4 Mosebog 21
1 Der Kananiten, Arads Konge, som boede i Sydlandet, hørte, at Israel kom ind ad Spejdernes Vej, da stred han imod Israel og førte nogle af dem bort i Fangenskab.
And when the Canaanite, the king of 'Arad, who dwelt in the south, heard that Israel was coming by the way of the spies: he made an attack on Israel, and took from them some prisoners.
2 Da lovede Israel Herren et Løfte og sagde: Dersom du giver dette Folk i min Haand, da vil jeg lyse deres Stæder i Band.
And Israel made a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt but deliver this people into my hand, then will I devote their cities.
3 Og Herren hørte Israels Røst og overgav Kananiterne, og man bandlyste dem og deres Stæder og kaldte det Steds Navn Horma.
And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and he delivered up the Canaanites; and they devoted them and their cities: and they called the name of the place Chormah.
4 Saa rejste de fra det Bjerg Hor paa Vejen til det røde Hav, for at drage omkring Edoms Land; og Folkets Sjæl blev utaalmodig paa Vejen.
And they set forward from mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to go round the land of Edom: and the spirit of the people became impatient because of the way.
5 Og Folket talede imod Gud og imod Mose: Hvorfor førte I os op af Ægypten for at dø i Ørken? thi her er hverken Brød eller Vand, og vor Sjæl kedes ved denne ringe Mad.
And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this miserable bread.
6 Da sendte Herren giftige Slanger iblandt Folket, og de bed Folket, og der døde meget Folk af Israel.
And the Lord let loose against the people poisonous serpents, and they bit the people; and there died much people of Israel.
7 Da kom Folket til Mose, og de sagde: Vi have syndet, thi vi have talet imod Herren og imod dig, bed til Herren, at han vil tage de Slanger fra os; og Mose bad for Folket.
And the people then came to Moses, and they said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away from us the serpents. And Moses prayed for the people.
8 Da sagde Herren til Mose: Gør dig en Slange, og sæt den paa en Stang; og det skal ske, at hver som er bidt og ser den, han skal leve.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thyself a serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that whoever is bitten shall look at it, and he shall live.
9 Da gjorde Mose en Kobberslange og satte den paa en Stang; og det skete, naar en Slange havde bidt nogen, og han saa til den Kobberslange, da blev han i Live.
And Moses made a serpent of copper, and put it upon a pole; and it came to pass, that, when a serpent had bitten any man, and he looked up to the serpent of copper, he remained alive.
10 Og Israels Børn rejste derfra, og de lejrede sig i Oboth.
And the children of Israel set forward, and encamped in Oboth.
11 Og de rejste fra Oboth, og de lejrede sig ved Abirams Høje i Ørken, som er lige foran Moab, mod Solens Opgang.
And they journeyed from Oboth, and encamped at 'Iye-ha'abarim, in the wilderness, which is before Moab, toward the rising of the sun.
12 Derfra rejste de og lejrede sig ved den Bæk Sered.
From there they set forward and encamped in the valley of Zered.
13 Derfra rejste de og lejrede sig paa denne Side Arnon, som er i Ørken, og som gaar ud fra Amoriternes Landemærke; thi Arnon var Moabs Landemærke imellem Moab og imellem Amoriterne.
From there they set forward, and encamped on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness, and which cometh out of the boundary of the Emorites; for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and between the Emorites.
14 Derfor siges i Herrens Stridsbog: „Vaheb i Sufa og Arnons Bække,
Therefore mention is made in the book of the wars of the Lord, of Vaheb in Supha, and of the brooks of Arnon,
15 og Bækkenes Løb, som strækker sig til Ars Bolig og støder paa Moabs Landemærke.
And the descent of the brooks, that turneth toward Shebeth-'Ar, and leaneth upon the border of Moab;
16 Og derfra rejste de til Beer, det er den Brønd, som Herren talede om til Mose: Saml Folket, og jeg vil give dem Vand.
And from there to the well; this is the well where the Lord said unto Moses, Assemble the people and I will give them water.
17 Da sang Israel denne Sang: „Stig, Brønd! sjunger om den.
Then did Israel sing this song, Come up, O well; sing ye unto it:
18 Brønd, som er graven af Fyrsterne, kastet af de ædle iblandt Folket, med Fyrstespir, med deres Herskerstave!‟ Og fra den Ørk rejste de til Matthana,
Well, which the princes have dug, which the nobles of the people have hollowed out with the sceptre, with their staves; — and from the wilderness to Mattanah;
19 og fra Matthana til Nahaliel, og fra Nahaliel til Bamoth,
And from Mattanah to Nachaliel; and from Nachaliel to Bamoth;
20 og fra Bamoth til den Dal, som er paa Moabs Mark, mod Toppen af Pisga, der skuer ud over Ørken.
