5 Mosebok 32
1 Lytt, I himler, og jeg vil tale, og jorden høre på min munns ord!
“Listen to me, [all you who are in the] heavens, and [all you who are on the] earth, listen to what I say [MTY].
2 Som regnet risle min lære, som duggen dryppe mitt ord, som regnskur på grønne spirer, som byger på urter og gress!
I wish/desire that my teaching will fall on you like rain drops or be like dew on the ground, and be like a gentle rain on the young plants, like showers on the grass.
3 For Herrens navn vil jeg forkynne; gi vår Gud ære!
I will praise Yahweh [MTY]. And [all you people should] tell others that our God is very great.
4 Klippen! - fullkomment er hans verk, for rettferd er alle hans veier; en trofast Gud, uten svik, rettferdig og rettvis er han.
He is like a rock [MET] [under which we are protected]; [everything] that he does is perfect and completely just/fair [DOU]. He always does what he says that he will do; he never does anything that is wrong.
5 Skulde han ha ført fordervelse over sitt folk! Nei, hans barn de har skammen - en vanartet og vrang slekt.
“But [you Israeli people] have been very unfaithful to him; because of your sins, you no longer [deserve to] be his children. You are extremely wicked and deceitful [DOU].
6 Lønner I Herren således, du dårlige og uvise folk? Er han ikke din far, som gjorde dig til sin eiendom? Han skapte dig og dannet dig.
You foolish and senseless [DOU] people, (is this the way that you should repay Yahweh [for all that he has done for you]?/this is certainly not the way that you should repay Yahweh [for all that he has done for you].) [RHQ] He is your father; he created you [RHQ]; he caused you to become a nation.
7 Kom de eldgamle dager i hu, gi akt på årene fra slekt til slekt! Spør din far, han vil kunngjøre dig det - dine gamle, de vil si dig det.
“Think about [what happened] long ago; consider what happened to your ancestors. Ask your parents, and they will inform you; ask the older people, and they will tell you.
8 Da den Høieste gav folkene arv, da han skilte menneskenes barn, satte han folkenes landemerker efter tallet på Israels barn.
When God, who is greater than any other god, long ago divided the people into groups, he assigned to the nations their land. He determined where each people-group should live and (assigned to/chose for) each people-group a god/angel.
9 For Herrens del er hans folk, Jakob er hans arvelodd.
But Yahweh decided that we would be his people; he chose [us, the descendants of] Jacob, to belong to him.
10 Han fant ham i et øde land, i villmarken, blandt ørkenens hyl; han vernet om ham, han våket over ham, han voktet ham som sin øiesten.
“He saw [our ancestors] when they were in a desert, wandering in a land (that was desolate/where no people lived). He protected them and took care of them, as every person takes good care of his own eyes. [SIM, IDM]
11 Som ørnen vekker sitt rede og svever over sine unger, således bredte han ut sine vinger, tok ham op og bar ham på sine slagfjær.
[Yahweh protected his people] just like an eagle encourages its babies [to fly] and flutters over them [MET], spreading its wings and catching them [if they start to fall].
12 Det var Herren alene som førte ham, og ingen fremmed gud var med ham.
Yahweh was the only one who led them; no other foreign god helped him.
13 Han lot ham fare frem over jordens høider, og han åt markens grøde, og han lot ham suge honning av klippen og olje av hårdeste sten,
“[After they entered the land that Yahweh promised to give to them], Yahweh enabled them to rule the hilly areas; they ate the crops that grew in the fields. They found honey in the rocks, and their olive trees [MTY] grew [even] in stony ground.
14 rømme av kyr og melk av får og fett av lam og av vær fra Basan og av bukker og hvetens feteste marg; og druers blod drakk du, skummende vin.
The cows gave them plenty of curds/yogurt, the goats gave them plenty of milk, they had well-fed sheep and cattle, they had very good wheat, and they made delicious wine from their grapes.
15 Da blev Jesurun fet og slo bak ut - du blev fet og tykk og stinn; han forlot Gud, som hadde skapt ham, og foraktet sin frelses klippe.
“The Israeli people became rich and prosperous, but then they rebelled against God; they abandoned him, the one who created them, the one who powerfully saves them.
16 De vakte hans nidkjærhet ved fremmede guder; ved vederstyggelige avguder vakte de hans harme.
So he abandoned them because they started to worship other/strange gods. Because of their worshiping disgusting idols, he became angry.
17 De ofret til maktene, som ikke er Gud, til guder som de ikke kjente, nye og nyss opkommet, som eders fedre ikke reddedes for.
They offered sacrifices to gods who were [really] demons, gods that their ancestors had never known; they offered sacrifices to gods that they had recently found out about, gods whom your ancestors had never revered.
