Deuteronomy 15
1 “At the end of every seven years, you must (cancel all debts/tell people who owe you money that they do not need to pay it back).
Hvert syvende Aar skal du holde Friaar.
2 Do it like this: Each of you who has lent money to a fellow Israeli must cancel that debt. You must not insist that he pay it back. You must do that because Yahweh has declared that the debts must be canceled [every seven years].
Og Friaaret skal holdes saaledes: Enhver, der har en Fordring paa sin Næste, skal give Afkald derpaa; han maa ikke kræve sin Næste og sin Broder, naar et Friaar er udraabt for HERREN.
3 [During that year] you may require foreigners [who live among you] to pay what they owe you, but you must not try to require that any fellow Israeli pay you what he owes you.
Udlændinge maa du kræve; men det, du har til gode hos din Broder, skal du give Afkald paa.
4 Yahweh our God will bless you in the land that he is giving to you. If you obey Yahweh our God and obey all the commandments that I am giving to you today, there will not be any poor people among you.
Dog, der bliver ingen fattige hos dig; thi HERREN din Gud vil rigeligt velsigne dig i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Arv og Eje,
hvis du blot vil adlyde HERREN din Guds Røst, saa du omhyggeligt handler efter alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag paalægger dig.
6 Yahweh our God will bless you like he has promised to do, and you will [be able to] lend money to people of other people-groups, but you will not [need to] borrow from any of them. You will control [the finances of] many people-groups, but they will not control your [finances].
Thi HERREN din Gud vil velsigne dig, som han lovede dig, og du skal laane ud til mange Folk, men selv skal du ikke laane; og du skal faa Magt over mange Folk, men de skal ikke faa Magt over dig.
7 “In the towns that Yahweh our God is giving to you, if there are any Israelis who are poor, do not be selfish [IDM] and refuse [IDM] to help them.
Naar der findes en fattig hos dig, en af dine Brødre inden dine Porte et steds i dit Land, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig, maa du ikke være haardhjertet og lukke din Haand for din fattige Broder;
8 Instead, be generous [IDM] and lend to them the money that they need.
men du skal lukke din Haand op for ham og laane ham, hvad han savner og trænger til.
9 Be sure that you do not say to yourself, ‘The year when debts will be canceled is near, [so I do not want to lend anyone any money now, because he will not need to pay it back when that year comes].’ It would be evil to even think that. If you act in an unfriendly way toward a needy fellow Israeli, and give him nothing, he will cry out to Yahweh about you, and [Yahweh will say that] you have sinned [by not helping that person].
Vogt dig for, at ikke saadan nedrig Tanke kommer op i dig: »Der er ikke længe til det syvende Aar, Friaaret!« saa du ser med onde Øjne paa din fattige Broder og ikke giver ham noget; thi da vil han raabe til HERREN over dig, og du vil paadrage dig Synd.
10 Give freely to poor people and give generously [IDM].
Men du skal give ham villigt uden at være fortrydelig i dit Hjerte over at skulle give ham; thi for den Sags Skyld vil HERREN din Gud velsigne dig i alt dit Virke, i alt, hvad du tager dig for.
11 If you do that, Yahweh will bless you in everything that you do. There will always be some poor people in your land, so I command you to give generously to poor [DOU] people.”
Thi der vil aldrig mangle fattige i Landet; derfor byder jeg dig: Du skal villigt lukke din Haand op for din nødlidende og fattige Broder i dit Land.
12 “If any of your fellow Israeli men or women sell themselves to one of you [to become your slave], you must free them after they have worked for you for six years. When the seventh year comes, you must free them.
Naar en af dine Brødre, en hebraisk Mand eller Kvinde, sælger sig til dig, skal han trælle for dig i seks Aar, men i det syvende skal du give ham fri.
13 When you free them, do not allow them to go (empty-handed/without giving them anything).
Og naar du giver ham fri, maa du ikke lade ham gaa med tomme Hænder;
14 Give to them generously from the things with which Yahweh has blessed you—sheep, grain, and wine.
men du skal give ham rigeligt med af dit Smaakvæg og fra din Lo og din Perse; efter som HERREN din Gud velsigner dig, skal du give ham.
15 Do not forget that your ancestors were once slaves in Egypt, and Yahweh our God freed them. That is the reason that I am now commanding you to do this.
Du skal komme i Hu, at du selv var Træl i Ægypten, og at HERREN din Gud udløste dig; derfor byder jeg dig dette i Dag.
16 “But one of your slaves may say, ‘I do not want to leave you.’ He loves you and your family, because you have treated him well.
Men hvis han siger til dig: »Jeg vil ikke forlade dig, thi jeg har faaet Kærlighed til dig og dit Hus og har det godt hos dig«,
17 If he says that, take him to the door of your house and, [while he stands against the doorway], pierce one of his earlobes with (an awl/a sharp pointed tool). That will indicate that he will be your slave for the rest of his life. Do the same thing to any female slave [who does not want to leave you].
saa skal du tage en Syl og stikke den igennem hans Øre ind i Døren, og saa skal han være din Træl for Livstid. Og paa samme Maade skal du bære dig ad med din Trælkvinde.
18 “Do not complain when you are required to free your slaves. [Keep in mind that] they served you for six years, and you paid them only half as much as you pay the servants that you hire. [If you free them, ] Yahweh our God will bless you in everything that you do.”
Du maa ikke være fortrydelig over at skulle give ham fri; thi han har ved sit Arbejde i de seks Aar ydet dig det dobbelte af en Daglejers Løn; og HERREN vil velsigne dig i alt, hvad du tager dig for.
19 “(Set aside for/Dedicate to) Yahweh our God the firstborn male animals from your cattle and sheep. Do not force them to do any work for you, and do not (shear/cut off) the wool [of the firstborn animals to sell the wool].
Alle førstefødte Handyr, der fødes dig mellem dit Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg, skal du hellige HERREN din Gud; du maa hverken bruge det førstefødte af dine Okser til Arbejde eller klippe Ulden af det førstefødte af dine Faar.
20 You and your family may [kill them and] eat their meat in the presence of Yahweh at the place that Yahweh chooses [for you to worship him].
For HERREN din Guds Aasyn skal du sammen med din Husstand fortære det Aar efter Aar paa det Sted, HERREN udvælger.
21 But if the animals have any defects, if they are lame or blind, or if they have any other serious defect, you must not sacrifice them to Yahweh our God.
Men hvis de har en Lyde, hvis de er lamme eller blinde eller har en anden slem Lyde, maa du ikke ofre dem til HERREN din Gud.
22 You may [kill and] eat [the meat of those animals] at your homes. Those who have done things that cause them to become unacceptable to God and those who have not done such things are permitted to eat that meat, just like anyone is permitted to eat the meat of a deer or an antelope.
Inden dine Port kan du, baade de rene og urene iblandt eder, fortære dem som Gazeller eller Hjorte.
23 But you must not eat any of the blood; you must drain all the blood on the ground [when you kill those animals].”
Kun Blodet maa du ikke nyde; det skal du lade løbe ud paa Jorden som Vand.
