Deuteronomy 31
1 Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
Da Moses var færdig med at tale disse Ord til hele Israel,
2 He said to them, “I am one hundred twenty years old today. I can no more go out and come in. Yahweh has said to me, ‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’
sagde han til dem: »Jeg er nu 120 Aar gammel og kan ikke mere færdes som før; og HERREN har sagt til mig: Du skal ikke komme over Jordan der!
3 Yahweh your God himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua will go over before you, as Yahweh has spoken.
Men HERREN din Gud vil selv drage over i Spidsen for dig, han vil udrydde disse Folkeslag for dig, saa du kan tage deres Land i Besiddelse. Og Josua skal drage over i Spidsen for dig, som HERREN har sagt.
4 Yahweh will do to them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when he destroyed them.
Og HERREN skal handle med dem, som han handlede med Amoriterkongerne Sihon og Og og med deres Land, som han ødelagde;
5 Yahweh will deliver them up before you, and you shall do to them according to all the commandment which I have commanded you.
og HERREN skal give dem i eders Magt, og I skal handle med dem i Overensstemmelse med alle de Bud, jeg gav eder.
6 Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them, for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
Vær frimodige og stærke, frygt ikke og forfærdes ikke for dem; thi HERREN din Gud vil selv drage med dig; han vil ikke slippe og ikke forlade dig!«
7 Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land which Yahweh has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall cause them to inherit it.
Derpaa lod Moses Josua kalde og sagde til ham i hele Israels Nærværelse: »Vær frimodig og stærk; thi du skal føre dette Folk ind i det Land, HERREN svor at ville give deres Fædre, og give dem det i Eje.
8 Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”
HERREN selv vil gaa foran dig, han vil være med dig og ikke slippe eller forlade dig; frygt derfor ikke og vær ikke bange!«
9 Moses wrote this law and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel.
Derpaa nedskrev Moses denne Lov og overgav den til Præsterne, Levis Sønner, der bar HERRENS Pagts Ark, og til alle Israels Ældste.
10 Moses commanded them, saying, “At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of booths,
Og Moses bød dem: »Hvergang der er gaaet syv Aar, i Friaaret, paa Løvhyttefesten,
11 when all Israel has come to appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
naar hele Israel kommer for at stedes for HERREN din Guds Aasyn paa det Sted, han udvælger, skal du læse denne Lov højt for hele Israel.
12 Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and the foreigners who are within your gates, that they may hear, learn, fear Yahweh your God, and observe to do all the words of this law,
Kald da Folket sammen, Mænd, Kvinder og Børn og de fremmede, som bor inden dine Porte, for at de kan høre og lære at frygte HERREN eders Gud og omhyggeligt handle efter alle denne Lovs Ord;
13 and that their children, who have not known, may hear and learn to fear Yahweh your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over the Jordan to possess it.”
og deres Børn, som endnu ikke har lært den at kende, skal høre den og lære at frygte HERREN eders Gud, alle de Dage I lever i det Land, som I skal ind og tage i Besiddelse efter at være gaaet over Jordan!«
14 Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, your days approach that you must die. Call Joshua, and present yourselves in the Tent of Meeting, that I may commission him.” Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the Tent of Meeting.
Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Nu nærmer Tiden sig, da du skal dø. Kald derfor Josua hid og stil eder i Aabenbaringsteltet, for at jeg kan give ham mine Befalinger!« Og Moses og Josua gik hen og stillede sig i Aabenbaringsteltet.
15 Yahweh appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood over the Tent’s door.
Da aabenbarede HERREN sig i Teltet i en Skystøtte, og Skystøtten stillede sig ved Teltets Indgang.
16 Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers. This people will rise up and play the prostitute after the strange gods of the land where they go to be among them, and will forsake me and break my covenant which I have made with them.
Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Naar du har lagt dig til Hvile hos dine Fædre, vil dette Folk give sig til at bole med fremmede Guder, det Lands Guder, det kommer til, og det vil forlade mig og bryde min Pagt, som jeg har sluttet med det.
17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come on them; so that they will say in that day, ‘Haven’t these evils come on us because our God is not among us?’
Men til den Tid skal min Vrede blusse op imod det, og jeg vil forlade dem og skjule mit Aasyn for dem; det skal ædes op, og mange Ulykker og Trængsler skal ramme det. Til den Tid skal det sige: Mon det ikke er, fordi min Gud ikke er i min Midte, at disse Ulykker har ramt mig?
18 I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods.
Og jeg vil til den Tid helt skjule mit Aasyn for det for alt det ondes Skyld, det øvede, da det vendte sig til fremmede Guder.
19 “Now therefore write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
Saa skriv nu denne Sang op, lær Israeliterne den og læg den i deres Mund, for at denne Sang kan være mit Vidne mod Israeliterne.
20 For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.
Thi jeg vil føre dem ind i det Land, jeg tilsvor deres Fædre, et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning; men naar det har spist sig mæt og mæsket sig, vil det vende sig til fremmede Guder og dyrke dem, og det vil ringeagte mig og bryde min Pagt.
21 It will happen, when many evils and troubles have come on them, that this song will testify before them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten out of the mouths of their descendants; for I know their ways and what they are doing today, before I have brought them into the land which I promised them.”
Naar da Ulykker og Trængsler i Mængde rammer det, skal denne Sang være det et Vidne; thi aldrig maa den dø paa dets Afkoms Læber. Jeg ved jo, hvad de pønser paa allerede nu, før jeg har ført dem ind i det Land, jeg tilsvor deres Fædre.«
22 So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Israel.
Da skrev Moses paa den Dag denne Sang op og lærte Israeliterne den.
23 He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and courageous; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them. I will be with you.”
Derpaa bød han Josua, Nuns Søn, og sagde: »Vær frimodig og stærk; thi du skal føre Israeliterne ind i det Land, jeg tilsvor dem. Jeg vil være med dig!«
24 When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
Da Moses var færdig med at nedskrive denne Lovs Ord fra Ende til anden i en Bog,
25 Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, saying,
bød han Leviterne, der bar HERRENS Pagts Ark:
26 “Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of Yahweh your God’s covenant, that it may be there for a witness against you.
»Tag denne Lovbog og læg den ved Siden af HERREN eders Guds Pagts Ark, for at den der kan være Vidne imod dig;
27 For I know your rebellion and your stiff neck. Behold, while I am yet alive with you today, you have been rebellious against Yahweh. How much more after my death?
thi jeg keder din Genstridighed og Halsstarrighed. Se, endnu i mit levende Live har I været genstridige mod HERREN, hvor meget mere da ikke, naar jeg er død!
28 Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
Kald nu alle eders Stammers Ældste og eders Tilsynsmænd sammen hos mig, for at jeg kan fremsige disse Ord for dem og kalde Himmelen og Jorden til Vidne imod dem:
29 For I know that after my death you will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn away from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will happen to you in the latter days, because you will do that which is evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.”
Thi jeg ved, at naar jeg er død, vil I handle ilde og vige bort fra den Vej, jeg har anvist eder, og Ulykken skal ramme eder i de kommende Tider, fordi I gør, hvad der er ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og krænker ham med eders Hænders Gerning.«
30 Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.
Derpaa fremsagde Moses denne Sang fra Ende til anden for hele Israels Forsamling:
