Numbers 21
1 And Arad the Chananitish king who dwelt by the wilderness, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharin; and he made war on Israel, and carried off some of them captives.
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.
2 And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If thou wilt deliver this people into my power, I will devote it and its cities [to thee].
Da aflagde Israel et Løfte til HERREN og sagde: »Hvis du giver dette Folk i min Haand, vil jeg lægge Band paa deres Byer!«
3 And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered the Chananite into his power; and [Israel] devoted him and his cities, and they called the name of that place Anathema.
Og HERREN hørte Israels Røst og gav Kana'anæerne i deres Haand, hvorefter de lagde Band paa dem og deres Byer. Derfor gav man Stedet Navnet Horma.
4 And having departed from mount Or by the way [leading] to the Red Sea, they compassed the land of Edom, and the people lost courage by the way.
Saa brød de op fra Bjerget Hor i Retning af det røde Hav for at komme uden om Edoms Land. Undervejs blev Folket utaalmodigt
5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, saying, Why is this? Hast thou brought us ought of Egypt to slay us in the wilderness? for there is not bread nor water; and our soul loathes this light bread.
og talte mod Gud og Moses og sagde: »Hvorfor førte I os ud af Ægypten, naar vi skal dø i Ørkenen? Her er jo hverken Brød eller Vand, og vi er lede ved denne usle Føde.«
6 And the Lord sent among the people deadly serpents, and they bit the people, and much people of the children of Israel died.
Da sendte HERREN Giftslanger blandt Folket, og de bed Folket saa en Mængde af Israel døde.
7 And the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee: pray therefore to the Lord, and let him take away the serpent from us.
Saa kom Folket til Moses og sagde: »Vi har syndet ved at tale imod HERREN og dig; gaa i Forbøn hos HERREN, at han tager Slangerne fra os!« Og Moses gik i Forbøn for Folket.
8 And Moses prayed to the Lord for the people; and the Lord said to Moses, Make thee a serpent, and put it on a signal-[staff]; and it shall come to pass that whenever a serpent shall bite a man, every one [so] bitten that looks upon it shall live.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Lav dig en Slange og sæt den paa en Stang, saa skal enhver slangebidt, der ser hen paa den, leve!«
9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a signal-[staff]: and it came to pass that whenever a serpent bit a man, and he looked on the brazen serpent, he lived.
Da lavede Moses en Kobberslange og satte den paa en Stang; og enhver, der saa hen paa Kobberslangen, naar en Slange havde bidt ham, beholdt Livet.
10 And the children of Israel departed, and encamped in Oboth.
Saa brød Israeliterne op og slog Lejr i Obot;
11 And having departed from Oboth, they encamped in Achalgai, on the farther side in the wilderness, which is opposite Moab, toward the east.
og de brød op fra Obot og slog Lejr i Ijje-Ha'abarim i Ørkenen østen for Moab.
12 And thence they departed, and encamped in the valley of Zared.
Derfra brød de op og slog Lejr i Zereddalen.
13 And they departed thence and encamped on the other side of Arnon in the wilderness, [the country] which extends from the coasts of the Amorites; for Arnon is the borders of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
Derfra brød de op og slog Lejr i Ørkenen hinsides Arnon, som udspringer paa Amoriternes Omraade, thi Arnon var Moabs Grænse mod Amoriterne.
14 Therefore it is said in a book, A war of the Lord has set on fire Zoob, and the brooks of Arnon.
Derfor hedder det i Bogen om HERRENS Krige: .... Vaheb i Sufa og Dalene, Arnon og Dalenes Skrænt,
15 And he has appointed brooks to cause Er to dwell [there]; and it lies near to the coasts of Moab.
som strækker sig til Ars Sæde og læner sig til Moabs Grænse.
16 And thence [they came to] the well; this [is] the well of which the Lord said to Moses, Gather the people, and I will give them water to drink.
Derfra brød de op til Be'er; det er det Be'er, HERREN havde for Øje, da han sagde til Moses: »Kald Folket sammen, saa vil jeg give dem Vand!«
17 Then Israel sang this song at the well, Begin [to sing] of the well;
Da sang Israeliterne denne Sang: Brønd, væld frem! Syng til dens Pris!
