< 5 Mosebog 12 >
1 Dette er de Anordninger og Lovbud, I omhyggeligt skal handle efter i det Land, HERREN, dine Fædres Gud, giver dig i Eje, så længe I lever på Jorden.
These are the statutes and the decrees that you will keep in the land that Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth.
2 I skal i Bund og Grund ødelægge alle de Steder, hvor de Folk, I driver bort, dyrker deres Guder, på de høje Bjerge, på Højene og under alle grønne Træer!
You will surely destroy all the places where the nations that you will dispossess worshiped their gods, on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
3 I skal nedbryde deres Altre og sønderslå deres Stenstøtter, I skal opbrænde deres Asjerastøtter og omhugge deres Gudebilleder og udrydde deres Navn fra hvert sådant Sted.
You must break down their altars, dash in pieces their stone pillars, and burn their Asherah poles. You must cut down the carved figures of their gods and destroy their name out of that place.
4 I må ikke bære eder således ad over for HERREN eders Gud;
You will not worship Yahweh your God like that.
5 men til det Sted, HERREN eders Gud udvælger blandt alle eders Stammer for at stedfæste sit Navn og lade det bo der, skal I søge, og der skal du gå hen;
But to the place that Yahweh your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name, that will be the place where he lives, and it is there that you will go.
6 derhen skal I bringe eders Brændofre og Slagtofre, eders Tiender og Offerydelser, eders Løfteofre og Frivilligofre og de førstefødte af eders Hornkvæg og Småkvæg;
It is there that you will bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, and the offerings presented by your hand, your offerings for vows, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
7 der skal I holde Måltid for HERREN eders Guds Åsyn og sammen med eders Husstand være glade over alt, hvad I erhverver, hvad HERREN din Gud velsigner dig med.
It is there that you will eat before Yahweh your God and rejoice about everything that you have put your hand to, you and your households, where Yahweh your God has blessed you.
8 I må ikke bære eder ad, som vi nu for Tiden gør her, hvor enhver gør, hvad han finder for godt;
You will not do all the things that we are doing here today; now everyone is doing whatever is right in his own eyes;
9 thi endnu er I jo ikke kommet til det Hvilested og den Arvelod, HERREN din Gud vil give dig.
for you have not yet come to the rest, to the inheritance that Yahweh your God is giving you.
10 Men når I er gået over Jordan og har fæstet Bo i det Land, HERREN eders Gud vil give eder til Arv, og han får skaffet eder Ro for alle eders Fjender trindt omkring, så I kan bo trygt,
But when you go over the Jordan and live in the land that Yahweh your God is causing you to inherit, and he will give you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you live in safety.
11 da skal det Sted, HERREN eders Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn, være det, hvorhen I skal bringe alt, hvad jeg pålægger eder, eders Brændofre og Slagtofre, eders Tiender og Offerydelser og alle eders udvalgte Løftofre, som I lover HERREN;
Then to the place where Yahweh your God will choose to cause his name to live there—there you will bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, and the offerings presented by your hand, and all your choice offerings for vows that you will vow to Yahweh.
12 og der skal I være glade for HERREN eders Guds Åsyn sammen med eders Sønner og Døtre, eders Trælle og Trælkvinder og Leviten inden eders Porte; thi han har jo ingen Arvelod og Del som I andre.
You will rejoice before Yahweh your God—you, your sons, your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levites who are within your gate, because he has no portion or inheritance among you.
13 Vogt dig for at ofre dine Brændofre på et hvilket som helst Sted, dit Øje falder på.
Pay attention to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings at every place that you see;
14 Men på det Sted HERREN udvælger i en af dine Stammer, der skal du ofre dine Brændofre, og der skal du gøre alt, hvad jeg pålægger dig.
but it is at the place that Yahweh will choose among one of your tribes that you will offer your burnt offerings, and there you will do everything that I command you.
15 Derimod må du, så meget du lyster, slagte Kvæg og nyde Kød rundt om i dine Byer, alt som HERREN din Gud velsigner dig; urene og rene må spise det, som var det Gazeller eller Hjorte.
However, you may kill and eat animals within all your gates, as you wish, receiving the blessing of Yahweh your God for all that he has given you; the unclean and the clean persons both may eat of it, animals such as the gazelle and the deer.
16 Kun Blodet må ikke nyde; det skal du lade løbe ud på Jorden som Vand.
But you will not eat the blood; you will pour it out on the earth like water.
17 Men inden dine Porte må du ikke nyde Tienden af dit Korn, din Most og din Olie eller de førstefødte af dit Hornkvæg og Småkvæg eller noget af dine Løfteofre og Frivilligofre eller nogen af dine Offerydelser;
You may not eat within your gates from the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or flock; and you may not eat any of the meat you sacrifice along with any of your vows that you make, nor that of your freewill offerings, nor that of the offering you present with your hand.
