2 Mosebog 4

1 Moses svarede; »Hvis de nu ikke tror mig og ikke hører mig, men siger, at HERREN ikke har aabenbaret sig for mig?«

And Moses answered and said, If they believe me not, and do not listen to my voice (for they will say, God has not appeared to you), what shall I say to them?

2 Da sagde HERREN til ham: »Hvad har du der i din Haand?« Han svarede: »En Stav!«

And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in your hand? and he said, A rod.

3 Og han sagde: »Kast den til Jorden!« Da kastede han den til Jorden, og den blev til en Slange, og Moses flyede for den.

And he said, Cast it on the ground: and he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.

4 Og HERREN sagde til Moses: »Ræk Haanden ud og grib den i Halen!« Da rakte han sin Haand ud, og den blev til en Stav i hans Haand.

And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth your hand, and take hold of its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of the tail,

5 »For at de nemlig kan tro, at HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har aabenbaret sig for dig.«

and it became a rod in his hand, —that they may believe you, that the God of your fathers has appeared to you, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.

6 Og HERREN sagde fremdeles til ham: »Stik din Haand ind paa Brystet!« Da stak han sin Haand ind paa Brystet, og da han trak den ud, se, da var den hvid som Sne af Spedalskhed.

And the Lord said again to him, Put your hand into your bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and his hand became as snow.

7 Derpaa sagde han: »Stik atter Haanden ind paa Brystet!« Saa stak han atter Haanden ind paa Brystet, og da han trak den ud, se, da var den igen som hans øvrige Legeme.

And he said again, Put your hand into your bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and it was again restored to the complexion of his [other] flesh.

8 »Hvis de nu ikke tror dig og lader sig overbevise af det første Tegn, saa vil de tro det sidste;

And if they will not believe you, nor listen to the voice of the first sign, they will believe you [because] of the voice of the second sign.

9 men hvis de end ikke tror paa disse to Tegn og hører paa dig, tag da Vand fra Nilen og hæld det ud paa Jorden, saa skal Vandet, som du tager fra Nilen, blive til Blod paa Jorden.«

And it shall come to pass if they will not believe you for these two signs, and will not listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which you shall take from the river shall be blood upon the dry land.

10 Men Moses sagde til HERREN: »Ak, Herre, jeg er ingen veltalende Mand, jeg var det ikke før og er det heller ikke nu, efter at du har talet til din Tjener, thi jeg har svært ved at udtrykke mig og tale for mig.«

And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that you have begun to speak to your servant: I am weak in speech, and slow-tongued.

11 Da svarede HERREN ham: »Hvem har givet Mennesket Mund, og hvem gør stum eller døv, seende eller blind? Mon ikke jeg, HERREN?

And the Lord said to Moses, Who has given a mouth to man, and who has made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? have not I, God?

12 Gaa derfor kun, jeg vil være med din Mund og lære dig, hvad du skal sige!«

And now go and I will open your mouth, and will instruct you in what you shall say.

13 Men han sagde: »Ak, Herre, send dog enhver anden end mig!«

And Moses said, I pray you, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom you shall send.

14 Da blussede HERRENS Vrede op imod Moses, og han sagde: »Har du ikke din Broder Aron, Leviten? Han, ved jeg, kan tale for sig. Han er ogsaa allerede paa Vej for at møde dig, og han vil glæde sig i sit Hjerte, naar han ser dig;

And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Behold! is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he will surely speak to you; and, behold, he will come forth to meet you, and beholding you he will rejoice within himself.

15 du skal tale til ham og lægge ham Ordene i Munden, saa vil jeg være med din og hans Mund og lære eder, hvad I skal gøre.

And you shall speak to him; and you shall put my words into his mouth, and I will open your mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in what you shall do.

16 Han skal tale paa dine Vegne til Folket; han skal være din Mund, og du skal være som Gud for ham.

And he shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be for him in things pertaining to God.

17 Tag nu i din Haand denne Stav, som du skal gøre Tegnene med!«

And this rod that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand, wherewith you shall work miracles.

18 Derefter vendte Moses tilbage til sin Svigerfader Jetro og sagde til ham: »Lad mig vende tilbage til mine Landsmænd i Ægypten og se, om de endnu er i Live!« Og Jetro svarede Moses: »Drag bort i Fred!«

And Moses went and returned to Jothor his father-in-law, and says, I will go and return to my brethren in Egypt, and will see if they are yet living. And Jothor said to Moses, Go in health. And in those days after some time, the king of Egypt died.

19 Da sagde HERREN til Moses i Midjan: »Vend tilbage til Ægypten, thi alle de Mænd, der stod dig efter Livet, er døde.«

And the Lord said to Moses in Madiam, Go, depart into Egypt, for all that sought your life are dead.

20 Saa tog Moses sin Hustru og sin Søn og satte dem paa sit Æsel og vendte tilbage til Ægypten; og Moses tog Guds Stav i Haanden.

And Moses took his wife and his children, and mounted them on the beasts, and returned to Egypt; and Moses took the rod [which he had] from God in his hand.

21 Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Naar du vender tilbage til Ægypten, saa mærk dig dette: Alle de Undergerninger, jeg giver dig Magt til at udføre, skal du gøre for Farao; men jeg vil forhærde hans Hjerte, saa han ikke lader Folket rejse.

And the Lord said to Moses, When you go and return to Egypt, see—all the miracles I have charged you with, you shall work before Pharao: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away the people.

22 Og da skal du sige til Farao: Saa siger HERREN: Israel er min førstefødte Søn;

And you shall say to Pharao, These things says the Lord, Israel [is] my firstborn.

23 men da jeg sagde til dig: Lad min Søn rejse, for at han kan dyrke mig! da nægtede du at lade ham rejse. Se, jeg dræber din førstefødte Søn!«

And I said to you, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if you will not send them away, see, I will kill your firstborn son.

24 Men undervejs, i Natteherberget, kom HERREN imod ham og vilde dræbe ham.

And it came to pass [that] the angel of the Lord met him by the way in the inn, and sought to kill him.

25 Da greb Zippora en skarp Sten og afskar sin Søns Forhud og berørte hans Blusel dermed, idet hun sagde: »Du er mig en Blodbrudgom!«

and Sepphora having taken a stone cut off the foreskin of her son, and fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched:

26 Saa lod han ham i Fred. Ved den Lejlighed brugte hun Ordet »Blodbrudgom« med Hentydning til Omskærelsen.

and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.

27 Derpaa sagde HERREN til Aron: »Gaa Moses i Møde i Ørkenen!« Og han gik ud og traf ham ved Guds Bjerg og kyssede ham.

And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses; and he went and met him in the mount of God, and they kissed each other.

28 Og Moses fortalte Aron om alt, hvad HERREN havde paalagt ham, og om alle de Tegn, han havde befalet ham at gøre.

And Moses reported to Aaron all the words of the Lord, which he sent, and all the things which he charged him.

29 Derefter gik Moses og Aron den og kaldte alle Israeliternes Ældste sammen;

And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders of the children of Israel.

30 og Aron fortalte alt, hvad HERREN havde sagt til Moses, og denne gjorde Tegnene i Folkets Paasyn.

And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke to Moses, and wrought the miracles before the people.

31 Da troede Folket, og da de hørte, at HERREN havde givet Agt paa Israeliterne og set til deres Elendighed, bøjede de sig og tilbad.

and the people believed and rejoiced, because God visited the children of Israel, and because he saw their affliction: and the people bowed and worshipped.