5 Mosebog 8
1 Alle de Bud, jeg i Dag paalægger dig, skal I omhyggeligt handle efter, for at I maa blive i Live og blive mangfoldige og komme ind og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN tilsvor eders Fædre.
“All the commandments which I am entrusting to you this day, take care to observe them diligently, so that you may live and be multiplied, and so that, upon entering, you may possess the land, about which the Lord swore to your fathers.
2 Og du skal komme i Hu, hvorledes HERREN din Gud i disse fyrretyve Aar har ført dig i Ørkenen for at ydmyge dig og sætte dig paa Prøve og for at se, hvad der boede i dit Hjerte, om du vilde holde hans Bud eller ej.
And you shall remember the entire journey along which the Lord your God led you, for forty years through the desert, to afflict you, and to test you, and to make known the things that were turning in your soul, whether or not you would keep his commandments.
3 Han ydmygede dig og lod dig sulte og gav dig saa Manna at spise, en Føde, som hverken du eller dine Fædre før kendte til, for at lade dig vide, at Mennesket ikke lever af Brød alene; men ved alt, hvad der udgaar af HERRENS Mund, lever Mennesket.
He afflicted you with need, and he gave you Manna as your food, which neither you nor your fathers knew, so as to reveal to you that it is not by bread alone that man lives, but by every word that goes forth from the mouth of God.
4 Dine klæder blev ikke slidt af Kroppen paa dig, og dine Fødder hovnede ikke i disse fyrretyve Aar:
Your garment, with which you were covered, has by no means decayed due to age, and your foot has not been worn down, even to this fortieth year,
5 Saa vid da og tag dig til Hjerte, at HERREN optugter dig, som en Mand optugter sin Søn.
so that you would recognize in your heart that, just as a man educates his son, so has the Lord your God educated you.
6 Og hold HERREN din Guds Bud, saa du vandrer paa hans Veje og frygter ham.
So may you keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and walk in his ways, and fear him.
7 Thi HERREN din Gud vil føre dig ind i et herligt Land, et Land med Vandbække, Kilder og Strømme, der vælder frem paa Bjerg og Dal,
For the Lord your God will lead you into a good land: a land of brooks and waters and fountains, in which deep rivers burst forth from its plains and mountains,
8 et Land med Hvede og Byg, med Vinstokke, Figentræer og Granatæbletræer, et Land med Oliventræer og Honning,
a land of crops, barley, and vineyards, in which fig and pomegranate and olive trees spring up, a land of oil and honey.
9 et Land, hvor du ikke skal tære Fattigmands Brød, hvor du intet skal mangle, et Land, hvis Sten giver Jern, og i hvis Bjerge du kan hugge Kobber.
In that place, without any need, you shall eat your bread and enjoy an abundance of all things: where the stones are like iron, and where ore for brass is dug out of its mountains.
10 Men naar du saa spiser dig mæt, skal du love HERREN din Gud for det herlige Land, han gav dig.
So then, when you have eaten and been satisfied, you should bless the Lord your God for the excellent land which he has given to you.
11 Vogt dig for at glemme HERREN din Gud, saa du ikke holder hans Bud, Lovbud og Anordninger, som jeg i Dag paalægger dig.
Be observant and cautious, lest at some time you may forget the Lord your God, and neglect his commandments, as well as the judgments and ceremonies, which I instruct to you this day.
12 Naar du da spiser dig mæt og bygger gode Huse og bor i dem,
Otherwise, after you have eaten and been satisfied, and have built beautiful houses and have lived in them,
13 og dit Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg øges, og dit Sølv og Guld øges, og alt, hvad du ejer, øges,
and have obtained herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep, and a plentitude of gold and silver and all things,
14 lad saa ikke dit Hjerte blive hovmodigt, saa du glemmer HERREN din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset,
your heart might be lifted up, and you might not remember the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude,
15 ham, som ledte dig i den store, grufulde Ørken med dens Giftslanger og Skorpioner og vandløse Ødemarker, ham, som lod Vand vælde frem til dig af den flinthaarde Klippe,
and who was your leader in the great and terrible wilderness, in which there was the serpent with a burning breath, and the scorpion, and the snake of thirst, and no waters at all. He led streams out of the hardest rock,
16 ham, som i Ørkenen gav dig Manna at spise, som dine Fædre ikke kendte til, dig til Ydmygelse og Prøvelse, for i de kommende Dage at kunne gøre vel imod dig!
and he nourished you in the wilderness with Manna, which your fathers had not known. And after he had afflicted and tested you, in the very end, he took pity on you.
17 Og sig ikke ved dig selv: »Det er min egen Kraft og min egen Haands Styrke, der har skaffet mig den Rigdom.«
Otherwise, you might say in your heart: ‘My own strength, and the power of my own hand, have brought forth all these things for me.’
18 Men kom HERREN din Gud i Hu; thi ham er det, der giver dig Kraft til at vinde dig Rigdom for at stadfæste den Pagt, han tilsvor dine Fædre, saaledes som det nu er sket.
But remember the Lord your God, that he himself has provided you with strength, so that he may fulfill his covenant, about which he swore to your fathers, just as the present day reveals.
19 Men hvis du glemmer HERREN din Gud og holder dig til andre Guder og dyrker og tilbeder dem, saa vidner jeg for eder i Dag, at I skal gaa til Grunde.
But if you forget the Lord your God, so that you follow foreign gods, and serve and adore them: behold, I now foretell to you that you shall utterly perish.
20 Som de Folk, HERREN lader gaa til Grunde for eder, skal I gaa til Grunde, til Straf for at I ikke vilde adlyde HERREN eders Gud!
Just like the nations, which the Lord destroyed upon your arrival, so shall you also perish, if you have been disobedient to the voice of the Lord your God.”
