5 Mosebog 1

1 Dette er de Ord, Moses talte til hele Israel hinsides Jordan i Ørkenen, i Arabalavningen, lige over for Suf, mellem Paran og Tofel, Laban, Hazerot og Di Zahab,

This is the record of what Moses told all the Israelites during their time in the desert to the east of the Jordan. They were in the Arabah near Suph, between Paran on the one side and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab on the other.

2 elleve Dagsrejser fra Horeb, regnede over Seirs Bjerge til Kadesj Barnea.

(It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by the road that passes Mount Seir.)

3 I det fyrretyvende År på den første Dag i den elevte Måned kundgjorde Moses Israelitterne alt, hvad HERREN havde pålagt ham angående dem,

On the first day of the eleventh month of the fortieth year, Moses recounted to the Israelites everything that the Lord had instructed him to tell them.

4 efter at han havde slået Amoriterkongen Sihon, der boede i Hesjbon, og Kong Og af Basan, der boede i Asjtarot og Edrei.

This happened after he defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and then at Edrei after he defeated Og king of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth.

5 Hinsides Jordan i Moabs Land tog Moses sig for at fremsætte følgende Lovudlægning:

Speaking on the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain these instructions, saying:

6 HERREN vor Gud talede til os ved Horeb og sagde: "I har nu længe nok opholdt eder ved Bjerget her;

The Lord our God told us at Horeb: “You have remained here beside this mountain for long enough.

7 bryd derfor op og drag til Amoriternes Bjerge og til alle deres Naboer i Arabalavningen, på Bjergene, i Lavlandet, i Sydlandet og ved Kysten, til Kana'anæernes Land og Libanon, lige til den store Flod, Eufratfloden.

Continue your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites and all their neighbors, into the Jordan Valley, into the hill country, into the foothills, into the Negev, and along the coast to the country of the Canaanites up to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.

8 Se, jeg giver Landet i eders Magt; drag derind og tag det Land i Besiddelse, som jeg tilsvor eders Fædre, Abraham, Isak og Jakob, at ville give dem og deres Afkom efter dem."

Look, I'm giving this land to you. Go and take ownership of the land that the Lord promised he would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants who would follow them.”

9 Dengang talte jeg til eder og sagde: "Jeg kan ikke ene bære eder.

That's when I told you, “I can't take responsibility for all of you by myself.

10 HERREN eders Gud har gjort eder talrige, og se, I er nu så mange som Stjernerne på Himmelen;

The Lord your God has increased your numbers so much that today there are as many of you as there are stars in the sky.

11 måtte kun HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, gøre eder tusinde Gange så talrige endnu og velsigne eder, som han har forjættet eder;

May the Lord, the God of your forefathers, multiply you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised.

12 men hvorledes skal jeg ene kunne bære hele Besværet og Arbejdet med eder og eders Stridigheder?

But how can I take on all your troubles, burdens, and arguments just by myself?

13 Sørg derfor for at finde nogle kloge, forstandige. og erfarne Mænd i hver Stamme, som jeg kan sætte i Spidsen for eder!"

You must choose for yourselves wise, experienced men with good judgment from each of your tribes, and I will put them in charge as your leaders.”

14 Dertil svarede I og sagde: "Det Forslag, du har fremsat, er godt!"

You replied to me, saying, “Your proposal is a good one.”

15 Derfor tog jeg Overhovederne for eders Stammer, kloge og erfarne Mænd, og satte dem i Spidsen for eder som Øverste over tusinde, hundrede, halvtredsindstyve eller ti og som Tilsynsmænd over eders Stammer.

So I summoned your tribal leaders, men with good judgment, and put them in charge of you, as commanders and officials for your tribes. Some were responsible for thousands, some for hundreds, some for fifties, and some for tens.

