5 Mosebog 12

1 Dette er de Anordninger og Lovbud, I omhyggeligt skal handle efter i det Land, HERREN, dine Fædres Gud, giver dig i Eje, saa længe I lever paa Jorden.

These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.

2 I skal i Bund og Grund ødelægge alle de Steder, hvor de Folk, I driver bort, dyrker deres Guder, paa de høje Bjerge, paa Højene og under alle grønne Træer!

Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

3 I skal nedbryde deres Altre og sønderslaa deres Stenstøtter, I skal opbrænde deres Asjerastøtter og omhugge deres Gudebilleder og udrydde deres Navn fra hvert saadant Sted.

Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.

4 I maa ikke bære eder saaledes ad over for HERREN eders Gud;

You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.

5 men til det Sted, HERREN eders Gud udvælger blandt alle eders Stammer for at stedfæste sit Navn og lade det bo der, skal I søge, og der skal du gaa hen;

Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.

6 derhen skal I bringe eders Brændofre og Slagtofre, eders Tiender og Offerydelser, eders Løfteofre og Frivilligofre og de førstefødte af eders Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg;

To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

7 der skal I holde Maaltid for HERREN eders Guds Aasyn og sammen med eders Husstand være glade over alt, hvad I erhverver, hvad HERREN din Gud velsigner dig med.

There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

8 I maa ikke bære eder ad, som vi nu for Tiden gør her, hvor enhver gør, hvad han finder for godt;

You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.

9 thi endnu er I jo ikke kommet til det Hvilested og den Arvelod, HERREN din Gud vil give dig.

For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.

10 Men naar I er gaaet over Jordan og har fæstet Bo i det Land, HERREN eders Gud vil give eder til Arv, og han faar skaffet eder Ro for alle eders Fjender trindt omkring, saa I kan bo trygt,

When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely,

11 da skal det Sted, HERREN eders Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn, være det, hvorhen I skal bringe alt, hvad jeg paalægger eder, eders Brændofre og Slagtofre, eders Tiender og Offerydelser og alle eders udvalgte Løfteofre, som I lover HERREN;

then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.

12 og der skal I være glade for HERREN eders Guds Aasyn sammen med eders Sønner og Døtre, eders Trælle og Trælkvinder og Leviten inden eders Porte; thi han har jo ingen Arvelod og Del som I andre.

And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

13 Vogt dig for at ofre dine Brændofre paa et hvilket som helst Sted, dit Øje falder paa.

Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;

14 Men paa det Sted HERREN udvælger i en af dine Stammer, der skal du ofre dine Brændofre, og der skal du gøre alt, hvad jeg paalægger dig.

you must offer them only in the place the LORD will choose in one of your tribal territories, and there you shall do all that I command you.

15 Derimod maa du, saa meget du lyster, slagte Kvæg og nyde Kød rundt om i dine Byer, alt som HERREN din Gud velsigner dig; urene og rene maa spise det, som var det Gazeller eller Hjorte.

But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,

16 Kun Blodet maa I ikke nyde; det skal du lade løbe ud paa Jorden som Vand.

but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

17 Men inden dine Porte maa du ikke nyde Tienden af dit Korn, din Most og din Olie eller de førstefødte af dit Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg eller noget af dine Løfteofre og Frivilligofre eller nogen af dine Offerydelser;

Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.

18 men for HERREN din Guds Aasyn, paa det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger, skal du nyde alt dette sammen med din Søn og Datter, din Træl og Trælkvinde og Leviten inden dine Porte, og du skal være glad for HERREN din Guds Aasyn over alt, hvad du erhverver dig.

Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,

19 Vogt dig vel for at glemme Leviten, saa længe du lever i dit Land!

and be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.

20 Naar HERREN din Gud udvider dine Landemærker, som han har lovet dig, og du da faar Lyst til Kød og siger: »Jeg vil have Kød at spise«, saa spis kun Kød, saa meget du lyster.

When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.

21 Hvis det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger for der at stedfæste sit Navn, ligger langt fra dig, saa maa du slagte af dit Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg, som HERREN giver dig, saaledes som jeg har paalagt dig, og spise det inden dine Porte, saa meget du lyster.

If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.

22 Men du skal spise det, som man spiser Gazeller og Hjorte; baade urene og rene maa spise det.

Indeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it.

23 Kun maa du ufravigeligt afholde dig fra at nyde Blodet; thi Blodet er Sjælen, og du maa ikke nyde Sjælen tillige med Kødet.

Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

24 Du maa ikke nyde det, men du skal lade det løbe ud paa Jorden som Vand.

You must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.

25 Afhold dig fra at nyde det, for at det kan gaa dig og dine Børn efter dig vel, idet du gør, hvad der er ret i HERRENS Øjne.

Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

26 Men dine hellige Gaver og Løfteofre skal du komme med til det Sted, HERREN udvælger;

But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose.

27 og du skal bringe dine Brændofre, baade Kødet og Blodet, paa HERREN din Guds Alter; og Blodet af dine Slagtofre skal udøses paa HERREN din Guds Alter, men Kødet maa du spise.

Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.

28 Adlyd omhyggeligt alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag paalægger dig, for at det kan gaa dig og dine Børn efter dig vel til evig Tid, idet du gør, hvad der er godt og ret i HERREN din Guds Øjne.

Be careful to obey all these things I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

29 Naar HERREN din Gud udrydder de Folk, du drager hen at drive bort, og du har drevet dem bort og bosat dig i deres Land,

When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land,

30 saa vogt dig for at lade dig lokke til at gaa i deres Fodspor, efter at de er udryddet foran dig, og for at spørge dig for angaaende deres Guder, idet du siger: »Hvorledes plejede disse Folkeslag at dyrke deres Guder? Saaledes vil ogsaa jeg bære mig ad.«

be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”

31 Saaledes maa du ikke bære dig ad over for HERREN din Gud; thi alt, hvad der er HERREN en Vederstyggelighed, alt, hvad han hader, har de gjort over for deres Guder; ja, de brændte endog deres Sønner og Døtre til Ære for deres Guder!

You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

32 Alt, hvad jeg paalægger eder, skal I omhyggeligt udføre. Du maa hverken lægge noget til eller trække noget fra.

See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.