4 Mosebog 14

1 Da opløftede hele Menigheden sin Røst og brød ud i Klageråb, og Folket græd Natten igennem.

Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.

2 Og alle Israelitterne knurrede imod Moses og Aron, og hele Menigheden sagde til dem: "Gid vi var døde i Ægypten eller her i Ørkenen!

All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!

3 Hvorfor fører HERREN os til dette Land, når vi skal falde for Sværdet og vore Kvinder og Børn blive til Bytte? Var det dog ikke bedre for os at vende tilbage til Ægypten?"

Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?”

4 Og de sagde til hverandre: "Lad os vælge os en Fører og vende tilbage til Ægypten!"

So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”

5 Da faldt Moses og Aron på deres Ansigt foran hele den israelitiske Menigheds Forsamling.

Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel.

6 Men Josua, Nuns Søn, og Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, der havde været med til at undersøge Landet, sønderrev deres Klæder

Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

7 og sagde til hele Israelitternes Menighed: "Landet, vi har rejst igennem og undersøgt, er et såre, såre godt Land.

and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.

8 Hvis HERREN har Behag i os, vil han føre os til det Land og give os det, et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning.

If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.

9 Gør kun ikke Oprør imod HERREN og frygt ikke for Landets Befolkning, thi dem tager vi som en Bid Brød; deres Skygge er veget fra dem, men med os er HERREN; frygt ikke for dem!"

Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”

10 Hele Menigheden tænkte allerede på at stene dem; men da kom HERRENs Herlighed til Syne for alle Israelitterne ved Åbenbaringsteltet.

But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.

11 Og HERREN sagde til Moses: "Hvor længe skal dette Folk håne mig, og hvor længe vil det vægre sig ved at tro på mig, til Trods for alle de Tegn jeg har gjort i det?

And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

12 Jeg vil slå det med Pest og udrydde det, men dig vil jeg gøre til et Folk, større og stærkere end det!"

I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”

13 Men Moses sagde til HERREN: "Ægypterne har hørt, at du i din Vælde har ført dette Folk bort fra dem;

But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.

14 og ligeledes har alle dette Lands Indbyggere hørt, at du, HERRE, er midt iblandt dette Folk, thi du, HERRE, åbenbarer dig synligt, idet din Sky står over dem, og du vandrer foran dem om Dagen i en Skystøtte og om Natten i en Ildstøtte.

And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

15 Hvis du nu dræber dette Folk alle som een, vil de Folk, der har hørt dit Ry, sige:

If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,

16 Fordi HERREN ikke evnede at føre dette Folk til det Land, han havde tilsvoret dem, lod han dem omkomme i Ørkenen.

‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’

17 Derfor, HERRE, lad din Vælde nu vise sig i sin Storhed, således som du forjættede, da du sagde:

So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:

18 HERREN er langmodig og rig på Miskundhed, han forlader Misgerning og Overtrædelse, men han lader ingen ustraffet, og han hjemsøger Fædrenes Brøde på Børnene i tredje og fjerde Led.

‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’

19 Så tilgiv nu dette Folk dets Misgerning efter din store Miskundhed, således som du har tilgivet dette Folk hele Vejen fra Ægypten og hertil!"

Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”

20 Da sagde HERREN: "Jeg tilgiver dem på din Bøn.

“I have pardoned them as you requested,” the LORD replied.

21 Men så sandt jeg lever så sandt hele Jorden skal opfyldes af HERRENs Herlighed:

“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,

22 Ingen af de Mænd, der har set min Herlighed og de Tegn, jeg har gjort i Ægypten og i Ørkenen, og dog nu for tiende Gang har fristet mig og ikke villet lyde min Røst,

not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—

23 ingen af dem skal se det Land, jeg tilsvor deres Fædre! Ingen af dem, der har hånet mig, skal få det at se;

not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.

24 kun min Tjener Kaleb lader jeg komme til det Land, han har været i, og hans Efterkommere skal få det i Eje, fordi han havde en anden Ånd og viste mig fuld Lydighed.

But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.

