Deuteronomy 9

1 Hear, O Israel: thou art to pass over the Jordan this day, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fortified up to heaven,

Hør, Israel! du gaar i Dag over Jordanen for at gaa ind og tage til Eje Folk, som ere større og stærkere end du, Stæder, som ere store og faste indtil Himmelen,

2 a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say: 'Who can stand before the sons of Anak?'

et stort Folk og højt af Vækst, Anakiternes Børn, som du kender, og som du har hørt sige om: Hvo kan staa for Anaks Børns Ansigt?

3 Know therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is He who goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; He will destroy them, and He will bring them down before thee; so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as the LORD hath spoken unto thee.

Saa skal du vide i Dag, at Herren din Gud, han gaar frem for dit Ansigt, en fortærende Ild, han skal udslette dem, og han skal ydmyge dem for dit Ansigt; og du skal fordrive dem og ødelægge dem snarlig, saaledes som Herren har talet til dig.

4 Speak not thou in thy heart, after that the LORD thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying: 'For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land'; whereas for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

Naar Herren din Gud har udstødt dem fra dit Ansigt, da skal du ikke sige i dit Hjerte: For min Retfærdigheds Skyld har Herren ført mig ind at eje dette Land; thi for disse Hedningers Ugudeligheds Skyld fordriver Herren dem for dit Ansigt.

5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart, dost thou go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that He may establish the word which the LORD swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Ikke for din Retfærdighed eller for dit Hjertes Oprigtighed kommer du ind for at eje deres Land, men for disse Hedningers Ugudeligheds Skyld fordriver Herren din Gud dem for dit Ansigt og for at stadfæste det Ord, som Herren svor dine Fædre, Abraham, Isak og Jakob.

6 Know therefore that it is not for thy righteousness that the LORD thy God giveth thee this good land to possess it; for thou art a stiffnecked people.

Saa skal du vide, at Herren din Gud ikke for din Retfærdigheds Skyld giver dig dette gode Land til Eje; thi du er et haardnakket Folk.

7 Remember, forget thou not, how thou didst make the LORD thy God wroth in the wilderness; from the day that thou didst go forth out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD.

Kom i Hu, glem ikke, at du fortørnede Herren din Gud i Ørken; fra; den Dag, du udgik af Ægyptens Land, indtil I ere komne til dette Sted, have I været genstridige imod Herren.

8 Also in Horeb ye made the LORD wroth, and the LORD was angered with you to have destroyed you.

Og I fortørnede Herren ved Horeb, og Herren blev vred paa eder, saa at han vilde have ødelagt eder.

9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water.

Da jeg var opgangen paa Bjerget at modtage Stentavlerne, den Pagts Tavler, hvilken Herren havde sluttet med eder, da blev jeg paa Bjerget fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter, jeg aad ikke Brød og drak ikke Vand;

10 And the LORD delivered unto me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spoke with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.

og Herren gav mig de to Stentavler, skrevne med Guds Finger, og paa dem alle de Ord, som Herren talede med eder paa Bjerget midt ud af Ilden paa Forsamlingens Dag.

11 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.

Og det skete, der de fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter havde Ende, da gav Herren mig to Stentavler, Pagtens Tavler.

12 And the LORD said unto me: 'Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people that thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have dealt corruptly; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.'

Og Herren sagde til mig: Gør dig rede, gak hastigen ned herfra; thi dit Folk, som du udførte af Ægypten, har handlet fordærveligt; de ere hastigen afvegne fra den Vej, som jeg bød dem, de have gjort sig et støbt Billede.

13 Furthermore the LORD spoke unto me, saying: 'I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people;

Og Herren sagde til mig: Jeg har set dette Folk, og se, det er et haardnakket Folk.

14 let Me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven; and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.'

Lad af fra mig, og jeg vil ødelægge dem og udslette deres Navn fra at være under Himmelen; og jeg vil gøre dig til et stærkere og større Folk end dette.

15 So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire; and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.

Og jeg vendte mig og gik ned ad Bjerget, og Bjerget brændte med Ild, og jeg havde de to Pagtens Tavler i begge mine Hænder.

16 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God; ye had made you a molten calf; ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.

Og jeg saa, og se, I havde syndet imod Herren eders Gud, I havde gjort eder en støbt Kalv, I vare hastigen afvegne fra den Vej, som Herren havde budet eder.

17 And I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and broke them before your eyes.

Da tog jeg fat paa begge Tavlerne og kastede dem ud af begge mine Hænder, og jeg sønderbrød dem for eders Øjne.

18 And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water; because of all your sin which ye sinned, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him.

Og jeg faldt ned for Herrens Ansigt som første Gang, fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter, jeg aad ikke Brød og drak ikke Vand, for alle eders Synders Skyld, som I syndede med, da I gjorde det onde for Herrens Øjne til at opirre ham.

19 For I was in dread of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me that time also.

Thi jeg gruede for den brændende Vrede, med hvilken Herren var vred paa eder til at ødelægge eder; men Herren hørte mig ogsaa den Gang.

20 Moreover the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him; and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.

Men Herren blev ogsaa saare vred paa Aron, saa at han vilde ødelægge ham; men jeg bad og for Aron paa den samme Tid.

21 And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and beat it in pieces, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust; and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount. —

Men eders Synd, den Kalv, som I havde gjort, tog jeg og opbrændte den med Ild og stødte den og malede den godt, indtil den blev til fint Støv, og jeg kastede dens Støv i Bækken, som flyder ned ad Bjerget.

22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye made the LORD wroth.

Desligeste gjorde I Herren vred i Tabeera og i Massa og i Kibroth-Hattaava.

23 And when the LORD sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying: 'Go up and possess the land which I have given you'; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed Him not, nor hearkened to His voice.

Og da Herren sendte eder fra Kades-Barnea og sagde: Gaar op og indtager Landet, som jeg har givet eder, da vare I genstridige mod Herren eders Guds Mund og troede ikke paa ham og hørte ikke paa hans Røst.

24 Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you. —

I have været genstridige mod Herren, saa længe som jeg har kendt eder.

25 So I fell down before the LORD the forty days and forty nights that I fell down; because the LORD had said He would destroy you.

Da faldt jeg ned for Herrens Ansigt de fyrretyve Dage og de fyrretyve Nætter, i hvilke jeg faldt ned; thi Herren havde sagt, at han vilde ødelægge eder.

26 And I prayed unto the LORD, and said: 'O Lord GOD, destroy not Thy people and Thine inheritance, that Thou hast redeemed through Thy greatness, that Thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

Og jeg bad til Herren og sagde: Herre, Herre! ødelæg ikke dit Folk og din Arv, som du genløste med din store Kraft, og som du udførte af Ægypten med en stærk Haand.

27 Remember Thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin;

Kom dine Tjenere, Abraham, Isak og Jakob i Hu, vend ikke dit Ansigt til dette Folks Haardhed og til dets Ugudelighed og til dets Synd,

28 lest the land whence Thou broughtest us out say: Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which He promised unto them, and because He hated them, He hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

at Indbyggerne i det Land, af hvilket du udførte os, ikke skulle sige: Fordi Herren ikke kunde føre dem ind i det Land, som han havde tilsagt dem, og fordi han hadede dem, førte han dem ud at slaa dem ihjel i Ørken.

29 Yet they are Thy people and Thine inheritance, that Thou didst bring out by Thy great power and by Thy outstretched arm.'

Thi de ere dit Folk og din Arv, og du udførte dem med din store Kraft og med din udrakte Arm.