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, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.

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

And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thy hand? and he said, A staff.

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 before 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 unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and grasp it by the tail; and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand.

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

In order that they may believe that there hath appeared unto thee the Everlasting One, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the 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 farthermore unto him, Do put thy hand into thy bosom: and he put his hand into his bosom; and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, white 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, Put thy hand again into thy bosom: and he put his hand again into his bosom; and when he pulled it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as 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 it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter 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 also these two signs, and will not hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou shalt take out of the river shall become 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 unto the Lord, Pardon, O Lord, I am not a man of words, neither yesterday, nor the day before, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am heavy of speech, and heavy of tongue.

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 unto him, Who hath given a mouth to man? or who maketh him dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I the Lord?

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

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and I will teach thee what thou shalt speak.

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

And he said, Pardon, O Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wouldst 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 anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron, thy brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well; and also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee; and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

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 thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and I will teach you what ye 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 thee unto the people; and he shall be, yea he shall be to thee as a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as a God.

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

And this staff shalt thou take in thy hand, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.

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 Jether his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive; and Jithro said to Moses, Go in peace.

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 unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.

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 sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt; and Moses took the staff of 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 unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, regard well all the wonders which I have put in thy hand, and do them before Pharaoh; but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.

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

And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus hath said the Lord, My son, my first-born, is Israel.

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 unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou refusest to let him go; so, behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.

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

And as he was on the journey in the inn, the Lord met him, 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!«

Then took Zipporah a sharp instrument, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody relative art thou to me.

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

And then he withdrew from him; when she said, A bloody relative, but only in respect of the circumcision.

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 to meet Moses, into the wilderness; and he went and met him by the mount of God, and kissed him.

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 told Aaron all the words of the Lord wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

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

And Moses and Aaron went and assembled all 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 the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses; and he did the signs before the eyes of 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 when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.