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 dei ordi Moses tala til heile Israel i øydemarki austanfor Jordan, på Moarne midt for Suf, millom Paran og Tofel og Laban og Haserot og Dizahab -
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 dagsleider frå Horeb etter den vegen som ber burt imot Se’irfjelli, til Kades-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.
Det var i det fyrtiande året, fyrste dagen i den ellevte månaden, han tala til Israels-sønerne og bar fram bodi frå Herren.
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].
Då hadde han vunne yver Sihon, amoritarkongen, som budde i Hesbon, og attmed Edre’i yver Og, Basan-kongen, som budde i Astarot.
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:
Austanfor Jordan, i Moablandet, var det Moses tok til med å lesa upp desse loverne. Han sagde:
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 vår Gud, tala soleis til oss ved Horeb: «Lenge nok hev de halde dykk innmed dette fjellet.
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.
Tak no ut og legg vegen til Amoritarfjelli og alle dei folki som bur der attmed, på Moarne og i fjellbygderne, på sletta og i Sudlandet og på havstrandi, i heile Kana’ans-landet og på Libanon, alt burt til Storelvi, Eufratelvi.
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.’”
Sjå, eg hev lagt landet ope for dykk. Far av stad og tak det! Det er det landet eg lova federne dykkar, Abraham og Isak og Jakob, at eg vilde gjeva deim og ætti deira.»
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.
Den gongen sagde eg til dykk: «Eg kann ikkje greida dykk åleine.
10 Yahweh our God has caused us Israelis to now become as numerous as the stars in the sky.
Herren, dykkar Gud, hev auka dykk, so de no er mange som stjernorne 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.
og gjev at han, fedreguden, vilde auka dykk endå tusund gonger og velsigna dykk, som han hev lova!
12 But I certainly cannot [RHQ] (solve/deal with) all of your complaints/problems.
Men korleis kann eg åleine bera alt strevet og møda med dykk og trættorne dykkar?
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.’
Kom med nokre vise og vituge og velrøynde menner frå kvar ætt, so skal eg setja deim til hovdingar yver dykk!»
14 Your ancestors replied, ‘What you have suggested is good for us to do.’
Då svara de meg: «Det er både rett og godt det du tenkjer å gjera.»
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.
So tok eg ættehovdingarne dykkar, vise og velrøynde menner, og sette til styrarar yver dykk - sume yver tusund, og sume yver hundrad, og sume yver femti, og sume yver ti - og gjorde deim til formenner for ætterne dykkar.
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.
Og til domarane dykkar sagde eg: «Høyr på dei sakerne folk hev med kvarandre, og døm rett millom mann og mann, anten dei båe er landsmenner eller den eine er framand.
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.’
Gjer ikkje mannemun i retten! Høyr på den ringaste som på den høgste, og ver ikkje rædde nokon mann! For domen høyrer Gud til. Men dei sakerne som er for vande for dykk, lyt de koma til meg med, so skal eg høyra på deim.»
18 At that time I also told you other things that you should do.”
Og same gongen sagde eg dykk fyre um alt anna de skulde gjera.
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.
So tok me ut frå Horeb, og for gjenom heile den store og øgjelege villmarki som de hev set; me heldt leidi til Amoritarfjelli, soleis som Herren, vår Gud, hadde sagt oss, og kom til Kades-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.
Då sagde eg til dykk: «No er de komne til Amoritarfjelli, som Herren, vår Gud, vil gjeva oss.
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.’
Sjå, han hev lagt dette landet ope for deg! Far upp og tak det, som Herren, din fedregud, hev sagt deg! Du skal ikkje ræddast og ikkje fæla!»
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.’
Då kom de til meg alle saman, og sagde: «Lat oss senda folk fyre, so dei kann gjera seg kjende i landet og gjeva oss greida på kva veg me skal fara og kva byar me kjem til!»
23 I thought that it would be good to do that, so I chose twelve men, one man from each tribe.
Det tykte eg var rett, og so valde eg ut tolv mann, ein or kvar ætt.
