4 Mosebok 27
1 Men Selofhads døtre - han var sønn av Hefer, Gileads sønn, som igjen var sønn av Makir, Manasses sønn, av Manasses, Josefs sønns ætt, og hans døtre hette Mahla, Noa og Hogla og Milka og Tirsa -
And daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh son of Joseph, draw near—and these [are] the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah—
2 de gikk frem for Moses og Eleasar, presten, og høvdingene og hele menigheten ved inngangen til sammenkomstens telt og sa:
and stand before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and all the congregation, at the opening of the Tent of Meeting, saying,
3 Vår far døde i ørkenen, og han var ikke med i den flokk som satte sig op mot Herren - i Korahs flokk - men han døde for sin egen synds skyld, og han hadde ingen sønner.
“Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the midst of the congregation who were gathered together against YHWH in the congregation of Korah, but he died for his own sin, and had no sons;
4 Hvorfor skal vår fars navn gå ut av hans ætt, fordi om han ingen sønn hadde? Gi oss eiendom blandt vår fars brødre!
why is the name of our father withdrawn from the midst of his family because he has no son? Give a possession to us in the midst of the brothers of our father”;
5 Og Moses førte deres sak frem for Herrens åsyn.
and Moses brings their cause near before YHWH.
6 Da sa Herren til Moses:
And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,
7 Selofhads døtre har rett i det de sier; du skal gi dem eiendom til arv blandt deres fars brødre og la deres fars arv gå over til dem.
“The daughters of Zelophehad are speaking correctly; you certainly give to them a possession of an inheritance in the midst of their father’s brothers, and have caused the inheritance of their father to pass over to them.
8 Og til Israels barn skal du tale således: Når en mann dør, og han ingen sønn har, da skal I la hans arv gå over til hans datter.
And you speak to the sons of Israel, saying, When a man dies and has no son, then you have caused his inheritance to pass over to his daughter;
9 Og dersom han ingen datter har, så skal I gi hans brødre hans arv.
and if he has no daughter, then you have given his inheritance to his brothers;
10 Og dersom han ingen brødre har, så skal I gi hans fars brødre hans arv.
and if he has no brothers, then you have given his inheritance to his father’s brothers;
11 Men dersom hans far ingen brødre har, så skal I gi hans arv til den nærmeste frende i ætten; han skal arve den. Dette skal være gjeldende rett blandt Israels barn, således som Herren har befalt Moses.
and if his father has no brothers, then you have given his inheritance to his relation who is near to him of his family, and he has possessed it”; and it has been to the sons of Israel for a statute of judgment, as YHWH has commanded Moses.
12 Siden sa Herren til Moses: Stig op på Abarim-fjellet her og se utover landet som jeg har gitt Israels barn!
And YHWH says to Moses, “Go up to this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel;
13 Og når du har sett det, da skal du og samles til dine fedre likesom din bror Aron blev samlet til sine fedre,
and you have seen it, and you have been gathered to your people, also you, as your brother Aaron has been gathered,
14 fordi I var. gjenstridige mot mitt ord i ørkenen Sin, dengang menigheten kivedes med mig, og I skulde helliget mig ved å la vann strømme frem for deres øine. Det er Meribas vann ved Kades i ørkenen Sin.
because you provoked My mouth in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation—to sanctify Me at the waters before their eyes”; they [are] the waters of Meribah, in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin.
15 Da talte Moses til Herren og sa:
And Moses speaks to YHWH, saying,
16 Herre, du Gud som råder over livsens ånde i alt kjød, vil du ikke sette en mann over menigheten,
“YHWH, God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
17 som kan gå ut og inn foran dem, og som kan føre dem ut og føre dem inn, så Herrens menighet ikke skal være som får uten hyrde!
who goes out before them, and who comes in before them, and who takes them out, and who brings them in, and the congregation of YHWH is not as sheep which have no shepherd.”
18 Og Herren sa til Moses: Ta Josva, Nuns sønn. Han er en mann som det er ånd i. Legg din hånd på ham,
And YHWH says to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun to yourself, a man in whom [is] the Spirit, and you have laid your hand on him,
19 og still ham frem for Eleasar, presten, og for hele menigheten og innsett ham i hans tjeneste for deres øine,
and have caused him to stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and have charged him before their eyes,
20 og legg noget av din verdighet på ham, så hele Israels barns menighet må lyde ham!
and have put of your splendor on him, so that all the congregation of the sons of Israel listens.
21 Og han skal stå frem for Eleasar, presten, og Eleasar skal for Herrens åsyn søke urims dom for ham; efter hans ord skal de gå ut, og efter hans ord skal de gå inn, han selv med alle Israels barn og hele menigheten.
And he stands before Eleazar the priest, and he has inquired before YHWH for him by the judgment of the Lights; at his word they go out, and at his word they come in, he and all the sons of Israel with him—even all the congregation.”
22 Så gjorde Moses som Herren hadde befalt ham; han tok Josva og stilte ham frem for Eleasar, presten, og for hele menigheten,
And Moses does as YHWH has commanded him, and takes Joshua and causes him to stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation,
23 og han la sine hender på ham og innsatte ham i hans tjeneste, således som Herren hadde talt ved Moses.
and lays his hands on him and charges him, as YHWH has spoken by the hand of Moses.
