5 Mosebog 4
1 Og nu, Israel! Hør de Anordninger og Lovbud, som jeg vil lære eder at holde, for at I kan blive i Live og komme ind og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, vil give eder.
And now, Israel, hear the ordinances and judgements, all that I teach you this day to do: that you may live, and be multiplied, and that you may go in and inherit the land, which the Lord God of your fathers gives you.
2 I maa hverken lægge noget til eller trække noget fra, hvad jeg byder eder, men I skal holde HERREN eders Guds Bud, som jeg paalægger eder.
You shall not add to the word which I command you, and you shall not take from it: keep the commandments of the Lord our God, all that I command you this day.
3 I har med egne Øjne set, hvad HERREN gjorde i Anledning af Ba'al-Peor: Hver eneste Mand, som fulgte Ba'al-Peor, udryddede HERREN din Gud af din Midte.
Your eyes have seen all that the Lord our God did in [the case of] Beel-phegor; for every man that went after Beel-phegor, the Lord your God has utterly destroyed him from amongst you.
4 Men I, som holdt fast ved HERREN eders Gud, er alle i Live den Dag i Dag.
But you that kept close to the Lord your God are all alive today.
5 Se, jeg har lært eder Anordninger og Lovbud, saaledes som HERREN min Gud har paalagt mig, for at I skal handle derefter i det Land, I skal ind og tage i Besiddelse;
Behold, I have shown you ordinances and judgements as the Lord commanded me, that you should do so in the land into which you go to inherit it.
6 hold dem og følg dem! Thi det skal være eders Visdom og eders Kløgt i de andre Folks Øjne. Naar de hører om alle disse Anordninger, skal de sige: »Sandelig, det er et vist og klogt Folk, dette store Folk!«
And you shall keep and do them: for this is your wisdom and understanding before all nations, as many as shall hear all these ordinances; and they shall say, Behold, this great nation [is] a wise and understanding people.
7 Thi hvor er der vel et stort Folk, som har Guder, der kommer til det, saaledes som HERREN vor Gud gør det, naar vi kalder paa ham;
For what manner of nation [is so] great, which has God so near to them as the Lord our God [is] in all things in whatever we may call upon him?
8 og hvor er der vel et stort Folk, der har saa retfærdige Anordninger og Lovbud som hele denne Lov, jeg forelægger eder i Dag?
And what manner of nation [is so] great, which has righteous ordinances and judgements according to all this law, which I set before you this day?
9 Kun skal du vogte dig og omhyggeligt tage Vare paa dig selv, at du ikke glemmer, hvad du med egne Øjne har set, og at det ikke viger fra dit Hjerte, saa længe du lever; og du skal fortælle dine Sønner og dine Sønners Sønner derom.
Take heed to yourself, and keep your heart diligently: forget not any of the things, which your eyes have seen, and let them not depart from your heart all the days of your life; and you shall teach your sons and your sons' sons,
10 Glem ikke den Dag, du stod for HERREN din Guds Aasyn ved Horeb, da HERREN sagde til mig: »Kald mig Folket sammen, for at jeg kan kundgøre dem mine Ord, saa de kan lære at frygte mig, saa længe de lever paa Jorden, og lære deres Sønner det samme!«
[even the things that happened in] the day in which you stood before the Lord our God in Choreb in the day of the assembly; for the Lord said to me, Gather the people to me, and let them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days which they live upon the earth, and they shall teach their sons.
11 Da traadte I frem og stod ved Bjergets Fod, medens Bjerget brændte i lys Lue helt ind i Himmelen, hyllet i Mørke, Skyer og Mulm;
And you drew near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burnt with fire up to heaven: [there was] darkness, blackness, [and] tempest.
12 og da HERREN talede til eder ud fra Ilden, hørte I kun Ordene, men nogen Skikkelse saa I ikke, kun en Røst fornam I.
And the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire a voice of words, which you heard: and you saw no likeness, only [you heard] a voice.
13 Da kundgjorde han eder sin Pagt, som han bød eder at holde, de ti Ord, og han skrev dem paa to Stentavler.
And he announced to you his covenant, which he commanded you to keep, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.
14 Og mig bød HERREN dengang at lære eder Anordninger og Lovbud, som I skulde overholde idet Land, I nu skal over og tage i Besiddelse.
And the Lord commanded me at that time, to teach you ordinances and judgements, that you should do them on the land, into which you go to inherit it.
