Deuteronomy 9

1 Hear O Israel! thou art passing, to-day, over the Jordan, to go in to dispossess nations, greater and stronger than thou, —cities great and fortified into the heavens;

Hør, Israel! du gaar i Dag over Jordanen for at gaa ind og tage til Eje Folk, som ere større og stærkere end du, Stæder, som ere store og faste indtil Himmelen,

2 a people great and tall, the sons of Anakim, —whom, thou, knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the sons of Anak?

et stort Folk og højt af Vækst, Anakiternes Børn, som du kender, og som du har hørt sige om: Hvo kan staa for Anaks Børns Ansigt?

3 So then, thou must consider to-day, that Yahweh thy God, he it is that is passing over before thee as a consuming fire, he, will destroy them, and, he, will cause them to bow down before thee, —so shalt thou dispossess them, and destroy them speedily, as Yahweh hath spoken unto thee.

Saa skal du vide i Dag, at Herren din Gud, han gaar frem for dit Ansigt, en fortærende Ild, han skal udslette dem, og han skal ydmyge dem for dit Ansigt; og du skal fordrive dem og ødelægge dem snarlig, saaledes som Herren har talet til dig.

4 Do not speak in thy heart, when Yahweh thy God casteth them out from before thee saying, For mine own righteousness, hath Yahweh brought me in, to possess this land, —whereas it is for the lawlessness of these nations, that, Yahweh, is dispossessing them from before thee.

Naar Herren din Gud har udstødt dem fra dit Ansigt, da skal du ikke sige i dit Hjerte: For min Retfærdigheds Skyld har Herren ført mig ind at eje dette Land; thi for disse Hedningers Ugudeligheds Skyld fordriver Herren dem for dit Ansigt.

5 Not for thine own righteousness, nor for the uprightness of thine own heart, art thou going in to possess their land, —but for the lawlessness of these nations, is, Yahweh thy God driving them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which Yahweh sware unto thy fathers, unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob.

Ikke for din Retfærdighed eller for dit Hjertes Oprigtighed kommer du ind for at eje deres Land, men for disse Hedningers Ugudeligheds Skyld fordriver Herren din Gud dem for dit Ansigt og for at stadfæste det Ord, som Herren svor dine Fædre, Abraham, Isak og Jakob.

6 So then, thou must consider that, not for thine own righteousness, is Yahweh thy God giving unto thee this good land to possess it, —for a stiff-necked people, thou art.

Saa skal du vide, at Herren din Gud ikke for din Retfærdigheds Skyld giver dig dette gode Land til Eje; thi du er et haardnakket Folk.

7 Remember—do not forget, how thou didst provoke Yahweh thy God, in the desert, —yea from the day when thou camest forth out of the and of Egypt until ye entered as far as this place, have ye been quarrelling, with Yahweh.

Kom i Hu, glem ikke, at du fortørnede Herren din Gud i Ørken; fra; den Dag, du udgik af Ægyptens Land, indtil I ere komne til dette Sted, have I været genstridige imod Herren.

8 Even in Horeb, ye provoked Yahweh to wrath, —so that Yahweh showed himself angry with you to destroy you.

Og I fortørnede Herren ved Horeb, og Herren blev vred paa eder, saa at han vilde have ødelagt eder.

9 When I went up into the mountain to receive the tables of stone—the tables of the covenant, which Yahweh had solemnised with you, then abode I in the mountain forty days and forty nights, food, did I not, eat, and water, did I not drink.

Da jeg var opgangen paa Bjerget at modtage Stentavlerne, den Pagts Tavler, hvilken Herren havde sluttet med eder, da blev jeg paa Bjerget fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter, jeg aad ikke Brød og drak ikke Vand;

10 Then did Yahweh deliver unto me the two tables of stone, written with the finger of God, —and [there was] upon them, according to all the words which Yahweh had spoken with you in the mountain out of the midst of the fire in the day of the convocation.

og Herren gav mig de to Stentavler, skrevne med Guds Finger, og paa dem alle de Ord, som Herren talede med eder paa Bjerget midt ud af Ilden paa Forsamlingens Dag.

11 So then it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that Yahweh gave unto me the two tables of stone the tables of the covenant.

Og det skete, der de fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter havde Ende, da gav Herren mig to Stentavler, Pagtens Tavler.

12 Then said Yahweh unto me—Up! get down quickly out of this mountain, for thy people whom thou hast brought forth out of Egypt, have broken faith, —they have turned aside quickly, out of the way which I commanded them, —they have made them a molten image.

Og Herren sagde til mig: Gør dig rede, gak hastigen ned herfra; thi dit Folk, som du udførte af Ægypten, har handlet fordærveligt; de ere hastigen afvegne fra den Vej, som jeg bød dem, de have gjort sig et støbt Billede.

13 And Yahweh spake unto me saying, —I have looked on this people, and lo! a stiff-necked people, it is.

Og Herren sagde til mig: Jeg har set dette Folk, og se, det er et haardnakket Folk.

14 Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and wipe out their name from under the heavens, —and make thee into a nation stronger and more in number than they.

