5 Mosebog 12

1 Dette er de Anordninger og Lovbud, I omhyggeligt skal handle efter i det Land, HERREN, dine Fædres Gud, giver dig i Eje, så længe I lever på Jorden.

“These are the precepts and judgments which you must do in the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, will give to you, so that you may possess it during all the days that you shall walk upon the soil.

2 I skal i Bund og Grund ødelægge alle de Steder, hvor de Folk, I driver bort, dyrker deres Guder, på de høje Bjerge, på Højene og under alle grønne Træer!

Overturn all the places where the nations, which you will possess, worshipped their gods on lofty mountains, and on hills, and under every leafy tree.

3 I skal nedbryde deres Altre og sønderslå deres Stenstøtter, I skal opbrænde deres Asjerastøtter og omhugge deres Gudebilleder og udrydde deres Navn fra hvert sådant Sted.

Scatter their altars and break their statues. Burn their sacred groves with fire and crush their idols. Abolish their names from those places.

4 I må ikke bære eder således ad over for HERREN eders Gud;

But you shall not do the same to the Lord your God.

5 men til det Sted, HERREN eders Gud udvælger blandt alle eders Stammer for at stedfæste sit Navn og lade det bo der, skal I søge, og der skal du gå hen;

Instead, you shall approach the place which the Lord your God will choose among all your tribes, so that he may set his name there, and may dwell in that place.

6 derhen skal I bringe eders Brændofre og Slagtofre, eders Tiender og Offerydelser, eders Løfteofre og Frivilligofre og de førstefødte af eders Hornkvæg og Småkvæg;

And you shall offer, in that place, your holocausts and victims, the tithes and first-fruits of your hands, and your vows and gifts, the firstborn of the cattle and of the sheep.

7 der skal I holde Måltid for HERREN eders Guds Åsyn og sammen med eders Husstand være glade over alt, hvad I erhverver, hvad HERREN din Gud velsigner dig med.

And you shall eat it there, in the sight of the Lord your God. And you shall rejoice in all the things to which you shall set your hand: you and your household, which the Lord your God has blessed for you.

8 I må ikke bære eder ad, som vi nu for Tiden gør her, hvor enhver gør, hvad han finder for godt;

You shall not do there the things that we are doing here today: each one doing what seems good to himself.

9 thi endnu er I jo ikke kommet til det Hvilested og den Arvelod, HERREN din Gud vil give dig.

For even until the present time, you did not arrive at the rest and the possession, which the Lord your God will give to you.

10 Men når I er gået over Jordan og har fæstet Bo i det Land, HERREN eders Gud vil give eder til Arv, og han får skaffet eder Ro for alle eders Fjender trindt omkring, så I kan bo trygt,

You shall cross over the Jordan, and you shall live in the land which the Lord your God will give to you, so that you may have rest from all the surrounding enemies, and so that you may live without any fear,

11 da skal det Sted, HERREN eders Gud udvælger til Bolig for sit Navn, være det, hvorhen I skal bringe alt, hvad jeg pålægger eder, eders Brændofre og Slagtofre, eders Tiender og Offerydelser og alle eders udvalgte Løftofre, som I lover HERREN;

in the place which the Lord your God will choose, so that his name may be in it. To that place, you shall bring all the things that I instruct you: holocausts, and victims, and tithes, and the first-fruits of your hands, and whatever is best among the gifts that you shall vow to the Lord.

12 og der skal I være glade for HERREN eders Guds Åsyn sammen med eders Sønner og Døtre, eders Trælle og Trælkvinder og Leviten inden eders Porte; thi han har jo ingen Arvelod og Del som I andre.

In that place, you shall feast before the Lord your God: you, and your sons and daughters, your men and women servants, as well as the Levite who dwells in your cities. For he has no other portion or possession among you.

13 Vogt dig for at ofre dine Brændofre på et hvilket som helst Sted, dit Øje falder på.

Take care that you do not offer your holocausts in any place that you see.

14 Men på det Sted HERREN udvælger i en af dine Stammer, der skal du ofre dine Brændofre, og der skal du gøre alt, hvad jeg pålægger dig.

Instead, you shall offer sacrifices in the place which the Lord will choose within one of your tribes, and you shall do whatsoever I instruct you.

15 Derimod må du, så meget du lyster, slagte Kvæg og nyde Kød rundt om i dine Byer, alt som HERREN din Gud velsigner dig; urene og rene må spise det, som var det Gazeller eller Hjorte.

So, if you wish to eat, and if the eating of flesh pleases you, then kill and eat according to the blessing of the Lord your God, which he has given to you, in your cities: you may eat it whether it is unclean, that is, having blemish or defect, or whether it is clean, that is, whole and without blemish, of the kind which is permitted to be offered, such as the roe deer and the stag.

16 Kun Blodet må ikke nyde; det skal du lade løbe ud på Jorden som Vand.

Only the blood you shall not eat. Instead, you shall pour it upon the ground like water.

