Numbers 21
1 The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim. He fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.
Der Kananiten, Arads Konge, som boede i Sydlandet, hørte, at Israel kom ind ad Spejdernes Vej, da stred han imod Israel og førte nogle af dem bort i Fangenskab.
2 Israel vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, “If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”
Da lovede Israel Herren et Løfte og sagde: Dersom du giver dette Folk i min Haand, da vil jeg lyse deres Stæder i Band.
3 The LORD listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. The name of the place was called Hormah.
Og Herren hørte Israels Røst og overgav Kananiterne, og man bandlyste dem og deres Stæder og kaldte det Steds Navn Horma.
4 They traveled from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. The soul of the people was very discouraged because of the journey.
Saa rejste de fra det Bjerg Hor paa Vejen til det røde Hav, for at drage omkring Edoms Land; og Folkets Sjæl blev utaalmodig paa Vejen.
5 The people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, there is no water, and our soul loathes this disgusting food!”
Og Folket talede imod Gud og imod Mose: Hvorfor førte I os op af Ægypten for at dø i Ørken? thi her er hverken Brød eller Vand, og vor Sjæl kedes ved denne ringe Mad.
6 The LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and they bit the people. Many people of Israel died.
Da sendte Herren giftige Slanger iblandt Folket, og de bed Folket, og der døde meget Folk af Israel.
7 The people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” Moses prayed for the people.
Da kom Folket til Mose, og de sagde: Vi have syndet, thi vi have talet imod Herren og imod dig, bed til Herren, at han vil tage de Slanger fra os; og Mose bad for Folket.
8 The LORD said to Moses, “Make a venomous snake, and set it on a pole. It shall happen that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”
Da sagde Herren til Mose: Gør dig en Slange, og sæt den paa en Stang; og det skal ske, at hver som er bidt og ser den, han skal leve.
9 Moses made a serpent of bronze, and set it on the pole. If a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked at the serpent of bronze, he lived.
Da gjorde Mose en Kobberslange og satte den paa en Stang; og det skete, naar en Slange havde bidt nogen, og han saa til den Kobberslange, da blev han i Live.
10 The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in Oboth.
Og Israels Børn rejste derfra, og de lejrede sig i Oboth.
11 They traveled from Oboth, and encamped at Iyeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrise.
Og de rejste fra Oboth, og de lejrede sig ved Abirams Høje i Ørken, som er lige foran Moab, mod Solens Opgang.
12 From there they traveled, and encamped in the valley of Zered.
Derfra rejste de og lejrede sig ved den Bæk Sered.
13 From there they traveled, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
Derfra rejste de og lejrede sig paa denne Side Arnon, som er i Ørken, og som gaar ud fra Amoriternes Landemærke; thi Arnon var Moabs Landemærke imellem Moab og imellem Amoriterne.
14 Therefore it is said in The Book of the Wars of the LORD, “Vaheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,
Derfor siges i Herrens Stridsbog: „Vaheb i Sufa og Arnons Bække,
15 the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”
og Bækkenes Løb, som strækker sig til Ars Bolig og støder paa Moabs Landemærke.
16 From there they traveled to Beer; that is the well of which the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”
Og derfra rejste de til Beer, det er den Brønd, som Herren talede om til Mose: Saml Folket, og jeg vil give dem Vand.
17 Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well! Sing to it,
Da sang Israel denne Sang: „Stig, Brønd! sjunger om den.
18 the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter, and with their poles.” From the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;
Brønd, som er graven af Fyrsterne, kastet af de ædle iblandt Folket, med Fyrstespir, med deres Herskerstave!‟ Og fra den Ørk rejste de til Matthana,
19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
og fra Matthana til Nahaliel, og fra Nahaliel til Bamoth,
20 and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.
og fra Bamoth til den Dal, som er paa Moabs Mark, mod Toppen af Pisga, der skuer ud over Ørken.
21 Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
Og Israel sendte Bud hen til Sihon, Amoriternes Konge, og lod sige:
22 “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn away into field or vineyard. We will not drink of the water of the wells. We will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed your border.”
Lad mig gaa igennem dit Land, vi ville ikke bøje ind paa Ager eller paa Vingaard, vi ville ikke drikke Vand af nogen Brønd, vi ville drage ad Kongevejen, indtil vi ere komne igennem dit Landemærke.
23 Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border, but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz. He fought against Israel.
Og Sihon vilde ikke tilstede Israel at gaa igennem sit Landemærke; men Sihon samlede alt sit Folk og drog ud mod Israel i Ørken og kom til Jaza; og han stred imod Israel.
24 Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was fortified.
Men Israel slog ham med skarpe Sværd og indtog hans Land til Ejendom, fra Arnon indtil Jabok, indtil Ammons Børn; men Ammons Børns Landemærke var fast.
25 Israel took all these cities. Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.
Saa indtog Israel alle disse Stæder, og Israel tog Bolig i alle Amoriternes Stæder, i Hesbon, og alle dens tilliggende Byer.
26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.
Thi Hesbon var Sihons, Amoriternes Konges, Stad; og han havde stridt mod Moabiternes forrige Konge og taget alt hans Land fra ham indtil Arnon.
27 Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, “Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;
Derfor sige de, som tale Ordsprog: „Kommer til Hesbon! Sihons Stad skal bygges og grundfæstes.
28 for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
Thi der er udgangen en Ild af Hesbon, en Lue af Sihons Stad, den har fortæret Ar i Moab, Herrerne over Arnons Høje.
29 Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Ve dig, Moab! du, Kamos Folk, er fortabt! han har givet sine Sønner som Flygtninge og sine Døtre som Fanger til Sihon, Amoriternes Konge.
30 We have shot at them. Heshbon has perished even to Dibon. We have laid waste even to Nophah, Which reaches to Medeba.”
Og vi have nedskudt dem; Hesbon er tabt indtil Dibon; og vi have lagt dem øde indtil Nofa, som naar indtil Medba.‟
31 Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
Saa tog Israel Bolig i Amoriternes Land.
32 Moses sent to spy out Jazer. They took its villages, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
Og Mose sendte ud at bespejde Jaeser, og de indtoge dens tilliggende Byer; og han fordrev Amoriterne, som vare der.
33 They turned and went up by the way of Bashan. Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
Og de vendte sig og droge op ad Vejen til Basan; da drog Og, Kongen af Basan, ud imod dem, han og alt hans Folk til Strid, til Edrei.
34 The LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people, and his land. You shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.”
Og Herren sagde til Mose: Frygt ikke for ham; thi jeg har givet ham i din Haand, og alt hans Folk og hans Land; og du skal gøre ved ham, ligesom du gjorde ved Sihon, Amoriternes Konge, som boede i Hesbon.
35 So they struck him, with his sons and all his people, until there were no survivors; and they possessed his land.
Og de sloge ham og hans Sønner og alt hans Folk, saa at man ikke lod nogen blive tilovers for ham, og de indtoge hans Land til Ejendom.