18 Klippen, ditt ophav, enset du ikke; du glemte Gud, han som fødte dig.
They forgot [the true] God, the one who protects them [MET], the one who created them and caused them to live.
19 Og Herren så det og forkastet dem, han harmedes over sine sønner og sine døtre.
“When Yahweh saw that [they had abandoned him], he became angry, so he rejected [the Israeli people, who are like] his sons and daughters.
20 Og han sa: Jeg vil skjule mitt åsyn for dem, jeg vil se hvad ende det vil ta med dem; for en vrang slekt er de, barn i hvem det ingen troskap er.
He said, ‘They are very wicked/stubborn people, very unfaithful; so I will no longer help them, and then I will watch and see what happens to them.
21 De vakte min nidkjærhet ved det som ikke er Gud, de vakte min harme ved sine tomme avguder. Også jeg vil vekke deres nidkjærhet ved det som ikke er et folk; ved et uforstandig folk vil jeg vekke deres harme.
They made me very angry because of their worshiping idols, which are not really gods; they have caused me to be [jealous [MET] because I want them to worship only me]. So now, in order to cause them to become jealous, I will send [to attack them an army of] a nation of worthless and foolish people.
22 For en ild er optendt i min vrede og brenner til dypeste dødsrike; den fortærer landet og dets grøde og setter fjellenes grunnvoller i brand. (Sheol h7585)
I will be very angry, and I will destroy them like a fire that will burn on the earth and all the way down to the place where dead people are [MET]; that fire will destroy the earth and everything that grows on it, and it will even burn what is down under the mountains. (Sheol h7585)
23 Jeg vil samle ulykker over dem; alle de piler jeg har, vil jeg bruke imot dem.
I will cause them to experience many disasters; [they will feel as though] [MET] I am shooting all my arrows at them.
24 De skal utsuges av sult og fortæres av brennende feber og giftig sott; villdyrs tann vil jeg sende imot dem og edder av ormen som kryper i støvet.
They will die because of being hungry and because of having hot fevers and because of terrible diseases; I will send wild animals to attack [MTY] them, and poisonous snakes to bite [MTY] them.
25 Ute skal sverdet, inne i kammerne redsel bortrive både unge menn og jomfruer, det diende barn og den gråhårede mann.
Outside [their houses, their enemies] will kill them [MTY] with swords, and in their homes, [their enemies will cause] them to be terrified. Their enemies will kill young men and young women, and they will kill infants and old people with gray hair.
26 Jeg vilde ha sagt: Jeg vil blåse dem bort, jeg vil slette ut minnet om dem blandt menneskene,
I wanted to scatter the Israeli people to distant countries in order that no one would ever remember them.
27 dersom jeg ikke hadde fryktet for at fiendene skulde krenke mig, at deres motstandere skulde mistyde det og si: Det var vår hånd som var så sterk; det var ikke Herren som gjorde alt dette.
But [if I did that], their enemies would wrongly boast that they were the ones who had [gotten rid of my people]; they would say, “We [SYN] are the ones who defeated them; it was not Yahweh who has done all these things.”’
28 For de er et folk uten visdom; der er ikke forstand hos dem.
You Israelis are a nation of people who do not have any sense. None of you is wise.
29 Dersom de var vise, vilde de forstå dette, skjønne hvad ende det vil ta med dem.
If you were wise, you would understand [why you would be punished]; you would have realized what was going to happen to you.
30 Hvorledes kunde én forfølge tusen, og to drive ti tusen på flukt, hvis ikke deres klippe hadde solgt dem, og Herren overgitt dem?
[You would have realized] why 1,000 [of your soldiers] would be defeated by only one [of the enemy soldiers], and why two of your enemies would chase away 10,000 [Israeli soldiers]. [You would realize that this would happen] only if God, the one who always defended you [MET], had allowed your enemies to defeat you, because he had abandoned you.
31 For deres klippe er ikke som vår klippe - det kan våre fiender selv vidne!
Your enemies know that their gods are not powerful like Yahweh, our God, [so their gods could not have defeated us Israelis].
32 For deres vin-tre er av Sodomas vin-tre og fra Gomorras marker; deres druer er giftige druer, de har beske klaser.
Your enemies are like [MET] grapevines planted near [the ruins of] Sodom and Gomorrah [cities]; the grapes from those vines are bitter and poisonous;
33 Deres vin er slangers brennende gift og fryktelig ormeedder.
the wine [from those grapes] is like the poison of snakes [DOU].
34 Er ikke dette gjemt hos mig, under segl i mine forrådskammer?
[“Yahweh says], ‘I know [RHQ] [what I have planned to do to the Israeli people and to their enemies], and those plans are so secure [that it as though he locked them up] [MET].
35 Mig hører hevn og gjengjeldelse til på den tid da deres fot vakler; for deres undergangs dag er nær, og hastig kommer det som venter dem.
