5 Mosebog 10

1 Paa den samme Tid sagde Herren til mig: Udhug dig to Stentavler som de første, og stig op til mig paa Bjerget, og du skal gøre dig en Ark af Træ:

“Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones. And make a wooden chest to put them in. Then [bring the tablets] up to me on this mountain.

2 Saa vil jeg skrive de Ord paa Tavlerne, som vare paa de første Tavler, hvilke du sønderbrød, og du skal lægge dem i Arken.

I will write on those tablets the same words that I wrote on the first tablets, the ones that you broke. Then you can put them in the chest.’

3 Saa gjorde jeg en Ark af Sithimtræ og udhuggede to Stentavler som de første, og jeg gik op paa Bjerget og havde de to Tavler i min Haand.

“So I made a chest. I used wood from an acacia tree to make it. Then I cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I went up the mountain carrying the tablets.

4 Da skrev han paa Tavlerne ligesom den første Skrift, de ti Ord, som Herren talede til eder paa Bjerget midt ud af Ilden paa Forsamlingens Dag; og Herren gav mig dem.

There Yahweh wrote on the tablets the [same] Ten Commandments [that he had written on the first tablet]. They are the commandments that he told to your ancestors from the middle of the fire on the mountain, when they were gathered [at the bottom of the mountain]. Then Yahweh gave the tablets to me,

5 Saa vendte jeg mig og gik ned ad Bjerget, og jeg lagde Tavlerne i den Ark, som jeg havde gjort; og de bleve der, som Herren havde befalet mig.

and I turned and went down the mountain. Then, just as he had commanded, I put them in the chest that I had made. And they are still there.”

6 Og Israels Børn rejste fra Beeroth-Bne-Jaakan til Mosera; der døde Aron og blev begravet der, og hans Søn Eleasar gjorde Præstetjeneste i hans Sted.

(Then, from the wells that belonged to the people of Jaakan, the Israeli people traveled to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar took his place and became the Supreme Priest.

7 Derfra rejste de til Gudgoda og fra Gudgoda til Jotbatha, et Land med Vandbække.

From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.

8 Paa den Tid fraskilte Herren Levi Stamme til at bære Herrens Pagts Ark, til at staa for Herrens Ansigt for at tjene ham og at velsigne i hans Navn indtil denne Dag.

At that time, Yahweh (set apart/appointed) the tribe of Levi to carry the chest that contained [the tablets on which were written] the Ten Commandments, and to stand in Yahweh’s presence [in the sacred tent], to offer sacrifices, and to pray for Yahweh to bless [the people. They are still doing those things] at the present time.

9 Derfor skulde Levi ingen Del eller Arv have med sine Brødre; Herren, han er hans Arv, saaledes som Herren din Gud har talet til ham.

That is the reason that the tribe of Levi did not receive any land like the other tribes did. What they received was the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s [priests], which is what he said that they should do.)

10 Og jeg stod paa Bjerget som første Gang, fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter, og Herren hørte mig ogsaa den Gang, Herren vilde ikke ødelægge dig.

“I stayed on the mountain 40 days and nights, just like I did the first time. [I prayed to] Yahweh, and he (answered my prayers/did what I requested) again and said that he would not destroy your ancestors.

11 Og Herren sagde til mig: Staa op, gak hen at drage foran Folket, at de maa komme ind at eje Landet, hvilket jeg tilsvor deres Fædre at ville give dem.

Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Continue your journey, going in front of the people, to occupy the land that I vowed your ancestors that I would give to you.’”

12 Og nu, Israel! hvad begærer Herren din Gud af dig uden det: At frygte Herren din Gud, at vandre i alle hans Veje og at elske ham og at tjene Herren din Gud af dit ganske Hjerte og af din ganske Sjæl;

“Now, you Israeli people, [I will tell you] [RHQ] what Yahweh our God requires/demands that you do. He requires you to revere him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him wholeheartedly [DOU],

13 at holde Herrens Bud og hans Skikke, som jeg byder dig i Dag, at det skal gaa dig vel!

and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.

14 Se, Himlene og Himlenes Himle høre Herren din Gud til, Jorden og alt det, som er derpaa;

“Do not forget that Yahweh our God owns even the sky and everything that is in it. He also owns the earth and everything that is on it.

15 ikkun til dine Fædre har Herren haft Lyst, saa at han elskede dem; og han har udvalgt deres Sæd efter dem, eder ud af alle Folk, som det ses paa denne Dag.

But [in spite of owning all those things], Yahweh loved your ancestors, and from all the people-groups [on the earth] he chose us, their descendants, and we are still his people.

16 Derfor skulle I omskære eders Hjerters Forhud, og I skulle ikke ydermere forhærde eders Nakke.

So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!

17 Thi Herren eders Gud er en Gud over Guderne og en Herre over Herrerne, den store, den mægtige og den forfærdelige Gud, som ikke anser Personer og ikke tager Gave,

Yahweh our God is greater than all gods, and he is greater than all rulers. He is very powerful [DOU] and awesome. He (is impartial/does not do things that favor one (group/person) more than others), and he does not accept bribes.

18 men som skaffer faderløse og Enker Ret, og som elsker den fremmede, saa han giver ham Brød og Klæder.

He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly. He loves even (foreigners/people from other countries) who live among us Israeli people, and he gives them food and clothes.

19 Derfor skulle I elske den fremmede; thi I have været fremmede i Ægyptens Land.

So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.

20 Herren din Gud skal du frygte, ham skal du tjene; og ved ham skal du hænge hart, og ved hans Navn skal du sværge.

Revere Yahweh our God and worship only him. (Be faithful to/Have a close relationship with) him, and say that he should punish you if you do not do what you promise.

21 Han er din Lovsang, og han er din Gud, som har gjort disse store og forfærdelige Ting imod dig, hvilke dine Øjne have set.

He is the one whom you must praise. He is our God, and we have seen the great and amazing things that he has done for us.

22 Dine Fædre droge ned til Ægypten ved halvfjerdsindstyve Personer; men nu har Herren din Gud sat dig som Stjerner paa Himmelen i Mangfoldighed.

When our ancestors, [Jacob and his family], went down to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now Yahweh our God has caused us to be as numerous as the stars in the sky.”