2 Mosebog 19
1 Iden tredje Maaned, efter at Israels Børn vare udgangne af Ægyptens Land, paa den Dag kom de til Sinai Ørk.
In the third month of the departure of Israel from the land of Egypt, in that day, they arrived in the wilderness of Sinai.
2 Thi de droge fra Refidim og kom til Sinai Ørk og lejrede sig i Ørken, og der lejrede Israel sig lige for Bjerget.
Thus, setting out from Raphidim, and going directly to the desert of Sinai, they encamped in the same place, and there Israel pitched their tents away from the region of the mountain.
3 Og Mose steg op til Gud, og Herren raabte til ham fra Bjerget og sagde: Saa skal du sige til Jakobs Hus og kundgøre Israels Børn:
Then Moses ascended to God. And the Lord called to him from the mountain, and he said: “This you shall say to the house of Jacob, and announce to the sons of Israel:
4 I have set, hvad jeg gjorde ved Ægypterne, og jeg bar eder paa Ørnevinger og lod eder komme til mig.
‘You have seen what I have done to the Egyptians, in what way I carried you upon the wings of eagles and how I have taken you for myself.
5 Og nu, dersom I kun ville lyde min Røst og holde min Pagt, da skulle I være mig en Ejendom fremfor alle Folk; thi mig hører al Jorden til.
If, therefore, you will hear my voice, and you will keep my covenant, you will be to me a particular possession out of all people. For all the earth is mine.
6 Og I skulle blive mig et præsteligt Kongerige og et helligt Folk. Disse ere de Ord, som du skal sige til Israels Børn.
And you will be to me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the sons of Israel.”
7 Og Mose kom og kaldte ad Folkets ældste og forelagde dem alle disse Ord, som Herren havde budet ham.
Moses went, and calling together those greater by birth among the people, he set forth all the words which the Lord had commanded.
8 Da svarede alt Folket til Hobe og sagde: Alt det som Herren har sagt, ville vi gøre; og Mose bragte igen Folkets Ord for Herren.
And all the people responded together: “Everything that the Lord has spoken, we shall do.” And when Moses had related the words of the people to the Lord,
9 Da sagde Herren til Mose: Se, jeg vil komme til dig i en tyk Sky, paa det Folket maa høre, naar jeg taler med dig, og ligeledes tro paa dig evindelig; og Mose forkyndte Herren Folkets Ord.
the Lord said to him: “Soon now, I will come to you in the mist of a cloud, so that the people may hear me speaking to you, and so that they may believe you continuously.” Therefore, Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord,
10 Og Herren sagde til Mose: Gak til Folket, og du skal hellige dem i Dag og i Morgen, og de skulle to deres Klæder.
who said to him: “Go to the people, and sanctify them today, and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments.
11 Og de skulle være rede til den tredje Dag; thi paa den tredje Dag skal Herren nedstige for alt Folkets Øjne paa Sinai Bjerg.
And let them be prepared on the third day. For on the third day, the Lord will descend, in the sight of all the people, over Mount Sinai.
12 Og du skal sætte Gærde for Folket rundt omkring, sigende: Vogter eder for at gaa op paa Bjerget og at røre ved dets Fod; hver den som rører ved Bjerget, skal visselig dødes.
And you will establish limits for the people all around, and you will say to them: ‘Take care not to ascend to the mountain, and that you do not touch its parts. All who touch the mountain, shall die a death.’
13 Ingen Haand skal røre ved ham; men han skal visselig stenes eller skydes, hvad enten det er et Dyr eller et Menneske, da skal det ikke leve; naar Basunen lyder langsomt, skulle de stige op paa Bjerget.
Hands shall not touch him, but he shall be crushed with stones, or he shall be pierced through with darts. Whether it be a beast or a man, he shall not live. For when the trumpet begins to sound, perhaps they might go up toward the mountain.”
14 Og Mose gik ned ad Bjerget til Folket og helligede Folket, og de toede deres Klæder.
And Moses came down from the mountain to the people, and he sanctified them. And when they had washed their garments,
15 Og han sagde til Folket: Værer rede til om tre Dage, og holder eder ikke til Kvinder.
he said to them, “Be prepared on the third day, and do not draw near to your wives.”
16 Og det skete paa den tredje Dag, der det blev Morgen, at der var Torden og Lyn og en tyk Sky paa Bjerget og en saare stærk Basuns Lyd, og det ganske Folk, som var i Lejren, bævede.
And now, the third day arrived and the morning dawned. And behold, thunders began to be heard, and also lightning flashed, and a very dense cloud covered the mountain, and the noise of the trumpet resounded vehemently. And the people who were in the camp were fearful.
17 Og Mose førte Folket ud af Lejren mod Gud, og de bleve staaende neden for Bjerget.
And when Moses had led them out to meet God, from the place of the camp, they stood at the base of the mountain.
18 Og hele Sinai Bjerg røg for Herrens Ansigt, som for ned over det i Ilden, og der opgik en Røg af det som Røg af en Ovn, og hele Bjerget bævede saare.
Then all of Mount Sinai was smoking. For the Lord had descended over it with fire, and smoke ascended from it, as from a furnace. And the entire mountain was terrible.
19 Og Basunens Lyd tog til og blev meget stærk; Mose talede, og Gud svarede ham lydelig.
And the sound of the trumpet gradually increased to be louder, and extended to be longer. Moses was speaking, and God was answering him.
20 Der Herren var kommen ned over Sinai Bjerg, over Bjergets Top, da kaldte Herren Mose op paa Bjergets Top, og Mose steg op.
And the Lord descended over Mount Sinai, to the very top of the mountain, and he called Moses to its summit. And when he had ascended there,
21 Da sagde Herren til Mose: Stig ned for at vidne for Folket, at de ikke skulle bryde frem til Herren for at se, saa at mange af dem maatte falde.
he said to him: “Descend, and call the people to witness, lest they might be willing to transgress the limits, so as to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them might perish.
22 Endog Præsterne, som komme nær til Herren, skulle hellige sig, at Herren ikke skal gøre et Skaar iblandt dem.
Likewise, the priests who approach toward the Lord, let them be sanctified, lest he strike them down.”
23 Og Mose sagde til Herren: Folket kan ikke stige op paa Sinai Bjerg; thi du vidnede for os og sagde: Sæt Gærde om Bjerget og hellige det.
And Moses said to the Lord: “The people are not able to ascend to Mount Sinai. For you testified, and you commanded, saying: ‘Set limits around the mountain, and sanctify it.’”
24 Og Herren sagde til ham: Gak bort, stig ned, og du skal siden stige op, du og Aron med dig; men Præsterne og Folket skulle ikke bryde frem for at stige op til Herren, for at han ikke skal gøre et Skaar paa dem.
And the Lord said to him, “Go, descend. And you shall ascend, and Aaron with you. But let not the priests or the people transgress the limits, nor ascend to the Lord, lest perhaps he may put them to death.”
25 Og Mose steg ned til Folket og sagde det til dem.
And Moses descended to the people, and he explained everything to them.
