Josua 1

1 Efter at HERRENs Tjener Moses var død, sagde HERREN til Moses's Medhjælper Josua, Nuns Søn:

And it comes to pass after the death of Moses, servant of YHWH, that YHWH speaks to Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, saying,

2 "Min Tjener Moses er død; bryd nu op tillige med hele dette Folk og gå over Jordan derhenne til det Land, jeg vil give dem, Israeliterne.

“My servant Moses is dead, and now, rise, pass over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.

3 Ethvert Sted, eders Fod betræder, giver jeg eder, som jeg lovede Moses.

Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, as I have spoken to Moses.

4 Fra Ørkenen og Libanon til den store Flod, Eufratfloden, hele Hetiternes Land, og til det store Hav i Vest skal eders Landemærker nå.

From this wilderness and Lebanon, and to the great river, the Euphrates River, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea—the going in of the sun—is your border.

5 Så længe du lever, skal det ikke være muligt for nogen at holde Stand imod dig; som jeg var med Moses, vil jeg være med dig; jeg vil ikke slippe dig og ikke forlade dig.

No man stations himself before you all [the] days of your life; as I have been with Moses, I am with you, I do not fail you, nor forsake you;

6 Vær frimodig og stærk, thi du skal skaffe dette Folk det Land i Eje, som jeg tilsvor deres Fædre at ville give dem.

be strong and courageous, for you cause this people to inherit the land which I have sworn to their fathers to give to them.

7 Vær kun helt frimodig og stærk. så du omhyggeligt handler efter hele den Lov, min Tjener Moses pålagde dig, vig ikke derfra til højre eller venstre, for at du må have Lykken med dig i alt, hvad du tager dig for.

Only, be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; you do not turn aside from it right or left, so that you act wisely in every [place] to where you go;

8 Denne Lovbog skal ikke vige fra din Mund, og du skal grunde over den Dag og Nat, for at du omhyggeligt kan handle efter alt, hvad der står skrevet i den; thi da vil det gå dig vel i al din Færd, og Lykken vil følge dig.

the scroll of this Law does not depart out of your mouth, and you have meditated in it by day and by night, so that you observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then you cause your way to prosper, and then you act wisely.

9 Har jeg ikke budt dig: Vær frimodig og stærk; vær ikke bange og bliv ikke forfærdet, thi HERREN din Gud er med dig i alt, hvad du tager dig for!"

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous; do not be terrified nor frightened, for your God YHWH [is] with you in every [place] to where you go.”

10 Josua bød derpå Folkets Tilsynsmænd:

And Joshua commands the authorities of the people, saying,

11 "Gå omkring i Lejren og byd Folket: Sørg for Rejsetæring, thi om tre Dage skal I gå over Jordan derhenne for at drage ind og tage det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN eders Gud vil give eder i Eje!"

“Pass over into the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare provision for yourselves, for within three days you are passing over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which your God YHWH is giving to you to possess it.”

12 Men til Rubeniterne, Gaditerne og Manasses halve Stamme sagde Josua:

And to the Reubenite, and to the Gadite, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua has spoken, saying,

13 "Husk på, hvad HERRENs Tjener Moses bød eder, da han sagde: HERREN eders Gud bringer eder nu til Hvile og giver eder Landet her!

“Remember the word which Moses, servant of YHWH, commanded you, saying, Your God YHWH is giving rest to you, and He has given this land to you;

14 Eders Kvinder og Børn og Kvæg skal blive i det Land, Moses gav eder hinsides Jordan; men I selv, alle våbenføre, skal væbnet drage over i Spidsen for eders Brødre og hjælpe dem,

your wives, your infants, and your substance, abide in the land which Moses has given to you beyond the Jordan, and you pass over by fifties, before your brothers, all the mighty men of valor, and have helped them,

15 indtil HERREN har bragt eders Brødre til Hvile ligesom eder, når også de har taget det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN eders Gud vil give dem. Så kan I vende tilbage til eders eget Land og tage det i Besiddelse, det, som HERRENs Tjener Moses gav eder østpå hinsides Jordan!"

until YHWH gives rest to your brothers as to yourselves, and they have possessed, even they, the land which your God YHWH is giving to them; then you have turned back to the land of your possession, and have possessed it, which Moses, servant of YHWH, has given to you beyond the Jordan, [at] the sun-rising.”

16 Da svarede de Josua: "Alt, hvad du har pålagt os, vil vi gøre, og vi vil gå overalt, hvor du sender os;

And they answer Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we do; and to every [place] to where you send us, we go;

17 som vi har adlydt Moses i alt, vil vi adlyde dig. Måtte kun HERREN din Gud være med dig, som han var med Moses!

according to all that we listened to [from] Moses, so we listen to you; surely your God YHWH is with you as He has been with Moses.

18 Enhver, som sætter sig op imod dine Befalinger og ikke adlyder dine Ord i alt, hvad du pålægger ham, skal dø. Vær kun modig og uforsagt!"

Any man who provokes your mouth, and does not hear your words, in all that you command him, is put to death; only, be strong and courageous.”