2 Mosebok 21
1 So er dei retterne du skal leggja fram for deim:
"Now these are the ordinances which you shall set before them.
2 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.
"If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years and in the seventh he shall go out free without paying anything.
3 Var han einsleg då han kom, so skal han og fara sin veg einsleg; var han gift, so skal kona hans vera med honom.
If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself. If he is married, then his wife shall go out with him.
4 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.
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.
5 Men segjer tenaren so: «Eg held av husbonden min og kona mi og borni mine; eg vil ikkje vera fri og fara min veg, »
But if the servant shall plainly say, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;'
6 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.
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 for ever.
7 Når ein mann hev selt dotter si til tenestgjenta, so kann ikkje ho tena seg fri liksom drengjerne.
"If a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she shall not go out as the male servants do.
8 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.
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, seeing he has dealt deceitfully with her.
9 Men hevhan fest henne åt son sin, so skal ho njota same retten som døtterne hans eigne.
If he marries her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
10 Tek han seg ei onnor attåt henne, so skal han ikkje lata den fyrste vanta kost eller klæde eller hjåsvæve.
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.
11 Dersom han ikkje let henne få sin rett i desse tri stykki, so skal ho sleppa fri for inkje; ho skal’kje leggja pengar.
If he doesn't do these three things for her, she may go free without paying any money.
12 Den som slær ein mann so han døyr, han skal lata livet.
"One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,
13 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.
but not if it is unintentional, but God allows it to happen: then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee.
14 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.
If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.
15 Den som slær far sin eller mor si, skal lata livet.
"Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.
16 Den som tek ein mann og sel honom eller held honom fanga, skal lata livet.
"Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his possession, he shall surely be put to death.
17 Den som bannar far sin eller mor si, skal lata livet.
"Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
18 Når tvo trættar, og den eine slær den andre med ein stein eller med neven, og hin ikkje døyr, men vert sengeliggjande,
"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;
19 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.
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.
20 Når ein mann slær drengen eller tenestgjenta si med ein stav, so dei døyr under henderne hans, då skal det hemnast.
"If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a staff, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
21 Men liver dei ein dag eller tvo etterpå, so skal det ikkje hemnast; for dei var hans eigedom.
Notwithstanding, if he gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his property.
22 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.
"If men fight and strike a pregnant woman so that her child is born prematurely, but there is no injury, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman's husband demands and the judges allow.
23 Men er det nokon som fær mein, so skal du gjeva liv for liv,
But if there is injury, then you must take life for life,
24 auga for auga, tonn for tonn, hand for hand, fot for fot,
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 og taka brune for brune, sår for sår, flengja for flengja.
burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.
26 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.
"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.
27 Slær han ut ei tonn på deim, so skal han gjeva deim frie til bot for tonni.
If he strikes out his male servant's tooth, or his female servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
28 Når ein ukse stangar mann eller kona so dei døyr, då skal uksen steinast, og kjøtet må ikkje etast; eigarmannen er saklaus.
"If a bull gores a man or a woman to death, the bull shall surely be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the bull shall not be held responsible.
29 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.
But if the bull had a habit of goring in the past, and it 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.
30 Vil dei taka bøter, so skal han gjeva i løysepening for livet sitt so mykje som dei legg på honom.
If a ransom is laid on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is laid on him.
31 Stangar uksen svein eller møy, so gjeld same retten.
Whether it has gored a son or has gored a daughter, according to this judgment it shall be done to him.
32 Stangar han dreng eller tenestgjenta, so skal eigaren bøta tretti sylvdalar til husbonden deira, og uksen skal steinast.
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.
33 Når ein mann let ein brunn standa open, eller grev ein brunn og ikkje tekkjer yver, og ukse eller asen dett ned i,
"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,
34 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.
the owner of the pit shall make it good. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall be his.
35 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.
"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.
36 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.
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.
