Numbers 21
1 And [when] king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took [some] of them prisoners.
Men da Kana'anæeren, Kongen af Arad, der boede i Sydlandet, hørte, at Israel rykkede frem ad Atarimvejen, angreb han Israel og tog nogle af dem til Fange.
2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
Da aflagde Israel et Løfte til HERREN og sagde: »Hvis du giver dette Folk i min Haand, vil jeg lægge Band paa deres Byer!«
3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
Og HERREN hørte Israels Røst og gav Kana'anæerne i deres Haand, hvorefter de lagde Band paa dem og deres Byer. Derfor gav man Stedet Navnet Horma.
4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
Saa brød de op fra Bjerget Hor i Retning af det røde Hav for at komme uden om Edoms Land. Undervejs blev Folket utaalmodigt
5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
og talte mod Gud og Moses og sagde: »Hvorfor førte I os ud af Ægypten, naar vi skal dø i Ørkenen? Her er jo hverken Brød eller Vand, og vi er lede ved denne usle Føde.«
6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Da sendte HERREN Giftslanger blandt Folket, og de bed Folket saa en Mængde af Israel døde.
7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Saa kom Folket til Moses og sagde: »Vi har syndet ved at tale imod HERREN og dig; gaa i Forbøn hos HERREN, at han tager Slangerne fra os!« Og Moses gik i Forbøn for Folket.
8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Lav dig en Slange og sæt den paa en Stang, saa skal enhver slangebidt, der ser hen paa den, leve!«
9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Da lavede Moses en Kobberslange og satte den paa en Stang; og enhver, der saa hen paa Kobberslangen, naar en Slange havde bidt ham, beholdt Livet.
10 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.
Saa brød Israeliterne op og slog Lejr i Obot;
11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije-abarim, in the wilderness which [is] before Moab, toward the sunrising.
og de brød op fra Obot og slog Lejr i Ijje-Ha'abarim i Ørkenen østen for Moab.
12 From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.
Derfra brød de op og slog Lejr i Zereddalen.
13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which [is] in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon [is] the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
Derfra brød de op og slog Lejr i Ørkenen hinsides Arnon, som udspringer paa Amoriternes Omraade, thi Arnon var Moabs Grænse mod Amoriterne.
14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
Derfor hedder det i Bogen om HERRENS Krige: .... Vaheb i Sufa og Dalene, Arnon og Dalenes Skrænt,
15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
som strækker sig til Ars Sæde og læner sig til Moabs Grænse.
16 And from thence [they went] to Beer: that [is] the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
Derfra brød de op til Be'er; det er det Be'er, HERREN havde for Øje, da han sagde til Moses: »Kald Folket sammen, saa vil jeg give dem Vand!«
17 Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
Da sang Israeliterne denne Sang: Brønd, væld frem! Syng til dens Pris!
18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah:
Brønd, som Høvdinger grov, som Folkets ædle bored med Herskerspir og Stave! Fra Ørkenen brød de op til Mattana;
19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
fra Mattana til Nahaliel; fra Nahaliel til Bamot;
20 And from Bamoth [in] the valley, that [is] in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
fra Bamot til Dalen paa Moabs Højslette, til Pisgas Top, som rager op over Ørkenen.
21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
Israel sendte nu Sendebud til Amoriterkongen Sihon og lod sige:
22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink [of] the waters of the well: [but] we will go along by the king’s [high] way, until we be past thy borders.
»Lad mig faa Lov at drage igennem dit Land! Vi vil ikke dreje ind paa Marker eller i Vinhaver, vi vil ikke drikke Vand af Brøndene, vi vil følge Kongevejen, indtil vi er naaet igennem dit Land!«
23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Men Sihon tillod ikke Israel at drage igennem sit Land; derimod samlede han alt sit Krigsfolk og rykkede ud i Ørkenen imod Israel, og da han naaede Jaza, angreb han Israel.
24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon [was] strong.
Men Israel slog ham med Sværdet og underlagde sig hans Land fra Arnon til Jabbok, til Ammoniternes Land; thi Ja'zer ligger ved Ammoniternes Grænse;
25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
og Israel indtog alle disse Byer, og Israel bosatte sig i alle Amoriternes Byer, i Hesjbon og alle tilhørende Smaabyer.
26 For Heshbon [was] the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
Thi Hesjbon var Amoriterkongen Sihons By; han havde angrebet Moabs forrige Konge og frataget ham hele hans Land indtil Arnon.
27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
Derfor synger Skjaldene: Kom hid til Hesjbon, lad den blive bygget og grundfæstet, Sihons By!
28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, [and] the lords of the high places of Arnon.
Thi Ild for ud fra Hesjbon, Ildslue fra Sihons Stad, den fortærede Moabs Byer, opaad Arnons Højder.
29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
Ve dig, Moab! Det er ude med dig, Kemosj's Folk! Han gjorde sine Sønner til Flygtninge og sine Døtre til Krigsfanger for Sihon, Amoriternes Konge.
30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which [reacheth] unto Medeba.
Og vi skød dem ned, Hesjbon er tabt indtil Dibon; vi lagde dem øde til Nofa, som ligger ved Medeba.
31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
Saa bosatte Israel sig i Amoriternes Land.
32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that [were] there.
Derpaa sendte Moses Spejdere til Ja'zer; og de erobrede det tillige med tilhørende Smaabyer, og han drev de der boende Amoriter bort.
33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
Derpaa vendte de om og drog ad Basan til. Da rykkede Og, Kongen af Basan, ud imod dem med alle sine Krigere og angreb dem ved Edre'i.
34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Frygt ikke for ham! Thi jeg giver ham og alle hans Krigere og hans Land i din Haand, saa at du kan handle med ham, som du handlede med Amoriterkongen Sihon, der boede i Hesjbon.«
35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.
Da slog de ham og hans Sønner og alle hans Krigere, saa at ikke en eneste af dem undslap, og derpaa underlagde de sig hans Land.
