Exodus 23
1 You must not give a false report about anyone. Do not join with a wicked man to be a dishonest witness.
Du må ikke udsprede falske Rygter. Gør ikke fælles Sag med den, der har Uret, ved at optræde som uretfærdigt Vidne.
2 You must not follow a crowd to do evil, nor may you bear witness while siding with the crowd in order to pervert justice.
Du må ikke følge Mængden i, hvad der er ondt, eller i dit Vidnesbyrd for Retten tage Hensyn til Mængden, så du bøjer Retten.
3 You must not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
Du må ikke tage Parti for den ringe i hans Retssag.
4 If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you must bring it back to him.
Når du træffer din Fjendes Okse eller Æsel løbende løse, skal du bringe dem tilbage til ham.
5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen to the ground under its load, you must not leave that person. You must surely help him with his donkey.
Når du ser din Uvens Æsel segne under sin Byrde, må du ikke lade ham i Stikken, men du skal hjælpe ham med at læsse Byrden af.
6 Do not thrust aside justice for your poor in his lawsuit.
Du må ikke bøje din fattige Landsmands Ret i hans Retssag.
7 Do not join others in making false accusations, and do not kill the innocent or righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
Hold dig fra en uretfærdig Sag; og den, som er uskyldig og har Ret. må du ikke berøve Livet; nej, du må ikke skaffe den Ret, som har Uret.
8 Never take a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see, and perverts honest people's words.
Tag ikke mod Bestikkelse, thi Bestikkelse gør den seende blind og fordrejer Sagen for dem, der har Ret.
9 You must not oppress a foreigner, since you know the life of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Undertryk ikke den fremmede; I ved jo, hvorledes den fremmede er til Mode, thi I, var selv fremmede i Ægypten.
10 For six years you will sow seed on your land and gather in its produce.
Seks År igennem skal du tilså dit Land og indsamle dets Afgrøde;
11 But in the seventh year you will leave it unplowed and fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat. What they leave, the wild animals will eat. You will do the same with your vineyards and olive orchards.
men i det syvende skal du lade det hvile og ligge urørt, så at de fattige i dit Folk kan gøre sig til gode dermed, og Markens vilde Dyr kan æde, hvad de levner; ligeså skal du gøre med din Vingård og dine Oliventræer.
12 During six days you will do your work, but on the seventh day you must rest. Do this so that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and so that your female slave's son and any foreigner may rest and be refreshed.
I seks Dage skal du gøre dit Arbejde, men på den syvende skal du hvile, for at dine Okser og Æsler kan få Hvile og din Trælkvindes Søn og den fremmede hvile ud.
13 Pay attention to everything that I have said to you. Do not mention the names of other gods, nor let their names be heard from your mouth.
Hold eder alt, hvad jeg siger eder, efterrettelig; du må ikke nævne andre Guders Navn, det må ikke høres i din Mund.
14 You must travel to hold a festival for me three times every year.
Tre Gange om Året skal du holde Højtid for mig.
15 You are to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you will eat unleavened bread for seven days. At that time, you will appear before me in the month of Aviv, which is fixed for this purpose. It was in this month that you came out from Egypt. But you must not appear before me empty-handed.
Du skal fejre de usyrede Brøds Højtid; i syv Dage skal du spise usyret Brød, som jeg har pålagt dig, på den fastsatte Tid i Abib Måned, thi i den Måned vandrede du ud af Ægypten, Man må ikke stedes for mit Åsyn med tomme Hænder.
16 You must observe the Festival of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors when you sowed seed in the fields. Also you must observe the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your produce from the fields.
Fremdeles skal du fejre Højtiden for Høsten, Førstegrøden af dit Arbejde, af hvad du sår i din Mark, og Højtiden for Frugthøsten ved Årets Udgang, når du har bjærget Udbyttet af dit Arbejde hjem fra Marken.
17 All your males must appear before the Lord Yahweh three times every year.
Tre Gange om Året skal alle dine Mænd stedes for den Herre HERRENs Åsyn.