18 men for HERREN din Guds Åsyn, på det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger, skal du nyde alt dette sammen med din Søn og Datter, din Træl og Trælkvinde og Leviten inden dine Porte, og du skal være glad for HERREN din Guds Åsyn over alt, hvad du erhverver dig.
Instead, you will eat them before Yahweh your God in the place that Yahweh your God will choose—you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates; you will rejoice before Yahweh your God about everything to which you put your hand.
19 Vogt dig vel for at glemme Leviten, så længe du lever i dit Land!
Pay attention to yourself so that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live on your land.
20 Når HERREN din Gud udvider dine Landemærker, som han har lovet dig, og du da får Lyst til Kød og siger: "Jeg vil have Kød at spise", så spis kun Kød, så meget du lyster.
When Yahweh your God enlarges your borders, as he has promised you, and you say, 'I will eat flesh,' because of your desire to eat meat, you may eat meat, as your soul desires.
21 Hvis det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger for der at stedfæste sit Navn, ligger langt fra dig, så må du slagte af dit Hornkvæg og Småkvæg, som HERREN giver dig, således som jeg har pålagt dig, og spise det inden dine Porte, så meget du lyster.
If the place that Yahweh your God chooses to put his name is too far from you, then you will kill some of your herd and your flock that Yahweh has given you, as I have commanded you; you may eat within your gates, as your soul desires.
22 Men du skal spise det, som man spiser Gazeller og Hjorte; både urene og rene må spise det.
Like the gazelle and the deer are eaten, so you will eat of it; the unclean and the clean persons may eat of it alike.
23 Kun må du ufravigeligt afholde dig fra at nyde Blodet; thi Blodet er Sjælen, og du må ikke nyde Sjælen tillige med Kødet.
Only be sure that you do not consume the blood, for the blood is the life; you will not eat the life with the meat.
24 Du må ikke nyde det, men du skal lade det løbe ud på Jorden som Vand.
You will not eat it; you will pour it out on the earth like water.
25 Afhold dig fra at nyde det, for at det kan gå dig og dine Børn efter dig vel, idet du gør, had der er ret i HERRENs Øjne.
You will not eat it, so that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, when you will do what is right in the eyes of Yahweh.
26 Men dine hellige Gaver og Løfteofre skal du komme med til det Sted, HERREN udvælger;
But the things that belong to Yahweh that you have and the offerings for your vows—you will take these and go to the place that Yahweh chooses.
27 og du skal bringe dine Brændofre, både Kødet og Blodet, på HERREN din Guds Alter; og Blodet af dine Slagtofre skal udøses på HERREN din Guds Alter, men Kødet må du spise.
There you will offer your burnt offerings, the meat and the blood, on the altar of Yahweh your God; the blood of your sacrifices will be poured out on the altar of Yahweh your God, and you will eat the flesh.
28 Adlyd omhyggeligt alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag pålægger dig, for at det kan gå dig og dine Børn efter dig vel til evig Tid, idet du gør, hvad der er godt og ret i HERREN din Guds Øjne.
Observe and listen to all these words that I command you, that it may go well with you and with your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the eyes of Yahweh your God.
29 Når HERREN din Gud udrydder de Folk, du drager hen at drive bort, og du har drevet dem bort og bosat dig i deres Land,
When Yahweh your God cuts off the nations from before you, when you go in to dispossess them, and you dispossess them, and live in their land,
30 så vogt dig for at lade dig lokke til at gå i deres Fodspor, efter at de er udryddet foran dig, og for at spørge dig for angående deres Guder, idet du siger: "Hvorledes plejede disse Folkeslag at dyrke deres Guder? Således vil også jeg bære mig ad."
pay attention to yourself that you are not trapped into following them, after they are destroyed from before you—trapped into investigating their gods, into asking, 'How do these nations worship their gods? I will do the same.'
31 Således må du ikke bære dig ad over for HERREN din Gud; thi alt, hvad der er HERREN en Vederstyggelighed, alt, hvad han hader, har de gjort over for deres Guder; ja, de brændte endog deres Sønner og Døtre til Ære for deres Guder!
You must not worship Yahweh your God in that way, for everything that is an abomination to Yahweh, things that he hates—they have done these with their gods; they even burn their sons and their daughters in fire for their gods.
32 Alt, hvad jeg pålægger eder, skal I omhyggeligt udføre. Du må hverken lægge noget til eller trække noget fra.
Whatever I command you, observe it. Do not add to it or take away from it.