2 Mosebog 32
1 Men da Folket saa, at Moses tøvede med at komme ned fra Bjerget, samlede det sig om Aron, og de sagde til ham: »Kom og lav os en Gud, som kan drage foran os, thi vi ved ikke, hvad der er blevet af denne Moses, der førte os ud af Ægypten!«
Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”
2 Da sagde Aron til dem: »Riv de Guldringe af, som eders Hustruer, Sønner og Døtre har i Ørene, og bring mig dem!«
So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
3 Saa rev hele Folket deres Guldørenringe af og bragte dem til Aron.
Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.
4 Og han modtog dem af deres Haand, formede Guldet med en Mejsel og lavede en støbt Tyrekalv deraf. Da sagde de: »Her, Israel, er din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten!«
He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
5 Og da Aron saa det, byggede han et Alter for den, og Aron lod kundgøre: »I Morgen er det Højtid for HERREN!«
When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before the calf and proclaimed: “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.”
6 Tidligt næste Morgen ofrede de saa Brændofre og bragte Takofre og Folket satte sig til at spise og drikke, og derpaa stod de op for at lege.
So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.
7 Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Skynd dig og stig ned, thi dit Folk, som du førte ud af Ægypten, har handlet ilde;
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.
8 hastigt veg de bort fra den Vej jeg bød dem at vandre; de har lavet sig en støbt Tyrekalv og tilbedt den og ofret til den med de Ord: Her, Israel, er din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten!«
How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
9 Og HERREN sagde til Moses: »Jeg har iagttaget dette Folk og set, at det er et halsstarrigt Folk.
The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
10 Lad mig nu raade, at min Vrede kan blusse op imod dem saa vil jeg tilintetgøre dem; men dig vil jeg gøre til et stort Folk!«
Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
11 Men Moses bønfaldt HERREN sin Gud og sagde: »Hvorfor HERRE skal din Vrede blusse op mod dit Folk, som du førte ud af Ægypten med vældig Kraft og stærk Haand?
But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
12 Hvorfor skal Ægypterne kunne sige: I ond Hensigt førte han dem ud, for at slaa dem ihjel ude mellem Bjergene og udrydde dem af Jorden? Lad din Vredes Glød høre op, og anger den Ulykke, du vilde gøre dit Folk!
Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.
13 Kom Abraham, Isak og Israel i Hu, dine Tjenere, hvem du tilsvor ved dig selv: Jeg vil gøre eders Afkom talrigt som Himmelens Stjerner, og jeg vil give eders Afkom hele det Land, hvorom jeg har talet, og de skal eje det evindelig!«
Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
14 Da angrede HERREN den Ulykke han havde truet med at gøre sit Folk.
So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.
15 Derpaa vendte Moses tilbage og steg ned fra Bjerget med Vidnesbyrdets to Tavler i Haanden, Tavler, der var beskrevet paa begge Sider, baade paa Forsiden og Bagsiden var de beskrevet.
Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.
16 Og Tavlerne var Guds Værk, og Skriften var Guds Skrift, ridset ind i Tavlerne.
The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
17 Da hørte Josua Støjen af det larmende Folk, og han sagde til Moses: »Der høres Krigslarm i Lejren!«
When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”
18 Men han svarede: »Det er ikke sejrendes eller slagnes Skrig, det er Sang, jeg hører!«
But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!”
19 Og da Moses nærmede sig Lejren og saa Tyrekalven og Dansen, blussede hans Vrede op, og han kastede Tavlerne fra sig og sønderslog dem ved Bjergets Fod.
As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.
20 Derpaa tog han Tyrekalven, som de havde lavet, brændte den i Ilden og knuste den til Støv, strøede det paa Vandet og lod Israeliterne drikke det.
Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.
21 Og Moses sagde til Aron: »Hvad har dette Folk gjort dig, siden du har bragt saa stor en Synd over det?«
“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”
22 Aron svarede: »Vredes ikke, Herre! Du ved selv, at Folket ligger i det onde,
“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
23 og de sagde til mig: Lav os en Gud, som kan drage foran os, thi vi ved ikke, hvad der er blevet af denne Moses, der førte os ud af Ægypten!
They told me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!’
24 Da sagde jeg til dem: De, der har Guldsmykker, skal rive dem af! De bragte mig da Guldet, og jeg kastede det i Ilden, og saa kom denne Tyrekalv ud deraf!«
So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, let him take it off,’ and they gave it to me. And when I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!”
25 Da Moses nu saa, at Folket var tøjlesløst til Skadefryd for deres Fjender, fordi Aron havde givet det fri Tøjler,
Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them run wild and become a laughingstock to their enemies.
26 stillede han sig ved Indgangen til Lejren og sagde: »Hvem der er for HERREN, han komme hid til mig!« Da samlede alle Leviterne sig om ham,
So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.
27 og han sagde til dem: »Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Bind alle Sværd om Lænd og gaa frem og tilbage fra den ene Indgang i Lejren til den anden og slaa ned baade Broder, Ven og Frænde!«
He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”
28 Og Leviterne gjorde, som Moses havde sagt, og paa den Dag faldt der af Folket henved 3000 Mand.
The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.
29 Og Moses sagde: »Fra i Dag af skal I være Præster for HERREN, thi ingen skaanede Søn eller Broder, derfor skal Velsignelse komme over eder i Dag.«
Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”
30 Næste Dag sagde Moses til Folket: »I har begaaet en stor Synd; men nu vil jeg stige op til HERREN, maaske kan jeg skaffe Soning for eders Synd!«
The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
31 Derpaa gik Moses atter til HERREN og sagde: »Ak, dette Folk har begaaet en stor Synd, de har lavet sig en Gud af Guld.
So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.
32 Om du dog vilde tilgive dem deres Synd! Hvis ikke, saa udslet mig af den Bog, du fører!«
Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
33 HERREN svarede Moses: »Den, som har syndet imod mig, ham vil jeg udslette af min Bog!
The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book.
34 Men gaa nu og før Folket hen, hvor jeg har befalet dig at føre det hen; se, min Engel skal drage foran dig! Men til sin Tid vil jeg straffe dem for deres Synd!«
Now go, lead the people to the place I described. Behold, My angel shall go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will punish them for their sin.”
35 Og HERREN slog Folket, fordi de havde lavet Tyrekalven, den, Aron lavede.
And the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made.
