5 Mosebog 7
1 Når HERREN din Gud fører dig ind i det Land, du skal ind og tage i Besiddelse, og driver store Folk bort foran dig, Hetiterne, Girgasjiterne, Amoriterne, Kana'anæerne, Periiterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne, syv Folk, der er større og mægtigere end du,
When Adonai your God brings you into the land where you go to possess it, and casts out many nations before you, the Hittite [Descendant of Trembling fear], the Girgashite, the Amorite [Descendants of Talkers], the Canaanite [Descendant of Humbled], the Perizzite [Descendant of Belonging to village], the Hivite [Wicked], and the Jebusite [Descendants of Thresher], seven nations greater and mightier than you;
2 og når HERREN din Gud giver dem i din Magt, og du overvinder dem, så skal du lægge Band på dem. Du må ikke slutte Pagt med dem eller vise dem Skånsel.
and when Adonai your God delivers them up before you, and you strike them; then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them, nor show mercy to them;
3 Du må ikke besvogre dig med dem, du må hverken give en af deres Sønner din datter eller tage en af deres Døtre til din Søn;
neither shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son.
4 thi så vil de få din Søn til at falde fra HERREN, så han dyrker andre Guder, og HERRENs Vrede vil blusse op imod eder, og han vil udrydde dig i Hast.
For he will turn away your son from following me, that they may abad ·serve· other deities. So Adonai’s anger would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly.
5 Men således skal I gøre ved dem: Deres Altre skal I nedbryde, deres Stenstøtter skal I sønderslå, deres Asjerastøtter skal I omhugge, og deres Gudebilleder skal I opbrænde.
But you shall deal with them like this. You shall break down their altars, dash their pillars in pieces, and cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their engraved images with fire.
6 Thi du er et Folk, der er helliget HERREN din Gud; dig har HERREN din Gud udvalgt til sit Ejendomsfolk blandt alle Folk på Jorden.
For you are a holy people to Adonai your God. Adonai your God has chosen you to be a le'am segulah ·people of special treasure· for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.
7 Det er ikke, fordi I er større end alle de andre Folk, at HERREN har fattet Velbehag til eder og udvalgt eder, thi I er det mindste af alle Folk;
Adonai didn’t set his chasak ·to set one’s affection, to make bands· on you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples:
8 men fordi HERREN elskede eder, og fordi han vilde holde den Ed, han tilsvor eders Fædre, derfor var det, at HERREN med stærk Hånd førte eder ud og udløste dig af Trællehuset, af Ægypterkongen Faraos Hånd;
but because Adonai loves you, and because he desires to keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, Adonai has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt [Abode of slavery].
9 så skal du vide, at HERREN din Gud er den sande Gud, den trofaste Gud, der i tusinde Slægtled holder fast ved sin Pagt og sin Miskundhed mod dem, der elsker ham og holder hans Bud,
Know therefore that Adonai your God himself is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and chesed ·loving-kindness· with them who 'ahav ·affectionately love· him and keep his mitzvot ·instructions· to a thousand generations,
10 men bringer Gengældelse over den, der hader ham, så han udrydder ham, og ikke tøver over for den, der hader ham, men bringer Gengældelse over ham.
and repays those who hate him to their face, to destroy them. He will not be slack to him who hates him. He will repay him to his face.
11 Derfor skal du omhyggeligt handle efter det Bud, de Anordninger og Lovbud, jeg i Dag giver dig!
You shall therefore keep the mitzvot ·instructions·, the statutes, and the judgments, which I enjoin you today, to do them.
12 Når I nu hører disse Lovbud og holder dem og handler efter dem, så skal HERREN din Gud til Løn derfor holde fast ved den Pagt og den Miskundhed, han tilsvor dine Fædre.
It shall happen, because you sh'ma ·hear obey· these judgments, and keep and do them, that Adonai your God will keep with you the covenant and the chesed ·loving-kindness· which he swore to your fathers.
