Deuteronomy 4
1 Now, therefore, O Israel, hearken thou unto the statutes, and unto the regulations, which, I, am teaching you, to do [them], —to the end ye may live and enter and possess the land, which, Yahweh, the God of your fathers, is giving unto you.
Og nu, Israel! hør paa de Skikke og de Bud, som jeg lærer eder at holde, paa det I maa leve og komme ind og eje Landet, som Herren eders Fædres Gud vil give eder.
2 Ye shall not add unto the word which, I, am commanding you, neither shall ye take away therefrom, —that ye may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, which, I, am commanding you.
I skulle intet lægge til det Ord, som jeg byder eder, og intet tage derfra, at I maa bevare Herren eders Guds Bud, som jeg har budet eder.
3 Yours are the eyes, that have seen what Yahweh did in Baal-peor, for every man who went after Baal-peor, did Yahweh thy God destroy out of thy midst;
Eders Øjne have set, hvad Herren har gjort for Baal-Peors Skyld; thi hver Mand, som gik efter Baal-Peor, ham har Herren din Gud udslettet af din Midte.
4 but, ye who kept on cleaving unto Yahweh your God, alive, are ye all to-day.
Men I, som hængte hardt ved Herren eders Gud, I leve alle paa denne Dag.
5 See! I have taught you statutes, and regulations, as Yahweh my God commanded me, —that ye should do so, in the midst of the land whereinto ye are entering to possess it.
Se, jeg har lært eder Skikke og Bud, eftersom Herren min Gud befalede mig, at I skulle gøre saaledes midt i Landet, hvorhen I skulle komme for at eje det.
6 Therefore shall ye observe, and do [them], for that, will be your wisdom, and discernment, in the eyes of the peoples, —who will hear all these statutes, and will say—Nevertheless, a people wise and discerning, is this great nation.
Saa holder dem og gører efter dem; thi det skal være eders Visdom og eders Forstand for Folkenes Øjne, som skulle høre om alle disse Skikke, og de skulle sige: Alene dette store Folk er et viist og forstandigt Folk.
7 For what great nation is there which hath gods nigh unto it, —like Yahweh our God, whensoever we have cried out unto him.
Thi hvor er saa stort et Folk, til hvilket Guder holde sig nær, saaledes som Herren vor Gud til os, saa tidt vi kalde paa ham?
8 Or what great nation which hath righteous statutes and regulations, like all this law, which, I, am setting before you to-day?
Og hvor er saa stort et Folk, som har saa retfærdige Skikke og Bud, som hele denne Lov er, hvilken jeg i Dag lægger for eders Ansigt?
9 Only take thou heed to thyself and keep thy soul diligently, so that thou forget not the things which thine own eyes have seen, and so that they go not out of thy heart, all the days of thy life, —but thou shalt make them known unto thy sons and unto thy sons’ sons: —
Ikkun tag dig i Vare og bevar din Sjæl vel, at du ikke forglemmer de Ting, som dine Øjne have set, og at de ikke vige fra dit Hjerte alle dine Livsdage; men du skal kundgøre dem for dine Børn og for dine Børnebørn:
10 What day thou didst stand before Yahweh thy God, in Horeb, when Yahweh said unto me, Gather unto me the people, that I may let them hear my words, —which they must learn that they may revere me all the days which they are living upon the soil, their children also, must they teach.
Den Dag, da du stod for Herren din Guds Ansigt ved Horeb, der Herren sagde til mig: Saml til mig Folket, saa vil jeg lade dem høre mine Ord, som de skulle lære, for at frygte mig alle de Dage, som de leve paa Jorden, og de skulle lære deres Børn dem.
11 So ye drew near and stood, under the mountain. Now, the mountain, was burning with fire, up to the midst of the heavens, —darkness, cloud, and thick gloom.
Og I kom nær til og stode neden for Bjerget, og Bjerget brændte med Ild indtil midt op i Himmelen, der var Mørke, Sky, ja forfærdeligt Mørke.
