Deuteronomy 19
1 When the LORD your God has cut off the nations, whose land the LORD your God gives you, and you succeed them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses;
Naar HERREN din Gud faar udryddet de Folk, hvis Land HERREN din Gud vil give dig, og du faar dem drevet bort og har bosat dig i deres Byer og Huse,
2 You shall separate three cities for you in the midst of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to possess it.
da skal du udtage dig tre Byer midt i dit Land, som HERREN din Gud giver dig i Eje.
3 You shall prepare you a way, and divide the coasts of your land, which the LORD your God gives you to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.
Du skal sætte Vejen til dem i Stand og dele dit Landomraade, som HERREN din Gud tildeler dig, i tre Dele, for at enhver Manddraber kan ty derhen.
4 And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso kills his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
Men om de Manddrabere, der har Ret til at ty derhen for at redde Livet, gælder følgende: Naar nogen af Vanvare slaar sin Næste ihjel, uden at han i Forvejen har baaret Nag til ham,
5 As when a man goes into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetches a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the wooden handle, and lights upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
naar saaledes en gaar med sin Næste ud i Skoven for at fælde Træer, og hans Haand svinger Øksen for at fælde et Træ, og Jernet farer ud af Skaftet og rammer hans Næste, saa han dør, da maa han ty til en af disse Byer og redde Livet,
6 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
for at ikke Blodhævneren i Ophidselse skal sætte efter Manddraberen og, fordi Vejen er for lang, indhente ham og slaa ham ihjel, skønt han ikke havde fortjent Døden, eftersom han ikke i Forvejen havde baaret Nag til ham.
7 Wherefore I command you, saying, You shall separate three cities for you.
Derfor giver jeg dig dette Bud: Tre Byer skal du udtage dig!
8 And if the LORD your God enlarge your coast, as he has sworn unto your fathers, and give you all the land which he promised to give unto your fathers;
Og dersom HERREN din Gud udvider dine Landemærker, som han tilsvor dine Fædre, og giver dig hele det Land, han lovede at give dine Fædre,
9 If you shall keep all these commandments to do them, which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shall you add three cities more for you, beside these three:
fordi du omhyggeligt overholder alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag paalægger dig, idet du elsker HERREN din Gud og vandrer paa hans Veje alle Dage, saa skal du føje endnu tre Byer til disse tre,
10 That innocent blood be not shed in your land, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance, and so blood be upon you.
for at der ikke skal udgydes uskyldigt Blod i dit Land, som HERREN din Gud giver dig i Eje, saa du paadrager dig Blodskyld.
11 But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and strike him mortally that he die, and flees into one of these cities:
Men naar en Mand, som bærer Nag til sin Næste, lægger sig paa Lur efter ham, overfalder ham og slaar ham ihjel, og han saa flygter til en af disse Byer,
12 Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
skal hans Bys Ældste sende Bud og lade ham hente hjem derfra og overgive ham i Blodhævnerens Haand, og han skal lade sit Liv.
13 your eye shall not pity him, but you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.
Skaan ham ikke, men rens Israel for den uskyldiges Blod, at det maa gaa dig vel.
14 You shall not remove your neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in your inheritance, which you shall inherit in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess it.
Du maa ikke flytte din Næstes Markskel, som tidligere Slægter har sat, ved den Arvelod, du faar tildelt i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Eje.
15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
En enkelt kan ikke optræde som Vidne mod en Mand, naar det angaar Misgerning eller Synd, hvad Synd det end er, han begaar; kun paa to eller tre Vidners Udsagn kan en Sag afgøres.
16 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
Naar et ondsindet Vidne optræder mod nogen og beskylder ham for Lovbrud,
17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
skal begge de stridende fremstille sig for HERRENS Aasyn, for de Præster og Dommere, der er til den Tid,
18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;
og Dommerne skal undersøge Sagen grundigt, og hvis det viser sig, at Vidnet er et falsk Vidne, der har aflagt falsk Vidnesbyrd mod sin Broder,
19 Then shall all of you do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shall you put the evil away from among you.
saa skal I gøre med ham, som han havde til Hensigt at gøre med sin Broder; du skal udrydde det onde af din Midte.
20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
Naar da de andre hører det, vil de gribes af Frygt og ikke mere øve en saadan Udaad i din Midte.
21 And your eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Du maa ikke vise Skaansel: Liv for Liv, Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Haand for Haand, Fod for Fod!
