Deuteronomy 29

1 The following are the terms of the agreement that the Lord ordered Moses to make with the Israelites in the country of Moab This was in addition to the agreement he had made with them at Horeb.

Det er den Pagts Ord, som HERREN bød Moses at slutte med Israeliterne i Moabs Land foruden den Pagt, han havde sluttet med dem ved Horeb.

2 Moses called all the Israelites together and announced to them, You saw with your own eyes everything the Lord did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to his whole country.

Og Moses kaldte hele Israel sammen og sagde til dem: I har set alt, hvad HERREN i Ægypten for eders Øjne gjorde ved Farao og alle hans Tjenere og hele hans Land,

3 You saw with your own eyes the amazing tests, and those great signs and miracles.

de store Prøvelser, I saa med egne Øjne, disse store Tegn og Undere.

4 But up to now the Lord has not given you minds that understand, or eyes that see, or ears that hear, saying,

Men hidindtil har HERREN ikke givet eder Hjerte til at forstaa med eller Øjne til at se med eller Ører til at høre med.

5 For forty years I led you through the desert, but your clothes and sandals didn't wear out.

I fyrretyve Aar har jeg ført eder om i Ørkenen; eders Klæder blev ikke slidt af Kroppen paa eder, og dine Sko blev ikke slidt af Fødderne paa dig;

6 You didn't have bread to eat, or wine or alcohol to drink in order that you would realize that I am the Lord your God.

Brød fik I ikke at spise, og Vin og stærk Drik fik I ikke at drikke, for at I skulde kende, at jeg er HERREN eders Gud.

7 When we arrived here, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan marched out to fight us in battle, but we defeated them.

Og da I kom til Stedet her, drog Kong Sihon af Hesjbon og Kong Og af Basan ud til Kamp imod os, men vi slog dem

8 We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh to own.

og erobrede deres Land og gav Rubeniterne og Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme det til Arvelod.

9 So make sure you keep and follow the terms of this agreement in order that you may be successful in everything you do.

Tag derfor Vare paa denne Pagts Ord og gør efter dem, for at I kan faa Lykke til al eders Gerning.

10 Every one of you is stand here today before the Lord your God: you tribal leaders, officials, and all the men of Israel,

I staar i Dag alle for HERREN eders Guds Aasyn, eders Stammeoverhoveder, Dommere, Ældste og Tilsynsmænd, hver Mand i Israel,

11 your children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your firewood and carry your water.

eders Smaabørn og Hustruer og de fremmede, der opholder sig i din Lejr, baade dine Brændehuggere og Vandbærere,

12 You're here so you can enter into the agreement of the Lord your God, which he is making with you today, and accept his solemn promise,

for at indtræde i HERREN din Guds Pagt og det Edsforbund, HERREN din Gud i Dag slutter med dig,

13 and so he can confirm you today as his people. He will be your God as he told you and as he promised your forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

for at han i Dag kan gøre dig til sit Folk, saa han bliver din Gud, som han lovede dig og tilsvor dine Fædre, Abraham, Isak og Jakob.

14 It's not only with you that the Lord is making this agreement and solemn promise,

Og ikke med eder alene slutter jeg denne Pagt og dette Edsforbund,

15 those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord our God, but also with those who are not here today.

men baade med dem, der i Dag staar her hos os for HERREN vor Guds Aasyn, og med dem, der i Dag ikke er til Stede hos os her.

16 You know very well what it was like when we lived in the land of Egypt and our experiences as we passed through the nations on the way here.

Thi I ved jo selv, at vi boede i Ægypten, og at vi drog igennem de forskellige Folkeslags Lande,

17 You saw their disgusting religious practices and their idols of wood and stone, and silver and gold.

og I saa deres væmmelige Guder og de Afgudsbilleder af Træ og Sten, af Sølv og Guld, som de har.

18 You need to make sure today that there's no man or woman, family or tribe of yours who wants to turn from the Lord our God and go and worship the gods of these nations. Make sure there is nothing like that among you that would produce such poison and bitterness.

