5 Mosebog 19
1 Når HERREN din Gud får udryddet de Folk, hvis Land HERREN din Gud vil give dig, og du får dem drevet bort og har bosat dig i deres Byer og Huse,
When Yahweh thy God, shall cut off the nations whose land Yahweh thy God is giving thee, —and thou shalt dispossess them, and dwell in their cities and in their houses,
2 da skal du udtage dig tre Byer midt i dit Land, som HERREN din Gud giver dig i Eje.
three cities, shalt thou set apart for thee, —in the midst of thy land which Yahweh thy God is giving thee to possess.
3 Du skal sætte Vejen til dem i Stand og dele dit Landområde, som HERREN din Gud tildeler dig, i tre Dele, for at enhver Manddraber kan ty derhen.
Thou shalt prepare for thee a way, and shalt divide into three parts the boundary of thy land which Yahweh thy God shall cause thee to inherit, —and it shall be that every manslayer shall flee thither.
4 Men om de Manddrabere, der har Ret til at ty derhen for at redde Livet, gælder følgende: Når nogen af Vanvare slår sin Næste ihjel, uden at han i Forvejen har båret Nag til ham,
And, this, is the case of the manslayer, who shall flee thither and live, —Whoso shall smite his neighbour unwittingly, he, not having hated him aforetime;
5 når således en går med sin Næste ud i Skoven for at fælde Træer, og hans Hånd svinger Øksen for at fælde et Træ, og Jernet farer ud af Skaftet og rammer hans Næste, så han dør, da må han ty til en af disse Byer og redde Livet,
as when one entereth with his neighbour into a forest, to fell trees, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe, to cut down the tree, and the head flieth off from the handle, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die, he, shall flee into one of these cities, and live;
6 for at ikke Blodhævneren i Ophidselse skal sætte efter Manddraberen og, fordi Vejen er for lang, indhente ham og slå ham ihjel, skønt han ikke havde fortjent Døden, eftersom. han ikke i Forvejen havde båret Nag til ham.
lest the blood redeemer pursue the manslayer because his heart is hot, and overtake him because the way is long, and he smite him so as to take away his life, —he not being worthy of death, seeing that he had not been hating him aforetime.
7 Derfor giver jeg dig dette Bud: Tre Byer skal du udtage dig!
For this cause, am I commanding thee saying, —Three cities, shalt thou set apart for thee.
8 Og dersom HERREN din Gud udvider dine Landemærker, som han tilsvor dine Fædre, og giver dig hele det Land, han lovede at give dine Fædre,
But, if Yahweh thy God should enlarge thy bounds, as he sware unto thy fathers, —and should give thee all the land, which he spake of giving unto thy fathers;
9 fordi du omhyggeligt overholder alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag pålægger dig, idet du elsker HERREN din Gud og vandrer på hans Veje alle Dage, så skal du føje endnu tre Byer til disse tre,
because thou dost observe all this commandment to do it which I am commanding thee to-day, to love Yahweh thy God and to walk in his paths all the days, then shalt thou add unto thee yet three cities, unto these three;
10 for at der ikke skal udgydes uskyldigt Blod i dit Land, som HERREN din Gud giver dig i Eje, så du pådrager dig Blodskyld.
that innocent blood may not be shed in the midst of thy land, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee as an inheritance, —and so shed-blood be upon thee.
11 Men når en Mand, som bærer Nag til sin Næste, lægger sig på Lur efter ham, overfalder ham og slår ham ihjel, og han så flygter til en af disse Byer,
But, when any man shall be hating his neighbour, and shall lie in wait for him and rise up against him, and smite him so as to take away his life that he dieth, —and shall then flee into one of these cities,
12 skal hans Bys Ældste sende Bud og lade ham hente hjem derfra og overgive ham i Blodhævnerens Hånd, og han skal lade sit Liv.
then shall the elders of his city send and fetch him from thence, —and deliver him into the hand of the blood redeemer that he die;
13 Skån ham ikke, men rens Israel for den uskyldiges Blod, at det må gå dig vel.
thine eye shall not look with pity upon him, —so shall thou consume the shedding of innocent blood out of Israel and it shall go well with thee.
14 Du må ikke flytte din Næstes Markskel, som tidligere Slægter har sat, ved den Arvelod, du får tildelt i det Land, HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Eje.
Thou shalt not move back the boundary of thy neighbour, by which they set bounds at first, —in thine inheritance which thou shall receive in the land which Yahweh thy God is giving thee to possess.
15 En enkelt kan ikke optræde som Vidne mod en Mand, når det angår Misgerning eller Synd, hvad Synd det end er, han begår; kun på to eller tre Vidners Udsagn kan en Sag afgøres.
One witness, shall not rise up, against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, with regard to any sin that he may commit, —at the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses, must a matter be establish.
16 Når et ondsindet Vidne optræder mod nogen og beskylder ham for Lovbrud,
When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man, —to answer against him perversely,
17 skal begge de stridende fremstille sig for HERRENs Åsyn, for de Præster og Dommere, der er til den Tid,
then shall the two men who are at variance stand before Yahweh, —before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;
18 og Dommerne skal undersøge Sagen grundigt, og hvis det viser sig, at Vidnet er et falsk Vidne, der har aflagt falsk Vidnesbyrd mod sin Broder,
and the judges shall make diligent inquisition, —and lo! if the witness be, a false witness and, falsely, have answered against his brother,
19 så skal I gøre med ham, som han havde til Hensigt at gøre med sin Broder; du skal udrydde det onde af din Midte.
then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to de unto his brother, —so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst;
20 Når da de andre hører det, vil de gribes af Frygt og ikke mere øve en sådan Udåd i din Midte.
and, they who remain shall hear and fear, —and not go on to do again according to this wicked thing, in thy midst:
21 Du må ikke vise Skånsel: Liv for Liv, Øje for Øje, Tand for Tand, Hånd for Hånd, Fod for Fod!
neither shall thine eye pity, —life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
