5 Mosebog 25

1 Når der opstår Strid mellem Mænd, og de møder for Retten, skal man dømme dem imellem; den, der har Ret, skal frikendes, den skyldige dømmes.

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them, by justifying the righteous, and condemning the wicked,

2 Og dersom den skyldige idømmes Prygl, skal Dommeren lade ham lægge sig på Jorden og i sit Påsyn lade ham få det Antal Slag, der svarer til hans Forseelse.

then it shall be, if the wicked man deserve to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to the measure of his wickedness, by number.

3 Fyrretyve Slag må han lade ham få, men heller ikke flere, for at din Broder ikke skal vanæres for dine Øjne, når han får endnu flere Slag.

Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should be dishonoured before thine eyes.

4 Du må ikke binde Munden til på en Okse, når den tærsker.

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

5 Når flere Brødre bor sammen, og en af dem dør uden at efterlade sig nogen Søn, må hans Enke ikke gifte sig med en fremmed Mand uden for Slægten; men hendes Svoger skal gå til hende og tage hende til Ægte, idet han indgår Svogerægteskab med hende.

If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not be married abroad unto one not of his kin; her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.

6 Og den første Søn, hun føder, skal bære den afdøde Broders Navn, for at hans Navn ikke skal udslettes af Israel.

And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel.

7 Men hvis Manden er uvillig til af ægte sin Svigerinde, skal hun gå hen til de Ældste i Byporten og sige: "Min Svoger vægrer sig ved at opretholde sin Broders Navn i Israel og vil ikke indgå Svogerægteskab med mig!"

And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then his brother's wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say: 'My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother unto me.'

8 Derpå skal de Ældste i Byen stævne ham for sig og tale ham til, og hvis han da fastholder sin Beslutning og erklærer sig uvillig til at ægte hende,

Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him; and if he stand, and say: 'I like not to take her';

9 skal hans Svigerinde i de Ældstes Påsyn gå hen til ham, drage hans Sko af hans Fod og spytte ham i Ansigtet og tage til Orde og sige: "Således gør man ved den Mand, som ikke vil opbygge sin Broders Slægt!"

then shall his brother's wife draw nigh unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say: 'So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house.'

10 Og hans Navn i Israel skal være: den barfodedes Hus.

And his name shall be called in Israel The house of him that had his shoe loosed.

11 Når der opstår Trætte mellem to Mænd, og den enes Hustru kommer til for at fri sin Mand fra den andens Slag, og hun rækker sin Hånd ud og tager fat i den andens Blusel,

When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets;

12 da skal du hugge hendes Hånd af; du må ikke vise Skånsel.

then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.

13 Du må ikke have to Slags Vægtlodder i din Pung, større og mindre.

Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.

14 Du må ikke have to Slags Efaer i dit Hus, en større og en mindre.

Thou shalt not have in thy house diverse measures, a great and a small.

15 Fuldvægtige Lodder og Efaer, der holder Mål, skal du have, for at du kan få et langt Liv i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig.

A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

16 Thi en Vederstyggelighed for HERREN din Gud er enhver, der øver sligt, enhver, der begår Svig.

For all that do such things, even all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

17 Kom i Hu, hvad Amalekiterne gjorde imod dig undervejs, da I drog bort fra Ægypten,

Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt;

18 hvorledes de kom imod dig undervejs og uden at frygte Gud huggede alle dine udmattede Efternølere ned, da du var træt og nødig.

how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were enfeebled in thy rear, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.

19 Når derfor HERREN din Gud giver dig Ro for alle dine Fjender rundt om i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Arv og Eje, da skal du udrydde ethvert Minde om Amalek. Glem det ikke!

Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget.