Numbers 13
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
2 Send for you men, and let them spy the land of the Chananites, which I give to the sons of Israel for a possession; one man for a tribe, you shall send them away according to their families, every one of them a prince.
»Send nogle Mænd af Sted for at undersøge Kana'ans Land, som jeg vil give Israeliterne; een Mand af hver Fædrenestamme skal I sende, og kun Mænd, der er Øverster iblandt dem!«
3 And Moses sent them out of the wilderness of Pharan by the word of the Lord; all these [were] the princes of the sons of Israel.
Da udsendte Moses dem fra Parans Ørken paa HERRENS Bud, Mænd, der alle var Overhoveder for Israeliterne.
4 And these [are] their names: of the tribe of Ruben, Samuel the son of Zachur.
Deres Navne var følgende: Af Rubens Stamme Sjammua, Zakkurs Søn,
5 Of the tribe of Symeon, Saphat the son of Suri.
af Simeons Stamme Sjafat, Horis Søn,
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Chaleb the son of Jephonne.
af Judas Stamme Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn,
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Ilaal the son of Joseph.
af Issakars Stamme Jig'al, Josefs Søn,
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Ause the son of Naue.
af Efraims Stamme Hosea, Nuns Søn,
9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Phalti the son of Raphu.
af Benjamins Stamme Palti, Rafus Søn,
10 Of the tribe of Zabulon, Gudiel the son of Sudi.
af Zebulons Stamme Gaddiel, Sodis Søn,
11 Of the tribe of Joseph of the sons of Manasse, Gaddi the son of Susi.
af Josefs Stamme, det er Manasses Stamme, Gaddi, Susis Søn,
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Amiel the son of Gamali.
af Dans Stamme Ammiel, Gemallis Søn,
13 Of the tribe of Aser, Sathur the son of Michael.
af Asers Stamme Setur, Mikaels Søn,
14 Of the tribe of Nephthali, Nabi the son of Sabi.
af Naftalis Stamme Nabi, Vofsis Søn,
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Gudiel the son of Macchi.
af Gads Stamme Ge'uel, Makis Søn.
16 These [are] the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses called Ause the son of Naue, Joshua.
Det var Navnene paa de Mænd, Moses udsendte for at undersøge Landet. Men Moses gav Hosea, Nuns Søn, Navnet Josua.
17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Chanaan, and said to them, Go up by this wilderness; and you shall go up to the mountain,
Og Moses sendte dem af Sted for at undersøge Kana'ans Land. Og han sagde til dem: »Drag herfra op i Sydlandet og drag op i Bjergene
18 and you shall see the land, what it is, and the people that dwells on it, whether it is strong or weak, or [whether] they are few or many.
og se, hvordan Landet er, og om Folket, som bor der, er stærkt eller svagt, faatalligt eller talrigt,
19 And what the land is on which they dwell, [whether] it is good or bad; and what the cities are wherein these dwell, whether they dwell in walled [cities] or unwalled.
om Landet, de bor i, er godt eller daarligt, og om Byerne, de bor i, er Teltlejre eller Fæstninger,
20 And what the land is, whether rich or poor; whether there are trees in it or no: and you shall persevere and take of the fruits of the land: and the days [were] the days of spring, the forerunners of the grape.
og om Landet er fedt eller magert, om der findes Træer deri eller ej. Vær ved godt Mod og tag noget af Landets Frugt med tilbage!« Det var netop ved den Tid, de første Druer var modne.
21 And they went up and surveyed the land from the wilderness of Sin to Rhoob, as men go in to Aemath.
Saa drog de af Sted og undersøgte Landet lige fra Zins Ørken til Rehob, Egnen hen imod Hamat.
22 And they went up by the wilderness, and departed as far as Chebron; and there [was] Achiman, and Sessi, and Thelami, the progeny of Enach. Now Chebron was built seven years before Tanin of Egypt.
Saa begav de sig op i Sydlandet og kom til Hebron; der boede Ahiman, Sjesjaj og Talmaj, Anaks Efterkommere. Men Hebron var grundlagt syv Aar før Zoan i Ægypten.
23 And they came to the valley of the cluster and surveyed it; and they cut down thence a bough and one cluster of grapes upon it, and bore it on staves, and [they took] of the pomegranates and the figs.
Da de naaede Esjkoldalen, afskar de en Ranke med en Drueklase, som der maatte to Mand til at bære paa en Bærestang, og plukkede nogle Granatæbler og Figener.
24 And they called that place, The valley of the cluster, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
Man kaldte dette Sted Esjkoldalen med Hentydning til den Drueklase, Israeliterne der skar af.
25 And they returned from thence, having surveyed the land, after forty days.
Efter fyrretyve Dages Forløb vendte de tilbage efter at have undersøgt Landet;
26 And they proceeded and came to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Pharan Cades; and they brought word to them and to all the congregation, and they showed the fruit of the land:
og de kom til Moses og Aron og hele Israeliternes Menighed i Parans Ørken i Kadesj og aflagde Beretning for dem og hele Menigheden og viste dem Landets Frugt.
27 and they reported to him, and said, We came into the land into which you sent us, a land flowing with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
De fortalte ham: »Vi kom til Landet, du sendte os til; det er virkelig et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning, og her er Flugt derfra;
28 Only the nation that dwells upon it is bold, and they have very great and strong walled towns, and we saw there the children of Enach.
men stærkt er Folket, som bor i Landet, og Byerne er befæstede og meget store; ja, vi saa ogsaa Efterkommere af Anak der.
29 And Amalec dwells in the land towards the south: and the Chettite and the Evite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwells in the hill country: and the Chananite dwells by the sea, and by the river Jordan.
Amalek bor i Sydlandet, Hetiterne, Jebusiterne og Amoriterne i Bjerglandet og Kana'anæerne ved Havet og langs Jordan.«
30 And Chaleb stayed the people from speaking before Moses, and said to him, Nay, but we will go up by all means, and will inherit it, for we shall surely prevail against them.
Da søgte Kaleb at bringe Folket til Tavshed over for Moses og sagde: »Lad os kun drage op og underlægge os det, thi vi kan sikkert tage det!«
31 But the men that went up together with him said, We will not go up, for we shall not by any means be able to go up against the nation, for it is much stronger than we.
Men de Mænd, der havde været med ham deroppe, sagde: »Vi kan ikke drage op imod dette Folk, thi det er stærkere end vi!«
32 And they brought a horror of that land which they surveyed upon the children of Israel, saying, The land which we passed by to survey it, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of extraordinary stature.
Og de talte nedsættende til Israeliterne om Landet, som de havde undersøgt, og sagde: »Landet, som vi har rejst igennem og undersøgt, er et Land, der fortærer sine Indbyggere, og alle de Folk, vi saa der, var kæmpestore.
33 And there we saw the giants; and we were before them as locusts, yes even so were we before them.
Vi saa der Kæmperne — Anaks Sønner, der er af Kæmpeslægten — og vi forekom baade os selv og dem som Græshopper!«
