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 a controversy between men, and they come to judgement and the judges judge them, then they shall justify the righteous and condemn the wicked.

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.

It shall be, if the wicked man is worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

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.

He may sentence him to no more than forty stripes. He shall not give more, lest if he should give more and beat him more than that many stripes, then your brother will be degraded in your sight.

4 Du må ikke binde Munden til på en Okse, når den tærsker.

You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads 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.

If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her, and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her.

6 Og den første Søn, hun føder, skal bære den afdøde Broders Navn, for at hans Navn ikke skal udslettes af Israel.

It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name not be blotted out of 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!"

If the man doesn’t want to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife shall go up to the gate to the elders, and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to raise up to his brother a name in Israel. He will not perform the duty of a husband’s brother to 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,

Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak to him. If he stands and says, “I don’t want to take 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!"

then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his sandal from off his foot, and spit in his face. She shall answer and say, “So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.”

10 Og hans Navn i Israel skal være: den barfodedes Hus.

His name shall be called in Israel, “The house of him who had his sandal removed.”

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,

When men strive against each other, and the wife of one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who strikes him, and puts out her hand, and grabs him by his private parts,

12 da skal du hugge hendes Hånd af; du må ikke vise Skånsel.

then you shall cut off her hand. Your eye shall have no pity.

13 Du må ikke have to Slags Vægtlodder i din Pung, større og mindre.

You shall not have in your bag diverse weights, one heavy and one light.

14 Du må ikke have to Slags Efaer i dit Hus, en større og en mindre.

You shall not have in your house diverse measures, one large and one 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.

You shall have a perfect and just weight. You shall have a perfect and just measure, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

16 Thi en Vederstyggelighed for HERREN din Gud er enhver, der øver sligt, enhver, der begår Svig.

For all who do such things, all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.

17 Kom i Hu, hvad Amalekiterne gjorde imod dig undervejs, da I drog bort fra Ægypten,

Remember what Amalek did to you by the way as you came 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.

how he met you by the way, and struck the rearmost of you, all who were feeble behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he didn’t fear 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!

Therefore it shall be, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies all around, in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky. You shall not forget.