16 Dengang gav jeg så eders Dommere det Påbud: "Hold Forhør, når der er Stridigheder mellem eders Landsmænd, og døm retfærdigt, når en Mand har en Sag, enten det er med en Landsmand eller med en, der bor som fremmed hos ham;

At the same time I gave strict instructions to your judges: “Hear the cases brought between your brothers, and make sure you are fair when you judge between a man and his brother or a foreigner living among you.

17 vis ingen Personsanseelse for Retten; hør på den ringeste som på den største og frygt ikke for nogen; thi Dommen er Guds! Men Sager, som er eder for vanskelige, skal I forebringe mig, så skal jeg holde Forhør i dem!"

Don't show any favoritism when you judge—treat the powerful and the common people just the same. Don't let anyone intimidate you, because judgment is done on God's behalf. Bring me any case that is too hard for you, and I will hear it.”

18 Og dengang gav jeg eder så Pålæg om alt, hvad I skulde gøre.

This was also the time I instructed you about everything you had to do.

19 Derpå brød vi op fra Horeb og drog gennem hele denne store, grufulde Ørken, som I selv har set, i Retning af Amoriternes Bjerge, således som HERREN vor Gud havde pålagt os. Og vi kom til Kadesj Barnea.

Following the orders of the Lord our God, we left Horeb and set off towards the hill country of the Amorites, passing through the whole of the large and terrifying desert that you yourselves have experienced. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,

20 Da sagde jeg til eder: "I er nu kommet til Amoriternes Bjerge, som HERREN vor Gud vil give os.

I explained to you, “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving to us.

21 Se, HERREN din Gud har givet Landet i din Magt, drag derfor op og tag det i Besiddelse, således som HERREN, dine Fædres Gud, har sagt til dig. Frygt ikke, men vær uforsagt!"

Look, the Lord your God has given you the land! Go and take ownership of the land as the Lord, the God of your forefathers, has told you. Don't be frightened or terrified.”

22 Da kom I alle hen til mig og sagde: "Lad os sende nogle Mænd i forvejen til at udspejde Landet for os og bringe os Underretning om den Vej, vi skal drage op ad, og om de Byer, vi kommer til!"

Then you all came to me and suggested, “Let's send men on ahead to explore the land and report back to us about what route to take and which towns we'll come across.”

23 Jeg billigede det og udtog tolv Mænd iblandt eder, en af hver Stamme.

It seemed like a good plan to me, so I chose twelve of your men, one from each tribe.

24 De begav sig på Vej og drog op i Bjergene og kom til Esjkoldalen og udspejdede den;

They set off and went up into the hill country as far as the Valley of Eshcol, exploring the land.

25 og de tog nogle af Landets Frugter med og bragte dem ned til os, og de meldte os tilbage: "Det er et herligt Land, HERREN vor Gud vil give os!"

They brought back some of the country's fruit, carrying it down to us, and gave us the report: “The Lord our God is giving us good land.”

26 Men I vilde ikke drage op, I var genstridige mod HERREN eders Guds Befaling.

But you didn't want to go. You rebelled against the instructions of the Lord your God.

27 I knurrede i eders Telte og sagde: "Af Had til os førte HERREN os ud af Ægypten for at give os i Amoriternes Hånd og lade os gå til Grunde!

You complained while you were in your tents and said, “It's because the Lord hates us that he led us out of Egypt in order to hand us over to the Amorites to be wiped out.

28 Hvor er det dog, vi skal hen? Vore Brødre tog Modet fra os, da de sagde: Det er et Folk, der er større og højere end vi, og der er store Byer med himmelhøje Fæstningsværker, ja, vi så endog Efterkommere af Anakiterne der!"

Where are we going? Our brothers terrified us because they told us: ‘The people are bigger and taller than us; the towns are large, with high walls that reach the sky. We even saw the descendants of the giant Anak there!’”

29 Men jeg sagde til eder: "Lad eder ikke skræmme og frygt ikke for dem!

So I told you, “Don't be frightened or scared of them!

30 HERREN eders Gud, der vandrer foran eder, vil selv stride for eder, som I så, han gjorde det for eder i Ægypten

The Lord your God who leads your way will fight for you in the same way you saw him do for you in Egypt.

