Deuteronomy 7
1 When the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land, which thou art going in to possess, and shall have destroyed many nations before thee, the Hethite, and the Gergezite, and the Amorrhite, and the Chanaanite, and the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite, seven nations much more numerous than thou art, and stronger than thou:
Naar HERREN din Gud fører dig ind i det Land, du skal ind og tage i Besiddelse, og driver store Folk bort foran dig, Hetiterne, Girgasjiterne, Amoriterne, Kana'anæerne, Perizziterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne, syv Folk, der er større og mægtigere end du,
2 And the Lord thy God shall have delivered them to thee, thou shalt utterly destroy them. Thou shalt make no league with them, nor shew mercy to them:
og naar HERREN din Gud giver dem i din Magt, og du overvinder dem, saa skal du lægge Band paa dem. Du maa ikke slutte Pagt med dem eller vise dem Skaansel.
3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them. Thou shalt not give thy daughter to his son, nor take his daughter for thy son:
Du maa ikke besvogre dig med dem, du maa hverken give en af deres Sønner din Datter eller tage en af deres Døtre til din Søn;
4 For she will turn away thy son from following me, that he may rather serve strange gods, and the wrath of the Lord will be kindled, and will quickly destroy thee.
thi saa vil de faa din Søn til at falde fra HERREN, saa han dyrker andre Guder, og HERRENS Vrede vil blusse op imod eder, og han vil udrydde dig i Hast.
5 But thus rather shall you deal with them: Destroy their altars, and break their statues, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven things.
Men saaledes skal I gøre ved dem: Deres Altre skal I nedbryde, deres Stenstøtter skal I sønderslaa, deres Asjerastøtter skal I omhugge, og deres Gudebilleder skal I opbrænde.
6 Because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. The Lord thy God hath chosen thee, to be his peculiar people of all peoples that are upon the earth.
Thi du er et Folk, der er helliget HERREN din Gud; dig har HERREN din Gud udvalgt til sit Ejendomsfolk blandt alle Folk paa Jorden.
7 Not because you surpass all nations in number, is the Lord joined unto you, and hath chosen you, for you are the fewest of any people:
Det er ikke, fordi I er større end alle de andre Folk, at HERREN har fattet Velbehag til eder og udvalgt eder, thi I er det mindste af alle Folk;
8 But because the Lord hath loved you, and hath kept his oath, which he swore to your fathers: and hath brought you out with a strong hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, out of the hand of Pharao the king of Egypt.
men fordi HERREN elskede eder, og fordi han vilde holde den Ed, han tilsvor eders Fædre, derfor var det, at HERREN med stærk Haand førte eder ud og udløste dig af Trællehuset, af Ægypterkongen Faraos Haand;
9 And thou shalt know that the Lord thy God, he is a strong and faithful God, keeping his covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments, unto a thousand generations:
saa skal du vide, at HERREN din Gud er den sande Gud, den trofaste Gud, der i tusinde Slægtled holder fast ved sin Pagt og sin Miskundhed mod dem, der elsker ham og holder hans Bud,
10 And repaying forthwith them that hate him, so as to destroy them, without further delay immediately rendering to them what they deserve.
men bringer Gengældelse over den, der hader ham, saa han udrydder ham, og ikke tøver over for den, der hader ham, men bringer Gengældelse over ham.
11 Keep therefore the precepts and ceremonies and judgments, which I command thee this day to do.
Derfor skal du omhyggeligt handle efter det Bud, de Anordninger og Lovbud, jeg i Dag giver dig!
12 If after thou hast heard these judgments, thou keep and do them, the Lord thy God will also keep his covenant to thee, and the mercy which he swore to thy fathers:
Naar I nu hører disse Lovbud og holder dem og handler efter dem, saa skal HERREN din Gud til Løn derfor holde fast ved den Pagt og den Miskundhed, han tilsvor dine Fædre.
13 And he will love thee and multiply thee, and will bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy vintage, thy oil, and thy herds, and the flocks of thy sheep upon the land, for which he swore to thy fathers that he would give it thee.
