Joshua 22
1 In the same time, Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the one half tribe of Manasseh.
Derpaa lod Josua Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme kalde til sig
2 And he said to them: “You have done all that Moses, the servant of the Lord, instructed you. You have also obeyed me in all things.
og sagde til dem: »I har holdt alt, hvad HERRENS Tjener Moses bød eder, og adlydt mig i alt, hvad jeg har paabudt eder.
3 Neither have you forsaken your brothers during this long time, even to the present day, keeping the orders of the Lord your God.
I har ikke svigtet eders Brødre i denne lange Tid; indtil denne Dag har I holdt HERREN eders Guds Bud.
4 Therefore, since the Lord your God has given your brothers peace and quiet, just as he promised: return, and go into your tents and into the land of your possession, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, delivered to you beyond the Jordan.
Men nu har HERREN eders Gud skaffet eders Brødre Ro, som han lovede dem; vend derfor nu tilbage til eders Telte i det Land, hvor eders Ejendom ligger, som HERRENS Tjener Moses gav eder hinsides Jordan.
5 And may you continue to observe attentively, and to work to fulfill, the commandment and the law that Moses, the servant of the Lord, instructed to you, so that you may love the Lord your God, and walk in all his ways, and keep all his commandments, and cling to him, and serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
Kun maa I omhyggeligt agte paa at holde det Bud og den Lov, HERRENS Tjener Moses paalagde eder, at elske HERREN eders Gud, vandre paa alle hans Veje, holde hans Bud, holde fast ved ham og tjene ham af hele eders Hjerte og hele eders Sjæl!«
6 And Joshua blessed them, and he sent them away. And they returned to their tents.
Og Josua velsignede dem og lod dem drage bort, og de begav sig til deres Telte.
7 Now to the one half tribe of Manasseh, Moses had given a possession in Bashan. And therefore, to the one half that was left over, Joshua gave a lot among the remainder of their brothers across the Jordan, in the western region. And when he had blessed them and dismissed them to their tents,
Den ene Halvdel af Manasses Stamme havde Moses givet Land i Basan, den anden Halvdel derimod havde Josua givet Land sammen med deres Brødre i Landet vesten for Jordan. Og da Josua lod dem drage hver til sit efter at have velsignet dem,
8 he said to them: “Return to your settlements with much substance and wealth, with silver and gold, brass and iron, and a multitude of garments. Divide the spoils of your enemies with your brothers.”
vendte de tilbage til deres Telte med store Rigdomme, med Kvæg i Mængde, med Sølv og Guld, Kobber og Jern og Klæder i stor Mængde; og det Bytte, de havde taget fra deres Fjender, delte de med deres Brødre.
9 And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the one half tribe of Manasseh returned, and they went away from the sons of Israel at Shiloh, which is situated in Canaan, so that they might enter into Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the order of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.
Saa forlod Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme Israeliterne i Silo i Kana'ans Land og vendte tilbage til Gilead, det Land, de havde faaet i Eje, hvor de havde nedsat sig i Følge HERRENS Bud ved Moses;
10 And when they had arrived at the hills of the Jordan in the land of Canaan, they built an altar of immense magnitude beside the Jordan.
og da Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme kom til Gelilot ved Jordan i Kana'ans Land, byggede de et Alter der ved Jordan, et stort Alter, der saas viden om.
11 And when the sons of Israel had heard of it, and certain messengers had reported to them that the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of the one half tribe of Manasseh had built an altar in the land of Canaan, upon the hills of the Jordan, facing the sons of Israel,
Men det kom Israeliterne for Øre, at Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme havde bygget et Alter paa Grænsen af Kana'ans Land, ved Gelilot ved Jordan, paa Israeliternes Side.
12 they all assembled at Shiloh, so that they might go up and battle against them.
Og da Israeliterne hørte det, samledes hele Israeliternes Menighed i Silo for at drage i Kamp imod dem.
13 And in the interim, they sent to them, in the land of Gilead, Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the priest,
Da sendte Israeliterne Pinehas, Præsten Eleazars Søn, til Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme i Gilead
14 and ten leaders with him, one from each tribe.
tillige med ti Øverster, een Øverste for hver af alle Israels Stammer; hver af dem var Overhoved for sin Stamme iblandt Israels Tusinder;
15 And they went to the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of the one half tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and they said to them:
og da de kom til Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme i Gilead, talte de saaledes til dem:
16 “All the people of the Lord declare this: What is this transgression? Why have you forsaken the Lord, the God of Israel, by building a sacrilegious altar, and by withdrawing from the worship of him?
»Saaledes siger hele HERRENS Menighed: Hvad er det for en Troløshed, I har begaaet mod Israels Gud, at I i Dag har vendt eder fra HERREN ved at bygge eder et Alter og vise Genstridighed mod HERREN?
17 Is it a small thing to you that you have sinned with Baal of Peor, and that the stain of that crime continues among us, even to the present day? And many of the people have fallen.
Har vi ikke nok i Brøden med Peor, som vi endnu den Dag i Dag ikke har faaet os renset for, og for hvis Skyld der kom Plage over Israels Menighed?
18 And yet you have forsaken the Lord today, and tomorrow his wrath will rage against all of Israel.
Og dog vender I eder i Dag fra HERREN! Naar I i Dag er genstridige mod HERREN, vil hans Vrede i Morgen bryde løs over hele Israels Menighed.
19 But if you consider the land of your possession to be unclean, cross over to the land in which is the tabernacle of the Lord, and live among us. But do not withdraw from the Lord, and from our fellowship, by building an altar contrary to the altar of the Lord our God.
