2 Mosebok 21
1 So er dei retterne du skal leggja fram for deim:
“These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
2 Når du kjøper ein hebraisk tenestdreng, so skal han tena seks år; i det sjuande skal han sleppa or tenesta for inkje og vera fri mann.
If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
3 Var han einsleg då han kom, so skal han og fara sin veg einsleg; var han gift, so skal kona hans vera med honom.
If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
4 Hev han fenge ei kona av husbonden sin, og fær søner eller døtter med henne, so skal kona og borni høyra husbonden til, og sjølv skal han fara sin veg einsleg.
If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
5 Men segjer tenaren so: «Eg held av husbonden min og kona mi og borni mine; eg vil ikkje vera fri og fara min veg, »
But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
6 då skal husbonden føra honom fram for Gud; og leida honom innåt hurdi eller dørskii, og husbonden skal stinga ein syl gjenom øyra hans; sidan skal han tena honom all si tid.
then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
7 Når ein mann hev selt dotter si til tenestgjenta, so kann ikkje ho tena seg fri liksom drengjerne.
And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
8 Hev husbonden fest henne åt seg sjølv, og so ikkje likar henne, skal han lata henne få kjøpa seg fri; han skal ikkje hava rett til å selja henne til utlendingar, fyrst han ikkje held det han lova henne.
If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.
9 Men hevhan fest henne åt son sin, so skal ho njota same retten som døtterne hans eigne.
And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
10 Tek han seg ei onnor attåt henne, so skal han ikkje lata den fyrste vanta kost eller klæde eller hjåsvæve.
If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
11 Dersom han ikkje let henne få sin rett i desse tri stykki, so skal ho sleppa fri for inkje; ho skal’kje leggja pengar.
If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
12 Den som slær ein mann so han døyr, han skal lata livet.
Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
13 Men hev han ikkje lege etter honom, og hev Gud laga det so at hin laut falla for handi hans, so skal eg nemna deg ein fredstad som han kann røma til.
If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
14 Når ein mann er so gudlaus at han drep grannen sin med svik, då skal du taka honom, um det so er innmed altaret mitt: han skal døy.
But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
15 Den som slær far sin eller mor si, skal lata livet.
Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
16 Den som tek ein mann og sel honom eller held honom fanga, skal lata livet.
Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
17 Den som bannar far sin eller mor si, skal lata livet.
Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
18 Når tvo trættar, og den eine slær den andre med ein stein eller med neven, og hin ikkje døyr, men vert sengeliggjande,
If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
19 og sidan kjem upp att, og gjeng ute med stav, då skal den som slo vera saklaus. Men han skal halda den andre skadelaus for den tidi han var ufør til arbeid, og kosta full lækjedom på honom.
then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
20 Når ein mann slær drengen eller tenestgjenta si med ein stav, so dei døyr under henderne hans, då skal det hemnast.
If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
21 Men liver dei ein dag eller tvo etterpå, so skal det ikkje hemnast; for dei var hans eigedom.
However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
22 Når folk er i hop og slæst, og dei støyter til ei fremmeleg kvinna, so ho fer ille, men ikkje elles fær noko mein, so skal den som gjorde det gjeva i skadebot so mykje som mannen hennar legg på honom, eller og skal dei gjeva det under menner.
If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
23 Men er det nokon som fær mein, so skal du gjeva liv for liv,
But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
24 auga for auga, tonn for tonn, hand for hand, fot for fot,
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 og taka brune for brune, sår for sår, flengja for flengja.
burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
26 Når ein mann slær drengen sin, eller tenestgjenta si, i auga, so det vert unytt, so skal han til bot for auga gjeva deim frie.
If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
27 Slær han ut ei tonn på deim, so skal han gjeva deim frie til bot for tonni.
And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
28 Når ein ukse stangar mann eller kona so dei døyr, då skal uksen steinast, og kjøtet må ikkje etast; eigarmannen er saklaus.
If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
29 Men hev uksen fyrr vore olm, og eigaren er vara um det, og endå ikkje agtar honom, og han sidan drep mann eller kona, so skal uksen steinast, og eigaren skal og lata livet.
But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
30 Vil dei taka bøter, so skal han gjeva i løysepening for livet sitt so mykje som dei legg på honom.
If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
31 Stangar uksen svein eller møy, so gjeld same retten.
If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.
32 Stangar han dreng eller tenestgjenta, so skal eigaren bøta tretti sylvdalar til husbonden deira, og uksen skal steinast.
If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
33 Når ein mann let ein brunn standa open, eller grev ein brunn og ikkje tekkjer yver, og ukse eller asen dett ned i,
If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
34 då skal den som eig brunnen, gjera lika for det: han skal gjeva den som åtte dyret pengar att i staden, men den daude skrotten skal vera hans.
the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
35 Når uksen åt ein mann stangar i hel ein framand ukse, då skal eigarane selja den uksen som liver, og byta pengarne millom seg, og den daude uksen skal dei og byta.
If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
36 Men er det kunnigt at uksen var olm, og eigaren ikkje hev agta honom, so skal han gjeva ein ukse i staden, og sjølv hava den daude.
But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
