Deuteronomy 15
1 At the end of every seven years you shall make a release.
Naar syv Aar ere til Ende, skal du lade Henstand ske.
2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lends something to his neighbor shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbor, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD’s release.
Og saaledes skal der forholdes med denne Henstand: Hver Ejermand, som har laant noget ud af sin Haand, skal give Henstand med det, som han har laant ud til sin Næste; han skal ikke kræve sin Næste eller sin Broder, naar man har udraabt Henstand for Herren.
3 Of a foreigner you may exact it again: but that which is your with your brother your hand shall release;
Den fremmede maa du kræve; men det, som du har hos din Broder, skal din Haand give Henstand med;
4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it:
kun at ingen skal blive en Tigger iblandt eder; thi Herren skal meget velsigne dig i det Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig til Arv at eje det;
5 Only if you carefully listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command you this day.
dersom du ikkun hører Herren din Guds Røst, saa at du tager Vare paa at gøre efter alle disse Bud som jeg byder dig i Dag.
6 For the LORD your God blesses you, as he promised you: and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; and you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.
Thi Herren din Gud har velsignet dig, som han har tilsagt dig; og du skal laane til mange Folk; men du skal ikke tage til Laans; og du skal herske over mange Folk, men de skulle ikke herske over dig.
7 If there be among you a poor man of one of your brothers within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother:
Naar der vorder en fattig iblandt eder, en af dine Brødre, i en af dine Stæder i dit Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig: Da skal du ikke gøre dit Hjerte haardt og ikke lukke din Haand for din fattige Broder.
8 But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wants.
Men du skal oplade din Haand for ham, og du skal laane ham det, som er nok for hans Mangel, det som ham fattes.
9 Beware that there be not a thought in your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you.
Tag dig i Vare, at der ikke er en nedrig Tanke i dit Hjerte, at du siger: Det syvende Aar, Henstandsaaret, er nær, og at du er karrig imod din fattige Broder og ikke giver ham, og at han raaber over dig til Herren, og det skal være dig til Synd.
10 You shall surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him: because that for this thing the LORD your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand to.
Du skal give ham og ikke lade dit Hjerte fortryde det, at du giver ham; thi Herren din Gud skal for denne Sags Skyld velsigne dig i alle dine Gerninger og i alt det, som du udrækker din Haand til.
11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.
Thi fattige ville ikke ophøre at være i Landet; derfor byder jeg dig og siger, at du skal oplade din Haand for din Broder, for den, som trænger hos dig, og for din fattige i dit Land.
12 And if your brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold to you, and serve you six years; then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.
Naar din Broder, en Hebræer eller en Hebræerinde, sælges til dig, da skal han tjene dig i seks Aar, og i det syvende Aar skal du lade ham fri fra dig.
13 And when you send him out free from you, you shall not let him go away empty:
Og naar du lader ham fri fra dig, da skal du ikke lade ham gaa tomhændet.
14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, and out of your floor, and out of your wine press: of that with which the LORD your God has blessed you you shall give to him.
Du skal rigeligen begave ham af dit smaa Kvæg og af din Lade og af din Perse; det som Herren din Gud velsigner dig med, deraf skal du give ham.
15 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you: therefore I command you this thing to day.
Og du skal komme i Hu, at du var en Træl i Ægyptens Land, og at Herren din Gud udløste dig; derfor byder jeg dig dette Ord i Dag.
16 And it shall be, if he say to you, I will not go away from you; because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you;
Og det skal ske, om han siger til dig: Jeg vil ikke gaa ud fra dig, fordi han elsker dig og dit Hus, fordi han lider vel hos dig:
17 Then you shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant for ever. And also to your maidservant you shall do likewise.
Da skal du tage en Syl og stikke i hans Øre og i Døren, saa skal han være dig en Træl bestandig; og saaledes skal du og gøre ved din Tjenestepige.
18 It shall not seem hard to you, when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth a double hired servant to you, in serving you six years: and the LORD your God shall bless you in all that you do.
Lad det ikke være for svart for dine Øjne, at du lader ham fri fra dig; thi han har tjent dig dobbelt, efter en Daglønners Løn, seks Aar; og Herren din Gud skal velsigne dig i alt det, du skal gøre.
19 All the firstling males that come of your herd and of your flock you shall sanctify to the LORD your God: you shall do no work with the firstling of your bullock, nor shear the firstling of your sheep.
Alt det førstefødte, som fødes af dit store Kvæg og af dit smaa Kvæg, naar det er en Han, skal du hellige for Herren din Gud; du skal ikke arbejde med din Okses førstefødte og ikke klippe dine Faars førstefødte.
20 You shall eat it before the LORD your God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, you and your household.
Du skal æde det hvert Aar for Herren din Guds Ansigt paa det Sted, som Herren skal udvælge, du og dit Hus.
21 And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
Dog, om der er Lyde paa det, saa det er lamt eller blindt, hvad som helst slem Lyde det er, da skal du ikke ofre det for Herren, din Gud.
22 You shall eat it within your gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart.
Inden dine Porte skal du æde det, saavel den urene som den rene, som var det en Raa og en Hjort.
23 Only you shall not eat the blood thereof; you shall pour it on the ground as water.
Dog skal du ikke æde Blodet deraf; du skal udøse det paa Jorden som Vand.
