Translation of "rive ned" into English

Hvis angrebet vendte tilbage, skulle huset erklæres urent og rives ned og materialerne smides ud.

If the plague returned, the whole house was to be declared unclean, pulled down, and disposed of.

Deres opgave i forbindelse med hjorden er ’at bygge op og ikke at rive ned’.

Their objective is ‘to build up and not to tear down’ the flock.