2 Mosebog 33

1 HERREN sagde til Moses: »Drag nu bort herfra med Folket, som du førte ud af Ægypten, til det Land, jeg tilsvor Abraham, Isak og Jakob med de Ord: Dit Afkom vil jeg give det! —

And the Lord said to Moses, Go forward, go up hence, thou and thy people, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, into the land which I swore to Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I will give it to your seed.

2 Jeg sender en Engel foran dig, og han skal drive Kana'anæerne, Amoriterne, Hetiterne, Perizziterne, Hivviterne og Jebusiterne bort —

And I will send at the same time my angel before thy face, and he shall cast out the Amorite and the Chettite, and the Pherezite and Gergesite, and Evite, and Jebusite, and Chananite.

3 til et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning. Men selv vil jeg ikke drage med i din Midte, thi du er et halsstarrigt Folk; drog jeg med, kunde jeg tilintetgøre dig undervejs!«

And I will bring thee into a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up with thee, because thou art a stiff-necked people, lest I consume thee by the way.

4 Da Folket hørte denne onde Tidende, sørgede de, og ingen tog sine Smykker paa.

And the people having heard this grievous saying, mourned in mourning apparel.

5 Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Sig til Israeliterne; I er et halsstarrigt Folk! Vandrede jeg kun et eneste Øjeblik i din Midte, maatte jeg tilintetgøre dig. Tag du dine Smykker af, saa skal jeg tænke over, hvad jeg vil gøre for dig!«

For the Lord said to the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people; take heed lest I bring on you another plague, and destroy you: now then put off your glorious apparel, and [your] ornaments, and I will shew thee what I will do to thee.

6 Da aflagde Israeliterne deres Smykker fra Horebs Bjerg af.

So the sons of Israel took off their ornaments and their array at the mount of Choreb.

7 Moses plejede at tage Teltet og slaa det op udenfor Lejren i nogen Afstand derfra; han gav det Navnet »Aabenbaringsteltet«. Enhver som vilde raadspørge HERREN, gik ud til Aabenbaringsteltet uden for Lejren.

And Moses took his tabernacle and pitched it without the camp, at a distance from the camp; and it was called the Tabernacle of Testimony: and it came to pass [that] every one that sought the Lord went forth to the tabernacle which was without the camp.

8 Men hver Gang Moses gik ud til Teltet, rejste alt Folket sig op og stillede sig alle ved Indgangen til deres Telte og saa efter Moses, indtil han kom ind i Teltet.

And whenever Moses went into the tabernacle without the camp, all the people stood every one watching by the doors of his tent; and when Moses departed, they took notice until he entered into the tabernacle.

9 Og naar Moses kom ind Teltet, sænkede Skystøtten sig og stillede sig ved Indgangen til Teltet; da talede HERREN med Moses.

And when Moses entered into the tabernacle, the pillar of the cloud descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and [God] talked to Moses.

10 Men naar alt Folket saa Skystøtten staa ved Indgangen til Teltet, rejste de sig alle op og tilbad ved Indgangen til deres Telte.

And all the people saw the pillar of the cloud standing by the door of the tabernacle, and all the people stood and worshipped every one at the door of his tent.

11 Saa talede HERREN med Moses Ansigt til Ansigt, som naar den ene Mand taler med den anden, og derpaa vendte Moses tilbage til Lejren; men hans Medhjælper Josua, Nuns Søn, en ung Mand, veg ikke fra Teltet.

And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as if one should speak to his friend; and he retired into the camp: but his servant Joshua the son of Naue, a young man, departed not forth from the tabernacle.

12 Moses sagde til HERREN: »Se, du siger til mig: Før dette Folk frem! Men du har ikke ladet mig vide, hvem du vil sende med mig; og dog har du sagt: Jeg kender dig ved Navn, og du har fundet Naade for mine Øjne!

And Moses said to the Lord, Lo! thou sayest to me, Lead on this people; but thou hast not shewed me whom thou wilt send with me, but thou hast said to me, I know thee above all, and thou hast favour with me.

13 Hvis jeg nu virkelig har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, saa lær mig dine Veje at kende, at jeg kan kende dig og finde Naade for dine Øjne; tænk dog paa, at dette Folk er dit Folk!«

If then I have found favour in thy sight, reveal thyself to me, that I may evidently see thee; that I may find favour in thy sight, and that I may know that this great nation [is] thy people.

14 Han svarede: »Skal mit Aasyn da vandre med, og skal jeg saaledes føre dig til Maalet?«

And he says, I myself will go before thee, and give thee rest.

15 Da sagde Moses til ham: »Hvis dit Aasyn ikke vandrer med, saa lad os ikke drage herfra!

And he says to him, If thou go not up with us thyself, bring me not up hence.

16 Hvorpaa skal det dog kendes, at jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, jeg og dit Folk? Mon ikke paa, at du vandrer med os, og der saaledes vises os, mig og dit Folk, en Udmærkelse fremfor alle andre Folkeslag paa Jorden?«

And how shall it be surely known, that both I and this people have found favour with thee, except only if thou go with us? So both I and thy people shall be glorified beyond all the nations, as many as are upon the earth.

17 HERREN svarede Moses: »Ogsaa hvad du der siger, vil jeg gøre, thi du har fundet Naade for mine Øjne, og jeg kalder dig ved Navn.«

And the Lord said to Moses, I will also do for thee this thing, which thou hast spoken; for thou hast found grace before me, and I know thee above all.

18 Da sagde Moses: »Lad mig dog skue din Herlighed!«

And [Moses] says, Manifest thyself to me.

19 Han svarede: »Jeg vil lade al min Rigdom drage forbi dig og udraabe HERRENS Navn foran dig, thi jeg viser Naade, mod hvem jeg vil, og Barmhjertighed, mod hvem jeg vil!«

And [God] said, I will pass by before thee with my glory, and I will call by my name, the Lord, before thee; and I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and will have pity on whom I will have pity.

20 Og han sagde: »Du kan ikke skue mit Aasyn, thi intet Menneske kan se mig og leve.«

And [God] said, Thou shalt not be able to see my face; for no man shall see my face, and live.

21 Og HERREN sagde: »Se, her er et Sted i min Nærhed, stil dig paa Klippen der!

And the Lord said, Behold, [there is] a place by me: thou shalt stand upon the rock;

22 Naar da min Herlighed drager forbi, vil jeg lade dig staa i Klippehulen, og jeg vil dække dig med min Haand, indtil jeg er kommet forbi.

and when my glory shall pass by, then I will put thee into a hole of the rock; and I will cover thee over with my hand, until I shall have passed by.

23 Saa tager jeg min Haand bort, og da kan du se mig bagfra; men mit Aasyn kan ingen skue!«

And I will remove my hand, and then shalt thou see my back parts; but my face shall not appear to thee.