5 Mosebog 4

1 Og nu, Israel! Hør de Anordninger og Lovbud, som jeg vil lære eder at holde, for at I kan blive i Live og komme ind og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, vil give eder.

“And now, O Israel, listen to the precepts and judgments which I am teaching to you, so that, by doing these, you may live, and you may enter and possess the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, will give to you.

2 I må hverken lægge noget til eller trække noget fra, hvad jeg byder eder, men I skal holde HERREN eders Guds Bud, som jeg pålægger eder.

You shall not add to the word which I speak to you, neither shall you take away from it. Preserve the commandments of the Lord your God which I am teaching to you.

3 I har med egne Øjne set, hvad HERREN gjorde i Anledning af Ba'al Peor: Hver eneste Mand, som fulgte Ba'al Peor, udryddede HERREN din Gud af din Midte.

Your eyes have seen all that the Lord has done against Baal-peor, in what manner he has crushed all of his worshippers from among you.

4 Men I, som holdt fast ved HERREN eders Gud, er alle i Live den Dag i Dag.

But you who adhere to the Lord your God are all still alive, to the present day.

5 Se, jeg har lært eder Anordninger og Lovbud, således som HERREN min Gud har pålagt mig, for at I skal handle derefter i det Land, I skal ind og tage i Besiddelse;

You know that I have taught you precepts as well as justices, just as the Lord my God has commanded me. And so shall you do in the land that you will possess.

6 hold dem og følg dem! Thi det skal være eders Visdom og eders Kløgt i de andre Folks Øjne. Når de hører om alle disse Anordninger, skal de sige: "Sandelig, det er et vist og klogt Folk, dette store Folk!"

And you shall observe and fulfill these in practice. For this is your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, so that, upon hearing all these precepts, they may say: ‘Lo, a wise and understanding people, a great nation.’

7 Thi hvor er der vel et stort Folk, som har Guder, der kommer til det, således som HERREN vor Gud gør det, når vi kalder på ham;

Neither is there any other nation so great, which has its gods so near to them, as our God is present to all our petitions.

8 og hvor er der vel et stort Folk, der har så retfærdige Anordninger og Lovbud som hele denne Lov, jeg forelægger eder i Dag?

For what other nation is there so renowned as to have ceremonies, and just judgments, and the entire law that I will set forth today before your eyes?

9 Kun skal du vogte dig og omhyggeligt tage Vare på dig selv, at du ikke glemmer, hvad du med egne Øjne har set, og at det ikke viger fra dit Hjerte, så længe du lever; og du skal fortælle dine Sønner og dine Sønners Sønner derom.

And so, guard yourself and your soul carefully. You should not forget the words that your eyes have seen, and do not let them be cut away from your heart, throughout all the days of your life. You shall teach them to your sons and to your grandsons,

10 Glem ikke den Dag, du stod for HERREN din Guds Åsyn ved Horeb, da HERREN sagde til mig: "Kald mig Folket sammen, for at jeg kan kundgøre dem mine Ord, så de kan lære at frygte mig, så længe de lever på Jorden, og lære deres Sønner det samme!"

from the day on which you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, when the Lord spoke to me, saying: ‘Gather the people to me, so that they may listen to my words, and may learn to fear me, throughout all the time that they are alive on earth, and so that they may teach their children.’

11 Da trådte I frem og stod ved Bjergets Fod, medens Bjerget brændte i lys Lue helt ind i Himmelen, hylet i Mørke, Skyer og Mulm;

And you approached the base of the mountain, which was burning even toward heaven. And there was a darkness upon it, and a cloud, and a mist.

12 og da HERREN talede til eder ud fra Ilden, hørte I kun Ordene, men nogen Skikkelse så I ikke, kun en Røst fornam I.

And the Lord spoke to you from the midst of fire. You heard the voice of his words, but you did not see any form at all.

13 Da kundgjorde han eder sin Pagt, som han bød eder at holde, de ti Ord, og han skrev dem på to Stentavler.

And he revealed his covenant to you, which he instructed you to carry out, and the ten words which he wrote on two tablets of stone.

14 Og mig bød HERREN dengang at lære eder Anordninger og Lovbud, som I skulde overholde idet Land, I nu skal over og tage i Besiddelse.

And he commanded me, at that time, that I should teach you the ceremonies and judgments which you must carry out, in the land that you shall possess.

15 Eftersom I ikke så nogen Skikkelse, dengang HERREN talede til eder på Horeb ud fra Ilden, så vogt eder nu omhyggeligt for

And so, guard your souls carefully. You saw no likeness on the day that the Lord God spoke to you on Horeb from the midst of fire.

