Exodus 21
1 “Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them:
So er dei retterne du skal leggja fram for deim:
2 “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free without paying anything.
Når du kjøper ein hebraisk tenestdreng, so skal han tena seks år; i det sjuande skal han sleppa or tenesta for inkje og vera fri mann.
3 If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself. If he is married, then his wife shall go out with him.
Var han einsleg då han kom, so skal han og fara sin veg einsleg; var han gift, so skal kona hans vera med honom.
4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
Hev han fenge ei kona av husbonden sin, og fær søner eller døtter med henne, so skal kona og borni høyra husbonden til, og sjølv skal han fara sin veg einsleg.
5 But if the servant shall plainly say, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;’
Men segjer tenaren so: «Eg held av husbonden min og kona mi og borni mine; eg vil ikkje vera fri og fara min veg, »
6 then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
då skal husbonden føra honom fram for Gud; og leida honom innåt hurdi eller dørskii, og husbonden skal stinga ein syl gjenom øyra hans; sidan skal han tena honom all si tid.
7 “If a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she shall not go out as the male servants do.
Når ein mann hev selt dotter si til tenestgjenta, so kann ikkje ho tena seg fri liksom drengjerne.
8 If she doesn’t please her master, who has married her to himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has dealt deceitfully with her.
Hev husbonden fest henne åt seg sjølv, og so ikkje likar henne, skal han lata henne få kjøpa seg fri; han skal ikkje hava rett til å selja henne til utlendingar, fyrst han ikkje held det han lova henne.
9 If he marries her to his son, he shall deal with her as a daughter.
Men hevhan fest henne åt son sin, so skal ho njota same retten som døtterne hans eigne.
10 If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.
Tek han seg ei onnor attåt henne, so skal han ikkje lata den fyrste vanta kost eller klæde eller hjåsvæve.
11 If he doesn’t do these three things for her, she may go free without paying any money.
Dersom han ikkje let henne få sin rett i desse tri stykki, so skal ho sleppa fri for inkje; ho skal’kje leggja pengar.
12 “One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,
Den som slær ein mann so han døyr, han skal lata livet.
13 but not if it is unintentional, but God allows it to happen; then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee.
Men hev han ikkje lege etter honom, og hev Gud laga det so at hin laut falla for handi hans, so skal eg nemna deg ein fredstad som han kann røma til.
14 If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbour to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.
Når ein mann er so gudlaus at han drep grannen sin med svik, då skal du taka honom, um det so er innmed altaret mitt: han skal døy.
15 “Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.
Den som slær far sin eller mor si, skal lata livet.
16 “Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Den som tek ein mann og sel honom eller held honom fanga, skal lata livet.
17 “Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
Den som bannar far sin eller mor si, skal lata livet.
18 “If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn’t die, but is confined to bed;
Når tvo trættar, og den eine slær den andre med ein stein eller med neven, og hin ikkje døyr, men vert sengeliggjande,
19 if he rises again and walks around with his staff, then he who struck him shall be cleared; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall provide for his healing until he is thoroughly healed.
og sidan kjem upp att, og gjeng ute med stav, då skal den som slo vera saklaus. Men han skal halda den andre skadelaus for den tidi han var ufør til arbeid, og kosta full lækjedom på honom.
20 “If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.
Når ein mann slær drengen eller tenestgjenta si med ein stav, so dei døyr under henderne hans, då skal det hemnast.
21 Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property.
Men liver dei ein dag eller tvo etterpå, so skal det ikkje hemnast; for dei var hans eigedom.
22 “If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.
Når folk er i hop og slæst, og dei støyter til ei fremmeleg kvinna, so ho fer ille, men ikkje elles fær noko mein, so skal den som gjorde det gjeva i skadebot so mykje som mannen hennar legg på honom, eller og skal dei gjeva det under menner.
23 But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
Men er det nokon som fær mein, so skal du gjeva liv for liv,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
auga for auga, tonn for tonn, hand for hand, fot for fot,
25 burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.
og taka brune for brune, sår for sår, flengja for flengja.
26 “If a man strikes his servant’s eye, or his maid’s eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
Når ein mann slær drengen sin, eller tenestgjenta si, i auga, so det vert unytt, so skal han til bot for auga gjeva deim frie.
27 If he strikes out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth, he shall let the servant go free for his tooth’s sake.
Slær han ut ei tonn på deim, so skal han gjeva deim frie til bot for tonni.
28 “If a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull shall surely be stoned, and its meat shall not be eaten; but the owner of the bull shall not be held responsible.
Når ein ukse stangar mann eller kona so dei døyr, då skal uksen steinast, og kjøtet må ikkje etast; eigarmannen er saklaus.
29 But if the bull had a habit of goring in the past, and this has been testified to its owner, and he has not kept it in, but it has killed a man or a woman, the bull shall be stoned, and its owner shall also be put to death.
Men hev uksen fyrr vore olm, og eigaren er vara um det, og endå ikkje agtar honom, og han sidan drep mann eller kona, so skal uksen steinast, og eigaren skal og lata livet.
30 If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed.
Vil dei taka bøter, so skal han gjeva i løysepening for livet sitt so mykje som dei legg på honom.
31 Whether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgement it shall be done to him.
Stangar uksen svein eller møy, so gjeld same retten.
32 If the bull gores a male servant or a female servant, thirty shekels of silver shall be given to their master, and the ox shall be stoned.
Stangar han dreng eller tenestgjenta, so skal eigaren bøta tretti sylvdalar til husbonden deira, og uksen skal steinast.
33 “If a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and doesn’t cover it, and a bull or a donkey falls into it,
Når ein mann let ein brunn standa open, eller grev ein brunn og ikkje tekkjer yver, og ukse eller asen dett ned i,
34 the owner of the pit shall make it good. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall be his.
då skal den som eig brunnen, gjera lika for det: han skal gjeva den som åtte dyret pengar att i staden, men den daude skrotten skal vera hans.
35 “If one man’s bull injures another’s, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live bull, and divide its price; and they shall also divide the dead animal.
Når uksen åt ein mann stangar i hel ein framand ukse, då skal eigarane selja den uksen som liver, og byta pengarne millom seg, og den daude uksen skal dei og byta.
36 Or if it is known that the bull was in the habit of goring in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay bull for bull, and the dead animal shall be his own.
Men er det kunnigt at uksen var olm, og eigaren ikkje hev agta honom, so skal han gjeva ein ukse i staden, og sjølv hava den daude.
