Numbers 21
1 And the Canaanite, king of Arad, dwelling in the south, hears that Israel has come the way of the Atharim, and he fights against Israel, and takes [some] of them captive.
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 vows a vow to YHWH and says, “If You certainly give this people into my hand, then I have devoted their cities”;
Da aflagde Israel et Løfte til Herren og sagde: "Hvis du giver dette Folk i min Hånd, vil jeg lægge Band på deres Byer!"
3 and YHWH listens to the voice of Israel and gives up the Canaanite, and he devotes them and their cities, and calls the name of the place Hormah.
Og HERREN hørte Israels Røst og gav Kana'anæerne i deres Hånd, hvorefter de lagde Band på dem og deres Byer. Derfor gav man Stedet Navnet Horma.
4 And they journey from Mount Hor, the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, and the soul of the people is short in the way,
Så brød de op fra Bjerget Hor i Retning af det røde Hav for at komme uden om Edoms Land. Undervejs blev Folket utålmodigt
5 and the people speak against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? For there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul has been weary of this light bread.”
og talte mod Gud og Moses og sagde: "Hvorfor førte I os ud af Ægypten, når vi skal dø i Ørkenen? Her er jo hverken Brød eller Vand, og vi er lede ved denne usle Føde."
6 And YHWH sends the burning serpents among the people, and they bite the people, and many people of Israel die;
Da sendte HERREN Giftslanger blandt Folket, og de bed Folket så en Mængde af Israel døde.
7 and the people come to Moses and say, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against YHWH and against you; pray to YHWH that He turns the serpent aside from us”; and Moses prays in behalf of the people.
Så kom Folket til Moses og sagde: "Vi har syndet ved at tale imod HERREN og dig; gå i Forbøn hos HERREN, at han tager Slangerne fra os!" Og Moses gik i Forbøn for Folket.
8 And YHWH says to Moses, “Make a burning [serpent] for yourself, and set it on an ensign; and it has been, everyone who is bitten and has seen it—he has lived.”
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: "Lav dig en Slange og sæt den på en Stang, så skal enhver slangebidt, der ser hen på den, leve!"
9 And Moses makes a serpent of bronze, and sets it on the ensign, and it has been, if the serpent has bitten any man, and he has looked expectingly to the serpent of bronze—he has lived.
Da lavede Moses en Kobberslange og satte den på en Stang; og enhver, der så hen på Kobberslangen, når en Slange havde bidt ham, beholdt Livet.
10 And the sons of Israel journey and encamp in Oboth.
Så brød Israelitterne op og slog Lejr i Obot;
11 And they journey from Oboth and encamp in Ije-Abarim, in the wilderness that [is] on the front of Moab, at the rising of the sun.
og de brød op fra Obot og slog Lejr i tjje Håbarim i Ørkenen østen for Moab.
12 From there they have journeyed and encamp in the Valley of Zared.
Derfra brød de op og slog Lejr i Zereddalen.
13 From there they have journeyed and encamp beyond Arnon, which [is] in the wilderness which is coming out of the border of the Amorite, for Arnon [is] the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorite;
Derfra brød de op og slog Lejr i Ørkenen hinsides Arnon, som udspringer på Amoriternes Område, thi Arnon var Moabs Grænse mod Amoriterne.
14 therefore it is said in [the] scroll of the Wars of YHWH: “Waheb in Suphah, And the brooks of Arnon;
Derfor hedder det i Bogen om HERRENs Krige: Vaheb i Sufa og Dalene, Arnon og Dalenes Skrænt,
15 And the spring of the brooks, Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, And has leaned to the border of Moab.”
som strækker sig til Ars Sæde og læner sig til Moabs Grænse.
16 And from there [they journeyed] to Beer; it [is] the well [concerning] which YHWH said to Moses, “Gather the people, and I give water to them.”
Derfra brød de op til Beer; det er det Be'er, HERREN havde for Øje, da han sagde til Moses: "Kald Folket sammen, så vil jeg give dem Vand!"
17 Then Israel sings this song: “Spring up, O well, Let all answer to it!
Da sang Israelitterne denne Sang: Brønd, væld frem! Syng til dens Pris!