16 at handle så ryggesløst, at I laver eder et Gudebillede, en Stenstøtte i en eller anden Skikkelse, enten det nu er et Afbillede af en Mand eller en Kvinde

Otherwise, perhaps being deceived, you might have made a graven image, or an image of male or female,

17 eller et Afbillede af et eller andet Dyr, der lever på Jorden, eller et Afbillede af en eller anden vinget Fugl, der flyver under Himmelen,

a likeness of any of the beasts, which are upon the earth, or of birds, which fly under heaven,

18 eller et Afbillede af et eller andet Kryb, der kryber på Jorden, eller et Afbillede af en eller anden Fisk i Vandet under Jorden;

or of reptiles, which move across the earth, or of fish, which abide in the waters under the earth.

19 og når du løfter dit Blik til Himmelen og ser Solen og Månen og Stjernerne, hele Himmelens Hær, så vogt dig for at lade dig forføre til at tilbede og dyrke dem. Thi HERREN din Gud har tildelt alle de andre Folk under hele Himmelen dem;

Otherwise, perhaps lifting up your eyes to heaven, you might look upon the sun and the moon and all the stars of heaven, and being deceived by error, you might adore and worship these things, which the Lord your God created for the service of all the nations, which are under heaven.

20 men eder tog HERREN og førte ud af Smelteovnen, af Ægypten, for at I skulde være hans Ejendomsfolk, som I nu er.

But the Lord has taken you up, and led you away from the iron furnaces of Egypt, in order to have a people of inheritance, just as it is to the present day.

21 Men HERREN blev vred på mig for eders Skyld og svor, at jeg ikke skulde komme over Jordan ind i det herlige Land, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Eje,

And the Lord became angry against me because of your words, and he swore that I would not cross over the Jordan, nor enter into the excellent land, which he will give to you.

22 thi jeg skal dø i Landet her; jeg skal ikke komme over Jordan, men I skal komme over og tage dette herlige Land i Besiddelse.

Behold, I shall die on this soil. I shall not cross over the Jordan. You shall cross it, and you shall possess the singular land.

23 Så vogt eder for at glemme HERREN eders Guds Pagt, som han sluttede med eder, og for at lave eder noget Gudebillede i Skikkelse af noget som helst, HERREN din Gud har forbudt dig

Be careful, lest you at some time forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he has formed with you, and lest you make for yourselves a graven likeness of those things which the Lord has prohibited to be made.

24 Thi HERREN din Gud er en fortærende Ild, en nidkær Gud!

For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

25 Når du får Børn og Børnebørn, og I bliver gamle i Landet, og I da handler så ryggesløst, at I laver eder Gudebilleder i en eller anden Skikkelse og gør, hvad der er ondt i HERREN din Guds Øjne, så at I fortørner ham,

When you will have conceived sons and grandsons while abiding in the land, and if, having been deceived, you make for yourselves any likeness, accomplishing evil in the sight of the Lord your God, so as to provoke him to wrath,

26 så kalder jeg i Dag Himmelen og Jorden til Vidne imod eder på, at I hastigt skal blive udryddet af det Land, I skal over Jordan og tage i Besiddelse; I skal ikke få noget langt Liv der, men visselig gå til Grunde;

I call heaven and earth as witnesses this day, that you shall quickly perish from the land, which, when you have crossed over the Jordan, you will possess. You will not live in it for a long time; instead, the Lord will destroy you.

27 og HERREN vil splitte eder mellem Folkene, og kun nogle få af eder skal blive tilbage blandt de Folkeslag, HERREN driver eder hen iblandt.

And he will scatter you among all the nations, and few of you will remain among those nations, to which the Lord will lead you.

28 Der skal I komme til at dyrke Guder, der er Menneskehænders Værk, Træ og Sten, som hverken kan se eller høre, spise eller lugte!

And there, you will serve gods which were fabricated by the hands of men: gods of wood and of stone, who neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

29 Der skal I så søge HERREN din Gud, og du skal finde ham, når du søger ham af hele dit Hjerte og hele din Sjæl.

And when you will seek the Lord your God in that place, you shall find him, if only you seek him with all your heart, and in all the tribulation of your soul.

30 I de kommende Dage, når du er i Nød, og alle disse Ting kommer over dig, skal du vende om til HERREN din Gud og adlyde hans Røst.

After all these things which have been foretold have found you, in the end time, you shall return to the Lord your God, and you will hear his voice.

31 Thi en barmhjertig Gud er HERREN din Gud; han slipper dig ikke og lader dig ikke gå til Grunde og glemmer ikke Pagten med dine Fædre, som han tilsvor dem.

For the Lord your God is a merciful God. He will not abandon you, nor will he entirely destroy you, nor will he forget the covenant, which he swore to your fathers.

32 Thi gransk dog i de henfarne Tider, der gik forud for dig, lige fra den Tid af da Gud skabte Menneskene på Jorden, og fra den ene Ende af Himmelen til den anden, om der er sket noget så stort som dette, eller om dets Lige er hørt.

