Deuteronomy 19
1 When Yahweh thy God, shall cut off the nations whose land Yahweh thy God is giving thee, —and thou shalt dispossess them, and dwell in their cities and in their houses,
Naar Herren din Gud har udryddet Hedningerne, hvis Land Herren din Gud giver dig, og du ejer dem og bor i deres Stæder og i deres Huse:
2 three cities, shalt thou set apart for thee, —in the midst of thy land which Yahweh thy God is giving thee to possess.
Da skal du udskille dig tre Stæder midt udi dit Land, hvilket Herren din Gud giver dig til Eje.
3 Thou shalt prepare for thee a way, and shalt divide into three parts the boundary of thy land which Yahweh thy God shall cause thee to inherit, —and it shall be that every manslayer shall flee thither.
Du skal berede dig Vej til dem, og i tre Dele skal du dele dit Landemærke, som Herren din Gud lader dig arve; og det skal være saaledes, at hver Manddraber kan fly hen til den.
4 And, this, is the case of the manslayer, who shall flee thither and live, —Whoso shall smite his neighbour unwittingly, he, not having hated him aforetime;
Og saaledes skal der forholdes med den Manddraber, som tør fly derhen og blive ved Live: Den, som slaar sin Næste af Vanvare og har ikke hadet ham tilforn;
5 as when one entereth with his neighbour into a forest, to fell trees, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe, to cut down the tree, and the head flieth off from the handle, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die, he, shall flee into one of these cities, and live;
og den, som gaar ud med sin Næste i Skoven for at hugge Træer, og hans Haand slaar til med Øksen for at afhugge Træet, og Jernet farer af Skaftet og rammer hans Næste, saa at denne dør: Han kan fly til en af disse Stæder, at han maa leve,
6 lest the blood redeemer pursue the manslayer because his heart is hot, and overtake him because the way is long, and he smite him so as to take away his life, —he not being worthy of death, seeing that he had not been hating him aforetime.
saa at Blodhævneren ikke skal forfølge Manddraberen, medens hans Hjerte er ophidset, og naa ham, naar Vejen er lang, og slaa ham ihjel, skønt ingen Dødsdom er over ham; efterdi han ikke havde hadet ham tilforn.
7 For this cause, am I commanding thee saying, —Three cities, shalt thou set apart for thee.
Derfor byder jeg dig og siger: Du skal udskille dig tre Stæder.
8 But, if Yahweh thy God should enlarge thy bounds, as he sware unto thy fathers, —and should give thee all the land, which he spake of giving unto thy fathers;
Og dersom Herren din Gud gør dit Landemærke videre, saaledes som han har tilsvoret dine Fædre, og giver dig alt det Land, som han sagde at ville give dine Fædre;
9 because thou dost observe all this commandment to do it which I am commanding thee to-day, to love Yahweh thy God and to walk in his paths all the days, then shalt thou add unto thee yet three cities, unto these three;
naar du holder alle disse Bud, saa du gør det, hvilket jeg befaler dig i Dag, at elske Herren din Gud og at vandre i hans Veje alle Dage: Da skal du endnu lægge dig tre Stæder til disse tre,
10 that innocent blood may not be shed in the midst of thy land, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee as an inheritance, —and so shed-blood be upon thee.
at der ikke skal udøses uskyldigt Blod midt i dit Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig til Arv, og der skulde være Blodskyld paa dig.
11 But, when any man shall be hating his neighbour, and shall lie in wait for him and rise up against him, and smite him so as to take away his life that he dieth, —and shall then flee into one of these cities,
Men naar der er en Mand, som hader sin Næste og lurer paa ham og rejser sig imod ham og slaar ham ihjel, at han dør, og han flyr til en af disse Stæder:
12 then shall the elders of his city send and fetch him from thence, —and deliver him into the hand of the blood redeemer that he die;
Da skulle de Ældste af hans Stad sende hen og hente ham derfra og give ham i Blodhævnerens Haand, og han skal dø.
13 thine eye shall not look with pity upon him, —so shall thou consume the shedding of innocent blood out of Israel and it shall go well with thee.
Dit Øje skal ikke spare ham, og du skal borttage det uskyldige Blod af Israel, at det maa gaa dig vel.
14 Thou shalt not move back the boundary of thy neighbour, by which they set bounds at first, —in thine inheritance which thou shall receive in the land which Yahweh thy God is giving thee to possess.
Du skal ikke flytte din Næstes Markskel, som Forfædrene satte til Skel i din Arv, som du arver i dit Land, hvilket Herren din Gud giver dig at eje.
15 One witness, shall not rise up, against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, with regard to any sin that he may commit, —at the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses, must a matter be establish.
Eet Vidne skal ikke staa frem imod nogen for nogen Misgerning eller for nogen Synd, i hvad Haande Synd nogen har syndet; efter to Vidners Mund eller efter tre Vidners Mund skal en Sag stadfæstes.
16 When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man, —to answer against him perversely,
Naar et uretfærdigt Vidne staar frem imod nogen, at vidne imod ham om en Overtrædelse:
17 then shall the two men who are at variance stand before Yahweh, —before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;
Da skulle de to Mænd, som have Trætte, staa frem for Herrens Ansigt, for Præsternes og Dommernes Ansigt, dem som ere i de Dage,
18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition, —and lo! if the witness be, a false witness and, falsely, have answered against his brother,
og Dommerne skulle ransage; og se, er det Vidne et falsk Vidne, som har vidnet falskeligen imod sin Broder,
19 then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to de unto his brother, —so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst;
da skulle I gøre ved ham, saaledes som han havde tænkt at gøre ved sin Broder; og du skal borttage den onde af din Midte,
20 and, they who remain shall hear and fear, —and not go on to do again according to this wicked thing, in thy midst:
at de øvrige maa høre det og frygte og ikke blive ved at gøre ydermere efter denne onde Handel iblandt eder.
21 neither shall thine eye pity, —life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Og dit Øje skal ikke spare: Liv for Liv, Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Haand for Haand, Fod for Fod.
