Deuteronomy 4
1 People of Israel, pay attention to the rules and regulations I'm teaching you to observe. That way you can stay alive, and go in and take over the country the Lord, the God of your forefathers, is giving you.
Og nu, Israel! Hør de Anordninger og Lovbud, som jeg vil lære eder at holde, for at I kan blive i Live og komme ind og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, vil give eder.
2 You are not to add to or take away from what I'm telling you, so that you can keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I'm ordering you to follow.
I må hverken lægge noget til eller trække noget fra, hvad jeg byder eder, men I skal holde HERREN eders Guds Bud, som jeg pålægger eder.
3 You've seen for yourselves what the Lord did at Baal-peor where the Lord your God killed everyone among you who worshiped Baal of Peor.
I har med egne Øjne set, hvad HERREN gjorde i Anledning af Ba'al Peor: Hver eneste Mand, som fulgte Ba'al Peor, udryddede HERREN din Gud af din Midte.
4 Those of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today, every one of you.
Men I, som holdt fast ved HERREN eders Gud, er alle i Live den Dag i Dag.
5 Listen, I have taught you the rules and regulations just as the Lord my God ordered me to do, so you can follow them in the country that you are about to enter and take over.
Se, jeg har lært eder Anordninger og Lovbud, således som HERREN min Gud har pålagt mig, for at I skal handle derefter i det Land, I skal ind og tage i Besiddelse;
6 Be careful to observe them, because this will demonstrate your wisdom and insight to the other people living there who are watching. They will find out about all these rules and say, “The people of this great nation are very wise and have good insight.”
hold dem og følg dem! Thi det skal være eders Visdom og eders Kløgt i de andre Folks Øjne. Når de hører om alle disse Anordninger, skal de sige: "Sandelig, det er et vist og klogt Folk, dette store Folk!"
7 What nation is as great as us, having a god so close to them as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call on him?
Thi hvor er der vel et stort Folk, som har Guder, der kommer til det, således som HERREN vor Gud gør det, når vi kalder på ham;
8 What nation is as great as us, having such good rules and regulations like all these laws that I'm placing before you today?
og hvor er der vel et stort Folk, der har så retfærdige Anordninger og Lovbud som hele denne Lov, jeg forelægger eder i Dag?
9 Just make sure to be very careful, and really watch what you do, so you don't forget the things you've have seen. Keep them in mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
Kun skal du vogte dig og omhyggeligt tage Vare på dig selv, at du ikke glemmer, hvad du med egne Øjne har set, og at det ikke viger fra dit Hjerte, så længe du lever; og du skal fortælle dine Sønner og dine Sønners Sønner derom.
10 That day when you stood in the presence of the Lord your God at Horeb, the Lord told me, “Have the people come to me and to hear what I have to say, so they may learn to have respect for me throughout their lives here on earth, and so they may teach this to their children.”
Glem ikke den Dag, du stod for HERREN din Guds Åsyn ved Horeb, da HERREN sagde til mig: "Kald mig Folket sammen, for at jeg kan kundgøre dem mine Ord, så de kan lære at frygte mig, så længe de lever på Jorden, og lære deres Sønner det samme!"
11 You gathered and stood at the foot of the mountain. The mountain was on fire, shooting out flames into the sky and producing thick dark clouds.
Da trådte I frem og stod ved Bjergets Fod, medens Bjerget brændte i lys Lue helt ind i Himmelen, hylet i Mørke, Skyer og Mulm;
12 The Lord spoke to you from the fire. You heard the words, but you didn't see the form of anyone speaking—there was just a voice.
og da HERREN talede til eder ud fra Ilden, hørte I kun Ordene, men nogen Skikkelse så I ikke, kun en Røst fornam I.
13 He explained to you his agreement, the Ten Commandments, which he ordered you to follow. He wrote them down on two tablets of stone.
Da kundgjorde han eder sin Pagt, som han bød eder at holde, de ti Ord, og han skrev dem på to Stentavler.
14 This was the time that the Lord ordered me to teach you the rules and regulations that you are to follow when you arrive in the country you're going to own once you've crossed the Jordan.
Og mig bød HERREN dengang at lære eder Anordninger og Lovbud, som I skulde overholde idet Land, I nu skal over og tage i Besiddelse.
