5 Mose 23
Schlachter 1951
Ausschluß von der Gemeinde
23 Es soll kein Verstümmelter noch Verschnittener in die Gemeinde des Herrn kommen.
2 Es soll auch kein Bastard in die Gemeinde des Herrn kommen; auch nicht das zehnte Glied von ihm soll in die Gemeinde des Herrn kommen.
3 Kein Ammoniter oder Moabiter soll in die Gemeinde des Herrn kommen; auch nicht das zehnte Glied soll in die Gemeinde des Herrn kommen, ewiglich; 4 weil sie euch nicht mit Brot und Wasser entgegenkamen auf dem Wege, als ihr aus Ägypten zoget, und dazu Bileam, den Sohn Beors, von Petor in Mesopotamien wider euch dingten, daß er dich verfluchte. 5 Aber der Herr, dein Gott, wollte nicht auf Bileam hören; sondern der Herr, dein Gott, verwandelte für dich den Fluch in Segen, weil der Herr, dein Gott, dich liebt. 6 Du sollst ihren Frieden und ihr Bestes nicht suchen, dein Leben lang, ewiglich.
7 Den Edomiter sollst du nicht verabscheuen, denn er ist dein Bruder; den Ägypter sollst du auch nicht verabscheuen, denn du bist in seinem Lande ein Fremdling gewesen. 8 Die Kinder, die sie im dritten Glied zeugen, mögen in die Gemeinde des Herrn kommen.
Reinhaltung des Heerlagers
9 Wenn du im Heerlager wider deine Feinde ausziehst, so hüte dich vor allem Bösen. 10 Ist jemand unter dir infolge eines nächtlichen Zufalls nicht rein, so soll er vor das Lager hinausgehen und nicht wieder hineinkommen; 11 aber gegen Abend soll er sich mit Wasser baden, und wenn die Sonne untergeht, wieder in das Lager kommen.
12 Und du sollst draußen vor dem Lager einen Ort haben, dahin du zur Not hinausgehst. 13 Und du sollst eine Schaufel unter deinem Geräte haben, und wenn du dich draußen setzen willst, sollst du damit graben und wieder zuscharren, was von dir gegangen ist. 14 Denn der Herr, dein Gott, wandelt mitten in deinem Lager, daß er dich errette und deine Feinde vor dir dahingebe. Darum soll dein Lager heilig sein, daß er nichts Schändliches an dir sehe und sich nicht von dir abwende.
Verschiedene Verordnungen
15 Du sollst den Knecht, der von seinem Herrn weg zu dir geflohen ist, seinem Herrn nicht ausliefern. 16 Er soll bei dir bleiben, in deiner Mitte, an dem Ort, den er erwählt in einem deiner Tore, wo es ihm gefällt, und du sollst ihn nicht unterdrücken.
17 Unter den Töchtern Israels soll keine Hure und unter den Söhnen Israels kein Hurer sein. 18 Du sollst keinen Hurenlohn noch Hundegeld in das Haus des Herrn, deines Gottes, bringen für irgend ein Gelübde; denn beides ist dem Herrn, deinem Gott, ein Greuel.
19 Du sollst deinem Bruder keinen Zins auferlegen, weder für Geld noch für Speise, noch für irgend etwas, womit man wuchern kann. 20 Dem Ausländer darfst du Zins auferlegen, deinem Bruder aber sollst du keinen Zins auferlegen, auf daß dich der Herr, dein Gott, segne in allem, daran du die Hand legst in dem Lande, dahin du kommst, um es einzunehmen.
21 Wenn du dem Herrn, deinem Gott, ein Gelübde tust, so sollst du nicht säumen, es zu erfüllen; denn der Herr, dein Gott, wird es gewiß von dir fordern, und es würde dir Sünde sein. 22 Wenn du aber unterlässest, zu geloben, so ist es dir keine Sünde. 23 Was aber über deine Lippen gegangen ist, das sollst du halten, und sollst tun, wie du dem Herrn, deinem Gott, gelobt hast, gemäß dem Gelübde, das du mit deinem Munde freiwillig abgelegt hast.
24 Wenn du in deines Nächsten Weinberg gehst, so magst du Trauben essen, so viel du willst, bis du genug hast; aber du sollst nichts in dein Geschirr tun. 25 Wenn du durch deines Nächsten Saat gehst, so magst du mit der Hand Ähren abstreifen; aber die Sichel sollst du nicht schwingen über die Saat deines Nächsten.
Deuteronomy 23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Those Excluded from the Assembly
23 “No one whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall come into the assembly of the Lord.
2 “Those born of an illicit union shall not come into the assembly of the Lord. Even to the tenth generation, none of their descendants shall come into the assembly of the Lord.
3 “No Ammonite or Moabite shall come into the assembly of the Lord even to the tenth generation. None of their descendants shall come into the assembly of the Lord forever, 4 because they did not meet you with food and water on your journey out of Egypt and because they hired against you Balaam son of Beor, from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. 5 (Yet the Lord your God refused to heed Balaam; the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you.) 6 You shall never promote their welfare or their prosperity as long as you live.
7 “You shall not abhor any of the Edomites, for they are your kin. You shall not abhor any of the Egyptians, because you were an alien residing in their land. 8 The children of the third generation that are born to them may come into the assembly of the Lord.
Sanitary, Ritual, and Humanitarian Precepts
9 “When you are encamped against your enemies, you shall guard against every evil thing.
10 “If one of you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, then he shall go outside the camp; he must not come within the camp. 11 When evening comes, he shall wash himself with water, and when the sun has set, he may come back into the camp.
