5 Mosebog 19
1 Når HERREN din Gud får udryddet de Folk, hvis Land HERREN din Gud vil give dig, og du får dem drevet bort og har bosat dig i deres Byer og Huse,
When Yahweh your God cuts off the nations, those whose land Yahweh your God is giving you, and when you come after them and live in their cities and houses,
2 da skal du udtage dig tre Byer midt i dit Land, som HERREN din Gud giver dig i Eje.
you must select three cities for yourself in the middle of your land that Yahweh your God is giving you to possess.
3 Du skal sætte Vejen til dem i Stand og dele dit Landområde, som HERREN din Gud tildeler dig, i tre Dele, for at enhver Manddraber kan ty derhen.
You must build a road and divide the borders of your land into three parts, the land that Yahweh your God is causing you to inherit, so that everyone who kills another person may flee there.
4 Men om de Manddrabere, der har Ret til at ty derhen for at redde Livet, gælder følgende: Når nogen af Vanvare slår sin Næste ihjel, uden at han i Forvejen har båret Nag til ham,
This is the law for the one who kills another and who flees there to live—anyone who kills his neighbor unintentionally, and did not previously hate him.
5 når således en går med sin Næste ud i Skoven for at fælde Træer, og hans Hånd svinger Øksen for at fælde et Træ, og Jernet farer ud af Skaftet og rammer hans Næste, så han dør, da må han ty til en af disse Byer og redde Livet,
For example, if a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his chops with the ax to cut down a tree, and the ax head slips off of the handle and strikes his neighbor and kills him—then that man must flee to one of these cities and save his life.
6 for at ikke Blodhævneren i Ophidselse skal sætte efter Manddraberen og, fordi Vejen er for lang, indhente ham og slå ham ihjel, skønt han ikke havde fortjent Døden, eftersom. han ikke i Forvejen havde båret Nag til ham.
Otherwise the avenger of blood might go after the one who took a life, and in the heat of his anger overtake him, if the distance is too great, strike him and kill him, even though that man did not deserve to die, since he had not hated his neighbor in the past.
7 Derfor giver jeg dig dette Bud: Tre Byer skal du udtage dig!
Therefore I command you to select three cities for yourself.
8 Og dersom HERREN din Gud udvider dine Landemærker, som han tilsvor dine Fædre, og giver dig hele det Land, han lovede at give dine Fædre,
If Yahweh your God enlarges your borders, as he has sworn to your ancestors to do, and gives you all the land that he promised to give to your ancestors;
9 fordi du omhyggeligt overholder alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag pålægger dig, idet du elsker HERREN din Gud og vandrer på hans Veje alle Dage, så skal du føje endnu tre Byer til disse tre,
if you keep all these commandments to do them, which I am commanding you today—commandments to love Yahweh your God and to always walk in his ways, then you must add three more cities for yourself, besides these three.
10 for at der ikke skal udgydes uskyldigt Blod i dit Land, som HERREN din Gud giver dig i Eje, så du pådrager dig Blodskyld.
Do this so that innocent blood is not shed in the midst of the land that Yahweh your God is giving you for as an inheritance, so that no bloodguilt may be on you.
11 Men når en Mand, som bærer Nag til sin Næste, lægger sig på Lur efter ham, overfalder ham og slår ham ihjel, og han så flygter til en af disse Byer,
But if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, and mortally wounds him so that he dies, and if he then flees into one of these cities—
12 skal hans Bys Ældste sende Bud og lade ham hente hjem derfra og overgive ham i Blodhævnerens Hånd, og han skal lade sit Liv.
then the elders of his city must send and bring him back from there, and turn him over into the hand of the responsible relative, so that he may die.
13 Skån ham ikke, men rens Israel for den uskyldiges Blod, at det må gå dig vel.
Your eye must not pity him; instead, you must eradicate the bloodguilt from Israel, that it may go well with you.
14 Du må ikke flytte din Næstes Markskel, som tidligere Slægter har sat, ved den Arvelod, du får tildelt i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Eje.
You must not remove your neighbor's landmark that they set in place a long time ago, in your inheritance that you will inherit, in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you to possess.
15 En enkelt kan ikke optræde som Vidne mod en Mand, når det angår Misgerning eller Synd, hvad Synd det end er, han begår; kun på to eller tre Vidners Udsagn kan en Sag afgøres.
One sole witness must not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any matter that he sins; at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, must any matter be confirmed.
16 Når et ondsindet Vidne optræder mod nogen og beskylder ham for Lovbrud,
Suppose that an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing.
17 skal begge de stridende fremstille sig for HERRENs Åsyn, for de Præster og Dommere, der er til den Tid,
Then both men, the ones between whom the controversy exists, must stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who serve in those days.
18 og Dommerne skal undersøge Sagen grundigt, og hvis det viser sig, at Vidnet er et falsk Vidne, der har aflagt falsk Vidnesbyrd mod sin Broder,
The judges must make diligent inquiries; see, if the witness is a false witness and has testified falsely against his brother,
19 så skal I gøre med ham, som han havde til Hensigt at gøre med sin Broder; du skal udrydde det onde af din Midte.
then must you do to him, as he had wished to do to his brother; and you will remove the evil from among you.
20 Når da de andre hører det, vil de gribes af Frygt og ikke mere øve en sådan Udåd i din Midte.
Then those who remain will hear and fear, and will from then on commit no longer any such evil among you.
21 Du må ikke vise Skånsel: Liv for Liv, Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Hånd for Hånd, Fod for Fod!
Your eyes must not pity; life will pay for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
