4 Mosebog 14

1 Da opløftede hele Menigheden sin Røst og brød ud i Klageraab, og Folket græd Natten igennem.

That night, all the Israeli people cried loudly.

2 Og alle Israeliterne knurrede imod Moses og Aron, og hele Menigheden sagde til dem: »Gid vi var døde i Ægypten eller her i Ørkenen!

The next day they all complained to Aaron and Moses/me. All the men said, “We wish that we had died in Egypt, or in this desert!

3 Hvorfor fører HERREN os til dette Land, naar vi skal falde for Sværdet og vore Kvinder og Børn blive til Bytte? Var det dog ikke bedre for os at vende tilbage til Ægypten?«

Why is Yahweh bringing us to this land, where we men will be killed with swords? And our wives and children will be taken away [to be slaves]. [Instead of going to Canaan]. It would be better for us to return to Egypt!”

4 Og de sagde til hverandre: »Lad os vælge os en Fører og vende tilbage til Ægypten!«

Then [some of] them said to each other, “We should choose a leader who will take us back to Egypt!”

5 Da faldt Moses og Aron paa deres Ansigt foran hele den israelitiske Menigheds Forsamling.

Then Aaron and Moses/I bowed down [to pray] in front of all the Israeli people who had gathered there.

6 Men Josua, Nuns Søn, og Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, der havde været med til at undersøge Landet, sønderrev deres Klæder

Joshua and Caleb, two of the men who had explored the land, tore their clothes [because they were very dismayed].

7 og sagde til hele Israeliternes Menighed: »Landet, vi har rejst igennem og undersøgt, er et saare, saare godt Land.

They said to the Israeli people, “The land that we explored is very good.

8 Hvis HERREN har Behag i os, vil han føre os til det Land og give os det, et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning.

If Yahweh is pleased with us, he will lead us into that very fertile [IDM] land, and he will give it to us.

9 Gør kun ikke Oprør imod HERREN og frygt ikke for Landets Befolkning, thi dem tager vi som en Bid Brød; deres Skygge er veget fra dem, men med os er HERREN; frygt ikke for dem!«

So do not rebel against Yahweh! And do not be afraid of the people in that land! We will (gobble them up/completely destroy them) [MET]! They do not have anyone who will protect them, but Yahweh will be with us [and help us]. So do not be afraid of them!”

10 Hele Menigheden tænkte allerede paa at stene dem; men da kom HERRENS Herlighed til Syne for alle Israeliterne ved Aabenbaringsteltet.

Then all the Israeli people talked about [killing Caleb and Joshua by] throwing stones at them. But [suddenly] Yahweh’s glory appeared to them at the Sacred Tent.

11 Og HERREN sagde til Moses: »Hvor længe skal dette Folk haane mig, og hvor længe vil det vægre sig ved at tro paa mig, til Trods for alle de Tegn jeg har gjort i det?

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “How long will these people reject me [RHQ]? I am tired of them not believing in what I [can do], in spite of all the miracles I have performed among them [RHQ]!

12 Jeg vil slaa det med Pest og udrydde det, men dig vil jeg gøre til et Folk, større og stærkere end det!«

So I will cause a (plague/widespread sickness) to strike them and get rid of them. But I will cause your [descendants] to become a great nation. They will be a nation that is much greater and stronger than these people are.”

13 Men Moses sagde til HERREN: »Ægypterne har hørt, at du i din Vælde har ført dette Folk bort fra dem;

But Moses/I replied to Yahweh, “[Please do not do that, because] the people of Egypt will hear about it! You brought these Israeli people from Egypt by your great power,

14 og ligeledes har alle dette Lands Indbyggere hørt, at du, HERRE, er midt iblandt dette Folk, thi du, HERRE, aabenbarer dig synligt, idet din Sky staar over dem, og du vandrer foran dem om Dagen i en Skystøtte og om Natten i en Ildstøtte.

and the people of Egypt will tell that to the [descendants of Canaan] who live in this land. Yahweh, they have already heard about you. They know that you have (been with/helped) these people and that they have seen you face-to-face. They have heard that your cloud is like a huge pillar that stays over them, and by using that cloud you lead them during the day, and the cloud becomes like a fire at night [to give them light].

