4 Mosebog 13
1 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 "Send nogle Mænd af Sted for at undersøge Kana'ans Land, som jeg vil give Israeliterne; een Mand af hver Fædrenestamme skal I sende, og kun Mænd, der er Øverster iblandt dem!"
“Send men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a prince among them.”
3 Da udsendte Moses dem fra Parans Ørken på HERRENs Bud, Mænd, der allevar Overhovederfor Israeliterne.
Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of the LORD. All of them were men who were heads of the children of Israel.
4 Deres Navne var følgende: Af Rubens Stamme Sjammua, Zakkurs Søn,
These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
5 af Simeons Stamme Sjafat, Horis Søn,
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
6 af Judas Stamme Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn,
Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
7 af Issakars Stamme Jigal, Josefs Søn,
Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
8 af Efraims Stamme Hosea, Nuns Søn,
Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
9 af Benjamins Stamme Palti, Rafus Søn,
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
10 af Zebulons Stamme Gaddiel, Sodis Søn,
Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
11 af Josefs Slamme, det er Manasses Stamme, Gaddi, Susis Søn,
Of the tribe of Joseph, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
12 af Dans Stamme Ammiel, Gmallis Søn,
Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
13 af Asers Stamme Setur, Mikaels Søn,
Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
14 af Naftalis Stamme Nabi, Vofsis Søn,
Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
15 af Gads Stamme Geuel, Mtakis Søn.
Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
16 Det var Navnene på de Mænd, Moses udsendte for at undersøge Landet. Men Moses gav Hosea, Nuns Søn, Navnet Josua.
These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
17 Og Moses sendte dem af Sted for at undersøge Kana'ans Land. Og han sagde til dem: "Drag herfra op i Sydlandet og drag op i Bjergene
Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country.
18 og se, hvordan Landet er, og om Folket, som bor der, er stærkt eller svagt, fåtalligt eller talrigt,
See the land, what it is; and the people who dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;
19 om Landet, de bor i, er godt eller dårligt, og om Byerne, de bor i, er Teltlejre eller Fæstninger,
and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;
20 og om Landet er fedt eller magert, om der findes Træer deri eller ej. Vær ved godt Mod og tag noget af Landets Frugt med tilbage!" Det var netop ved den Tid, de første Druer var modne.
and what the land is, whether it is fertile or poor, whether there is wood therein, or not. Be courageous, and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.
21 Så drog de af Sted og undersøgte Landet lige fra Zins Ørken til Rehob, Egnen hen imod Hamat.
So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
22 Så begav de sig op i Sydlandet og kom til Hebron; der boede Ahiman, Sjesjaj og Talmaj, Anaks Efterkommere. Men Hebron var grundlagt syv År før Zoan i Ægypten.
They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
23 Da de nåede Esjkoldalen, afskar de en Ranke med en Drueklase, som der måtte to Mand til at bære på en Bærestang, og plukkede nogle Granatæbler og Figener.
They came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it on a staff between two. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.
24 Man kaldte dette Sted Esjkoldalen med Hentydning til den Drueklase, Israeliterne der skar af.
That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.
25 Efter fyrretyve Dages Forløb vendte de tilbage efter at have undersøgt Landet;
They returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
26 og de kom til Moses og Aron og hele Israeliternes Menighed i Parans Ørken i Kadesj og aflagde Beretning for dem og hele Menigheden og viste dem Landets Frugt.
They went and came to Moses, to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them and to all the congregation. They showed them the fruit of the land.
27 De fortalte ham: "Vi kom til landet, du sendte os til; det er virkelig et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning, og her er Flugt derfra;
They told him, and said, “We came to the land where you sent us. Surely it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.
28 men stærkt er Folket, som bor i Landet, og Byerne er befæstede og meget store; ja, vi så også Efterkommere af Anak der.
However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover, we saw the children of Anak there.
29 Amalek bor i Sydlandet, Hetiterte, Jebusiteme og Amoriterne i Bjerglandet og Kana'anæerne ved Havet og langs Jordan."
Amalek dwells in the land of the South. The Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwell in the hill country. The Canaanite dwells by the sea, and along the side of the Jordan.”
30 Da søgte Kaleb at bringe Folket til Tavshed over for Moses og sagde: "Lad os kun drage op og underlægge os det, thi vi kan sikkert tage det!"
Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”
31 Men de Mænd, der havde været med ham deroppe, sagde: "Vi kan ikke drage op imod dette Folk, thi det er stærkere end vi!"
But the men who went up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.”
32 Og de talte nedsættende til Israeliterne om Landet, som de havde undersøgt, og sagde: "Landet, som vi har rejst igennem og undersøgt, er et Land, der fortærer sine Indbyggere, og alle de Folk, vi så der, var kæmpestore.
They brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out to the children of Israel, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people who we saw in it are men of great stature.
33 Vi så der Kæmperne Anaks Sønner, der er af Kæmpeslægten og vi forekom både os selv og dem som Græshopper!"
There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim. We were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.”
