fra Biblica1Hvis en mand gifter sig, og hvis hans kone senere falder i unåde hos ham, fordi han opdager, at hun har gjort noget usømmeligt, kan han give hende et skilsmissebrev og derefter sende hende bort.2Hvis hun gifter sig igen,3og den anden mand også sender hende væk, eller han dør,4kan den første mand ikke gifte sig med hende igen, for hun er blevet uren, ja, det ville være afskyeligt i Herrens øjne og bringe skyld over det land, han vil give jer i eje.5En nygift mand må ikke indkaldes til krigstjeneste eller pålægges andre offentlige forpligtelser. Det første år skal han have lov til at blive hjemme og glæde sig sammen med sin kone.6Det er ulovligt at tage et redskab[1] i pant, som ejeren har brug for til den daglige madlavning.7Hvis nogen kidnapper en landsmand og sælger ham eller på anden måde udnytter ham, skal kidnapperen dø, for at det onde kan udryddes fra jeres midte.8I tilfælde af smitsomme hudsygdomme skal I nøje følge de instrukser, præsterne giver. Jeg har jo givet dem reglerne, for at de skal følges.9Glem ikke, hvad Herren gjorde imod Mirjam på vej fra Egypten.10Hvis I har udlånt noget til en anden, må I ikke gå ind i hans hus for at hente et pant.11Vent udenfor, til han kommer ud med det, han vil give i pant.12-13Hvis manden er fattig og kun har sit overtøj at give i pant, må I ikke beholde det natten over, men I skal returnere det senest ved solnedgang, så han kan holde varmen om natten og velsigne jer for jeres godhed. På den måde gør I det, som er rigtigt i Herrens øjne.14-15I må ikke udnytte en fattig daglejer, hvad enten han er en landsmand eller en fremmed, der bor iblandt jer. Betal ham hans dagløn hver dag ved solnedgang, for han er fattig og har brug for pengene straks. Gør I ikke det, vil Herren høre hans beklagelser og kræve jer til regnskab for jeres synd.16Forældre må ikke straffes for deres børns synder, og børn må ikke straffes for deres forældres synder. Dødsstraf kan kun idømmes den, der selv er ansvarlig for sin forbrydelse.17I skal behandle fremmede og forældreløse retfærdigt, og I må ikke tage en enkes tøj i pant for, hvad hun skylder jer.18Husk på, at I selv var fremmede og hjælpeløse i Egypten, dengang Herren, jeres Gud, befriede jer. Det er baggrunden for denne befaling.19Hvis I under høstarbejdet overser et neg på marken, skal I lade det ligge, så den fremmede, enken eller den forældreløse kan samle det op. Så vil Herren velsigne jer i jeres arbejde.20Og når I har høstet jeres oliven ved at slå på træets grene, må I ikke gå grenene efter, men skal efterlade resten til den fremmede, enken og den forældreløse.21Det samme gælder under vinhøsten: Gå ikke rankerne efter, men efterlad de sidste druer til dem, der ikke selv har marker.22Husk på, at I selv engang var slaver i Egypten og intet ejede.
1“When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house, (Es 50,1; Jer 3,8; Matt 5,31; Matt 19,7; Mark 10,4)2and if she goes and becomes another man’s wife,3and the latter man hates her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter man dies, who took her to be his wife,4then her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination before the Lord. And you shall not bring sin upon the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance. (Jer 3,1)
Miscellaneous Laws
5“When a man is newly married, he shall not go out with the army or be liable for any other public duty. He shall be free at home one year to be happy with his wife[1] whom he has taken. (5.Mos 20,7; Ord 5,18)6“No one shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for that would be taking a life in pledge.7“If a man is found stealing one of his brothers of the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. (2.Mos 21,16; 5.Mos 13,5; 5.Mos 21,14; 1.Tim 1,10)8“Take care, in a case of leprous[2] disease, to be very careful to do according to all that the Levitical priests shall direct you. As I commanded them, so you shall be careful to do.9Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the way as you came out of Egypt. (4.Mos 12,10; 5.Mos 25,17)10“When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not go into his house to collect his pledge.11You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the pledge out to you.12And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep in his pledge.13You shall restore to him the pledge as the sun sets, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you. And it shall be righteousness for you before the Lord your God. (2.Mos 22,26; 5.Mos 6,25; Job 29,13; Job 31,20; Salm 112,9; Dan 4,27)14“You shall not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns. (3.Mos 25,39; Mal 3,5)15You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), lest he cry against you to the Lord, and you be guilty of sin. (3.Mos 19,13; 5.Mos 15,9; Jer 22,13; Jak 5,4)16“Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin. (2.Kong 14,6; 2.Krøn 25,4; Jer 31,29; Ez 18,20)17“You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow’s garment in pledge, (2.Mos 22,21; 2.Mos 23,6; 5.Mos 10,18; 5.Mos 16,19; 5.Mos 24,6; 5.Mos 24,13; 5.Mos 27,19; Job 24,3; Es 1,23; Jer 5,28)18but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this. (5.Mos 5,15)19“When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. (3.Mos 19,9; 3.Mos 23,22; 5.Mos 14,29)20When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over them again. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.21When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not strip it afterward. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.22You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this. (5.Mos 24,18)