Deuteronomy 8
1 You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give 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 Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
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 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
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 Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
Dine klæder blev ikke slidt af Kroppen paa dig, og dine Fødder hovnede ikke i disse fyrretyve Aar:
5 So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
Saa vid da og tag dig til Hjerte, at HERREN optugter dig, som en Mand optugter sin Søn.
6 Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing Him.
Og hold HERREN din Guds Bud, saa du vandrer paa hans Veje og frygter ham.
7 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the 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, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;
et Land med Hvede og Byg, med Vinstokke, Figentræer og Granatæbletræer, et Land med Oliventræer og Honning,
9 a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for 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 When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
Men naar du saa spiser dig mæt, skal du love HERREN din Gud for det herlige Land, han gav dig.
11 Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you 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 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
Naar du da spiser dig mæt og bygger gode Huse og bor i dem,
13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,
og dit Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg øges, og dit Sølv og Guld øges, og alt, hvad du ejer, øges,
14 then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
lad saa ikke dit Hjerte blive hovmodigt, saa du glemmer HERREN din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset,
15 He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from 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 He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.
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 You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
Og sig ikke ved dig selv: »Det er min egen Kraft og min egen Haands Styrke, der har skaffet mig den Rigdom.«
18 But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to 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 If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will 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 Like the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you, so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD 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!
