Deuteronomy 15
1 You are to cancel debts the end of every seven years.
Hvert syvende Aar skal du holde Friaar.
2 This is the way the it will work: If you provided a loan to someone you must cancel it. You are not allowed to collect anything from another Israelite, because the Lord's time of debt cancelation has been announced.
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 You are allowed to collect payments from a foreigner, but you must cancel whatever your fellow Israelite owes you.
Udlændinge maa du kræve; men det, du har til gode hos din Broder, skal du give Afkald paa.
4 However, you shouldn't have poor people among you, for the Lord will really bless you in the country that the Lord your God is giving you to own.
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 You just need to make sure you obey the Lord your God, and that you're careful to follow all these commandments I'm giving you today.
hvis du blot vil adlyde HERREN din Guds Røst, saa du omhyggeligt handler efter alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag paalægger dig.
6 The Lord your God is going to bless you as he promised. You will lend money to many nations but you won't need to borrow from any of them; you will rule over many nations but you won't be ruled by them.
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 If there are Israelites who are poor in any of your towns in the country the Lord your God is giving you, then you must not be unfeeling or miserly towards them.
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 On the contrary. You should be generous to them, and lend them whatever they need.
men du skal lukke din Haand op for ham og laane ham, hvad han savner og trænger til.
9 Make sure you don't think evil thoughts like, “The seventh year is coming up when debts will be canceled,” so that you look down on the poor with a sneer and refuse to give them anything. They will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be found guilty of sin.
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 Give and give again to them, and don't feel irritated when you give. When you give generously the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you decide to do.
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 You will always have those who are poor and in need among you, so that's why I'm telling you to give generously to them.
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 If a Hebrew, one of your own people, whether man or woman, sells themselves to you as a slave and works for you for six years, you have to free them in the seventh year.
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 you free them, don't send them away with nothing.
Og naar du giver ham fri, maa du ikke lade ham gaa med tomme Hænder;
14 Give them plenty of gifts: animals from your flocks, grain from your threshing floor, and wine from your winepress. Give to them as generously as the Lord your God has blessed you.
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 Don't forget that you were once slaves in Egypt, and the Lord your God set you free. That's why I'm giving you this command today.
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 However, if your male slave tells you, “I don't want to leave you,” because he loves you and your family and is better off staying with you,
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 use a metal tool to pierce his ear against the door, and he will be your slave for life. Do the same for your female slave.
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 Don't see it as a problem to free your slave, because your slave's six years of service to you was worth twice what you would have paid to hire someone. The Lord your God will bless you in everything you do for acting in this way.
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 You are to separate out to give the Lord your God all the firstborn males of your herds and flocks. You must not have the firstborn of your cattle work, and don't shear the firstborn of your 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 Every year you and your family are to eat these animals that have been sacrificed in the presence of the Lord your God in the place that the Lord will choose.
For HERREN din Guds Aasyn skal du sammen med din Husstand fortære det Aar efter Aar paa det Sted, HERREN udvælger.
21 However, if an animal has some defect or is lame or blind, in fact if it has any serious defect at all, you are not to sacrifice it to the Lord your 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 Eat it at home. All of you, whether you're ceremonially clean or not, can it eat it just like you would eat a gazelle or a deer,
Inden dine Port kan du, baade de rene og urene iblandt eder, fortære dem som Gazeller eller Hjorte.
23 but you are not to eat the blood—pour that out on the ground.
Kun Blodet maa du ikke nyde; det skal du lade løbe ud paa Jorden som Vand.