25 Men Amalekiterne og Kana'anæerne bor i Lavlandet. Vend derfor om i Morgen, bryd op og drag ud i Ørkenen ad det røde Hav til!"

Now since the Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”

26 Fremdeles talede HERREN til Moses og Aron og sagde:

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

27 "Hvor længe skal jeg tåle denne onde Menighed, dem, som bestandig knurrer imod mig? Jeg har hørt Israelitternes Knurren, hørt, hvorledes de knurrer imod mig.

“How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me.

28 Sig til dem: Så sandt jeg lever lyder det fra HERREN, som I har råbt mig i Øret, således vil jeg handle med eder!

So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.

29 I Ørkenen her skal eders Kroppe falde, alle I, der blev mønstret, så mange I er fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, I, som har knurret imod mig.

Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me.

30 Sandelig, ingen af eder skal komme til det Land, jeg med løftet Hånd svor at ville giver eder at bo i, med Undtagelse af Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, og Josua, Nuns Søn.

Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

31 Eders små Børn, som I sagde vilde blive til Bytte, dem vil jeg lade komme derhen, og de skal tage det Land i Besiddelse, som I har vraget,

But I will bring your children, whom you said would become plunder, into the land you have rejected—and they will enjoy it.

32 men eders egne Kroppe skal falde i Ørkenen her,

As for you, however, your bodies will fall in this wilderness.

33 og eders Sønner skal flakke om i Ørkenen i fyrretyve År og undgælde for eders Bolen, indtil eders Kroppe er gået til Grunde i Ørkenen.

Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness.

34 Som I brugte fyrretyve Dage til at undersøge Landet, således skal I undgælde for eders Misgerninger i fyrretyve År, eet År for hver Dag, og således få mit Mishag at føle.

In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation.

35 Jeg HERREN har sagt det: Sandelig, således vil jeg handle med hele denne onde Menighed, der har rottet sig sammen imod mig; i Ørkenen her skal de gå til Grunde, i den skal de dø!"

I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will surely do these things to this entire wicked congregation, which has conspired against Me. They will meet their end in the wilderness, and there they will die.”

36 Og de Mænd, Moses havde udsendt for at undersøge Landet, og som efter deres Tilbagekomst havde fået hele Menigheden til at knurre imod ham ved at tale nedsættende om Landet,

So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land, who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land—

37 de Mænd, der havde talt nedsættende om Landet, fik en brat Død for HERRENs Åsyn:

those men who had brought out the bad report about the land—were struck down by a plague before the LORD.

38 kun Josua, Nuns Søn, og Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn, blev i Live af de Mænd, der var draget hen for at undersøge Landet.

Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.

39 Men da Moses forebragte alle Israelitterne disse Ord, grebes Folket af stor Sorg;

And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly.

40 og tidligt næste Morgen drog de op mod det øverste af Bjerglandet og sagde: "Se, vi er rede til at drage op til det Sted, HERREN har talet om, thi vi, har syndet."

Early the next morning they got up and went up toward the ridge of the hill country. “We have indeed sinned,” they said, “but we will go to the place the LORD has promised.”

41 Da sagde Moses: "Hvorfor vil I overtræde HERRENs Bud? Det vil ikke gå godt!

But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!

42 Drag ikke derop, thi HERREN er ikke iblandt eder; gør I det, bliver I slået af eders Fjender!

Do not go up, lest you be struck down by your enemies, because the LORD is not among you.

43 Thi Amalekiterne og Kana'anæerne vil møde eder der, og I skal falde for Sværdet; I har jo vendt eder fra HERREN, og HERREN er ikke med eder!"

For there the Amalekites and Canaanites will face you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, He will not be with you.”

44 Alligevel formastede de sig til at drage op mod det øverste af Bjerglandet; men HERRENs Pagts Ark og Moses forlod ikke Lejren.

But they dared to go up to the ridge of the hill country, though neither Moses nor the ark of the covenant of the LORD moved from the camp.

45 Da steg Amalekiterne og Kana'anæerne, der boede der i Bjerglandet, ned og slog dem og adsplittede dem lige til Horma.

Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.