Deuteronomy 25
1 “If [two] Israelis have a dispute and they go to a court, the judge will [probably] decide/declare that one of them (is innocent/did not do any wrong) and the other one is guilty.
Når det er trette mellem menn, og de treder frem for retten, og deres sak blir pådømt, så skal en dømme den som har rett, å ha rett, og den som har urett, å ha urett.
2 If the judge says that the guilty person must be punished, he shall command him to lie [with his face] on the ground and be whipped. The number of times he is struck with a whip will depend on [what kind of] crime he committed.
Og dersom da den skyldige skal straffes med slag, så skal dommeren la dem legge ham ned og i sitt påsyn la dem gi ham så mange slag som svarer til hans brøde.
3 It is permitted that he be struck as many as 40 times, but no more than that. If he is struck more than 40 times, he would be humiliated publicly.
Firti slag kan han la dem gi ham, men ikke flere, forat din bror ikke skal bli vanæret i dine øine ved å få ennu mange flere slag.
4 When your ox is treading/walking on the grain [to separate the chaff from the grain], do not (muzzle it/put a covering on its mouth) [to prevent it from eating some of the grain].
Du skal ikke binde munnen til på en okse som tresker.
5 If two brothers live on the same property, and one of them who has no son dies, the man’s widow should not marry someone who is not a member of his family. The dead man’s brother must marry her and have sex [EUP] with her. It is his duty to do that.
Når brødre bor sammen, og en av dem dør og ikke har nogen sønn, så skal den avdødes hustru ikke ekte en fremmed mann utenfor ætten; hennes manns bror skal gå inn til henne og ta henne til hustru og således ekte henne i sin brors sted.
6 If she later gives birth to a son, that son is to be considered [MTY] the son of the man who died, in order that the dead man’s name will not disappear from Israel.
Og den første sønn hun får, skal kalles sønn av hans avdøde bror, forat den avdødes navn ikke skal utslettes av Israel.
7 “But if the dead man’s brother does not want to marry that woman, she must stand at the (gate/central meeting place) of the town and say to the [town] elders, ‘My husband’s brother will not do (his duty/what he is supposed to do). He refuses to [marry me in order that I may give birth to a son who will] prevent my dead husband’s name from disappearing in Israel.’
Men dersom mannen ikke har lyst til å gifte sig med sin brors hustru, da skal hun gå op til porten, til de eldste, og si: Min manns bror nekter å opreise sin bror et navn i Israel; han vil ikke ekte mig i sin brors sted.
8 Then the elders must summon that man and talk to him. If he still refuses to marry that widow,
Og de eldste i hans by skal kalle ham for sig og tale til ham; holder han da fast ved sitt og sier: Jeg har ikke lyst til å gifte mig med henne,
9 she must go up to him while the elders are watching, and take off one of his sandals [to symbolize/show that he would not receive any of her property], and spit in his face, and say to him, ‘This is what happens to the man who refuses to do what is needed [to allow his dead brother to have a son] in order that our family name does not disappear.’
da skal hans brors hustru trede frem til ham for de eldstes øine og dra skoen av hans fot og spytte ham i ansiktet, og hun skal ta til orde og si: Således skal det gjøres med den mann som ikke vil bygge op igjen sin brors hus.
10 After that happens, that man’s family will be known as ‘the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off’.
Og hans ætt skal siden i Israel kalles den barfotedes hus.
11 When [two] men are fighting with each other, and the one man’s wife comes near to help her husband by grabbing hold of the other man’s genitals,
Når menn er i strid med hverandre, og den enes hustru kommer til og vil hjelpe sin mann mot den som slår ham, og hun rekker hånden ut og griper om hans blusel,
12 do not act mercifully toward her; cut off her hand.
da skal du hugge hennes hånd av, du skal ikke spare henne.
13 “[When you are buying or selling things], do not try to cheat people by having two kinds of weights, [one which you use when you buy something and one which you use when you sell something], and two kinds of measuring baskets, [one which you use when you buy something and one which you use when you sell something].
Du skal ikke ha to slags vektstener i din pung, en stor og en liten;
du skal ikke ha to slags efa i ditt hus, en stor og en liten;
15 Always use correct weights and correct measuring baskets, in order that Yahweh our God will allow you to live a long time in the land that he is giving to you.
hele og rette vektstener, hel og rett efa skal du ha; så skal du leve lenge i det land Herren din Gud gir dig.
16 Yahweh hates all those who act dishonestly, [and he will punish them].
For hver den som gjør slikt, hver den som gjør urett, er en vederstyggelighet for Herren din Gud.
17 Continue to remember what the Amalek people-group did to your ancestors when they were coming out of Egypt.
Kom i hu hvad Amalek gjorde mot dig på veien, da I drog ut av Egypten,
18 They attacked your ancestors as your ancestors were traveling, when they were weak and exhausted. Those people were not afraid of God at all, so they attacked your ancestors from the rear and killed all those who were unable to walk as fast as the others.
hvorledes han kom mot dig på veien mens du var trett og mødig, og slo din baktropp, alle de utmattede som var blitt liggende efter; han fryktet ikke Gud.
19 Therefore, when Yahweh our God has given you the land [that he promised to give you], and when he has enabled you to rest from [fighting] all your enemies around you, kill all the Amalek people-group, with the result that no one will remember them any more. Do not forget [to do this]!”
Og når Herren din Gud gir dig ro for alle dine fiender rundt om i det land Herren din Gud gir dig til arv og eie, da skal du utslette minnet om Amalek over hele jorden. Glem ikke det!
