Deuteronomy 2
1 Then we turned around and headed back into the desert on the road that leads to the Red Sea, as the Lord had told me, and we wandered around Mount Seir for a long time.
Så vendte vi om og brød op til Ørkenen i Retning af det røde Hav, således som HERREN havde pålagt mig, og i lang Tid vandrede vi rundt om Seirs Bjerge.
2 This is when the Lord told me,
Da sagde HERREN til mig:
3 “You have been wandering around this mountain long enough. Go back north,
"Nu har I længe nok vandret rundt om Bjergene her; vend eder nu mod Nord!
4 and give these orders to the people: ‘You are going to pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be frightened of you, so you need to be very careful.
Men byd Folket og sig: Når I nu drager igennem eders Brødres, Esaus Sønners, Landemærker, de, som bor i Seir, og de bliver bange for eder, så skal I tage eder vel i Vare
5 Don't fight them, for I'm not going to give you any of their land, not even the size of a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau and it belongs to him.
for at indlade eder i Krig med dem; thi jeg vil ikke give eder så meget som en Fodsbred af deres Land; thi Esau har jeg givet Seirs Bjerge i Arv og Eje.
6 Pay them with money for the food you eat and the water you drink.’
Fødevarer at spise skal I købe af dem for Penge, også Vand at drikke skal I købe af dem for Penge;
7 Remember that the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you've done. He has looked after you during your journey through this large desert. The Lord your God has been with you for these forty years, and you haven't lacked anything.”
thi HERREN din Gud har velsignet dig i alt, hvad du har taget dig for, han har sørget for dig på din Vandring gennem denne store Ørken; i fyrretyve År har, HERREN din Gud nu været med dig, du har ikke manglet noget."
8 So we passed by our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We didn't take the Arabah road from Elath and Ezion-geber. Instead we used the road that goes through the desert of Moab.
Derpå drog vi fra Elat og Ezjongeber ad Arabavejen gennem vore Brødres, Esaus Sønners Land, de, som bor i Se'ir; så drejede vi af og drog videre ad Vejen til Moabs Ørken.
9 Then the Lord told me, “Don't cause the Moabites any trouble or fight them, for I'm not going to give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot and it belongs to them.”
Og HERREN sagde til mig: "Du må ikke angribe Moab eller indlade dig i Krig med dem, thi jeg vil ikke give dig noget af deres Land i Eje; thi Lots Sønner har jeg givet Ar i Eje.
10 (A strong and numerous people called the Emim once lived there. They were as tall as the Anakim,
Fordum beboedes det af Emiterne, et stort og talrigt Folk, kæmpestore som Anakiterne;
11 and just like the Anakim, they were also considered as Rephaim, but the Moabites called them Emim.
også de henregnes ligesom Anakiterne til Refaiterne, men Moabiterne kalder dem Emiter.
12 Previously the Horites lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau took over their land. They killed the Horites and settled there, just like Israel did when they occupied the land that the Lord had given them.)
I Se'ir boede derimod fordum Horiterne, som Esaus Sønner drev bort og udryddede foran sig, hvorefter de bosatte sig der i deres Sted, ligesom Israel gjorde ved sit Ejendomsland, som HERREN gav dem.
13 Then the Lord told us, “Go and cross over Zered Brook.” So we crossed over Zered Brook.
Bryd nu op og gå over Zeredbækken! Så gik vi over Zeredbækken.
14 The time it took for us to travel from Kadesh-barnea to when we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years. By this time the entire generation of warriors had died and were no longer part of the camp, as the Lord had sworn to them would happen.
Der var gået otte og tredive År fra vort Opbrud fra Kadesj Barnea, til vi gik over Zeredbækken, til hele din Slægt af våbenføre Mænd var uddød af Lejren, således som HERREN havde svoret dem;
15 In fact the Lord worked against them to remove them from the camp, until they were all dead.
også HERRENs Hånd havde været imod dem, så de blev udryddet af Lejren til sidste Mand.
16 Once the people's warriors had died,
Men da alle våbenføre Mænd var uddøde af Folket,
17 the Lord told me,
talede HERREN til mig og sagde:
18 “Today you will cross out of Moab at the border near Ar.
Når du nu drager gennem Moabs Landemærker, gennem Ar,
19 However, when you get enter Ammonite territory, don't cause them any trouble or fight them for I'm not going to give you any Ammonite land, because I have given it to the descendants of Lot and it belongs to them.”
og således når hen til Ammoniterne, så må du ikke angribe dem eller indlade dig i Krig med dem, thi jeg vil ikke give dig noget af Ammoniternes Land i Eje; thi det har jeg givet Lots Børn i Eje.
20 (This land was previously considered as the country of the Rephaim who used to live there. However, the Ammonites called them Zamzummites.
Også det henregnes til Refaiternes Land; det beboedes fordum af Refaiter, men Ammoniterne kalder dem Zamzummiter.
