4 Mosebog 30

1 Moses talte fremdeles til Overhovederne for Israeliternes Stammer og sagde: Dette er, hvad HERREN har paabudt:

And Moses said to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, This is the order of the Lord.

2 Naar en Mand aflægger et Løfte til HERREN eller ved Ed forpligter sig til Afholdenhed i en eller anden Retning, maa han ikke bryde sit Ord, men skal holde hvert Ord, der er udgaaet af hans Mund.

When a man takes an oath to the Lord, or gives an undertaking having the force of an oath, let him not go back from his word, but let him do whatever he has said he will do.

3 Men naar en Kvinde aflægger et Løfte til HERREN og forpligter sig til Afholdenhed i en eller anden Retning, medens hun endnu i sine unge Aar opholder sig i sin Faders Hus,

If a woman, being young and under the authority of her father, takes an oath to the Lord or gives an undertaking;

4 og hendes Fader, naar han hører om hendes Løfte og den Forpligtelse til Afholdenhed, hun har paataget sig, ikke siger noget til hende, saa skal alle hendes Løfter staa ved Magt, og enhver Forpligtelse til Afholdenhed, hun har paataget sig, skal staa ved Magt.

If her father, hearing of her oath or the undertaking she has given, says nothing to her, then all her oaths and every undertaking she has given will have force.

5 Hvis hendes Fader derimod formener hende det, samme Dag han faar det at høre, skal ingen af hendes Løfter eller af de Forpligtelser til Afholdenhed, hun har paataget sig, staa ved Magt, og HERREN skal tilgive hende, fordi hendes Fader har forment hende det.

But if her father, hearing of it, makes her take back her word, then the oaths or the undertakings she has given will have no force; and she will have forgiveness from the Lord, because her oath was broken by her father.

6 Hvis hun bliver gift medens der paahviler hende Løfter eller en Forpligtelse, hun har paataget sig ved et uoverlagt Ord,

And if she is married to a husband at the time when she is under an oath or an undertaking given without thought;

7 og hendes Mand ikke siger noget til hende, samme Dag han faar det at høre, skal hendes Løfter staa ved Magt, og den Forpligtelse til Afholdenhed, hun har paataget sig, skal staa ved Magt.

If her husband, hearing of it, says nothing to her at the time, then the oaths she made and the undertakings she gave will have force.

8 Hvis hendes Mand derimod formener hende det, samme Dag han faar det at høre, gør han dermed det Løfte, der paahviler hende, og den Forpligtelse til Afholdenhed, hun har paataget sig ved et uoverlagt Ord, ugyldig, og HERREN skal tilgive hende.

But if her husband, hearing of it, makes her take it back, then the oath she made and the undertaking she gave without thought will have no force or effect, and she will have the Lord's forgiveness.

9 En Enkes og en forstødt Hustrus Løfte, enhver Forpligtelse til Afholdenhed, hun har paataget sig, er bindende for hende.

But an oath made by a widow or one who is no longer married to her husband, and every undertaking she has given, will have force.

10 Hvis en Kvinde i sin Mands Hus aflægger et Løfte eller ved Ed forpligter sig til Afholdenhed i en eller anden Retning,

If she made an oath while she was under the authority of her husband,

11 og hendes Mand, naar han faar det at høre, ikke siger noget til hende og ikke formener hende det, skal alle hendes Løfter staa ved Magt, og enhver Forpligtelse til Afholdenhed, hun har paataget sig, skal staa ved Magt.

And her husband, hearing of it, said nothing to her and did not put a stop to it, then all her oaths and every undertaking she gave will have force.

12 Hvis hendes Mand derimod, samme Dag han faar det at høre, gør det ugyldigt, saa staar intet af det, hun har udtalt, ved Magt, hverken hendes Løfter eller den paatagne Forpligtelse til Afholdenhed; hendes Mand har gjort dem ugyldige, og HERREN skal tilgive hende.

But if her husband, on hearing of it, made them without force or effect, then whatever she has said about her oaths or her undertaking has no force: her husband has made them without effect, and she will have the Lord's forgiveness.

13 Ethvert Løfte og enhver ved Ed paatagen Forpligtelse til Faste kan hendes Mand stadfæste eller gøre ugyldig.

Every oath, and every undertaking which she gives, to keep herself from pleasure, may be supported or broken by her husband.

14 Men hvis hendes Mand tier stille over for hende til næste Dag, stadfæster han alle hendes Løfter og alle de Forpligtelser til Afholdenhed, hun har paataget sig; han har stadfæstet dem, thi han sagde ikke noget til hende, samme Dag han fik det at høre;

But if the days go on, and her husband says nothing whatever to her, then he is giving the support of his authority to her oaths and undertakings, because at the time of hearing them he said nothing to her.

15 og hvis han vil gøre dem ugyldige, en Tid efter at han fik det at høre, skal han undgælde for hendes Brøde.

But if at some time after hearing of them, he makes them without force, then he is responsible for her wrongdoing.

16 Det er de Anordninger, HERREN gav Moses om Forholdet mellem Mand og Hustru og mellem Fader og Datter, medens hun endnu i sine unge Aar opholder sig i hans Hus.

These are the laws which the Lord gave Moses in relation to a man and his wife, or a father and a young daughter who is under his authority.