Deuteronomy 15

1 Every seven years thou shalt make a release.

Hvert syvende Aar skal du holde Friaar.

2 And this [is] the ordinance of the release: thou shalt remit every private debt which thy neighbour owes thee, and thou shalt not ask payment of it from thy brother; for it has been called a release to the Lord thy God.

Og Friaaret skal holdes saaledes: Enhver, der har en Fordring paa sin Næste, skal give Afkald derpaa; han maa ikke kræve sin Næste og sin Broder, naar et Friaar er udraabt for HERREN.

3 Of a stranger thou shalt ask again whatsoever he has of thine, but to thy brother thou shalt remit his debt to thee.

Udlændinge maa du kræve; men det, du har til gode hos din Broder, skal du give Afkald paa.

4 For [thus] there shall not be a poor person in the midst of thee, for the Lord thy God will surely bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God gives thee by inheritance, that thou shouldest inherit it.

Dog, der bliver ingen fattige hos dig; thi HERREN din Gud vil rigeligt velsigne dig i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Arv og Eje,

5 And if ye shall indeed hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, to keep and do all these commandments, as many as I charge thee this day,

hvis du blot vil adlyde HERREN din Guds Røst, saa du omhyggeligt handler efter alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag paalægger dig.

6 (for the Lord thy God has blessed thee in the way of which he spoke to thee, ) then thou shalt lend to many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

Thi HERREN din Gud vil velsigne dig, som han lovede dig, og du skal laane ud til mange Folk, men selv skal du ikke laane; og du skal faa Magt over mange Folk, men de skal ikke faa Magt over dig.

7 And if there shall be in the midst of thee a poor [man] of thy brethren in one of thy cities in the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, neither shalt thou by any means close up thine hand from thy brother who is in want.

Naar der findes en fattig hos dig, en af dine Brødre inden dine Porte et steds i dit Land, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig, maa du ikke være haardhjertet og lukke din Haand for din fattige Broder;

8 Thou shalt surely open thine hands to him, and shalt lend to him as much as he wants according to his need.

men du skal lukke din Haand op for ham og laane ham, hvad han savner og trænger til.

9 Take heed to thyself that there be not a secret thing in thine heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, draws nigh; and thine eye shall be evil to thy brother that is in want, and thou shalt not give to him, and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in thee.

Vogt dig for, at ikke saadan nedrig Tanke kommer op i dig: »Der er ikke længe til det syvende Aar, Friaaret!« saa du ser med onde Øjne paa din fattige Broder og ikke giver ham noget; thi da vil han raabe til HERREN over dig, og du vil paadrage dig Synd.

10 Thou shalt surely give to him, and thou shalt lend him as much as he wants, according as he is in need; and thou shalt not grudge in thine heart as thou givest to him, because on this account the Lord thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all things on which thou shalt lay thine hand.

Men du skal give ham villigt uden at være fortrydelig i dit Hjerte over at skulle give ham; thi for den Sags Skyld vil HERREN din Gud velsigne dig i alt dit Virke, i alt, hvad du tager dig for.

11 For the poor shall not fail off thy land, therefore I charge thee to do this thing, saying, Thou shalt surely open thine hands to thy poor brother, and to him that is distressed upon thy land.

Thi der vil aldrig mangle fattige i Landet; derfor byder jeg dig: Du skal villigt lukke din Haand op for din nødlidende og fattige Broder i dit Land.

12 And if thy brother [or sister], a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, be sold to thee, he shall serve thee six years, and in the seventh year thou shalt send him out free from thee.

Naar en af dine Brødre, en hebraisk Mand eller Kvinde, sælger sig til dig, skal han trælle for dig i seks Aar, men i det syvende skal du give ham fri.

13 And when thou shalt send him out free from thee, thou shalt not send him out empty.

Og naar du giver ham fri, maa du ikke lade ham gaa med tomme Hænder;

14 Thou shalt give him provision for the way from thy flock, and from thy corn, and from thy wine; as the Lord thy God has blessed thee, thou shalt give to him.

men du skal give ham rigeligt med af dit Smaakvæg og fra din Lo og din Perse; efter som HERREN din Gud velsigner dig, skal du give ham.

15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee from thence; therefore I charge thee to do this thing.

Du skal komme i Hu, at du selv var Træl i Ægypten, og at HERREN din Gud udløste dig; derfor byder jeg dig dette i Dag.

16 And if he should say to thee, I will not go out from thee, because he continues to love thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;

Men hvis han siger til dig: »Jeg vil ikke forlade dig, thi jeg har faaet Kærlighed til dig og dit Hus og har det godt hos dig«,

17 then thou shalt take an awl, and bore his ear through to the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever; and in like manner shalt thou do to thy maid-servant.

saa skal du tage en Syl og stikke den igennem hans Øre ind i Døren, og saa skal han være din Træl for Livstid. Og paa samme Maade skal du bære dig ad med din Trælkvinde.

18 It shall not seem hard to thee when they are sent out free from thee, because [thy servant] has served thee six years according to the annual hire of a hireling; so the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all things whatsoever thou mayest do.

Du maa ikke være fortrydelig over at skulle give ham fri; thi han har ved sit Arbejde i de seks Aar ydet dig det dobbelte af en Daglejers Løn; og HERREN vil velsigne dig i alt, hvad du tager dig for.

19 Every first-born that shall be born among thy kine and thy sheep, thou shalt sanctify the males to the Lord thy God; thou shalt not work with thy first-born calf, and thou shalt not shear the first-born of thy sheep.

Alle førstefødte Handyr, der fødes dig mellem dit Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg, skal du hellige HERREN din Gud; du maa hverken bruge det førstefødte af dine Okser til Arbejde eller klippe Ulden af det førstefødte af dine Faar.

20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord year by year in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou and thy house.

For HERREN din Guds Aasyn skal du sammen med din Husstand fortære det Aar efter Aar paa det Sted, HERREN udvælger.

21 And if there be in it a blemish, if it be lame or blind, an evil blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it to the Lord thy God.

Men hvis de har en Lyde, hvis de er lamme eller blinde eller har en anden slem Lyde, maa du ikke ofre dem til HERREN din Gud.

22 Thou shalt eat it in thy cities; the unclean in thee and the clean shall eat it in like manner, as the doe or the stag.

Inden dine Port kan du, baade de rene og urene iblandt eder, fortære dem som Gazeller eller Hjorte.

23 Only ye shall not eat the blood; thou shalt pour it out on the earth as water.

Kun Blodet maa du ikke nyde; det skal du lade løbe ud paa Jorden som Vand.