5 Mosebog 26
1 Naar du kommer ind i det Land, HERREN din Gud giver dig til Arv, og tager det i Besiddelse og bosætter dig deri,
“And when you will have entered into the land which the Lord your God will give to you to possess, and when you will have obtained it and are living within it:
2 skal du tage en Del af Førstegrøden af alle de Jordens Frugter, som du høster af det Land, HERREN din Gud giver dig, og lægge dem i en Kurv og begive dig til det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn.
you shall take the first of all your crops, and place them in a basket, and you shall travel to the place which the Lord your God will choose, so that his name may be invoked there.
3 Naar du saa kommer til den Præst, som er der paa den Tid, skal du sige til ham: »Jeg vidner i Dag for HERREN din Gud, at jeg er kommet ind i det Land, HERREN tilsvor vore Fædre at ville give os.«
And you shall approach the priest who will be in those days, and you shall say to him: ‘I profess this day, before the Lord your God, that I have entered into the land about which he swore to our fathers that he would give it to us.’
4 Saa skal Præsten tage Kurven af din Haand og sætte den hen foran HERREN din Guds Alter.
And the priest, taking up the basket from your hand, shall place it before the altar of the Lord your God.
5 Derpaa skal du tage til Orde og sige for HERREN din Guds Aasyn: »En omvankende Aramæer var min Stamfader; han drog ned til Ægypten og boede der som fremmed med nogle faa Mænd, men der blev han til et stort, mægtigt og talrigt Folk.
And you shall say, in the sight of the Lord your God: ‘The Syrian pursued my father, who descended into Egypt, and he sojourned there in a very small number, and he increased into a great and strong nation and into an innumerable multitude.
6 Men Ægypterne mishandlede og plagede os og paalagde os haardt Trællearbejde;
And the Egyptians afflicted us, and they persecuted us, imposing upon us the most grievous burdens.
7 da raabte vi til HERREN, vore Fædres Gud, og HERREN hørte vor Røst og saa til vor Elendighed, Møje og Trængsel;
And we cried out to the Lord, the God of our fathers. He heard us, and he looked with favor upon our humiliation, and hardship, and distress.
8 og HERREN førte os ud af Ægypten med stærk Haand og udstrakt Arm, med store, forfærdelige Gerninger og med Tegn og Undere;
And he led us away from Egypt, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, with a mighty terror, with signs and wonders.
9 og han førte os til dette Sted og gav os dette Land, et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning.
And he led us into this place, and he delivered to us the land flowing with milk and honey.
10 Og her bringer jeg nu Førstegrøden af Frugterne af den Jord, du har givet mig, HERRE!« Derpaa skal du stille Kurven hen for HERREN din Guds Aasyn og tilbede for HERREN din Guds Aasyn
And because of this, I now offer the first fruits of the land which the Lord has given to me.’ And you shall leave them in the sight of the Lord your God, and you shall adore the Lord your God.
11 og saa være glad over alt det gode, HERREN din Gud giver dig, sammen med din Husstand, Leviten og den fremmede, der bor i din Midte.
And you shall feast on all the good things which the Lord your God will give to you and to your house: you, and the Levite, and the new arrival who is with you.
12 Naar du det tredje Aar, Tiendeaaret, er færdig med at aflevere hele Tienden af din Afgrøde og har givet Leviten, den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken den, saa de kan spise sig mætte inden dine Porte,
When you will have completed the tithing of all your crops, in the third year of tithes, you shall give it to the Levite, and to the new arrival, and to the orphan, and to the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be satisfied.
13 da skal du sige for HERREN din Guds Aasyn: »Jeg har leveret det hellige ud fra mit Hus, jeg har ogsaa givet Leviten, den fremmede, den faderløse og Enken det efter alt dit Bud, som du har givet os; jeg har ikke overtraadt noget af dine Bud og intet glemt.
And you shall say, in the sight of the Lord your God: ‘I have taken what was sanctified from my house, and I have given it to the Levite, and to the new arrival, and to the orphan and the widow, just as you have commanded me. I have not transgressed your commandments, nor have I forgotten your precepts.
14 Jeg har ikke spist deraf, medens jeg havde Sorg, jeg har ikke været uren, da jeg afleverede det, og jeg har ikke givet en død noget deraf, jeg har adlydt HERREN min Guds Røst, jeg har handlet nøje efter dit Bud.
I have not eaten from these things in my grief, nor have I separated them due to any kind of uncleanness, nor have I expended any of these things in funerals. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my God, and I have done all things just as you have instructed me.
15 Se derfor ned fra din hellige Bolig, fra Himmelen, og velsign dit Folk Israel og den Jord, du gav os, som du tilsvor vore Fædre, et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning!«
Look with favor from your sanctuary and from your lofty habitation amid the heavens, and bless your people Israel and the land which you have given to us, just as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.’
16 I Dag byder HERREN din Gud dig at handle efter disse Anordninger og Lovbud; hold dem derfor omhyggeligt af hele dit Hjerte og hele din Sjæl!
Today the Lord your God has instructed you to carry out these commandments and judgments, and to keep and fulfill them, with all your heart and with all your soul.
17 Du har i Dag ladet HERREN tilsige dig, at han vil være din Gud, og at han vil sætte dig højt over alle Folk, som han har skabt, til Pris og Berømmelse og Ære.
Today, you have chosen the Lord to be your God, so that you may walk in his ways, and keep his ceremonies and commandments and judgments, and obey his command.
18 Og HERREN har i Dag ladet dig tilsige ham, at du vil være hans Ejendomsfolk, som han har sagt dig, og tage Vare paa alle hans Bud,
Today, the Lord has chosen you, so that you may be his particular people, just as he has spoken to you, and so that you may keep all his precepts,
19 og at du vil gaa paa hans Veje og holde hans Anordninger, Bud og Lovbud og høre hans Røst, og at du vil være HERREN din Gud et helligt Folk, som han har sagt.
and so that he may cause you to be more exalted than all the nations which he has created, for the sake of his own praise and name and glory, in order that you may be a holy people for the Lord your God, just as he has spoken.”