12 “You shall have a designated area outside the camp to which you shall go. 13 With your tools you shall have a trowel; when you relieve yourself outside, you shall dig a hole with it and then cover up your excrement. 14 Because the Lord your God travels along with your camp, to save you and to hand over your enemies to you, therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.
15 “You shall not return to their owners slaves who have escaped to you from their owners. 16 They shall reside with you, in your midst, in any place they choose in any one of your towns, wherever they please; you shall not oppress them.
17 “None of the daughters of Israel shall serve in an illicit shrine; none of the sons of Israel shall serve in an illicit shrine.(A) 18 You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are abhorrent to the Lord your God.
19 “You shall not charge interest on loans to another Israelite,[a] interest on money, interest on provisions, interest on anything that is lent.(B) 20 On loans to a foreigner you may charge interest, but on loans to another Israelite[b] you may not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and possess.(C)
21 “If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not postpone fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you would incur guilt.(D) 22 But if you refrain from vowing, you will not incur guilt. 23 Whatever your lips utter you must diligently perform, just as you have freely vowed to the Lord your God with your own mouth.
24 “If you go into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in a container.
25 “If you go into your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you shall not put a sickle to your neighbor’s standing grain.(E)
Deuteronomy 23
New King James Version
Those Excluded from the Congregation
23 “He who is emasculated by crushing or mutilation shall (A)not enter the assembly of the Lord.
2 “One of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord.
3 (B)“An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord forever, 4 (C)because they did not meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and (D)because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of [a]Mesopotamia, to curse you. 5 Nevertheless the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God (E)loves you. 6 (F)You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.
7 “You shall not abhor an Edomite, (G)for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because (H)you were an alien in his land. 8 The children of the third generation born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.
Cleanliness of the Campsite
9 “When the army goes out against your enemies, then keep yourself from every wicked thing. 10 (I)If there is any man among you who becomes unclean by some occurrence in the night, then he shall go outside the camp; he shall not come inside the camp. 11 But it shall be, when evening comes, that (J)he shall wash with water; and when the sun sets, he may come into the camp.
12 “Also you shall have a place outside the camp, where you may go out; 13 and you shall have an implement among your equipment, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and turn and cover your refuse. 14 For the Lord your God (K)walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you.
Miscellaneous Laws
15 (L)“You shall not give back to his master the slave who has escaped from his master to you. 16 He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it [b]seems best to him; (M)you shall not oppress him.
17 “There shall be no ritual [c]harlot (N)of the daughters of Israel, or a (O)perverted[d] one of the sons of Israel. 18 You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are [e]an abomination to the Lord your God.
19 (P)“You shall not charge interest to your brother—interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest. 20 (Q)To a foreigner you may charge interest, but to your brother you shall not charge interest, (R)that the Lord your God may bless you in all to which you set your hand in the land which you are entering to possess.
21 (S)“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you. 22 But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you. 23 (T)That which has gone from your lips you shall keep and perform, for you voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth.
24 “When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes at your pleasure, but you shall not put any in your container. 25 When you come into your neighbor’s standing grain, (U)you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not use a sickle on your neighbor’s standing grain.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 23:4 Heb. Aram Naharaim
- Deuteronomy 23:16 pleases him best
- Deuteronomy 23:17 Heb. qedeshah, fem. of qadesh (next note)
- Deuteronomy 23:17 Heb. qadesh, one practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals
- Deuteronomy 23:18 detestable
Deuteronomy 23
New International Version
Exclusion From the Assembly
23 [a]No one who has been emasculated(A) by crushing or cutting may enter the assembly of the Lord.
2 No one born of a forbidden marriage[b] nor any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation.
3 No Ammonite(B) or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation.(C) 4 For they did not come to meet you with bread and water(D) on your way when you came out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam(E) son of Beor from Pethor in Aram Naharaim[c](F) to pronounce a curse on you.(G) 5 However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse(H) into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves(I) you. 6 Do not seek a treaty(J) of friendship with them as long as you live.(K)
7 Do not despise an Edomite,(L) for the Edomites are related to you.(M) Do not despise an Egyptian, because you resided as foreigners in their country.(N) 8 The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.
Uncleanness in the Camp
9 When you are encamped against your enemies, keep away from everything impure.(O) 10 If one of your men is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he is to go outside the camp and stay there.(P) 11 But as evening approaches he is to wash himself, and at sunset(Q) he may return to the camp.(R)
12 Designate a place outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself. 13 As part of your equipment have something to dig with, and when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement. 14 For the Lord your God moves(S) about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy,(T) so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you.
Miscellaneous Laws
15 If a slave has taken refuge(U) with you, do not hand them over to their master.(V) 16 Let them live among you wherever they like and in whatever town they choose. Do not oppress(W) them.
17 No Israelite man(X) or woman is to become a shrine prostitute.(Y) 18 You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute[d] into the house of the Lord your God to pay any vow, because the Lord your God detests them both.(Z)
19 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.(AA) 20 You may charge a foreigner(AB) interest, but not a fellow Israelite, so that the Lord your God may bless(AC) you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess.
21 If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it,(AD) for the Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.(AE) 22 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.(AF) 23 Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord your God with your own mouth.
24 If you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat all the grapes you want, but do not put any in your basket. 25 If you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pick kernels with your hands, but you must not put a sickle to their standing grain.(AG)
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 23:1 In Hebrew texts 23:1-25 is numbered 23:2-26.
- Deuteronomy 23:2 Or one of illegitimate birth
- Deuteronomy 23:4 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Deuteronomy 23:18 Hebrew of a dog
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