15 Hvis du nu dræber dette Folk alle som een, vil de Folk, der har hørt dit Ry, sige:

If you kill these people all at one time, the people-groups who have heard about your [power] will say,

16 Fordi HERREN ikke evnede at føre dette Folk til det Land, han havde tilsvoret dem, lod han dem omkomme i Ørkenen.

‘Yahweh was not able to bring them into the land that he promised to give to them, so he killed them in the desert.’

17 Derfor, HERRE, lad din Vælde nu vise sig i sin Storhed, saaledes som du forjættede, da du sagde:

“So Yahweh, now show that you are very powerful. You said,

18 HERREN er langmodig og rig paa Miskundhed, han forlader Misgerning og Overtrædelse, men han lader ingen ustraffet, og han hjemsøger Fædrenes Brøde paa Børnene i tredje og fjerde Led.

‘I do not quickly become angry; instead, I love people very much, and I forgive people for having sinned and having disobeyed my laws. But I will always punish [LIT] people who are guilty of doing what is wrong. When parents sin, I will punish them, but I will also punish their children and their grandchildren and their great-grandchildren and their great-great-grandchildren.’

19 Saa tilgiv nu dette Folk dets Misgerning efter din store Miskundhed, saaledes som du har tilgivet dette Folk hele Vejen fra Ægypten og hertil!«

So, because you love people like that, forgive these people for the sins that they have committed, just like you have continued to forgive them ever since they left Egypt.”

20 Da sagde HERREN: »Jeg tilgiver dem paa din Bøn.

Then Yahweh replied, “I have forgiven them, as you requested me to.

21 Men saa sandt jeg lever saa sandt hele Jorden skal opfyldes af HERRENS Herlighed:

But, just as certainly as I live and that people all over the world [can see] my (glory/glorious power), [I solemnly declare this: ]

22 Ingen af de Mænd, der har set min Herlighed og de Tegn, jeg har gjort i Ægypten og i Ørkenen, og dog nu for tiende Gang har fristet mig og ikke villet lyde min Røst,

All these people saw my glory and all the miracles that I performed in Egypt and in the desert, but they disobeyed me, and many times they tested [whether they could continue to do evil things without my punishing them].

23 ingen af dem skal se det Land, jeg tilsvor deres Fædre! Ingen af dem, der har haanet mig, skal faa det at se;

Because of that, not one of them will see the land that I promised their ancestors [that I would give to them]. No one who rejected me will see that land.

24 kun min Tjener Kaleb lader jeg komme til det Land, han har været i, og hans Efterkommere skal faa det i Eje, fordi han havde en anden Aand og viste mig fuld Lydighed.

But Caleb, who serves me [well], is different from the others. He obeys me completely. So I will bring him into that land that he has already seen, and his descendants will inherit/possess some of it.

25 Men Amalekiterne og Kana'anæerne bor i Lavlandet. Vend derfor om i Morgen, bryd op og drag ud i Ørkenen ad det røde Hav til!«

So, since the descendants of Amalek and Canaan who are living in the valleys [in Canaan are very strong], when you leave here tomorrow, [instead of traveling toward Canaan], go back along the road through the desert towards the Red Sea.”

26 Fremdeles talede HERREN til Moses og Aron og sagde:

Then Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,

27 »Hvor længe skal jeg taale denne onde Menighed, dem, som bestandig knurrer imod mig? Jeg har hørt Israeliternes Knurren, hørt, hvorledes de knurrer imod mig.

“How long will the wicked people of this nation keep complaining about me [RHQ]? I have heard everything that they have grumbled/complained against me.

28 Sig til dem: Saa sandt jeg lever — lyder det fra HERREN — som I har raabt mig i Øret, saaledes vil jeg handle med eder!

So now tell them this: ‘Just as certainly as I, Yahweh, live, I will do exactly what you said would happen.

29 I Ørkenen her skal eders Kroppe falde, alle I, der blev mønstret, saa mange I er fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter, I, som har knurret imod mig.

[I will cause] all of you to die here in this desert! Because you grumbled about me, none of you who are more than 20 years old and who were counted when Moses counted everyone

30 Sandelig, ingen af eder skal komme til det Land, jeg med løftet Haand svor at ville giver eder at bo i, med Undtagelse af Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, og Josua, Nuns Søn.

will enter the land that I solemnly promised to give to you. Only Caleb and Joshua will enter that land.

