Deuteronomy 1
1 These be the words which Moses spoke unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite to the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
Dette er de Ord, Moses talte til hele Israel hinsides Jordan i Ørkenen, i Arabalavningen, lige over for Suf, mellem Paran og Tofel, Laban, Hazerot og Di Zahab,
2 (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
elleve Dagsrejser fra Horeb, regnede over Seirs Bjerge til Kadesj Barnea.
3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
I det fyrretyvende År på den første Dag i den elevte Måned kundgjorde Moses Israelitterne alt, hvad HERREN havde pålagt ham angående dem,
4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
efter at han havde slået Amoriterkongen Sihon, der boede i Hesjbon, og Kong Og af Basan, der boede i Asjtarot og Edrei.
5 On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
Hinsides Jordan i Moabs Land tog Moses sig for at fremsætte følgende Lovudlægning:
6 The LORD our God spoke unto us in Horeb, saying, All of you have dwelt long enough in this mount:
HERREN vor Gud talede til os ved Horeb og sagde: "I har nu længe nok opholdt eder ved Bjerget her;
7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
bryd derfor op og drag til Amoriternes Bjerge og til alle deres Naboer i Arabalavningen, på Bjergene, i Lavlandet, i Sydlandet og ved Kysten, til Kana'anæernes Land og Libanon, lige til den store Flod, Eufratfloden.
8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
Se, jeg giver Landet i eders Magt; drag derind og tag det Land i Besiddelse, som jeg tilsvor eders Fædre, Abraham, Isak og Jakob, at ville give dem og deres Afkom efter dem."
9 And I spoke unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
Dengang talte jeg til eder og sagde: "Jeg kan ikke ene bære eder.
10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, and, behold, all of you are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
HERREN eders Gud har gjort eder talrige, og se, I er nu så mange som Stjernerne på Himmelen;
11 (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as all of you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!)
måtte kun HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, gøre eder tusinde Gange så talrige endnu og velsigne eder, som han har forjættet eder;
12 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
men hvorledes skal jeg ene kunne bære hele Besværet og Arbejdet med eder og eders Stridigheder?
13 Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
Sørg derfor for at finde nogle kloge, forstandige. og erfarne Mænd i hver Stamme, som jeg kan sætte i Spidsen for eder!"
14 And all of you answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.
Dertil svarede I og sagde: "Det Forslag, du har fremsat, er godt!"
15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
Derfor tog jeg Overhovederne for eders Stammer, kloge og erfarne Mænd, og satte dem i Spidsen for eder som Øverste over tusinde, hundrede, halvtredsindstyve eller ti og som Tilsynsmænd over eders Stammer.
16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
Dengang gav jeg så eders Dommere det Påbud: "Hold Forhør, når der er Stridigheder mellem eders Landsmænd, og døm retfærdigt, når en Mand har en Sag, enten det er med en Landsmand eller med en, der bor som fremmed hos ham;
17 All of you shall not respect persons in judgment; but all of you shall hear the small as well as the great; all of you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
vis ingen Personsanseelse for Retten; hør på den ringeste som på den største og frygt ikke for nogen; thi Dommen er Guds! Men Sager, som er eder for vanskelige, skal I forebringe mig, så skal jeg holde Forhør i dem!"
18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which all of you should do.
Og dengang gav jeg eder så Pålæg om alt, hvad I skulde gøre.
19 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which all of you saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
Derpå brød vi op fra Horeb og drog gennem hele denne store, grufulde Ørken, som I selv har set, i Retning af Amoriternes Bjerge, således som HERREN vor Gud havde pålagt os. Og vi kom til Kadesj Barnea.
20 And I said unto you, All of you are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God does give unto us.
Da sagde jeg til eder: "I er nu kommet til Amoriternes Bjerge, som HERREN vor Gud vil give os.
21 Behold, the LORD your God has set the land before you: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of your fathers has said unto you; fear not, neither be discouraged.
Se, HERREN din Gud har givet Landet i din Magt, drag derfor op og tag det i Besiddelse, således som HERREN, dine Fædres Gud, har sagt til dig. Frygt ikke, men vær uforsagt!"
22 And all of you came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
Da kom I alle hen til mig og sagde: "Lad os sende nogle Mænd i forvejen til at udspejde Landet for os og bringe os Underretning om den Vej, vi skal drage op ad, og om de Byer, vi kommer til!"