Saa lad der da ikke iblandt eder findes nogen Mand eller Kvinde, Slægt eller Stamme, hvis Hjerte i Dag vender sig bort fra HERREN vor Gud, saa de gaar hen og dyrker disse Folks Guder; lad der ikke iblandt eder findes nogen Rod, hvoraf Gift og Malurt vokser op,

19 For when someone like that hears the words of this solemn promise, they think they'll still receive a blessing, telling themselves, “I'll be safe, even though I'll go on doing whatever I feel like.” Such an attitude would destroy good and bad alike.

saa at han, naar han hører dette Edsforbunds Ord, i sit Hjerte lover sig selv alt godt og tænker: »Det skal nok gaa mig vel, selv om jeg vandrer med genstridigt Hjerte!« Thi saa vil han ødelægge baade frodigt og tørt.

20 The Lord would never want to pardon them. In fact, his passionate anger will burn against them, and every curse written in this book will fall on them. The Lord will erase their name from the earth,

HERREN vil ikke tilgive den Mand, nej, hans Vrede og Nidkærhed skal blusse op mod saadan en Mand, og al den Forbandelse, der er optegnet i denne Bog, vil lægge sig paa ham, og HERREN vil udslette hans Navn under Himmelen!

21 and punish them as an example of them for all the Israelite tribes, in accordance with all the curses of the agreement written in this Book of the Law.

HERREN vil udskille ham af alle Israels Stammer og bringe Ulykke over ham i Overensstemmelse med alle de Pagtens Forbandelser, som er skrevet i denne Lovbog.

22 Later generations, your descendants and foreigners from far away, will see how the Lord has brought disaster on the country and devastated it.

Og naar den kommende Slægt, eders Børn, der kommer efter eder, og de fremmede, der kommer langvejsfra, ser de Plager, der har ramt dette Land, og de Sygdomme, HERREN har hjemsøgt det med,

23 The whole country will be burning wasteland of sulfur and salt. Nothing is sown; it's totally unproductive; no plant grows there—just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed in his furious anger.

Svovl og Salt, hele Landet afsvedet, saa det ikke kan tilsaaes og ingen Afgrøde give, og ingen Urter kan gro deri, som dengang Sodoma og Gomorra, Adma og Zebojim blev ødelagt, da HERREN lod dem gaa under i sin Vrede og Harme, da skal de spørge,

24 Everyone everywhere will ask, “Why did the Lord do this to the country? Why did he get so terribly angry?”

og alle Folkeslag skal spørge: »Hvorfor har HERREN handlet saaledes med dette Land? Hvorledes hænger det sammen med denne vældige Vredesglød?«

25 The people will answer, “It's because they abandoned the agreement of the Lord, the God of their forefathers, which he made with them when he led them out of Egypt.

Saa skal man svare: »Det er, fordi de sveg den Pagt, HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, havde sluttet med dem, da han førte dem ud af Ægypten,

26 They went off and worshiped other gods, bowing down to gods they'd never heard of—gods that the Lord had not given to them.

og gik hen og dyrkede fremmede Guder og tilbad dem, Guder, som de ikke før havde kendt til, og som han ikke havde tildelt dem;

27 That's why the Lord was so angry with this land, and he rained down on it every curse written in this book.

derfor blussede HERRENS Vrede op imod dette Land, saa han lod al den Forbandelse, som er optegnet i denne Bog, komme over det,

28 The Lord uprooted them from their country in his anger, rage, and fury, and he threw them out, leaving them in another land, where they are to this day.”

og derfor oprykkede han dem fra deres Land i Vrede og Harme og heftig Forbitrelse og slængte dem ud i et fremmed Land, som det nu er sket.«

29 The Lord our God has secrets that belong to him, but what has been revealed belong to us and to our descendants forever, so that we may follow everything in this law.

De skjulte Ting er for HERREN vor Gud, men de aabenbare er for os og vore Børn evindelig, at vi maa lære at handle efter alle denne Lovs Ord!