2 Mosebog 21
1 De Lovbud, du skal forelægge dem, er følgende:
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
2 Når du køber dig en hebræisk Træl, skal han trælle i seks År, men i det syvende skal han frigives uden Vederlag.
If thou shalt buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall depart free for nothing.
3 Er han ugift, når han kommer til dig, skal han frigives alene; er han gift, skal hans Hustru frigives sammen med ham.
If he came in by himself, he shall depart by himself: if he was married, then his wife shall depart with him.
4 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.
If his master hath given him a wife, and she hath borne him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall depart by himself.
5 Hvis han imidlertid erklærer: "Jeg har fået Kærlighed til min Herre, min Hustru og mine Børn, jeg vil ikke have min Frihed!"
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not depart free:
6 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.
Then his master shall bring him to the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or to the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
7 Når en Mand sælger sin Datter som Trælkvinde, skal hun ikke frigives som Trællene.
And if a man shall sell his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not depart as the male slaves do.
8 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;
If she shall not please her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her to a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
9 hvis han derimod bestemmer, at hun skal være hans Søns Hustru, skal han behandle hende, som det tilkommer Døtre.
And if he hath betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
10 Hvis han tager sig en anden, har han ikke Lov at forholde den første den Kødspise, Klædning og ægteskabelige Ret, der tilkommer hende.
If he shall take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
11 Forholder han hende nogen af disse tre Ting, skal hun frigives uden Vederlag og Betaling.
And if he shall not perform these three things for her, then shall she depart free without money.
12 Den, der slår en Mand ihjel, skal lide Døden.
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
13 Gør han det imidlertid ikke med Forsæt, men styres hans Hånd af Gud, vil jeg anvise dig et Sted, hvor han kan ty hen.
And if a man shall not lie in wait, but God shall deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place where he shall flee.
14 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.
But if a man shall come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from my altar, that he may die.
15 Den, der slår sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
16 Den, der stjæler et Menneske, skal lide Døden, hvad enten han har solgt det, eller det endnu findes hos ham.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he shall be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
17 Den, der forbander sin Fader eller Moder, skal lide Døden.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
18 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,
And if men contend together, and one shall smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he shall not die, but keepeth to his bed:
19 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.
If he shall rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be clear: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
20 Når en Mand slår sin Træl eller Trælkvinde med sin Stok, så de dør på Stedet, skal han straffes derfor;
And if a man shall smite his male or female servant, with a rod, and he shall die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
21 men hvis de bliver i Live en Dag eller to, skal han ikke straffes; det er jo hans egne Penge.
However, if he shall continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
22 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.
If men shall contend, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit shall depart from her, and yet no harm follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
23 Men hvis der sker en Ulykke, skal du bøde Liv for Liv,
And if any harm shall follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
24 Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Hånd for Hånd, Fod for Fod,
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 Brandsår for Brandsår, Sår for Sår, Skramme for Skramme.
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
26 Når en Mand slår sin Træl eller sin Trælkvinde i Øjet og ødelægger det, skal han give dem fri til Erstatning for Øjet;
And if a man shall smite the eye of his male servant, or the eye of his female servant, that it shall perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
27 og hvis han slår en Tand ud på sin Træl eller Trælkvinde, skal han give dem fri til Erstatning for Tanden.
And if he shall smite out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
28 Når en Okse stanger en Mand eller Kvinde ihjel, skal Oksen stenes, og dens Kød må ikke spises, men Ejeren er sagesløs;
If an ox shall gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be clear.
29 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;
But if the ox was accustomed to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not restrained him, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
30 men hvis der pålægges ham Sonepenge, skal han betale så stor en Løsesum for sit Liv, som der kræves af ham.
If there shall be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid upon him.
31 Også hvis den stanger en Dreng eller en Pige, skal han behandles efter samme Lovbud.
Whether he hath gored a son, or hath gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him.
32 Men hvis Oksen stanger en Træl eller Trælkvinde, skal han betale deres Herre tredive Sekel Sølv, og Oksen skal stenes.
If the ox shall push a male or female servant; he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
33 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,
And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or a donkey shall fall into it;
34 da skal Brøndens Ejer erstatte det; han skal give Dyrets Ejer Erstatning i Penge, men det døde Dyr skal tilfalde ham,
The owner of the pit shall make payment, and give money to the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
35 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.
And if one man’s ox shall hurt another’s, that he shall die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
36 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.
Or if it shall be known that the ox was accustomed to push in time past, and his owner hath not restrained him; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
