Deuteronomy 16

1 “Observe the month of Abib, and you have made a Passover to your God YHWH, for in the month of Abib your God YHWH has brought you 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 and you have sacrificed a Passover to your God YHWH, of the flock and of the herd, in the place which YHWH chooses to cause His Name to dwell 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 do not eat any fermented thing with it; [for] seven days you eat unleavened things with it, bread of affliction (for you have come out of the land of Egypt in haste), so that you remember the day of your coming 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 leaven is not seen with you in all your border [for] seven days, and there does not remain [any] of the flesh which you sacrifice at evening on the first day until 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 are not able to sacrifice the Passover within any of your gates which your God YHWH is giving to you,

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

6 except at the place which your God YHWH chooses to cause His Name to dwell—there you sacrifice the Passover in the evening, at the going in of the sun, the season of your coming 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 have cooked and eaten in the place on which your God YHWH fixes, and have turned in the morning and gone to 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 [for] six days you eat unleavened things, and on the seventh day [is] a restraint to your God YHWH; you do no work.

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 You number seven weeks for yourself; you begin to number seven weeks from the beginning of the sickle among the standing grain,

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

10 and you have observed the Celebration of Weeks to your God YHWH, a tribute of a free-will offering of your hand, which you give as your God YHWH blesses 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 have rejoiced before your God YHWH, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your handmaid, and the Levite who [is] within your gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who [are] in your midst, in the place which your God YHWH chooses to cause His Name to dwell 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 have remembered that you have been a servant in Egypt, and have observed and done these statutes.

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

13 You observe the Celebration of Shelters for yourself [for] seven days, in your ingathering of your threshing-floor and of your wine-vat;

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

14 and you have rejoiced in your celebration, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your handmaid, and the Levite, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who [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 [For] seven days you celebrate before your God YHWH in the place which YHWH chooses, for your God YHWH blesses you in all your increase and in every work of your hands, and you have been only rejoicing.

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 all of your males appear before your God YHWH in the place which He chooses: in the Celebration of Unleavened Things, and in the Celebration of Weeks, and in the Celebration of Shelters; and they do not appear before YHWH 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 each [gives] according to the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of your God YHWH, which He has given to you.

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

18 You set for yourself judges and authorities within all your gates which your God YHWH is giving to you, for your tribes; and they have judged the people [with] a righteous 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 do not turn aside judgment; you do not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts 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 Righteousness—you pursue righteousness, so that you live and have possessed the land which your God YHWH is giving to 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 do not plant an Asherah of any trees for yourself near the altar of your God YHWH, which you make for yourself,

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

22 and you do not raise up any standing image for yourself which your God YHWH is hating.”

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