Exodus 21
1 And these are the laws of justice which thou shalt set before them.
De Lovbud, du skal forelægge dem, er følgende:
2 If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years shall he serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
Når du køber dig en hebræisk Træl, skal han trælle i seks År, men i det syvende skal han frigives uden Vederlag.
3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he was the husband of a woman, then shall his wife go out with him.
Er han ugift, når han kommer til dig, skal han frigives alene; er han gift, skal hans Hustru frigives sammen med ham.
4 If his master should give him a wife, and she bear him sons or daughters: the wife and her children shall belong to her master, and he shall go out by himself.
Hvis hans Herre giver ham en Hustru og hun føder ham Sønner eller Døtre, da skal Hustruen og hendes Børn tilhøre hendes Herre, og Trællen frigives alene.
5 And if the servant should plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
Hvis han imidlertid erklærer: "Jeg har fået Kærlighed til min Herre, min Hustru og mine Børn, jeg vil ikke have min Frihed!"
6 Then shall his master bring him unto the judges, and he shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him till the jubilee.
da skal hans Herre føre ham hen til Gud og stille ham op ad Døren eller Dørstolpen, og hans Herre skal gennembore hans Øre med en Syl, og så skal han være hans Træl for Livstid.
7 And if a man sell his daughter for a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants go out.
Når en Mand sælger sin Datter som Trælkvinde, skal hun ikke frigives som Trællene.
8 If she please not her master, to whom he hath assigned her, then shall he aid her to be redeemed: unto a strange nation he shall have no power to sell her, seeing he hath dealt faithlessly with her.
Dersom hun pådrager sig sin Herres Mishag, efter at han har haft Omgang med hende, skal han tillade, at hun købes fri; han har ikke Lov at sælge hende til fremmede Folk, når han har gjort Uret imod hende;
9 And if he should assign her unto his son, then shall he do unto her after the right of the daughters.
hvis han derimod bestemmer, at hun skal være hans Søns Hustru, skal han behandle hende, som det tilkommer Døtre.
10 If he take himself another wife, her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Hvis han tager sig en anden, har han ikke Lov at forholde den første den Kødspise, Klædning og ægteskabelige Ret, der tilkommer hende.
11 And if he do not these three things unto her, then shall she go out free, without money.
Forholder han hende nogen af disse tre Ting, skal hun frigives uden Vederlag og Betaling.
12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall surely be put to death.
Den, der slår en Mand ihjel, skal lide Døden.
13 And if he did not lie in wait, but God let it come into his hand, then will I appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
Gør han det imidlertid ikke med Forsæt, men styres hans Hånd af Gud, vil jeg anvise dig et Sted, hvor han kan ty hen.
14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile, from my altar shalt thou take him, that he may die.
Når derimod en handler med Overlæg, så han med List slår sin Næste ihjel, da skal du rive ham bort fra mit Alter, for at han kan lide Døden.
15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Den, der slår sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, and he be found in his hand, shall surely be put to death.
Den, der stjæler et Menneske, skal lide Døden, hvad enten han har solgt det, eller det endnu findes hos ham.
17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Den, der forbander sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
18 And if men strive together, and one smite the other with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
Når der opstår Strid mellem Mænd, og den ene slår den anden med en Sten eller med Næven, så at han vel ikke dør deraf, men dog må holde Sengen,
19 If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his crutch, then shall he that smote him be quit; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
så skal Gerningsmanden være sagesløs, hvis han kan stå op og gå ud støttet til sin Stok; kun skal han godtgøre ham hans Tidsspilde og sørge for hans Helbredelse.
20 And if a man smite his servant or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand, it shall be surely avenged.
Når en Mand slår sin Træl eller Trælkvinde med sin Stok, så de dør på Stedet, skal han straffes derfor;
21 Nevertheless, if he continue alive a day or two, it shall not be avenged; for he is his money.
men hvis de bliver i Live en Dag eller to, skal han ikke straffes; det er jo hans egne Penge.
22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her children depart from her, and yet no farther mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, [with a fine, ] according as the husband of the woman will lay upon him; and he shall pay this by the decision of the judges.
Når Mænd kommer i Slagsmål og støder til en frugtsommelig Kvinde, så hun nedkommer i Utide, men der ellers ingen Ulykke sker, da skal han bøde, hvad Kvindens Mand pålægger ham, og give Erstatning for det dødfødte Barn.
23 And if any mischief follow, then shalt thou give life for life.
Men hvis der sker en Ulykke, skal du bøde Liv for Liv,
24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Hånd for Hånd, Fod for Fod,
25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
Brandsår for Brandsår, Sår for Sår, Skramme for Skramme.
26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish, he shall let him go free for the sake of his eye.
Når en Mand slår sin Træl eller sin Trælkvinde i Øjet og ødelægger det, skal han give dem fri til Erstatning for Øjet;
27 And if he strike out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for the sake of his tooth.
og hvis han slår en Tand ud på sin Træl eller Trælkvinde, skal han give dem fri til Erstatning for Tanden.
28 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that he die: then shall the ox be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
Når en Okse stanger en Mand eller Kvinde ihjel, skal Oksen stenes, og dens Kød må ikke spises, men Ejeren er sagesløs;
29 But if the ox were wont to gore in time past, and warning have been given to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, and he killeth a man or a woman: the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also should of right be put to death;
men hvis Oksen allerede tidligere har villet stange, og dens Ejer er advaret, men alligevel ikke passer på den, og den så dræber en Mand eller Kvinde, da skal Oksen stenes, og dens Ejer skal også lide Døden;
30 But there shall be laid on him a sum of money in atonement, and he shall give the ransom of his life whatsoever may be laid upon him.
men hvis der pålægges ham Sonepenge, skal han betale så stor en Løsesum for sit Liv, som der kræves af ham.
31 If he gore a son, or gore a daughter, according to this judgment shall be done unto him.
Også hvis den stanger en Dreng eller en Pige, skal han behandles efter samme Lovbud.
32 If the ox gore a man-servant or a maid-servant, thirty shekels of silver shall he give to his master, and the ox shall be stoned.
Men hvis Oksen stanger en Træl eller Trælkvinde, skal han betale deres Herre tredive Sekel Sølv, og Oksen skal stenes.
33 And if a man open a pit, or if a man dig a pit, and do not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein:
Når en Mand tager Dækket af en Cisterne eller graver en Cisterne uden at dække den til, og en Okse eller et Æsel så falder deri,
34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, he shall make restitution in money unto the owner thereof; and the dead beast shall be his.
da skal Brøndens Ejer erstatte det; han skal give Dyrets Ejer Erstatning i Penge, men det døde Dyr skal tilfalde ham,
35 And if one man's ox hurt the ox of another, that he die: then shall they sell the live ox, and divide his money; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
Når en Mands Okse stanger en andens Okse ihjel, skal de sælge den levende Okse og dele Pengene, og ligeledes skal de dele det døde dyr.
36 But if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in: he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall belong to him.
Men hvis det er vitterligt, at Oksen tidligere har villet stange, og dens Ejer ikke har passet på den, da skal han erstatte Okse med Okse, men det døde Dyr skal tilfalde ham.