31 og i Ørkenen, hvor du så, at HERREN din Gud bar dig, som en Mand bærer sin Søn, hele den Vej I har vandret, lige til I nåede hertil!"

He did the same in the desert—you saw how the Lord your God carried you like a father carries his son during your whole journey until you arrived here.”

32 Men alligevel troede I ikke på HERREN eders Gud,

Despite all this, you didn't trust the Lord your God,

33 skønt han vandrede foran eder på Vejen for at udsøge Lejrpladser til eder, om Natten i Ilden, for at I kunde se, hvor I skulde gå, og om dagen i Skyen.

who led you on the journey, present in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, looking to find a place for you to camp and to show you the way to go.

34 Men da HERREN hørte eders Ord, blev han vred og svor:

When the Lord heard what you were saying, he got angry and swore an oath:

35 "Ikke en eneste af disse Mænd, af denne onde Slægt, skal få det herlige Land at se, som jeg svor at ville give eders Fædre,

“Not a single one of this evil generation will see the good land I promised to give your forefathers,

36 undtagen Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn; han alene skal få det at se, og ham og hans Børn vil jeg give det Land, han har betrådt, fordi han har vist HERREN fuld Lydighed!"

except Caleb, son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he explored, because he was completely committed to the Lord.”

37 Også på mig blev HERREN vred for eders Skyld, og han sagde: "Heller ikke du skal komme derind!

The Lord also got angry with me because of you. He told me, “Even you won't enter the country.

38 Josua, Nuns Søn, der står i din Tjeneste, han skal komme derind; sæt Mod i ham, thi han skal skaffe Israel det i Eje."

However, Joshua, son of Nun, your assistant, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will help Israel to occupy the land.

39 Og dets små Børn, som I sagde skulde blive til Bytte, eders Børn, som i Dag ikke kender Forskel på godt og ondt, de skal komme derind, dem vil jeg give det, og de skal tage det i Besiddelse.

Your small children that you claimed would become prisoners, your children who at the time didn't know good from evil, they will be the ones to enter the land that I will give them, and they will occupy it.

40 I selv derimod skal vende om og begive eder på Vej til Ørkenen i Retning af det røde Hav!"

But now turn around and head back into the desert on the road that leads to the Red Sea.”

41 Da svarede I og sagde til mig: "Vi har syndet imod HERREN! Vi vil drage op og kæmpe, som HERREN vor Gud har befalet os!" Og alle iførte I eder eders Våben og vilde i Letsindighed drage op i Bjergene.

But you answered and told me, “We have sinned against the Lord! We will go and we will fight and we will do everything the Lord our God has ordered us to do.” Then you all picked up your weapons and prepared for battle thinking it would be easy to go and fight in the hill country.

42 Men HERREN sagde til mig: Sig til dem: Drag ikke op og indlad eder ikke i Kamp, thi jeg er ikke iblandt eder; gør I det, bliver I slået af eders Fjender!"

But the Lord instructed me, “Order them not to go and fight because I won't be with you to prevent you from being defeated by your enemies.”

43 Men da jeg sagde det til eder, adlød I ikke, men var genstridige mod HERRENs Bud og formastede eder til at drage op i Bjergene.

I told you this, but you refused to listen. You defied the instructions of the Lord and arrogantly went to fight in the hill country.

44 Da drog Amoriterne, der bor i Bjergene der, ud imod eder, og de forfulgte eder som Bier og slog eder fra Seir til Horma.

Then the Amorites living there in the hills came and attacked you. They chased after you like a swarm of bees, killing you all the way from Seir to Hormah.

45 Da I så kom tilbage, græd I for HERRENs Åsyn; men HERREN vilde ikke høre eder og låne eder Øre.

You came back to camp and wept before the Lord, but he refused to listen to what you said or to pay attention to you.

46 Så blev I hele den lange Tid i Kadesj.

You stayed there in Kadesh for a long time.