5 Mosebog 9

1 Hør, Israel! Du drager nu over Jordan for at komme og gøre dig til Herre over Folk, der er større og mægtigere end du selv, over store Byer med himmelhøje Fæstningsværker;

“Listen, O Israel: You shall cross over the Jordan today, in order to possess nations, very great and stronger than yourself, cities vast and walled even to the sky,

2 over et stort Folk, høje som Kæmper, Anakiternes Efterkommere, som du selv kender, og om hvem du selv har hørt sige: Hvem kan holde Stand mod Anakiterne!"

a people great and lofty, the sons of the Anakim, whom you yourselves have seen and heard, against whom no one is able to stand.

3 Så skal du nu vide, at det er HERREN din Gud, der går foran dig som en fortærende Ild; han vil ødelægge dem, og han vil underku dem for dig, så du kan drive dem bort og ødelægge dem i Hast, således som HERREN har sagt dig.

Therefore, you shall know today that the Lord your God himself will pass over before you, like a devouring and consuming fire, to crush and to wipe away and to utterly ruin them before your face, quickly, just as he has spoken to you.

4 Når HERREN din Gud jager dem bort foran dig, tænk så ikke: "For min Retfærdigheds Skyld lod HERREN mig komme ind og tage dette Land i Besiddelse!" Thi det er for disse Folks Ugudeligheds Skyld, at HERREN driver dem bort foran dig!

You should not say in your heart, when the Lord your God will have destroyed them in your sight: ‘It is because of my justice that the Lord led me in, so that I might possess this land, while these nations have been destroyed because of their impiety.’

5 Det er ikke for din Retfærdigheds eller dit ædle Hjertes Skyld, du kommer ind og tager deres Land i Besiddelse, nej, det er på Grund af disse Folks Ondskab, at HERREN driver dem bort foran dig, og fordi han vil opfylde det Ord, han tilsvor dine Fædre, Abraham, Isak og Jakob.

For it is not because of your justices or the uprightness of your heart that you will enter, so that you may possess their lands. Instead, it is because they have acted wickedly that they are destroyed upon your arrival, and so that the Lord may accomplish his word, which he promised under oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

6 Så vid da, at det ikke er for din Retfærdigheds Skyld, at HERREN din Gud giver dig dette herlige Land i Eje; thi du er et Folk med hårde Halse!

Therefore, know that the Lord your God will not give you this excellent land as a possession due to your justices, for you are a very stiff-necked people.

7 Kom i Hu, glem ikke, hvorledes du fortørnede HERREN din Gud i Ørkenen! Lige fra den Dag I drog ud af Ægypten, og til I kom til Stedet her, har I været genstridige mod HERREN.

Remember, and never forget, how you provoked the Lord your God to anger in the wilderness. You have always contended against the Lord, from the day that you went forth from Egypt, even to this place.

8 Ved Horeb fortørnede I HERREN, og HERREN blev vred på eder, så han vilde ødelægge eder.

For at Horeb also, you provoked him, and, becoming angry, he was willing to destroy you,

9 Da jeg var steget op på Bjerget for at modtage Stentavlerne, den Pagts Tavler, som HERREN havde sluttet med eder, opholdt jeg mig på Bjerget fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter uden at spise eller drikke,

when I ascended onto the mountain, so that I might receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant which the Lord formed with you. And I persevered on the mountain for forty days and nights, neither eating bread, nor drinking water.

10 og HERREN gav mig de to Stentavler, beskrevne med Guds Finger; og på dem stod alle de Ord, HERREN havde talt til eder på Bjerget ud fra Ilden, den Dag I var forsamlet.

And the Lord gave me two tablets of stone, written with the finger of God and containing all the words that he spoke to you on the mountain from the midst of fire, while the people, being stirred up, were assembled together.

11 Da de fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter var omme, gav HERREN mig de to Stentavler, Pagtens Tavler.

And when forty days, and as many nights, had passed, the Lord gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant.

12 Og HERREN sagde til mig: "Stå op og skynd dig ned herfra, thi det Folk, du førte ud af Ægypten, har handlet ilde; hastigt er de veget fra den Vej, jeg foreskrev dem: de har lavet sig et støbt Billede!"

And he said to me: ‘Rise up, and descend quickly from here. For your people, whom you led away from Egypt, have quickly abandoned the way that you have shown to them, and they have made a molten idol for themselves.’

13 Og HERREN sagde til mig: "Jeg har set dette Folk, og se, det er et Folk med hårde Halse;

And again, the Lord said to me: ‘I discern that this people is stiff-necked.

