5 Mosebog 31

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

Once Moses had finished giving these instructions to all the Israelites,

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!

he told them, I'm now a hundred and twenty years old. I can't get around like I used to, and the Lord has told me, “You are not to cross the 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 himself is going to lead you across. He will destroy these nations as you advance, and you will take over their land. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the Lord 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 what he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and their land when he destroyed them.

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 hand them over to you, and you will deal with them exactly as I've told you.

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! Be brave! Don't be frightened or terrified of them, because the Lord your God will go with you. He won't ever leave you or abandon 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.

Moses called for Joshua and told him in front of all the Israelites, “Be strong! Be brave! You will accompany this people into the country that the Lord promised to give their forefathers, and you are to allocate it for them to own.

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!«

The Lord himself goes ahead of you. He will be with you. He won't ever leave you or abandon you. Don't be afraid and don't be discouraged.”

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

Moses wrote this law down and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the Ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the Israelite elders.

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

Moses gave them these orders, At the end of every seven years, the year when debts are canceled during the Festival of Shelters,

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.

and when all the Israelites comes before the Lord your God at the place he will choose, you must read this law in the for everyone to hear.

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;

Have the people gather together—the men, women, children, and the foreigners living with you—so that they can listen and learn to respect the Lord your God and to carefully observe all the instructions 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!«

Then their children who don't know the law will listen and learn to respect the Lord your God as the whole time you live in the country that you are going to take over after you cross the Jordan.

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.

Then the Lord told Moses, “Listen, you are soon going to die. Tell Joshua to meet you, and then both of you are to come and stand before me at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may appoint him as leader.” Moses and Joshua went to stand before the Lord at the Tent of Meeting.

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

The Lord appeared there at the tent in a pillar of cloud. The cloud stood at the entrance to 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.

The Lord told Moses, “You will join your ancestors in death, and these people are going to prostitute themselves by worshiping the foreign gods of the country they are entering. They will abandon me and break the agreement I've 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?

Then I will abandon them and turn away from them, so they will be destroyed, and they will experience many disasters and problems. At that time they'll say, ‘We're suffering these disasters because our God has abandoned 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.

Then I will definitely ignore them because of all the evil they have done by worshiping 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.

So write down this song and teach it to the Israelites. Help them learn to sing it, so it will provide evidence for me against them.

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.

Once I've led them into the country that I promised to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will have plenty to eat and will do well. Then they will go and worship other gods, and they will abandon me and break 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.«

Once they've experienced plenty of trouble and suffering, this song will testify against them, because their descendants won't forget the words. I know what they're like, even before I lead them into the country that I promised to give them.”

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

Right then Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites.

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 the Lord appointed Joshua son of Nun as leader, and told him, “Be strong! Be brave! For you are going to lead the Israelites into the country that I promised 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,

After Moses had finished writing down this Law in a book from start to finish,

25 bød han Leviterne, der bar HERRENS Pagts Ark:

he ordered the Levites who carried 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;

“Place this book of the Law beside the Ark of the Lord your God's Agreement, so that it will be kept there as a evidence 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!

I know how stubborn and rebellious you are. If you've already started rebelling against the Lord while I'm still alive, how much worse will you get after I die?

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:

Summon all the elders of your tribes and all your officers to gather here before me so that I can tell them this directly and call on heaven and earth as 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.«

I know that after my death you will become completely immoral, leaving the path I have ordered you to follow. In the future, evil things will happen to you because of the evil sins you commit in the sight of the Lord, making him angry by what you do.”

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

Then Moses recited all the words of this song as the Israelites listened.