2 Mosebog 19
1 Iden tredje Maaned, efter at Israels Børn vare udgangne af Ægyptens Land, paa den Dag kom de til Sinai Ørk.
The Israeli people then left Rephidim, and exactly two months after leaving Egypt, they/we came to the desert near Sinai [Mountain]. They/We set up their/our tents at the base of the mountain.
2 Thi de droge fra Refidim og kom til Sinai Ørk og lejrede sig i Ørken, og der lejrede Israel sig lige for Bjerget.
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:
Moses/I climbed up the mountain [to talk with] God. Yahweh called to [him/me] from [the top of] the mountain and said, “This is what I want you to say to the Israeli people, the descendants of Jacob:
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 did to the Egyptians. You have seen [what I did for all of you] and how I brought you here to me. It was as though I [lifted you up as] an eagle [carries its young eaglets] on its wings [MET].
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.
So now, if you will do what I tell you and obey all that I command you, you will be my own people. All the people-groups on the earth are mine, but you will be (dearer/more special) to me than all the other people-groups.
6 Og I skulle blive mig et præsteligt Kongerige og et helligt Folk. Disse ere de Ord, som du skal sige til Israels Børn.
You will be people over whom I will rule, and you will all (be like priests/represent me to other nations as priests represent me to one nation) [MET], and you will be completely dedicated to me.’ That is what you must tell the Israeli people.”
7 Og Mose kom og kaldte ad Folkets ældste og forelagde dem alle disse Ord, som Herren havde budet ham.
So Moses/I went [down the mountain] and summoned the elders/leaders of the people. He/I told them everything that Yahweh had told him/me to tell them.
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.
The people all said, “We will do everything that Yahweh has told us to do.” Then Moses/I [climbed back up the mountain and] reported to Yahweh what the people had said.
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.
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “[Listen carefully]: I am going to appear to you from inside a thick cloud. When I am speaking to you, the people will hear it, and they will always trust in you.” Then Moses/I went [down the mountain and reported to the people what Yahweh said. Then he/I went back up the mountain and] told Yahweh what the people replied.
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.
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Go [back down] to the people [again]. [Tell them to] purify themselves today and tomorrow. [Tell them to] wash their clothes, too.
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.
They must do that to be ready on the day after tomorrow. On that day I will come down to Sinai Mountain to where all the people can see me.
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.
You must make a boundary around the base of the mountain, and tell them, ‘Be sure that you do not climb the mountain or even go near it. Anyone who even touches the base of the mountain must be executed.’
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.
Do not let anyone touch any person or any animal that touches the mountain. You must [kill any person or animal that touches the mountain] by throwing stones at it or shooting it [with arrows]. But when you hear a long [loud] trumpet sound, the people can come close to the [base of the] mountain.”
14 Og Mose gik ned ad Bjerget til Folket og helligede Folket, og de toede deres Klæder.
So Moses/I went down the mountain [again] and told the people to purify themselves. They did what Moses/I told them to do, and they also washed their clothes.
15 Og han sagde til Folket: Værer rede til om tre Dage, og holder eder ikke til Kvinder.
Then Moses/I said to the people, “Be ready on the day after tomorrow. And [you men] must not have sex with [EUP] [your wives] until after then.”
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.
Two days later, during the morning, there was thunder and lightning, and a very dark cloud on the mountain. A trumpet sounded very loudly, with the result that the people in the camp shook/trembled because they [were very afraid].
17 Og Mose førte Folket ud af Lejren mod Gud, og de bleve staaende neden for Bjerget.
Then Moses/I led the people outside the camp to meet with God. 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.
All of Sinai Mountain was covered in smoke, because Yahweh had descended on it, surrounded by a fire. The smoke rose up like the smoke from [the chimney of] a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.
19 Og Basunens Lyd tog til og blev meget stærk; Mose talede, og Gud svarede ham lydelig.
As the sound of the trumpet continued to become louder, Moses/I spoke [to Yahweh], and Yahweh answered [him/me] in [a loud voice that sounded like] thunder.
20 Der Herren var kommen ned over Sinai Bjerg, over Bjergets Top, da kaldte Herren Mose op paa Bjergets Top, og Mose steg op.
Then Yahweh came down [again] onto the top of Sinai Mountain, and he summoned Moses/me to come up to the top of the mountain. So Moses/I went up.
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.
Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Go down again and warn the people not to cross the boundary in order to look [at me]. If they [do] that, many of them will die.
22 Endog Præsterne, som komme nær til Herren, skulle hellige sig, at Herren ikke skal gøre et Skaar iblandt dem.
Also, the priests who habitually come near me must purify themselves. If they do not do that, I will punish them.”
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.
Then Moses/I said to Yahweh, “The people will not climb the mountain, because you commanded them, saying, ‘Set a boundary around the mountain, to make it sacred/taboo.’”
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.
Yahweh replied, “Go down the mountain, and bring Aaron back up with you. But do not allow the priests or other people to cross the boundary to come up to me. If they cross it, I will punish them.”
25 Og Mose steg ned til Folket og sagde det til dem.
So Moses/I went down the mountain [again] and told the people [what Yahweh had said].
