Deuteronomy 1
1 In this book is written what Moses/I said to the Israeli people. He/I told them these things when they/we were in the desert, on the east side of the Jordan [River]. They/We had set up our tents near [a place named] Suph, between Paran [town on the one side of the river] and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab [towns on the other side of the river].
Dette er de Ord, Moses talte til hele Israel hinsides Jordan i Ørkenen, i Arabalavningen, lige over for Suf, mellem Paran og Tofel, Laban, Hazerot og Di Zahab,
2 To walk from Sinai [Mountain] to the Kadesh-Barnea [oasis], people usually travel for only eleven days, going by way of the hilly area named Edom.
elleve Dagsrejser fra Horeb, regnede over Seirs Bjerge til Kadesj Barnea.
3 Forty years after (the Israelis/we) left Egypt, in the middle of January, Moses/I told the Israeli people everything that Yahweh had commanded him/me to tell them.
I det fyrretyvende År på den første Dag i den elevte Måned kundgjorde Moses Israelitterne alt, hvad HERREN havde pålagt ham angående dem,
4 This was after they/we had defeated Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city], and Og, the king of the Bashan [region] who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei [towns].
efter at han havde slået Amoriterkongen Sihon, der boede i Hesjbon, og Kong Og af Basan, der boede i Asjtarot og Edrei.
5 Moses/I told them these things while the people were in the Moab region, on the east side of the Jordan [River]. He/I (explained to them/enabled them to understand) God’s laws. This is what he/I said to them:
Hinsides Jordan i Moabs Land tog Moses sig for at fremsætte følgende Lovudlægning:
6 “Yahweh our God said to us when we were at Sinai [Mountain], ‘You have stayed for a very long time at [the bottom of] this mountain.
HERREN vor Gud talede til os ved Horeb og sagde: "I har nu længe nok opholdt eder ved Bjerget her;
7 So now continue traveling. Go to the hilly area where the Amor people-group lives and to the nearby areas—to the Jordan [River] Valley, to the hilly region, to the western (foothills/hills at the bottom of the mountains), to the desert area to the south, to the [Mediterranean] Seacoast, to all of Canaan land, to the Lebanon [Mountains], and [northeast] to the great Euphrates River.
bryd derfor op og drag til Amoriternes Bjerge og til alle deres Naboer i Arabalavningen, på Bjergene, i Lavlandet, i Sydlandet og ved Kysten, til Kana'anæernes Land og Libanon, lige til den store Flod, Eufratfloden.
8 Note that I will give that land to you. I, Yahweh, promised to your ancestors Abraham and Isaac and Jacob that I would give it to them and to their descendants. So now go and occupy it.’”
Se, jeg giver Landet i eders Magt; drag derind og tag det Land i Besiddelse, som jeg tilsvor eders Fædre, Abraham, Isak og Jakob, at ville give dem og deres Afkom efter dem."
9 Moses/I also said to the people, “When [we were still at Sinai Mountain], I told your ancestors ‘It is a very big burden/responsibility for me to govern all of you. So I cannot do it by myself.
Dengang talte jeg til eder og sagde: "Jeg kan ikke ene bære eder.
10 Yahweh our God has caused us Israelis to now become as numerous as the stars in the sky.
HERREN eders Gud har gjort eder talrige, og se, I er nu så mange som Stjernerne på Himmelen;
11 And I hope/desire that Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped], will cause us to become 1,000 times as numerous as we are now and that he will bless us just like he promised to do.
måtte kun HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, gøre eder tusinde Gange så talrige endnu og velsigne eder, som han har forjættet eder;
12 But I certainly cannot [RHQ] (solve/deal with) all of your complaints/problems.
men hvorledes skal jeg ene kunne bære hele Besværet og Arbejdet med eder og eders Stridigheder?
13 So choose some men from your tribes who are wise and who have good sense and who are respected. Then I will appoint them to be your leaders.’
Sørg derfor for at finde nogle kloge, forstandige. og erfarne Mænd i hver Stamme, som jeg kan sætte i Spidsen for eder!"
14 Your ancestors replied, ‘What you have suggested is good for us to do.’
Dertil svarede I og sagde: "Det Forslag, du har fremsat, er godt!"
15 So I took the wise and respected men [that your ancestors chose] from your tribes, and I appointed them to be your leaders. I appointed some to (rule/have authority) over 1,000 people, some to have authority over 100 people, some to have authority over 50 people, and some to have authority over ten people. I also appointed other officers from throughout your tribes.
Derfor tog jeg Overhovederne for eders Stammer, kloge og erfarne Mænd, og satte dem i Spidsen for eder som Øverste over tusinde, hundrede, halvtredsindstyve eller ti og som Tilsynsmænd over eders Stammer.
