Exodus 23
1 “You must not spread stories that are lies. You must not help bad people by giving evidence that's malicious.
Du skal ikke antage falsk Rygte; du skal ikke række den ugudelige Haanden til at være et uretfærdigt Vidne.
2 Don't follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give evidence in a lawsuit, don't corrupt justice by siding with the majority.
Du skal ikke følge Mængden til det onde, og du skal ikke svare i en Trætte, saa at du bøjer Retten efter Mængden.
3 Don't show favoritism to poor people in their legal cases either.
Og du skal ikke besmykke den ringe i hans Trætte.
4 If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey that has wandered off, take it back it to him.
Naar du møder din Fjendes Okse eller hans Asen, som farer vild, da skal du føre dem til ham igen.
5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you that has fallen under its load, don't just leave it there. You must stop and help.
Naar du ser din Uvens Asen ligge under sin Byrde, da vogt dig, at du ikke overlader det til ham; du skal løse Byrden af tillige med ham.
6 You must not prevent the poor from getting justice in their lawsuits.
Du skal ikke bøje Retten for den fattige hos dig i hans Trætte.
7 Don't have anything to do with making false accusations. Don't kill the innocent or those who do right, for I won't let the guilty go unpunished.
Du skal holde dig langt fra falsk Sag, og du skal ikke ihjelslaa den uskyldige og retfærdige; thi jeg lader ikke den skyldige have Ret.
8 Don't accept bribes, for a bribe blinds those who can see, and undermines the evidence of the honest.
Og du skal ikke tage Gave; thi Gaven kan forblinde de seende og forvende de retfærdiges Sager.
9 Don't abuse foreigners living among you, since you know very well what it's like to be foreigners, for you were once foreigners in Egypt.
Og du skal ikke fortrykke den fremmede; thi I vide selv, hvorledes den fremmede er til Mode, thi I vare selv fremmede i Ægyptens Land.
10 Six years you are to sow your land and harvest crops,
Og seks Aar skal du besaa dit Land og sanke dets Grøde;
11 but in the seventh year you are to let it rest and leave it uncultivated, so that poor people may eat what grows naturally from the field and the wild animals can finish what's left. Follow the same procedure for your vineyards and olive groves.
men i det syvende skal du lade det ligge og hvile, at de fattige iblandt dit Folk maa æde deraf, og hvad deraf bliver tilovers, maa vilde Dyr paa Marken æde; saa skal du gøre med din Vingaard og med din Oliegaard.
12 You have six days to do your work, but on the seventh day you must stop working, so that your ox and your donkey can rest, and your slaves' families can catch their breath, as well as the foreigners living among you.
Seks Dage skal du gøre din Gerning, men paa den syvende Dag skal du hvile, paa det at din Okse og dit Asen maa hvile, og din Tjenestekvindes Søn og den fremmede maa vederkvæges.
13 Make sure to pay attention to everything I've told you. Don't think to call on the names of other gods—you must not even mention them.
Og alt det, som jeg har sagt til eder, skulle I holde; og I skulle ikke ihukomme andre Guders Navn, det skal ikke høres af din Mund.
14 Three times every year you are to celebrate a feast dedicated to me.
Du skal holde mig tre Gange Højtid om Aaret.
15 You are to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread as I instructed you. You are to eat bread without yeast for seven days at the appropriate time in the month of Abib, because that was the month you left Egypt. No one can come before me without bringing an offering.
Du skal holde de usyrede Brøds Højtid; du skal æde usyrede Brød syv Dage, saasom jeg befalede dig, til den bestemte Tid i Abib Maaned, thi i den drog du ud af Ægypten; og for mit Ansigt skal ingen lade sig se tomhændet;
16 You are also to observe the Festival of Harvest when you present the firstfruits of the produce from what you've sown in the fields. Lastly you are to observe the Festival of Gathering-In the Harvest at the end of the year, when you gather in the harvest of the rest of your crops from the field.
og den Højtid naar du høster dit Arbejdes Førstegrøde af det, som du har saaet paa Marken; og Indsamlingens Højtid naar Aaret gaar ud, naar du har samlet dit Arbejdes Frugt af Marken.
