Numbers 32
1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and they saw the land of Ya'zer, and the land of Gil'ad, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle.
Rubeniterne og Gaditerne havde meget Kvæg i store mængder. Da de nu så Jazers Land og Gileads Land, fandt de, at Stedet egnede sig til Kvægavl.
2 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came, and said unto Moses, and unto Elazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, as followeth,
Derfor kom Gaditerne og Rubeniterne og sagde til Moses og Præsten Eleazar og Menighedens Øverste:
3 'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Ya'zer, and Nimrah, and Cheshbon, and El'aleh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Be'on,
"Atarot, Dibon, Ja'zer, Nimra, Hesjbon, Elale, Sebam, Nebo og Beon,
4 The country which the Lord hath smitten before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and thy servants have cattle.
det Land, HERREN har erobret for Israels Menighed, er et Land, der egner sig til Kvægavl, og dine Trælle ejer Hjorde."
5 And they said, If we have found grace in thy eyes, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession: do not compel us to go over the Jordan.
Og de sagde: "Dersom vi har fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, så lad dine Trælle få dette Land i Eje; før os ikke over Jordan!"
6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and unto the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to the war, and will ye sit here?
Men Moses sagde til Gaditerne og Rubeniterne: "Skal eders Brødre drage i Krig, medens I bliver boende her?
7 And wherefore will you turn aside the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them?
Og hvorfor vil I betage Israelitterne Modet til at drage over til det Land, HERREN har givet dem?
8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea' to see the land.
Det gjorde eders Fædre, da jeg fra Kadesj Barnea sendte dem hen for at se på Landet;
9 For they went up as far as the valley of Eshcol, and they saw the land, and then they turned aside the heart of the children of Israel, so that they would not go into the land which the Lord had given them.
da de var draget op til Esjkoldalen og havde set på Landet, det og de Israelitterne Modet til at drage ind i det Land, HERREN havde givet dem.
10 And the anger of the Lord was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying,
Men HERRENs Vrede blussede den Gang op, og han svor:
11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
De Mænd, der er draget op fra Ægypten, fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, skal ikke få det Land at se, jeg tilsvor Abraham, Isak og Jakob, fordi de ikke viste mig fuld lydighed,
12 Save Caleb the son of Yephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; for they have wholly followed the Lord.
med Undtagelse af Kenizziten Kaleb, Jetunnes Søn, og Josua, Nuns Søn, thi de viste HERREN fuld Lydighed!
13 And the anger of the Lord was thus kindled against Israel, and he made them wander about in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation was spent, that had done the evil in the eyes of the Lord.
Og HERRENs Vrede blussede op mod Israel, og han lod dem vanke om i Ørkenen i fyrretyve År, indtil hele den Slægt var gået til Grunde, der gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne.
14 And now, behold, ye are risen up in your father's stead, a new race of sinful men, to augment yet more the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.
Og se, I træder nu i eders Fædres Fodspor, en Yngel af Syndere, for yderligere at øge HERRENs Vrede mod Israel!
15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet longer leave them in the wilderness; and ye will thus be destruction to all this people.
Når I viger bort fra ham, vil han lade det blive endnu længer i Ørkenen, og I bringer Fordærvelse over hele dette Folk."
16 And they came near unto him, and said, Sheepfolds will we build for our cattle here, and cities for our little ones;
Da trådte de frem for ham og sagde: "Vi vil kun bygge Kvægfolde til vore Hjorde her og Byer til vore Familier;
17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until that we have brought them unto their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities, because of the inhabitants of the land.
men selv vil vi ruste os til Kamp og drage i Spidsen for Israelitterne, til vi har bragt dem hen til deres Sted; imens skal vore Familier blive i de befæstede Byer i Ly for Landets indbyggere.
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have acquired for themselves every man his inheritance.
Vi vil ikke vende tilbage til vore Huse, før enhver af Israelitterne har fået sin Arvelod;
19 For we will not take possession with them on the other side of the Jordan, and farther on: when our inheritance hath come to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.
thi vi vil ikke have Arvelod sammen med dem på den anden Side af Jordan og længere borte, eftersom vi har fået vor Arvelod her på denne Side af Jordan på Østsiden."
20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves before the Lord for the war;
Da sagde Moses til dem: "Hvis I gør det, hvis I ruster eder til Kamp for HERRENs Åsyn,
21 And every armed man of you will go over the Jordan before the Lord, until he have driven out his enemies from before him;
hvis alle eders kamprustede Mænd overskrider Jordan for HERRENs Åsyn og bliver der, indtil han har jaget sine Fjender bort fra sit Åsyn,
22 And when, only after the land hath been subdued before the Lord, ye will return, and ye be thus guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel: then shall this land be yours for a possession before the Lord.
og hvis I først vender tilbage, når Landet er undertvunget for HERRENs Åsyn, skal I være sagesløse over for HERREN og Israel, og så skal Landet her blive eders Ejendom for HERRENs Åsyn.