16 I instructed/told your leaders, ‘Listen to the disputes that occur among your people. Judge each dispute, including disputes between close relatives and quarrels between your people and people from other countries who live among you.
Dengang gav jeg så eders Dommere det Påbud: "Hold Forhør, når der er Stridigheder mellem eders Landsmænd, og døm retfærdigt, når en Mand har en Sag, enten det er med en Landsmand eller med en, der bor som fremmed hos ham;
17 You must (be impartial/not favor one person more than another); you must treat poor people and important people equally. You must not worry about what anyone will think [about how you decide matters], because you will decide matters as God [wants you to]. If any quarrel/dispute is very difficult and you are unable to decide it, bring it to me, and I will decide.’
vis ingen Personsanseelse for Retten; hør på den ringeste som på den største og frygt ikke for nogen; thi Dommen er Guds! Men Sager, som er eder for vanskelige, skal I forebringe mig, så skal jeg holde Forhør i dem!"
18 At that time I also told you other things that you should do.”
Og dengang gav jeg eder så Pålæg om alt, hvad I skulde gøre.
19 “Then, just like Yahweh our God commanded us, we left Sinai [Mountain] and went through that huge desert that was very (dangerous/difficult to travel through), on the road to the hilly area where the Amor people-group live. We arrived at Kadesh-Barnea.
Derpå brød vi op fra Horeb og drog gennem hele denne store, grufulde Ørken, som I selv har set, i Retning af Amoriternes Bjerge, således som HERREN vor Gud havde pålagt os. Og vi kom til Kadesj Barnea.
20 I said to your ancestors, ‘We have now come to the hilly area where the Amor people-group live. This is part of the area that Yahweh our God, the one whom our ancestors [worshiped], is giving to us.
Da sagde jeg til eder: "I er nu kommet til Amoriternes Bjerge, som HERREN vor Gud vil give os.
21 Note that Yahweh our God is giving this land to us. So go and occupy it as he commanded. Do not be (at all/even a little bit) afraid.’
Se, HERREN din Gud har givet Landet i din Magt, drag derfor op og tag det i Besiddelse, således som HERREN, dine Fædres Gud, har sagt til dig. Frygt ikke, men vær uforsagt!"
22 But all of your ancestors came to me and said, ‘Before we go, we should [first] send some men there to explore the land, in order that they can return and tell us which will be the best road to go there and what kind of towns are there.’
Da kom I alle hen til mig og sagde: "Lad os sende nogle Mænd i forvejen til at udspejde Landet for os og bringe os Underretning om den Vej, vi skal drage op ad, og om de Byer, vi kommer til!"
23 I thought that it would be good to do that, so I chose twelve men, one man from each tribe.
Jeg billigede det og udtog tolv Mænd iblandt eder, en af hver Stamme.
24 They went up into the hilly area as far as Eshcol Valley, and they explored all that area.
De begav sig på Vej og drog op i Bjergene og kom til Esjkoldalen og udspejdede den;
25 They picked some of the fruit that they found there and brought it to us. They reported that the land that Yahweh our God was giving to us is very good/fertile.”
og de tog nogle af Landets Frugter med og bragte dem ned til os, og de meldte os tilbage: "Det er et herligt Land, HERREN vor Gud vil give os!"
26 “But your ancestors refused to go [and conquer that land]. They rebelled against what Yahweh our God had commanded them to do, and they would not go into that land.
Men I vilde ikke drage op, I var genstridige mod HERREN eders Guds Befaling.
27 Your ancestors [stayed] in their tents and complained saying ‘Yahweh hates us. So he has brought us here from Egypt just to allow the Amor people-group to destroy us.
I knurrede i eders Telte og sagde: "Af Had til os førte HERREN os ud af Ægypten for at give os i Amoriternes Hånd og lade os gå til Grunde!
28 (Why should we go there?/We do not want to go there.) [RHQ] The men whom we sent there have caused us to become very discouraged/afraid. They have told us that the people there are much stronger and taller than we are and that there are extremely high [HYP] walls around their towns. Also they reported that they saw [giants there that are] descendants of Anak.’
Hvor er det dog, vi skal hen? Vore Brødre tog Modet fra os, da de sagde: Det er et Folk, der er større og højere end vi, og der er store Byer med himmelhøje Fæstningsværker, ja, vi så endog Efterkommere af Anakiterne der!"
29 Then I said to your ancestors, ‘Do not be afraid (at all/even a little bit) [DOU] of those people!
Men jeg sagde til eder: "Lad eder ikke skræmme og frygt ikke for dem!