Han skal elske dig, velsigne dig og gøre dig mangfoldig, han skal velsigne Frugten af dit Moderliv og Frugten af din Jord, dit Korn, din Most og din Olie, Tillægget af dine Okser og dine Faars Yngel i det Land, han tilsvor dine Fædre at ville give dig!
14 Blessed shalt thou be among all people. No one shall be barren among you of either sex, neither of men nor cattle.
Velsignet skal du være fremfor alle andre Folk; ingen Mand eller Kvinde hos dig skal være ufrugtbar, ej heller noget af dit Kvæg;
15 The Lord will take away from thee all sickness: and the grievous infirmities of Egypt, which thou knowest, he will not bring upon thee, but upon thy enemies.
og HERREN vil holde alle Sygdomme fra dig; ingen af Ægyptens onde Farsoter, som du jo kender, vil han paaføre dig, men han vil lægge dem paa alle dem, der hader dig.
16 Thou shalt consume all the people, which the Lord thy God will deliver to thee. Thy eye shall not spare them, neither shalt thou serve their gods, lest they be thy ruin.
Og alle de Folk, som HERREN din Gud giver dig, skal du fortære uden Skaansel; du maa ikke dyrke deres Guder, thi det vilde blive en Snare for dig.
17 If thou say in thy heart: These nations are more than I, how shall I be able to destroy them?
Og skulde du sige ved dig selv: »Disse Folk er større end jeg, hvor kan jeg drive dem bort?«
18 Fear not, but remember what the Lord thy God did to Pharao and to all the Egyptians,
saa frygt ikke for dem, men kom i Hu, hvad HERREN din Gud gjorde ved Farao og hele Ægypten,
19 The exceeding great plagues, which thy eyes saw, and the signs and wonders, and the strong hand, and the stretched out arm, with which the Lord thy God brought thee out: so will he do to all the people, whom thou fearest.
de store Prøvelser, du selv saa, Tegnene og Underne, den stærke Haand og den udstrakte Arm, hvormed HERREN din Gud førte dig ud; saaledes vil HERREN din Gud gøre ved alle de Folkeslag, du frygter for.
20 Moreover the Lord thy God will send also hornets among them, until he destroy and consume all that have escaped thee, and could hide themselves.
Ja, ogsaa Gedehamse vil HERREN din Gud sende imod dem, indtil de, der er tilbage og holder sig skjult for dig, er udryddet.
21 Thou shalt not fear them, because the Lord thy God is in the midst of thee, a God mighty and terrible:
Vær ikke bange for dem, thi HERREN din Gud er i din Midte, en stor og frygtelig Gud.
22 He will consume these nations in thy sight by little and little and by degrees. Thou wilt not be able to destroy them altogether: lest perhaps the beasts of the earth should increase upon thee.
HERREN din Gud skal lidt efter lidt drive disse Folkeslag bort foran dig. Det gaar ikke an, at du udrydder dem i Hast, thi saa bliver Markens vilde Dyr dig for talrige.
23 But the Lord thy God shall deliver them in thy sight: and shall slay them until they be utterly destroyed.
Men HERREN din Gud skal give dem i din Magt, og han skal slaa dem med stor Rædsel, indtil de er udryddet.
24 And he shall deliver their kings into thy hands, and thou shalt destroy their names from under Heaven: no man shall be able to resist thee, until thou destroy them.
Og han skal give deres Konger i din Haand, og du skal udrydde deres Navn under Himmelen; ingen skal kunne holde Stand over for dig, til du har udryddet dem.
25 Their graven things thou shalt burn with fire: thou shalt not covet the silver and gold of which they are made, neither shalt thou take to thee any thing thereof, lest thou offend, because it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.
Deres Gudebilleder skal I opbrænde; du maa ikke lade dig friste til at tage Sølvet eller Guldet paa dem, for at du ikke skal lokkes i en Snare derved, thi det er HERREN din Gud en Vederstyggelighed,
26 Neither shalt thou bring any thing of the idol into thy house, lest thou become an anathema, like it. Thou shalt detest it as dung, and shalt utterly abhor it as uncleanness and filth, because it is an anathema.
og du maa ikke føre nogen Vederstyggelighed ind i dit Hus, for at du ikke skal hjemfalde til Band ligesom den, nej, du skal nære Afsky og Gru for den, thi den er hjemfaldet til Band!
