2 Mosebog 4
1 Moses svarede; "Hvis de nu ikke tror mig og ikke hører mig, men siger, at HERREN ikke har åbenbaret sig for mig?"
And Moses, answering, said, It is certain that they will not have faith in me or give ear to my voice; for they will say, You have not seen the Lord.
2 Da sagde HERREN til ham: "Hvad har du der i din Hånd?" Han svarede: "En Stav!"
And the Lord said to him, What is that 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, Put it down on the earth. And he put it down on the earth and it became a snake; and Moses went running from it.
4 Og HERREN sagde til Moses: "Ræk Hånden ud og grib den i Halen!" Da rakte han sin Hånd ud, og den blev til en Stav i hans Hånd.
And the Lord said to Moses, Put out your hand and take it by the tail: (and he put out his hand and took a grip of it and it became a rod in his hand: )
5 "For at de nemlig kan tro, at HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har åbenbaret sig for dig."
So that they may be certain that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by you.
6 Og HERREN sagde fremdeles til ham: "Stik din Hånd ind på Brystet!" Da stak han sin Hånd ind på Brystet, og da han trak den ud, se, da var den hvid som Sne af Spedalskhed.
Then the Lord said to him again, Put your hand inside your clothing. And he put his hand inside his robe: and when he took it out it was like the hand of a leper, as white as snow.
7 Derpå sagde han: "Stik atter Hånden ind på Brystet!" Så stak han atter Hånden ind på Brystet, og da han trak den ud, se, da var den igen som hans øvrige Legeme.
And he said, Put your hand inside your robe again. (And he put his hand into his robe again, and when he took it out he saw that it had become like his other flesh.)
8 "Hvis de nu ikke tror dig og lader sig overbevise af det første Tegn, så vil de tro det sidste;
And if they do not have faith in you or give ear to the voice of the first sign, they will have faith in the second sign.
9 men hvis de end ikke tror på disse to Tegn og hører på dig, tag da Vand fra Nilen og hæld det ud på Jorden, så skal Vandet, som du tager fra Nilen, blive til Blod på Jorden."
And if they have no faith even in these two signs and will not give ear to your voice, then you are to take the water of the Nile and put it on the dry land: and the water you take out of the river will become blood on 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, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow 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 to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
12 Gå derfor kun, jeg vil være med din Mund og lære dig, hvad du skal sige!"
So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say.
13 Men han sagde: "Ak, Herre, send dog enhver anden end mig!"
And he said, O Lord, send, if you will, by the hand of anyone whom it seems good to you to 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 også allerede på Vej for at møde dig, og han vil glæde sig i sit Hjerte, når han ser dig;
And the Lord was angry with Moses, and said, Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? To my knowledge he is good at talking. And now he is coming out to you: and when he sees you he will be glad in his heart.
15 du skal tale til ham og lægge ham Ordene i Munden, så vil jeg være med din og hans Mund og lære eder, hvad I skal gøre.
Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do.
16 Han skal tale på dine Vegne til Folket; han skal være din Mund, og du skal være som Gud for ham.
And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to him as God.
17 Tag nu i din Hånd denne Stav, som du skal gøre Tegnene med!"
And take in your hand this rod with which you will 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 Mose's: "Drag bort i Fred!"
And Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go back now to my relations in Egypt and see if they are still living. And Jethro 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 to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt, for all the men are dead who were attempting to take your life.
20 Så tog Moses sin Hustru og sin Søn og satte dem på sit Æsel og vendte tilbage til Ægypten; og Moses tog Guds Stav i Hånden.
And Moses took his wife and his sons and put them on an ass and went back to the land of Egypt: and he took the rod of God in his hand.
21 Men HERREN sagde til Moses: "Når du vender tilbage til Ægypten, så mærk dig dette: Alle de Undergerninger, jeg giver dig Magt til at udføre, skal du gøre for Farao; men jeg vil forhærde hans Hjerte, så han ikke lader Folket rejse.
And the Lord said to Moses, When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have given you power to do: but I will make his heart hard and he will not let the people go.
22 Og da skal du sige til Farao: Så siger HERREN: Israel er min førstefødte Søn;
And you are to say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is the first of my sons:
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, Let my son go, so that he may give me worship; and you did not let him go: so now I will put the first of your sons to death.
24 Men undervejs, i Natteherberget, kom HERREN imod ham og vilde dræbe ham.
Now on the journey, at the night's resting-place, the Lord came in his way and would have put him to death.
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 Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cutting off the skin of her son's private parts, and touching his feet with it, she said, Truly you are a husband of blood to me.
26 Så lod han ham i Fred. Ved den Lejlighed brugte hun Ordet "Blodbrudgom" med Hentydning til Omskærelsen.
So he let him go. Then she said, You are a husband of blood because of the circumcision.
27 Derpå sagde HERREN til Aron: "Gå 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 waste land and you will see Moses. So he went and came across Moses at the mountain of God, and gave him a kiss.
28 Og Moses fortalte Aron om alt, hvad HERREN havde pålagt ham, og om alle de Tegn, han havde befalet ham at gøre.
And Moses gave Aaron an account of all the words of the Lord which he had sent him to say, and of all the signs which he had given him orders to do.
29 Derefter gik Moses og Aron den og kaldte alle Israeliternes Ældste sammen;
Then Moses and Aaron went and got together all the chiefs of the children of Israel:
30 og Aron fortalte alt, hvad HERREN havde sagt til Moses, og denne gjorde Tegnene i Folkets Påsyn.
And Aaron said to them all the words the Lord had said to Moses, and did the signs before all the people.
31 Da troede Folket, og da de hørte, at HERREN havde givet Agt på Israeliterne og set til deres Elendighed, bøjede de sig og tilbad.
And the people had faith in them; and hearing that the Lord had taken up the cause of the children of Israel and had seen their troubles, with bent heads they gave him worship.
