Numbers 21
1 And when king Arad the Chanaanite, who dwelt towards the south, had heard this, to wit, that Israel was come by the way of the spies, he fought against them, and overcoming them carried off their spoils.
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 But Israel binding himself by vow to the Lord, said: It thou wilt deliver this people into my hand, I will utterly destroy their cities.
Da aflagde Israel et Løfte til Herren og sagde: "Hvis du giver dette Folk i min Hånd, vil jeg lægge Band på deres Byer!"
3 And the Lord heard the prayers of Israel, and delivered up the Chanaanite, and they cut them off and destroyed their cities: and they called the name of that place Horma, that is to say, Anathema.
Og HERREN hørte Israels Røst og gav Kana'anæerne i deres Hånd, hvorefter de lagde Band på dem og deres Byer. Derfor gav man Stedet Navnet Horma.
4 And they marched from mount Hor, by the way that leadeth to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom. And the people began to be weary of their journey and labour:
Så brød de op fra Bjerget Hor i Retning af det røde Hav for at komme uden om Edoms Land. Undervejs blev Folket utålmodigt
5 And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food.
og talte mod Gud og Moses og sagde: "Hvorfor førte I os ud af Ægypten, når vi skal dø i Ørkenen? Her er jo hverken Brød eller Vand, og vi er lede ved denne usle Føde."
6 Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them.
Da sendte HERREN Giftslanger blandt Folket, og de bed Folket så en Mængde af Israel døde.
7 Upon which they came to Moses, and said: We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and thee: pray that he may take away these serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Så kom Folket til Moses og sagde: "Vi har syndet ved at tale imod HERREN og dig; gå i Forbøn hos HERREN, at han tager Slangerne fra os!" Og Moses gik i Forbøn for Folket.
8 And the Lord said to him: Make brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: whosoever being struck shall look on it, shall live.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: "Lav dig en Slange og sæt den på en Stang, så skal enhver slangebidt, der ser hen på den, leve!"
9 Moses therefore made a brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: which when they that were bitten looked upon, they were healed.
Da lavede Moses en Kobberslange og satte den på en Stang; og enhver, der så hen på Kobberslangen, når en Slange havde bidt ham, beholdt Livet.
10 And the children of Israel setting forwards camped in Oboth.
Så brød Israelitterne op og slog Lejr i Obot;
11 And departing thence they pitched their tents in Jeabarim, in the wilderness, that faceth Moab toward the east.
og de brød op fra Obot og slog Lejr i tjje Håbarim i Ørkenen østen for Moab.
12 And removing from thence, they came to the torrent Zared:
Derfra brød de op og slog Lejr i Zereddalen.
13 Which they left and encamped over against Arnon, which is in the desert and standeth out on the borders of the Amorrhite. For Arnon is the border of Moab, dividing the Moabites and the Amorrhites.
Derfra brød de op og slog Lejr i Ørkenen hinsides Arnon, som udspringer på Amoriternes Område, thi Arnon var Moabs Grænse mod Amoriterne.
14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord: As he did in the Red Sea, so will he do in the streams of Amen.
Derfor hedder det i Bogen om HERRENs Krige: Vaheb i Sufa og Dalene, Arnon og Dalenes Skrænt,
15 The rocks of the torrents were bowed down that they might rest in Ar, and lie down in the borders of the Moabites.
som strækker sig til Ars Sæde og læner sig til Moabs Grænse.
16 When they went from that place, the well appeared whereof the Lord said to Moses: Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
Derfra brød de op til Beer; det er det Be'er, HERREN havde for Øje, da han sagde til Moses: "Kald Folket sammen, så vil jeg give dem Vand!"
17 Then Israel sung this song: Let the well spring up. They sung thereto:
Da sang Israelitterne denne Sang: Brønd, væld frem! Syng til dens Pris!
18 The well, which the princes dug, and the chiefs of the people prepared by the direction of the lawgiver, and with their staves. And they marched from the wilderness to Mathana.
Brønd, som Høvdinger grov, som Folkets ædle bored med Herskerspir og Stave! Fra Ørkenen brød de op til Mattana;
19 From Mathana unto Nahaliel: from Nahaliel unto Bamoth.
fra Mattana til Nahaliel; fra Nahaliel til Bamot;
20 From Bamoth, is a valley in the country of Moab, to the top of Phasga, which looked towards the desert.
fra Bamot til halen på Moabs Højslette, til Pisgas Top, som rager op over Ørkenen.
