Deuteronomy 12
1 These are the statutes and ordinances, which ye shall observe to do, in the land which the Lord, the God of thy fathers, giveth unto thee to possess it, and all the days that ye live upon the earth.
Dette er de Anordninger og Lovbud, I omhyggeligt skal handle efter i det Land, HERREN, dine Fædres Gud, giver dig i Eje, saa længe I lever paa Jorden.
2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places whereon the nations which ye are about to drive out served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree;
I skal i Bund og Grund ødelægge alle de Steder, hvor de Folk, I driver bort, dyrker deres Guder, paa de høje Bjerge, paa Højene og under alle grønne Træer!
3 And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their statues, and their groves shall ye burn with fire; and the graven images of their gods shall ye hew down; and ye shall destroy their name out of the same place.
I skal nedbryde deres Altre og sønderslaa deres Stenstøtter, I skal opbrænde deres Asjerastøtter og omhugge deres Gudebilleder og udrydde deres Navn fra hvert saadant Sted.
4 Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God;
I maa ikke bære eder saaledes ad over for HERREN eders Gud;
5 But unto the place which the Lord your God may choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye repair, and thither shalt thou come;
men til det Sted, HERREN eders Gud udvælger blandt alle eders Stammer for at stedfæste sit Navn og lade det bo der, skal I søge, og der skal du gaa hen;
6 And ye shall bring thither your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offerings, and the first-born of your herds and of your flocks;
derhen skal I bringe eders Brændofre og Slagtofre, eders Tiender og Offerydelser, eders Løfteofre og Frivilligofre og de førstefødte af eders Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg;
7 And ye shall eat there before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice with all the acquisition of your hand, ye and your households, wherewith the Lord thy God may have blessed thee.
der skal I holde Maaltid for HERREN eders Guds Aasyn og sammen med eders Husstand være glade over alt, hvad I erhverver, hvad HERREN din Gud velsigner dig med.
8 Ye shall not do after all the manner that we do here this day, every one whatsoever is right in his own eyes.
I maa ikke bære eder ad, som vi nu for Tiden gør her, hvor enhver gør, hvad han finder for godt;
9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
thi endnu er I jo ikke kommet til det Hvilested og den Arvelod, HERREN din Gud vil give dig.
10 But ye will go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God causeth you to inherit, and he will give you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye may dwell in safety.
Men naar I er gaaet over Jordan og har fæstet Bo i det Land, HERREN eders Gud vil give eder til Arv, og han faar skaffet eder Ro for alle eders Fjender trindt omkring, saa I kan bo trygt,
11 And then shall it be, that the place which the Lord your God will choose to cause his name to dwell there, —[even] thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye may vow unto the Lord;
da skal det Sted, HERREN eders Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn, være det, hvorhen I skal bringe alt, hvad jeg paalægger eder, eders Brændofre og Slagtofre, eders Tiender og Offerydelser og alle eders udvalgte Løfteofre, som I lover HERREN;
12 And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite who is within your gates; because he hath not any portion nor inheritance with you.
og der skal I være glade for HERREN eders Guds Aasyn sammen med eders Sønner og Døtre, eders Trælle og Trælkvinder og Leviten inden eders Porte; thi han har jo ingen Arvelod og Del som I andre.
13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place which thou mayest see;
Vogt dig for at ofre dine Brændofre paa et hvilket som helst Sted, dit Øje falder paa.
14 But in the place which the Lord will choose in one of thy tribes, there shalt thou offer thy burnt-offerings, and there shalt thou do all that I command thee.
Men paa det Sted HERREN udvælger i en af dine Stammer, der skal du ofre dine Brændofre, og der skal du gøre alt, hvad jeg paalægger dig.
15 Notwithstanding, according to all the longing of thy soul, mayest thou kill and eat flesh, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee, in all thy gates: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.
Derimod maa du, saa meget du lyster, slagte Kvæg og nyde Kød rundt om i dine Byer, alt som HERREN din Gud velsigner dig; urene og rene maa spise det, som var det Gazeller eller Hjorte.
16 Only the blood shall ye not eat: upon the earth shall ye pour it out as water.
Kun Blodet maa I ikke nyde; det skal du lade løbe ud paa Jorden som Vand.
