5 Mosebog 31

1 Da Moses var færdig med at tale disse Ord til hele Israel,

So Moses said all these things to Israel.

2 sagde han til dem: »Jeg er nu 120 Aar gammel og kan ikke mere færdes som før; og HERREN har sagt til mig: Du skal ikke komme over Jordan der!

Then he said to them, I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to go out and come in: and the Lord has said to me, You are not to go over Jordan.

3 Men HERREN din Gud vil selv drage over i Spidsen for dig, han vil udrydde disse Folkeslag for dig, saa du kan tage deres Land i Besiddelse. Og Josua skal drage over i Spidsen for dig, som HERREN har sagt.

The Lord your God, he will go over before you; he will send destruction on all those nations, and you will take their land as your heritage: and Joshua will go over at your head as the Lord has said.

4 Og HERREN skal handle med dem, som han handlede med Amoriterkongerne Sihon og Og og med deres Land, som han ødelagde;

The Lord will do to them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, whom he put to destruction.

5 og HERREN skal give dem i eders Magt, og I skal handle med dem i Overensstemmelse med alle de Bud, jeg gav eder.

The Lord will give them up into your hands, and you are to do to them as I have given you orders.

6 Vær frimodige og stærke, frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke for dem; thi HERREN din Gud vil selv drage med dig; han vil ikke slippe og ikke forlade dig!«

Be strong and take heart, and have no fear of them: for it is the Lord your God who is going with you; he will not take away his help from you.

7 Derpaa lod Moses Josua kalde og sagde til ham i hele Israels Nærværelse: »Vær frimodig og stærk; thi du skal føre dette Folk ind i det Land, HERREN svor at ville give deres Fædre, og give dem det i Eje.

Then Moses sent for Joshua, and before the eyes of all Israel said to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go with this people into the land which the Lord, by his oath to their fathers, has given them; by your help they will take it for their heritage.

8 HERREN selv vil gaa foran dig, han vil være med dig og ikke slippe eller forlade dig; frygt derfor ikke og vær ikke bange!«

It is the Lord who goes before you; he will be with you, he will not take away his help from you or give you up: so have no fear.

9 Derpaa nedskrev Moses denne Lov og overgav den til Præsterne, Levis Sønner, der bar HERRENS Pagts Ark, og til alle Israels Ældste.

Then Moses put all this law in writing, and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, and to all the responsible men of Israel.

10 Og Moses bød dem: »Hvergang der er gaaet syv Aar, i Friaaret, paa Løvhyttefesten,

And Moses said to them, At the end of every seven years, at the time fixed for the ending of debts, at the feast of tents,

11 naar hele Israel kommer for at stedes for HERREN din Guds Aasyn paa det Sted, han udvælger, skal du læse denne Lov højt for hele Israel.

When all Israel has come before the Lord your God in the place named by him, let a reading be given of this law in the hearing of all Israel.

12 Kald da Folket sammen, Mænd, Kvinder og Børn og de fremmede, som bor inden dine Porte, for at de kan høre og lære at frygte HERREN eders Gud og omhyggeligt handle efter alle denne Lovs Ord;

Make all the people come together, men and women and children, and anyone from another country who is with you, so that hearing they may become wise in the fear of the Lord your God, and take care to do all the words of this law;

13 og deres Børn, som endnu ikke har lært den at kende, skal høre den og lære at frygte HERREN eders Gud, alle de Dage I lever i det Land, som I skal ind og tage i Besiddelse efter at være gaaet over Jordan!«

And so that your children, to whom it is new, may give ear and be trained in the fear of the Lord your God, while you are living in the land which you are going over Jordan to take for your heritage.

14 Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Nu nærmer Tiden sig, da du skal dø. Kald derfor Josua hid og stil eder i Aabenbaringsteltet, for at jeg kan give ham mine Befalinger!« Og Moses og Josua gik hen og stillede sig i Aabenbaringsteltet.

At that time the Lord said to Moses, The day of your death is near: send for Joshua, and come to the Tent of meeting so that I may give him his orders. So Moses and Joshua went to the Tent of meeting.

15 Da aabenbarede HERREN sig i Teltet i en Skystøtte, og Skystøtten stillede sig ved Teltets Indgang.

And the Lord was seen in the Tent in a pillar of cloud resting by the door of the Tent.

16 Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Naar du har lagt dig til Hvile hos dine Fædre, vil dette Folk give sig til at bole med fremmede Guder, det Lands Guder, det kommer til, og det vil forlade mig og bryde min Pagt, som jeg har sluttet med det.