21 And Israel sent messengers to Sehon king of the Amorrhites, saying:
Israel sendte nu Sendebud til Amoriterkongen Sihon og lod sige:
22 I beseech thee that I may have leave to pass through thy land: we will not go aside into the fields or the vineyards, we will not drink waters of the wells, we will go the king’s highway, till we be past thy borders.
"Lad mig få Lov at drage igennem dit Land! Vi vil ikke dreje ind på Marker eller i Vinhaver, vi vil ikke drikke Vand af Brøndene, vi vil følge Kongevejen, indtil vi er nået igennem dit Land!
23 And he would not grant that Israel should pass by his borders: but rather gathering an army, went forth to meet them in the desert, and came to Jasa, and fought against them.
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 nåede Jaza, angreb han Israel.
24 And he was slain by them with the edge of the sword, and they possessed his land from the Arnon unto the Jeboc, and to the confines of the children of Ammon: for the borders of the Ammonites, were kept with a strong garrison.
Men Israel slog ham med Sværdet og underlagde sig hans Land fra Arnon til Jabbok, til Ammoniternes Land; thi Jazer ligger ved Ammoniternes Grænse;
25 So Israel took all his cities, and dwelt in the cities of the Amorrhite, to wit, in Hesebon, and in the villages thereof.
og Israel indtog alle disse Byer, og Israel bosatte sig i alle Amoriternes Byer, i Hesjbon og alle tilhørende Småbyer.
26 Hesebon was the city of Sehon the king of the Amorrhites, who fought against the king of Moab: and took all the land, that had been of his dominions, as far as the Arnon.
Thi Hesjbon var Amoriterkongen Sihons By; han havde angrebet Moabs forrige konge og frataget ham hele hans Land indtil Arnon.
27 Therefore it is said in the proverb: Come into Hesebon, let the city of Sehon be built and set up:
Derfor synger Skjaldene: Kom hid til Hesjbon, lad den blive bygget og grundfæstet, Sihons By!
28 A fire is gone out of Hesebon, a flame from the city of Sehon, and hath consumed Ar of the Moabites, and the inhabitants of the high places of the Arnon.
Thi Ild for ud fra Hesjbon, Ildslue fra Sihons Stad, den fortærede Moabs Byer, opåd Arnons Højder.
29 Woe to thee Moab: thou art undone, O people of Chamos. He hath given his sons to flight, and his daughters into captivity to Sehon the king of the Amorrhites.
Ve dig, Moab! Det er ude med dig, Kemosjs Folk! Han gjorde sine Sønner til Flygtninge og sine Døtre til Krigsfanger for Sihon, Amoriternes Konge.
30 Their yoke is perished from Hesebon unto Dibon, they came weary to Nophe, and unto Medaba.
Og vi skød dem ned, Hesjbon er tabt indtil Dibon; vi lagde dem øde til Nofa, som ligger ved Medeba.
31 So Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorrhite.
Så bosatte Israel sig i Amoriternes Land.
32 And Moses sent some to take a view of Jazer: and they took the villages of it, and conquered the inhabitants.
Derpå sendte Moses Spejdere til Jazer; og de erobrede det tillige med tilhørende Småbyer, og han drev de der boende Amoriter bort.
33 And they turned themselves, and went up by the way of Basan, and Og the king of Basan came against them with all his people, to fight in Edrai.
Derpå 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 Edrei.
34 And the Lord said to Moses: Fear him not, for I have delivered him and all his people, and his country into thy hand: and thou shalt do to him as thou didst to Sehon the king of the Amorrhites, the inhabitant of Hesebon.
Men HERREN sagde til Moses: "Frygt ikke for ham! Thi jeg giver ham og alle hans krigere og hans Land i din Hånd, så at du kan handle med ham, som du handlede med Amoriterkongen Sihon, der boede i Hesjbon."
35 So they slew him also with his sons, and all his people, not letting any one escape, and they possessed his land.
Da slog de ham og hans Sønner og alle hans Krigere, så at ikke en eneste af dem undslap, og derpå underlagde de sig hans Land.
