4 Mosebog 32

1 Rubeniterne og Gaditerne havde meget Kvæg i store mængder. Da de nu saa Ja'zers Land og Gileads Land, fandt de, at Stedet egnede sig til Kvægavl.

And much cattle hath been to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad, very many; and they see the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, and lo, the place [is] a place [for] cattle;

2 Derfor kom Gaditerne og Rubeniterne og sagde til Moses og Præsten Eleazar og Menighedens Øverste:

and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, come in and speak unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the company, saying:

3 »Atarot, Dibon, Ja'zer, Nimra, Hesjbon, El'ale, Sebam, Nebo og Beon,

'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon —

4 det Land, HERREN har erobret for Israels Menighed, er et Land, der egner sig til Kvægavl, og dine Trælle ejer Hjorde.«

the land which Jehovah hath smitten before the company of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.'

5 Og de sagde: »Dersom vi har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, saa lad dine Trælle faa dette Land i Eje; før os ikke over Jordan!«

And they say, 'If we have found grace in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.'

6 Men Moses sagde til Gaditerne og Rubeniterne: »Skal eders Brødre drage i Krig, medens I bliver boende her?

And Moses saith to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, 'Do your brethren go in to the battle, and ye — do ye sit here?

7 Og hvorfor vil I betage Israeliterne Modet til at drage over til det Land, HERREN har givet dem?

and why discourage ye the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them?

8 Det gjorde eders Fædre, da jeg fra Kadesj-Barnea sendte dem hen for at se paa Landet;

'Thus did your fathers in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land;

9 da de var draget op til Esjkoldalen og havde set paa Landet, det og de Israeliterne Modet til at drage ind i det Land, HERREN havde givet dem.

and they go up unto the valley of Eshcol, and see the land, and discourage the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go in unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them;

10 Men HERRENS Vrede blussede den Gang op, og han svor:

and the anger of Jehovah burneth in that day, and He sweareth, saying,

11 De Mænd, der er draget op fra Ægypten, fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter, skal ikke faa det Land at se, jeg tilsvor Abraham, Isak og Jakob, fordi de ikke viste mig fuld Lydighed,

They do not see — the men who are coming up out of Egypt from a son of twenty years and upward — the ground which I have sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, for they have not been fully after Me;

12 med Undtagelse af Kenizziten Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, og Josua, Nuns Søn, thi de viste HERREN fuld Lydighed!

save Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua son of Nun, for they have been fully after Jehovah;

13 Og HERRENS Vrede blussede op mod Israel, og han lod dem vanke om i Ørkenen i fyrretyve Aar, indtil hele den Slægt var gaaet til Grunde, der gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne.

and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He causeth them to wander in the wilderness forty years, until the consumption of all the generation which is doing the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah.

14 Og se, I træder nu i eders Fædres Fodspor, en Yngel af Syndere, for yderligere at øge HERRENS Vrede mod Israel!

'And lo, ye have risen in the stead of your fathers, an increase of men — sinners, to add yet to the fury of the anger of Jehovah toward Israel;

15 Naar I viger bort fra ham, vil han lade det blive endnu længer i Ørkenen, og I bringer Fordærvelse over hele dette Folk.«

when ye turn back from after Him, then He hath added yet to leave him in the wilderness, and ye have done corruptly to all this people.'

16 Da traadte de frem for ham og sagde: »Vi vil kun bygge Kvægfolde til vore Hjorde her og Byer til vore Familier;

And they come nigh unto him, and say, 'Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;

17 men selv vil vi ruste os til Kamp og drage i Spidsen for Israeliterne, til vi har bragt dem hen til deres Sted; imens skal vore Familier blive i de befæstede Byer i Ly for Landets Indbyggere.

and we — we are armed hasting before the sons of Israel till that we have brought them in unto their place; and our infants have dwelt in the cities of defence because of the inhabitants of the land;

18 Vi vil ikke vende tilbage til vore Huse, før enhver af Israeliterne har faaet sin Arvelod;

we do not turn back unto our houses till the sons of Israel have inherited each his inheritance,

19 thi vi vil ikke have Arvelod sammen med dem paa den anden Side af Jordan og længere borte, eftersom vi har faaet vor Arvelod her paa denne Side af Jordan paa Østsiden.«

for we do not inherit with them beyond the Jordan and yonder, for our inheritance hath come unto us beyond the Jordan at the [sun] -rising.'