18 You must not offer the blood from sacrifices made to me with bread containing yeast. The fat from the sacrifices at my festivals must not remain all night until the morning.
Du må ikke ofre Blodet af mit Slagtoffer sammen med syret Brød. Fedtet fra min Højtid må ikke gemmes til næste Morgen.
19 You must bring the choicest firstfruits from your land into my house, the house of Yahweh your God. You must not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.
Du skal bringe det første, Førstegrøden af din Jord, til HERREN din Guds Hus. Du må ikke koge et Kid i dets Moders Mælk.
20 I am going to send an angel before you to guard you on the way, and to bring you to the place that I have prepared.
Se, jeg sender en Engel foran dig for at vogte dig undervejs og føre dig til det Sted, jeg har beredt.
21 Be attentive to him and obey him. Do not provoke him, for he will not pardon your transgressions. My name is on him.
Tag dig vel i Vare for ham og adlyd ham; vær ikke genstridig imod ham, thi han skal ikke tilgive eders Overtrædelser, efterdi mit Navn er i ham.
22 If you indeed obey his voice and do everything that I tell you, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
Når du adlyder ham og gør alt, hvad jeg siger, vil jeg være dine Fjenders Fjende og dine Modstanderes Modstander,
23 My angel will go before you and bring you to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and the Jebusites. I will destroy them.
Ja, min Engel skal drage foran dig og føre dig til Amoriterne, Hetiterne, Perizziterne, Kana'anæerne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne, og jeg vil udrydde dem.
24 You must not bow down to their gods, worship them, or do as they do. Instead, you must completely overthrow them and smash their stone pillars in pieces.
Du må ikke tilbede eller dyrke deres Guder eller følge deres Skikke; men du skal nedbryde dem og sønderslå deres Stenstøtter.
25 You must worship Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and water. I will remove sickness from among you.
I skal dyrke HERREN eders Gud, så vil jeg velsigne dit Brød og dit Vand og holde Sygdomme borte fra dig.
26 No woman will be barren or will miscarry her young in your land. I will give you long lives.
Utidige Fødsler eller Ufrugtbarhed skal ikke forekomme i dit Land, og dine Dages Mål vil jeg gøre fuldt.
27 I will send fear of myself on those into whose land you advance. I will kill all the people whom you meet. I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you in fright.
Jeg vil sende min Rædsel foran dig og bringe Bestyrtelse over alle de Folk, du kommer til, og jeg vil drive alle dine Fjender på Flugt for dig.
28 I will send hornets before you that will drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you.
Jeg vil sende Gedehamse foran dig, og de skal drive Hivviterne, Kana'anæerne og Hetiterne bort foran dig.
29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, or the land would become abandoned, and the wild animals would become too many for you.
Men jeg vil ikke drive dem bort foran dig i et og samme År, for at Landet ikke skal lægges øde, og for at Markens vilde Dyr ikke skal tage Overhånd for dig;
30 Instead, I will drive them out little by little from before you until you become fruitful and inherit the land.
lidt efter lidt vil jeg drive dem bort foran dig, indtil du bliver så talrig, at du kan tage Landet i Besiddelse.
31 I will fix your borders from the Sea of Reeds to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River. I will give you victory over the land's inhabitants. You will drive them out before yourselves.
Jeg vil lade dine Landemærker nå fra det røde Hav til Filisternes Hav, fra Ørkenen til Floden, thi jeg giver Landets Indbyggere i eders Hånd, så du kan drive dem bort foran dig.
32 You must not make a covenant with them or with their gods.
Du må ikke slutte Pagt med dem eller deres Guder.
33 They must not live in your land, or they would make you sin against me. If you worship their gods, this will surely become a trap for you.'”
De må ikke blive boende i dit Land, for at de ikke skal forlede dig til Synd imod mig, til at dyrke deres Guder, så det bliver dig til en Snare!