24 They went up into the hilly area as far as Eshcol Valley, and they explored all that area.
Dei tok då av stad, og for upp i fjelli, og kom til Eskoldalen. Dei endefor landet,
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 tok noko av frukterne der var og hadde med seg heim til oss, og sagde frå um alt dei hadde set: «Det landet som Herren, vår Gud, vil gjeva oss, er eit godt land, » sagde dei.
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 de vilde ikkje fara dit; de sette dykk upp mot Herren, dykkar Gud,
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.
og sat og mukka i tjeldbuderne dykkar: «Herren hatar oss, » sagde de, «difor førde han oss ut or Egyptarlandet, og no vil han gjeva oss i henderne på amoritarne, so dei skal tyna oss.
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.’
Gud betre oss, for eit land me skal fara upp til! Det var so hjarta kolna i oss då brørne våre kom att og sagde: «Det er folk som er større og sterkare enn me, og svære byar, med murar som rekk radt til himmels: og Anaks-sønerne såg me der og.»»
29 Then I said to your ancestors, ‘Do not be afraid (at all/even a little bit) [DOU] of those people!
Då sagde eg til dykk: «De skal ikkje ottast og ikkje vera rædde deim.
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, dykkar Gud, gjeng fyre dykk; han skal strida for dykk, soleis som de såg han gjorde i Egyptarland,
31 and in the desert. You saw how he brought you safely here, like a man would carry his son. [SIM]’
og i øydemarki, der du veit han bar deg, som ein mann ber barnet sitt, heile vegen de for, til de kom hit.»
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 endå vilde de ikkje lita på Herren, dykkar Gud,
han som gjekk fyre dykk på ferdi, og såg etter lægerstad for dykk, um natti i ein eld, so de skulde sjå leidi, og um dagen i ei sky.
34 Yahweh heard what they said, and he became angry. He solemnly declared,
Då Herren høyrde korleis de ropa og bar dykk, vart han harm, 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.’
«Ingen av desse mennerne, av denne vonde ætti, skal få sjå det gilde landet eg lova federne deira,
ingen utan Kaleb, son åt Jefunne; han skal få sjå det; honom og borni hans vil eg gjeva det landet han var i, for di han hev heldt seg so trutt etter meg.»
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.
Meg og vart Herren harm på for dykkar skuld, og sagde: «Du skal ikkje heller få koma dit.
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.’
Josva, son åt Nun, han som gjeng deg til handa, skal koma dit. Honom skal du styrkja! For han er det som skal vinna landet til odel åt Israel.
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 borni dykkar, som de spådde skulde koma i fiendehand, småsveinerne, som endå ikkje kann skilja godt ifrå vondt, dei skal koma dit; deim vil eg gjeva landet, og dei skal få eiga det.
40 But as for you, turn around and go back into the desert, toward the (Red Sea/Gulf of Aqaba).’
Men de lyt venda, og taka ut i øydemarki etter den vegen, som ber til Raudehavet.»
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.
Då sagde de til meg: «Me hev synda mot Herren! Men no vil me fara upp og strida, og gjera alt som Herren, vår Gud, hev sagt.» So batt de kring dykk sverdi kvar og ein; de tenkte det var ingen vande å fara upp i fjelli.
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 meg: «Seg med deim at dei ikkje skal fara dit, og ikkje gjeva seg i strid; for eg er ikkje med deim, og dei kjem til å rjuka for fienden.»
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.
So tala eg til dykk, men de vilde ikkje høyra; de lydde ikkje Herren og for i ovmod og uvyrdskap upp i fjelli.
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].
Og amoritarne som budde på dei fjelli, tok ut imot dykk og sette etter dykk so kvast som ein biesvarm, og dei jaga dykk ifrå einannan burtyver Se’irfjelli, radt 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].
Då kom de attende, og klaga dykk for Herren; men Herren høyrde ikkje på dykk, og lydde ikkje på klagorne dykkar,
46 So we stayed there at Kadesh-Barnea for a long time.”
og de laut vera i Kades heile den lange tidi de veit.
