4 Mosebog 32

1 Og Rubens Børn og Gads Børn havde meget og saare talrigt Kvæg, og de saa det Land Jaeser og det Land Gilead, og se, det Sted var et bekvemt Sted til Kvæg.

The people of the tribes of Reuben and Gad had much livestock. They saw that the land near Jazer [city] and the Gilead [region east of the Jordan River] had good [grass] for the animals [to graze on].

2 Og Gads Børn og Rubens Børn kom, og de sagde til Mose og til Eleasar, Præsten, og til Menighedens Fyrster, sigende:

So their leaders came to Eleazar and the other leaders of the people and Moses/me. They said,

3 Atharoth og Dibon og Jaeser og Nimra og Hesbon og Eleale og Sebam og Nebo og Beon,

“We have a great amount of livestock.

4 det Land, som Herren har slaaet for Israels Menigheds Ansigt, det er et Land til Kvæg, og dine Tjenere have Kvæg.

Yahweh has enabled us Israelis to capture some land that is very good for animals [to graze on]—the land near Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon [towns].

5 Og de sagde: Dersom vi have fundet Naade for dine Øjne, da lad dette Land gives dine Tjenere til Ejendom, lad os ikke gaa over Jordanen.

If it pleases you, we would like this land to be ours, instead of land on the other side of the Jordan River.”

6 Da sagde Mose til Gads Børn og til Rubens Børn: Skulle eders Brødre drage i Krigen, og I skulle blive her?

Moses/I replied to the leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben, “It is not right for [RHQ] your fellow Israelis to go to fight in wars and you stay here!

7 Og hvi afvende I Israels Børns Hjerter fra at drage over til det Land, som Herren har givet dem?

[If you do that], you will cause the other Israelis to be discouraged, with the result that they will not cross [the Jordan River] to the land that Yahweh is giving to them [RHQ].

8 Saa gjorde eders Fædre, da jeg sendte dem fra Kades-Barnea til at bese Landet;

Your ancestors did the same kind of thing. I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to see what the land [of Canaan] was like.

9 thi de gik op til Eskols Bæk og besaa Landet, og de afvendte Israels Børns Hjerte, at de ikke vilde gaa ind i Landet, som Herren havde givet dem.

They went as far as Eshcol Valley, but when they saw [the huge people in] the land, [they returned and] caused the Israeli people to be discouraged, saying ‘We should not try to enter the land that Yahweh said that he is giving to us.’

10 Og Herrens Vrede optændtes den samme Dag, og han svor og sagde:

So Yahweh became very angry with them, and he solemnly declared this:

11 Disse Mænd, som ere dragne op af Ægypten, fra tyve Aar gamle og derover, skulle ikke se det Land, som jeg har tilsvoret Abraham, Isak og Jakob; thi de have ikke efterfulgt mig,

‘From all the people who came out of Egypt, the only ones who are at least 20 years old who will see the land that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, are Jephunneh’s son Caleb and Nun’s son Joshua, because they trusted me completely. None of the other people who came out of Egypt will even see that land, because they have not completely believed in my [power].’

12 undtagen Kaleb, Jefunne den Kenisiters Søn, og Josva, Nuns Søn; thi de have efterfulgt Herren.

13 Saa optændtes Herrens Vrede imod Israel, og han lod dem vanke hid og did i Ørken fyrretyve Aar, indtil hele den Slægt fik Ende, som gjorde det onde for Herrens Øjne.

So Yahweh was angry with the Israeli people, and [as a result] he has caused us to wander in this desert for 40 years. Finally, all the people who had sinned against Yahweh [by refusing to trust him] died, [one by one].

14 Og se, I ere traadte op i eders Fædres Sted, en Mængde af syndige Mennesker, for at gøre Herrens Vrede endnu større imod Israel;

And you are acting like your ancestors did! You sinful Israeli people are going to cause Yahweh to be more angry with you [than he was with our ancestors]

15 thi dersom I vende eder bort fra ham, da skal han lade det blive endnu længere i Ørken; og dermed bringe I Fordærvelse over hele dette Folk.

If you stop trusting him, he will cause you and all your fellow Israelis to stay longer in the desert, and he will get rid of all of you!”

16 Da gik de frem til ham og sagde: Vi ville ikkun bygge Faarestier her til vort Kvæg, og Stæder for vore smaa Børn.

Then the [leaders of the tribes of Reuben and Gad] said to Moses/me, “First we will build pens for our animals and build cities for our families here.

17 Men vi ville væbne os og ile foran Israels Børns Ansigt, indtil vi have ført dem til deres Sted, og vore smaa Børn skulle blive i de faste Stæder, for Landets Indbyggeres Skyld.

Then our families will live in strong cities with walls around them, and they will be safe from the people who live in this land. Then we will get ready to fight battles. We will help the other Israelis to get land [on the other side of the river].

18 Vi ville ikke vende tilbage til vore Huse, førend Israels Børn have indtaget hver sin Arv.

We will not return to our homes until every Israeli has received some land.

19 Thi vi ville ikke arve med dem paa hin Side Jordanen og videre frem; men vor Arv skal tilfalde os paa denne Side Jordanen mod Østen.

We will not take any land on the west side of the Jordan [River]; our land will be here on the east side.”

20 Og Mose sagde til dem: Dersom I ville gøre denne Gerning, dersom I ville væbne eder til Strid for Herrens Ansigt,

So Moses/I told them, “[Okay, I will tell you] what you all must do. You must get ready to fight battles for Yahweh.

