Deuteronomy 2
1 “And we turn and journey into the wilderness, the way of the Red Sea, as YHWH has spoken to me, and we go around Mount Seir [for] many days.
Så vendte vi om og brød op til Ørkenen i Retning af det røde Hav, således som HERREN havde pålagt mig, og i lang Tid vandrede vi rundt om Seirs Bjerge.
2 And YHWH speaks to me, saying,
Da sagde HERREN til mig:
3 For you go around this mountain long enough; turn for yourselves northward.
"Nu har I længe nok vandret rundt om Bjergene her; vend eder nu mod Nord!
4 And the people command you, saying, You are passing over into the border of your brothers, sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, and they are afraid of you; and you have been very watchful;
Men byd Folket og sig: Når I nu drager igennem eders Brødres, Esaus Sønners, Landemærker, de, som bor i Seir, og de bliver bange for eder, så skal I tage eder vel i Vare
5 you do not strive with them, for I do not give [any] of their land to you—even the treading of the sole of a foot; I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
for at indlade eder i Krig med dem; thi jeg vil ikke give eder så meget som en Fodsbred af deres Land; thi Esau har jeg givet Seirs Bjerge i Arv og Eje.
6 You buy food from them with money, and have eaten; and you also buy water from them with money, and have drunk.
Fødevarer at spise skal I købe af dem for Penge, også Vand at drikke skal I købe af dem for Penge;
7 For your God YHWH has blessed you in all the work of your hands; He has known your walking in this great wilderness these forty years; your God YHWH [is] with you; you have not lacked anything.
thi HERREN din Gud har velsignet dig i alt, hvad du har taget dig for, han har sørget for dig på din Vandring gennem denne store Ørken; i fyrretyve År har, HERREN din Gud nu været med dig, du har ikke manglet noget."
8 And we pass by from our brothers, sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, by the way of the plain, by Elath and by Ezion-Gaber, and we turn and pass over the way of the wilderness of Moab;
Derpå drog vi fra Elat og Ezjongeber ad Arabavejen gennem vore Brødres, Esaus Sønners Land, de, som bor i Se'ir; så drejede vi af og drog videre ad Vejen til Moabs Ørken.
9 and YHWH says to me, Do not distress Moab, nor stir yourself up against them [in] battle, for I do not give [any] of their land to you [for] a possession; for I have given Ar to the sons of Lot [for] a possession.
Og HERREN sagde til mig: "Du må ikke angribe Moab eller indlade dig i Krig med dem, thi jeg vil ikke give dig noget af deres Land i Eje; thi Lots Sønner har jeg givet Ar i Eje.
10 The Emim have formerly dwelt in it, a people great, and numerous, and tall as the Anakim;
Fordum beboedes det af Emiterne, et stort og talrigt Folk, kæmpestore som Anakiterne;
11 they are reckoned [as] Rephaim, they also, as the Anakim; and the Moabites call them Emim.
også de henregnes ligesom Anakiterne til Refaiterne, men Moabiterne kalder dem Emiter.
12 And the Horim have formerly dwelt in Seir, but the sons of Esau dispossess them, and destroy them from before them, and dwell in their stead, as Israel has done to the land of his possession which YHWH has given to them.
I Se'ir boede derimod fordum Horiterne, som Esaus Sønner drev bort og udryddede foran sig, hvorefter de bosatte sig der i deres Sted, ligesom Israel gjorde ved sit Ejendomsland, som HERREN gav dem.
13 Now rise and pass over the Brook of Zered for yourselves; and we pass over the Brook of Zered.
Bryd nu op og gå over Zeredbækken! Så gik vi over Zeredbækken.
14 And the days which we have walked from Kadesh-Barnea until we have passed over the Brook of Zered [are] thirty-eight years, until the consumption of all the generation of the men of battle from the midst of the camp, as YHWH has sworn to them;
Der var gået otte og tredive År fra vort Opbrud fra Kadesj Barnea, til vi gik over Zeredbækken, til hele din Slægt af våbenføre Mænd var uddød af Lejren, således som HERREN havde svoret dem;
15 and indeed the hand of YHWH has been against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp until they are consumed.
også HERRENs Hånd havde været imod dem, så de blev udryddet af Lejren til sidste Mand.
16 And it comes to pass, when all the men of battle have finished dying from the midst of the people,
Men da alle våbenføre Mænd var uddøde af Folket,
17 that YHWH speaks to me, saying,
talede HERREN til mig og sagde:
18 Today you are passing over the border of Moab, even Ar,
Når du nu drager gennem Moabs Landemærker, gennem Ar,
19 and [when] you have come near the sons of Ammon, you do not distress them, nor stir yourself up against them, for I do not give [any] of the land of the sons of Ammon to you [for] a possession; for I have given it to the sons of Lot [for] a possession.
og således når hen til Ammoniterne, så må du ikke angribe dem eller indlade dig i Krig med dem, thi jeg vil ikke give dig noget af Ammoniternes Land i Eje; thi det har jeg givet Lots Børn i Eje.
