4 Mosebog 27

1 Men Zelofhads Døtre, hvis Fader var en Søn af Hefer, en Søn af Gilead, en Søn af Makir, en Søn af Manasse - de hørte altså til Josefs Søn Manasses Slægter, og deres Navne var Mala, Noa, Hogla, Milka og Tirza - trådte hen

Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, came forward: their names are Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

2 og stillede sig frem for Moses, Præsten Eleazar, Øversterne og hele Menigheden ved Indgangen til Åbenbaringsteltet og sagde:

They came before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs and all the people at the door of the Tent of meeting, and said,

3 "Vor Fader døde i Ørkenen han hørte ikke med til Koras Tilhængere, dem, der rottede sig sammen mod HERREN, men døde for sin egen Synds Skyld og han havde ingen Sønner.

Death overtook our father in the waste land; he was not among those who were banded together with Korah against the Lord; but death came to him in his sin; and he had no sons.

4 Hvorfor skal nu vor Faders Navn udslettes af hans Slægt, fordi han ingen Søn havde? Giv os Ejendom blandt vor Faders Brødre!"

Why is the name of our father to be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give us a heritage among our father's brothers.

5 Og Moses lagde deres Sag frem for HERRENs Åsyn.

So Moses put their cause before the Lord.

6 Da talede HERREN således til Moses:

And the Lord said to Moses,

7 "Zelofbads Døtre har Ret i, hvad de siger; giv dem Ejendom til Arvelod mellem deres Faders Brødre og lad deres Faders Arvelod tilfalde dem

What the daughters of Zelophehad say is right: certainly you are to give them a heritage among their father's brothers: and let the property which would have been their father's go to them.

8 Og til Israeliterne skal du tale og sige således: Når en Mand dør uden at efterlade sig nogen Søn, da skal I lade hans Arvelod gå i Arv til hans Datter;

And say to the children of Israel, If a man has no son at the time of his death, let his heritage go to his daughter.

9 har han heller ingen Datter, skal I give hans Arvelod til hans Brødre;

And if he has no daughter, then give his heritage to his brothers.

10 har han heller ingen Brødre, skal I give hans Arvelod til hans Farbrødre;

And if he has no brothers, then give his heritage to his father's brothers.

11 og har hans Fader ingen Brødre, skal I give hans Arvelod til hans nærmeste kødelige Slægtning, som så skal arve den. Det skal være Israeliterne en retsgyldig Anordning, som HERREN har pålagt Moses."

And if his father has no brothers, then give it to his nearest relation in the family, as his heritage: this is to be a decision made by law for the children of Israel, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

12 Og HERREN sagde til Moses: "Stig op på Åbarimbjerget her og se ud over Landet, som jeg vil give Israeliterne.

And the Lord said to Moses, Go up into this mountain of Abarim so that you may see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.

13 Og når du har set ud over det, skal også du samles til din Slægt ligesom din Broder Aron;

And when you have seen it, you will be put to rest with your people, as your brother Aaron was:

14 I var jo genstridige mod mit Ord i Zins Ørken, dengang Menigheden yppede Kiv, så at I ikke helligede mig i deres Påsyn ved at skaffe Vand." Det er Meriba Kadesjs Vand i Zins Ørken.

Because in the waste land of Zin, when the people were angry, you and he went against my word and did not keep my name holy before their eyes, at the waters. (These are the waters of Meribah in Kadesh in the waste land of Zin.)

15 Og Moses talte således til HERREN:

Then Moses said to the Lord,

16 "Måtte HERREN, Gud over alt Køds Ånder, indsætte en Mand over Menigheden,

Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, put a man at the head of this people,

17 som kan drage ud og hjem i Spidsen for dem og føre dem ud og hjem, for at ikke HERRENs Menighed skal blive som en Hjord uden Hyrde!"

To go out and come in before them and be their guide; so that the people of the Lord may not be like sheep without a keeper.

18 Da sagde HERREN til Moses: "Tag Josua, Nuns Søn, en Mand, i hvem der er Ånd, læg din Hånd på ham,

And the Lord said to Moses, Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and put your hand on him;

19 fremstil ham for Præsten Eleazar og hele Menigheden og indsæt ham således i deres Påsyn;

And take him before Eleazar the priest and all the meeting of the people, and give him his orders before their eyes.

20 og overdrag ham noget af din Værdighed, for at hele Israeliternes Menighed kan adlyde ham.

And put your honour on him, so that all the children of Israel may be under his authority.

21 Men han skal træde frem for Præsten Eleazar, for at han kan skaffe ham Urims Kendelse for HERRENs Åsyn; på hans Bud skal han drage ud, og på hans Bud skal han vende hjem, han og alle Israeliterne, hele Menigheden."

He will take his place before Eleazar the priest, so that he may get directions from the Lord for him, with the Urim: at his word they will go out, and at his word they will come in, he and all the children of Israel.

22 Moses gjorde som HERREN havde pålagt ham; han tog Josua og fremstillede ham for Præsten Eleazar og hele Menigheden;

So Moses did as the Lord said: he took Joshua and put him before Eleazar the priest and the meeting of the people:

23 og han lagde sine Hænder på ham og indsatte ham, således som HERREN havde påbudt ved Moses.

And he put his hands on him and gave him his orders, as the Lord had said by Moses.