2 Mosebog 3

1 Moses vogtede nu Smaakvæget for sin Svigerfader Jetro, Præsten i Midjan, og drev engang Smaakvæget hen hinsides Ørkenen og kom til Guds Bjerg Horeb.

Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

2 Da aabenbarede HERRENS Engel sig for ham i en Ildslue, der slog ud af en Tornebusk, og da han saa nærmere til, se, da stod Tornebusken i lys Lue, uden at den blev fortæret.

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.

3 Da sagde Moses: »Lad mig gaa hen og se paa dette underfulde Skue, hvorfor Tornebusken ikke brænder op.«

So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”

4 Men da HERREN saa, at han gik hen for at se derpaa, raabte Gud til ham fra Tornebusken: »Moses, Moses!« Og han svarede: »Se, her er jeg!«

When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.

5 Da sagde han: »Kom ikke nærmere! Drag dine Sko af dine Fødder, thi det Sted, du staar paa, er hellig Jord!«

“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

6 Og han sagde: »Jeg er din Faders Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud.« Da skjulte Moses sit Ansigt, thi han frygtede for at skue Gud.

Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

7 Derpaa sagde HERREN: »Jeg har set mit Folks Elendighed i Ægypten, og jeg har hørt deres Klageskrig over deres Undertrykkere, ja, jeg kender deres Lidelser;

The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

8 og jeg er steget ned for at udfri dem af Ægyptens Haand og føre dem bort fra dette Land til et godt og vidtstrakt Land, til et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning, til Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Perizziternes, Hivviternes og Jebusiternes Egn.

I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

9 Se, nu er Israeliternes Klageskrig naaet til mig, og jeg har ogsaa set den Trængsel, Ægypterne har bragt over dem.

And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.

10 Derfor vil jeg nu sende dig til Farao, og du skal føre mit Folk, Israeliterne, ud af Ægypten!«

Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

11 Men Moses sagde til Gud: »Hvem er jeg, at jeg skulde kunne gaa til Farao og føre Israeliterne ud af Ægypten?«

But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

12 Han svarede: »Jo, jeg vil være med dig! Og dette skal være dig Tegnet paa, at det er mig, der har sendt dig: Naar du har ført Folket ud af Ægypten, skal I dyrke Gud paa dette Bjerg!«

“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”

13 Men Moses sagde til Gud: »Naar jeg kommer til Israeliterne og siger dem, at deres Fædres Gud har sendt mig til dem, hvad skal jeg saa svare dem, hvis de spørger om hans Navn?«

Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”

14 Gud svarede Moses: »Jeg er den, jeg er!« Og han sagde: »Saaledes skal du sige til Israeliterne: JEG ER har sendt mig til eder!«

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

15 Og Gud sagde fremdeles til Moses: »Saaledes skal du sige til Israeliterne: HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har sendt mig til eder; dette er mit Navn til evig Tid, og saaledes skal jeg kaldes fra Slægt til Slægt.

God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

16 Gaa nu hen og kald Israels Ældste sammen og sig til dem: HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, Abrahams, Isaks og Jakobs Gud, har aabenbaret sig for mig og sagt: Jeg har givet Agt paa eder og paa, hvad man har gjort imod eder i Ægypten,

Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

17 og jeg har sat mig for at føre eder ud af Ægyptens Elendighed til Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Perizziternes, Hivviternes og Jebusiternes Land, til et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning!

And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’

18 De vil høre paa dig, og du skal sammen med Israels Ældste gaa til Ægypterkongen, og I skal sige til ham: HERREN, Hebræernes Gud, har mødt os, tillad os derfor at drage tre Dagsrejser ud i Ørkenen og ofre til HERREN vor Gud!

The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’

19 Jeg ved vel, at Ægypterkongen ikke vil tillade eder at drage bort uden med Magt;

But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.

20 men jeg skal udrække min Haand og ramme Ægypten med alle mine Undergerninger, som jeg vil gøre der; saa skal han give eder Lov til at drage af Sted.

So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.

21 Og jeg vil stemme Ægypterne gunstigt mod dette Folk, saa at I, naar I drager bort, ikke skal drage bort med tomme Hænder.

And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.

22 Enhver Kvinde skal bede sin Naboerske og de Kvinder, som er til Huse hos hende, om Sølv og Guldsmykker og Klæder, og I skal give eders Sønner og Døtre det paa. Saaledes skal I tage Bytte fra Ægypterne.«

Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”