5 Mosebog 31

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

And Moses went and spoke these words to all 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!

And he said to them, I [am] a hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said to me, thou shalt not go over this 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 thy God, he will go over before thee, [and] he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: [and] Joshua he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.

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

And the LORD shall do to them as he did to Sihon, and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and to the land of them, whom he destroyed.

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

And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do to them according to all the commandments which I have commanded 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 and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee, he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

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.

And Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people to the land which the LORD hath sworn to their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

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!«

And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

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

And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

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

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of [every] seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

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 is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

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;

Convene the people, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that [is] within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe 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 [that] their children who have not known [any thing], may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

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.

And the LORD said to Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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

And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud; and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.

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, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, and this people will rise up, and commit idolatry with the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go [to be] among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which 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?

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, Have not these evils come upon us, because our God [is] not among 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.

And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned to 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.

Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it to the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, 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 shall have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxed fat; then will they turn to other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.

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.«

And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles have befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness: for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they form, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.

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

Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught 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!«

And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them: and I will be with thee.

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

And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

25 bød han Leviterne, der bar HERRENS Pagts Ark:

That Moses commanded the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

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 in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

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 know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more 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:

Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record 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 know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt [yourselves], and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

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

And Moses spoke in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song until they were ended.