17 Men inden dine Porte må du ikke nyde Tienden af dit Korn, din Most og din Olie eller de førstefødte af dit Hornkvæg og Småkvæg eller noget af dine Løfteofre og Frivilligofre eller nogen af dine Offerydelser;

You may not eat in your towns the tithes of your crops, and your wine and oil, the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, nor anything which you will vow, or which you will offer spontaneously, nor the first-fruits of your hands.

18 men for HERREN din Guds Åsyn, på det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger, skal du nyde alt dette sammen med din Søn og Datter, din Træl og Trælkvinde og Leviten inden dine Porte, og du skal være glad for HERREN din Guds Åsyn over alt, hvad du erhverver dig.

But you shall eat these before the Lord your God, in the place which the Lord your God will choose: you, and your son, and your daughter, and your man servant and woman servant, and the Levite who dwells in your cities. And you shall rejoice and be refreshed in the sight of the Lord your God by all the things to which you will extend your hand.

19 Vogt dig vel for at glemme Leviten, så længe du lever i dit Land!

Be careful, lest you abandon the Levite, at any time while you are living in the land.

20 Når HERREN din Gud udvider dine Landemærker, som han har lovet dig, og du da får Lyst til Kød og siger: "Jeg vil have Kød at spise", så spis kun Kød, så meget du lyster.

When the Lord your God will have enlarged your borders, just as he has spoken to you, and when you would eat the flesh that your soul desires,

21 Hvis det Sted, HERREN din Gud udvælger for der at stedfæste sit Navn, ligger langt fra dig, så må du slagte af dit Hornkvæg og Småkvæg, som HERREN giver dig, således som jeg har pålagt dig, og spise det inden dine Porte, så meget du lyster.

but if the place which the Lord your God will choose, so that his name may be there, is far away, you may kill, from your herds and your flocks which you will have, in the manner I have instructed to you, and you may eat in your towns, as it pleases you.

22 Men du skal spise det, som man spiser Gazeller og Hjorte; både urene og rene må spise det.

Just as the roe deer and the stag may be eaten, so also may you eat these: you may eat both the clean and the unclean alike.

23 Kun må du ufravigeligt afholde dig fra at nyde Blodet; thi Blodet er Sjælen, og du må ikke nyde Sjælen tillige med Kødet.

Only beware of this: you may not eat the blood. For their blood is for the soul. And because of this, you must not eat the soul with the flesh.

24 Du må ikke nyde det, men du skal lade det løbe ud på Jorden som Vand.

Instead, you shall pour it upon the ground like water,

25 Afhold dig fra at nyde det, for at det kan gå dig og dine Børn efter dig vel, idet du gør, had der er ret i HERRENs Øjne.

so that it may be well with you, and with your sons after you, when you will do what is pleasing in the sight of the Lord.

26 Men dine hellige Gaver og Løfteofre skal du komme med til det Sted, HERREN udvælger;

But the things that you have sanctified and vowed to the Lord, you shall take up and bring to the place which the Lord will choose.

27 og du skal bringe dine Brændofre, både Kødet og Blodet, på HERREN din Guds Alter; og Blodet af dine Slagtofre skal udøses på HERREN din Guds Alter, men Kødet må du spise.

And you shall offer your oblations of flesh and of blood upon the altar of the Lord your God. You shall poor out the blood of your victims upon the altar. And you yourself shall eat the flesh.

28 Adlyd omhyggeligt alle disse Bud, som jeg i Dag pålægger dig, for at det kan gå dig og dine Børn efter dig vel til evig Tid, idet du gør, hvad der er godt og ret i HERREN din Guds Øjne.

Observe and heed all the things that I instruct to you, so that it may be well with you, and with your sons after you, continually, when you will do what is good and pleasing in the sight of the Lord your God.

29 Når HERREN din Gud udrydder de Folk, du drager hen at drive bort, og du har drevet dem bort og bosat dig i deres Land,

When the Lord your God will have abolished before your face the nations, which you shall enter so as to possess them, and when you will possess them and live in their land,

30 så vogt dig for at lade dig lokke til at gå i deres Fodspor, efter at de er udryddet foran dig, og for at spørge dig for angående deres Guder, idet du siger: "Hvorledes plejede disse Folkeslag at dyrke deres Guder? Således vil også jeg bære mig ad."

be careful that you do not imitate them, after they have been overturned at your arrival, and that you do not seek their ceremonies, saying: ‘Just as these nations have worshipped their gods, so also will I worship.’

31 Således må du ikke bære dig ad over for HERREN din Gud; thi alt, hvad der er HERREN en Vederstyggelighed, alt, hvad han hader, har de gjort over for deres Guder; ja, de brændte endog deres Sønner og Døtre til Ære for deres Guder!

You shall not act in like manner toward the Lord your God. For they have done to their gods all the abominations that the Lord spurns, offering their sons and daughters, and burning them with fire.

32 Alt, hvad jeg pålægger eder, skal I omhyggeligt udføre. Du må hverken lægge noget til eller trække noget fra.

What I command to you, this only shall you do, for the Lord. You may neither add nor subtract anything.”