31 Eders smaa Børn, som I sagde vilde blive til Bytte, dem vil jeg lade komme derhen, og de skal tage det Land i Besiddelse, som I har vraget,

You said that your children would be taken from you [to become slaves], but I will take them into the land, and they will enjoy living in the land that you (rejected/said that you could not conquer).

32 men eders egne Kroppe skal falde i Ørkenen her,

But as for you [adults], you will die here in this desert.

33 og eders Sønner skal flakke om i Ørkenen i fyrretyve Aar og undgælde for eders Bolen, indtil eders Kroppe er gaaet til Grunde i Ørkenen.

And like shepherds [wander around in the desert as they take care of their sheep], your children will wander around in this desert for 40 years. Because you adults were not loyal/faithful to me, your children will suffer until you all die in the desert.

34 Som I brugte fyrretyve Dage til at undersøge Landet, saaledes skal I undgælde for eders Misgerninger i fyrretyve Aar, eet Aar for hver Dag, og saaledes faa mit Mishag at føle.

You will suffer for your sins for 40 years. That will be one year for each of the 40 days that the twelve men explored Canaan land. And I will be like an enemy to you.’

35 Jeg HERREN har sagt det: Sandelig, saaledes vil jeg handle med hele denne onde Menighed, der har rottet sig sammen imod mig; i Ørkenen her skal de gaa til Grunde, i den skal de dø!«

[This will certainly happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it! I will do these things to every one in this group who conspired against me. They (conspired against/decided together to reject) me here in the desert, and they will all die right here in this desert!”

36 Og de Mænd, Moses havde udsendt for at undersøge Landet, og som efter deres Tilbagekomst havde faaet hele Menigheden til at knurre imod ham ved at tale nedsættende om Landet,

Then the ten men [who had explored Canaan and] who had urged the people to rebel against Yahweh by giving reports that discouraged the people

37 de Mænd, der havde talt nedsættende om Landet, fik en brat Død for HERRENS Aasyn:

were immediately struck with a plague/disease that Yahweh sent, and they died.

38 kun Josua, Nuns Søn, og Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, blev i Live af de Mænd, der var draget hen for at undersøge Landet.

Of the twelve men who had explored Canaan, only Joshua and Caleb remained alive.

39 Men da Moses forebragte alle Israeliterne disse Ord, grebes Folket af stor Sorg;

When Moses/I reported to the Israeli people what Yahweh had said, many of them were very sad.

40 og tidligt næste Morgen drog de op mod det øverste af Bjerglandet og sagde: »Se, vi er rede til at drage op til det Sted, HERREN har talet om, thi vi, har syndet.«

So the people got up early the next morning and started to go toward the hilly area in Canaan. They said, “[We know that] we have sinned, but now we [are ready to] enter the land that Yahweh promised to give to us.”

41 Da sagde Moses: »Hvorfor vil I overtræde HERRENS Bud? Det vil ikke gaa godt!

But Moses/I said, “Yahweh commanded you [to return to the desert, so] why are you now disobeying him [RHQ]? It will not (succeed/be possible).

42 Drag ikke derop, thi HERREN er ikke iblandt eder; gør I det, bliver I slaaet af eders Fjender!

Do not try to enter the land now! [If you try], your enemies will defeat you, because Yahweh will not (be with/help) you.

43 Thi Amalekiterne og Kana'anæerne vil møde eder der, og I skal falde for Sværdet; I har jo vendt eder fra HERREN, og HERREN er ikke med eder!«

When you begin to fight the descendants of Amalek and Canaan, they will slaughter you! Yahweh will abandon you, because you have abandoned him.”

44 Alligevel formastede de sig til at drage op mod det øverste af Bjerglandet; men HERRENS Pagts Ark og Moses forlod ikke Lejren.

But even though Moses/I did not leave the camp, and the sacred chest that contained the Ten Commandments was not taken from the camp, the people began to go towards the hilly area in Canaan.

45 Da steg Amalekiterne og Kana'anæerne, der boede der i Bjerglandet, ned og slog dem og adsplittede dem lige til Horma.

Then the descendants of Amalek and Canaan who lived in that hilly area came down and attacked them and chased them as far [south] as [the town of] Hormah.