¹Now it happened after the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. that Yahweh spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying,

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

²“Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you, and all this people, to the land which I give to them, even to the children of Israel.

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.

³I have given you every place that the sole of your foot will tread on, as I told Moses.

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

⁴From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even to the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.

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

⁵No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you.

⁵Så 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 you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

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

⁷Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.

⁷Vær 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.

⁸This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

⁸Denne 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.

⁹Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” is with you wherever you go.”

⁹Har 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!"

¹⁰Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

¹⁰Josua bød derpå Folkets Tilsynsmænd:

¹¹“Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare food; for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh your God gives you to possess it.’”

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!"

¹²Joshua spoke to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, saying,

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

¹³“Remember the word which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, saying, ‘Yahweh your God gives you rest, and will give you this land.

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!

¹⁴Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock, shall live in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brothers armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them

¹⁴Eders 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,

¹⁵until Yahweh has given your brothers rest, as he has given you, and they have also possessed the land which Yahweh your God gives them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise.’”

¹⁵indtil 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!"

¹⁶They answered Joshua, saying, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

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

¹⁷Just as we listened to Moses in all things, so will we listen to you. Only may Yahweh your God be with you, as he was with Moses.

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

¹⁸Whoever rebels against your commandment, and doesn’t listen to your words in all that you command him, he shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous.”

¹⁸Enhver, 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!"