5 Mosebog 8
1 Iskulle holde alle de Bud, som jeg byder dig i Dag, saa at I gøre derefter, at I maa leve og formeres og komme ind og eje det Land, som Herren har tilsvoret eders Fædre.
“All the commandments which I am entrusting to you this day, take care to observe them diligently, so that you may live and be multiplied, and so that, upon entering, you may possess the land, about which the Lord swore to your fathers.
2 Og du skal ihukomme al den Vej, som Herren din Gud har ladet dig gaa disse fyrretyve Aar i Ørken for at ydmyge dig, for at forsøge dig, for at fornemme, hvad der var i dit Hjerte, om du vilde holde hans Bud eller ej.
And you shall remember the entire journey along which the Lord your God led you, for forty years through the desert, to afflict you, and to test you, and to make known the things that were turning in your soul, whether or not you would keep his commandments.
3 Og han ydmygede dig og lod dig hungre og gav dig Man at æde, hvilket du ikke kendte, og dine Fædre ej kendte, for at lade dig vide, at Mennesket lever ikke ved Brødet alene, men Mennesket lever ved alt det, som udgaar af Herrens Mund.
He afflicted you with need, and he gave you Manna as your food, which neither you nor your fathers knew, so as to reveal to you that it is not by bread alone that man lives, but by every word that goes forth from the mouth of God.
4 Dit Klædebon blev ikke gammelt paa dig, og din Fod blev ikke hoven disse fyrretyve Aar.
Your garment, with which you were covered, has by no means decayed due to age, and your foot has not been worn down, even to this fortieth year,
5 Saa kan du kende i dit Hjerte, at ligesom en Mand tugter sin Søn, har Herren din Gud tugtet dig.
so that you would recognize in your heart that, just as a man educates his son, so has the Lord your God educated you.
6 Saa hold Herren din Guds Bud, at du vandrer i hans Veje og frygter ham.
So may you keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and walk in his ways, and fear him.
7 Thi Herren din Gud fører dig ind i et godt Land, et Land med Vandbække, Kilder og dybe Brønde, som udvælde i Dalene og paa Bjergene;
For the Lord your God will lead you into a good land: a land of brooks and waters and fountains, in which deep rivers burst forth from its plains and mountains,
8 et Land med Hvede og Byg og Vintræer og Figentræer og Granatæbletræer, et Land med Olietræer og Honning,
a land of crops, barley, and vineyards, in which fig and pomegranate and olive trees spring up, a land of oil and honey.
9 et Land, hvor du ikke skal æde Brød i Armod, hvor du ikke skal fattes noget; et Land, hvis Stene ere Jern, og af hvis Bjerge du kan udhugge Kobber.
In that place, without any need, you shall eat your bread and enjoy an abundance of all things: where the stones are like iron, and where ore for brass is dug out of its mountains.
10 Og du skal æde og blive mæt og love Herren din Gud for det gode Land, som han har givet dig.
So then, when you have eaten and been satisfied, you should bless the Lord your God for the excellent land which he has given to you.
11 Vogt dig, at du ikke forglemmer Herren din Gud, saa at du ikke holder hans Bud og hans Befalinger og hans Skikke, som jeg byder dig i Dag;
Be observant and cautious, lest at some time you may forget the Lord your God, and neglect his commandments, as well as the judgments and ceremonies, which I instruct to you this day.
12 at du ikke skal æde og blive mæt og bygge gode Huse og bo deri,
Otherwise, after you have eaten and been satisfied, and have built beautiful houses and have lived in them,
13 og dit store Kvæg og dit smaa Kvæg skal formeres, og Sølv og Guld skal formeres for dig, og alt det, som du har, formeres,
and have obtained herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep, and a plentitude of gold and silver and all things,
14 og dit Hjerte skulde ophøje sig, og du skulde glemme Herren din Gud, som udførte dig af Ægyptens Land, af Trælles Hus;
your heart might be lifted up, and you might not remember the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude,
15 ham, som ledte dig igennem den store og forfærdelige Ørk, hvor der var giftige Slanger og Skorpioner og Tørhed, hvor der ikke var Vand; ham, som lod Vand udflyde til dig af en haard Stenklippe;
and who was your leader in the great and terrible wilderness, in which there was the serpent with a burning breath, and the scorpion, and the snake of thirst, and no waters at all. He led streams out of the hardest rock,
16 ham, som gav dig Man at æde i Ørken, hvilket dine Fædre ikke kendte, for at ydmyge dig og for at forsøge dig og at gøre vel imod dig i den sidste Tid;
and he nourished you in the wilderness with Manna, which your fathers had not known. And after he had afflicted and tested you, in the very end, he took pity on you.
17 og du skulde sige i dit Hjerte: Min Kraft og min Haands Styrke har skaffet mig denne Vælde.
Otherwise, you might say in your heart: ‘My own strength, and the power of my own hand, have brought forth all these things for me.’
18 Men du skal komme Herren din Gud i Hu, thi han er den, som giver dig Kraft til at skaffe dig Vælde, for at stadfæste sin Pagt, som han svor dine Fædre, som det ses paa denne Dag.
But remember the Lord your God, that he himself has provided you with strength, so that he may fulfill his covenant, about which he swore to your fathers, just as the present day reveals.
19 Og det skal ske, om du glemmer Herren din Gud og vandrer efter andre Guder og tjener og tilbeder dem, da vidner jeg over eder i Dag, at I skulle omkomme.
But if you forget the Lord your God, so that you follow foreign gods, and serve and adore them: behold, I now foretell to you that you shall utterly perish.
20 Ligesom Hedningerne, hvilke Herren lader omkomme for eders Ansigt, saaledes skulle I omkomme, fordi I ikke vilde høre Herren eders Guds Røst.
Just like the nations, which the Lord destroyed upon your arrival, so shall you also perish, if you have been disobedient to the voice of the Lord your God.”
