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.
And Moses was keeping the flock of Jithro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock far away into the desert, and came to the mountain of God, to Choreb.
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.
And an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a thorn-bush; and he looked, and, behold, the thorn-bush was burning with fire, but the thorn-bush was not consumed.
3 Da sagde Moses: »Lad mig gaa hen og se paa dette underfulde Skue, hvorfor Tornebusken ikke brænder op.«
And Moses said, I must turn aside, and see this great sight, why the thorn-bush is not burnt.
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!«
And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see God called unto him out of the midst of the thorn-bush, and said, Moses, Moses; and he said, Here am I.
5 Da sagde han: »Kom ikke nærmere! Drag dine Sko af dine Fødder, thi det Sted, du staar paa, er hellig Jord!«
And he said, Draw not nigh hither; put off thy shoes from off thy feet; for the place whereon thou standest 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.
And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look up to 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;
And the Lord said, I have truly seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard its cry by reason of its taskmasters; yea, I know its sorrows;
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.
And I am come down to deliver it out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring it up out of that land unto a land, good and large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Emorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
9 Se, nu er Israeliternes Klageskrig naaet til mig, og jeg har ogsaa set den Trængsel, Ægypterne har bragt over dem.
Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
10 Derfor vil jeg nu sende dig til Farao, og du skal føre mit Folk, Israeliterne, ud af Ægypten!«
And now then go, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, and thou shalt bring forth my people the children of Israel 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?«
And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel 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!«
And he said, Because I will be with thee; and this shall be unto thee the token, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon 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?«
And Moses said unto God, Behold, if I come unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they then say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto 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!«
And God said unto Moses, I will be that I will be: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I will be hath sent me unto 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.
And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Everlasting One, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
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, and assemble the elders of Israel, and say unto them, The Everlasting One, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely taken cognizance of you and of that which is 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 said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt, unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Emorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto 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!
And they will hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Everlasting One, the God of the Hebrews hath met with us; and now let us go, we beseech thee, a three days' journey into the wilderness, 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 am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, unless it happen through a mighty hand.
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.
And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof; and after that he will let you go.
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 give this people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians; and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
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.«
But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments; and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall empty out Egypt.
