Deuteronomy 4
1 Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances which I teach you, to do them, that you may live and go in and possess the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, gives you.
Og nu, Israel! Hør de Anordninger og Lovbud, som jeg vil lære eder at holde, for at I kan blive i Live og komme ind og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, vil give eder.
2 You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.
I maa hverken lægge noget til eller trække noget fra, hvad jeg byder eder, men I skal holde HERREN eders Guds Bud, som jeg paalægger eder.
3 Your eyes have seen what Yahweh did because of Baal Peor; for Yahweh your God has destroyed all the men who followed Baal Peor from among you.
I har med egne Øjne set, hvad HERREN gjorde i Anledning af Ba'al-Peor: Hver eneste Mand, som fulgte Ba'al-Peor, udryddede HERREN din Gud af din Midte.
4 But you who were faithful to Yahweh your God are all alive today.
Men I, som holdt fast ved HERREN eders Gud, er alle i Live den Dag i Dag.
5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Yahweh my God commanded me, that you should do so in the middle of the land where you go in to possess it.
Se, jeg har lært eder Anordninger og Lovbud, saaledes som HERREN min Gud har paalagt mig, for at I skal handle derefter i det Land, I skal ind og tage i Besiddelse;
6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who shall hear all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
hold dem og følg dem! Thi det skal være eders Visdom og eders Kløgt i de andre Folks Øjne. Naar de hører om alle disse Anordninger, skal de sige: »Sandelig, det er et vist og klogt Folk, dette store Folk!«
7 For what great nation is there that has a god so near to them as Yahweh our God is whenever we call on him?
Thi hvor er der vel et stort Folk, som har Guder, der kommer til det, saaledes som HERREN vor Gud gør det, naar vi kalder paa ham;
8 What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law which I set before you today?
og hvor er der vel et stort Folk, der har saa retfærdige Anordninger og Lovbud som hele denne Lov, jeg forelægger eder i Dag?
9 Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children—
Kun skal du vogte dig og omhyggeligt tage Vare paa dig selv, at du ikke glemmer, hvad du med egne Øjne har set, og at det ikke viger fra dit Hjerte, saa længe du lever; og du skal fortælle dine Sønner og dine Sønners Sønner derom.
10 the day that you stood before Yahweh your God in Horeb, when Yahweh said to me, “Assemble the people to me, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
Glem ikke den Dag, du stod for HERREN din Guds Aasyn ved Horeb, da HERREN sagde til mig: »Kald mig Folket sammen, for at jeg kan kundgøre dem mine Ord, saa de kan lære at frygte mig, saa længe de lever paa Jorden, og lære deres Sønner det samme!«
11 You came near and stood under the mountain. The mountain burned with fire to the heart of the sky, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.
Da traadte I frem og stod ved Bjergets Fod, medens Bjerget brændte i lys Lue helt ind i Himmelen, hyllet i Mørke, Skyer og Mulm;
12 Yahweh spoke to you out of the middle of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice.
og da HERREN talede til eder ud fra Ilden, hørte I kun Ordene, men nogen Skikkelse saa I ikke, kun en Røst fornam I.
13 He declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments. He wrote them on two stone tablets.
Da kundgjorde han eder sin Pagt, som han bød eder at holde, de ti Ord, og han skrev dem paa to Stentavler.
14 Yahweh commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it.
Og mig bød HERREN dengang at lære eder Anordninger og Lovbud, som I skulde overholde idet Land, I nu skal over og tage i Besiddelse.
