Exodus 21
1 “These are the regulations you are to present to them:
Og disse ere de Love, som du skal forelægge dem.
2 If you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to work for you for six years. But in the seventh year, he is to be freed without having to pay anything.
Naar du køber en hebraisk Tjener, da skal han tjene seks Aar, og i det syvende skal han udgaa fri for intet.
3 If he was single when he came, he is to leave single. If he had a wife when he came, she is to leave with him.
Dersom han kom enlig, da skal han udgaa enlig; dersom han var en Hustrus Mand, da skal hans Hustru udgaa med ham.
4 If his master provides him a wife and she has children with him, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall be freed.
Dersom hans Herre har givet ham en Hustru, og hun har født ham Sønner eller Døtre, da skal Kvinden og hendes Børn høre hendes Herre til, og han selv skal udgaa enlig.
5 However, if the slave formally states, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to be freed,’
Men dersom Tjeneren siger saa: Jeg elsker, min Herre, min Hustru og mine Børn, jeg vil ikke gaa ud som fri:
6 then his master is to take him before the judges. Then he shall have him stand against the door or doorpost and use a metal tool to make a hole in his ear. Then he shall work for his master for life.
Da skal hans Herre føre ham frem for Gud og holde ham op til Døren eller til Dørstolpen, og hans Herre skal gennemstikke hans Øre med en Syl; saa skal han tjene ham bestandig.
7 If a man sells his daughter as a slave, she is not to be freed in the same way as male slaves.
Og naar nogen sælger sin Datter til at være en Tjenestepige, da skal hun ikke udgaa, som Tjenere udgaa.
8 If the man who chose her for himself is not pleased with her, he must let her be bought back. He is not permitted to sell her to foreigners, since he has been unfair to her.
Dersom hun er mishagelig for hendes Herres Øjne, som har trolovet sig med hende, da skal han tillade, at hun løses; han skal ikke have Magt til at sælge hende til et fremmed Folk, efterdi han har handlet troløst mod hende.
9 If he chooses to give her to his son, he must treat her as a daughter.
Men dersom han trolover hende med sin Søn, skal han gøre mod hende efter Døtrenes Ret.
10 If he takes another woman, he must not reduce the food and clothing allowances and marital rights of the first.
Dersom han tager ham en anden, da skal han ikke formindske hendes Livs Ophold, hendes Klædning og Ægteskabspligten mod hende.
11 If he doesn't give her these three things, she is free to leave without paying anything.
Men dersom han ikke gør disse tre Ting imod hende, da skal hun udgaa for intet, uden Betaling.
12 Anyone who hits and kills someone else must be executed.
Hvo som slaar et Menneske, saa at det dør, han skal visselig dødes.
13 However, if it wasn't intentional and God let it happen, then I will arrange a place for you where they can run to and be safe.
Men har han ikke luret efter ham, men Gud har ladet ham falde i hans Haand, da vil jeg bestemme dig et Sted, hvor han skal fly hen.
14 But if someone deliberately plans and purposely kills another, you must take them away from my altar and execute them.
Og naar nogen hovmodelig sætter sig op imod sin Næste og slaar ham ihjel med Svig, da skal du tage ham endog fra mit Alter til at dø.
15 Anyone who hits their father or mother must be executed.
Og hvo som slaar sin Fader eller Moder, skal visselig dødes.
16 Anyone who kidnaps someone else must be executed, whether the victim is sold or is still in their possessions.
Og hvo som stjæler et Menneske og sælger det, eller det bliver fundet i hans Vold, han skal visselig dødes.
17 Anyone who despises their father or mother must be executed.
Og hvo som bander sin Fader eller sin Moder, skal visselig dødes.
18 If men are fighting and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist, and the injured man doesn't die but has to stay in bed,
Og naar Mænd trættes, og den ene slaar den anden med en Sten eller med Næve, og han ikke dør, men maa ligge til Sengs,
19 and then gets up and walks around outside with his walking stick, then the one who hit him won't be punished, Even so, he must still compensate the man for the time lost from his work and make sure that he's completely healed.
og han kommer op igen og gaar om paa Gaden ved sin Stav, da skal den, som slog, være uskyldig; dog skal han betale hans Tidsspilde og lade ham fuldkomment læge.