21 og hver af eder bevæbnet vil drage over Jordanen for Herrens Ansigt, indtil han har fordrevet sine Fjender fra sit Ansigt,

You all must cross the Jordan [River] carrying your weapons.

22 og Landet bliver undertvunget for Herrens Ansigt: Saa maa I derefter vende tilbage, og I skulle være uden Skyld for Herren og for Israel, og I skulle have dette Land til Ejendom for Herrens Ansigt.

After Yahweh helps us to take that land [from the people who live there], you will be permitted to return to your homes. You will have done what you have promised Yahweh and the Israeli people that you would do, and you may keep this land to be your own, given to you by Yahweh.

23 Men dersom I ikke ville gøre saaledes, se, da have I syndet imod Herren; og vider, at eders Synd skal finde eder.

“But if you do not do these things, you will be sinning against Yahweh, and he will punish you for [that] sin.

24 Saa bygger eder Stæder for eders smaa Børn og Stier for eders smaa Kvæg, og gører efter det, som er udgaaet af eders Mund.

Now you can build cities for your families and pens for your animals, but after doing that, you must do what you have promised.”

25 Og Gads Børn og Rubens Børn sagde til Mose, sigende: Dine Tjenere skulle gøre, saaledes, som min Herre har befalet.

The leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben replied, “We will do what you have asked us to do [MTY], because you are our leader.

26 Vore smaa Børn, vore Hustruer, vort Fæ og alt vort Kvæg, de skulle blive der, i Gileads Stæder;

Our wives and children and our cattle and sheep and goats will stay here in the cities in the Gilead area,

27 men dine Tjenere ville drage over, hver bevæbnet til Strid for Herrens Ansigt, i Krigen, som min Herre siger.

but we will prepare to go to battle. We will take our weapons and go across [the Jordan River] and fight for Yahweh, just as you, our leader, have said.”

28 Da gav Mose Befaling angaaende dem til Eleasar, Præsten, og Josva, Nuns Søn, og de Øverste for Fædrenehusene blandt Israels Børns Stammer.

So Moses/I gave instructions about them to Eleazar, Joshua, and the leaders of the Israeli tribes.

29 Og Mose sagde til dem: Dersom Gads Børn og Rubens Børn drage med eder over Jordanen, hver bevæbnet til Krigen, for Herrens Ansigt, og Landet er undertvunget for eders Ansigt, da skulle I give dem det Land Gilead til Ejendom.

Moses/I said to them, “If the men from the tribes of Gad and Reuben prepare for battle and cross the Jordan [River] with you, in order to do what Yahweh desires and help you to take that land, give them the Gilead area to belong to them.

30 Men dersom de ikke drage bevæbnede over med eder, da skulle de tage Arv midt iblandt eder i Kanaans Land.

But if they do not take their weapons and go with you prepared to fight, they will not receive this land. They will need to accept some land in Canaan, like the rest of you will do.”

31 Og Gads Børn og Rubens Børn svarede og sagde: Som Herren har talet til dine Tjenere, saaledes ville vi gøre.

The [leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben] replied, “We will do what you have said and what Yahweh has said.

32 Vi ville drage bevæbnede for Herrens Ansigt over i Kanaans Land, og vor Arvs Ejendom skulle vi have paa denne Side Jordanen.

We will cross the river into Canaan land, and we will do what Yahweh desires and be prepared for battle. But our land will be [here] on the east side of the Jordan [River].”

33 Saa gav Mose dem, nemlig Gads Børn og Rubens Børn og Halvdelen af Manasse, Josefs Søns, Stamme, Sihons, den amoritiske Konges, Rige og Ogs, Kongen af Basans, Rige, Landet med dets Stæder inden deres Grænser, Landets Stæder trindt omkring.

So Moses/I agreed to give that land to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and to half of the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh. That land was previously the land where Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, ruled, and the land where Og, the king of Bashan [region], ruled, including its cities and surrounding land.

34 Saa byggede Gads Børn Dibon og Ataroth og Aroer

The people of the tribe of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

35 og Ataroth-Sofan og Jaeser og Jogbea

Atroth-Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

36 og Beth-Nimra og Beth-Haran, faste Stæder og Faarestier.

Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran cities. Those were cities with strong walls around them. And they also built pens for their sheep.

37 Og Rubens Børn byggede Hesbon og Eleale og Kirjathajim

The people of the tribe of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

38 og Nebo og Baal-Meon, som de forandrede Navnene paa, og Sibma; og de gave Stæderne, som de byggede, Navne, hver sit Navn.

Nebo, Baal-Meon, and Sibmah cities. When they rebuilt Nebo and Baal-Meon, they gave new names to those cities.

39 Og Makirs, Manasse Søns, Børn gik ind i Gilead og indtoge det; og de fordreve Amoriterne, som vare der udi.

The descendants of Manasseh’s son Makir went to the Gilead [region] and compelled the people of the Amor people-group to leave that area.

40 Da gav Mose Makir, Manasse Søn, Gilead, og han boede derudi.

So Moses/I gave Gilead to the family of Makir, and they started to live there.

41 Men Jair, Manasse Søn, gik hen og indtog deres Smaabyer og kaldte dem Havoth-Jair.

Jair, who was also a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured the small towns in that region, and he named them the Towns of Jair.

42 Og Noba gik hen og indtog Kenat og dens tilliggende Byer og kaldte den Noba efter sit Navn.

A man named Nobah went and captured Kenath [city] and the nearby towns, and then he put his own name to be the new name of that area.