23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord; and ye shall experience the punishment of your sin which will overtake you.
Men hvis I ikke gør det, se, da synder I mod HERREN, og da skal I få eders Synd at mærke, den skal nok finde eder.
24 Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks; and that which hath proceeded out of your mouth shall ye do.
Byg eder Byer til eders Familier og Folde til eders Småkvæg og gør, som I har sagt!"
25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben said unto Moses, as followeth, Thy servants will do as my Lord commandeth.
Da sagde Gaditerne og Rubeniterne til Moses: "Dine Trælle vil gøre, som min Herre byder;
26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall remain there in the cities of Gil'ad;
vore Børn, Kvinder, Hjorde og alt vort Kvæg skal blive der i Gileads Byer,
27 But thy servants will pass over, every one that is armed for the army, before the Lord, to the war, as my Lord speaketh.
men dine Trælle vil drage over og tage Del i Krigen, så mange som er rustet til Kamp for HERRENs Åsyn, således som min Herre har sagt."
28 And Moses commanded concerning them Elazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chiefs of the families of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Så gav Moses Præsten Eleazar og Josua, Nuns Søn, og Overhovederne for de israelitiske Stammers Fædrenehuse Befaling om dem,
29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben do pass with you over the Jordan, every one that is armed for the war, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you: then shall ye give to them the land of Gil'ad for a possession;
og Moses sagde til dem: "Hvis Gaditerne og Rubeniterne, så mange som er rustet til Kamp for HERRENs Åsyn, går over Jordan sammen med eder og Landet bliver eder underlagt, skal I give dem Gilead i Eje;
30 But if they should not pass over armed with you, they shall take possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
men hvis de ikke går over sammen med eder, rustede til Kamp, skal de have Bopæl anvist blandt eder i Kana'ans Land."
31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, That which the Lord hath spoken concerning thy servants, even so will we do.
Da svarede Gaditerne og Rubeniterne: "Hvad HERREN har talt til dine Trælle, vil vi gøre;
32 We will indeed pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, while ours remaineth the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.
vi vil, rustede til Kamp for HERRENs Øjne, drage over til Kana'ans Land, men vor Arvelod på den anden Side af Jordan bliver i vort Eje."
33 And Moses gave unto them, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Menasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sichon, the king of the Emorites, and the kingdom of 'Og, the king of Bashan, the land, with its cities within the boundaries, the cities of the country round about.
Da gav Moses Gaditerne, Rubeniterne og Josefs Søn Manasses halve Stamme Amoriterkongen Sihons Kongerige og kong Og af Basans kongerige, Landet med Byerne og deres Område, Landets Byer rundt om.
34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and 'Ataroth, and 'Aro'er,
Så byggede Gaditerne Dibon, Atarot, Aroer.
35 And 'Atroth-shophan, and Ya'zer, and Yogbehah.
Atarot Sjofan, Ja'zer, Jogbeba,
36 And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for flocks,
Bet Nimra, Bet Haran, befæstede Byer, og Kvægfolde;
37 And the children of Reuben built Cheshbon, and El'aleh, and Kiryathayim,
og Rubeniterne byggede Hesjbon, Elale og Kirjatajim,
38 And Nebo, and Ba'al-me'on [their names being changed], and Shibmah; and they gave the former names unto the cities which they built.
Nebo og Ba'al Meon, hvis Navne ændredes, og Sibma; og de opkaldte Byerne, som de byggede, efter deres Navne.
39 And the children of Machir the son of Menasseh went to Gil'ad, and conquered it, and dispossessed the Emorites who were in it.
Og Manasses Søn Makirs Sønner drog til Gilead og erobrede det og drev de der boende Amoriter bort;
40 And Moses gave Gil'ad unto Machir the son of Menasseh; and he dwelt therein.
og Moses overdrog Gilead til Manasses Søn Makir, og han bosatte sig der;
41 And Yair the son of Menasseh went and conquered the small towns thereof, and called them Chavoth-yair.
men Manasses Søn Jair drog hen og erobrede deres Teltbyer og kaldte dem Jairs Teltbyer.
42 And Nobach went and conquered Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobach, after his own name.
Og Noba drog hen og erobrede Kenat med tilhørende Småbyer og kaldte det Noba efter sit eget Navn.
