Josua 1
1 Og det skete efter Mose Herrens Tjeners Død, da sagde Herren til Josva, Nuns Søn, som havde tjent Mose, saaledes:
And after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, it happened that the Lord spoke to Joshua, the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, and he said to him:
2 Mose, min Tjener, er død; saa gør dig nu rede, drag over denne Jordan, du og alt dette Folk, til det Land, som jeg giver Israels Børn.
“Moses, my servant, has died. Rise up, and cross this Jordan, you and all the people with you, into the land which I will give to the sons of Israel.
3 Hvert Sted, som eders Fodsaal skal træde paa, det har jeg givet eder, som jeg sagde til Mose;
I will deliver to you every place that the step of your foot will tread upon, just as I said to Moses.
4 fra Ørken og dette Libanon og indtil den store Flod, den Flod Frat, alt Hethiternes Land, og indtil det store Hav imod Solens Nedgang, det skal være eders Landemærke.
From the desert and from Lebanon, even to the great river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, as far as the great sea opposite the setting of the sun, shall be your border.
5 Ingen Mand skal bestaa for dit Ansigt alle dine Livs Dage; ligesom jeg var med Mose, vil jeg være med dig, jeg vil ikke slippe og ikke forlade dig.
No one will be able to resist you during all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so will I be with you. I will not leave you, nor will I forsake you.
6 Vær frimodig og vær stærk; thi du skal dele Landet til Arv iblandt dette Folk, hvilket jeg tilsvor deres Fædre at ville give dem.
Be strengthened and be steadfast. For you shall divide by lot, to this people, the land about which I swore to their fathers that I would deliver it to them.
7 Vær kun saare frimodig og stærk, saa du tager Vare paa at gøre efter al den Lov, som Mose, min Tjener, bød dig; vig ikke fra den til højre eller venstre Side, at du kan handle klogelig paa al den Vej, som du skal vandre paa.
Therefore, be strengthened and be very steadfast, so that you may observe and accomplish the entire law, which Moses, my servant, instructed to you. You may not turn aside from it to the right, nor to the left. So may you understand all that you should do.
8 Denne Lovs Bog skal ikke vige fra din Mund, men du skal grunde paa den Dag og Nat, paa det du kan tage Vare paa at gøre efter alt det, som er skrevet i den; thi da skal det gaa dig vel i dine Veje, og da skal du handle klogelig.
The book of this law shall not depart from your mouth. Instead, you shall meditate upon it, day and night, so that you may observe and do all the things that are written in it. Then you shall direct your way and understand it.
9 Har jeg ikke befalet dig: Vær frimodig og stærk, forfærdes ikke og ræddes ikke; thi Herren din Gud er med dig paa al den Vej, som du skal vandre paa.
Behold, I am instructing you. Be strengthened, and be steadfast. Do not dread, and do not fear. For the Lord your God is with you in all things, wherever you may go.”
10 Da bød Josva Folkets Fogeder og sagde:
And Joshua instructed the leaders of the people, saying: “Cross through the midst of the camp, and command the people, and say:
11 Gaar midt igennem Lejren og byder Folket og siger: Bereder eder Tæring; thi inden tre Dage skulle I gaa over denne Jordan for at komme til at eje Landet, som Herren eders Gud giver eder at eje.
‘Prepare your food supplies. For after the third day, you shall cross the Jordan, and you shall enter so as to possess the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.’”
12 Og til Rubeniterne og til Gaditerne og til Halvdelen af Manasse Stamme sagde Josva:
Likewise, he said to the Reubenites and to the Gadites, and to the one half tribe of Manasseh:
13 Kommer det Ord i Hu, som Mose, Herrens Tjener, bød eder og sagde: Herren eders Gud skaffer eder Rolighed og giver eder dette Land.
“Remember the words, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, instructed to you, saying: ‘The Lord your God has given you rest, and has given you all the land.’
14 Lader eders Hustruer og eders smaa Børn og eders Kvæg blive i Landet, som Mose har givet eder paa denne Side Jordanen; men I skulle drage over bevæbnede for eders Brødres Ansigt, alle vældige til Strid, og hjælpe dem,
Your wives and sons, as well as the cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses delivered to you beyond the Jordan. But as for you, pass over with weapons, before your brothers, all you who are strong of hand, and fight on their behalf,
15 indtil Herren skaffer eders Brødre Rolighed som eder, at ogsaa de kunne eje Landet, som Herren eders Gud skal give dem; saa skulle I vende tilbage til eders Ejendoms Land og eje det, som Mose, Herrens Tjener, gav eder paa denne Side Jordanen mod Solens Opgang.
until the Lord gives rest to your brothers, just as he has given to you, and until they also possess the land, which the Lord your God will give to them. And so shall you be returned to the land of your possession. And you shall live in the land, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave to you beyond the Jordan, opposite the rising of the sun.”
16 Og de svarede Josva og sagde: Vi ville gøre alt det, som du har budet os, og vi ville gaa til alt, hvortil du vil sende os.
And they responded to Joshua, and they said: “All that you have instructed to us, we shall do. And wherever you will send us, we shall go.
17 I alle Ting, ligesom vi hørte Mose, saaledes ville vi og høre dig; vilde kun Herren din Gud være med dig, ligesom han var med Mose!
Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so shall we obey you also. But may the Lord your God be with you, just as he was with Moses.
18 Hver den, som er genstridig mod din Mund og ikke hører dine Ord i alt det, du byder ham, han skal dø; vær ikkun frimodig og stærk.
Whoever will contradict your mouth, and whoever will not obey all of your words, which you will instruct to him, let him die. But may you be strengthened, and may you act manfully.”