30 Yahweh our God will go ahead of you, and he will fight for you, just like you saw him do for you in Egypt
HERREN eders Gud, der vandrer foran eder, vil selv stride for eder, som I så, han gjorde det for eder i Ægypten
31 and in the desert. You saw how he brought you safely here, like a man would carry his son. [SIM]’
og i Ørkenen, hvor du så, at HERREN din Gud bar dig, som en Mand bærer sin Søn, hele den Vej I har vandret, lige til I nåede hertil!"
32 [I reminded them that] he always went ahead of them while they traveled [in the desert]. He directed them by [a pillar of] fire during the night and a [pillar of] cloud during the day. He showed them places to set up their tents. But in spite of what I said, your ancestors would not trust Yahweh our God.
Men alligevel troede I ikke på HERREN eders Gud,
skønt han vandrede foran eder på Vejen for at udsøge Lejrpladser til eder, om Natten i Ilden, for at I kunde se, hvor I skulde gå, og om dagen i Skyen.
34 Yahweh heard what they said, and he became angry. He solemnly declared,
Men da HERREN hørte eders Ord, blev han vred og svor:
35 ‘Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, will enter the land. He has obeyed me completely. So I will give to him and to his descendants [some of] the land that he explored. He is the only one of all you people who will enter that land. None of these evil people will ever see that good land which I solemnly promised to give to your ancestors.’
"Ikke en eneste af disse Mænd, af denne onde Slægt, skal få det herlige Land at se, som jeg svor at ville give eders Fædre,
undtagen Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn; han alene skal få det at se, og ham og hans Børn vil jeg give det Land, han har betrådt, fordi han har vist HERREN fuld Lydighed!"
37 But because of [what] your ancestors [did], Yahweh was also angry with me. He said to me, ‘You also will not enter that land.
Også på mig blev HERREN vred for eders Skyld, og han sagde: "Heller ikke du skal komme derind!
38 Joshua, the son of Nun, who is your helper, will enter it. Encourage him, because he is the one who will enable you Israeli people to occupy that land.’
Josua, Nuns Søn, der står i din Tjeneste, han skal komme derind; sæt Mod i ham, thi han skal skaffe Israel det i Eje."
39 Then Yahweh said to all of us, ‘You said that your children would be captured by your enemies. Because they are very young, they do not yet know what is good and what is evil. But they are the ones to whom I will give that land, and they will enter it and occupy it.
Og dets små Børn, som I sagde skulde blive til Bytte, eders Børn, som i Dag ikke kender Forskel på godt og ondt, de skal komme derind, dem vil jeg give det, og de skal tage det i Besiddelse.
40 But as for you, turn around and go back into the desert, toward the (Red Sea/Gulf of Aqaba).’
I selv derimod skal vende om og begive eder på Vej til Ørkenen i Retning af det røde Hav!"
41 Then your ancestors replied, ‘We have sinned; we have disobeyed Yahweh. So we will go and attack [the people who live in] that land, just like Yahweh our God commanded us to do.’ And each of their men put on his weapons, and they thought that it would be easy to invade the hilly region.
Da svarede I og sagde til mig: "Vi har syndet imod HERREN! Vi vil drage op og kæmpe, som HERREN vor Gud har befalet os!" Og alle iførte I eder eders Våben og vilde i Letsindighed drage op i Bjergene.
42 But Yahweh said to me, ‘Tell them, “Do not go up there and attack those people, because I will not go with you. If you go, your enemies will defeat you.”’
Men HERREN sagde til mig: Sig til dem: Drag ikke op og indlad eder ikke i Kamp, thi jeg er ikke iblandt eder; gør I det, bliver I slået af eders Fjender!"
43 So I told that to your ancestors, but they would not heed what I said. They [again] rebelled against what Yahweh commanded them to do. Their soldiers proudly/arrogantly marched up into that hilly region.
Men da jeg sagde det til eder, adlød I ikke, men var genstridige mod HERRENs Bud og formastede eder til at drage op i Bjergene.
44 Then the men of the Amor people-group who lived in that region came out [of their towns] and attacked those soldiers. They pursued your ancestors’ soldiers like [a swarm of] bees pursues people, and they pursued them [south] from the Edom area and defeated them at Hormah [city].
Da drog Amoriterne, der bor i Bjergene der, ud imod eder, og de forfulgte eder som Bier og slog eder fra Seir til Horma.
45 So your ancestors went back [to Kadesh-Barnea] and cried out to request Yahweh [to help them], but he did not heed them. He did not pay any attention to them [DOU].
Da I så kom tilbage, græd I for HERRENs Åsyn; men HERREN vilde ikke høre eder og låne eder Øre.
46 So we stayed there at Kadesh-Barnea for a long time.”
Så blev I hele den lange Tid i Kadesj.