15 Be very careful, for you saw no kind of form on the day that Yahweh spoke to you in Horeb out of the middle of the fire,
Eftersom I ikke saa nogen Skikkelse, dengang HERREN talede til eder paa Horeb ud fra Ilden, saa vogt eder nu omhyggeligt for
16 lest you corrupt yourselves, and make yourself a carved image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
at handle saa ryggesløst, at I laver eder et Gudebillede, en Stenstøtte i en eller anden Skikkelse, enten det nu er et Afbillede af en Mand eller en Kvinde
17 the likeness of any animal that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the sky,
eller et Afbillede af et eller andet Dyr, der lever paa Jorden, eller et Afbillede af en eller anden vinget Fugl, der flyver under Himmelen,
18 the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth;
eller et Afbillede af et eller andet Kryb, der kryber paa Jorden, eller et Afbillede af en eller anden Fisk i Vandet under Jorden;
19 and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.
og naar du løfter dit Blik til Himmelen og ser Solen og Maanen og Stjernerne, hele Himmelens Hær, saa vogt dig for at lade dig forføre til at tilbede og dyrke dem. Thi HERREN din Gud har tildelt alle de andre Folk under hele Himmelen dem;
20 But Yahweh has taken you, and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as it is today.
men eder tog HERREN og førte ud af Smelteovnen, af Ægypten, for at I skulde være hans Ejendomsfolk, som I nu er.
21 Furthermore Yahweh was angry with me for your sakes, and swore that I should not go over the Jordan, and that I should not go in to that good land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance;
Men HERREN blev vred paa mig for eders Skyld og svor, at jeg ikke skulde komme over Jordan ind i det herlige Land, som HERREN din Gud vil give dig i Eje,
22 but I must die in this land. I must not go over the Jordan, but you shall go over and possess that good land.
thi jeg skal dø i Landet her; jeg skal ikke komme over Jordan, men I skal komme over og tage dette herlige Land i Besiddelse.
23 Be careful, lest you forget the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he made with you, and make yourselves a carved image in the form of anything which Yahweh your God has forbidden you.
Saa vogt eder for at glemme HERREN eders Guds Pagt, som han sluttede med eder, og for at lave eder noget Gudebillede i Skikkelse af noget som helst, HERREN din Gud har forbudt dig.
24 For Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
Thi HERREN din Gud er en fortærende Ild, en nidkær Gud!
25 When you father children and children’s children, and you have been long in the land, and then corrupt yourselves, and make a carved image in the form of anything, and do that which is evil in Yahweh your God’s sight to provoke him to anger,
Naar du faar Børn og Børnebørn, og I bliver gamle i Landet, og I da handler saa ryggesløst, at I laver eder Gudebilleder i en eller anden Skikkelse og gør, hvad der er ondt i HERREN din Guds Øjne, saa at I fortørner ham,
26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will soon utterly perish from off the land which you go over the Jordan to possess it. You will not prolong your days on it, but will utterly be destroyed.
saa kalder jeg i Dag Himmelen og Jorden til Vidne imod eder paa, at I hastigt skal blive udryddet af det Land, I skal over Jordan og tage i Besiddelse; I skal ikke faa noget langt Liv der, men visselig gaa til Grunde;
27 Yahweh will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where Yahweh will lead you away.
og HERREN vil splitte eder mellem Folkene, og kun nogle faa af eder skal blive tilbage blandt de Folkeslag, HERREN driver eder hen iblandt.
28 There you will serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
Der skal I komme til at dyrke Guder, der er Menneskehænders Værk, Træ og Sten, som hverken kan se eller høre, spise eller lugte!
29 But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you will find him when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Der skal I saa søge HERREN din Gud, og du skal finde ham, naar du søger ham af hele dit Hjerte og hele din Sjæl.
30 When you are in oppression, and all these things have come on you, in the latter days you shall return to Yahweh your God and listen to his voice.
I de kommende Dage, naar du er i Nød, og alle disse Ting kommer over dig, skal du vende om til HERREN din Gud og adlyde hans Røst.
31 For Yahweh your God is a merciful God. He will not fail you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.
Thi en barmhjertig Gud er HERREN din Gud; han slipper dig ikke og lader dig ikke gaa til Grunde og glemmer ikke Pagten med dine Fædre, som han tilsvor dem.
32 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and from the one end of the sky to the other, whether there has been anything as great as this thing is, or has been heard like it?
