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 from this place, you and the people whom you have taken up out of the land of Egypt, to that land about which I made an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, To your seed will I give it.

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

And I will send an angel before you, driving out the Canaanite and the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite:

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!"

Go up to that land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, for fear that I send destruction on you while you are on the way.

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

Hearing this bad news the people were full of grief, and no one put on his ornaments.

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

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You are a stiff-necked people: if I come among you, even for a minute, I will send destruction on you; so take off all your ornaments, so that I may see what to do with you.

6 Da aflagde Israeliterne deres Smykker fra Horebs Bjerg af.

So the children of Israel took off their ornaments at Mount Horeb, and did not put them on again.

7 Moses plejede at tage Teltet og slå det op udenfor Lejren i nogen Afstand derfra; han gav det Navnet "Åbenbaringsteltet". Enhver som vilde rådspørge HERREN, gik ud til Åbenbaringsteltet uden for Lejren.

Now it was Moses' way to put up the Tent of meeting outside the tent-circle, at some distance away; giving it the name of The Tent of meeting. And everyone desiring to make his prayer to the Lord went to the Tent of meeting outside the tent-circle.

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

And whenever Moses went out to the Tent of meeting, all the people got up and everyone went to the door of his tent, looking after Moses till he went inside the Tent.

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

And whenever Moses went into the Tent, the pillar of cloud came down, and took its place by the door of the Tent, as long as the Lord was talking with Moses.

10 Men når alt Folket så Skystøtten stå ved Indgangen til Teltet, rejste de sig alle op og tilbad ved Indgangen til deres Telte.

And all the people saw the cloud at the door of the Tent, and they went down on their faces, everyone at the door of his tent.

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

And the Lord had talk with Moses face to face, as a man may have talk with his friend. And when Moses came back to the tents, his servant, the young man Joshua, the son of Nun, did not come away from the Tent.

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 Nåde for mine Øjne!

And Moses said to the Lord, See, you say to me, Be this people's guide on their journey, but you have not made clear to me whom you will send with me. But you have said, I have knowledge of you by name, and you have grace in my eyes.

13 Hvis jeg nu virkelig har fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, så lær mig dine Veje at kende, at jeg kan kende dig og finde Nåde for dine Øjne; tænk dog på, at dette Folk er dit Folk!"

If then I have grace in your eyes, let me see your ways, so that I may have knowledge of you and be certain of your grace; and my prayer is that you will keep in mind that this nation is your people.

14 Han svarede: "Skal mit Åsyn da vandre med, og skal jeg således føre dig til Målet?"

And he said, I myself will go with you and give you rest.

15 Da sagde Moses til ham: "Hvis dit Åsyn ikke vandrer med, så lad os ikke drage herfra!

And Moses said, If you yourself are not going with us, do not send us on from here.

16 Hvorpå skal det dog kendes. at jeg har fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, jeg og dit Folk? Mon ikke på, at du vandrer med os, og der således vises os, mig og dit Folk, en Udmærkelse fremfor alle andle Folkeslag på Jorden?"

For is not the fact of your going with us the sign that I and this people have grace in your eyes, so that we, that is, I and your people, are separate from all other people on the face of the earth?

17 HERREN svarede Moses: "Også hvad du der siger, vil jeg gøre, thi du har fundet Nåde for mine Øjne, og jeg kalder dig ved Navn."

And the Lord said to Moses, I will do as you say: for you have grace in my eyes, and I have knowledge of you by your name.

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

And Moses said, O Lord, let me see your glory.

19 Han svarede: "Jeg vil lade al min Rigdom drage forbi dig og udråbe HERRENs Navn foran dig, thi jeg viser Nåde, mod hvem jeg vil, og Barmhjertighed, mod hvem jeg vil!"

And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy.

20 Og han sagde: "Du kan ikke skue mit Åsyn, thi intet Menneske kan se mig og leve."

But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living.

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

And the Lord said, See, there is a place near me, and you may take your place on the rock:

22 Når da min Herlighed drager forbi, vil jeg lade dig stå i Klippehulen, og jeg vil dække dig 1ned min Hånd, indtil jeg er kommet forbi.

And when my glory goes by, I will put you in a hole in the rock, covering you with my hand till I have gone past:

23 Så tager jeg min Hånd bort, og da kan du se mig bagfra; men mit Åsyn kan ingen skue!"

Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back: but my face is not to be seen.