17 Every Israelite male is to come before the Lord God at these three times every year.
Tre Gange om Aaret skal alt dit Mandkøn ses for den Herres, Herres Ansigt.
18 You must not offer the blood of my sacrifices together with anything that contains yeast, and the fat from the offerings presented at my festival must not be left until morning.
Du skal ikke ofre mit Slagtoffers Blod, hvor der er syret Brød, og det fede fra min Højtid skal ikke blive liggende Natten over til om Morgenen.
19 Bring the best firstfruits of your crops to the house of the Lord your God. Don't cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
Det første, din Jords Førstegrøde, skal du føre til Herren din Guds Hus; du skal ikke koge et Kid i dets Moders Mælk.
20 Look, I'm sending an angel ahead of you to protect you on the way and to take you to the place I've prepared for you.
Se, jeg sender en Engel for dit Ansigt at bevare dig paa Vejen og føre dig til det Sted, som jeg har beredt.
21 Make sure you pay attention to him and do what he says. Don't oppose him, because he won't forgive rebellion, for he carries my authority.
Forvar dig for hans Ansigt og lyd hans Røst, fortørn ham ikke; thi han skal ikke forlade eder eders Overtrædelser, thi mit Navn er i ham.
22 However, if you listen to him carefully, and do everything that I tell you, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and I will fight those who fight against you.
Thi dersom du hører hans Røst og gør alt det, som jeg vil sige, da vil jeg og være dine Fjenders Fjende, og jeg vil trænge dem, som trænge dig.
23 For my angel will go ahead of you and take you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out.
Thi min Engel skal gaa for dit Ansigt, og føre dig til de Amoriter og Hethiter og Feresiter og Kananiter og Heviter og Jebusiter; og jeg vil udslette dem.
24 You must not bow down to their gods or worship them or follow their pagan practices. No, you must demolish their idols and smash their sacred pillars into pieces.
Du skal ikke tilbede deres Guder og ej tjene dem og ikke gøre, som de gøre; men du skal nedbryde dem og sønderslaa deres Billeder.
25 You are to worship the Lord your God, and he will bless your food and water. I will make sure none of you fall sick.
Men I skulle tjene Herren, eders Gud, og han skal velsigne Brødet og Vandet for dig; og jeg vil borttage Sygdom fra dig.
26 No woman will have a miscarriage or be without children. I will make sure you live long lives.
Der skal ingen være, som føder i Utide eller er ufrugtbar i dit Land; jeg vil lade dig fylde dine Dages Tal.
27 I will send terror about me ahead of you which will throw every nation you meet into panic. I will make all your enemies turn and run away.
Jeg vil sende Forfærdelse for mig for dit Ansigt og forvirre hvert Folk, som du kommer til; og jeg vil lade alle dine Fjender fly for dig.
28 I will send hornets ahead of you to drive out before you the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites.
Og jeg vil sende Gedehamse for dit Ansigt, som skulle udjage Heviterne, Kananiterne og Hethiterne for dig.
29 I will not drive them out in just one year, because the land would become desolate and you would have to deal with increased numbers of wild animals.
Jeg vil ikke udjage dem fra dit Ansigt paa eet Aar, at Landet ikke skal blive øde, og vilde Dyr paa Marken ikke skulle formeres mod dig.
30 Bit by bit I will drive them out ahead of you, until there are enough of you to take possession of the land.
Jeg vil uddrive dem for dit Ansigt lidt efter lidt, indtil at du bliver mangfoldig og besidder Landet.
31 I will fix your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will hand the inhabitants of the land over to you, and you will drive them out.
Og jeg vil sætte dit Landemærke fra det røde Hav indtil Filistrenes Hav og fra Ørken indtil Floden; thi jeg vil give Landets Indbyggere i eders Haand, og du skal uddrive dem fra dit Ansigt.
32 You must not make any agreement with them or with their gods.
Du skal ikke gøre Pagt med dem eller med deres Guder.
33 They must not be allowed to stay in your land, otherwise they will lead you to sin against me. For if you worship their gods, they will definitely become a trap for you.”
Lad dem ikke bo i dit Land, at de ikke skulle komme dig til at synde imod mig; thi du kunde tjene deres Guder, og det vilde blive dig til en Snare.
