Deuteronomy 15

1 At the end of every seven years, you shall cancel debts.

Hvert syvende Aar skal du holde Friaar.

2 This is the way it shall be done: every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbour. He shall not require payment from his neighbour and his brother, because the LORD’s release has been proclaimed.

Og Friaaret skal holdes saaledes: Enhver, der har en Fordring paa sin Næste, skal give Afkald derpaa; han maa ikke kræve sin Næste og sin Broder, naar et Friaar er udraabt for HERREN.

3 Of a foreigner you may require it; but whatever of yours is with your brother, your hand shall release.

Udlændinge maa du kræve; men det, du har til gode hos din Broder, skal du give Afkald paa.

4 However there will be no poor with you (for the LORD will surely bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess)

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,

5 if only you diligently listen to the LORD your God’s voice, to observe to do all this commandment which I command you today.

hvis du blot vil adlyde HERREN din Guds Røst, saa du omhyggeligt handler efter alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag paalægger dig.

6 For the LORD your God will bless you, as he promised you. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. You will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.

Thi HERREN din Gud vil velsigne dig, som han lovede dig, og du skal laane ud til mange Folk, men selv skal du ikke laane; og du skal faa Magt over mange Folk, men de skal ikke faa Magt over dig.

7 If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

Naar 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, maa du ikke være haardhjertet og lukke din Haand for din fattige Broder;

8 but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks.

men du skal lukke din Haand op for ham og laane ham, hvad han savner og trænger til.

9 Beware that there not be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,” and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing; and he cry to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you.

Vogt dig for, at ikke saadan nedrig Tanke kommer op i dig: »Der er ikke længe til det syvende Aar, Friaaret!« saa du ser med onde Øjne paa din fattige Broder og ikke giver ham noget; thi da vil han raabe til HERREN over dig, og du vil paadrage dig Synd.

10 You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because it is for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you put your hand to.

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.

11 For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command you to surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

Thi der vil aldrig mangle fattige i Landet; derfor byder jeg dig: Du skal villigt lukke din Haand op for din nødlidende og fattige Broder i dit Land.

12 If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.

Naar en af dine Brødre, en hebraisk Mand eller Kvinde, sælger sig til dig, skal han trælle for dig i seks Aar, men i det syvende skal du give ham fri.

13 When you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty.

Og naar du giver ham fri, maa du ikke lade ham gaa med tomme Hænder;

14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your wine press. As the LORD your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.

men du skal give ham rigeligt med af dit Smaakvæg og fra din Lo og din Perse; efter som HERREN din Gud velsigner dig, skal du give ham.

15 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you. Therefore I command you this thing today.

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.

16 It shall be, if he tells you, “I will not go out from you,” because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you,

Men hvis han siger til dig: »Jeg vil ikke forlade dig, thi jeg har faaet Kærlighed til dig og dit Hus og har det godt hos dig«,

17 then you shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise.

saa skal du tage en Syl og stikke den igennem hans Øre ind i Døren, og saa skal han være din Træl for Livstid. Og paa samme Maade skal du bære dig ad med din Trælkvinde.

18 It shall not seem hard to you when you let him go free from you, for he has been double the value of a hired hand as he served you six years. The LORD your God will bless you in all that you do.

Du maa ikke være fortrydelig over at skulle give ham fri; thi han har ved sit Arbejde i de seks Aar ydet dig det dobbelte af en Daglejers Løn; og HERREN vil velsigne dig i alt, hvad du tager dig for.

19 You shall dedicate all the firstborn males that are born of your herd and of your flock to the LORD your God. You shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.

Alle førstefødte Handyr, der fødes dig mellem dit Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg, skal du hellige HERREN din Gud; du maa hverken bruge det førstefødte af dine Okser til Arbejde eller klippe Ulden af det førstefødte af dine Faar.

20 You shall eat it before the LORD your God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, you and your household.

For HERREN din Guds Aasyn skal du sammen med din Husstand fortære det Aar efter Aar paa det Sted, HERREN udvælger.

21 If it has any defect—is lame or blind, or has any defect whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

Men hvis de har en Lyde, hvis de er lamme eller blinde eller har en anden slem Lyde, maa du ikke ofre dem til HERREN din Gud.

22 You shall eat it within your gates. The unclean and the clean shall eat it alike, as the gazelle and as the deer.

Inden dine Port kan du, baade de rene og urene iblandt eder, fortære dem som Gazeller eller Hjorte.

23 Only you shall not eat its blood. You shall pour it out on the ground like water.

Kun Blodet maa du ikke nyde; det skal du lade løbe ud paa Jorden som Vand.