Exodus 22
1 And if one steal an ox or a sheep, and kill it or sell it, he shall pay five calves for a calf, and four sheep for a sheep.
Naar en Mand stjæler en Okse eller et Faar og slagter eller sælger dem, skal han give fem Okser i Erstatning for Oksen og fire Faar for Faaret.
2 And if the thief be found in the breach [made by himself] and be struck and die, there shall not be blood shed for him.
(Hvis en Tyv gribes paa fersk Gerning ved et natligt Indbrud og bliver slaaet ihjel, da bliver der ikke Tale om Blodskyld;
3 But if the sun be risen upon him, he is guilty, he shall die instead; and if a thief have nothing, let him be sold in compensation for what he has stolen.
men hvis Solen er staaet op, paadrager man sig Blodskyld). Erstatning skal han give, og ejer han intet, skal han sælges som Træl til Vederlag for det stjaalne;
4 And if the thing stolen be left and be in his hand alive, whether ox or sheep, he shall restore them two-fold.
hvis derimod det stjaalne findes levende i hans Besiddelse, da skal han give dobbelt Erstatning, hvad enten det er en Okse, et Æsel, eller et Faar.
5 And if any one should feed down a field or a vineyard, and should send in his beast to feed down another field, he shall make compensation of his own field according to his produce; and if he shall have fed down the whole field, he shall pay for compensation the best of his own field and the best of his vineyard.
Naar en Mand afsvider en Mark eller en Vingaard og lader Ilden brede sig, saa den antænder en andens Mark, da skal han give det bedste af sin Mark eller Vingaard i Erstatning;
6 And if fire have gone forth and caught thorns, and should also set on fire threshing-floors or ears of corn or a field, he that kindled the fire shall make compensation.
men breder Ilden sig ved at tage fat i Tjørnekrat, og Kornneg eller Sæd brænder, eller en Mark svides af, saa skal den, der antændte Ilden, give simpel Erstatning.
7 And if any one give to his neighbor money or goods to keep, and they be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be found he shall repay double.
Naar en Mand giver en anden Penge eller Sager i Varetægt, og de stjæles fra hans Hus, da skal Tyven, hvis han findes, give dobbelt Erstatning;
8 But if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall come forward before God, and shall swear that surely he has not wrought wickedly in regard of any part of his neighbor's deposit,
men hvis Tyven ikke findes, skal Husets Ejer træde frem for Gud og sværge paa, at han ikke har forgrebet sig paa den andens Gods.
9 according to every injury alleged, both concerning a calf, and an ass, and a sheep, and a garment, and every alleged loss, whatever in fact it may be, —the judgment of both shall proceed before God, and he that is convicted by God shall repay to his neighbor double.
I alle Tilfælde hvor det drejer sig om Uredelighed med en Okse, et Æsel, et Faar, en Klædning eller en hvilken som helst bortkommen Ting, hvorom der rejses Krav, skal de to Parters Sag bringes frem for Gud, og den, som Gud dømmer skyldig, skal give den anden dobbelt Erstatning.
10 And if any one give to his neighbor to keep a calf or sheep or any beast, and it be wounded or die or be taken, and no one know,
Naar en Mand giver en anden et Æsel, en Okse, et Faar eller et andet Stykke Kvæg i Varetægt, og Dyret dør, kommer til Skade eller røves, uden at nogen ser det,
11 an oath of God shall be between both, [each swearing] that he has surely not at all been guilty in the matter of his neighbor's deposit; and so his master shall hold him guiltless, and he shall not make compensation.
da skal han sværge ved HERREN paa, at han ikke har forgrebet sig paa den andens Ejendom, og det skal være afgørende imellem dem; Dyrets Ejer skal tage Eden god, og den anden behøver ikke at give Erstatning.
12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make compensation to the owner.
Stjæles det derimod fra ham, skal han give Ejeren Erstatning.