15 You didn't see any form when the Lord spoke to you from the fire at Horeb, so be very careful
Eftersom I ikke så nogen Skikkelse, dengang HERREN talede til eder på Horeb ud fra Ilden, så vogt eder nu omhyggeligt for
16 that you don't spoil your relationship with the Lord by making an idol for yourselves in any shape or form, whether it looks like a male or female,
at handle så ryggesløst, at I laver eder et Gudebillede, en Stenstøtte i en eller anden Skikkelse, enten det nu er et Afbillede af en Mand eller en Kvinde
17 or any land animal or bird that flies,
eller et Afbillede af et eller andet Dyr, der lever på Jorden, eller et Afbillede af en eller anden vinget Fugl, der flyver under Himmelen,
18 or of any animal that crawls on the ground or any fish in the deep sea.
eller et Afbillede af et eller andet Kryb, der kryber på Jorden, eller et Afbillede af en eller anden Fisk i Vandet under Jorden;
19 When you look up at the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the heavenly bodies—don't be tempted to bow down to them. Don't worship them like all the other nations on earth in the way that the Lord has allowed.
og når du løfter dit Blik til Himmelen og ser Solen og Månen og Stjernerne, hele Himmelens Hær, så vogt dig for at lade dig forføre til at tilbede og dyrke dem. Thi HERREN din Gud har tildelt alle de andre Folk under hele Himmelen dem;
20 Remember that the Lord took you and led you out of the iron furnace which was Egypt to be his own people, just as you are today.
men eder tog HERREN og førte ud af Smelteovnen, af Ægypten, for at I skulde være hans Ejendomsfolk, som I nu er.
21 But the Lord was angry with me because of you, and he vowed that I wouldn't cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the Lord your God is giving you to own.
Men HERREN blev vred på mig for eders Skyld og svor, at jeg ikke skulde komme over Jordan ind i det herlige Land, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Eje,
22 So I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I have to die here in this land. But you will cross over and occupy that good land.
thi jeg skal dø i Landet her; jeg skal ikke komme over Jordan, men I skal komme over og tage dette herlige Land i Besiddelse.
23 However, be careful not to forget the agreement of the Lord your God that he made with you. Don't make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything, because he has forbidden you to do this.
Så vogt eder for at glemme HERREN eders Guds Pagt, som han sluttede med eder, og for at lave eder noget Gudebillede i Skikkelse af noget som helst, HERREN din Gud har forbudt dig
24 For the Lord your God is a fire that burns everything up. He is an exclusive God.
Thi HERREN din Gud er en fortærende Ild, en nidkær Gud!
25 After you have been living in the country for a long time and have had children and grandchildren, if you then spoil the relationship you have with the Lord and make an idol in any form. The Lord your God sees this as evil makes him angry.
Når du får Børn og Børnebørn, og I bliver gamle i Landet, og I da handler så ryggesløst, at I laver eder Gudebilleder i en eller anden Skikkelse og gør, hvad der er ondt i HERREN din Guds Øjne, så at I fortørner ham,
26 If you do this, I call on heaven and earth to be witnesses against you today that you will be completely wiped out from the country that you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will not live long there—you will be totally destroyed.
så kalder jeg i Dag Himmelen og Jorden til Vidne imod eder på, at I hastigt skal blive udryddet af det Land, I skal over Jordan og tage i Besiddelse; I skal ikke få noget langt Liv der, men visselig gå til Grunde;
27 The Lord will scatter you among the other nations, and not many of you will survive in the countries where the Lord has exiled you.
og HERREN vil splitte eder mellem Folkene, og kun nogle få af eder skal blive tilbage blandt de Folkeslag, HERREN driver eder hen iblandt.
28 There you will worship gods of wood and stone made by human beings. These idols can't see or hear or eat or smell.
Der skal I komme til at dyrke Guder, der er Menneskehænders Værk, Træ og Sten, som hverken kan se eller høre, spise eller lugte!
29 However, if while you're there you decide to come to the Lord your God, you will find him if you come to him whole-heartedly, with complete commitment.
Der skal I så søge HERREN din Gud, og du skal finde ham, når du søger ham af hele dit Hjerte og hele din Sjæl.
30 When you are in trouble, after you've experienced all these things, then eventually you will return to the Lord your God and do what he says.
I de kommende Dage, når du er i Nød, og alle disse Ting kommer over dig, skal du vende om til HERREN din Gud og adlyde hans Røst.
31 The Lord your God is a merciful God. He won't abandon you or destroy you or forget the agreement he made with your forefathers, confirmed by a solemn promise.
Thi en barmhjertig Gud er HERREN din Gud; han slipper dig ikke og lader dig ikke gå til Grunde og glemmer ikke Pagten med dine Fædre, som han tilsvor dem.