Thi gransk dog i de henfarne Tider, der gik forud for dig, lige fra den Tid af da Gud skabte Menneskene paa Jorden, og fra den ene Ende af Himmelen til den anden, om der er sket noget saa stort som dette, eller om dets Lige er hørt.
33 Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the middle of the fire, as you have heard, and live?
Har noget Folk hørt Guds Røst ud fra Ilden, saaledes som du hørte det, og levet?
34 Or has God tried to go and take a nation for himself from among another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Eller har nogen Gud søgt at komme og hente sig et Folk midt ud af et andet Folk ved Prøvelser, Tegn og Undere, ved Krig, med stærk Haand og udstrakt Arm og store Rædsler, saaledes som du med egne Øjne saa HERREN eders Gud gøre med eder i Ægypten?
35 It was shown to you so that you might know that Yahweh is God. There is no one else besides him.
Du fik det at se, for at du skulde vide, at HERREN og ingen anden er Gud.
36 Out of heaven he made you to hear his voice, that he might instruct you. On earth he made you to see his great fire; and you heard his words out of the middle of the fire.
Fra Himmelen lod han dig høre sin Røst for at undervise dig, og paa Jorden lod han dig se sin store Ild, og hans Ord hørte du ud fra Ilden.
37 Because he loved your fathers, therefore he chose their offspring after them, and brought you out with his presence, with his great power, out of Egypt;
Og fordi han elskede dine Fædre og udvalgte deres Afkom efter dem og selv førte dig ud af Ægypten ved sin store Vælde
38 to drive out nations from before you greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is today.
for at drive Folk bort foran dig, der er større og mægtigere end du selv, og lade dig komme ind i deres Land og give dig det i Eje, som det nu er sket,
39 Know therefore today, and take it to heart, that Yahweh himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no one else.
derfor skal du i Dag vide og lægge dig paa Sinde, at HERREN og ingen anden er Gud oppe i Himmelen og nede paa Jorden.
40 You shall keep his statutes and his commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which Yahweh your God gives you for all time.
Og du skal holde hans Anordninger og Bud, som jeg paalægger dig i Dag, for at det kan gaa dig og dine Børn efter dig vel, og for at du alle Dage kan leve længe i det Land, HERREN din Gud giver dig!
41 Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise,
Paa den Tid udskilte Moses tre Byer hinsides Jordan, paa den østre Side,
42 that the man slayer might flee there, who kills his neighbor unintentionally and didn’t hate him in time past, and that fleeing to one of these cities he might live:
som Tilflugtssteder for Manddrabere, der uforsætligt slaar et andet Menneske ihjel uden i Forvejen at have baaret Nag til ham, for at de kan redde Livet ved at ty til en af disse Byer,
43 Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
nemlig Bezer i Ørkenen paa Højsletten for Rubeniterne, Ramot i Gilead for Gaditerne og Golan i Basan for Manassiterne.
44 This is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel.
Dette er den Lov, Moses forelagde Israeliterne.
45 These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt,
Dette er de Vidnesbyrd, Anordninger og Lovbud, Moses kundgjorde Israeliterne, da de drog bort fra Ægypten,
46 beyond the Jordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel struck when they came out of Egypt.
hinsides Jordan i Dalen lige for Bet-Peor i det Land, der havde tilhørt Amoriterkongen Sihon, som boede i Hesjbon, og som Moses og Israeliterne havde slaaet, da de drog bort fra Ægypten.
47 They took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise;
De havde erobret hans og Kong Og af Basans Land, de to Amoriterkonger hinsides Jordan, paa den østre Side,
48 from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even to Mount Zion (also called Hermon),
fra Aroer ved Arnonflodens Bred til Sirjons Bjerg, det er Hermon,
49 and all the Arabah beyond the Jordan eastward, even to the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.
tillige med hele Arabalavningen hinsides Jordan, paa den østre Side, lige til Arabahavet neden for Pisgas Skrænter.