12 Then spake Yahweh unto you out of the midst of the fire, —a voice of words, ye were hearing, no form, were ye seeing, there was only a voice.
Og Herren talede til eder midt ud af Ilden; I hørte Ordets Røst, men I saa ingen Skikkelse foruden Røsten.
13 Then declared he unto you his covenant which he commanded you to do, the ten words, —and wrote them upon two tables of stone.
Og han forkyndte eder sin Pagt, hvilken han bød eder at holde, de ti Ord; og han skrev dem paa to Stentavler.
14 And unto me, gave Yahweh command, at that time, to teach you statutes and regulations, —that ye should do them, in the land whereinto ye are passing over to possess it.
Og Herren bød mig paa den samme Tid at lære eder Skikke og Bud, at I skulle gøre derefter i det Land, som I drage over til for at eje det.
15 Ye must take diligent heed, therefore unto your own souls, for ye saw no manner of form, on the day Yahweh spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire;
Saa bevarer eders Sjæle vel, fordi I saa slet ingen Skikkelse paa den Dag, der Herren talede til eder paa Horeb midt ud af Ilden,
16 lest ye should break faith, and make you an image, a form of any likeness, —a model of male or female;
at I ikke skulle handle fordærveligt og gøre eder et udskaaret Billede, en Skikkelse af noget Billede, en Lignelse af Mand eller Kvinde,
17 a model of any beast that is in the earth, —a model of any winged bird, that flieth in the heavens;
en Lignelse af noget Dyr, som er paa Jorden, en Lignelse af nogen vinget Fugl, som flyver under Himmelen,
18 a model of any thing that creepeth on the ground, —a model of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth;
en Lignelse af noget krybende Dyr paa Jorden, en Lignelse af nogen Fisk, som er i Vandet under Jorden;
19 or lest thou shouldest lift up thine eyes towards the heavens and see the sun and the moon, and the stars—all the host of the heavens, and shouldest be seduced, and shouldest bow thyself down to them and he led to serve them, —the which Yahweh thy God hath assigned unto all the peoples under all the heavens;
og at du ikke skal opløfte dine Øjne til Himmelen og se Solen og Maanen og Stjernerne, den ganske Himmelens Hær, og tilskyndes til at tilbede dem og tjene dem, hvilke Herren din Gud har uddelt til alle Folkene under den ganske Himmel.
20 whereas you, hath Yahweh taken, and brought you forth out of a smelting-pot of iron, out of Egypt, —that ye might become his own inherited people as at this day.
Men eder tog Herren og udførte eder af Jernovnen, af Ægypten, for at være hans Arvs Folk, som man ser paa denne Dag.
21 But, Yahweh shewed himself angry with me, for your sakes, —and sware that I should not pass over the Jordan, and that I should not enter into the good land, which, Yahweh thy God, is giving unto thee as an inheritance;
Og Herren blev vred paa mig for eders Handelers Skyld og svor, at jeg ikke skulde gaa over Jordanen, ej heller komme ind i det gode Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig til Arv.
22 for, I, am about to die in this land, I am not to pass over the Jordan, —but, ye, are to pass over, and possess this good land.
Thi jeg dør i dette Land, jeg gaar ikke over Jordanen; men I skulle gaa over den og eje dette gode Land.
23 Take heed to yourselves lest ye forget the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he hath solemnised with you, —and so make for yourselves an image, the form of anything, the which Yahweh thy God hath forbidden thee;
Tager eder i Vare, at I ikke forglemme Herren eders Guds Pagt, som han har gjort med eder, saa at I gøre eder et udskaaret Billede, en Skikkelse af nogen som helst Ting, hvad Herren din Gud har forbudet dig.
24 seeing that as for Yahweh thy God, a consuming fire, he is, —a jealous GOD.