23 And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
Jeg billigede det og udtog tolv Mænd iblandt eder, en af hver Stamme.
24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
De begav sig på Vej og drog op i Bjergene og kom til Esjkoldalen og udspejdede den;
25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God does give us.
og de tog nogle af Landets Frugter med og bragte dem ned til os, og de meldte os tilbage: "Det er et herligt Land, HERREN vor Gud vil give os!"
26 Notwithstanding all of you would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
Men I vilde ikke drage op, I var genstridige mod HERREN eders Guds Befaling.
27 And all of you murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he has brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
I knurrede i eders Telte og sagde: "Af Had til os førte HERREN os ud af Ægypten for at give os i Amoriternes Hånd og lade os gå til Grunde!
28 Where shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
Hvor er det dog, vi skal hen? Vore Brødre tog Modet fra os, da de sagde: Det er et Folk, der er større og højere end vi, og der er store Byer med himmelhøje Fæstningsværker, ja, vi så endog Efterkommere af Anakiterne der!"
29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
Men jeg sagde til eder: "Lad eder ikke skræmme og frygt ikke for dem!
30 The LORD your God which goes before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
HERREN eders Gud, der vandrer foran eder, vil selv stride for eder, som I så, han gjorde det for eder i Ægypten
31 And in the wilderness, where you have seen how that the LORD your God bare you, as a man does bear his son, in all the way that all of you went, until all of you came into this place.
og i Ørkenen, hvor du så, at HERREN din Gud bar dig, som en Mand bærer sin Søn, hele den Vej I har vandret, lige til I nåede hertil!"
32 Yet in this thing all of you did not believe the LORD your God,
Men alligevel troede I ikke på HERREN eders Gud,
33 Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way all of you should go, and in a cloud by day.
skønt han vandrede foran eder på Vejen for at udsøge Lejrpladser til eder, om Natten i Ilden, for at I kunde se, hvor I skulde gå, og om dagen i Skyen.
34 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was angry, and swore, saying,
Men da HERREN hørte eders Ord, blev han vred og svor:
35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I swore to give unto your fathers.
"Ikke en eneste af disse Mænd, af denne onde Slægt, skal få det herlige Land at se, som jeg svor at ville give eders Fædre,
36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he has trodden upon, and to his children, because he has wholly followed the LORD.
undtagen Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn; han alene skal få det at se, og ham og hans Børn vil jeg give det Land, han har betrådt, fordi han har vist HERREN fuld Lydighed!"
37 Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, You also shall not go in thither.
Også på mig blev HERREN vred for eders Skyld, og han sagde: "Heller ikke du skal komme derind!
38 But Joshua the son of Nun, which stands before you, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
Josua, Nuns Søn, der står i din Tjeneste, han skal komme derind; sæt Mod i ham, thi han skal skaffe Israel det i Eje."
39 Moreover your little ones, which all of you said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
Og dets små Børn, som I sagde skulde blive til Bytte, eders Børn, som i Dag ikke kender Forskel på godt og ondt, de skal komme derind, dem vil jeg give det, og de skal tage det i Besiddelse.
40 But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
I selv derimod skal vende om og begive eder på Vej til Ørkenen i Retning af det røde Hav!"
41 Then all of you answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when all of you had girded on every man his weapons of war, all of you were ready to go up into the hill.
Da svarede I og sagde til mig: "Vi har syndet imod HERREN! Vi vil drage op og kæmpe, som HERREN vor Gud har befalet os!" Og alle iførte I eder eders Våben og vilde i Letsindighed drage op i Bjergene.
42 And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them. Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest all of you be smitten before your enemies.
Men HERREN sagde til mig: Sig til dem: Drag ikke op og indlad eder ikke i Kamp, thi jeg er ikke iblandt eder; gør I det, bliver I slået af eders Fjender!"
43 So I spoke unto you; and all of you would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
Men da jeg sagde det til eder, adlød I ikke, men var genstridige mod HERRENs Bud og formastede eder til at drage op i Bjergene.
44 And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
Da drog Amoriterne, der bor i Bjergene der, ud imod eder, og de forfulgte eder som Bier og slog eder fra Seir til Horma.
45 And all of you returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
Da I så kom tilbage, græd I for HERRENs Åsyn; men HERREN vilde ikke høre eder og låne eder Øre.
46 So all of you abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that all of you abode there.
Så blev I hele den lange Tid i Kadesj.
