2 Mosebog 13

1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 »Du skal hellige mig alt det førstefødte, alt, hvad der aabner Moders Liv hos Israeliterne baade af Mennesker og Kvæg; det skal tilhøre mig!«

“Sanctify to me every firstborn which opens the womb among the sons of Israel, as much of men as of cattle. For they are all mine.”

3 Og Moses sagde til Folket: »Kom denne Dag i Hu, paa hvilken I vandrer ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset, thi med stærk Haand førte HERREN eder ud derfra! Og der maa ikke spises syret Brød.

And Moses said to the people: “Remember this day, on which you were taken away from Egypt and from the house of servitude. For with a strong hand the Lord has led you away from this place. Thus, you shall eat no leavened bread.

4 I Dag vandrer I ud, i Abib Maaned.

Today, you go forth in the month of new grain.

5 Naar nu HERREN fører dig til Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Hivviternes og Jebusiternes Land, som han tilsvor dine Fædre at ville give dig, et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning, saa skal du overholde denne Skik i denne Maaned.

And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers that he would give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you will celebrate this manner of sacred rites in this month.

6 I syv Dage skal du spise usyret Brød, og paa den syvende Dag skal der være Højtid for HERREN.

For seven days, you shall feed on unleavened bread. And on the seventh day, it will be the solemnity of the Lord.

7 I disse syv Dage skal der spises usyret Brød, og der maa hverken findes syret Brød eller Surdejg hos dig nogetsteds inden dine Landemærker.

You shall consume unleavened bread for seven days. There shall not be seen anything leavened with you, nor in all your parts.

8 Og du skal paa den Dag fortælle din Søn, at dette sker i Anledning af, hvad HERREN gjorde for dig, da du vandrede ud af Ægypten!

And you will explain to your son in that day, saying: ‘This is what the Lord did for me when I was taken away from Egypt.’

9 Det skal være dig som et Tegn paa din Haand og et Erindringsmærke paa din Pande, for at HERRENS Lov maa være i din Mund, thi med stærk Haand førte HERREN dig ud af Ægypten.

And it will be like a sign in your hand and like a memorial before your eyes. And so may the law of the Lord be always in your mouth. For with a strong hand, the Lord led you away from the land of Egypt.

10 Og du skal holde dig denne Anordning efterrettelig til den fastsatte Tid, Aar efter Aar.

You will keep this observance, at the established time, from day to day.

11 Og naar HERREN fører dig til Kana'anæernes Land, saaledes som han tilsvor dig og dine Fædre, og giver dig det,

And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite, just as he swore to you and to your fathers, and when he will give it you,

12 da skal du overlade HERREN alt, hvad der aabner Moders Liv; alt det førstefødte, som falder efter dit Kvæg, for saa vidt det er et Handyr, skal tilhøre HERREN.

then you shall set aside for the Lord all that opens the womb and all that is first to go forth among your cattle. Whatever you will have of the male sex, you shall consecrate to the Lord.

13 Men alt det førstefødte af Æslerne skal du udløse med et Stykke Smaakvæg, og hvis du ikke udløser det, skal du sønderbryde dets Hals; og alt det førstefødte af Mennesker blandt dine Sønner skal du udløse.

The firstborn of a donkey you will exchange for a sheep. And if you will not redeem it, you shall put it to death. But every firstborn of man among your sons, you shall redeem with a price.

14 Og naar din Søn i Fremtiden spørger dig: Hvad betyder dette? skal du svare ham: Med stærk Haand førte HERREN os ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset;

And when your son will question you tomorrow, saying, ‘What is this?’ you will respond, ‘With a strong hand the Lord led us away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude.

15 og fordi Farao gjorde sig haard og ikke vilde lade os drage bort, ihjelslog HERREN alt det førstefødte i Ægypten baade af Folk og Fæ; derfor ofrer vi HERREN alt, hvad der aabner Moders Liv, for saa vidt det er et Handyr, og alt det førstefødte blandt vore Sønner udløser vi!

For when Pharaoh had been hardened and was unwilling to release us, the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man, even to the firstborn of beasts. For this reason, I immolate to the Lord all of the male sex that opens the womb, and all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

16 Og det skal være dig som et Tegn paa din Haand og et Erindringsmærke paa din Pande, thi med stærk Haand førte HERREN os ud af Ægypten.«

Therefore, it will be like a sign in your hand and like something hanging between your eyes as a remembrance, because with a strong hand the Lord has led us away from Egypt.”

17 Da Farao lod Folket drage bort, førte Gud dem ikke ad Vejen til Filisterlandet, som havde været den nærmeste, thi Gud sagde: »Folket kunde komme til at fortryde det, naar de ser, der bliver Krig, og vende tilbage til Ægypten.«

And so, when Pharaoh had sent the people away, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, which is nearby, considering that perhaps they might relapse, if they saw wars rise up against them, and then they might return to Egypt.

18 Men Gud lod Folket gøre en Omvej til Ørkenen i Retning af det røde Hav. Israeliterne drog nu væbnede ud af Ægypten.

But he led them around by the way of the desert, which is next to the Red Sea. And so the sons of Israel ascended, armed, out of the land of Egypt.

19 Og Moses tog Josefs Ben med sig, thi denne havde taget Israels Sønner i Ed og sagt: »Naar Gud ser til eder, skal I føre mine Ben med eder herfra!«

Also, Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, because he had sworn to the sons of Israel, saying: “God will visit you. Carry my bones away from here with you.”

20 De brød op fra Sukkot og lejrede sig i Etam ved Randen af Ørkenen.

And setting out from Soccoth, they encamped at Etham, in the most distant parts of the wilderness.

21 Men HERREN vandrede foran dem, om Dagen i en Skystøtte for at vise dem Vej og om Natten i en Ildstøtte for at lyse for dem; saa kunde de rejse baade Dag og Nat.

Now the Lord preceded them to show them the way, by day with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire, so that he might be the leader of their journey at both times.

22 Og Skystøtten veg ikke fra Folket om Dagen, ej heller Ildstøtten om Natten.

These never failed: a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night, in the sight of the people.