And from Bamoth to the valley, which is in the fields of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward the desert.
21 Og Israel sendte Bud hen til Sihon, Amoriternes Konge, og lod sige:
And Israel sent messengers unto Sichon the king of the Emorites, saying,
22 Lad mig gaa igennem dit Land, vi ville ikke bøje ind paa Ager eller paa Vingaard, vi ville ikke drikke Vand af nogen Brønd, vi ville drage ad Kongevejen, indtil vi ere komne igennem dit Landemærke.
Let me pass through thy land; we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink the water of a well: by the king's highway will we go along, until we have passed thy border.
23 Og Sihon vilde ikke tilstede Israel at gaa igennem sit Landemærke; men Sihon samlede alt sit Folk og drog ud mod Israel i Ørken og kom til Jaza; og han stred imod Israel.
But Sichon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border; and Sichon assembled all his people together; and went out against Israel into the wilderness; and he came to Yahaz, and fought against Israel.
24 Men Israel slog ham med skarpe Sværd og indtog hans Land til Ejendom, fra Arnon indtil Jabok, indtil Ammons Børn; men Ammons Børns Landemærke var fast.
And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and took possession of his land from Arnon unto Yabbok, even unto the children of 'Ammon; for the border of the children of 'Ammon was strong.
25 Saa indtog Israel alle disse Stæder, og Israel tog Bolig i alle Amoriternes Stæder, i Hesbon, og alle dens tilliggende Byer.
And Israel took all these cities; and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Emorites, in Cheshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
26 Thi Hesbon var Sihons, Amoriternes Konges, Stad; og han havde stridt mod Moabiternes forrige Konge og taget alt hans Land fra ham indtil Arnon.
For Cheshbon was the city of Sichon the king of the Emorites; and he had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, up to the Arnon.
27 Derfor sige de, som tale Ordsprog: „Kommer til Hesbon! Sihons Stad skal bygges og grundfæstes.
Therefore said the poets, Come into Cheshbon, let the city of Sichon be built and established.
28 Thi der er udgangen en Ild af Hesbon, en Lue af Sihons Stad, den har fortæret Ar i Moab, Herrerne over Arnons Høje.
For a fire is gone out of Cheshbon, a flame from the city of Sichon: it hath consumed 'Ar-Moab, the men of the high places of the Arnon.
29 Ve dig, Moab! du, Kamos Folk, er fortabt! han har givet sine Sønner som Flygtninge og sine Døtre som Fanger til Sihon, Amoriternes Konge.
Woe to thee, Moab! thou art lost, O people of Kemosh: he hath suffered his sons to become fugitives, and his daughters to go into captivity, unto the king of the Emorites, Sichon.
30 Og vi have nedskudt dem; Hesbon er tabt indtil Dibon; og vi have lagt dem øde indtil Nofa, som naar indtil Medba.‟
We have thrown them down; lost is Cheshbon even unto Dibon, and we have laid waste [all] up to Nophach, which reacheth unto Medeba.
31 Saa tog Israel Bolig i Amoriternes Land.
Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Emorites.
32 Og Mose sendte ud at bespejde Jaeser, og de indtoge dens tilliggende Byer; og han fordrev Amoriterne, som vare der.
And Moses sent to spy out Ya'zer, and they captured the villages thereof, and drove out the Emorites that were there.
33 Og de vendte sig og droge op ad Vejen til Basan; da drog Og, Kongen af Basan, ud imod dem, han og alt hans Folk til Strid, til Edrei.
And they turned and went up by the way to Bashan; and 'Og, the king of Bashan, went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
34 Og Herren sagde til Mose: Frygt ikke for ham; thi jeg har givet ham i din Haand, og alt hans Folk og hans Land; og du skal gøre ved ham, ligesom du gjorde ved Sihon, Amoriternes Konge, som boede i Hesbon.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not; for into thy hand have I delivered him, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do unto him as thou hast done unto Sichon, the king of the Emorites, who dwelt at Cheshbon.
35 Og de sloge ham og hans Sønner og alt hans Folk, saa at man ikke lod nogen blive tilovers for ham, og de indtoge hans Land til Ejendom.
And they smote him and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left unto him that escaped; and they took possession of his land.
