Numbers 13

HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

"Send nogle Mænd af Sted for at undersøge Kana'ans Land, som jeg vil give Israeliterne; een Mand af hver Fædrenestamme skal I sende, og kun Mænd, der er Øverster iblandt dem!"

Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.

Da udsendte Moses dem fra Parans Ørken på HERRENs Bud, Mænd, der allevar Overhovederfor Israeliterne.

And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.

Deres Navne var følgende: Af Rubens Stamme Sjammua, Zakkurs Søn,

And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

af Simeons Stamme Sjafat, Horis Søn,

Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

af Judas Stamme Kaleb, Jefunnes Søn,

Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

af Issakars Stamme Jigal, Josefs Søn,

Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

af Efraims Stamme Hosea, Nuns Søn,

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

af Benjamins Stamme Palti, Rafus Søn,

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

af Zebulons Stamme Gaddiel, Sodis Søn,

Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.

af Josefs Slamme, det er Manasses Stamme, Gaddi, Susis Søn,

Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.

af Dans Stamme Ammiel, Gmallis Søn,

Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

af Asers Stamme Setur, Mikaels Søn,

Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

af Naftalis Stamme Nabi, Vofsis Søn,

Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

af Gads Stamme Geuel, Mtakis Søn.

Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

Det var Navnene på de Mænd, Moses udsendte for at undersøge Landet. Men Moses gav Hosea, Nuns Søn, Navnet Josua.

These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

Og Moses sendte dem af Sted for at undersøge Kana'ans Land. Og han sagde til dem: "Drag herfra op i Sydlandet og drag op i Bjergene

And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

og se, hvordan Landet er, og om Folket, som bor der, er stærkt eller svagt, fåtalligt eller talrigt,

And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

om Landet, de bor i, er godt eller dårligt, og om Byerne, de bor i, er Teltlejre eller Fæstninger,

And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

og om Landet er fedt eller magert, om der findes Træer deri eller ej. Vær ved godt Mod og tag noget af Landets Frugt med tilbage!" Det var netop ved den Tid, de første Druer var modne.

And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

Så drog de af Sted og undersøgte Landet lige fra Zins Ørken til Rehob, Egnen hen imod Hamat.

So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.

Så begav de sig op i Sydlandet og kom til Hebron; der boede Ahiman, Sjesjaj og Talmaj, Anaks Efterkommere. Men Hebron var grundlagt syv År før Zoan i Ægypten.

And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Da de nåede Esjkoldalen, afskar de en Ranke med en Drueklase, som der måtte to Mand til at bære på en Bærestang, og plukkede nogle Granatæbler og Figener.

And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

Man kaldte dette Sted Esjkoldalen med Hentydning til den Drueklase, Israeliterne der skar af.

The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.

Efter fyrretyve Dages Forløb vendte de tilbage efter at have undersøgt Landet;

And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.

og de kom til Moses og Aron og hele Israeliternes Menighed i Parans Ørken i Kadesj og aflagde Beretning for dem og hele Menigheden og viste dem Landets Frugt.

And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

De fortalte ham: "Vi kom til landet, du sendte os til; det er virkelig et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning, og her er Flugt derfra;

And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

men stærkt er Folket, som bor i Landet, og Byerne er befæstede og meget store; ja, vi så også Efterkommere af Anak der.

Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

Amalek bor i Sydlandet, Hetiterte, Jebusiteme og Amoriterne i Bjerglandet og Kana'anæerne ved Havet og langs Jordan."

The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.

Da søgte Kaleb at bringe Folket til Tavshed over for Moses og sagde: "Lad os kun drage op og underlægge os det, thi vi kan sikkert tage det!"

And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

Men de Mænd, der havde været med ham deroppe, sagde: "Vi kan ikke drage op imod dette Folk, thi det er stærkere end vi!"

But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

Og de talte nedsættende til Israeliterne om Landet, som de havde undersøgt, og sagde: "Landet, som vi har rejst igennem og undersøgt, er et Land, der fortærer sine Indbyggere, og alle de Folk, vi så der, var kæmpestore.

And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.

Vi så der Kæmperne Anaks Sønner, der er af Kæmpeslægten og vi forekom både os selv og dem som Græshopper!"

And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.