Deuteronomy 8
1 You shall observe to do all the commandments which I command you today, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers.
Iskulle holde alle de Bud, som jeg byder dig i Dag, saa at I gøre derefter, at I maa leve og formeres og komme ind og eje det Land, som Herren har tilsvoret eders Fædre.
2 You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
Og du skal ihukomme al den Vej, som Herren din Gud har ladet dig gaa disse fyrretyve Aar i Ørken for at ydmyge dig, for at forsøge dig, for at fornemme, hvad der var i dit Hjerte, om du vilde holde hans Bud eller ej.
3 He humbled you, allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know, that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the LORD’s mouth.
Og han ydmygede dig og lod dig hungre og gav dig Man at æde, hvilket du ikke kendte, og dine Fædre ej kendte, for at lade dig vide, at Mennesket lever ikke ved Brødet alene, men Mennesket lever ved alt det, som udgaar af Herrens Mund.
4 Your clothing didn’t grow old on you, neither did your foot swell, these forty years.
Dit Klædebon blev ikke gammelt paa dig, og din Fod blev ikke hoven disse fyrretyve Aar.
5 You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
Saa kan du kende i dit Hjerte, at ligesom en Mand tugter sin Søn, har Herren din Gud tugtet dig.
6 You shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Saa hold Herren din Guds Bud, at du vandrer i hans Veje og frygter ham.
7 For the LORD your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of springs, and underground water flowing into valleys and hills;
Thi Herren din Gud fører dig ind i et godt Land, et Land med Vandbække, Kilder og dybe Brønde, som udvælde i Dalene og paa Bjergene;
8 a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey;
et Land med Hvede og Byg og Vintræer og Figentræer og Granatæbletræer, et Land med Olietræer og Honning,
9 a land in which you shall eat bread without scarcity, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
et Land, hvor du ikke skal æde Brød i Armod, hvor du ikke skal fattes noget; et Land, hvis Stene ere Jern, og af hvis Bjerge du kan udhugge Kobber.
10 You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which he has given you.
Og du skal æde og blive mæt og love Herren din Gud for det gode Land, som han har givet dig.
11 Beware lest you forget the LORD your God, in not keeping his commandments, his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you today;
Vogt dig, at du ikke forglemmer Herren din Gud, saa at du ikke holder hans Bud og hans Befalinger og hans Skikke, som jeg byder dig i Dag;
12 lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built fine houses and lived in them;
at du ikke skal æde og blive mæt og bygge gode Huse og bo deri,
13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;
og dit store Kvæg og dit smaa Kvæg skal formeres, og Sølv og Guld skal formeres for dig, og alt det, som du har, formeres,
14 then your heart might be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
og dit Hjerte skulde ophøje sig, og du skulde glemme Herren din Gud, som udførte dig af Ægyptens Land, af Trælles Hus;
15 who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with venomous snakes and scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water; who poured water for you out of the rock of flint;
ham, som ledte dig igennem den store og forfærdelige Ørk, hvor der var giftige Slanger og Skorpioner og Tørhed, hvor der ikke var Vand; ham, som lod Vand udflyde til dig af en haard Stenklippe;
16 who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers didn’t know, that he might humble you, and that he might prove you, to do you good at your latter end;
ham, som gav dig Man at æde i Ørken, hvilket dine Fædre ikke kendte, for at ydmyge dig og for at forsøge dig og at gøre vel imod dig i den sidste Tid;
17 and lest you say in your heart, “My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.”
og du skulde sige i dit Hjerte: Min Kraft og min Haands Styrke har skaffet mig denne Vælde.
18 But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as it is today.
Men du skal komme Herren din Gud i Hu, thi han er den, som giver dig Kraft til at skaffe dig Vælde, for at stadfæste sin Pagt, som han svor dine Fædre, som det ses paa denne Dag.
19 It shall be, if you shall forget the LORD your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you today that you shall surely perish.
Og det skal ske, om du glemmer Herren din Gud og vandrer efter andre Guder og tjener og tilbeder dem, da vidner jeg over eder i Dag, at I skulle omkomme.
20 As the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so you shall perish, because you wouldn’t listen to the LORD your God’s voice.
Ligesom Hedningerne, hvilke Herren lader omkomme for eders Ansigt, saaledes skulle I omkomme, fordi I ikke vilde høre Herren eders Guds Røst.