15 Eftersom I ikke saa nogen Skikkelse, dengang HERREN talede til eder paa Horeb ud fra Ilden, saa vogt eder nu omhyggeligt for
And take good heed to your hearts, for you saw no similitude in the day in which the Lord spoke to you in Choreb in the mountain out of the midst of the fire:
16 at handle saa ryggesløst, at I laver eder et Gudebillede, en Stenstøtte i en eller anden Skikkelse, enten det nu er et Afbillede af en Mand eller en Kvinde
lest you transgress, and make to yourselves a carved image, any kind of figure, the likeness of male or female,
17 eller et Afbillede af et eller andet Dyr, der lever paa Jorden, eller et Afbillede af en eller anden vinget Fugl, der flyver under Himmelen,
the likeness of any beast of those that are on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird which flies under heaven,
18 eller et Afbillede af et eller andet Kryb, der kryber paa Jorden, eller et Afbillede af en eller anden Fisk i Vandet under Jorden;
the likeness of any reptile which creeps on the earth, the likeness of any fish of those which are in the waters under the earth;
19 og naar du løfter dit Blik til Himmelen og ser Solen og Maanen og Stjernerne, hele Himmelens Hær, saa vogt dig for at lade dig forføre til at tilbede og dyrke dem. Thi HERREN din Gud har tildelt alle de andre Folk under hele Himmelen dem;
and lest having looked up to the sky, and having seen the sun and the moon and the stars, and all the heavenly bodies, you should go astray and worship them, and serve them, which the Lord your God has distributed to all the nations under heaven.
20 men eder tog HERREN og førte ud af Smelteovnen, af Ægypten, for at I skulde være hans Ejendomsfolk, som I nu er.
But God took you, and led you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as at this day.
21 Men HERREN blev vred paa mig for eders Skyld og svor, at jeg ikke skulde komme over Jordan ind i det herlige Land, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Eje,
And the Lord God was angry with me for the things said by you, and sware that I should not go over this Jordan, and that I should not enter into the land, which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance.
22 thi jeg skal dø i Landet her; jeg skal ikke komme over Jordan, men I skal komme over og tage dette herlige Land i Besiddelse.
For I am to die in this land, and shall not pass over this Jordan; but you are to pass over, and shall inherit this good land.
23 Saa vogt eder for at glemme HERREN eders Guds Pagt, som han sluttede med eder, og for at lave eder noget Gudebillede i Skikkelse af noget som helst, HERREN din Gud har forbudt dig.
Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord our God, which he made with you, and you transgress, and make to yourselves a graven image of any of the things concerning which the Lord your God commanded you.
24 Thi HERREN din Gud er en fortærende Ild, en nidkær Gud!
For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
25 Naar du faar Børn og Børnebørn, og I bliver gamle i Landet, og I da handler saa ryggesløst, at I laver eder Gudebilleder i en eller anden Skikkelse og gør, hvad der er ondt i HERREN din Guds Øjne, saa at I fortørner ham,
And when you shall have begotten sons, and shall have sons' sons, and you shall have lived a long time on the land, and shall have transgressed, and made a graven image of any thing, and shall have done wickedly before the Lord your God to provoke him;
26 saa kalder jeg i Dag Himmelen og Jorden til Vidne imod eder paa, at I hastigt skal blive udryddet af det Land, I skal over Jordan og tage i Besiddelse; I skal ikke faa noget langt Liv der, men visselig gaa til Grunde;
I call heaven and earth this day to witness against you, that you shall surely perish from off the land, into which you go across Jordan to inherit it there; you shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall be utterly cut off.
27 og HERREN vil splitte eder mellem Folkene, og kun nogle faa af eder skal blive tilbage blandt de Folkeslag, HERREN driver eder hen iblandt.
And the Lord shall scatter you amongst all nations, and you shall be left few in number amongst all the nations, amongst which the Lord shall bring you.
28 Der skal I komme til at dyrke Guder, der er Menneskehænders Værk, Træ og Sten, som hverken kan se eller høre, spise eller lugte!
And you shall there serve other gods, the works of the hands of men, wood and stones, which can’t see, nor can they hear, nor eat, nor smell.
29 Der skal I saa søge HERREN din Gud, og du skal finde ham, naar du søger ham af hele dit Hjerte og hele din Sjæl.
And there you shall seek the Lord your God, and you shall find him whenever you shall seek him with all your heart, and with all your soul in your affliction.
30 I de kommende Dage, naar du er i Nød, og alle disse Ting kommer over dig, skal du vende om til HERREN din Gud og adlyde hans Røst.
And all these things shall come upon you in the last days, and you shall turn to the Lord your God, and shall listen to his voice.
31 Thi en barmhjertig Gud er HERREN din Gud; han slipper dig ikke og lader dig ikke gaa til Grunde og glemmer ikke Pagten med dine Fædre, som han tilsvor dem.
Because the Lord your God [is] a God of pity: he will not forsake you, nor destroy you; he will not forget the covenant of your fathers, which the Lord sware to them.
32 Thi gransk dog i de henfarne Tider, der gik forud for dig, lige fra den Tid af da Gud skabte Menneskene paa Jorden, og fra den ene Ende af Himmelen til den anden, om der er sket noget saa stort som dette, eller om dets Lige er hørt.
