4 Mosebog 13
1 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
2 Send Mænd for dig, at de bespejde det Land Kanaan, hvilket jeg giver Israels Børn; I skulle sende een Mand for hver sin Fædrene-Stamme, enhver iblandt dem skal være en Fyrste.
Send thou out some men that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: one man each of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send, every one who is a prince among them.
3 Saa sendte Mose dem fra Parans Ørk, efter Herrens Mund, Mænd, der alle vare Øverster for Israels Børn.
And Moses sent them out from the wilderness of Paran by the order of the Lord: they all were men, [who] were heads of the children of Israel.
4 Og disse ere deres Navne: For Rubens Stamme Sammua, Sakkurs Søn;
And these are their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
5 for Simeons Stamme Safat, Hori Søn;
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Chori.
6 for Judas Stamme Kaleb, Jefunne Søn;
Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Yephunneh.
7 for Isaskars Stamme Jigeal, Josefs Søn;
Of the tribe of Issachar, Yigal the son of Joseph.
8 for Efraims Stamme Hosea, Nuns Søn;
Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Nun.
9 for Benjamins Stamme Palti, Rafu Søn;
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
10 for Sebulons Stamme Gaddiel, Sodi Søn;
Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
11 for Josefs Stamme, for Manasse Stamme Gaddi, Sussi Søn;
Of the tribe of Joseph, of the tribe of Menasseh, Gaddi the son of Sussi.
12 for Dans Stamme Ammiel, Gemalli Søn;
Of the tribe of Dan, 'Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
13 for Asers Stamme Sethur, Mikaels Søn;
Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
14 for Nafthali Stamme Nahebi, Vofsi Søn;
Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nachbi the son of Vophsi.
15 for Gads Stamme Geuel, Maki Søn.
Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
16 Disse ere Navnene paa de Mænd, som Mose sendte til at bespejde Landet; men Mose kaldte Hosea, Nuns Søn, Josva.
These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua [[Yehoshua']].
17 Og Mose sendte dem til at bespejde Kanaans Land og sagde til dem: Drager herfra op i Sydlandet, og I skulle gaa op paa Bjergene.
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and he said unto them, Go you up this way at the south side, and go up into the mountain;
18 Og I skulle bese Landet, hvordan det er, og det Folk, som bor derudi, om det er stærkt eller svagt, om det er lidet eller talrigt,
And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwell therein, whether they be strong or weak, whether they be few or many;
19 og hvad det er for et Land, som det bor udi, om det er godt eller slet, og hvad det er for Stæder, som det bor udi, om det bor i Lejre eller i Befæstninger,
And what the land is on which they dwell, whether it be good or bad; and what the cities are in which they dwell, whether in open places, or in strongholds;
20 og hvad det er for et Land, om det er fedt eller magert; om der er Træer i det eller ej, og I skulle være frimodige og tage af Landets Frugt; men det var paa den Tid, da de første Vindruer bleve modne.
And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be trees therein, or not; and take ye courage, and take away some of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the season of the first ripening of grapes.
21 Og de gik op og bespejdede Landet, fra Zins Ørk indtil Rehob, til henimod Hamatli.
And they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rechob, on the road to Chamath.
22 Derefter gik de op i Sydlandet og kom til Hebron, og der var Ahiman, Sesai og Talmai, Anaks Børn; men Hebron var bygget syv Aar førend Zoan i Ægypten.
And they ascended on the south side, and came unto Hebron; and there were Achiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of 'Anak; [now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.]
23 Og de kom indtil Eskols Bæk og afskare der en Vinkvist og en Vindrueklasse, og to bare den paa en Stang, og de toge af Granatæblerne og af Figenerne.
And they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and they cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it upon a barrow between two; and [they took some] of the pomegranates and of the figs.
24 Dette Sted kaldte man Eskols Bæk for den Klases Skyld, som Israels Børn afskare der.
That place was called the valley of Eshcol, on account of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.
25 Og de vendte tilbage fra at bespejde Landet, der fyrretyve Dage vare til Ende.
And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
26 Og de gik og kom til Mose og til Aron og til al Israels Børns Menighed, til Parans Ørk til Kades; og de bragte dem og al Menigheden Svar igen, og de lode dem se Landets Frugt.
And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and they brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.
27 Og de fortalte ham og sagde: Vi kom til Landet, som du sendte os til, og det flyder endog med Mælk og Honning, og denne er Frugten derfra.
And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou didst send us, and truly doth it flow with milk and honey; and this is its fruit.
28 Men dog, det er et stærkt Folk, som bor i Landet, og Stæderne ere faste og saare store, vi have ogsaa set Anaks Børn der.
Nevertheless the people are strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are very strongly walled, and great; and the children of 'Anak also have we seen there.
29 Amalek bor sydligt i Landet, og Hethiten og Jebusiten og Amoriten bor paa Bjerget, og Kananiten bor ved Havet og ved Jordanens Bred.
The Amalekites dwell in the southern country; and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Emorites, dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the margin of the Jordan.
30 Men Kaleb beroligede Folket overfor Mose og sagde: Lader os dog gaa op og indtage det til Ejendom; thi vi kunne lettelig bemægtige os det.
And Caleb stilled the people toward Moses, and he said, We can easily go up, and take possession of it; for we are well able to overcome it.
31 Men de Mænd, som vare dragne op med ham, sagde: Vi formaa ikke at drage op mod det Folk; thi det er stærkere end vi.
But the men who had gone up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
32 Og de bragte ondt Rygte om Landet, hvilket de havde bespejdet, ud til Israels Børn og sagde: Det Land, som vi gik igennem at bespejde det, det er et Land, som fortærer sine Indbyggere, og alt det Folk, som vi saa deri, er høje Folk.
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying, The land through which we have passed to spy it out, is a land that consumeth its inhabitants; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.
33 Og vi saa der Kæmperne, Anaks Børn, en Kæmpeslægt; og vi vare for vore Øjne som Græshopper, og vi vare ligesaa for deres Øjne.
And there we saw the giants, the sons of 'Anak, of the giants' [family]: and we were in our own eyes as grasshoppers, and so were we in their eyes.