32 Think about it! Examine the whole of history from the beginning of time, long before you existed, when God made human beings, right up until now. Ask this question anywhere, from one end of the earth to the other: Has anything as amazing as this ever happened before; has anyone ever heard anything like this?
Thi gransk dog i de henfarne Tider, der gik forud for dig, lige fra den Tid af da Gud skabte Menneskene på Jorden, og fra den ene Ende af Himmelen til den anden, om der er sket noget så stort som dette, eller om dets Lige er hørt.
33 Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, like you have, and survived?
Har noget Folk hørt Guds Røst ud fra Ilden, således som du hørte det, og levet?
34 Has any god tried to take a nation out of another nation and make them his own, using tests and signs and miracles and war—with his great power and incredible strength and terrifying actions—like the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes?
Eller har nogen Gud søgt at komme og hente sig et Folk midt ud af et andet Folk ved Prøvelser, Tegn og Undere, ved Krig, med stærk Hånd og udstrakt Arm og store Rædsler, således som du med egne Øjne så HERREN eders Gud gøre med eder i Ægypten?
35 You were shown all this so you could be certain that the Lord is God and there is no one like him.
Du fik det at se, for at du skulde vide, af HERREN og ingen anden er Gud.
36 He made you hear his voice from heaven so you would obey him. On earth he revealed himself though blazing fire, and you heard him speak to you from the fire.
Fra Himmelen lod han dig høre sin Røst for at undervise dig, og på Jorden lod han dig se sin store Ild, og hans Ord hørte du ud fra Ilden.
37 Because he loved your forefathers, he chose you, their descendants. He himself led you out of Egypt by his great power,
Og fordi han elskede dine Fædre og udvalgte deres Afkom efter dem og selv førte dig ud af Ægypten ved sin store Vælde
38 driving out ahead of you nations that were greater and stronger than you, in order to lead you to their land and give it to you as yours to own, just as you do today.
for at drive Folk bort foran dig, der er større og mægtigere end du selv, og lade dig komme ind i deres Land og give dig det i Eje, som det nu er sket,
39 So today be sure about this and never forget: the Lord is the only God in heaven above and on the earth below.
derfor skal du i Dag vide og lægge dig på Sinde, at HERREN og ingen anden er Gud oppe i Himmelen og nede på Jorden.
40 Observe his rules and regulations that I'm giving you right now, so that you and your children will do well, and that you may have long lives in the country that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.
Og du skal holde hans Anordninger og Bud, som jeg pålægger dig i Dag, for at det kan gå dig og dine Børn efter dig vel, og for at du alle Dage kan leve længe i det Land, HERREN din Gud giver dig!
41 Then Moses assigned three sanctuary towns to the east of the Jordan
På den Tid udskilte Moses tre Byer hinsides Jordan, på den østre Side,
42 where a person could run to after accidentally killing someone without deliberate hatred. To save their life they could run to one of these towns:
som Tilflugtsteder for Manddrabere, der uforsætligt slår et andet Menneske ihjel uden i Forvejen at have båret Nag til ham, for at de kan redde Livet ved at ty til en af disse Byer,
43 Bezer in the desert plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.
nemlig Bezer i Ørkenen på Højsletten for Rubeniterne, Ramot i Gilead for Gaditerne og Golan i Basan for Manassiterne.
44 This is the law that Moses placed before the Israelites.
Dette er den Lov, Moses forelagde Israelitterne.
45 These are the laws, rules, and regulations Moses gave them after they had come out of Egypt.
Dette er de Vidnesbyrd, Anordninger og Lovbud, Moses kundgjorde Israelitterne, da de drog bort fra Ægypten,
46 This was when they were in the valley to the east of the Jordan near Beth-peor in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites. He had ruled from Heshbon and had been defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had left Egypt.
hinsides Jordan i Dalen lige for Bet Peor i det Land, der havde tilhørt Amoriterkongen Sihon, som boede i Hesjbon, og som Moses og Israelitterne havde slået, da de drog bort fra Ægypten.
47 They took over his country and the country of Og king of Bashan. (They were the two kings of the Amorites who previously ruled on the east side of the Jordan.)
De havde erobret hans og Kong Og af Basans Land, de to Amoriterkonger hinsides Jordan, på den østre Side,
48 The territory went from the town of Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley all the way to Mount Sirion, otherwise known as Mount Hermon,
fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred til Sirjons Bjerg, det er Hermon,
49 and included all the Arabah to the east of the Jordan down as far as the Dead Sea beside the slopes of Mount Pisgah.
tillige med hele Arabalavningen hinsides Jordan, på den østre Side, lige til Arabahavet neden for Pisgas Skrænter.
