Exodus 2
1 Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi,
Og en Mand af Levis Hus gik hen og tog en Levi Datter til Ægte,
2 and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.
og Kvinden blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn. Da hun saa, at det var en dejlig Dreng, skjulte hun ham i tre Maaneder;
3 But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
og da hun ikke længer kunde holde ham skjult, tog hun en Kiste af Papyrusrør, tættede den med Jordbeg og Tjære, lagde Drengen i den og satte den hen mellem Sivene ved Nilens Bred.
4 And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Og hans Søster stillede sig noget derfra for at se, hvad der vilde ske med ham.
5 Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.
Da kom Faraos Datter ned til Nilen for at bade, og imedens gik hendes Jomfruer ved Flodens Bred. Saa fik hun Øje paa Kisten mellem Sivene og sendte sin Pige hen for at hente den.
6 When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”
Og da hun aabnede den, saa hun Barnet, og se, det var et Drengebarn, der græd. Da ynkedes hun over det og sagde: »Det maa være et af Hebræernes Drengebørn!«
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”
Hans Søster sagde nu til Faraos Datter: »Skal jeg gaa hen og hente dig en Amme blandt Hebræerkvinderne til at amme Barnet for dig?«
8 “Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.
Faraos Datter svarede hende: »Ja, gør det!« Saa gik Pigen hen og hentede Barnets Moder.
9 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.
Og Faraos Datter sagde til hende: »Tag dette Barn med dig og am ham for mig, jeg skal nok give dig din Løn derfor!« Og Kvinden tog Barnet og ammede ham.
10 When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”
Men da Drengen var blevet stor, bragte hun ham til Faraos Datter, og denne antog ham som sin Søn og gav ham Navnet Moses; »thi, « sagde hun, »jeg har trukket ham op af Vandet.«
11 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
Paa den Tid gik Moses, som imidlertid var blevet voksen, ud til sine Landsmænd og saa paa deres Trællearbejde. Og han saa en Ægypter slaa en Hebræer, en af hans Landsmænd, ihjel.
12 After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
Da saa han sig om til alle Sider, og efter at have forvisset sig om, at der ingen var i Nærheden, slog han Ægypteren ihjel og gravede ham ned i Sandet.
13 The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”
Da han den næste Dag igen gik derud, saa han to Hebræere i Slagsmaal med hinanden. Da sagde han til ham, der havde Uret: »Hvorfor slaar du din Landsmand?«
14 But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”
Han svarede: »Hvem har sat dig til Herre og Dommer over os? Vil du maaske slaa mig ihjel, ligesom du slog Ægypteren ihjel?« Og Moses blev bange og tænkte: »Saa er det dog blevet bekendt!«
15 When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
Da Farao fik Nys derom, søgte han at komme Moses til Livs, men Moses flygtede for Farao og tyede til Midjans Land, og der satte han sig ved en Brønd.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Præsten i Midjan havde syv Døtre; de kom nu hen og øste Vand og fyldte Trugene for at vande deres Faders Smaakvæg.
17 And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.
Da kom Hyrderne og vilde jage dem bort, men Moses stod op og hjalp dem og vandede deres Smaakvæg.
18 When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”
Da de nu kom hjem til deres Fader Re'uel, sagde han: »Hvorfor kommer I saa tidligt hjem i Dag?«
19 “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they replied. “He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
De svarede: »Der var en Ægypter, som hjalp os over for Hyrderne, ja han øste ogsaa Vand for os og vandede Smaakvæget.«
20 “So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”
Da sagde han til sine Døtre: »Hvor er han da? Hvorfor har I ladet Manden blive derude? Byd ham ind, at han kan faa noget at spise!«
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
Saa bestemte Moses sig til at tage Ophold hos Manden, og han gav Moses sin Datter Zippora til Ægte,
22 And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
og hun fødte en Søn, som han kaldte Gersom; »thi, « sagde han, »jeg er blevet Gæst i et fremmed Land.«
23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
Saaledes gik der lang Tid hen, og imidlertid døde Ægypterkongen. Men Israeliterne stønnede og klagede under deres Trældom, og deres Skrig over Trældommen naaede op til Gud.
24 So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Da hørte Gud deres Jamren, og Gud ihukom sin Pagt med Abraham, Isak og Jakob,
25 God saw the Israelites and took notice.
og Gud saa til Israeliterne, og Gud kendtes ved dem.