Lad af fra mig, og jeg vil ødelægge dem og udslette deres Navn fra at være under Himmelen; og jeg vil gøre dig til et stærkere og større Folk end dette.

15 So I turned, and came down out of the mountain, now the mountain was burning with fire, —and the two tables of the covenant were upon my two hands.

Og jeg vendte mig og gik ned ad Bjerget, og Bjerget brændte med Ild, og jeg havde de to Pagtens Tavler i begge mine Hænder.

16 Then looked I, and lo! ye had sinned against Yahweh your God, ye had made you a molten calf, —ye had turned aside quickly, out of the way which Yahweh had commanded you.

Og jeg saa, og se, I havde syndet imod Herren eders Gud, I havde gjort eder en støbt Kalv, I vare hastigen afvegne fra den Vej, som Herren havde budet eder.

17 So I seized the two tables, and cast them from off my two hands, —and brake them in pieces before your eyes.

Da tog jeg fat paa begge Tavlerne og kastede dem ud af begge mine Hænder, og jeg sønderbrød dem for eders Øjne.

18 Then lay I prostrate before Yahweh as at the first, forty days and forty nights, food, did I not eat, and water, did I not drink, —because of all your sin which ye had sinned, in doing the thing that was wicked, in the eyes of Yahweh. to provoke him to anger.

Og jeg faldt ned for Herrens Ansigt som første Gang, fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter, jeg aad ikke Brød og drak ikke Vand, for alle eders Synders Skyld, som I syndede med, da I gjorde det onde for Herrens Øjne til at opirre ham.

19 For I shrank with fear from the face of the anger and the hot displeasure, wherewith Yahweh was provoked against you to destroy you, —but Yahweh hearkened unto me, even at that time.

Thi jeg gruede for den brændende Vrede, med hvilken Herren var vred paa eder til at ødelægge eder; men Herren hørte mig ogsaa den Gang.

20 And with Aaron, did Yahweh show himself exceedingly angry, to destroy him, —so I prostrated myself, even in behalf of Aaron at that time.

Men Herren blev ogsaa saare vred paa Aron, saa at han vilde ødelægge ham; men jeg bad og for Aron paa den samme Tid.

21 And your sin which ye had made even the calf, took I and burned it up with fire, and pounded it very small, until it was fine as dust, —then cast I the dust thereof into the torrent that descended out of the mountain.

Men eders Synd, den Kalv, som I havde gjort, tog jeg og opbrændte den med Ild og stødte den og malede den godt, indtil den blev til fint Støv, og jeg kastede dens Støv i Bækken, som flyder ned ad Bjerget.

22 Also, at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hataavah, a cause of provocation, became ye unto Yahweh.

Desligeste gjorde I Herren vred i Tabeera og i Massa og i Kibroth-Hattaava.

23 Also when Yahweh sent you out of Kadesh-barnea saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given unto you then quarreled ye with the bidding of Yahweh your God, and trusted him not, neither hearkened unto his voice.

Og da Herren sendte eder fra Kades-Barnea og sagde: Gaar op og indtager Landet, som jeg har givet eder, da vare I genstridige mod Herren eders Guds Mund og troede ikke paa ham og hørte ikke paa hans Røst.

24 Ye have been quarrelling, with Yahweh, —from the day that I first knew you.

I have været genstridige mod Herren, saa længe som jeg har kendt eder.

25 Thus, then lay I prostrate before Yahweh, the forty days and the forty nights that I did lie prostrate, —because Yahweh spake of destroying you.

Da faldt jeg ned for Herrens Ansigt de fyrretyve Dage og de fyrretyve Nætter, i hvilke jeg faldt ned; thi Herren havde sagt, at han vilde ødelægge eder.

26 Therefore I prostrated myself unto Yahweh and said, My Lord Yahweh! Do not destroy thy people even thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed in thy greatness, —which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a firm hand.

Og jeg bad til Herren og sagde: Herre, Herre! ødelæg ikke dit Folk og din Arv, som du genløste med din store Kraft, og som du udførte af Ægypten med en stærk Haand.

27 Have remembrance of thy servants, of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob, —do not regard the obduracy of this people, or their lawlessness or their sin:

Kom dine Tjenere, Abraham, Isak og Jakob i Hu, vend ikke dit Ansigt til dette Folks Haardhed og til dets Ugudelighed og til dets Synd,

28 lest the land out of which thou hast brought us forth say, Because Yahweh was not able to bring them into the land of which he had spoken to them, —and because he hated them, took he them forth to put them to death in the desert.

at Indbyggerne i det Land, af hvilket du udførte os, ikke skulle sige: Fordi Herren ikke kunde føre dem ind i det Land, som han havde tilsagt dem, og fordi han hadede dem, førte han dem ud at slaa dem ihjel i Ørken.

29 Yet, they, are thy people and thine inheritance, —whom thou hast brought forth with thy great strength, and with thy stretched-out arm.

Thi de ere dit Folk og din Arv, og du udførte dem med din store Kraft og med din udrakte Arm.