Exodus 22
1 When a man steals an ox or sheep, and has slaughtered it or sold it, he repays [with] five of the herd for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.
Når en Mand stjæler en Okse eller et Får og slagter eller sælger dem, skal han give fem Okser i Erstatning for Oksen og fire Får for Fåret.
2 If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he has been struck and has died, there is no blood for him;
Hvis en Tyv gribes på fersk Gerning ved et natligt Indbrud og bliver slået ihjel, da bliver der ikke Tale om Blodskyld;
3 if the sun has risen on him, blood [is] for him, he certainly repays; if he has nothing, then he has been sold for his theft;
men hvis Solen er stået op. pådrager man sig Blodskyld. Erstatning skal han give, og ejer han intet, skal han sælges som Træl til Vederlag for det stjålne;
4 if the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether ox, or donkey, or sheep—he repays double.
hvis derimod det stjålne findes levende i hans Besiddelse, da skal han give dobbelt Erstatning, hvad enten det er en Okse, et Æsel, eller et Får.
5 When a man depastures a field or vineyard, and has sent out his beast, and it has pastured in the field of another, he repays [with] the best of his field, and the best of his vineyard.
Når en Mand afsvider en Mark eller en Vingård og lader Ilden brede sig, så den antænder en andens Mark, da skal han give det bedste af sin Mark eller Vingård i Erstatning;
6 When fire goes forth and has found thorns, and a stack, or the standing grain, or the field has been consumed, he who causes the burning certainly repays.
men breder Ilden sig ved at tage fat i Tjørnekrat, og Kornneg eller Sæd brænder, eller en Mark svides af, så skal den, der antændte Ilden, give simpel Erstatning.
7 When a man gives silver or vessels to his neighbor to keep, and it has been stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief is found, he repays double.
Når 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 If the thief is not found, then the master of the house has been brought near to God [to see] whether he has not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbor.
men hvis Tyven ikke findes, skal Husets Ejer træde frem for Gud og sværge på, at han ikke har forgrebet sig på den andens Gods.
9 For every matter of transgression, for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for raiment, for any lost thing of which it is said that it is his, the matter of them both comes to God; he whom God condemns repays double to his neighbor.
I alle Tilfælde hvor det drejer sig om Uredelighed med en Okse, et Æsel, et Får, 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 When a man gives to his neighbor a donkey, or ox, or sheep, or any beast to keep, and it has died, or has been hurt, or taken captive, [with] none seeing—
Når en Mand giver en anden et Æsel, en Okse, et Får eller et andet Stykke Kvæg i Varetægt, og Dyret dør, kommer til Skade eller røves, uden at nogen ser det,
11 an oath of YHWH is between them both, that he has not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbor, and its owner has accepted, and he does not repay;
da skal han sværge ved HERREN på, at han ikke har forgrebet sig på 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 but if it is certainly stolen from him, he repays to its owner;
Stjæles det derimod fra ham, skal han give Ejeren Erstatning.
13 if it is certainly torn, he brings it in [as] a witness; he does not repay the torn thing.
Hvis det sønderrives, skal han bringe det sønderrevne Dyr med som Bevis; det sønderrevne skal han ikke erstatte.
14 And when a man asks for [anything] from his neighbor, and it has been hurt or has died—its owner not being with it—he certainly repays;
Når en låner et Dyr af en anden, og det kommer til Skade eller dør, uden at Ejeren er til Stede, skal han give Erstatning;
15 if its owner [is] with it, he does not repay—if it [is] a hired thing, it has come for its hire.
er Ejeren derimod til Stede, skal han ikke give Erstatning; var det lejet, er Lejesummen Erstatning.
16 And when a man entices a virgin who [is] not betrothed, and has lain with her, he certainly endows her to himself for a wife;
Når 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 if her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he weighs out money according to 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 do not keep a witch alive.
En Troldkvinde må du ikke lade leve.
19 Whoever lies with a beast is certainly put to death.
Enhver, der har Omgang med Kvæg, skal lide Døden.
20 He who is sacrificing to a god, except to YHWH alone, is devoted.
Den, der ofrer til andre Guder end HERREN alene, skal der lægges Band på.
21 And you do not oppress a sojourner, nor crush him, for you have been sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Den fremmede må du ikke undertrykke eller forulempe, thi I var selv fremmede i Ægypten.
22 You do not afflict any widow or orphan;
Enken eller den faderløse må I aldrig mishandle;
23 if you really afflict him, surely if he cries to Me at all, I certainly hear his cry;
hvis I mishandler dem, og de råber om Hjælp til mig, vil jeg visselig høre på deres Klageråb,
24 and My anger has burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans.
og da vil min Vrede blusse op, og jeg vil slå eder ihjel med Sværdet, så eders egne Hustruer bliver Enker og eders Børn faderløse.
25 If you lend money [to] My poor people [who are] with you, you are not as a usurer to him; you do not lay usury on him;
Når du låner Penge til en fattig Mand af mit Folk i dit Nabolag, må du ikke optræde som en Ågerkarl over for ham. I må ikke tage Renter af ham.
26 if you take the garment of your neighbor in pledge at all, you return it to him during the going in of the sun:
Hvis du tager din Næstes Kappe i Pant, skal du give ham den tilbage inden Solnedgang;
27 for it is his only covering, it [is] his garment for his skin; wherein does he lie down? And it has come to pass, when he cries to Me, that I have heard, for I [am] gracious.
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 når han råber til mig, vil jeg høre ham, thi jeg er barmhjertig.
28 You do not revile God, and you do not curse a prince among your people.
Gud må du ikke spotte, og dit Folks Øvrighed må du ikke forbande.
29 You do not delay your fullness and your liquids; you give the firstborn of your sons to Me;
Din Lades Overflod og din Vinperses Saft må du ikke holde tilbage. Den førstefødte af dine Sønner skal du give mig.
30 so you do to your ox [and] to your sheep; it is with its mother [for] seven days, on the eighth day you give it to Me.
Ligeså skal du gøre med dit Hornkvæg og dit Småkvæg; i syv Dage skal det blive hos Moderen, men på den ottende Dag skal I give mig det.
31 And you are holy men to Me, and you do not eat flesh torn in the field, you cast it to a dog.
I skal være mig hellige Mænd; Kød af sønderrevne Dyr må I ikke spise, I skal kaste det for Hundene.