17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, nor the first-born of thy herds or of thy flocks, nor any of thy vows which thou mayest vow, nor thy freewill-offerings, and the heave-offering of thy hand;
Men inden dine Porte maa du ikke nyde Tienden af dit Korn, din Most og din Olie eller de førstefødte af dit Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg eller noget af dine Løfteofre og Frivilligofre eller nogen af dine Offerydelser;
18 But before the Lord thy God must thou eat them in the place which the Lord thy God may choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite who is within thy gates; and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God with all the acquisition of thy hand.
men for HERREN din Guds Aasyn, paa det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger, skal du nyde alt dette sammen med din Søn og Datter, din Træl og Trælkvinde og Leviten inden dine Porte, og du skal være glad for HERREN din Guds Aasyn over alt, hvad du erhverver dig.
19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land.
Vogt dig vel for at glemme Leviten, saa længe du lever i dit Land!
20 When the Lord thy God will enlarge thy border, as he hath spoken unto thee, and thou dost say, I wish to eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh: then mayest thou, according to all the longing of thy soul, eat flesh.
Naar HERREN din Gud udvider dine Landemærker, som han har lovet dig, og du da faar Lyst til Kød og siger: »Jeg vil have Kød at spise«, saa spis kun Kød, saa meget du lyster.
21 If the place which the Lord thy God may choose to put his name there be too far for thee: then mayest thou kill of thy herds and of thy flocks, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee; and thou shalt eat in thy gates according to all the longing of thy soul.
Hvis det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger for der at stedfæste sit Navn, ligger langt fra dig, saa maa du slagte af dit Hornkvæg og Smaakvæg, som HERREN giver dig, saaledes som jeg har paalagt dig, og spise det inden dine Porte, saa meget du lyster.
22 But as the roebuck and the hart are eaten, so shalt thou eat the same: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof together.
Men du skal spise det, som man spiser Gazeller og Hjorte; baade urene og rene maa spise det.
23 Only be firm so as not to eat the blood; for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.
Kun maa du ufravigeligt afholde dig fra at nyde Blodet; thi Blodet er Sjælen, og du maa ikke nyde Sjælen tillige med Kødet.
24 Thou shalt not eat it: upon the earth shalt thou pour it out like water.
Du maa ikke nyde det, men du skal lade det løbe ud paa Jorden som Vand.
25 Thou shalt not eat it; in order that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou wilt do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
Afhold dig fra at nyde det, for at det kan gaa dig og dine Børn efter dig vel, idet du gør, hvad der er ret i HERRENS Øjne.
26 Nevertheless thy holy things which thou mayest have, and thy vows, shalt thou take, and go unto the place which the Lord may choose:
Men dine hellige Gaver og Løfteofre skal du komme med til det Sted, HERREN udvælger;
27 And thou shalt offer thy burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord thy God; and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and the flesh shalt thou eat.
og du skal bringe dine Brændofre, baade Kødet og Blodet, paa HERREN din Guds Alter; og Blodet af dine Slagtofre skal udøses paa HERREN din Guds Alter, men Kødet maa du spise.
28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee; in order that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou wilt do what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.
Adlyd omhyggeligt alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag paalægger dig, for at det kan gaa dig og dine Børn efter dig vel til evig Tid, idet du gør, hvad der er godt og ret i HERREN din Guds Øjne.
29 When the Lord thy God will cut off the nations, whither thou goest to drive them out from before thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land:
Naar HERREN din Gud udrydder de Folk, du drager hen at drive bort, og du har drevet dem bort og bosat dig i deres Land,
30 Then take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after they have been destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
saa vogt dig for at lade dig lokke til at gaa i deres Fodspor, efter at de er udryddet foran dig, og for at spørge dig for angaaende deres Guder, idet du siger: »Hvorledes plejede disse Folkeslag at dyrke deres Guder? Saaledes vil ogsaa jeg bære mig ad.«
31 Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God; for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters have they burnt in the fire to their gods.
Saaledes maa du ikke bære dig ad over for HERREN din Gud; thi alt, hvad der er HERREN en Vederstyggelighed, alt, hvad han hader, har de gjort over for deres Guder; ja, de brændte endog deres Sønner og Døtre til Ære for deres Guder!
32 What thing soever I command you, even that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, and thou shalt not diminish therefrom.
Alt, hvad jeg paalægger eder, skal I omhyggeligt udføre. Du maa hverken lægge noget til eller trække noget fra.