13 And if it be seized of beasts, he shall bring him to [witness] the prey, and he shall not make compensation.
Hvis det sønderrives, skal han bringe det sønderrevne Dyr med som Bevis; det sønderrevne skal han ikke erstatte.
14 And if any one borrow [ought] of his neighbor, and it be wounded or die or be carried away, and the owner of it be not with it, he shall make compensation.
Naar en laaner et Dyr af en anden, og det kommer til Skade eller dør, uden at Ejeren er til Stede, skal han give Erstatning;
15 But if the owner be with it, he shall not make compensation: but if it be a hired thing, there shall be [a compensation] to him instead of his hire.
er Ejeren derimod til Stede, skal han ikke give Erstatning; var det lejet, er Lejesummen Erstatning.
16 And if any one deceive a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to himself.
Naar en Mand forfører en Jomfru, der ikke er trolovet, og ligger hos hende, skal han udrede Brudekøbesummen for hende og tage hende til Hustru;
17 And if her father positively refuse, and will not consent to give her to him for a wife, he shall pay compensation to her father according to the amount of the dowry of virgins.
og hvis hendes Fader vægrer sig ved at give ham hende, skal han tilveje ham den sædvanlige Brudekøbesum for en Jomfru.
18 You shall not save the lives of sorcerers.
En Troldkvinde maa du ikke lade leve.
19 Every one that lies with a beast you shall surely put to death.
Enhver, der har Omgang med Kvæg, skal lide Døden.
20 He that sacrifices to any gods but to the Lord alone, shall be destroyed by death.
Den, der ofrer til andre Guder end HERREN alene, skal der lægges Band paa.
21 And you shall not hurt a stranger, nor afflict him; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Den fremmede maa du ikke undertrykke eller forulempe, thi I var selv fremmede i Ægypten.
22 You shall hurt no widow or orphan.
Enken eller den faderløse maa I aldrig mishandle;
23 And if you should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.
hvis I mishandler dem, og de raaber om Hjælp til mig, vil jeg visselig høre paa deres Klageraab,
24 And I will be very angry, and will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows and your children orphans.
og da vil min Vrede blusse op, og jeg vil slaa eder ihjel med Sværdet, saa eders egne Hustruer bliver Enker og eders Børn faderløse.
25 And if you should lend money to your poor brother who is by you, you shall not be hard upon him you shall not exact usury of him.
Naar du laaner Penge til en fattig Mand af mit Folk i dit Nabolag, maa du ikke optræde som en Aagerkarl over for ham. I maa ikke tage Renter af ham.
26 And if you take your neighbor's garment for a pledge, you shall restore it to him before sunset.
Hvis du tager din Næstes Kappe i Pant, skal du give ham den tilbage inden Solnedgang;
27 For this is his clothing, this is the only covering of his nakedness; wherein shall he sleep? If then he shall cry to me, I will listen to him, for I am merciful.
thi den er det eneste, han har at dække sig med, det er den, han hyller sit Legeme i; hvad skulde han ellers ligge med? Og naar han raaber til mig, vil jeg høre ham, thi jeg er barmhjertig.
28 You shall not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of your people.
Gud maa du ikke spotte, og dit Folks Øvrighed maa du ikke forbande.
29 You shall not keep back the first fruits of your threshing floor and press. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.
Din Lades Overflod og din Vinperses Saft maa du ikke holde tilbage. Den førstefødte af dine Sønner skal du give mig.
30 So shall you do with your calf and your sheep and your ass; seven days shall it be under the mother, and the eighth day you shall give it to me.
Ligesaa skal du gøre med dit Hornkvæg og dit Smaakvæg; i syv Dage skal det blive hos Moderen, men paa den ottende Dag skal I give mig det.
31 And you shall be holy men to me; and you shall not eat flesh taken of beasts, you shall cast it to the dog.
I skal være mig hellige Mænd; Kød af sønderrevne Dyr maa I ikke spise, I skal kaste det for Hundene.
