Exodus 33

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, Depart, go up from here, thou and the people that thou have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, To thy seed will I give it.

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! —

2 And I will send an agent before thee, and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite-

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

3 to a land flowing with milk and honey. For I will not go up in the midst of thee, for thou are a stiff-necked people, lest I consume thee on the way.

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!«

4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned, and no man put his ornaments on him.

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

5 And Jehovah said to Moses, Say to the sons of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people. If I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee. Therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do to thee.

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

6 And the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward.

Da aflagde Israeliterne deres Smykker fra Horebs Bjerg af.

7 Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it outside the camp, afar off from the camp, and he called it, The tent of meeting. And it came to pass, that everyone who sought Jehovah went out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp.

Moses plejede at tage Teltet og slaa det op udenfor Lejren i nogen Afstand derfra; han gav det Navnet »Aabenbaringsteltet«. Enhver som vilde raadspørge HERREN, gik ud til Aabenbaringsteltet uden for Lejren.

8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out to the tent, that all the people rose up, and stood, every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tent.

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

9 And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the tent, and Jehovah spoke with Moses.

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

10 And all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the tent. And all the people rose up and worshiped, every man at his tent door.

Men naar alt Folket saa Skystøtten staa ved Indgangen til Teltet, rejste de sig alle op og tilbad ved Indgangen til deres Telte.

11 And Jehovah spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend, and he turned again into the camp. But his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart out of the tent.

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

12 And Moses said to Jehovah, See, thou say to me, Bring up this people, and thou have not let me know whom thou will send with me. Yet thou have said, I know thee by name, and thou have also found favor in my sight.

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 Naade for mine Øjne!

13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thy sight, show me now thy ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find favor in thy sight. And consider that this nation is thy people.

Hvis jeg nu virkelig har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, saa lær mig dine Veje at kende, at jeg kan kende dig og finde Naade for dine Øjne; tænk dog paa, at dette Folk er dit Folk!«

14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

Han svarede: »Skal mit Aasyn da vandre med, og skal jeg saaledes føre dig til Maalet?«

15 And Moses said to him, If thy presence go not, do not carry us up from here.

Da sagde Moses til ham: »Hvis dit Aasyn ikke vandrer med, saa lad os ikke drage herfra!

16 For how shall it now be known that I have found favor in thy sight, I and thy people? Is it not in that thou go with us, so that we are separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth?

Hvorpaa skal det dog kendes, at jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, jeg og dit Folk? Mon ikke paa, at du vandrer med os, og der saaledes vises os, mig og dit Folk, en Udmærkelse fremfor alle andre Folkeslag paa Jorden?«

17 And Jehovah said to Moses, I will do this thing also that thou have spoken, for thou have found favor in my sight, and I know thee by name.

HERREN svarede Moses: »Ogsaa hvad du der siger, vil jeg gøre, thi du har fundet Naade for mine Øjne, og jeg kalder dig ved Navn.«

18 And he said, Show me, I pray thee, thy glory.

Da sagde Moses: »Lad mig dog skue din Herlighed!«

19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee. I will be merciful to whom I may be merciful, and I will be compassionate to whomever I may be compassionate.

Han svarede: »Jeg vil lade al min Rigdom drage forbi dig og udraabe HERRENS Navn foran dig, thi jeg viser Naade, mod hvem jeg vil, og Barmhjertighed, mod hvem jeg vil!«

20 And he said, Thou cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.

Og han sagde: »Du kan ikke skue mit Aasyn, thi intet Menneske kan se mig og leve.«

21 And Jehovah said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shall stand upon the rock.

Og HERREN sagde: »Se, her er et Sted i min Nærhed, stil dig paa Klippen der!

22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passes by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand until I have passed by.

Naar da min Herlighed drager forbi, vil jeg lade dig staa i Klippehulen, og jeg vil dække dig med min Haand, indtil jeg er kommet forbi.

23 And I will take away my hand, and thou shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.

Saa tager jeg min Haand bort, og da kan du se mig bagfra; men mit Aasyn kan ingen skue!«