Inquire concerning the days of antiquity, which were before you, from the day when God created man upon the earth, from one end of heaven to another, if anything similar has ever occurred, or whether any such thing has ever been known,

33 Har noget Folk hørt Guds Røst ud fra Ilden, således som du hørte det, og levet?

that a people would hear the voice of God, speaking from the midst of fire, just as you have heard it, and live,

34 Eller har nogen Gud søgt at komme og hente sig et Folk midt ud af et andet Folk ved Prøvelser, Tegn og Undere, ved Krig, med stærk Hånd og udstrakt Arm og store Rædsler, således som du med egne Øjne så HERREN eders Gud gøre med eder i Ægypten?

whether God has acted so as to enter and take for himself a nation from the midst of the nations, by means of tests, signs, and wonders, by means of fighting, and a strong hand, and an outstretched arm, and terrible visions, in accord with all the things which the Lord your God has accomplished for you in Egypt, in the sight of your eyes.

35 Du fik det at se, for at du skulde vide, af HERREN og ingen anden er Gud.

So may you know that the Lord himself is God, and there is no other beside him.

36 Fra Himmelen lod han dig høre sin Røst for at undervise dig, og på Jorden lod han dig se sin store Ild, og hans Ord hørte du ud fra Ilden.

He has caused you to hear his voice from heaven, so that he might teach you. And he showed you his exceedingly great fire on earth, and you heard his words from the midst of the fire.

37 Og fordi han elskede dine Fædre og udvalgte deres Afkom efter dem og selv førte dig ud af Ægypten ved sin store Vælde

For he loved your fathers, and he chose their offspring after them. And he led you away from Egypt, advancing before you with his great power,

38 for at drive Folk bort foran dig, der er større og mægtigere end du selv, og lade dig komme ind i deres Land og give dig det i Eje, som det nu er sket,

so as to wipe away, upon your arrival, nations, very great and stronger than you, and so as to lead you in, and to present to you their land as a possession, just as you discern in the present day.

39 derfor skal du i Dag vide og lægge dig på Sinde, at HERREN og ingen anden er Gud oppe i Himmelen og nede på Jorden.

Therefore, know on this day and consider in your heart, that the Lord himself is God in heaven above, and on earth below, and there is no other.

40 Og du skal holde hans Anordninger og Bud, som jeg pålægger dig i Dag, for at det kan gå dig og dine Børn efter dig vel, og for at du alle Dage kan leve længe i det Land, HERREN din Gud giver dig!

Keep his precepts and commandments, which I am teaching to you, so that it may be well with you, and with your sons after you, and so that you may remain for a long time upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.”

41 På den Tid udskilte Moses tre Byer hinsides Jordan, på den østre Side,

Then Moses set aside three cities, across the Jordan toward the eastern region,

42 som Tilflugtsteder for Manddrabere, der uforsætligt slår et andet Menneske ihjel uden i Forvejen at have båret Nag til ham, for at de kan redde Livet ved at ty til en af disse Byer,

so that anyone might flee to these if he has killed his neighbor unwillingly, who was not his enemy a day or two earlier, and so that he would be able to escape to one of these cities:

43 nemlig Bezer i Ørkenen på Højsletten for Rubeniterne, Ramot i Gilead for Gaditerne og Golan i Basan for Manassiterne.

Bezer in the wilderness, which is situated in the plains of the tribe of Ruben; and Ramoth in Gilead, which is in the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan, which is in the tribe of Manasseh.

44 Dette er den Lov, Moses forelagde Israelitterne.

This is the law, which Moses set forth before the sons of Israel.

45 Dette er de Vidnesbyrd, Anordninger og Lovbud, Moses kundgjorde Israelitterne, da de drog bort fra Ægypten,

And these are the testimonies and ceremonies as well as judgments, which he spoke to the sons of Israel, when they departed from Egypt,

46 hinsides Jordan i Dalen lige for Bet Peor i det Land, der havde tilhørt Amoriterkongen Sihon, som boede i Hesjbon, og som Moses og Israelitterne havde slået, da de drog bort fra Ægypten.

across the Jordan, in the valley opposite the shrine of Peor, in the land of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon, whom Moses struck down. Accordingly, the sons of Israel, having departed from Egypt,

47 De havde erobret hans og Kong Og af Basans Land, de to Amoriterkonger hinsides Jordan, på den østre Side,

possessed his land, and the land of Og, the king of Bashan, the land of the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun:

48 fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred til Sirjons Bjerg, det er Hermon,

from Aroer, which is situated above the bank of the torrent Arnon, as far as Mount Zion, which is also called Hermon,

49 tillige med hele Arabalavningen hinsides Jordan, på den østre Side, lige til Arabahavet neden for Pisgas Skrænter.

the entire plain across the Jordan, from its eastern region, as far as the sea of the wilderness, and even to the base of Mount Pisgah.