2 Mosebog 2
1 Og en Mand af Levis Hus gik hen og tog en Levi Datter til Ægte,
And there went a man of the house of Levi, —and took a daughter of Levi.
2 og Kvinden blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn. Da hun saa, at det var en dejlig Dreng, skjulte hun ham i tre Maaneder;
And the woman conceived and bare a son, —and she saw him, that he was a goodly child, so she hid him three months.
3 og da hun ikke længer kunde holde ham skjult, tog hun en Kiste af Papyrusrør, tættede den med Jordbeg og Tjære, lagde Drengen i den og satte den hen mellem Sivene ved Nilens Bred.
And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of paper-reed, and covered it over with bitumen, and with pitch, —and put therein the child, and laid it among the rushes upon the bank of the river.
4 Og hans Søster stillede sig noget derfra for at se, hvad der vilde ske med ham.
Then did his sister station herself at a distance, —to see what would be done to him.
5 Da kom Faraos Datter ned til Nilen for at bade, og imedens gik hendes Jomfruer ved Flodens Bred. Saa fik hun Øje paa Kisten mellem Sivene og sendte sin Pige hen for at hente den.
So then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe by the river, and her, maidens, were walking by the side of the river, —when she saw the ark in the midst of the rushes, and sent her handmaid, and fetched it.
6 Og da hun aabnede den, saa hun Barnet, og se, det var et Drengebarn, der græd. Da ynkedes hun over det og sagde: »Det maa være et af Hebræernes Drengebørn!«
And she opened and beheld it—even the child, and lo! a boy weeping, —so she took pity on him, and said, Of the children of the Hebrews, is this.
7 Hans Søster sagde nu til Faraos Datter: »Skal jeg gaa hen og hente dig en Amme blandt Hebræerkvinderne til at amme Barnet for dig?«
Then said his sister unto Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse, of the Hebrew women, —that she may nurse for thee the child?
8 Faraos Datter svarede hende: »Ja, gør det!« Saa gik Pigen hen og hentede Barnets Moder.
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her—Go. So the maid went, and called the mother of the child.
9 Og Faraos Datter sagde til hende: »Tag dette Barn med dig og am ham for mig, jeg skal nok give dig din Løn derfor!« Og Kvinden tog Barnet og ammede ham.
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her—Take this child, and nurse it for me, and, I, will give thee thy wages. So the woman took the child, and nursed it.
10 Men da Drengen var blevet stor, bragte hun ham til Faraos Datter, og denne antog ham som sin Søn og gav ham Navnet Moses; »thi, « sagde hun, »jeg har trukket ham op af Vandet.«
And the child grew, and she brought him in to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said—For out of the water, I drew him.
11 Paa den Tid gik Moses, som imidlertid var blevet voksen, ud til sine Landsmænd og saa paa deres Trællearbejde. Og han saa en Ægypter slaa en Hebræer, en af hans Landsmænd, ihjel.
And it came to pass in those days when Moses grew up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens, —and saw, an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew—of his brethren,
12 Da saa han sig om til alle Sider, og efter at have forvisset sig om, at der ingen var i Nærheden, slog han Ægypteren ihjel og gravede ham ned i Sandet.
So he turned this way and that, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
13 Da han den næste Dag igen gik derud, saa han to Hebræere i Slagsmaal med hinanden. Da sagde han til ham, der havde Uret: »Hvorfor slaar du din Landsmand?«
And he went out on the second day, and lo! two Hebrews, striving together, —so he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore shouldest thou smite thy fellow?
14 Han svarede: »Hvem har sat dig til Herre og Dommer over os? Vil du maaske slaa mig ihjel, ligesom du slog Ægypteren ihjel?« Og Moses blev bange og tænkte: »Saa er det dog blevet bekendt!«
And he said—Who hath set thee for a chief and a judge over us? To slay me, art thou thinking, as thou didst slay the Egyptian? Then was Moses afraid, and said—Surely the thing is, known!
15 Da Farao fik Nys derom, søgte han at komme Moses til Livs, men Moses flygtede for Farao og tyede til Midjans Land, og der satte han sig ved en Brønd.
So Pharaoh heard this thing, and sought to slay Moses, —and Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian and sat down by the well.
16 Præsten i Midjan havde syv Døtre; de kom nu hen og øste Vand og fyldte Trugene for at vande deres Faders Smaakvæg.
Now, the priest of Midian, had seven daughters, —and they came and drew and filled the troughs, to water their fathers flock.
17 Da kom Hyrderne og vilde jage dem bort, men Moses stod op og hjalp dem og vandede deres Smaakvæg.
Then came the shepherds, and drave them away, —so Moses rose up, and succoured them, and watered their flock,
18 Da de nu kom hjem til deres Fader Re'uel, sagde han: »Hvorfor kommer I saa tidligt hjem i Dag?«
Then came they in unto Reuel their father, —and he said, Wherefore have ye so early come in to-day?
19 De svarede: »Der var en Ægypter, som hjalp os over for Hyrderne, ja han øste ogsaa Vand for os og vandede Smaakvæget.«
And they said, An Egyptian, delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, —Moreover also he drew, for us, and watered the flock.
20 Da sagde han til sine Døtre: »Hvor er han da? Hvorfor har I ladet Manden blive derude? Byd ham ind, at han kan faa noget at spise!«
And he said unto his daughters—And where is he? wherefore is it that ye left the man? Call him that he may eat bread.
21 Saa bestemte Moses sig til at tage Ophold hos Manden, og han gav Moses sin Datter Zippora til Ægte,
And Moses was well-pleased to dwell with the man, —and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
22 og hun fødte en Søn, som han kaldte Gersom; »thi, « sagde han, »jeg er blevet Gæst i et fremmed Land.«
And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom, —for he said, A, sojourner, I am, in a strange land.
23 Saaledes gik der lang Tid hen, og imidlertid døde Ægypterkongen. Men Israeliterne stønnede og klagede under deres Trældom, og deres Skrig over Trældommen naaede op til Gud.
And it came to pass, during those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the sons of Israel sighed by reason of the servitude and lamented, —and their cry for help went up to God, by reason of the servitude.
24 Da hørte Gud deres Jamren, og Gud ihukom sin Pagt med Abraham, Isak og Jakob,
And God heard their groaning, —and God remembered his covenant, with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob;
25 og Gud saa til Israeliterne, og Gud kendtes ved dem.
so then, God looked upon the sons of Israel, —and God regarded.