13 Han skal elske dig, velsigne dig og gøre dig mangfoldig, han skal velsigne Frugten af dit Moderliv og Frugten af din Jord, dit Korn, din Most og din Olie, Tillægget af dine Okser og dine Fårs Yngel i det Land, han tilsvor dine Fædre at ville give dig!
He will 'ahav ·affectionately love· you, bless you, multiply you. He will also bless the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your livestock and the young of your flock, in the land which he swore to your fathers to give you.
14 Velsignet skal du være fremfor alle andre Folk; ingen Mand eller Kvinde hos dig skal være ufrugtbar, ej heller noget af dit Kvæg;
You shall be blessed above all peoples. There shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your livestock.
15 og HERREN vil holde alle Sygdomme fra dig; ingen af Ægyptens onde Farsoter, som du jo kender, vil han påføre dig, men han vil lægge dem på alle dem, der hader dig.
Adonai will take away from you all sickness; and none of the evil diseases of Egypt [Abode of slavery], which you know, will he put on you, but will lay them on all those who hate you.
16 Og alle de Folk, som HERREN din Gud giver dig, skal du fortære uden Skånsel; du må ikke dyrke deres Guder, thi det vilde blive en Snare for dig.
You shall consume all the peoples whom Adonai your God shall deliver to you. Your eye shall not pity them: neither shall you abad ·serve· their deities; for that would be a snare to you.
17 Og skulde du sige ved dig selv: "Disse Folk er større end jeg, hvor kan jeg drive dem bort?"
If you shall say in your heart, “These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?”
18 så frygt ikke for dem, men kom i Hu, hvad HERREN din Gud gjorde ved Farao og hele Ægypten,
you shall not be afraid of them. You shall remember well what Adonai your God did to Pharaoh, and to all Egypt [Abode of slavery];
19 de store Prøvelser, du selv så, Tegnene og Underne, den stærke Hånd og den udstrakte Arm, hvormed HERREN din Gud førte dig ud; således vil HERREN din Gud gøre ved alle de Folkeslag, du frygter for.
the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which Adonai your God brought you out. So shall Adonai your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.
20 Ja, også Gedehamse vil HERREN din Gud sende imod dem, indtil de, der er tilbage og holder sig skjult for dig, er udryddet.
Moreover Adonai your God will send the hornet among them, until those who are left, and hide themselves, perish from before you.
21 Vær ikke bange for dem, thi HERREN din Gud er i din Midte, en stor og frygtelig Gud.
You shall not be scared of them; for Adonai your God is among you, a great and awesome God.
22 HERREN din Gud skal lidt efter lidt drive disse Folkeslag bort foran dig. Det går ikke an, at du udrydder dem i Hast, thi så bliver Markens vilde Dyr dig for talrige.
Adonai your God will cast out those nations before you little by little. You may not consume them at once, lest the animals of the field increase on you.
23 Men HERREN din Gud skal give dem i din Magt, og han skal slå dem med stor Rædsel, indtil de er udryddet.
But Adonai your God will deliver them up before you, and will confuse them with a great confusion, until they are destroyed.
24 Og han skal give deres Konger i din Hånd, og du skal udrydde deres Navn under Himmelen; ingen skal kunne holde Stand over for dig, til du har udryddet dem.
He will deliver their kings into your hand, and you shall make their name perish from under the sky. No one will be able to stand before you, until you have destroyed them.
25 Deres Gudebilleder skal I opbrænde; du må ikke lade dig friste til at tage Sølvet eller Guldet på dem, for at du ikke skal lokkes i en Snare derved, thi det er HERREN din Gud en Vederstyggelighed,
You shall burn the engraved images of their deities with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourself, lest you be snared in it; for it is an abomination to Adonai your God.
26 og du må ikke føre nogen Vederstyggelighed ind i dit Hus, for at du ikke skal hjemfalde til Band ligesom den, nej, du skal nære Afsky og Gru for den, thi den er hjemfaldet til Band!
You shall not bring an abomination into your house, and become a devoted thing like it. You shall utterly detest it, and you shall utterly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing.
