2 Mosebog 2
1 Og en Mand af Levi Hus gik hen og tog en Levi Datter.
Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a woman of Levi.
2 Og Kvinden undfik og fødte en Søn, og der hun saa ham, at han var dejlig, da skjulte hun ham tre Maaneder.
The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a healthy boy, she hid him for three months.
3 Men der hun ikke længere kunde skjule ham, da tog hun ham en Kiste af Rør og klinede den med Lim og Beg og lagde Drengen der udi og lagde den imellem Sivet ved Bredden af Floden.
But when she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket and sealed it with bitumen and pitch. Then she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds in the water along the side of the river.
4 Men hans Søster stod i Frastand for at faa at vide, hvorledes det vilde gaa ham.
His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
5 Og Faraos Datter gik ned til Floden for at bade sig, og hendes Jomfruer gik ved Bredden af Floden; der hun saa Kisten midt i Sivet, da sendte hun sin Pige hen og lod den hente.
Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river while her attendants walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her attendant to get it.
6 Og der hun lod den op, da saa hun Barnet, og se, Drengen græd; da ynkedes hun over ham og sagde: Denne er en af de Hebræers Drenge.
When she opened it, she saw the child. Behold, the baby was crying. She had compassion on him and said, “This is certainly one of the Hebrews' children.”
7 Da sagde hans Søster til Faraos Datter: Skal jeg gaa og hente dig en Kone til Amme, af de hebraiske, at hun giver dig Drengen at die?
Then the baby's sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, “Should I go and find you a Hebrew woman to nurse the child for you?”
8 Og Faraos Datter sagde til hende: Gak! og Pigen gik og kaldte Drengens Moder.
Pharaoh's daughter said to her, “Go.” So the young girl went and got the child's mother.
9 Da sagde Faraos Datter til hende: Tag denne Dreng og giv mig ham at die, og jeg, ja jeg vil give dig din Løn. Og Kvinden tog Drengen og gav ham at die.
Pharaoh's daughter said to the baby's mother, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay you wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him.
10 Og der Drengen var bleven stor, da bragte hun ham til Faraos Datter, og denne holdt ham som sin Søn, og hun kaldte hans Navn Mose, og sagde: Thi jeg drog ham af Vandet.
When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and said, “Because I drew him from the water.”
11 Og det skete i de samme Dage, der Mose var bleven stor, da gik han ud til sine Brødre og saa paa deres Byrder, og han saa en ægyptisk Mand, som slog en hebraisk Mand af hans Brødre.
When Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and observed their hard work. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his own people.
12 Da vendte han sig hid og did, og saa, at der var ingen til Stede, og han slog den Ægypter ihjel og skjulte ham i Sandet.
He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one there, he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
13 Og anden Dagen gik han ud, og se, to hebraiske Mænd trættedes; da sagde han til den, som havde Uret: Hvi slaar du din Næste?
He went out the next day, and, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting. He said to the one who was in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your companion?”
14 Og han sagde: Hvo har sat dig til Fyrste og Dommer over os? tænker du at slaa mig ihjel, saasom du slog den Ægypter ihjel? da frygtede Mose og sagde: Sandelig den Gerning er bleven vitterlig.
But the man said, “Who made you a leader and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed that Egyptian?” Then Moses became afraid and said, “What I did has certainly become known to others.”
15 Og Farao hørte denne Gerning og søgte at slaa Mose ihjel; men Mose flyede fra Faraos Ansigt, og blev i det Land Midian og satte sig ved Brønden.
Now when Pharaoh heard about it, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. There he sat down by a well.
16 Og Præsten i Midian havde syv Døtre, og de kom derhen og droge Vand og fyldte Renderne at vande deres Faders Kvæg.
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came, drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 Da kom Hyrderne og stødte dem derfra; men Mose stod op og hjalp dem og vandede deres Kvæg.
The shepherds came and tried to drive them away, but Moses went and helped them. Then he watered their flock.
18 Og de kom til Reuel, deres Fader, og han sagde: Hvi komme I saa snart i Dag?
When the girls went to Reuel their father, he said, “Why are you home so early today?”
19 Og de sagde: En ægyptisk Mand friede os fra Hyrdernes Haand og drog desuden flittig Vand op for os og vandede Kvæget.
They said, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
20 Og han sagde til sine Døtre: Hvor er han da? hvi lode I den Mand gaa? kalder ham og han skal æde Brød med os.
He said to his daughters, “So where is he? Why did you leave the man? Call him so he can eat a meal with us.”
21 Og Mose havde Lyst til at blive hos Manden; saa gav han Mose Zippora, sin Datter.
Moses agreed to stay with the man, who also gave him his daughter Zipporah in marriage.
22 Og hun fødte en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Gersom; thi han sagde: Jeg er bleven en Udlænding i et fremmed Land.
She bore a son, and Moses called his name Gershom; he said, “I have been a resident in a foreign land.”
23 Og det skete lang Tid derefter, da døde Kongen af Ægypten; og Israels Børn sukkede over den Trældom og raabte, og deres Raab over Trældommen kom op for Gud.
A long time later, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out for help, and their pleas went up to God because of their bondage.
24 Og Gud hørte deres Suk, og Gud tænkte paa sin Pagt med Abraham, med Isak og med Jakob.
When God heard their groaning, God called to mind his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
25 Og Gud saa Israels Børn, og Gud kendtes ved dem.
God saw the Israelites, and he understood their situation.