Ask of the former days which were before you, from the day when God created man upon the earth, and [beginning] at the [one] end of heaven to the other end of heaven, if there has happened any thing like to this great event, if such a thing has been heard:
33 Har noget Folk hørt Guds Røst ud fra Ilden, saaledes som du hørte det, og levet?
if a nation have heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard and have lived;
34 Eller har nogen Gud søgt at komme og hente sig et Folk midt ud af et andet Folk ved Prøvelser, Tegn og Undere, ved Krig, med stærk Haand og udstrakt Arm og store Rædsler, saaledes som du med egne Øjne saa HERREN eders Gud gøre med eder i Ægypten?
if God has assayed to go and take to himself a nation out of the midst of [another] nation with trial, and with signs, and with wonders, and with war, and with a mighty hand, and with a high arm, and with great sights, according to all the things which the Lord our God did in Egypt in your sight.
35 Du fik det at se, for at du skulde vide, at HERREN og ingen anden er Gud.
So that you should know that the Lord your God he is God, and there is none beside him.
36 Fra Himmelen lod han dig høre sin Røst for at undervise dig, og paa Jorden lod han dig se sin store Ild, og hans Ord hørte du ud fra Ilden.
His voice was made audible from heaven to instruct you, and he showed you upon the earth his great fire, and you heard his words out of the midst of the fire.
37 Og fordi han elskede dine Fædre og udvalgte deres Afkom efter dem og selv førte dig ud af Ægypten ved sin store Vælde
Because he loved your fathers, he also chose you their seed after them, and he brought you himself with his great strength out of Egypt,
38 for at drive Folk bort foran dig, der er større og mægtigere end du selv, og lade dig komme ind i deres Land og give dig det i Eje, som det nu er sket,
to destroy nations great and stronger than you before your face, to bring you in, to give you their land to inherit, as you have it this day.
39 derfor skal du i Dag vide og lægge dig paa Sinde, at HERREN og ingen anden er Gud oppe i Himmelen og nede paa Jorden.
An you shall know this day, and shall consider in your heart, that the Lord your God he [is] God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath, and there is none else but he.
40 Og du skal holde hans Anordninger og Bud, som jeg paalægger dig i Dag, for at det kan gaa dig og dine Børn efter dig vel, og for at du alle Dage kan leve længe i det Land, HERREN din Gud giver dig!
And keep you his commandments, and his ordinances, all that I command you this day; that it may be well with you, and with your sons after you, that you may be long-lived upon the earth, which the Lord your God gives you for ever.
41 Paa den Tid udskilte Moses tre Byer hinsides Jordan, paa den østre Side,
Then Moses separated three cities beyond Jordan on the east,
42 som Tilflugtssteder for Manddrabere, der uforsætligt slaar et andet Menneske ihjel uden i Forvejen at have baaret Nag til ham, for at de kan redde Livet ved at ty til en af disse Byer,
that the slayer might flee there, who should have slain his neighbour unintentionally, and should not have hated him in times past, and he shall flee to one of these cities and live:
43 nemlig Bezer i Ørkenen paa Højsletten for Rubeniterne, Ramot i Gilead for Gaditerne og Golan i Basan for Manassiterne.
Bosor in the wilderness, in the plain country of Ruben, and Ramoth in Galaad [belonging to] Gad, and Gaulon in Basan [belonging to] Manasse.
44 Dette er den Lov, Moses forelagde Israeliterne.
This [is] the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.
45 Dette er de Vidnesbyrd, Anordninger og Lovbud, Moses kundgjorde Israeliterne, da de drog bort fra Ægypten,
These [are] the testimonies, and the ordinances, and the judgements, which Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt:
46 hinsides Jordan i Dalen lige for Bet-Peor i det Land, der havde tilhørt Amoriterkongen Sihon, som boede i Hesjbon, og som Moses og Israeliterne havde slaaet, da de drog bort fra Ægypten.
on the other side of Jordan, in the valley near the house of Phogor, in the land of Seon king of the Amorites, who lived in Esebon, whom Moses and the sons of Israel struck when they came out of the land of Egypt.
47 De havde erobret hans og Kong Og af Basans Land, de to Amoriterkonger hinsides Jordan, paa den østre Side,
And they inherited his land, and the land of Og king of Basan, two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan eastward.
48 fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred til Sirjons Bjerg, det er Hermon,
From Aroer, which is on the border of the brook Arnon, even to the mount of Seon, which is Aermon.
49 tillige med hele Arabalavningen hinsides Jordan, paa den østre Side, lige til Arabahavet neden for Pisgas Skrænter.
All Araba beyond Jordan eastward under Asedoth hewn in the rock.