14 lad mig i Fred, så jeg kan ødelægge dem og udslette deres Navn under Himmelen; så vil jeg gøre dig til et Folk, mægtigere og større end det!"

Depart from me, so that I may crush them, and abolish their name from under heaven, and appoint you over a nation, which will be greater and stronger than this one.’

15 Da vendte jeg mig bort og steg ned fra Bjerget med Pagtens to Tavler i mine Hænder, medens Bjerget brændte i lys Lue;

And as I was descending from the burning mountain, and I held the two tablets of the covenant with both hands,

16 og jeg så, og se, I havde syndet mod HERREN eders Gud, I havde lavet eder en støbt Tyrekalv; hastigt var I veget fra den Vej, HERREN havde foreskrevet eder.

and I had seen that you had sinned against the Lord your God, and had made a molten calf for yourselves, and had quickly abandoned his way, which he had revealed to you,

17 Da greb jeg de to Tavler og kastede dem ud af mine Hænder og knuste dem for eders Øjne.

I threw down the tablets from my hands, and I broke them in your sight.

18 Og derpå faldt jeg ned for HERRENs Åsyn fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter ligesom forrige Gang, uden at spise eller drikke, for alle eders Synders Skyld, som I havde begået, idet I gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, så I fortørnede ham.

And I fell prostrate before the Lord, just as before, for forty days and nights, not eating bread, and not drinking water, because of all your sins, which you had committed against the Lord, and because you provoked him to anger.

19 Thi jeg frygtede for, at HERREN skulde tilintetgøre eder i den Vrede og Harme, som opfyldte ham imod eder. Og HERREN bønhørte mig også den Gang!

For I feared his indignation and wrath, which had been stirred up against you, so that he was willing to destroy you. And the Lord heeded me at this time also.

20 Også på Aron blev HERREN vred, så han vilde tilintetgøre ham; men den Gang gik jeg også i Forbøn for Aron.

Likewise, he became vehemently angry against Aaron, and he was willing to destroy him, and I prayed for him similarly.

21 Men eders syndige Værk, Kalven, tog jeg og brændte; og jeg knuste og malede den til fint Støv, og Støvet kastede jeg i Bækken, som løber ned ad Bjerget.

But as for your sin which you committed, that is, the calf, taking hold of it, I burned it with fire. And breaking it into pieces, and reducing it entirely to dust, I threw it into the torrent that descends from the mountain.

22 Også i Tabera, Massa og Hibrot Hatta'va fortørnede I HERREN.

Likewise, at the Burning, and at the Temptation, and at the Graves of Lust, you provoked the Lord.

23 Og da HERREN lod eder rejse fra Kadesj Barnea og bød eder drage op og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som han vilde give eder, trodsede I HERREN eders Guds Befaling, og I troede ikke på ham og adlød ham ikke.

And when he sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, ‘Ascend and possess the land, which I have given to you,’ even so, you spurned the command of the Lord your God, and you did not believe him, nor were you willing to listen to his voice.

24 I har været genstridige mod HERREN, så længe jeg har kendt eder.

Instead, you were ever rebellious, from the day when I first began to know you.

25 Så faldt jeg ned for HERRENs Åsyn i de fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter, fordi HERREN havde sagt, at han vilde tilintetgøre eder,

And so, I lay prostrate before the Lord for forty days and nights, as I humbly begged him, lest he destroy you, just as he had threatened to do.

26 og jeg bad til HERREN og sagde: "Herre, HERRE, ødelæg ikke dit Folk og din Ejendom, som du udløste ved din store Magt og førte ud af Ægypten med stærk Hånd!

And praying, I said: ‘O Lord God, do not destroy your people and your inheritance, whom you have redeemed in your greatness, whom you have led away from Egypt with a strong hand.

27 Kom dine Tjenere i Hu, Abraham, Isak og Jakob; giv ikke Agt på dette Folks Halsstarrighed, på dets Ugudelighed og på dets Synd,

Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Do not look upon the stubbornness of this people, nor upon their wickedness and sinfulness.

28 for at man ikke skal sige i det Land, du førte os ud fra: Fordi HERREN ikke evnede at føre dem til det Land, han havde lovet dem, og fordi han hadede dem, derfor førte han dem ud for at lade dem omkomme i Ørkenen!

Otherwise, perhaps the inhabitants of the land, out of which you have led us, may say: “The Lord was not able to lead them into the land, which he promised to them. And he hated them; therefore, he led them out, so that he might put them to death in the wilderness.”

29 De er jo dit Folk og din Ejendom, som du førte ud ved din store Kraft og din udstrakte Arm!"

These are your people and your inheritance, whom you have led out by your great strength, and with your outstretched arm.’”