikke ser ud til at ligge dybere end Huden udenom, saa skal Præsten erklære ham for ren; da skal han tvætte sine Klæder og være ren.

On the seventh day, the priest will examine that spot again. If it has not spread and it appears to be only on the surface of the skin, the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with people again. The person must wash his clothes, and then he can be with other people.

35 Men hvis Skurven breder sig paa Huden, efter at han er erklæret for ren,

But if the sore later spreads,

36 da skal Præsten syne ham; og hvis det saa viser sig, at Skurven har bredt sig, behøver Præsten ikke at undersøge, om der er guldgule Haar; han er uren.

the priest must examine him again. If the itch/sore has spread, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair, because it is clear that the person has a contagious skin disease.

37 Men hvis Skurven ikke har skiftet Udseende og der er vokset sorte Haar frem derpaa, da er Skurven lægt; han er ren, og Præsten skal erklære ham for ren.

However, if the priest thinks that the spot has not changed, and healthy hair is growing in that area, it is clear that the itch has healed, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again.

38 Naar en Mand eller Kvinde faar lyse Pletter, hvide Pletter paa Huden,

‘Then a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,

39 skal Præsten syne dem; og hvis der da paa deres Hud viser sig hvide Pletter, det er ved at svinde, er det Blegner, der er brudt ud paa Huden; han er ren.

the priest should examine them. But if the spots are dull white, it is only a rash, and [the priest will declare that] the person is permitted to be with other people.

40 Naar nogen bliver skaldet paa Baghovedet, saa er han kun isseskaldet; han er ren.

‘If a man loses the hair on any part of his head, he does not need to stay away from other people.

41 Og hvis han bliver skaldet ved Panden og Tindingerne, saa er han kun pandeskaldet; han er ren.

42 Men kommer der paa hans skaldede Isse eller Pande et rødlighvidt Sted, er det Spedalskhed, der bryder frem paa hans skaldede Isse eller Pande.

But if he gets a bright/shiny sore on his bald head or on his forehead, he has a contagious skin disease.

43 Saa skal Præsten syne ham, og viser det sig da, at Hævelsen paa det syge Sted paa hans skaldede Isse eller Pande er rødlighvid, af samme Udseende som Spedalskhed paa Huden,

The priest must examine him. If the swollen sore is a bright spot like [the spot on someone who has] a contagious skin disease,

44 saa er han spedalsk; han er uren, og Præsten skal erklære ham for uren; paa sit Hoved er han angrebet.

the priest will declare that the man has a contagious skin disease and must not be with other people.

45 Den, der er spedalsk, den, som lider af Sygdommen, skal gaa med sønderrevne Klæder, hans Haar skal vokse frit, han skal tilhylle sit Skæg, og: »uren, uren!« skal han raabe.

‘Anyone who has a contagious skin disease must wear torn clothes and not comb his hair. [When he is near other people], he must cover the lower part to his face and call out, “Do not come near me! I have a contagious skin disease!”

46 Saa længe han er angrebet, skal han være uren; uren er han, for sig selv skal han bo, uden for Lejren skal hans Opholdssted være.

He is not allowed to be with other people as long as he has the disease. He must live alone, outside the camp.’”

47 Naar der kommer Spedalskhed paa en Klædning enten af Uld eller Lærred

“Sometimes a person’s clothing gets mildew on it. It may be clothing that is woven from wool or made from linen or from leather.

48 eller paa vævet eller knyttet Stof af Lærred eller Uld eller paa Læder eller Læderting af enhver Art

49 og det angrebne Sted paa Klædningen, Læderet, det vævede eller knyttede Stof eller Lædertingene viser sig at være grønligt eller rødligt, saa er det Spedalskhed og skal synes af Præsten.

If the contaminated/mildewed part is greenish or reddish, it is a spreading mildew, and it must be shown to the priest.

50 Og naar Præsten har synet Skaden, skal han lukke den angrebne Ting inde i syv Dage.

The priest will examine it, and then put it in a separate place by itself for seven days.

51 Paa den syvende Dag skal han syne den angrebne Ting, og dersom Skaden har bredt sig paa Klædningen, det vævede eller knyttede Stof eller Læderet, de forskellige Læderting, saa er Skaden ondartet Spedalskhed, det er urent.

On the seventh day he must examine it again. If the mildew has spread, it is clear that it is a type of mildew that destroys clothing, and that clothing must not be worn again.

52 Da skal han brænde Klædningen eller det af Uld eller Lærred vævede eller knyttede Stof eller alle de Læderting, som er angrebet; thi det er ondartet Spedalskhed, det skal opbrændes.

The owner must burn completely the item that has the mildew in it, whatever kind of item it is.

53 Men hvis Præsten finder, at Skaden ikke har bredt sig paa Klædningen eller det vævede eller knyttede Stof eller paa de forskellige Slags Læderting,

But when the priest examines it, if the mildew has not spread,

54 saa skal Præsten paabyde, at den angrebne Ting skal tvættes, og derpaa igen lukke den inde i syv Dage.

he will tell the person [who owns it] to wash it. Then he must put it in a separate place for another seven days.

55 Præsten skal da syne den angrebne Ting, efter at den er tvættet, og viser det sig da, at Skaden ikke har skiftet Udseende, saa er den uren, selv om Skaden ikke har bredt sig; du skal opbrænde den; det er ædende Udslæt paa Retten eller Vrangen.

Then the priest will examine it again. If the color of the mildew has not changed, even though it has not spread, that item must not be worn again. It does not matter if the mildew is on the inside of the clothing or on the outside; it must be burned.

56 Men hvis det, naar Præsten syner det, viser sig, at Skaden er ved at svinde efter Tvætningen, saa skal han rive det angrebne Sted af Klædningen eller Læderet eller det vævede eller knyttede Stof.

But when the priest examines it [after it has been washed], if the mildew has faded, he must tear out that part that had the mildew in it.

57 Viser det sig da igen paa Klædningen eller det vævede eller knyttede Stof eller de forskellige Læderting, da er det Spedalskhed, der er ved at bryde ud; du skal opbrænde de angrebne Ting.

But if the mildew reappears in that item, it is clear that it is spreading, and the whole item must be burned.

58 Men den Klædning eller det vævede eller knyttede Stof eller de forskellige Læderting, hvis Skade svinder efter Tvætningen, skal tvættes paa ny; saa er det rent. —

But after the clothing is washed and the mildew disappears, it must be washed again, and then it can be worn again.

59 Det er Loven om Spedalskhed paa Klæder af Uld eller Lærred eller paa vævet eller knyttet Stof eller paa alskens Læderting; efter den skal de erklæres for rene eller urene.

Those are the regulations concerning mildew on things made of wool or linen or leather, for deciding whether those things can continue to be worn or not.”