Exodus 32
1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, Up, make gods for us, which shall go before us. For as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him.
Og Folket saa, at Mose tøvede med at komme ned ad Bjerget; og Folket forsamledes om Aron, og de sagde til ham: Staa op, gør os Guder, som kunne gaa foran os; thi denne Mose, Manden, som førte os op af Ægyptens Land, vide vi ikke, hvad der er vederfaret.
2 And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.
Og Aron sagde til dem: Afriver de Guldsmykker, som ere i eders Hustruers, eders Sønners og eders Døtres Øren, og bærer dem til mig.
3 And all the people broke off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
Saa afrev alt Folket de Guldsmykker, som vare i deres Øren, og de bare dem til Aron.
4 And he received it at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf. And they said, These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Og han tog det af deres Haand og dannede det med Mejselen og gjorde en støbt Kalv deraf, og de sagde: Israel! disse ere dine dine Guder, som førte dig op af Ægyptens Land.
5 And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow shall be a feast to Jehovah.
Der Aron saa det, byggede han et Alter for den; og Aron raabte og sagde: I Morgen er det Herrens Højtid.
6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to revel.
Og de stode aarle op den anden Dag og ofrede Brændofre og fremførte Takofre; og Folket satte sig ned til at æde og drikke og stod op at lege.
7 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, Go, get thee down. For thy people, that thou brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.
Da sagde Herren til Mose: Gaa, stig ned; thi dit Folk, som du førte op af Ægyptens Land, har handlet fordærveligt.
8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made for them a molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
De vege snart fra den Vej, som jeg bød dem, de have gjort sig en støbt Kalv, og de have tilbedet den og ofret til den og sagt: Israel! disse ere dine Guder, som førte dig op af Ægyptens Land.
9 And Jehovah said to Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-necked people.
Og Herren sagde til Mose: Jeg har set dette Folk, og se, det er et haardnakket Folk.
10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may grow hot against them, and that I may consume them. And I will make of thee a great nation.
Og lad mig nu fare frem, at min Vrede maa optændes mod dem, og jeg maa fortære dem; og jeg vil gøre dig til et stort Folk.
11 And Moses besought Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, why does thy wrath grow hot against thy people, whom thou have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
Og Mose bad ydmygelig for Herrens, sin Guds Ansigt og sagde: Herre, hvorfor skal din Vrede optændes imod dit Folk, som du udførte af Ægyptens Land med stor Kraft og med en stærk Haand?
12 Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, He brought them forth for evil, to kill them on the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and relent of this evil against thy people.
Hvorfor skulle Ægypterne tale og sige: Han har udført dem til Ulykke, for at ihjelslaa dem paa Bjergene og ødelægge dem af Jorderige? Vend om fra din grumme Vrede, og lad det onde mod dit Folk fortryde dig!
13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swore by thine own self, and said to them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven. And all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your seed, and they shall inherit it forever.
Kom dine Tjenere, Abraham, Isak og Israel i Hu, hvilke du har tilsvoret ved dig selv og tilsagt: Jeg vil gøre eders Sæd mangfoldig, som Stjernerne paa Himmelen; og alt det Land, som jeg har sagt, vil jeg give eders Sæd, og de skulle eje det evindelig.
14 And Jehovah relented of the evil which he said he would do to his people.
Saa fortrød Herren det onde, som han havde talet om at ville gøre sit Folk.
15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
Og Mose vendte sig og gik ned ad Bjerget og havde to Vidnesbyrdets Tavler i sin Haand, Tavler beskrevne paa begge Sider, de vare skrevne baade paa den ene og den anden Side.
16 And the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved upon the tablets.
Og Tavlerne vare Guds Arbejde; og Skriften var Guds Skrift, indgravet i Tavlerne.
17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
Der Josva I hørte Lyden af Folket, som raabte, da sagde han til Mose: Der er en Krigslyd i Lejren.
