Deuteronomy 1

1 These are the words which Moses spoke unto all Israel on this side of the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Chazeroth, and Di-zahab.

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 It is a journey of eleven days from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea'.

elleve Dagsrejser fra Horeb, regnet over Se'irs 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 to all that the Lord had commanded him concerning them;

I det fyrretyvende Aar paa den første Dag i den ellevte Maaned kundgjorde Moses Israeliterne alt, hvad HERREN havde paalagt ham angaaende dem,

4 After he had smitten Sichon the king of the Emorites, who dwelt in Cheshbon, and 'Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt at 'Ashtaroth in Edre'i.

efter at han havde slaaet Amoriterkongen Sihon, der boede i Hesjbon, og Kong Og af Basan, der boede i Asjtarot og Edre'i.

5 On this side of the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to explain 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, Ye have tarried long enough at 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 mountain of the Emorites, and unto all its neighboring places, in the plain, in the mountain, and in the lowlands, and in the southern country, and by the coast of the sea, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto the Lebanon, up to the great river, the river Euphrates.

bryd derfor op og drag til Amoriternes Bjerge og til alle deres Naboer i Arabalavningen, paa Bjergene, i Lavlandet, i Sydlandet og ved Kysten, til Kana'anæernes Land og Libanon, lige til den store Flod, Eufratfloden.

8 Behold, I have given up the land before you: go in and take possession of the land which the Lord hath sworn unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give it 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 said unto you at that time, as followeth, I am not able alone to bear you:

Dengang talte jeg til eder og sagde: »Jeg kan ikke ene bære eder.

10 The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

HERREN eders Gud har gjort eder talrige, og se, I er nu saa mange som Stjernerne paa Himmelen —

11 May the Lord the God of your fathers make you a thousand times as many more as ye are; and bless you, as he hath spoken unto you.

maatte kun HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, gøre eder tusinde Gange saa talrige endnu og velsigne eder, som han har forjættet eder —

12 How can I by 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 Furnish for yourselves wise and understanding men, and those known among your tribes, and I will place them as chiefs 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 ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good to do.

Dertil svarede I og sagde: »Det Forslag, du har fremsat, er godt!«

15 And I took the chiefs of your tribes, wise and known men, and I set them as heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and as officers for 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 commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously, between a man and his brother, and between his stranger.

Dengang gav jeg saa eders Dommere det Paabud: »Hold Forhør, naar der er Stridigheder mellem eders Landsmænd, og døm retfærdigt, naar en Mand har en Sag, enten det er med en Landsmand eller med en, der bor som fremmed hos ham;

17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; the small as well as the great shall ye hear; ye shall not be afraid of any man; for the judgment belongeth to God: and the cause that is too hard for you shall ye bring unto me, and I will hear it.

vis ingen Personsanseelse for Retten; hør paa den ringeste som paa den største og frygt ikke for nogen; thi Dommen er Guds! Men Sager, som er eder for vanskelige, skal I forebringe mig, saa skal jeg holde Forhør i dem!«

18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.

Og dengang gav jeg eder saa Paalæg om alt, hvad I skulde gøre.

19 And we departed from Horeb, and we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye have seen, by the way of the mountain of the Emorites, as the Lord our God had commanded us; and we came as far as Kadesh-barnea'.

Derpaa brød vi op fra Horeb og drog gennem hele denne store, grufulde Ørken, som I selv har set, i Retning af Amoriternes Bjerge, saaledes som HERREN vor Gud havde paalagt os. Og vi kom til Kadesj-Barnea.

20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Emorites, which the Lord our God doth 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 thy God hath given up the land before thee: go up and take possession of it, as the Lord the God of thy fathers hath spoken unto thee; do not fear, and be not discouraged.

Se, HERREN din Gud har givet Landet i din Magt, drag derfor op og tag det i Besiddelse, saaledes som HERREN, dine Fædres Gud, har sagt til dig. Frygt ikke, men vær uforsagt!«

22 And ye all came near unto me and said, Let us send out men before us, that they may search out for us the land, and bring us word again concerning the way by which we must go up, and the cities to which 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 thing was pleasing in my eyes; and I took of you twelve men, one man for every 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 spied it out.

