Joshua 1

1 And it cometh to pass after the death of Moses, servant of Jehovah, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, saying,

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

2 'Moses my servant is dead, and now, rise, pass over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.

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

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

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

4 From this wilderness and Lebanon, and unto the great river, the river Phrath, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great Sea — the going in of the sun — is your border.

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

5 'No man doth station himself before thee all days of thy life; as I have been with Moses, I am with thee, I do not fail thee, nor forsake thee;

Saa 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.

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

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

7 'Only, be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded thee; thou dost not turn aside from it right or left, so that thou dost act wisely in every [place] whither thou goest;

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

8 the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.

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 staar skrevet i den; thi da vil det gaa dig vel i al din Færd, og Lykken vil følge dig.

9 'Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee [is] Jehovah thy God in every [place] whither thou goest.'

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!«

10 And Joshua commandeth the authorities of the people, saying,

Josua bød derpaa Folkets Tilsynsmænd:

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

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

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

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

13 'Remember the word which Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded you, saying, Jehovah your God is giving rest to you, and He hath given to you this land;

»Husk paa, hvad HERRENS Tjener Moses bød eder, da han sagde: HERREN eders Gud bringer eder nu til Hvile og giver eder Landet her!

14 your wives, your infants, and your substance, abide in the land which Moses hath given to you beyond the Jordan, and ye — ye pass over by fifties, before your brethren, all the mighty ones of valour, and have helped them,

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

15 till that Jehovah giveth rest to your brethren as to yourselves, and they have possessed, even they, the land which Jehovah your God is giving to them; then ye have turned back to the land of your possession, and have possessed it, which Moses, servant of Jehovah, hath given to you beyond the Jordan, [at] the sun-rising.'

indtil HERREN har bragt eders Brødre til Hvile ligesom eder, naar ogsaa de har taget det Land i Besiddelse, som HERREN eders Gud vil give dem. Saa kan I vende tilbage til eders eget Land og tage det i Besiddelse, det, som HERRENS Tjener Moses gav eder østpaa hinsides Jordan!«

16 And they answer Joshua, saying, 'All that thou hast commanded us we do; and unto every [place] whither thou dost send us, we go;

Da svarede de Josua: »Alt, hvad du har paalagt os, vil vi gøre, og vi vil gaa overalt, hvor du sender os;

17 according to all that we hearkened unto Moses [in], so we hearken unto thee; surely Jehovah thy God is with thee as He hath been with Moses.

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

18 Any man who doth provoke thy mouth, and doth not hear thy words, in all that thou dost command him, is put to death; only, be strong and courageous.'

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