5 Mosebog 31
1 Og Mose gik frem og talede disse Ord til al Israel.
When Moses/I finished saying all that to the Israeli people,
2 Og han sagde til dem: Jeg er i Dag hundrede og tyve Aar gammel, jeg kan ikke ydermere gaa ud og gaa ind, og Herren har sagt til mig: Du skal (ikke gaa over denne Jordan.
he/I said to them, “Now I am 120 years old. I am no longer able to go everywhere [that you go] (OR, to be your leader). Furthermore, Yahweh has told me that I will not cross the Jordan [River].
3 Herren din Gud, han gaar over for dit Ansigt, han skal ødelægge disse Folk for dit Ansigt, at du skal eje dem; Josva han skal gaa over for dit Ansigt, som Herren har talet.
But Yahweh our God will go ahead of you. He will [enable you to] destroy the nations that are living there, in order that you can occupy their land. Joshua will be your leader, which is what Yahweh already told me.
4 Og Herren skal gøre ved dem, som han gjorde imod Sihon og imod Og, de Amoriters Konger, og imod deres Land, hvilket han ødelagde.
Yahweh will do to those nations what he did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amor people-group when he destroyed their armies [MTY].
5 Og naar Herren giver dem hen for eders Ansigt, da skulle I gøre ved dem efter hvert Bud, som jeg har budet eder.
Yahweh will enable you to conquer those nations, but you must [kill all of the people of those nations, which is] what I have commanded you to do.
6 Værer frimodige og værer stærke, frygter ikke og forfærdes ikke for deres Ansigt; thi Herren din Gud, han er den, som vandrer med dig, han slipper dig ikke og forlader dig ikke.
Be brave and confident. Do not be afraid of those people. [Do not forget that] it is Yahweh our God who will go with you. He will always help [LIT] you and never abandon you.”
7 Og Mose kaldte Josva og sagde til ham for hele Israels Øjne: Vær frimodig og vær stærk, thi du skal indgaa med dette Folk i det Land, som Herren tilsvor deres Fædre at give dem; og du skal dele det til Arv imellem dem.
Then Moses/I summoned Joshua, and while all the Israeli people were listening, he/I said to him, “Be brave and confident. You are the one who will lead these people into the land that Yahweh promised to our ancestors that he would give to them, and you will enable them to occupy it.
8 Og Herren, han som gaar for dit Ansigt, skal være med dig, han skal ikke slippe dig og ikke forlade dig; frygt ikke og vær ikke ræd!
It is Yahweh who will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will always help [LIT] you. He will never abandon you. So do not be afraid or dismayed.”
9 Og Mose skrev denne Lov og gav den til Præsterne, Levi Sønner, som bare Herrens Pagts Ark, og til alle de Ældste af Israel.
Moses/I wrote down all these laws [on two scrolls] and gave [one scroll] to the priests, who carried the chest containing the Ten Commandments, and [gave the other scroll] to the Israeli elders.
10 Og Mose bød dem og sagde: Naar syv Aar ere til Ende, paa Henstandsaarets bestemte Tid, paa Løvsalernes Højtid,
Moses/I told them, “At the end of every seven years, at the time that all debts are canceled, [read this to the people] during the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters.
11 naar al Israel kommer at lade sig se for Herren din Guds Ansigt paa det Sted, som han skal udvælge, da skal du udraabe denne Lov for al Israel, for deres Øren.
Read it to all the Israeli people when they gather at the place that Yahweh chooses for them to worship him.
12 Lad samle Folket, Mændene og Kvinderne og smaa Børn og din fremmede, som er inden dine Porte, at de maa høre, og at de maa lære og frygte Herren eders Gud og tage Vare paa at gøre efter alle Ordene i denne Lov;
Gather together everyone—men, women, children, even the foreigners [who are living] in your towns—in order that they may hear [these laws] and learn to revere Yahweh our God, and to faithfully obey everything that is written in these laws.
13 og at deres Børn, som ikke kende det, skulle høre og lære at frygte Herren eders Gud alle de Dage, som I leve i det Land, hvorhen I drage over Jordanen til at eje det.
[If they do that], your descendants who have never known these laws will hear them and will also learn to revere Yahweh our God, during all the years that they live in the land that you are about to cross the Jordan [River] to occupy.”
14 Og Herren sagde til Mose: Se, dine Dage ere komne nær, at du skal dø; kald Josva og fremstiller eder ved Forsamlingens Paulun, saa vil jeg give ham Befaling; og Mose og Josva gik, og de fremstillede sig ved Forsamlingens Paulun.
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Listen carefully. You will soon die. Summon Joshua, and you go to the Sacred Tent with him, in order that I may appoint him [to be the new leader].” So Joshua and Moses/I went to the Sacred Tent.
15 Og Herren lod sig se i Paulunet i en Skystøtte, og Skystøtten stod over Paulunets Dør.
There Yahweh appeared to them/us in a pillar of cloud, and that cloud was close to the door of the tent.
16 Og Herren sagde til Mose: Se, du skal ligge med dine Fædre; og dette Folk skal staa op og bole efter de fremmede Guder i det Land, i hvis Midte det gaar hen, og forlade mig og tilintetgøre min Pagt, som jeg har gjort med det.
