5 Mosebog 31
1 Da Moses var færdig med at tale disse Ord til hele Israel,
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!
He said to them, “I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no more go out and come in. The LORD has said to me, ‘You shall 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 your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua will go over before you, as the LORD has spoken.
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, 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 deliver them up before you, and you shall do to them according to all the commandment 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 courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them, for the LORD your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake 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 to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall 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!«
The LORD himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. 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 and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel.
10 Og Moses bød dem: »Hvergang der er gaaet syv Aar, i Friaaret, paa Løvhyttefesten,
Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of booths,
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 to appear before the LORD your God in the place which he will choose, you shall 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;
Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and the foreigners who are within your gates, that they may hear, learn, 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, may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over the 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.
The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, your days approach that you must die. Call Joshua, and present yourselves in the Tent of Meeting, that I may commission him.” Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the Tent of Meeting.
15 Da aabenbarede HERREN sig i Teltet i en Skystøtte, og Skystøtten stillede sig ved Teltets Indgang.
The LORD appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood over the Tent’s door.
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 said to Moses, “Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers. This people will rise up and play the prostitute after the strange gods of the land where they go to be amongst 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 come on them; so that they will say in that day, ‘Haven’t these evils come on us because our God is not amongst 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.
I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they have done, in that they have 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 this song for yourselves, 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 have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise 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.«
It will happen, when many evils and troubles have come on them, that this song will testify before them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten out of the mouths of their descendants; for I know their ways and what they are doing today, before I have brought them into the land which I promised them.”
22 Da skrev Moses paa den Dag denne Sang op og lærte Israeliterne den.
So Moses 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!«
He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and courageous; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them. I will be with you.”
24 Da Moses var færdig med at nedskrive denne Lovs Ord fra Ende til anden i en Bog,
When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
25 bød han Leviterne, der bar HERRENS Pagts Ark:
Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant, 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 scroll of the Torah, and put it by the side of the ark of the LORD your God’s covenant, that it may be there for 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 know your rebellion and your stiff neck. Behold, while I am yet alive with you today, you have been rebellious against the LORD. 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 witness 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 you will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn away from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will happen to you in the latter days, because you will do that which is evil in the LORD’s sight, 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:
Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.