And the Lord said to Moses, Now you are going to rest with your fathers; and this people will be false to me, uniting themselves to the strange gods of the land where they are going; they will be turned away from me and will not keep the agreement I have made with them.

17 Men til den Tid skal min Vrede blusse op imod det, og jeg vil forlade dem og skjule mit Aasyn for dem; det skal ædes op, og mange Ulykker og Trængsler skal ramme det. Til den Tid skal det sige: Mon det ikke er, fordi min Gud ikke er i min Midte, at disse Ulykker har ramt mig?

In that day my wrath will be moved against them, and I will be turned away from them, veiling my face from them, and destruction will overtake them, and unnumbered evils and troubles will come on them; so that in that day they will say, Have not these evils come on us because our God is not with us?

18 Og jeg vil til den Tid helt skjule mit Aasyn for det for alt det ondes Skyld, det øvede, da det vendte sig til fremmede Guder.

Truly, my face will be turned away from them in that day, because of all the evil they have done in going after other gods.

19 Saa skriv nu denne Sang op, lær Israeliterne den og læg den i deres Mund, for at denne Sang kan være mit Vidne mod Israeliterne.

Make then this song for yourselves, teaching it to the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, so that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

20 Thi jeg vil føre dem ind i det Land, jeg tilsvor deres Fædre, et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning; men naar det har spist sig mæt og mæsket sig, vil det vende sig til fremmede Guder og dyrke dem, og det vil ringeagte mig og bryde min Pagt.

For when I have taken them into the land named in my oath to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, and they have made themselves full of food and are fat, then they will be turned to other gods and will give them worship, no longer honouring me or keeping my agreement.

21 Naar da Ulykker og Trængsler i Mængde rammer det, skal denne Sang være det et Vidne; thi aldrig maa den dø paa dets Afkoms Læber. Jeg ved jo, hvad de pønser paa allerede nu, før jeg har ført dem ind i det Land, jeg tilsvor deres Fædre.«

Then when evils and troubles without number have overtaken them, this song will be a witness to them, for the words of it will be clear in the memories of their children: for I see the thoughts which are moving in their hearts even now, before I have taken them into the land of my oath.

22 Da skrev Moses paa den Dag denne Sang op og lærte Israeliterne den.

So that same day Moses made this song, teaching it to the children of Israel.

23 Derpaa bød han Josua, Nuns Søn, og sagde: »Vær frimodig og stærk; thi du skal føre Israeliterne ind i det Land, jeg tilsvor dem. Jeg vil være med dig!«

Then he gave orders to Joshua, the son of Nun, saying to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go at the head of the children of Israel into the land which I made an oath to give them; and I will be with you.

24 Da Moses var færdig med at nedskrive denne Lovs Ord fra Ende til anden i en Bog,

Now after writing all the words of this law in a book till the record of them was complete,

25 bød han Leviterne, der bar HERRENS Pagts Ark:

Moses said to the Levites who were responsible for taking up the ark of the Lord's agreement,

26 »Tag denne Lovbog og læg den ved Siden af HERREN eders Guds Pagts Ark, for at den der kan være Vidne imod dig;

Take this book of the law and put it by the ark of the Lord's agreement, so that it may be a witness against you.

27 thi jeg keder din Genstridighed og Halsstarrighed. Se, endnu i mit levende Live har I været genstridige mod HERREN, hvor meget mere da ikke, naar jeg er død!

For I have knowledge of your hard and uncontrolled hearts: even now, while I am still living, you will not be ruled by the Lord; how much less after my death?

28 Kald nu alle eders Stammers Ældste og eders Tilsynsmænd sammen hos mig, for at jeg kan fremsige disse Ord for dem og kalde Himmelen og Jorden til Vidne imod dem:

Get together before me all those who are in authority in your tribes, and your overseers, so that I may say these things in their hearing, and make heaven and earth my witnesses against them.

29 Thi jeg ved, at naar jeg er død, vil I handle ilde og vige bort fra den Vej, jeg har anvist eder, og Ulykken skal ramme eder i de kommende Tider, fordi I gør, hvad der er ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og krænker ham med eders Hænders Gerning.«

For I am certain that after my death you will give yourselves up to sin, wandering from the way which I have given you; and evil will overtake you in the end, because you will do evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath by the work of your hands.

30 Derpaa fremsagde Moses denne Sang fra Ende til anden for hele Israels Forsamling:

Then in the hearing of all the meeting of Israel, Moses said the words of this song, to the end.