Deuteronomy 8
1 All the commandment which I command thee this day ye shall observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah swore to your fathers.
Alle de Bud, jeg i Dag paalægger dig, skal I omhyggeligt handle efter, for at I maa blive i Live og blive mangfoldige og komme ind og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN tilsvor eders Fædre.
2 And thou shall remember all the way which Jehovah thy God has led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou would keep his commandments, or not.
Og du skal komme i Hu, hvorledes HERREN din Gud i disse fyrretyve Aar har ført dig i Ørkenen for at ydmyge dig og sætte dig paa Prøve og for at se, hvad der boede i dit Hjerte, om du vilde holde hans Bud eller ej.
3 And he humbled thee, and allowed thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knew not, neither did thy fathers know, that he might make thee know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Jehovah.
Han ydmygede dig og lod dig sulte og gav dig saa Manna at spise, en Føde, som hverken du eller dine Fædre før kendte til, for at lade dig vide, at Mennesket ikke lever af Brød alene; men ved alt, hvad der udgaar af HERRENS Mund, lever Mennesket.
4 Thy raiment did not grow old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Dine klæder blev ikke slidt af Kroppen paa dig, og dine Fødder hovnede ikke i disse fyrretyve Aar:
5 And thou shall consider in thy heart, that, as a man chastens his son, so Jehovah thy God chastens thee.
Saa vid da og tag dig til Hjerte, at HERREN optugter dig, som en Mand optugter sin Søn.
6 And thou shall keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Og hold HERREN din Guds Bud, saa du vandrer paa hans Veje og frygter ham.
7 For Jehovah thy God brings thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills;
Thi HERREN din Gud vil føre dig ind i et herligt Land, et Land med Vandbække, Kilder og Strømme, der vælder frem paa Bjerg og Dal,
8 a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey,
et Land med Hvede og Byg, med Vinstokke, Figentræer og Granatæbletræer, et Land med Oliventræer og Honning,
9 a land in which thou shall eat bread without scarceness. Thou shall not lack anything in it, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou may dig copper.
et Land, hvor du ikke skal tære Fattigmands Brød, hvor du intet skal mangle, et Land, hvis Sten giver Jern, og i hvis Bjerge du kan hugge Kobber.
10 And thou shall eat and be full, and thou shall bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he has given thee.
Men naar du saa spiser dig mæt, skal du love HERREN din Gud for det herlige Land, han gav dig.
11 Beware lest thou forget Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
Vogt dig for at glemme HERREN din Gud, saa du ikke holder hans Bud, Lovbud og Anordninger, som jeg i Dag paalægger dig.
12 Lest, when thou have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and dwelt in it,
Naar du da spiser dig mæt og bygger gode Huse og bor i dem,
13 and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou have is multiplied,
og dit Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg øges, og dit Sølv og Guld øges, og alt, hvad du ejer, øges,
14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage,
lad saa ikke dit Hjerte blive hovmodigt, saa du glemmer HERREN din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset,
15 who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness-fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water-who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint,
ham, som ledte dig i den store, grufulde Ørken med dens Giftslanger og Skorpioner og vandløse Ødemarker, ham, som lod Vand vælde frem til dig af den flinthaarde Klippe,
16 who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers did not know, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end.
ham, som i Ørkenen gav dig Manna at spise, som dine Fædre ikke kendte til, dig til Ydmygelse og Prøvelse, for i de kommende Dage at kunne gøre vel imod dig!
17 And lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.
Og sig ikke ved dig selv: »Det er min egen Kraft og min egen Haands Styrke, der har skaffet mig den Rigdom.«
18 But thou shall remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he who gives thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore to thy fathers, as at this day.
Men kom HERREN din Gud i Hu; thi ham er det, der giver dig Kraft til at vinde dig Rigdom for at stadfæste den Pagt, han tilsvor dine Fædre, saaledes som det nu er sket.
19 And it shall be, if thou shall forget Jehovah thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
Men hvis du glemmer HERREN din Gud og holder dig til andre Guder og dyrker og tilbeder dem, saa vidner jeg for eder i Dag, at I skal gaa til Grunde.
20 As the nations that Jehovah makes to perish before you, so shall ye perish, because ye would not hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God.
Som de Folk, HERREN lader gaa til Grunde for eder, skal I gaa til Grunde, til Straf for at I ikke vilde adlyde HERREN eders Gud!