18 And he said, It is not the voice of those who shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of those who cry for being overcome, but the noise of those who sing do I hear.
Men denne sagde: Det er ikke en Lyd af dem, som raabe, naar de sejre, og ikke en Lyd af dem, som raabe, naar de tabe; men jeg hører en Lyd af Sang.
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came near to the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing. And Moses' anger grew hot, and he cast the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mount.
Og det skete, der han kom nær til Lejren og saa Kalven og Dansen, da optændtes Mose Vrede, og han kastede Tavlerne af sine Hænder og sønderbrød dem neden for Bjerget.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it upon the water, and made the sons of Israel drink of it.
Og han tog Kalven, som de havde gjort, og opbrændte den med Ild og malede den til Støv og strøede det oven paa Vandet og gav Israels Børn det at drikke.
21 And Moses said to Aaron, What did this people do to thee, that thou have brought a great sin upon them?
Og Mose sagde til Aron: Hvad har dette Folk gjort dig, at du har ført en saa stor Synd over det?
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord grow hot. Thou know the people, that they are set on evil.
Og Aron svarede: Min Herres Vrede forhaste sig ikke; du kender Folket, at det ligger i det onde.
23 For they said to me, Make gods for us, which shall go before us. For as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him.
Og de sagde til mig: Gør os Guder, som kunne gaa foran os; thi denne Mose, Manden, som førte os op af Ægyptens Land, vide vi ikke, hvad der er vederfaret.
24 And I said to them, Whoever has any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it to me, and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
Da sagde jeg til dem: Hvo som har Guld, de maa rive det af, og de gave mig det; og jeg kastede det i i Ilden, saa kom denne Kalv ud.
25 And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies, )
Der Mose saa Folket, at det var tøjleløst, — thi Aron havde givet det Tøjlen til en Spot for deres Modstandere, —
26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Whoever is on Jehovah's side, come to me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.
da stillede Mose sig i Lejrens Port og sagde: Hvo der hører Herren til, han komme til mig; da forsamlede alle Levi Børn sig til ham.
27 And he said to them, Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.
Og han sagde til dem: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Hver binde sit Sværd ved sin Side; gaar frem og tilbage, fra den ene Port i Lejren til den anden, og ihjelslaar hver sin Broder og hver sin Ven og hver sin Næste.
28 And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. And there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
Og Levi Børn gjorde, som Mose havde sagt, og der faldt af Folket paa den samme Dag henved tre Tusinde Mænd.
29 And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves today to Jehovah, yea, every man against his son, and against his brother, that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
Og Mose sagde: Fylder eders Haand i Dag for Herren, at enhver er imod sin Søn og imod sin Broder, og det for at bringe Velsignelse over eder i Dag.
30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said to the people, Ye have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to Jehovah, perhaps I shall make atonement for your sin.
Og det skete den anden Dag, da sagde Mose til Folket: I have syndet en stor Synd, dog nu vil jeg opstige til Herren, om jeg maaske kan gøre Forligelse for eders Synd.
31 And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made gods of gold for them.
Der Mose kom igen til Herren, sagde han: Ak! dette Folk har syndet en stor Synd, og de have gjort sig Guder af Guld.
32 Yet now, if thou will forgive their sin-, and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou have written.
Og nu, gid du vilde forlade dem deres Synd; men hvis ikke, da udslet mig nu af din Bog, som du har skrevet!
33 And Jehovah said to Moses, Whoever has sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
Og Herren sagde til Mose: Hver den som synder imod mig, den vil jeg udslette af min Bog.
34 And now go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to thee. Behold, my agent shall go before thee. Nevertheless in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them.
Og nu gaa, før Folket didhen, som jeg sagde dig: Se, min Engel skal gaa for dit Ansigt; men paa min Hjemsøgelses Dag vil jeg hjemsøge deres Synd over dem.
35 And Jehovah smote the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
Og Herren slog Folket, fordi de havde gjort Kalven, som Aron havde gjort.
