5 Mosebog 17

1 Du må ikke ofre HERREN din Gud en Okse eller et Stykke Småkvæg, som har nogen Lyde, nogen som helst Fejl; thi det er HERREN din Gud en Vederstyggelighed.

You must not sacrifice to Yahweh your God an ox or a sheep in which is any blemish or anything bad, for that would be an abomination to Yahweh your God.

2 Når der et steds i din Midte inden dine Porte, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig, findes nogen, Mand eller Kvinde, der gør, hvad der er ondt i HERREN din Guds Øjne, og overtræder hans Pagt,

If there is found among you, within any of your city gates that Yahweh your God is giving you, any man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of Yahweh your God and transgresses his covenant,

3 idet han går hen og dyrker andre Guder og tilbeder dem, Solen, Månen eller Himmelens hele Hær, hvad jeg ikke har pålagt eder,

anyone who has gone and worshiped other gods and bowed down to them, either the sun, the moon, or any of the host of heaven—nothing that I have commanded—

4 og det bliver dig meldt, så du får det af høre, da skal du omhyggeligt undersøge Sagen, og hvis det viser sig, at det virkelig forholder sig således, at der er øvet en sådan Vederstyggelighed i Israel,

and if you are told about this, or if you have heard of it, then you must make a careful investigation. If it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel, this is what you should do.

5 da skal du føre Manden eller Kvinden, som har øvet denne Udåd, ud til Byporten, hvad enten det nu er en Mand eller en Kvinde, og stene dem til Døde.

You must bring that man or woman, who has done this evil thing, to your city gates, that very man or woman, and you must stone that person to death.

6 På to eller tre Vidners Udsagn skal Dødsdommen udføres; den må ikke udføres på et enkelt Vidnes Udsagn.

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, will he who must die be put to death; but at the mouth of only one witness he must not be put to death.

7 Vidnernes Hånd skal først løfte sig imod ham for at slå ham ihjel, siden alle de andres Hånd. Således skal du udrydde det onde af din Midte.

The hand of the witnesses must be the first to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people; and you will remove the evil from among you.

8 Når en Retssag angående Blodsudgydelse eller et Ejendomsspørgsmål eller Legemsskade, når i det hele en eller anden Retstrætte inden dine Porte er dig for vanskelig, skal du stå op og drage til det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger,

If a matter arises that is too hard for you to judge—perhaps a question of murder or accidental death, of one person's right and another person's right, or a question of one kind of harm done, or another kind of matter, matters of controversy within your city gates—then you must go up to the place that Yahweh your God will choose as his sanctuary.

9 og henvende dig til Levitpræsterne og den Dommer, som er der til den Tid, og spørge dem til Råds, så skal de give dig til Hen, hvorledes der skal dømmes i Sagen.

You must go to the priests, the descendants of Levi, and to the judge who will be serving at that time; you will seek their advice, and they will give you the verdict.

10 Og du skal rette dig efter den Afgørelse, de giver dig til kende fra det Sted, HERREN udvælger, og omhyggeligt handle efter alt det, som de lærer dig.

You must follow the law given to you at the place Yahweh will choose as his sanctuary. You will be careful to do everything that they direct you to do.

11 Efter den Vejledning, de giver dig, og efter den Kendelse, de kundgør dig, skal du handle uden at vige til højre eller venstre fra, hvad de giver dig til Kende.

Follow the law they teach you, and do according to the decisions they give you. Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right hand or to the left.

12 Og den Mand, der formaster sig til ikke at lyde Præsten, som gør Tjeneste der for HERREN din Gud, eller Dommeren, den Mand skal dø, og du skal udrydde det onde af Israel.

Anyone who acts arrogantly, in not listening to the priest who is standing to serve before Yahweh your God, or in not listening to the judge—that man will die; you will put away the evil from Israel.

13 Og det skal høres i hele Folket, så de gribes af Frygt og ikke mere handler formasteligt.

All the people must hear and fear, and act arrogantly no more.

14 Når du kommer ind i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig, og får taget det i Besiddelse og fæstet Bo der, og du så får den Tanke, at du vil have en Konge over dig ligesom alle de andre Folk rundt om dig,

When you have come to the land that Yahweh your God gives you, and when you take possession of it and begin to live in it, and then you say, 'I will set a king over myself, like all the nations that are round about me,'

15 så må du kun sætte den Mand til Konge over dig, som HERREN din Gud udvælger. Af dine Brødres Midte skal du tage dig en konge. En fremmed, der ikke hører til dine Brødre, må du ikke tage til konge over dig.

then you must surely set as king over yourself someone whom Yahweh your God will choose. You must set as king over yourself someone from among your brothers. You may not put a foreigner, who is not your brother, over yourself.

16 Kun må han ikke holde mange Heste og sende Folket tilbage til Ægypten for at skaffe sig mange Heste; thi HERREN har jo sagt til eder: "I må ikke mere vende tilbage ad den Vej!"

But he must not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt so that he may multiply horses, for Yahweh had said to you, 'You will never return that way again.'

17 Heller ikke må han have mange Hustruer, for at hans Hjerte ikke skal forledes til Frafald, og han må ikke samle sig Sølv og Guld i Overflod.

He must not take many wives for himself, so that his heart does not turn away. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.

18 Når han så har sat sig på Tronen, skal han skaffe sig en Afskrift af denne Lov hos Levitpræsterne;

When he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he must write for himself in a scroll a copy of this law, from the law that is before the priests, who are Levites.

19 og han skal have den hos sig og læse i den alle sine Levedage, at han kan lære at frygte HERREN sin Gud, så han tager Vare på alle denne Lovs Ord og på disse Anordninger og holder dem,

The scroll must be with him, and he must read in it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to honor Yahweh his God, so as to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to observe them.

20 for at hans Hjerte ikke skal hovmode sig over hans Brødre eller vige til højre eller venstre fra Budet, at han og hans Sønner i lange Tider må have Kongemagten i Israel.

He must do this so that his heart is not lifted up above his brothers, and so that he does not turn away from the commandments, to the right hand or to the left; for the purpose that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, among Israel.