20 It is reckoned [as] a land of Rephaim, even it; Rephaim formerly dwelt in it, and the Ammonites call them Zamzummim,
Også det henregnes til Refaiternes Land; det beboedes fordum af Refaiter, men Ammoniterne kalder dem Zamzummiter.
21 a people great, and numerous, and tall as the Anakim, and YHWH destroys them before them, and they dispossess them, and dwell in their stead,
Det var et stort og talrigt Folk, kæmpestore som Anakiterne. Men HERREN udryddede dem foran dem, så de drev dem bort og bosatte sig der i deres Sted,
22 as He has done for the sons of Esau who are dwelling in Seir, when He destroyed the Horim from before them, and they dispossess them, and dwell in their stead to this day.
ligesom han gjorde for Esaus Sønner, der bor i Se'ir, for hvem han udryddede Horiterne, så de drev dem bort og bosatte sig der i deres Sted, og de bor der den Dag i dag.
23 As for the Avim who are dwelling in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim—who are coming out from Caphtor—have destroyed them, and dwell in their stead.
Men Avvijiterne, der boede i Landsbyer i Egnene henimod Gaza, dem drev Kaftorerne, der var udvandret fra Kaftor, bort og bosatte sig der i deres Sted.
24 Rise, journey, and pass over the Brook of Arnon; see, I have given into your hand Sihon king of Heshbon, the Amorite, and his land; begin to possess [it], and stir yourself up against him [in] battle.
Bryd nu op og gå over Arnonfloden! Se, jeg har givet Hesjbons Konge, Amoriten Sihon, og hans Land i din Hånd; giv dig kun til at drive ham bort og føre Krig med ham!
25 This [is] the day I begin to put your dread and your fear on the face of the peoples under the whole heavens, who hear your fame, and have trembled and been pained because of you.
Fra i Dag af begynder jeg at vække Frygt og Rædsel for dig hos alle Folkeslag under Himmelen; blot de hører om dig, skal de ryste og bæve for dig!
26 And I send messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon, [with] words of peace, saying,
Da udsendte jeg Sendebud fra Kedemots Ørken til Kong Sihon af Hesjbon med følgende fredelige Tilbud:
27 Let me pass over through your land; in the way—in the way I go, I do not turn aside [to the] right or left.
"Lad mig drage gennem dit Land; jeg skal holde mig til Vejen uden at bøje af til højre eller venstre.
28 You sell me food for money, and I have eaten; and you give to me water for money, and I have drunk; only, let me pass over on my feet,
Fødevarer at spise skal du sælge mig for Penge, og Vand at drikke skal du give mig for Penge, jeg beder kun om at måtte drage igennem til Fods,
29 as the sons of Esau who are dwelling in Seir and the Moabites who are dwelling in Ar have done for me, until I pass over the Jordan to the land which our God YHWH is giving to us.
således som Esaus Sønner, der bor i Se'ir, og Moabiterne, der bor i Ar, tillod mig, indtil jeg kommer over Jordan ind i det Land, HERREN vor Gud vil give os!"
30 And Sihon king of Heshbon has not been willing to let us pass over by him, for your God YHWH has hardened his spirit and strengthened his heart, so as to give him into your hand as at this day.
Men Kong Sihon i Hesjbon vilde ikke tillade os at drage igennem; thi HERREN din Gud forhærdede hans Ånd og gjorde hans Hjerte hårdt for at give ham i din Hånd, som det nu er sket.
31 And YHWH says to me, See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before your faces; begin to possess—to possess his land.
Derpå sagde HERREN til mig: "Se, jeg har allerede begyndt at give Sihon og hans Land i din Magt; giv dig kun til at drive ham bort for at tage hans Land i Besiddelse!"
32 And Sihon comes out to meet us, he and all his people, to the battle at Jahaz;
Så rykkede Sihon med alle sine Krigere ud imod os til Kamp ved Jaza;
33 and our God YHWH gives him before our faces, and we strike him, and his sons, and all his people;
og HERREN vor Gud gav ham i vor Magt, og vi slog ham og hans Sønner og alle hans Krigere.
34 and we capture all his cities at that time, and devote the whole city—men, and the women, and the infants; we have not left a remnant;
Og vi indtog dengang alle hans Byer og lagde i enhver By Band på Mænd, Kvinder og Børn uden at lade en eneste undslippe;
35 only, we have spoiled the livestock for ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we have captured.
kun Kvæget tog vi selv som Bytte, tillige med hvad vi røvede i de erobrede Byer.
36 From Aroer, which [is] by the edge of the Brook of Arnon, and the city which [is] by the brook, even to Gilead, there has not been a city which [is] too high for us; our God YHWH has given the whole before our faces.
Fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred og Byen, der ligger i Dalen, og til Gilead var der ikke en By, som var os uindtagelig; HERREN vor Gud gav dem alle i vor Magt.
37 Only, you have not drawn near to the land of the sons of Ammon—any part of the Brook of Jabbok, and cities of the hill-country, and anything which our God YHWH has [not] commanded.”
Men på Ammoniternes Land forgreb du dig ikke, hverken det, der ligger langs Jabbokfloden, eller Byerne i Bjergene, således som HERREN vor Gud havde påbudt.