21 They were a strong and numerous people, as tall as the Anakim. But the Lord destroyed them when the Ammonites invaded and drove them out and settled there,
Det var et stort og talrigt Folk, kæmpestore som Anakiterne. Men HERREN udryddede dem foran dem, så de drev dem bort og bosatte sig der i deres Sted,
22 just as he'd done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir when he destroyed the Horites. They drove them out and settled where they used to live, and are still there to this day.
ligesom han gjorde for Esaus Sønner, der bor i Se'ir, for hvem han udryddede Horiterne, så de drev dem bort og bosatte sig der i deres Sted, og de bor der den Dag i dag.
23 The Avvim, living in villages as far away as Gaza, were destroyed by the Philistines, who came from Crete, and settled where they used to live.)
Men Avvijiterne, der boede i Landsbyer i Egnene henimod Gaza, dem drev Kaftorerne, der var udvandret fra Kaftor, bort og bosatte sig der i deres Sted.
24 Then the Lord told us, “Get up, go and cross the Arnon Valley. Look, I have handed over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, as well as his land. Go and start taking it over, and fight him in battle.
Bryd nu op og gå over Arnonfloden! Se, jeg har givet Hesjbons Konge, Amoriten Sihon, og hans Land i din Hånd; giv dig kun til at drive ham bort og føre Krig med ham!
25 From this day on, I'm going to make all nations on earth dread you—they will be terrified of you. Because of the news they hear about you they will tremble in terror when you appear.”
Fra i Dag af begynder jeg at vække Frygt og Rædsel for dig hos alle Folkeslag under Himmelen; blot de hører om dig, skal de ryste og bæve for dig!
26 Moses told the Israelites, “From the Kedemoth Desert I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon, king of Heshbon, telling him,
Da udsendte jeg Sendebud fra Kedemots Ørken til Kong Sihon af Hesjbon med følgende fredelige Tilbud:
27 ‘Let us pass through your land. We'll stay on the main road and won't turn off either to the right or to the left.
"Lad mig drage gennem dit Land; jeg skal holde mig til Vejen uden at bøje af til højre eller venstre.
28 Sell us food to eat and water to drink for money. Just let us pass through on foot,
Fødevarer at spise skal du sælge mig for Penge, og Vand at drikke skal du give mig for Penge, jeg beder kun om at måtte drage igennem til Fods,
29 just like the descendants of Esau living in Seir and the Moabites living in Ar allowed us, until we cross over the Jordan into the country that the Lord our God is giving to us.”
således som Esaus Sønner, der bor i Se'ir, og Moabiterne, der bor i Ar, tillod mig, indtil jeg kommer over Jordan ind i det Land, HERREN vor Gud vil give os!"
30 But Sihon king of Heshbon refused to let us pass through, for the Lord your God gave him a stubborn spirit and an obstinate attitude, so the Lord could hand him over to you, as he has now done.
Men Kong Sihon i Hesjbon vilde ikke tillade os at drage igennem; thi HERREN din Gud forhærdede hans Ånd og gjorde hans Hjerte hårdt for at give ham i din Hånd, som det nu er sket.
31 Then the Lord told me, “Look, I have started handing Sihon and his land over to you. Now you can begin to conquer and take over his land.”
Derpå sagde HERREN til mig: "Se, jeg har allerede begyndt at give Sihon og hans Land i din Magt; giv dig kun til at drive ham bort for at tage hans Land i Besiddelse!"
32 Sihon and his whole army came out to fight us at Jahaz.
Så rykkede Sihon med alle sine Krigere ud imod os til Kamp ved Jaza;
33 The Lord our God handed him over to us, and we killed him, his sons, and all his army.
og HERREN vor Gud gav ham i vor Magt, og vi slog ham og hans Sønner og alle hans Krigere.
34 We also captured all his towns, and set apart for destruction the people of every town: men, women, and children. We didn't leave any survivors.
Og vi indtog dengang alle hans Byer og lagde i enhver By Band på Mænd, Kvinder og Børn uden at lade en eneste undslippe;
35 All we took for ourselves was the livestock and plunder from the towns we'd captured.
kun Kvæget tog vi selv som Bytte, tillige med hvad vi røvede i de erobrede Byer.
36 No town had walls too high for us to conquer—from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley, the town in the valley, all the way to Gilead. The Lord our God handed them all over to us.
Fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred og Byen, der ligger i Dalen, og til Gilead var der ikke en By, som var os uindtagelig; HERREN vor Gud gav dem alle i vor Magt.
37 But you didn't go anywhere near the country of the Ammonites—the area that borders the Jabbok River or the towns of the hill country, or any other place that the Lord our God had placed off limits.
Men på Ammoniternes Land forgreb du dig ikke, hverken det, der ligger langs Jabbokfloden, eller Byerne i Bjergene, således som HERREN vor Gud havde påbudt.
