2 Mosebog 14
1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 »Sig til Israeliterne, at de skal vende om og lejre sig ved Pi-Hakirot mellem Migdol og Havet; lige over for Ba'al-Zefon skal I lejre eder ved Havet.
Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
3 Farao vil da tænke om Israeliterne, at de er faret vild i Landet, og at Ørkenen har sluttet dem inde;
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
4 og jeg vil forhærde Faraos Hjerte, saa han sætter efter dem, og jeg vil forherlige mig paa Farao og hele hans Krigsmagt, og Ægypterne skal kende, at jeg er HERREN!« Og de gjorde saaledes.
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow them; and I will be honoured over Pharaoh, and over all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.
5 Da det nu meldtes Ægypterkongen, at Folket var flygtet, skiftede Farao og hans Tjenere Sind over for Folket og sagde: »Hvor kunde vi dog slippe Israeliterne af vor Tjeneste!«
And it was told to the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
6 Da lod han spænde for sin Vogn og tog sine Krigsfolk med sig;
And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:
7 han tog 600 udsøgte Stridsvogne og alle Ægyptens Krigsvogne, alle bemandede med Vognkæmpere.
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
8 Og HERREN forhærdede Ægypterkongen Faraos Hjerte, saa han satte efter Israeliterne; men Israeliterne var draget ud under en stærk Haands Værn.
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.
9 Og Ægypterne, alle Faraos Heste og Vogne og hans Ryttere og øvrige Krigsfolk, satte efter dem og indhentede dem, da de havde slaaet Lejr ved Havet, ved Pi-Hakirot over for Ba'al-Zefon.
But the Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.
10 Da nu Farao nærmede sig, saa Israeliterne op og fik Øje paa Ægypterne, der drog efter dem, og de grebes af stor Angst; da raabte Israeliterne til HERREN;
And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were greatly afraid: and the children of Israel cried to the LORD.
11 og de sagde til Moses: »Er det, fordi der ingen Grave var i Ægypten, at du har faaet os ud for at dø i Ørkenen? Hvad er det dog, du har gjort os, at du førte os ud af Ægypten?
And they said to Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us out of Egypt?
12 Var det ikke det, vi sagde til dig i Ægypten: Lad os i Fred, og lad os blive ved at trælle for Ægypterne! Thi det er bedre for os at trælle for Ægypterne end at dø i Ørkenen.«
Is not this the word that we told thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
13 Men Moses svarede Folket: »Frygt ikke! Hold blot Stand, saa skal I se HERRENS Frelse, som han i Dag vil hjælpe eder til, thi som I ser Ægypterne i Dag, skal I aldrig i Evighed se dem mere.
And Moses said to the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
14 HERREN skal stride for eder, men I skal tie!«
The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
15 Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Hvorfor raaber du til mig? Sig til Israeliterne, at de skal bryde op!
And the LORD said to Moses, Why criest thou to me? speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward:
16 Løft din Stav og ræk din Haand ud over Havet og skil det ad i to Dele, saa Israeliterne kan vandre gennem Havet paa tør Bund.
But lift thou thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
17 Se, jeg vil forhærde Ægypternes Hjerte, saa de følger efter dem, og jeg vil forherlige mig paa Farao og hele hans Krigsmagt, paa hans Vogne og Ryttere,
And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour over Pharaoh, and over all his host, over his chariots, and over his horsemen.
18 og Ægypterne skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, naar jeg forherliger mig paa Farao, hans Vogne og Ryttere.«
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour over Pharaoh, over his chariots, and over his horsemen.
19 Guds Engel, der drog foran Israels Hær, flyttede sig nu og gik bag ved dem; og Skystøtten flyttede sig fra Pladsen foran dem og stillede sig bag ved dem
And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
20 og kom til at staa imellem Ægypternes og Israels Hære; og da det blev mørkt; blev Skystøtten til en Ildstøtte og oplyste Natten. Saaledes kom de ikke hinanden nær hele Natten.
And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
21 Moses rakte da sin Haand ud over Havet, og HERREN drev Havet bort med en stærk Østenstorm, der blæste hele Natten, og han gjorde Havet til tørt Land. Og Vandet delte sig.
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
22 Da gik Israeliterne midt igennem Havet paa tør Bund, medens Vandet stod som en Mur paa begge Sider af dem.
And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.
23 Og Ægypterne, alle Faraos Heste, Vogne og Ryttere, satte efter dem og forfulgte dem midt ud i Havet.
And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
24 Men ved Morgenvagtens Tid skuede HERREN fra Ild og Skystøtten hen imod Ægypternes Hær og bragte den i Uorden;
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked to the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
25 og han stoppede Vognenes Hjul, saa de havde ondt ved at faa dem frem. Da sagde Ægypterne: »Lad os flygte for Israel, thi HERREN kæmper for dem imod Ægypten!«
And took off their chariot wheels, that they drove them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
26 Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Ræk din Haand ud over Havet, saa skal Vandet vende tilbage over Ægypterne, deres Vogne og Ryttere!«
And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
27 Da rakte Moses sin Haand ud over Havet; og Havet vendte tilbage til sit sædvanlige Leje ved Morgenens Frembrud, medens de flygtende Ægyptere kom lige imod det, og HERREN drev Ægypterne midt ud i Havet.
And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
28 Da vendte Vandet tilbage og overskyllede Vognene og Rytterne i hele Faraos Krigsmagt, som havde forfulgt dem ud i Havet; ikke en eneste af dem blev tilbage.
And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
29 Men Israeliterne var gaaet gennem Havet paa tør Bund, medens Vandet stod som en Mur paa begge Sider af dem.
But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.
30 Og HERREN frelste paa den Dag Israel af Ægypternes Haand, og Israel saa Ægypterne ligge døde ved Havets Bred.
Thus the LORD saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
31 Da saa Israel den Stordaad, HERREN havde udført mod Ægypterne; og Folket frygtede HERREN, og de troede paa HERREN og paa hans Tjener Moses.
And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