Yahweh said to Moses/me, “You will soon die [EUP]. Then these people will become unfaithful [MET] to me. They will abandon me and (break/stop obeying) the agreement that I made with them. They will begin to worship the foreign/pagan gods [that are worshiped by the people] of the land that they will enter.
17 Og min Vrede skal optændes imod det paa den samme Dag, og jeg skal forlade dem og skjule mit Ansigt for dem, saa at de skulle blive fortærede, og mangfoldige Ulykker og Angster skulle ramme det; og det skal sige paa den samme Dag: Have ikke disse onde Ting rammet mig, fordi min Gud ikke er midt iblandt mig?
When that happens, I will become very angry with them. I will abandon them [DOU] and I will no longer help them [IDM], and I will destroy them {they will be destroyed}. Many terrible things will happen to them, with the result that they will say, ‘[We are certain that] [RHQ] these things are happening to us because our God is no longer with us.’
18 og jeg vil skjule mit Ansigt paa den samme Dag for alt det ondes Skyld, som det har gjort; thi det har vendt sit Ansigt til andre Guder.
And because of all the evil things that they will have done, and [especially because] they will have started to worship other gods, I will refuse to help [IDM] them.
19 Saa skriver eder nu denne Sang, og lær Israels Børn den, læg den i deres Mund, for at denne Sang maa være mig til et Vidne imod Israels Børn.
“So, [I am going to give you] a song. Write it [on a scroll] and teach it to the Israeli people and cause them to memorize it. It will be like a witness that accuses them.
20 Thi jeg vil føre det ind i Landet, som jeg tilsvor dets Fædre, hvilket flyder med Mælk og Honning, og det skal æde og mættes og fede sig; og det skal vende sit Ansigt til andre Guder, og de skulle tjene dem og opirre mig, og de skulle gøre min Pagt til intet.
I am about to take them into a very fertile [IDM] land, a land that I solemnly promised their ancestors that I would give to them. There they will have plenty to eat, with the result that their [stomachs] will [always] be full and they will become fat. But then they will turn to other gods and start to worship them, and they will despise me and (break/stop obeying) the agreement that I made with them.
21 Og det skal ske, naar mangfoldige Ulykker og Angster ramme det, da skal denne Sang lyde imod det som et Vidne, thi den skal ikke glemmes af dets Afkoms Mund; thi jeg kender dets Tanke, som det denne Dag omgaas med, førend jeg fører det ind i Landet, som jeg har svoret.
And they will experience many terrible disasters. After that happens, their descendants will never forget this song, and it will be like a witness [that says, ‘Now you know why Yahweh punished your ancestors].’ I will soon take them into the land that I vowed that I would give to them; but now, before I do that, I know what they are thinking [that they will do when they are living there].”
22 Saa skrev Mose denne Sang paa den samme Dag, og han lærte Israels Børn den.
So on the day that [Yahweh gave Moses/me this song], he/I wrote it down, and he/I taught it to the Israeli people.
23 Og han bød Josva, Nuns Søn, og sagde: Vær frimodig og vær stærk; thi du skal føre Israels Børn ind i det Land, som jeg har tilsvoret dem; og jeg vil være med dig.
Then Yahweh (appointed/set apart) Joshua and said to him, “Be brave and confident, because you will lead the Israeli people into the land that I vowed that I would give to them. And I will be with you.”
24 Og det skete, der Mose havde fuldendt at skrive denne Lovs Ord i en Bog, indtil Enden,
Then Moses/I finished writing on a scroll all the laws that Yahweh had told to him/me.
25 da bød Mose Leviterne, som bare Herrens Pagts Ark, og sagde:
Then Moses/I told the descendants of Levi, who were carrying the Sacred Chest that contained the Ten Commandments,
26 Tager denne Lovs Bog og lægger den ved Siden af Herren eders Guds Pagts Ark, og den skal være der til et Vidne imod dig.
“Take this scroll on which these laws [are written], and place it beside the Sacred Chest that contains the agreement that Yahweh our God made with you, in order that it may remain there to testify [about what Yahweh will do] to the people [if they disobey him].
27 Thi jeg kender din Genstridighed og din haarde Nakke; se, medens jeg endnu lever hos eder i Dag, have I været genstridige imod Herren, og hvor meget mere da efter min Død.
[I say this] because I know that these people are very stubborn [DOU]. They have rebelled against Yahweh all during the time that I have been [with them], and they will rebel much more after I die!
28 Forsamler til mig alle de ældste af eders Stammer og eders Fogeder, saa vil jeg tale disse Ord for deres Øren, og jeg vil tage Himmelen og Jorden til Vidne imod dem.
So gather all the elders of the tribes and your officials, in order that I can tell them the words [of this song], and request all those who are in heaven and on the earth to be witnesses to testify against these people.
29 Thi jeg ved, at efter min Død ville I vist handle fordærveligt og afvige fra den Vej, som jeg har budet eder, saa skal det onde møde eder i de sidste Dage, naar I gøre det onde for Herrens Øjne til at opirre ham med eders Hænders Gerning.
I say that because I know that after I die, the people will become very wicked. They will turn away from doing everything that I have commanded them to do. And in the future, because of all the evil things that they will do, they will cause Yahweh to become angry with them. And he will cause them to experience disasters.”
30 Saa talede Mose denne Sangs Ord for al Israels Forsamlings Øren indtil Enden.
Then, while all the Israeli people listened, Moses/I sang/recited this entire song to them:
