5 Mosebog 30

1 Og det skal ske, naar alle disse Ting komme over dig, Velsignelsen og Forbandelsen, som jeg har lagt for dit Ansigt, og du tager det igen til Hjerte iblandt alle Hedningerne, der, hvorhen Herren din Gud har fordrevet dig;

“Now when all these things will have fallen over you, the blessing or the curse that I have set forth in your sight, and you will have been led to repentance in your heart among all the nations to which the Lord your God will have dispersed you,

2 og du omvender dig til Herren din Gud, og du hører hans Røst, aldeles som jeg byder dig i Dag, du og dine Børn, af dit ganske Hjerte og af din ganske Sjæl;

and when you will have returned to him, so as to obey his commandments, just as I have instructed you this day, with your sons, with your whole heart and with your whole soul,

3 da skal Herren din Gud vende dit Fangenskab og forbarme sig over dig og atter samle dig fra alle de Folk, til hvilke Herren din Gud havde bortspredt dig.

then the Lord your God will lead you away from your captivity, and he will take pity on you, and he will gather you again from all the nations to which he had dispersed you before.

4 Om nogen af dig var fordreven til Himmelens Ende, skal Herren din Gud samle dig derfra og tage dig derfra.

Even if you will have been scattered as far as the poles of the heavens, the Lord your God will retrieve you from there.

5 Og Herren din Gud skal føre dig til det Land, som dine Fædre ejede, og du skal eje det, og han skal gøre vel imod dig og formere dig mere end dine Fædre.

And he will take you up and lead you into the land which your fathers had possessed, and you shall obtain it. And in blessing you, he will make you greater in number than your fathers ever were.

6 Og Herren din Gud skal omskære dit Hjerte og dit Afkoms Hjerte, at du skal elske Herren din Gud af dit ganske Hjerte og af din ganske Sjæl, at du maa leve.

The Lord your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your offspring, so that you may love the Lord your God with your entire heart and with your entire soul, so that you may be able to live.

7 Og Herren din Gud skal lægge alle disse Forbandelser paa dine Fjender og paa dem, som hade dig, og som have forfulgt dig.

And he will turn all these curses upon your enemies, and upon those who hate and persecute you.

8 Men du skal omvende dig og høre paa Herrens Røst, og du skal gøre efter alle hans Bud, som jeg byder dig i Dag.

But you shall return, and you shall listen to the voice of the Lord your God. And you shall carry out all the commandments which I am entrusting to you this day.

9 Og Herren din Gud skal give dig Overflod under alle dine Hænders Gerninger af dit Livs Frugt og af dit Kvægs Frugt og af dit Lands Frugt, dig til Gode; thi Herren vil atter glæde sig over dig til det gode, ligesom han glædede sig over dine Fædre,

And the Lord your God will cause you to abound in all the works of your hands, in the progeny of your womb, and in the fruit of your cattle, in the fertility of your land, and with an abundance of all things. For the Lord will return, so that he may rejoice over you in all good things, just as he rejoiced in your fathers:

10 naar du hører paa Herren din Guds Røst, saa at du holder hans Bud og hans Skikke, det som er skrevet i denne Lovbog; naar du omvender dig til Herren din Gud af dit ganske Hjerte og af din ganske Sjæl.

but only if you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep his precepts and ceremonies, which have been written in this law, and only if you return to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

11 Thi dette Bud, som jeg byder dig i Dag, det er ikke underligt for dig, det er ej heller langt borte.

This commandment, which I entrust to you today, is not high above you, nor has it been placed far away.

12 Det er ikke i Himmelen, at du maatte sige: Hvo vil fare os op til Himmelen og hente os det og lade os høre det, at vi maa gøre derefter?

Nor is it in heaven, so that you would be able to say, ‘Which of us can ascend to heaven, so as to carry it back to us, and so that we may hear it and fulfill it in deed?’

13 Det er ej heller paa hin Side Havet, at du maatte sige: Hvo vil fare os over paa hin Side Havet og hente os det og lade os høre det, at vi maa gøre derefter?

Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you would excuse yourself by saying, ‘Which of us is able to cross the sea, and to carry it back to us, so that we may be able to hear and to do what has been instructed?’

14 Thi det Ord er saare nær hos dig, i din Mund og i dit Hjerte, at du skal gøre derefter.

Instead, the word is near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may do it.

15 Se, jeg har lagt dig for i Dag Livet og det gode og Døden og det onde.

Consider what I have set forth in your sight this day, life and good, or, on the opposite side, death and evil,

16 Thi jeg byder dig i Dag at elske Herren din Gud, at vandre i hans Veje og at holde hans Bud og hans Skikke og hans Befalinger, at du maa leve og formeres, og Herren din Gud maa velsigne dig i det Land, som du kommer hen til for at eje det.

so that you may love the Lord your God, and walk in his ways, and keep his commandments and ceremonies and judgments, and so that you may live, and he may multiply you and bless you in the land, which you shall enter in order to possess.

17 Men dersom dit Hjerte vender sig bort, og du ikke hører, men lader dig forføre, saa at du tilbeder andre Guder og tjener dem:

But if your heart will have been turned aside, so that you are not willing to listen, and, having been deceived by error, you adore strange gods and serve them,

18 Da forkynder jeg eder i Dag, at I skulle omkomme; I skulle ikke forlænge eders Dage i Landet, til hvilket du drager over Jordanen for at komme derhen til at eje det.

then I predict to you this day that you will perish, and you will remain for only a short time in the land, for which you shall cross the Jordan, and which you shall enter in order to possess.

19 Jeg tager i Dag Himmelen og Jorden til Vidne mod eder, at jeg har forelagt dig Livet og Døden, Velsignelsen og Forbandelsen, at du maa udvælge Livet, paa det du maa leve, du og din Sæd,

I call heaven and earth as witnesses this day, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore, choose life, so that both you and your offspring may live,

20 at du maa elske Herren din Gud og høre paa hans Røst og hænge ved ham; thi han er dit Liv og dine Dages Længde; at du maa blive i Landet, som Herren tilsvor dine Fædre, Abraham, Isak og Jakob, at give dem.

and so that you may love the Lord your God, and obey his voice, and cling to him, (for he is your life and the length of your days) and so that you may live in the land, about which the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to them.”