4 Mosebog 21
1 Men da Kana'anæeren, Kongen af Arad, der boede i Sydlandet, hørte, at Israel rykkede frem ad Atarimvejen, angreb han Israel og tog nogle af dem til Fange.
The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim. He fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.
2 Da aflagde Israel et Løfte til Herren og sagde: "Hvis du giver dette Folk i min Hånd, vil jeg lægge Band på deres Byer!"
Israel vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, “If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”
3 Og HERREN hørte Israels Røst og gav Kana'anæerne i deres Hånd, hvorefter de lagde Band på dem og deres Byer. Derfor gav man Stedet Navnet Horma.
The LORD listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. The name of the place was called Hormah.
4 Så brød de op fra Bjerget Hor i Retning af det røde Hav for at komme uden om Edoms Land. Undervejs blev Folket utålmodigt
They travelled from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. The soul of the people was very discouraged because of the journey.
5 og talte mod Gud og Moses og sagde: "Hvorfor førte I os ud af Ægypten, når vi skal dø i Ørkenen? Her er jo hverken Brød eller Vand, og vi er lede ved denne usle Føde."
The people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, there is no water, and our soul loathes this disgusting food!”
6 Da sendte HERREN Giftslanger blandt Folket, og de bed Folket så en Mængde af Israel døde.
The LORD sent venomous snakes amongst the people, and they bit the people. Many people of Israel died.
7 Så kom Folket til Moses og sagde: "Vi har syndet ved at tale imod HERREN og dig; gå i Forbøn hos HERREN, at han tager Slangerne fra os!" Og Moses gik i Forbøn for Folket.
The people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” Moses prayed for the people.
8 Da sagde HERREN til Moses: "Lav dig en Slange og sæt den på en Stang, så skal enhver slangebidt, der ser hen på den, leve!"
The LORD said to Moses, “Make a venomous snake, and set it on a pole. It shall happen that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”
9 Da lavede Moses en Kobberslange og satte den på en Stang; og enhver, der så hen på Kobberslangen, når en Slange havde bidt ham, beholdt Livet.
Moses made a serpent of bronze, and set it on the pole. If a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked at the serpent of bronze, he lived.
10 Så brød Israelitterne op og slog Lejr i Obot;
The children of Israel travelled, and encamped in Oboth.
11 og de brød op fra Obot og slog Lejr i tjje Håbarim i Ørkenen østen for Moab.
They travelled from Oboth, and encamped at Iyeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, towards the sunrise.
12 Derfra brød de op og slog Lejr i Zereddalen.
From there they travelled, and encamped in the valley of Zered.
13 Derfra brød de op og slog Lejr i Ørkenen hinsides Arnon, som udspringer på Amoriternes Område, thi Arnon var Moabs Grænse mod Amoriterne.
From there they travelled, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
14 Derfor hedder det i Bogen om HERRENs Krige: Vaheb i Sufa og Dalene, Arnon og Dalenes Skrænt,
Therefore it is said in The Book of the Wars of the LORD, “Vaheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,
15 som strækker sig til Ars Sæde og læner sig til Moabs Grænse.
the slope of the valleys that incline towards the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”
16 Derfra brød de op til Beer; det er det Be'er, HERREN havde for Øje, da han sagde til Moses: "Kald Folket sammen, så vil jeg give dem Vand!"
From there they travelled to Beer; that is the well of which the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”
17 Da sang Israelitterne denne Sang: Brønd, væld frem! Syng til dens Pris!
Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well! Sing to it,
18 Brønd, som Høvdinger grov, som Folkets ædle bored med Herskerspir og Stave! Fra Ørkenen brød de op til Mattana;
the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the sceptre, and with their poles.” From the wilderness they travelled to Mattanah;
19 fra Mattana til Nahaliel; fra Nahaliel til Bamot;
and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
20 fra Bamot til halen på Moabs Højslette, til Pisgas Top, som rager op over Ørkenen.
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.
21 Israel sendte nu Sendebud til Amoriterkongen Sihon og lod sige:
Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
22 "Lad mig få Lov at drage igennem dit Land! Vi vil ikke dreje ind på Marker eller i Vinhaver, vi vil ikke drikke Vand af Brøndene, vi vil følge Kongevejen, indtil vi er nået igennem dit Land!
“Let me pass through your land. We will not turn away into field or vineyard. We will not drink of the water of the wells. We will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed your border.”
23 Men Sihon tillod ikke Israel at drage igennem sit Land; derimod samlede han alt sit krigsfolk og rykkede ud i Ørkenen imod Israel, og da han nåede Jaza, angreb han Israel.
Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border, but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz. He fought against Israel.
24 Men Israel slog ham med Sværdet og underlagde sig hans Land fra Arnon til Jabbok, til Ammoniternes Land; thi Jazer ligger ved Ammoniternes Grænse;
Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was fortified.
25 og Israel indtog alle disse Byer, og Israel bosatte sig i alle Amoriternes Byer, i Hesjbon og alle tilhørende Småbyer.
Israel took all these cities. Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.
26 Thi Hesjbon var Amoriterkongen Sihons By; han havde angrebet Moabs forrige konge og frataget ham hele hans Land indtil Arnon.
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.
27 Derfor synger Skjaldene: Kom hid til Hesjbon, lad den blive bygget og grundfæstet, Sihons By!
Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, “Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;
28 Thi Ild for ud fra Hesjbon, Ildslue fra Sihons Stad, den fortærede Moabs Byer, opåd Arnons Højder.
for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
29 Ve dig, Moab! Det er ude med dig, Kemosjs Folk! Han gjorde sine Sønner til Flygtninge og sine Døtre til Krigsfanger for Sihon, Amoriternes Konge.
Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
30 Og vi skød dem ned, Hesjbon er tabt indtil Dibon; vi lagde dem øde til Nofa, som ligger ved Medeba.
We have shot at them. Heshbon has perished even to Dibon. We have laid waste even to Nophah, Which reaches to Medeba.”
31 Så bosatte Israel sig i Amoriternes Land.
Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
32 Derpå sendte Moses Spejdere til Jazer; og de erobrede det tillige med tilhørende Småbyer, og han drev de der boende Amoriter bort.
Moses sent to spy out Jazer. They took its villages, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
33 Derpå vendte de om og drog ad Basan til. Da rykkede Og, Kongen af Basan, ud imod dem med alle sine Krigere og angreb dem ved Edrei.
They turned and went up by the way of Bashan. Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
34 Men HERREN sagde til Moses: "Frygt ikke for ham! Thi jeg giver ham og alle hans krigere og hans Land i din Hånd, så at du kan handle med ham, som du handlede med Amoriterkongen Sihon, der boede i Hesjbon."
The LORD said to Moses, “Don’t fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people, and his land. You shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.”
35 Da slog de ham og hans Sønner og alle hans Krigere, så at ikke en eneste af dem undslap, og derpå underlagde de sig hans Land.
So they struck him, with his sons and all his people, until there were no survivors; and they possessed his land.