20 Da sagde Moses til dem: »Hvis I gør det, hvis I ruster eder til Kamp for HERRENS Aasyn,

And Moses saith unto them, 'If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,

21 hvis alle eders kamprustede Mænd overskrider Jordan for HERRENS Aasyn og bliver der, indtil han har jaget sine Fjender bort fra sit Aasyn,

and every armed one of you hath passed over the Jordan before Jehovah, till his dispossessing His enemies from before Him,

22 og hvis I først vender tilbage, naar Landet er undertvunget for HERRENS Aasyn, skal I være sagesløse over for HERREN og Israel, og saa skal Landet her blive eders Ejendom for HERRENS Aasyn.

and the land hath been subdued before Jehovah — then afterwards ye do turn back, and have been acquitted by Jehovah, and by Israel; and this land hath been to you for a possession before Jehovah.

23 Men hvis I ikke gør det, se, da synder I mod HERREN, og da skal I faa eders Synd at mærke, den skal nok finde eder.

'And if ye do not so, lo, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and know ye your sin, that it doth find you;

24 Byg eder Byer til eders Familier og Folde til eders Smaakvæg og gør, som I har sagt!«

build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.'

25 Da sagde Gaditerne og Rubeniterne til Moses: »Dine Trælle vil gøre, som min Herre byder;

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben speak unto Moses, saying, 'Thy servants do as my lord is commanding;

26 vore Børn, Kvinder, Hjorde og alt vort Kvæg skal blive der i Gileads Byer,

our infants, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, are there in cities of Gilead,

27 men dine Trælle vil drage over og tage Del i Krigen, saa mange som er rustet til Kamp for HERRENS Aasyn, saaledes som min Herre har sagt.«

and thy servants pass over, every armed one of the host, before Jehovah, to battle, as my lord is saying.'

28 Saa gav Moses Præsten Eleazar og Josua, Nuns Søn, og Overhovederne for de israelitiske Stammers Fædrenehuse Befaling om dem,

And Moses commandeth concerning them Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel;

29 og Moses sagde til dem: »Hvis Gaditerne og Rubeniterne, saa mange som er rustet til Kamp for HERRENS Aasyn, gaar over Jordan sammen med eder og Landet bliver eder underlagt, skal I give dem Gilead i Eje;

and Moses saith unto them, 'If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben pass over with you the Jordan, every one armed for battle, before Jehovah, and the land hath been subdued before you, then ye have given to them the land of Gilead for a possession;

30 men hvis de ikke gaar over sammen med eder, rustede til Kamp, skal de have Bopæl anvist blandt eder i Kana'ans Land.«

and if they do not pass over armed with you, then they have possessions in your midst in the land of Canaan.'

31 Da svarede Gaditerne og Rubeniterne: »Hvad HERREN har talt til dine Trælle, vil vi gøre;

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, 'That which Jehovah hath spoken unto thy servants — so we do;

32 vi vil, rustede til Kamp for HERRENS Øjne, drage over til Kana'ans Land, men vor Arvelod paa den anden Side af Jordan bliver i vort Eje.«

we — we pass over armed before Jehovah [to] the land of Canaan, and with us [is] the possession of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.'

33 Da gav Moses Gaditerne, Rubeniterne og Josefs Søn Manasses halve Stamme Amoriterkongen Sihons Kongerige og Kong Og af Basans Kongerige, Landet med Byerne og deres Omraade, Landets Byer rundt om.

And Moses giveth to them, to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land by its cities, in the borders, the cities of the land round about.

34 Saa byggede Gaditerne Dibon, Atarot, Aroer.

And the sons of Gad build Dihon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

35 Atarot-Sjofan, Ja'zer, Jogbeha,

and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

36 Bet-Nimra, Bet-Haran, befæstede Byer, og Kvægfolde;

and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, cities of defence, and sheepfolds.

37 og Rubeniterne byggede Hesjbon, El'ale og Kirjatajim,

And the sons of Reuben have build Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

38 Nebo og Ba'al-Meon, hvis Navne ændredes, og Sibma; og de opkaldte Byerne, som de byggede, efter deres Navne.

and Nebo, and Baal-Meon (changed in name), and Shibmah, and they call by [these] names the names of the cities which they have built.

39 Og Manasses Søn Makirs Sønner drog til Gilead og erobrede det og drev de der boende Amoriter bort;

And sons of Machir son of Manasseh go to Gilead, and capture it, and dispossess the Amorite, who [is] in it;

40 og Moses overdrog Gilead til Manasses Søn Makir, og han bosatte sig der;

and Moses giveth Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelleth in it.

41 men Manasses Søn Ja'ir drog hen og erobrede deres Teltbyer og kaldte dem Ja'irs Teltbyer.

And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone and captureth their towns, and calleth them 'Towns of Jair;'

42 Og Noba drog hen og erobrede Kenat med tilhørende Smaabyer og kaldte det Noba efter sit eget Navn.

and Nobah hath gone and captureth Kenath, and its villages, and calleth it Nobah, by his own name.