20 Anyone who hits their male or female slave with a rod, and the slave dies as a result, must be punished.
Og naar nogen slaar sin Tjener eller sin Tjenestepige med en Kæp, saa at de dø under hans Haand, da skal det visselig hævnes.
21 However, if after a day or two the slave gets better, the owner won't be punished because the slave is their property.
Dog dersom de blive ved Live een eller to Dage, da skal det ikke hævnes; thi det er hans Penge.
22 If men who are fighting happen to hit a pregnant woman so she gives birth prematurely, but no serious injury occurs, he must be fined whatever amount the woman's husband demands and as permitted by the judges.
Og naar Mænd trættes tilsammen og slaa en frugtsommelig Kvinde, og hendes Foster fødes, og der ikke sker Ulykke, da skal der gives Bøde, eftersom Kvindens Husbonde paalægger ham, og han skal give efter Dommeres Tykke.
23 But if a serious injury does occur, then you must pay a life for a life,
Men dersom der sker Ulykke, da skal du give Liv for Liv.
24 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot,
Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Haand for Haand, Fod for Fod,
25 a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, and a bruise for a bruise.
brændt for brændt, Saar for Saar, blaatslaget for blaatslaget.
26 Anyone who hits their male or female slave in the eye and blinds them must free the slave as compensation for the eye.
Og naar nogen slaar sin Tjeners Øje eller sin Tjenestepiges Øje og fordærver det, da skal han lade dem fare fri for deres Øjes Skyld.
27 Anyone who knocks out the tooth of their male or female slave must free the slave as compensation for the tooth.
Og dersom han slaar sin Tjeners Tand eller Tjenestepiges Tand ud, skal han lade dem fare fri for deres Tands Skyld.
28 If an ox uses its horns to kill a man or woman, the ox must be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox won't be punished.
Og om en Okse stanger en Mand eller Kvinde, saa at de dø, da skal Oksen visselig stenes, og dens Kød skal ikke ædes; men Oksens Herre skal være uskyldig.
29 But if the ox has repeatedly hurt people with its horns, and its owner has been warned but still doesn't keep it under control, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned to death and its owner must also be executed.
Men dersom den Okse tilforn var vant at stange, og det var vitterliggjort for dens Ejermand, og han ikke passede paa den, og den dræber Mand eller Kvinde, da skal Oksen stenes, og dens Ejermand skal ogsaa dødes.
30 But if instead the payment of compensation is required, the owner may buy back his or her life by paying the full amount of compensation demanded.
Men dersom der bliver paalagt ham en Bod, da skal han give Løsepenge for sit Liv efter alt det, som paalægges ham.
31 If the ox uses its horns and kills a son or a daughter the same rule is applicable.
Enten den stanger en Søn, eller den stanger en Datter, da skal ham ske efter denne Vis.
32 If the ox uses its horns and kills a male or female slave, the owner of the ox must pay thirty shekels of silver to the slave's master, and the ox must be stoned to death.
Dersom en Okse stanger en Tjener eller Tjenestepige, da skal der gives deres Husbonde tredive Sekel Sølv, og Oksen skal stenes.
33 If someone removes the cover of a cistern or digs one and doesn't cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
Og naar nogen aabner en Brønd, eller naar nogen graver en Brønd og dækker den ikke til, og der falder en Okse eller et Asen i den,
34 the owner of the pit must pay compensation to the animal's owner and keep the dead animal.
da skal Brøndens Ejermand betale derfor, han skal give Penge derfor til deres Herre, og det døde Dyr skal han have.
35 If someone's ox injures another's ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and share money received; they must also share the dead animal.
Og naar en Mands Okse stanger en anden Mands Okse, saa at den dør, da skulle de sælge den levende Okse og halvdele dens Værd, og den døde skulle de og halvdele.
36 But if it was known that the ox had repeatedly hurt people with its horns, and its owner had been warned but still didn't keep it under control, full compensation must be paid, ox for ox, but the owner can keep the dead animal.”
Eller var det vitterligt, at den Okse plejede tilforn at stange, og dens Ejermand ikke vilde passe paa den, da skal han visselig betale Okse for Okse, og den døde skal han have.
