Exodus 21
1 'And these [are] the judgments which thou dost set before them:
De Lovbud, du skal forelægge dem, er følgende:
2 'When thou buyest a Hebrew servant — six years he doth serve, and in the seventh he goeth out as a freeman for nought;
Når du køber dig en hebræisk Træl, skal han trælle i seks År, men i det syvende skal han frigives uden Vederlag.
3 if by himself he cometh in, by himself he goeth out; if he [is] owner of a wife, then his wife hath gone out with him;
Er han ugift, når han kommer til dig, skal han frigives alene; er han gift, skal hans Hustru frigives sammen med ham.
4 if his lord give to him a wife, and she hath borne to him sons or daughters — the wife and her children are her lord's, and he goeth out by himself.
Hvis hans Herre giver ham en Hustru og hun føder ham Sønner eller Døtre, da skal Hustruen og hendes Børn tilhøre hendes Herre, og Trællen frigives alene.
5 'And if the servant really say: I have loved my lord, my wife, and my sons — I do not go out free;
Hvis han imidlertid erklærer: "Jeg har fået Kærlighed til min Herre, min Hustru og mine Børn, jeg vil ikke have min Frihed!"
6 then hath his lord brought him nigh unto God, and hath brought him nigh unto the door, or unto the side-post, and his lord hath bored his ear with an awl, and he hath served him — to the age.
da skal hans Herre føre ham hen til Gud og stille ham op ad Døren eller Dørstolpen, og hans Herre skal gennembore hans Øre med en Syl, og så skal han være hans Træl for Livstid.
7 'And when a man selleth his daughter for a handmaid, she doth not go out according to the going out of the men-servants;
Når en Mand sælger sin Datter som Trælkvinde, skal hun ikke frigives som Trællene.
8 if evil in the eyes of her lord, so that he hath not betrothed her, then he hath let her be ransomed; to a strange people he hath not power to sell her, in his dealing treacherously with her.
Dersom hun pådrager sig sin Herres Mishag, efter at han har haft Omgang med hende, skal han tillade, at hun købes fri; han har ikke Lov at sælge hende til fremmede Folk, når han har gjort Uret imod hende;
9 'And if to his son he betroth her, according to the right of daughters he doth to her.
hvis han derimod bestemmer, at hun skal være hans Søns Hustru, skal han behandle hende, som det tilkommer Døtre.
10 'If another [woman] he take for him, her food, her covering, and her habitation, he doth not withdraw;
Hvis han tager sig en anden, har han ikke Lov at forholde den første den Kødspise, Klædning og ægteskabelige Ret, der tilkommer hende.
11 and if these three he do not to her, then she hath gone out for nought, without money.
Forholder han hende nogen af disse tre Ting, skal hun frigives uden Vederlag og Betaling.
12 'He who smiteth a man so that he hath died, is certainly put to death;
Den, der slår en Mand ihjel, skal lide Døden.
13 as to him who hath not laid wait, and God hath brought to his hand, I have even set for thee a place whither he doth flee.
Gør han det imidlertid ikke med Forsæt, men styres hans Hånd af Gud, vil jeg anvise dig et Sted, hvor han kan ty hen.
14 'And when a man doth presume against his neighbour to slay him with subtilty, from Mine altar thou dost take him to die.
Når derimod en handler med Overlæg, så han med List slår sin Næste ihjel, da skal du rive ham bort fra mit Alter, for at han kan lide Døden.
15 'And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death.
Den, der slår sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
16 'And he who stealeth a man, and hath sold him, and he hath been found in his hand, is certainly put to death.
Den, der stjæler et Menneske, skal lide Døden, hvad enten han har solgt det, eller det endnu findes hos ham.
17 'And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.
Den, der forbander sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
18 'And when men contend, and a man hath smitten his neighbour with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but hath fallen on the bed;
Når der opstår Strid mellem Mænd, og den ene slår den anden med en Sten eller med Næven, så at han vel ikke dør deraf, men dog må holde Sengen,
19 if he rise, and hath gone up and down without on his staff, then hath the smiter been acquitted; only his cessation he giveth, and he is thoroughly healed.
så skal Gerningsmanden være sagesløs, hvis han kan stå op og gå ud støttet til sin Stok; kun skal han godtgøre ham hans Tidsspilde og sørge for hans Helbredelse.