18 A well—princes have dug it, Nobles of the people have prepared it, With the lawgiver, with their staffs.” And from the wilderness [they journeyed] 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 which [is] in the field of Moab, [to] the top of Pisgah, which has looked on the front of the wilderness.
fra Bamot til halen på Moabs Højslette, til Pisgas Top, som rager op over Ørkenen.
21 And Israel sends messengers to Sihon king of the Amorite, saying,
Israel sendte nu Sendebud til Amoriterkongen Sihon og lod sige:
22 “Let me pass through your land, we do not turn aside into a field or into a vineyard; we do not drink waters of a well; we go in the king’s way until we pass over your border.”
"Lad mig få Lov at drage igennem dit Land! Vi vil ikke dreje ind på Marker eller i Vinhaver, vi vil ikke drikke Vand af Brøndene, vi vil følge Kongevejen, indtil vi er nået igennem dit Land!
23 And Sihon has not permitted Israel to pass through his border, and Sihon gathers all his people, and comes out to meet Israel in the wilderness, and comes to Jahaz, and fights 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 nåede Jaza, angreb han Israel.
24 And Israel strikes him by the mouth of the sword, and possesses his land from Arnon to Jabbok—to the sons of Ammon; for the border of the sons of Ammon [is] strong.
Men Israel slog ham med Sværdet og underlagde sig hans Land fra Arnon til Jabbok, til Ammoniternes Land; thi Jazer ligger ved Ammoniternes Grænse;
25 And Israel takes all these cities, and Israel dwells in all the cities of the Amorite, in Heshbon and in all its villages;
og Israel indtog alle disse Byer, og Israel bosatte sig i alle Amoriternes Byer, i Hesjbon og alle tilhørende Småbyer.
26 for Heshbon is a city of Sihon king of the Amorite, and he has fought against the former king of Moab, and takes all his land out of his hand as far as Arnon;
Thi Hesjbon var Amoriterkongen Sihons By; han havde angrebet Moabs forrige konge og frataget ham hele hans Land indtil Arnon.
27 therefore those using allegories say: “Enter Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,
Derfor synger Skjaldene: Kom hid til Hesjbon, lad den blive bygget og grundfæstet, Sihons By!
28 For fire has gone out from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon, It has consumed Ar of Moab, Owners of the high places of Arnon.
Thi Ild for ud fra Hesjbon, Ildslue fra Sihons Stad, den fortærede Moabs Byer, opåd Arnons Højder.
29 Woe to you, O Moab, You have perished, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons [as] fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To Sihon king of the Amorite!
Ve dig, Moab! Det er ude med dig, Kemosjs Folk! Han gjorde sine Sønner til Flygtninge og sine Døtre til Krigsfanger for Sihon, Amoriternes Konge.
30 And we shoot them; Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon, And we make desolate as far as Nophah, Which [is] as far as Medeba.”
Og vi skød dem ned, Hesjbon er tabt indtil Dibon; vi lagde dem øde til Nofa, som ligger ved Medeba.
31 And Israel dwells in the land of the Amorite,
Så bosatte Israel sig i Amoriternes Land.
32 and Moses sends to spy out Jaazer, and they capture its villages, and dispossess the Amorite who [is] there,
Derpå sendte Moses Spejdere til Jazer; og de erobrede det tillige med tilhørende Småbyer, og han drev de der boende Amoriter bort.
33 and turn and go up the way of Bashan, and Og king of Bashan comes out to meet them, he and all his people, to battle [at] Edrei.
Derpå 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 Edrei.
34 And YHWH says to Moses, “Do not fear him, for into your hand I have given him, and all his people, and his land, and you have done to him as you have done to Sihon king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshbon.”
Men HERREN sagde til Moses: "Frygt ikke for ham! Thi jeg giver ham og alle hans krigere og hans Land i din Hånd, så at du kan handle med ham, som du handlede med Amoriterkongen Sihon, der boede i Hesjbon."
35 And they strike him, and his sons, and all his people, until he has no remnant left to him, and they possess his land.
Da slog de ham og hans Sønner og alle hans Krigere, så at ikke en eneste af dem undslap, og derpå underlagde de sig hans Land.