I am the one who will get revenge and pay those enemies back for what they have done [to my people], at the right time for them to be punished [IDM]; they will soon experience disasters, and I will punish/destroy them quickly.’
36 For Herren skal dømme sitt folk, og det skal gjøre ham ondt for sine tjenere, når han ser at deres makt er borte, og at det er ute både med store og små.
“But Yahweh will see that you who are truly his people, who (are innocent/have not done things that are wrong), and he will be merciful to you. And he will see that you are helpless, and that there are very few of you, slaves or free people, who are still alive.
37 Og han skal si: Hvor er deres guder - klippen som de satte sin lit til -
Then Yahweh will ask his people, ‘Where are the gods that you thought would protect you [MET]?
38 de som åt deres slaktoffers fett og drakk deres drikkoffers vin? La dem reise sig og hjelpe eder! La dem være eders vern!
You gave to those gods the best parts of the animals that you sacrificed, and you poured out wine for them to drink. So, they should begin to help you; they should be the ones who will protect you!
39 Nu ser I at det er mig, og at der er ingen Gud foruten mig. Jeg gjør død og gjør levende, jeg sårer, og jeg læger, og det er ingen som redder av min hånd.
“But now you will realize that I, only I, am God; there is no other god who is [a real] god. I am the one who can kill people and who can cause people to live; I can wound people, and I can heal people, and there is no one who can prevent me from doing those things.
40 For jeg løfter min hånd mot himmelen og sier: Så sant jeg lever til evig tid:
I raise my hand toward heaven and solemnly declare that just as sure as I live forever,
41 Når jeg hvesser mitt lynende sverd og tar dommen i min hånd, da vil jeg føre hevn over mine fiender og gjengjelde dem som hater mig;
that when I sharpen my sword, as I [SYN] prepare to punish people, I will get revenge on my enemies; I will pay back those who hate me.
42 jeg vil gjøre mine piler drukne av blod, og mitt sverd skal ete kjøtt, blod av falne og fangne, av fiendtlige høvdingers hode.
I will kill all [of my enemies] with a sword; it will be as though I had arrows that will be covered with their blood. I will kill [MTY] all those whom I capture and cut off their leaders’ heads.’
43 Pris, I hedninger, hans folk! For han hevner sine tjeneres blod; over sine fiender fører han hevn og gjør soning for sitt land, for sitt folk.
“You people of all nations, you as well as his people should praise Yahweh, because Yahweh gets revenge on those who kill the people who serve him; and he cleanses his people’s land which has become defiled because of their sins.”
44 Så kom da Moses og fremsa hele denne sang for folket, han og Hosea, Nuns sønn.
Joshua and Moses/I recited the words of that song while the Israeli people were listening.
45 Og da Moses var ferdig med å tale alle disse ord til hele Israel,
When they/we finished reciting to the Israeli people the words of this song,
46 sa han til dem: Akt på alle de ord som jeg idag gjør til et vidne mot eder, og byd eders barn å ta vare på dem, så de holder alle ordene i denne lov!
Moses/I said, “Never forget all these commands that I have been giving you today. Teach these laws to your children, in order that they will faithfully obey all of them.
47 For dette er ikke noget tomt ord for eder, men det er eders liv, og ved dette ord skal I leve lenge i det land I nu drar til over Jordan og skal ta i eie.
These instructions are very important [LIT]. If [you obey] them, you will live a long time in the land that you are about to cross the Jordan [River] to occupy.”
48 Samme dag talte Herren til Moses og sa:
On that same day, Yahweh said to Moses/me,
49 Gå op på Abarim-fjellet her, på Nebo-fjellet i Moabs land midt imot Jeriko, og se ut over Kana'ans land, som jeg gir Israels barn til eiendom,
“Go to the Abarim Mountain range [here] in the Moab region, across from Jericho. Climb Nebo Mountain, and look [toward the west] to see Canaan land, the land that I am about to give to the Israeli people.
50 Og der på fjellet som du går op på, skal du dø og samles til dine fedre, likesom Aron, din bror, døde på fjellet Hor og blev samlet til sine fedre,
You will die on that mountain [EUP, DOU], like your [older] brother Aaron died on Hor Mountain.
51 fordi I syndet mot mig blandt Israels barn ved Meribas vann i Kades i ørkenen Sin og ikke helliget mig blandt Israels barn.
You will die because both of you disobeyed me in the presence of the Israeli people, when you all were at Meribah Springs near Kadesh [town] in the Zin Desert. You did not honor and respect me in the presence of the Israeli people in the way that I deserve because I am God.
52 Du skal få se landet midt foran dig, men du skal ikke komme inn i det land som jeg gir Israels barn.
[When you are on that mountain where I told you to go], you will see in the distance in front of you the land that I am about to give to the Israeli people, but you will not enter it.”