18 the princes digged it, the kings of the nations in their kingdom, in their lordship sank it in the rock: and [they went] from the well to Manthanain,
Brønd, som Høvdinger grov, som Folkets ædle bored med Herskerspir og Stave! Fra Ørkenen brød de op til Mattana;
19 and from Manthanain to Naaliel, and from Naaliel to Bamoth, and from Bamoth to Janen, which is in the plain of Moab [as seen] from the top of the quarried [rock] that looks toward the wilderness.
fra Mattana til Nahaliel; fra Nahaliel til Bamot;
20 And Moses sent ambassadors to Seon king of the Amorites, with peaceable words, saying,
fra Bamot til Dalen paa Moabs Højslette, til Pisgas Top, som rager op over Ørkenen.
21 We will pass through thy land, we will go by the road; we will not turn aside to the field or to the vineyard.
Israel sendte nu Sendebud til Amoriterkongen Sihon og lod sige:
22 We will not drink water out of thy well; we will go by the king's highway, until we have past thy boundaries.
»Lad mig faa Lov at drage igennem dit Land! Vi vil ikke dreje ind paa Marker eller i Vinhaver, vi vil ikke drikke Vand af Brøndene, vi vil følge Kongevejen, indtil vi er naaet igennem dit Land!«
23 And Seon did not allow Israel to pass through his borders, and Seon gathered all his people, and went out to set the battle in array against Israel into the wilderness; and he came to Jassa, and set the battle in array against Israel.
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 naaede Jaza, angreb han Israel.
24 And Israel smote him with the slaughter of the sword, and they became possessors of his land, from Arnon to Jaboc, as far as the children of Amman, for Jazer is the borders of the children of Amman.
Men Israel slog ham med Sværdet og underlagde sig hans Land fra Arnon til Jabbok, til Ammoniternes Land; thi Ja'zer ligger ved Ammoniternes Grænse;
25 And Israel took all their cities, and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Esebon, and in all cities belonging to it.
og Israel indtog alle disse Byer, og Israel bosatte sig i alle Amoriternes Byer, i Hesjbon og alle tilhørende Smaabyer.
26 For Esebon is the city of Seon king of the Amorites; and he before fought against the king of Moab, and they took all his land, from Aroer to Arnon.
Thi Hesjbon var Amoriterkongen Sihons By; han havde angrebet Moabs forrige Konge og frataget ham hele hans Land indtil Arnon.
27 Therefore say they who deal in dark speeches, Come to Esebon, that the city of Seon may be built and prepared.
Derfor synger Skjaldene: Kom hid til Hesjbon, lad den blive bygget og grundfæstet, Sihons By!
28 For a fire has gone forth from Esebon, a flame from the city of Seon, and has consumed as far as Moab, and devoured the pillars of Arnon.
Thi Ild for ud fra Hesjbon, Ildslue fra Sihons Stad, den fortærede Moabs Byer, opaad Arnons Højder.
29 Woe to thee, Moab; thou art lost, thou people of Chamos: their sons are sold for preservation, and their daughters are captives to Seon king of the Amorites.
Ve dig, Moab! Det er ude med dig, Kemosj's Folk! Han gjorde sine Sønner til Flygtninge og sine Døtre til Krigsfanger for Sihon, Amoriternes Konge.
30 And their seed shall perish [from] Esebon to Daebon; and their women have yet farther kindled a fire against Moab.
Og vi skød dem ned, Hesjbon er tabt indtil Dibon; vi lagde dem øde til Nofa, som ligger ved Medeba.
31 And Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites.
Saa bosatte Israel sig i Amoriternes Land.
32 And Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took it, and its villages, and cast out the Amorite that dwelt there.
Derpaa sendte Moses Spejdere til Ja'zer; og de erobrede det tillige med tilhørende Smaabyer, og han drev de der boende Amoriter bort.
33 And having returned, they went up the road thhebraismat leads to Basan; and Og the king of Basan went forth to meet them, and all his people to war to Edrain.
Derpaa 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 Edre'i.
34 And the Lord said to Moses, Fear him not; for I have delivered him and all his people, and all his land, into thy hands; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst to Seon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Esebon.
Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Frygt ikke for ham! Thi jeg giver ham og alle hans Krigere og hans Land i din Haand, saa at du kan handle med ham, som du handlede med Amoriterkongen Sihon, der boede i Hesjbon.«
35 And he smote him and his sons, and all his people, until he left none of his to be taken alive; and they inherited his land.
Da slog de ham og hans Sønner og alle hans Krigere, saa at ikke en eneste af dem undslap, og derpaa underlagde de sig hans Land.
