Deuteronomy 17
1 “Do not sacrifice to Yahweh our God any cattle or sheep or goats that have any defects, because Yahweh hates that kind of gift.”
Du må ikke ofre HERREN din Gud en Okse eller et Stykke Småkvæg, som har nogen Lyde, nogen som helst Fejl; thi det er HERREN din Gud en Vederstyggelighed.
2 “When you are living in any of the towns [in the land] that Yahweh our God is giving to you, suppose you hear that there is some man or woman who sins by disobeying the agreement that Yahweh has made with you.
Når der et steds i din Midte inden dine Porte, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig, findes nogen, Mand eller Kvinde, der gør, hvad der er ondt i HERREN din Guds Øjne, og overtræder hans Pagt,
3 Suppose someone tells you that that person has worshiped and served other gods, or the sun, or the moon, or the stars.
idet han går hen og dyrker andre Guder og tilbeder dem, Solen, Månen eller Himmelens hele Hær, hvad jeg ikke har pålagt eder,
4 If you hear that some person has been doing that, you must investigate it thoroughly. If [you find out that] it is true that this detestable thing has happened in Israel,
og det bliver dig meldt, så du får det af høre, da skal du omhyggeligt undersøge Sagen, og hvis det viser sig, at det virkelig forholder sig således, at der er øvet en sådan Vederstyggelighed i Israel,
5 you must take outside the town the man or woman who has done it. Then you must kill that person by throwing stones at him or her.
da skal du føre Manden eller Kvinden, som har øvet denne Udåd, ud til Byporten, hvad enten det nu er en Mand eller en Kvinde, og stene dem til Døde.
6 But you are allowed to execute such people only if at least two witnesses testify that they saw them [doing that]. They must not be executed if there is only one witness.
På to eller tre Vidners Udsagn skal Dødsdommen udføres; den må ikke udføres på et enkelt Vidnes Udsagn.
7 The (witnesses/ones who saw them doing it) must be the first ones to throw stones at them. Then the other people [MTY] [should throw stones at them]. By doing that, you will get rid of this evil practice among you.”
Vidnernes Hånd skal først løfte sig imod ham for at slå ham ihjel, siden alle de andres Hånd. Således skal du udrydde det onde af din Midte.
8 “Sometimes it will be very difficult for a judge to decide what really happened. He might be trying to decide whether, when someone injured or killed another person, he did it accidentally or deliberately. Or he might be trying to decide if some person is suing another person unfairly. If in some town it is very difficult to know what really happened, with the result that the judge cannot decide it, you should go to the place that Yahweh our God has chosen for you [to worship him].
Når en Retssag angående Blodsudgydelse eller et Ejendomsspørgsmål eller Legemsskade, når i det hele en eller anden Retstrætte inden dine Porte er dig for vanskelig, skal du stå op og drage til det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger,
9 There you should present the case to the descendants of Levi who are the priests, and to the judge who is serving at that time, and they should decide what should be done.
og henvende dig til Levitpræsterne og den Dommer, som er der til den Tid, og spørge dem til Råds, så skal de give dig til Hen, hvorledes der skal dømmes i Sagen.
10 After they make their decision, you must do what they tell you to do.
Og du skal rette dig efter den Afgørelse, de giver dig til kende fra det Sted, HERREN udvælger, og omhyggeligt handle efter alt det, som de lærer dig.
11 Accept what they have decided, and do what they say that you should do. Do not try to change in any way what they have decided [IDM].
Efter den Vejledning, de giver dig, og efter den Kendelse, de kundgør dig, skal du handle uden at vige til højre eller venstre fra, hvad de giver dig til Kende.
12 You must execute anyone who proudly/arrogantly disobeys the judge or the priest who stands there in the presence of Yahweh [and decides what should be done]. By doing that, you will get rid of evil practices among you.
Og den Mand, der formaster sig til ikke at lyde Præsten, som gør Tjeneste der for HERREN din Gud, eller Dommeren, den Mand skal dø, og du skal udrydde det onde af Israel.
13 Then [after that person is executed], all the people will hear about it, and they will be afraid, and none of them will act that way any more.”
Og det skal høres i hele Folket, så de gribes af Frygt og ikke mere handler formasteligt.
14 “[I know that] after you have occupied the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, and you are living there, you will say, ‘We should have a king to rule over us, like the kings that other nations around us have.’
Når du kommer ind i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig, og får taget det i Besiddelse og fæstet Bo der, og du så får den Tanke, at du vil have en Konge over dig ligesom alle de andre Folk rundt om dig,
15 Yahweh our God will permit you to have a king, but be sure that you appoint someone whom he has chosen. That man must be an Israeli; you must not appoint someone who is a foreigner to be your king.
så må du kun sætte den Mand til Konge over dig, som HERREN din Gud udvælger. Af dine Brødres Midte skal du tage dig en konge. En fremmed, der ikke hører til dine Brødre, må du ikke tage til konge over dig.
16 [After he becomes the king], he should not acquire a large number of horses for himself. He should not send people to Egypt to buy horses for him, because Yahweh said to you, ‘Never return to Egypt [for anything’]!
Kun må han ikke holde mange Heste og sende Folket tilbage til Ægypten for at skaffe sig mange Heste; thi HERREN har jo sagt til eder: "I må ikke mere vende tilbage ad den Vej!"
17 And he must not have a lot of wives, because if he did that, they would turn him [SYN] away from [worshiping only] Yahweh. And he must not acquire a lot of silver and gold.
Heller ikke må han have mange Hustruer, for at hans Hjerte ikke skal forledes til Frafald, og han må ikke samle sig Sølv og Guld i Overflod.
18 “When he becomes your king, he must [appoint someone to] copy these laws. He must copy them from the scroll that is kept by the priests who are descended from Levi.
Når han så har sat sig på Tronen, skal han skaffe sig en Afskrift af denne Lov hos Levitpræsterne;
19 He must keep this new scroll near him and read from it every day of his life, in order that he may learn to revere Yahweh, and to faithfully obey [DOU] all the rules and regulations [that are written] in these laws.
og han skal have den hos sig og læse i den alle sine Levedage, at han kan lære at frygte HERREN sin Gud, så han tager Vare på alle denne Lovs Ord og på disse Anordninger og holder dem,
20 If he does that, he [SYN] will not think that he is (better/more important) than [IDM] his fellow Israelis, and he will completely obey [LIT] Yahweh’s commands. As a result, he and his descendants will rule as kings in Israel for many years.”
for at hans Hjerte ikke skal hovmode sig over hans Brødre eller vige til højre eller venstre fra Budet, at han og hans Sønner i lange Tider må have Kongemagten i Israel.