Hvis det Land, I har faaet i Eje, er urent, saa gaa over til det Land, der er HERRENS Ejendom, der, hvor HERRENS Bolig staar, og nedsæt eder iblandt os; men vær ikke genstridige mod HERREN, ej heller mod os ved at bygge eder et Alter til foruden HERREN vor Guds Alter!
20 Did not Achan, the son of Zerah, go against the commandment of the Lord, and so his wrath was laid over all the people of Israel? And he was only one man. If only he had perished in his wickedness alone!”
Dengang Akan, Zeras Søn, øvede Svig med det bandlyste, kom der da ikke Vrede over hele Israels Menighed, skønt han kun var en enkelt Mand? Maatte han ikke dø for sin Brøde?«
21 And the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of the one half tribe of Manasseh responded to the leaders of the delegation from Israel:
Da svarede Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme overhovederne for Israels Tusinder saaledes:
22 “The Lord, the almighty God, the Lord, the almighty God, he knows, and also Israel will understand: If we have constructed this altar with intent of transgression, let him not preserve us, but instead punish us immediately.
»Gud, Gud HERREN, Gud, Gud HERREN ved det, og Israel skal vide det: Hvis det er i Genstridighed eller Troløshed mod HERREN, i den Hensigt at vende os fra HERREN,
23 And if we have acted with a mind so that we might present upon it holocausts, and sacrifice, and victims of peace offerings, let him inquire and judge.
at vi har bygget os et Alter, gid han saa maa unddrage os sin Hjælp i Dag! Hvis det er for at bringe Brændofre og Afgrødeofre derpaa eller for at bringe Takofre derpaa, saa straffe HERREN det!
24 Instead, we have acted with this greater thought and design, that we would say: Tomorrow your sons will say to our sons: ‘What is there between you and the Lord, the God of Israel?
Nej, vi har gjort det af Frygt for det Tilfælde, at eders Børn engang i Fremtiden skulde sige til vore: Hvad har I med HERREN, Israels Gud, at gøre?
25 The Lord has stationed the river Jordan as the border between us and you, O sons of Reuben, O sons of Gad. And therefore, you have no part in the Lord.’ And by this occasion, your sons would turn away our sons from the fear of the Lord. And so we sought something better,
HERREN har jo sat Jordan som Grænse imellem os, og eder, Rubeniter og Gaditer; I har ingen Del i HERREN! Og saaledes kunde eders Børn faa vore til at høre op med at frygte HERREN.
26 and we said: Let us build us an altar, not for holocausts, and not to offer victims,
Derfor tænkte vi: Lad os bygge dette Alter, ikke til Brændoffer eller Slagtoffer,
27 but as a testimony between us and you, and between our descendants and your progeny, so that we may serve the Lord, and so that it may be our right to offer holocausts, and victims, and peace offerings, and so that tomorrow your sons may not say to our sons: ‘You have no part in the Lord.’
men for at det kan være Vidne mellem os og eder og mellem vore Efterkommere efter os om, at vi vil forrette HERRENS Tjeneste for hans Aasyn med vore Brændofre, Slagtofre og Takofre, for at eders Børn ikke engang i Fremtiden skal sige til vore: I har ingen Del i HERREN!
28 And if they decide to say this, they shall respond to them: ‘Behold, the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for holocausts, and not for sacrifice, but instead as a testimony between us and you.’
Og vi tænkte: Hvis de i Fremtiden siger saaledes til os og vore Efterkommere, saa siger vi: Læg dog Mærke til, hvorledes det HERRENS Alter er bygget, som vore Forfædre rejste, ikke til Brændofre eller Slagtofre, men for at det kunne være Vidne mellem os og eder.
29 May this wickedness be far from us, such that we would withdraw from the Lord, and would forsake his paths, by constructing an altar to offer holocausts, and sacrifices, and victims, contrary to the altar of the Lord our God, which was built before his tabernacle.”
Det være langt fra os at være genstridige mod HERREN eller vende os fra HERREN i Dag ved at bygge et Alter til Brændoffer, Afgrødeoffer og Slagtoffer foruden HERREN vor Guds Alter, som staar foran hans Bolig!«
30 And when Phinehas, the priest, and the leaders of the delegation who were with him, had heard this, they were pleased. And they accepted very willingly the words of the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of the one half tribe of Manasseh.
Da Præsten Pinehas og Menighedens Øverster og Overhovederne for Israels Tusinder, som ledsagede ham, hørte de Ord, som Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manassiterne talte, var de tilfredse,
31 And Phinehas, the priest, the son of Eleazar, said to them: “Now we know that the Lord is with us. For you are a stranger to this transgression. And so you have freed the sons of Israel from the hand of the Lord.”
og Pinehas, Præsten Eleazars Søn, sagde til Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manassiterne: »I Dag erkender vi, at HERREN er iblandt os, siden I ikke har øvet denne Svig imod HERREN; derved har I frelst Israeliterne fra HERRENS Haand!«
32 And he returned with the leaders, from the sons of Reuben and of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, into the parts of Canaan, to the sons of Israel. And he reported to them.
Derpaa vendte Pinehas, Præsten Eleazars Søn, og Øversterne tilbage fra Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme i Gilead til Israeliterne i Kana'ans Land og aflagde dem Beretning,
33 And the word pleased all who heard it. And the sons of Israel praised God, and they no longer said that they would go up against them, and fight, and destroy the land of their possession.
og Israeliterne var tilfredse ved Meddelelsen, og Israeliterne priste Gud og tænkte ikke mere paa at drage i Kamp mod dem for at ødelægge det Land, Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme boede i.
34 And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad called the altar that they had built: Our testimony that the Lord himself is God.
Og Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme kaldte Alteret: Vidne; »thi, « sagde de, »det skal være Vidne mellem os om, at HERREN er Gud!«
