5 Mosebog 15
1 Hvert syvende År skal du holde Friår.
“At the end of every seven years, you must (cancel all debts/tell people who owe you money that they do not need to pay it back).
2 Og Friåret skal holdes således: Enhver, der har en Fordring på sin Næste, skal give Afkald derpå; han må ikke kræve sin Næste og sin Broder, når et Friår er udråbt for HERREN.
Do it like this: Each of you who has lent money to a fellow Israeli must cancel that debt. You must not insist that he pay it back. You must do that because Yahweh has declared that the debts must be canceled [every seven years].
3 Udlændinge må du kræve; men det, du har til gode hos din Broder, skal du give Afkald på.
[During that year] you may require foreigners [who live among you] to pay what they owe you, but you must not try to require that any fellow Israeli pay you what he owes you.
4 Dog, der bliver ingen fattige hos dig; thi HERREN din Gud vil rigeligt velsigne dig i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Arv og Eje,
Yahweh our God will bless you in the land that he is giving to you. If you obey Yahweh our God and obey all the commandments that I am giving to you today, there will not be any poor people among you.
5 hvis du blot vil adlyde HERREN din Guds Røst, så du omhyggeligt handler efter alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag pålægger dig.
6 Thi HERREN din Gud vil velsigne dig, som han lovede dig, og du skal låne ud til mange Folk, men selv skal du ikke låne; og du skal få Magt over mange Folk, men de skal ikke få Magt over dig.
Yahweh our God will bless you like he has promised to do, and you will [be able to] lend money to people of other people-groups, but you will not [need to] borrow from any of them. You will control [the finances of] many people-groups, but they will not control your [finances].
7 Når der findes en fattig hos dig, en af dine Brødre inden dine Porte et steds i dit Land, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig, må du ikke være hårdhjertet og lukke din Hånd for din fattige Broder;
“In the towns that Yahweh our God is giving to you, if there are any Israelis who are poor, do not be selfish [IDM] and refuse [IDM] to help them.
8 men du skal lukke din Hånd op for ham og låne ham, hvad han savner og trænger til.
Instead, be generous [IDM] and lend to them the money that they need.
9 Vogt dig for, at ikke sådan nedrig Tanke kommer op i dig: "Der er ikke længe til det syvende År, Friåret!" så du ser med onde Øjne på din fattige Broder og ikke giver ham noget; thi da vil han råbe til HERREN over dig, og du vil pådrage dig Synd.
Be sure that you do not say to yourself, ‘The year when debts will be canceled is near, [so I do not want to lend anyone any money now, because he will not need to pay it back when that year comes].’ It would be evil to even think that. If you act in an unfriendly way toward a needy fellow Israeli, and give him nothing, he will cry out to Yahweh about you, and [Yahweh will say that] you have sinned [by not helping that person].
10 Men du skal give ham villigt uden at være fortrydelig i dit Hjerte over at skulle give ham; thi for den Sags Skyld vil HERREN din Gud velsigne dig i alt dit Virke, i alt, hvad du tager dig for.
Give freely to poor people and give generously [IDM].
11 Thi der vil aldrig mangle fattige i Landet; derfor byder jeg dig Du skal villigt lukke din Hånd op for din nødlidende og fattige Broder i dit Land.
If you do that, Yahweh will bless you in everything that you do. There will always be some poor people in your land, so I command you to give generously to poor [DOU] people.”
12 Når en af dine Brødre, en hebraisk Mand eller Kvinde, sælger sig til dig, skal han trælle for dig i seks År, men i det syvende skal du give ham fri.
“If any of your fellow Israeli men or women sell themselves to one of you [to become your slave], you must free them after they have worked for you for six years. When the seventh year comes, you must free them.
13 Og når du giver ham fri, må du ikke lade ham gå med tomme Hænder;
When you free them, do not allow them to go (empty-handed/without giving them anything).
14 men du skal give ham rigeligt med af dit Småkvæg og fra din Lo og din Perse; efter som HERREN din Gud velsigner dig, skal du give ham.
Give to them generously from the things with which Yahweh has blessed you—sheep, grain, and wine.
15 Du skal komme i Hu, at du selv var Træl i Ægypten, og at HERREN din Gud udløste dig; derfor byder jeg dig dette i dag.
Do not forget that your ancestors were once slaves in Egypt, and Yahweh our God freed them. That is the reason that I am now commanding you to do this.
16 Men hvis han siger til dig: "Jeg vil ikke forlade dig, thi jeg har fået Kærlighed til dig og dit Hus og har det godt hos dig",
“But one of your slaves may say, ‘I do not want to leave you.’ He loves you and your family, because you have treated him well.
17 så skal du tage en Syl og stikke den igennem hans Øre ind i Døren, og så skal han være din Træl for Livstid. Og på samme Måde skal du bære dig ad med din Trælkvinde.
If he says that, take him to the door of your house and, [while he stands against the doorway], pierce one of his earlobes with (an awl/a sharp pointed tool). That will indicate that he will be your slave for the rest of his life. Do the same thing to any female slave [who does not want to leave you].
18 Du må ikke være fortrydelig over at skulle give ham fri; thi han har ved sit Arbejde i de seks År ydet dig det dobbelte af en Daglejers Løn; og HERREN vil velsigne dig i alt, hvad du tager dig for.
“Do not complain when you are required to free your slaves. [Keep in mind that] they served you for six years, and you paid them only half as much as you pay the servants that you hire. [If you free them, ] Yahweh our God will bless you in everything that you do.”
19 Alle førstefødte Handyr, der fødes dig mellem dit Hornkvæg og Småkvæg, skal du hellige HERREN din Gud; du må hverken bruge det førstefødte af dine Okser til Arbejde eller klippe Ulden af det førstefødte af dine Får.
“(Set aside for/Dedicate to) Yahweh our God the firstborn male animals from your cattle and sheep. Do not force them to do any work for you, and do not (shear/cut off) the wool [of the firstborn animals to sell the wool].
20 For HERREN din Guds Åsyn skal du sammen med din Husstand fortære det År efter År på det Sted, HERREN udvælger.
You and your family may [kill them and] eat their meat in the presence of Yahweh at the place that Yahweh chooses [for you to worship him].
21 Men hvis de har en Lyde, hvis de er lamme eller blinde eller har en anden slem Lyde, må du ikke ofre dem til HERREN din Gud.
But if the animals have any defects, if they are lame or blind, or if they have any other serious defect, you must not sacrifice them to Yahweh our God.
22 Inden dine Port kan du, både de rene og urene iblandt eder, fortære dem som Gazeller eller Hjorte.
You may [kill and] eat [the meat of those animals] at your homes. Those who have done things that cause them to become unacceptable to God and those who have not done such things are permitted to eat that meat, just like anyone is permitted to eat the meat of a deer or an antelope.
23 Kun Blodet må du ikke nyde; det skal du lade løbe ud på Jorden som Vand.
But you must not eat any of the blood; you must drain all the blood on the ground [when you kill those animals].”