Thi Herren din Gud, han er en fortærende Ild, en nidkær Gud.
25 When thou shalt beget sons, and sons’ sons, and become careless in the land and break faith and make an image the form of any thing, and shalt do the thing that is wicked in the eyes of Yahweh thy God provoking him to anger,
Naar du avler Børn og Børnebørn, og I blive gamle i Landet, og I handle fordærveligt og gøre et udskaaret Billede, en Skikkelse af nogen som helst Ting, og I gøre det onde for Herren eders Guds Øjne til at opirre ham:
26 I take both the heavens and the earth to witness against you to-day, that ye shall, perish, speedily, from off the land which ye are passing over the Jordan to possess, —ye shall not prolong your days thereupon; for, ye shall surely be laid waste;
Da tager jeg i Dag Himmelen og Jorden til Vidne imod eder, at I snart skulle udryddes af det Land, til hvilket I nu drage hen over Jordanen for at eje det; I skulle ikke forlænge eders Dage i det, thi I skulle blive aldeles ødelagte.
27 and Yahweh will scatter you among the peoples, —and ye shall have left remaining of you men easily counted, among the nations whither Yahweh will drive you;
Og Herren skal adsprede eder iblandt Folkene, saa at I skulle blive som en liden Hob tilovers iblandt Hedningerne, hvor Herren skal føre eder hen.
28 and ye will serve there gods made by the hands of man, —wood or stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
Og der skulle I tjene Guder, et Menneskes Hænders Gerning, Træ og Sten, som hverken kunne se eller høre eller æde eller lugte.
29 If thou shalt seek from thence, Yahweh thy God, then shalt thou find him, —when thou shalt search after him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.
Og I skulle derfra søge Herren din Gud, og du skal finde ham, naar du leder efter ham af dit ganske Hjerte og af din ganske Sjæl.
30 In thy distress, when all these things have found thee out—in the afterpart of the days, thou wilt return unto Yahweh thy God, and wilt hearken to his voice.
Naar du faar Angst, og alle disse Ting ramme dig i de sidste Dage, da skal du omvende dig til Herren din Gud og høre paa hans Røst.
31 For, a GOD of compassion, is Yahweh thy God, he will not forsake thee neither will he destroy thee, —nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
Thi Herren din Gud er en barmhjertig Gud, han skal ikke opgive dig eller ødelægge dig; han skal ikke heller glemme den Pagt med dine Fædre, som han svor dem.
32 For ask, I pray you, of the former days which were before thee, even from the day when God created man upon the earth, yea from one end of the heavens even to the other end of the heavens, —whether aught was ever brought to pass, like this great thing, or was ever heard of like it:
Thi spørg, kære, om de forrige Dage, som have været før dig, fra den Dag Gud skabte Menneskene paa Jorden, og fra Himmelens ene Ende og indtil Himmelens anden Ende, om der er sket noget som denne store Ting, eller om der er hørt noget som dette?
33 Did a people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of fire, as, thou, didst hear, and yet live?
Om et Folk har hørt Guds Røst talende midt ud af Ilden, saaledes som du har hørt, og er blevet ved Live?
34 Or did a god ever make trial of entering in to take unto him a nation out of the midst of a nation, by provings, by signs and by wonders and by fighting, and by a firm hand and by a stretched-out arm, and by great terrors, —according to all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?
Eller om Gud har forsøgt at komme for at tage sig et Folk midt ud af Folket, ved Forsøgelser, ved Tegn og ved underlige Gerninger og ved Krig og ved en stærk Haand og ved en udrakt Arm og ved store forfærdelige Gerninger, efter alt det som Herren eders Gud har gjort ved eder i Ægypten for dine Øjne?
35 Thou, wast allowed to see that thou mightest know, that Yahweh, he is God, there is none other than he alone.
Dig er det blevet vist, for at du skal vide, at Herren han er Gud, ingen uden han alene.