De begav sig paa Vej og drog op i Bjergene og kom til Esjkoldalen og udspejdede den;

25 And they took in their hand some of the fruit of the land, and brought it down unto us; and they brought us word again, and said, The land which the Lord our God doth give us is good.

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 But you would not go up, and ye rebelled against the order of the Lord your God;

Men I vilde ikke drage op, I var genstridige mod HERREN eders Guds Befaling.

27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, On account of the hatred of the Lord toward us, hath he brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Emorites, 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 Haand og lade os gaa til Grunde!

28 Whither shall we go up? our brethren have made faint our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover the sons of the 'Anakim have we seen 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 saa endog Efterkommere af Anakiterne der!«

29 And I said unto you, Have no dread, nor be ye afraid of them.

Men jeg sagde til eder: »Lad eder ikke skræmme og frygt ikke for dem!

30 The Lord your God who goeth before you, he it is who will fight for you; all just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;

HERREN eders Gud, der vandrer foran eder, vil selv stride for eder, som I saa, han gjorde det for eder i Ægypten

31 And in the wilderness which thou hast seen, where the Lord thy God bore thee, as a man doth bear his son, on all the way that ye have gone, until ye came unto this place.

og i Ørkenen, hvor du saa, at HERREN din Gud bar dig, som en Mand bærer sin Søn, hele den Vej I har vandret, lige til I naaede hertil!«

32 Yet in this thing do ye not believe in the Lord your God,

Men alligevel troede I ikke paa HERREN eders Gud,

33 Who goeth before you on the way to seek out for you a place for your encamping, in fire by night, to cause you to see on the way in which ye are to go, and in a cloud by day.

skønt han vandrede foran eder paa Vejen for at udsøge Lejrpladser til eder, om Natten i Ilden, for at I kunde se, hvor I skulde gaa, og om Dagen i Skyen.

34 And the Lord heard the voice of your words; and he was wroth, 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 have sworn to give unto your fathers;

»Ikke en eneste af disse Mænd, af denne onde Slægt, skal faa det herlige Land at se, som jeg svor at ville give eders Fædre,

36 Save Caleb the son of Yephunneh, he shall see it, and to him will I give the land upon which he hath trodden, and to his children; because he hath wholly followed the Lord.

undtagen Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn; han alene skal faa det at se, og ham og hans Børn vil jeg give det Land, han har betraadt, fordi han har vist HERREN fuld Lydighed!«

37 also with me was the Lord angry for your sakes, saying, also thou shalt not go in thither.

Ogsaa paa mig blev HERREN vred for eders Skyld, og han sagde: »Heller ikke du skal komme derind!

38 Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: him encourage; for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Josua, Nuns Søn, der staar i din Tjeneste, han skal komme derind; sæt Mod i ham, thi han skal skaffe Israel det i Eje.«

39 And your little ones, of whom ye said, They will become a prey, and your children who know not this day either good or evil, these shall go in thither; and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

Og dets smaa Børn, som I sagde skulde blive til Bytte, eders Børn, som i Dag ikke kender Forskel paa 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 paa Vej til Ørkenen i Retning af det røde Hav!«

41 And ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the Lord; we indeed will go up and we will fight, according to all that the Lord our God hath commanded us; and ye girded on every man his weapons of war, and ye insisted to go up into the mountain.

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 Vaaben og vilde i Letsindighed drage op i Bjergene.

42 And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, and do not fight; for I am not among you; lest ye 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 slaaet af eders Fjender!«

43 And I spoke unto you; but ye would not hear; and ye rebelled against the order of the Lord, and you were presumptuous, and went up into the mountain.

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 Emorites, who dwelt in that mountain: came out against you, and they pursued you, as the bees do, and they overthrew you in Seir, as far as Chormah.

Da drog Amoriterne, der bor i Bjergene der, ud imod eder, og de forfulgte eder som Bier og slog eder fra Se'ir til Horma.

45 And ye returned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord hearkened not to your voice, nor gave ear unto you.

Da I saa kom tilbage, græd I for HERRENS Aasyn; men HERREN vilde ikke høre eder og laane eder Øre.

46 And ye tarried in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye tarried there.

Saa blev I hele den lange Tid i Kadesj.