Deuteronomy 25
1 “If there is a case between persons, and they apply to the judges, they shall give the palm of justice to the one whom they perceive to be just, and they shall condemn of impiety the one who is impious.
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.
2 But if they see that the one who has sinned is worthy of stripes, they shall prostrate him and cause him to be beaten before them. According to the measure of the sin, so shall the measure of the stripes be.
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.
3 Even so, these shall not exceed the number of forty. Otherwise, your brother may depart, having been wounded shamefully before your eyes.
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.
4 You shall not muzzle an ox as it is treading out your crops in the field.
Du må ikke binde Munden til på en Okse, når den tærsker.
5 When brothers are living together, and one of them dies without children, the wife of the deceased shall not marry another. Instead, his brother shall take her, and he shall raise up offspring for his brother.
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.
6 And the first son from her, he shall call by his brother’s name, so that his name will not be abolished from Israel.
Og den første Søn, hun føder, skal bære den afdøde Broders Navn, for at hans Navn ikke skal udslettes af Israel.
7 But if he is not willing to take his brother’s wife, who by law must go to him, the woman shall go to the gate of the city, and she shall call upon those greater by birth, and she shall say: ‘The brother of my husband is not willing to raise up his brother’s name in Israel; nor will he join with me.’
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!"
8 And immediately, they shall summon him to be sent, and they shall question him. If he responds, ‘I am not willing to accept her as a wife,’
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,
9 then the woman shall approach him in the sight of the elders, and she shall remove his shoe from his foot, and she shall spit in his face, and she shall say: ‘So shall it be done to the man who was not willing to build up his brother’s house.’
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!"
10 And his name shall be called in Israel: The House of the Unshod.
Og hans Navn i Israel skal være: den barfodedes Hus.
11 If two men have a conflict between themselves, and one begins to do violence to the other, and if the other’s wife, wanting to rescue her husband from the hand of the stronger one, extends her hand and grasps him by his private parts,
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,
12 then you shall cut off her hand. Neither shall you weep over her with any mercy.
da skal du hugge hendes Hånd af; du må ikke vise Skånsel.
13 You shall not have differing weights, greater and lesser, in your bag.
Du må ikke have to Slags Vægtlodder i din Pung, større og mindre.
14 Neither shall there be in your house a greater and a lesser measure.
Du må ikke have to Slags Efaer i dit Hus, en større og en mindre.
15 You shall have a just and a true weight, and your measure shall be equal and true, so that you may live for a long time upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.
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.
16 For the Lord your God abominates him who does these things, and he loathes all injustice.
Thi en Vederstyggelighed for HERREN din Gud er enhver, der øver sligt, enhver, der begår Svig.
17 Remember what Amalek did to you, along the way, when you were departing from Egypt:
Kom i Hu, hvad Amalekiterne gjorde imod dig undervejs, da I drog bort fra Ægypten,
18 how he met you and cut down the stragglers of the troops, who were sitting down, exhausted, when you were consumed by hunger and hardship, and how he did not fear God.
hvorledes de kom imod dig undervejs og uden at frygte Gud huggede alle dine udmattede Efternølere ned, da du var træt og nødig.
19 Therefore, when the Lord your God will give you rest, and you will have subdued all the surrounding nations, in the land which he has promised to you, you shall delete his name from under heaven. Take care not to forget this.”
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!