36 Out of the heavens, he let thee hear his voice to instruct thee, —and, upon the earth, he let thee see his great fire, and his own words, thou didst hear out of the midst of the fire.
Af Himmelen har han ladet dig høre sin Røst for at undervise dig, og paa Jorden har han ladet dig se sin store Ild, og du har hørt hans Ord midt ud af Ilden.
37 And because that he loved thy fathers, therefore chose he his seed after him, —and brought thee forth with his presence with his great might, out of Egypt;
Og fordi han elskede dine Fædre, da udvalgte han deres Sæd efter dem, og han udførte dig af Ægypten ved sit Ansigt, ved sin store Kraft,
38 to dispossess nations, greater and stronger than thou from before thee, —to bring thee in. to give unto thee their land for an inheritance: As at this day.
for at uddrive for dit Ansigt større og stærkere Folk, end du er, for at føre dig ind og give dig deres Land til Arv, som det ses paa denne Dag.
39 So then thou must consider to-day, and bring it back to thy heart, that, Yahweh, he is God in the heavens above and upon the earth beneath, —there is none other.
Saa skal du vide i Dag og tage dig det til Hjerte, at Herren er Gud i Himmelen oventil og paa Jorden nedentil, der er ingen ydermere.
40 So shalt thou keep his statutes and his commandments which, I, am commanding thee to-day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, —and to the end thou mayest prolong thy days upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God, is giving thee, all the days.
Og du skal holde hans Skikke og hans Bud, som jeg byder dig i Dag, at det skal gaa dig vel og dine Børn efter dig, og at du maa forlænge Dagene i det Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig alle Dage.
41 Then, did Moses set apart three cities, over the Jordan, —towards the rising of the sun:
Da fraskilte Mose tre Stæder paa denne Side Jordanen, imod Solens Opgang,
42 that the manslayer might flee thither who should slay his neighbour unawares, he, not having hated him, aforetime, —and might flee unto one of these cities, and live:
for at en Manddraber, som slaar sin Næste ihjel af Vanvare og uden at han hadede ham tilforn, kunde fly derhen; og at han kunde fly til en af disse Stæder og blive ved Live:
43 namely Bezer, in the desert of the table-land, for the Reubenites, —and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
Nemlig Bezer i Ørken, paa det jævne Land, hos Rubeniterne og Ramoth i Gilead hos Gaditerne og Golan i Basan hos Manassiterne.
44 This, then is the law which Moses set before the sons of Israel:
Og dette er Loven, som Mose satte for Israels Børns Ansigt,
45 These, are the testimonies, and the statutes and the regulations, —which Moses spake unto the sons of Israel when they came forth out of Egypt:
disse ere Vidnesbyrdene og Skikkene og Budene, som Mose forkyndte Israels Børn, der de vare udgangne af Ægypten,
46 over the Jordan in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, —whom Moses and the sons of Israel smote, when they came forth out of Egypt:
paa denne Side Jordanen, i Dalen over for Beth-Peor, i den amoritiske Konge Sihons Land, han, som boede i Hesbon, hvem Mose og Israels Børn sloge, der de vare udgangne af Ægypten.
47 so they took possession of his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan the two kings of the Amorites, who were over the Jordan, —towards the rising of the sun;
Og de toge hans Land og Ogs, Kongen af Basans, Land til Eje, de to amoritiske Kongers, som vare paa denne Side Jordanen, mod Solens Opgang,
48 from Aroer which is on the edge of the ravine of Arnon, even unto Mount Sion, the same, is Hermon;
fra Arder, som ligger ved Bækken Arnons Bred, og indtil Sions Bjerg, det er Hermon,
49 and all the waste plain over the Jordan, towards sunrise, even unto the sea of the waste plain, —under the slopes of the Pisgah.
og hele den slette Mark paa denne Side Jordanen mod Østen, og indtil Havet ved den slette Mark neden for Foden af Pisga.