20 'And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand — he is certainly avenged;
Når en Mand slår sin Træl eller Trælkvinde med sin Stok, så de dør på Stedet, skal han straffes derfor;
21 only if he remain a day, or two days, he is not avenged, for he [is] his money.
men hvis de bliver i Live en Dag eller to, skal han ikke straffes; det er jo hans egne Penge.
22 'And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges;
Når Mænd kommer i Slagsmål og støder til en frugtsommelig Kvinde, så hun nedkommer i Utide, men der ellers ingen Ulykke sker, da skal han bøde, hvad Kvindens Mand pålægger ham, og give Erstatning for det dødfødte Barn.
23 and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life,
Men hvis der sker en Ulykke, skal du bøde Liv for Liv,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Hånd for Hånd, Fod for Fod,
25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Brandsår for Brandsår, Sår for Sår, Skramme for Skramme.
26 'And when a man smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away for his eye;
Når en Mand slår sin Træl eller sin Trælkvinde i Øjet og ødelægger det, skal han give dem fri til Erstatning for Øjet;
27 and if a tooth of his man-servant or a tooth of his handmaid he knock out, as a freeman he doth send him away for his tooth.
og hvis han slår en Tand ud på sin Træl eller Trælkvinde, skal han give dem fri til Erstatning for Tanden.
28 'And when an ox doth gore man or woman, and they have died, the ox is certainly stoned, and his flesh is not eaten, and the owner of the ox [is] acquitted;
Når en Okse stanger en Mand eller Kvinde ihjel, skal Oksen stenes, og dens Kød må ikke spises, men Ejeren er sagesløs;
29 and if the ox is [one] accustomed to gore heretofore, and it hath been testified to its owner, and he doth not watch it, and it hath put to death a man or woman, the ox is stoned, and its owner also is put to death.
men hvis Oksen allerede tidligere har villet stange, og dens Ejer er advaret, men alligevel ikke passer på den, og den så dræber en Mand eller Kvinde, da skal Oksen stenes, og dens Ejer skal også lide Døden;
30 'If atonement is laid upon him, then he hath given the ransom of his life, according to all that is laid upon him;
men hvis der pålægges ham Sonepenge, skal han betale så stor en Løsesum for sit Liv, som der kræves af ham.
31 whether it gore a son or gore a daughter, according to this judgment it is done to him.
Også hvis den stanger en Dreng eller en Pige, skal han behandles efter samme Lovbud.
32 'If the ox gore a man-servant or a handmaid, thirty silver shekels he doth give to their lord, and the ox is stoned.
Men hvis Oksen stanger en Træl eller Trælkvinde, skal han betale deres Herre tredive Sekel Sølv, og Oksen skal stenes.
33 'And when a man doth open a pit, or when a man doth dig a pit, and doth not cover it, and an ox or ass hath fallen thither, —
Når en Mand tager Dækket af en Cisterne eller graver en Cisterne uden at dække den til, og en Okse eller et Æsel så falder deri,
34 the owner of the pit doth repay, money he doth give back to its owner, and the dead is his.
da skal Brøndens Ejer erstatte det; han skal give Dyrets Ejer Erstatning i Penge, men det døde Dyr skal tilfalde ham,
35 'And when a man's ox doth smite the ox of his neighbour, and it hath died, then they have sold the living ox, and halved its money, and also the dead one they do halve;
Når en Mands Okse stanger en andens Okse ihjel, skal de sælge den levende Okse og dele Pengene, og ligeledes skal de dele det døde dyr.
36 or, it hath been known that the ox is [one] accustomed to gore heretofore, and its owner doth not watch it, he certainly repayeth ox for ox, and the dead is his.
Men hvis det er vitterligt, at Oksen tidligere har villet stange, og dens Ejer ikke har passet på den, da skal han erstatte Okse med Okse, men det døde Dyr skal tilfalde ham.
