Deuteronomy 25
1 “When there is a strife between men, and they have come near to the judgment, and they have judged, and declared righteous the righteous, and declared wrong the wrongdoer,
Når der opstår Strid mellem Mænd, og de møder for Retten, skal man dømme dem imellem; den, der har Ret, skal frikendes, den skyldige dømmes.
2 then it has come to pass, if the wrongdoer is to be struck, that the judge has caused him to fall down, and [one] has struck him in his presence, according to the sufficiency of his wrongdoing, by number;
Og dersom den skyldige idømmes Prygl, skal Dommeren lade ham lægge sig på Jorden og i sit Påsyn lade ham få det Antal Slag, der svarer til hans Forseelse.
3 he strikes him forty [times]; he is not adding, lest he is adding to strike him above these many stripes, and your brother be lightly esteemed in your eyes.
Fyrretyve Slag må han lade ham få, men heller ikke flere, for at din Broder ikke skal vanæres for dine Øjne, når han får endnu flere Slag.
4 You do not muzzle an ox in its threshing.
Du må ikke binde Munden til på en Okse, når den tærsker.
5 When brothers dwell together, and one of them has died and has no son, the wife of the dead is not given to a strange man; her husband’s brother goes in to her, and has taken her to him for a wife, and performs the duty of her husband’s brother;
Når flere Brødre bor sammen, og en af dem dør uden at efterlade sig nogen Søn, må hans Enke ikke gifte sig med en fremmed Mand uden for Slægten; men hendes Svoger skal gå til hende og tage hende til Ægte, idet han indgår Svogerægteskab med hende.
6 and it has been, the firstborn which she bears rises for the name of his dead brother, and his name is not wiped away out of Israel.
Og den første Søn, hun føder, skal bære den afdøde Broders Navn, for at hans Navn ikke skal udslettes af Israel.
7 And if the man does not delight to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife has gone up to the gate, to the elderly, and said, My husband’s brother is refusing to raise up a name for his brother in Israel; he has not been willing to perform the duty of my husband’s brother;
Men hvis Manden er uvillig til af ægte sin Svigerinde, skal hun gå hen til de Ældste i Byporten og sige: "Min Svoger vægrer sig ved at opretholde sin Broders Navn i Israel og vil ikke indgå Svogerægteskab med mig!"
8 and [the] elderly of his city have called for him, and spoken to him, and he has stood and said, I have no desire to take her.
Derpå skal de Ældste i Byen stævne ham for sig og tale ham til, og hvis han da fastholder sin Beslutning og erklærer sig uvillig til at ægte hende,
9 Then his brother’s wife has drawn near to him before the eyes of the elderly, and drawn his shoe from off his foot, and spat in his face, and answered and said, Thus it is done to the man who does not build up the house of his brother;
skal hans Svigerinde i de Ældstes Påsyn gå hen til ham, drage hans Sko af hans Fod og spytte ham i Ansigtet og tage til Orde og sige: "Således gør man ved den Mand, som ikke vil opbygge sin Broders Slægt!"
10 and his name has been called in Israel, The house of him whose shoe is drawn off.
Og hans Navn i Israel skal være: den barfodedes Hus.
11 When men strive together with one another, and the wife of one has drawn near to deliver her husband out of the hand of his striker, and has put forth her hand, and laid hold on his private parts,
Når der opstår Trætte mellem to Mænd, og den enes Hustru kommer til for at fri sin Mand fra den andens Slag, og hun rækker sin Hånd ud og tager fat i den andens Blusel,
12 then you have cut off her hand; your eye does not spare.
da skal du hugge hendes Hånd af; du må ikke vise Skånsel.
13 You do not have [both] a great stone and a small stone in your bag.
Du må ikke have to Slags Vægtlodder i din Pung, større og mindre.
14 You do not have a great ephah and a small ephah in your house.
Du må ikke have to Slags Efaer i dit Hus, en større og en mindre.
15 You have a complete and just stone, [and] you have a complete and just ephah, so that they prolong your days on the ground which your God YHWH is giving to you;
Fuldvægtige Lodder og Efaer, der holder Mål, skal du have, for at du kan få et langt Liv i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig.
16 for anyone doing these things, anyone doing iniquity, [is] an abomination [to] your God YHWH.
Thi en Vederstyggelighed for HERREN din Gud er enhver, der øver sligt, enhver, der begår Svig.
17 Remember that which Amalek has done to you in the way in your going out from Egypt,
Kom i Hu, hvad Amalekiterne gjorde imod dig undervejs, da I drog bort fra Ægypten,
18 that he has met you in the way, and strikes among you all those feeble behind you (when you [were] weary and fatigued), and is not fearing God.
hvorledes de kom imod dig undervejs og uden at frygte Gud huggede alle dine udmattede Efternølere ned, da du var træt og nødig.
19 And it has been, in your God YHWH giving rest to you from all your surrounding enemies, in the land which your God YHWH is giving to you [for] an inheritance to possess it, you blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens—you do not forget.”
Når derfor HERREN din Gud giver dig Ro for alle dine Fjender rundt om i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Arv og Eje, da skal du udrydde ethvert Minde om Amalek. Glem det ikke!
