2 Mosebog 32
1 Og Folket saa, at Mose tøvede med at komme ned ad Bjerget; og Folket forsamledes om Aron, og de sagde til ham: Staa op, gør os Guder, som kunne gaa foran os; thi denne Mose, Manden, som førte os op af Ægyptens Land, vide vi ikke, hvad der er vederfaret.
When the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.”
2 Og Aron sagde til dem: Afriver de Guldsmykker, som ere i eders Hustruers, eders Sønners og eders Døtres Øren, og bærer dem til mig.
Aaron said to them, “Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.”
3 Saa afrev alt Folket de Guldsmykker, som vare i deres Øren, og de bare dem til Aron.
All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
4 Og han tog det af deres Haand og dannede det med Mejselen og gjorde en støbt Kalv deraf, og de sagde: Israel! disse ere dine dine Guder, som førte dig op af Ægyptens Land.
He received what they handed him, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a moulded calf. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
5 Der Aron saa det, byggede han et Alter for den; og Aron raabte og sagde: I Morgen er det Herrens Højtid.
When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.”
6 Og de stode aarle op den anden Dag og ofrede Brændofre og fremførte Takofre; og Folket satte sig ned til at æde og drikke og stod op at lege.
They rose up early on the next day, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
7 Da sagde Herren til Mose: Gaa, stig ned; thi dit Folk, som du førte op af Ægyptens Land, har handlet fordærveligt.
The LORD spoke to Moses, “Go, get down; for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves!
8 De vege snart fra den Vej, som jeg bød dem, de have gjort sig en støbt Kalv, og de have tilbedet den og ofret til den og sagt: Israel! disse ere dine Guder, som førte dig op af Ægyptens Land.
They have turned away quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a moulded calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
9 Og Herren sagde til Mose: Jeg har set dette Folk, og se, det er et haardnakket Folk.
The LORD said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.
10 Og lad mig nu fare frem, at min Vrede maa optændes mod dem, og jeg maa fortære dem; og jeg vil gøre dig til et stort Folk.
Now therefore leave me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of you a great nation.”
11 Og Mose bad ydmygelig for Herrens, sin Guds Ansigt og sagde: Herre, hvorfor skal din Vrede optændes imod dit Folk, som du udførte af Ægyptens Land med stor Kraft og med en stærk Haand?
Moses begged the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
12 Hvorfor skulle Ægypterne tale og sige: Han har udført dem til Ulykke, for at ihjelslaa dem paa Bjergene og ødelægge dem af Jorderige? Vend om fra din grumme Vrede, og lad det onde mod dit Folk fortryde dig!
Why should the Egyptians talk, saying, ‘He brought them out for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth’? Turn from your fierce wrath, and turn away from this evil against your people.
13 Kom dine Tjenere, Abraham, Isak og Israel i Hu, hvilke du har tilsvoret ved dig selv og tilsagt: Jeg vil gøre eders Sæd mangfoldig, som Stjernerne paa Himmelen; og alt det Land, som jeg har sagt, vil jeg give eders Sæd, og de skulle eje det evindelig.
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’”
14 Saa fortrød Herren det onde, som han havde talet om at ville gøre sit Folk.
So the LORD turned away from the evil which he said he would do to his people.
15 Og Mose vendte sig og gik ned ad Bjerget og havde to Vidnesbyrdets Tavler i sin Haand, Tavler beskrevne paa begge Sider, de vare skrevne baade paa den ene og den anden Side.
Moses turned, and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand; tablets that were written on both their sides. They were written on one side and on the other.
16 Og Tavlerne vare Guds Arbejde; og Skriften var Guds Skrift, indgravet i Tavlerne.
The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
17 Der Josva I hørte Lyden af Folket, som raabte, da sagde han til Mose: Der er en Krigslyd i Lejren.
When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is the noise of war in the camp.”
18 Men denne sagde: Det er ikke en Lyd af dem, som raabe, naar de sejre, og ikke en Lyd af dem, som raabe, naar de tabe; men jeg hører en Lyd af Sang.
He said, “It isn’t the voice of those who shout for victory. It is not the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that I hear.”
19 Og det skete, der han kom nær til Lejren og saa Kalven og Dansen, da optændtes Mose Vrede, og han kastede Tavlerne af sine Hænder og sønderbrød dem neden for Bjerget.
As soon as he came near to the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.
20 Og han tog Kalven, som de havde gjort, og opbrændte den med Ild og malede den til Støv og strøede det oven paa Vandet og gav Israels Børn det at drikke.
He took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink it.
21 Og Mose sagde til Aron: Hvad har dette Folk gjort dig, at du har ført en saa stor Synd over det?
Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
22 Og Aron svarede: Min Herres Vrede forhaste sig ikke; du kender Folket, at det ligger i det onde.
Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
23 Og de sagde til mig: Gør os Guder, som kunne gaa foran os; thi denne Mose, Manden, som førte os op af Ægyptens Land, vide vi ikke, hvad der er vederfaret.
For they said to me, ‘Make us gods, which shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’
24 Da sagde jeg til dem: Hvo som har Guld, de maa rive det af, og de gave mig det; og jeg kastede det i i Ilden, saa kom denne Kalv ud.
I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them take it off.’ So they gave it to me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.”
25 Der Mose saa Folket, at det var tøjleløst, — thi Aron havde givet det Tøjlen til en Spot for deres Modstandere, —
When Moses saw that the people were out of control, (for Aaron had let them lose control, causing derision amongst their enemies),
26 da stillede Mose sig i Lejrens Port og sagde: Hvo der hører Herren til, han komme til mig; da forsamlede alle Levi Børn sig til ham.
then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on the LORD’s side, come to me!” All the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.
27 Og han sagde til dem: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Hver binde sit Sværd ved sin Side; gaar frem og tilbage, fra den ene Port i Lejren til den anden, og ihjelslaar hver sin Broder og hver sin Ven og hver sin Næste.
He said to them, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Every man put his sword on his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and every man kill his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.’”
28 Og Levi Børn gjorde, som Mose havde sagt, og der faldt af Folket paa den samme Dag henved tre Tusinde Mænd.
The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. About three thousand men fell of the people that day.
29 Og Mose sagde: Fylder eders Haand i Dag for Herren, at enhver er imod sin Søn og imod sin Broder, og det for at bringe Velsignelse over eder i Dag.
Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, for every man was against his son and against his brother, that he may give you a blessing today.”
30 Og det skete den anden Dag, da sagde Mose til Folket: I have syndet en stor Synd, dog nu vil jeg opstige til Herren, om jeg maaske kan gøre Forligelse for eders Synd.
On the next day, Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD. Perhaps I shall make atonement for your sin.”
31 Der Mose kom igen til Herren, sagde han: Ak! dette Folk har syndet en stor Synd, og de have gjort sig Guder af Guld.
Moses returned to the LORD, and said, “Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.
32 Og nu, gid du vilde forlade dem deres Synd; men hvis ikke, da udslet mig nu af din Bog, som du har skrevet!
Yet now, if you will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have written.”
33 Og Herren sagde til Mose: Hver den som synder imod mig, den vil jeg udslette af min Bog.
The LORD said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot him out of my book.
34 Og nu gaa, før Folket didhen, som jeg sagde dig: Se, min Engel skal gaa for dit Ansigt; men paa min Hjemsøgelses Dag vil jeg hjemsøge deres Synd over dem.
Now go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
35 Og Herren slog Folket, fordi de havde gjort Kalven, som Aron havde gjort.
The LORD struck the people, because of what they did with the calf, which Aaron made.
