5 Mosebok 10
1 Då var det Herren sagde til meg: «Hogg til tvo steintavlor like eins som dei fyrste, og gjer deg ei trekista, og kom upp på fjellet til meg,
“Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones. And make a wooden chest to put them in. Then [bring the tablets] up to me on this mountain.
2 so skal eg skriva dei same ordi på dei tavlorne som på dei fyrste, dei du slo sund, og du skal leggja deim ned i kista.»
I will write on those tablets the same words that I wrote on the first tablets, the ones that you broke. Then you can put them in the chest.’
3 Då gjorde eg ei kista av akazietre, og hogg til tvo steintavlor like eins som dei fyrste, og gjekk upp på fjellet med båe tavlorne i handi,
“So I made a chest. I used wood from an acacia tree to make it. Then I cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I went up the mountain carrying the tablets.
4 og Herren skreiv på deim det same som han hadde skrive fyrre gongen: dei ti bodordi som han hadde tala til dykk på fjellet midt utor elden, samkomedagen, og han gav deim til meg.
There Yahweh wrote on the tablets the [same] Ten Commandments [that he had written on the first tablet]. They are the commandments that he told to your ancestors from the middle of the fire on the mountain, when they were gathered [at the bottom of the mountain]. Then Yahweh gave the tablets to me,
5 So snudde eg meg, og gjekk ned av fjellet, og lagde tavlorne i den kista eg hadde gjort, og der vart dei liggjande, soleis som Herren hadde sagt.
and I turned and went down the mountain. Then, just as he had commanded, I put them in the chest that I had made. And they are still there.”
6 Sidan tok Israels-sønerne ut frå Bene-Ja’akan-brunnarne, og kom til Mosera; der døydde Aron, og der vart han gravlagd, og Eleazar, son hans, vart prest etter honom.
(Then, from the wells that belonged to the people of Jaakan, the Israeli people traveled to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar took his place and became the Supreme Priest.
7 Derifrå for dei til Gudgoda, og frå Gudgoda til Jotbata, eit land med mange bekkjer.
From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.
8 I den tidi skilde Herren ut Levi-ætti so dei skulde bera sambandskista åt Herren, og standa framfor Herrens andlit og tena honom, og lysa velsigning i hans namn, og so hev dei gjort til denne dag.
At that time, Yahweh (set apart/appointed) the tribe of Levi to carry the chest that contained [the tablets on which were written] the Ten Commandments, and to stand in Yahweh’s presence [in the sacred tent], to offer sacrifices, and to pray for Yahweh to bless [the people. They are still doing those things] at the present time.
9 Difor fekk ikkje Levi nokon arvlut tilliks med brørne sine; Herren skal vera hans arv, soleis som han sjølv hev sagt med honom.
That is the reason that the tribe of Levi did not receive any land like the other tribes did. What they received was the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s [priests], which is what he said that they should do.)
10 «So var eg då på fjellet i fyrti jamdøger, liksom fyrre venda, og Herren høyrde bøni mi den gongen og; han vilde ikkje tyna deg.
“I stayed on the mountain 40 days and nights, just like I did the first time. [I prayed to] Yahweh, and he (answered my prayers/did what I requested) again and said that he would not destroy your ancestors.
11 So sagde Herren til meg: «Tak i vegen, og før folket lenger fram, so dei kann koma til det landet eg hev lova federne deira å gjeva deim!»»
Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Continue your journey, going in front of the people, to occupy the land that I vowed your ancestors that I would give to you.’”
12 Og no, Israel, kva er det Herren, din Gud, krev av deg, anna enn det at du skal ottast Herren, din Gud, og allstødt ganga på hans vegar, og elska og tena honom av heile ditt hjarta og heile din hug,
“Now, you Israeli people, [I will tell you] [RHQ] what Yahweh our God requires/demands that you do. He requires you to revere him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him wholeheartedly [DOU],
13 og halda bodi og loverne hans, som eg ber fram for deg no, so det kann ganga deg vel!
and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.
14 Sjå, himmelen og alle himlar i himmelen, jordi og alt det som på henne er, høyrer Herren, din Gud, til.
“Do not forget that Yahweh our God owns even the sky and everything that is in it. He also owns the earth and everything that is on it.
15 Men endå var det berre federne dine han lagde hug til og elska, og sidan kåra han ut dykk, ætti deira, framum alle andre folkeslag, soleis som me ser det i dag.
But [in spite of owning all those things], Yahweh loved your ancestors, and from all the people-groups [on the earth] he chose us, their descendants, and we are still his people.
16 So bøyg då den stride hugen dykkar, og ver ikkje lenger so hardnakka!
So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!
17 For Herren, dykkar Gud, han er Gud yver alle gudar og Herre yver alle herrar, den store, velduge, agelege Gud! Han gjer ikkje mannemun, og tek ikkje mutor;
Yahweh our God is greater than all gods, and he is greater than all rulers. He is very powerful [DOU] and awesome. He (is impartial/does not do things that favor one (group/person) more than others), and he does not accept bribes.
18 han hjelper den farlause og enkja til retten sin, og syter for dei framande so dei fær mat og klæde.
He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly. He loves even (foreigners/people from other countries) who live among us Israeli people, and he gives them food and clothes.
19 Difor skal de og vera gode med dei framande; de var sjølve framande i Egyptarlandet.
So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.
20 Herren, din Gud, skal du ottast; honom skal du tena, og honom skal du halda deg til, og ved hans namn skal du sverja.
Revere Yahweh our God and worship only him. (Be faithful to/Have a close relationship with) him, and say that he should punish you if you do not do what you promise.
21 Han skal vera det gildaste du veit; han er din Gud som for di skuld hev gjort alt dette store og agelege som du hev set for augo dine.
He is the one whom you must praise. He is our God, and we have seen the great and amazing things that he has done for us.
22 Sytti i talet for federne dine ned til Egyptarland, men no hev Herren, din Gud, auka dykk so de er mange som stjernorne på himmelen.
When our ancestors, [Jacob and his family], went down to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now Yahweh our God has caused us to be as numerous as the stars in the sky.”
