Deuteronomy 16

1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD your God: for in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you forth out of Egypt by night.

Tag Vare paa Abib Maaned og hold Paaske for HERREN din Gud; thi i Abib Maaned førte HERREN din Gud dig ved Nattetide ud af Ægypten.

2 You shall therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD your God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.

Og som Paaskeoffer til HERREN din Gud skal du slagte Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg paa det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn.

3 You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shall you eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for you came forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that you may remember the day when you came forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.

Du maa ikke spise syret Brød dertil. I syv Dage skal du spise usyret Brød dertil, Trængselsbrød — thi i største Hast drog du ud af Ægypten — for at du kan ihukomme den Dag, du drog ud af Ægypten, saa længe du lever.

4 And there shall be no leavened bread seen with you in all your coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which you sacrificed the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.

Hele syv Dage maa der ikke findes Surdejg nogetsteds inden for dine Landemærker. Af Kødet, som du slagter om Aftenen den første Dag maa intet ligge Natten over til næste Morgen.

5 You may not sacrifice the passover within any of your gates, which the LORD your God gives you:

Du har ingensteds Lov at slagte Paaskeofferet inden dine Porte, som HERREN din Gud giver dig;

6 But at the place which the LORD your God shall choose to place his name in, there you shall sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that you came forth out of Egypt.

men paa det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn, der skal du slagte Paaskeofferet om Aftenen ved Solnedgang, paa det Tidspunkt du drog ud af Ægypten.

7 And you shall roast and eat it in the place which the LORD your God shall choose: and you shall turn in the morning, and go unto your tents.

Og du skal koge det og spise det paa det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger, og næste Morgen skal du vende hjemad og drage til dine Boliger.

8 Six days you shall eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD your God: you shall do no work therein.

I seks Dage skal du spise usyrede Brød, og paa den syvende skal der være festlig Samling for HERREN din Gud, du maa intet Arbejde udføre.

9 Seven weeks shall you number unto you: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as you begin to put the sickle to the corn.

Syv Uger skal du tælle frem; den Dag du sætter Seglen til Kornet, skal du begynde at tælle.

10 And you shall keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give unto the LORD your God, according as the LORD your God has blessed you:

Saa skal du fejre Ugefesten for HERREN din Gud med saa mange frivillige Gaver, du vil give, efter som HERREN din Gud velsigner dig.

11 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite that is within your gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD your God has chosen to place his name there.

Og du skal være glad for HERREN din Guds Aasyn paa det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn, sammen med din Søn og Datter, din Træl og Trælkvinde, Leviten inden dine Porte, den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken, som bor hos dig.

12 And you shall remember that you were a bondman in Egypt: and you shall observe and do these statutes.

Og du skal komme i Hu, at du var Træl i Ægypten, og omhyggeligt holde disse Anordninger.

13 You shall observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that you have gathered in your corn and your wine:

Løvhyttefesten skal du fejre i syv Dage, naar du har indsamlet Udbyttet fra din Tærskeplads og din Perse;

14 And you shall rejoice in your feast, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within your gates.

og du skal være glad paa din Højtid sammen med din Søn og Datter, din Træl og Trælkvinde, Leviten, den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken inden dine Porte.

15 Seven days shall you keep a solemn feast unto the LORD your God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD your God shall bless you in all of your increase, and in all the works of your hands, therefore you shall surely rejoice.

Syv Dage skal du holde Højtid for HERREN din Gud, paa det Sted HERREN udvælger, thi HERREN din Gud vil velsigne dig i alt, hvad du avler, og alt, hvad du arbejder med; derfor skal du kun være glad.

16 Three times in a year shall all your males appear before the LORD your God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:

Tre Gange om Aaret skal alle af Mandkøn hos dig stedes for HERREN din Guds Aasyn, paa det Sted han udvælger, paa de usyrede Brøds Fest, Ugefesten og Løvhyttefesten; og man maa ikke stedes for HERRENS Aasyn med tomme Hænder;

17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which he has given you.

men enhver skal komme med, hvad han kan give efter den Velsignelse, HERREN din Gud giver dig.

18 Judges and officers shall you make you in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

Dommere og Tilsynsmænd skal du indsætte dig overalt inden dine Porte, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig, rundt om i dine Stammer, og de skal dømme Folket paa retfærdig Vis.

19 You shall not shift judgment; you shall not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Du maa ikke bøje Retten, ikke vise Personsanseelse og ikke tage imod Bestikkelse; thi Bestikkelse gør Vismænd blinde og forplumrer de retfærdiges Sag.

20 That which is altogether just shall you follow, that you may live, and inherit the land which the LORD your God gives you.

Ret, kun Ret skal du stræbe efter, for at du kan leve og beholde det Land, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig.

21 You shall not plant you a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD your God, which you shall make you.

Du maa ikke plante dig nogen Asjerastøtte, noget som helst Træ ved Siden af det Alter, du rejser for HERREN din Gud.

22 Neither shall you set you up any image; which the LORD your God hates.

Heller ikke maa du rejse dig nogen Stenstøtte; dem hader HERREN din Gud.