5 Mosebog 25
1 Når der opstår Strid mellem Mænd, og de møder for Retten, skal man dømme dem imellem; den, der har Ret, skal frikendes, den skyldige dømmes.
If there is some legal argument between two people, they are to go to court to have the case judged, in order to justify the one who is right and condemn the one who is wrong.
2 Og dersom den skyldige idømmes Prygl, skal Dommeren lade ham lægge sig på Jorden og i sit Påsyn lade ham få det Antal Slag, der svarer til hans Forseelse.
If the person who is guilty is sentenced to be flogged, the judge shall order them to lie down and be flogged before him with the number of lashes the crime deserves.
3 Fyrretyve Slag må han lade ham få, men heller ikke flere, for at din Broder ikke skal vanæres for dine Øjne, når han får endnu flere Slag.
They are not to receive more than forty lashes. More than that would be to publicly humiliate them.
4 Du må ikke binde Munden til på en Okse, når den tærsker.
Don't muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.
5 Når flere Brødre bor sammen, og en af dem dør uden at efterlade sig nogen Søn, må hans Enke ikke gifte sig med en fremmed Mand uden for Slægten; men hendes Svoger skal gå til hende og tage hende til Ægte, idet han indgår Svogerægteskab med hende.
When two brothers live near to each other and one of them dies without having a son, the widow is not to marry a stranger outside the family. Her husband's brother is to marry her and sleep with her, fulfilling the requirements of a brother-in-law to provide her with children.
6 Og den første Søn, hun føder, skal bære den afdøde Broders Navn, for at hans Navn ikke skal udslettes af Israel.
The first son she has will be named after the dead brother, so that his name won't be forgotten in Israel.
7 Men hvis Manden er uvillig til af ægte sin Svigerinde, skal hun gå hen til de Ældste i Byporten og sige: "Min Svoger vægrer sig ved at opretholde sin Broders Navn i Israel og vil ikke indgå Svogerægteskab med mig!"
However, if the man refuses to marry his brother's widow, she shall go to the elders at the town gate and tell them, “My husband's brother is refusing to keep his brother's name alive in Israel. He doesn't want to perform the requirements of a brother-in-law for me.”
8 Derpå skal de Ældste i Byen stævne ham for sig og tale ham til, og hvis han da fastholder sin Beslutning og erklærer sig uvillig til at ægte hende,
The town elders are to summon him and talk with him. If he continues to refuse and says, “I don't want to marry her,”
9 skal hans Svigerinde i de Ældstes Påsyn gå hen til ham, drage hans Sko af hans Fod og spytte ham i Ansigtet og tage til Orde og sige: "Således gør man ved den Mand, som ikke vil opbygge sin Broders Slægt!"
his brother's widow is to confront him in the presence of the elders, pull off his sandal, spit in his face, and announce, “This is what happens to the man who refuses to keep his brother's family name alive.”
10 Og hans Navn i Israel skal være: den barfodedes Hus.
From then on his family name in Israel will be called “The Family of the Pulled-off Sandal.”
11 Når der opstår Trætte mellem to Mænd, og den enes Hustru kommer til for at fri sin Mand fra den andens Slag, og hun rækker sin Hånd ud og tager fat i den andens Blusel,
If two men are fighting, and one of their wives intervenes to save her husband from being beaten, and she grabs hold of the attacker's genitals,
12 da skal du hugge hendes Hånd af; du må ikke vise Skånsel.
you are to cut her hand off. Don't show her any mercy.
13 Du må ikke have to Slags Vægtlodder i din Pung, større og mindre.
Don't have two different measuring weights in your bag, one that's heavy and one that's light.
14 Du må ikke have to Slags Efaer i dit Hus, en større og en mindre.
Don't have two different measuring containers in your house, one that's large and one that's small.
15 Fuldvægtige Lodder og Efaer, der holder Mål, skal du have, for at du kan få et langt Liv i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig.
Make sure you always use accurate and true weights and measures. In that way you will have long lives in the country the Lord your God is giving you.
16 Thi en Vederstyggelighed for HERREN din Gud er enhver, der øver sligt, enhver, der begår Svig.
Anyone who doesn't do so and cheats like this offends the Lord your God.
17 Kom i Hu, hvad Amalekiterne gjorde imod dig undervejs, da I drog bort fra Ægypten,
Remember what the Amalekites did to you on your way out of Egypt.
18 hvorledes de kom imod dig undervejs og uden at frygte Gud huggede alle dine udmattede Efternølere ned, da du var træt og nødig.
The came out to confront you when you were tired and weary from your journey, and they attacked all those of you who were lagging behind. They didn't have any respect for God.
19 Når derfor HERREN din Gud giver dig Ro for alle dine Fjender rundt om i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Arv og Eje, da skal du udrydde ethvert Minde om Amalek. Glem det ikke!
Once the Lord your God gives you peace after fighting your enemies in the country that he's giving you to take over and own, you are to wipe out even the memory of the Amalekites from the earth. Don't forget!
