Exodus 32
1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people combined against Aaron, and said to him, Arise and make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt—we do not know what is become of him.
Men da Folket saa, at Moses tøvede med at komme ned fra Bjerget, samlede det sig om Aron, og de sagde til ham: »Kom og lav os en Gud, som kan drage foran os, thi vi ved ikke, hvad der er blevet af denne Moses, der førte os ud af Ægypten!«
2 And Aaron says to them, Take off the golden ear-rings which are in the ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to me.
Da sagde Aron til dem: »Riv de Guldringe af, som eders Hustruer, Sønner og Døtre har i Ørene, og bring mig dem!«
3 And all the people took off the golden ear-rings that were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
Saa rev hele Folket deres Guldørenringe af og bragte dem til Aron.
4 And he received them at their hands, and formed them with a graving tool; and he made them a molten calf, and said, These [are] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Og han modtog dem af deres Haand, formede Guldet med en Mejsel og lavede en støbt Tyrekalv deraf. Da sagde de: »Her, Israel, er din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten!«
5 And Aaron having seen it built an altar before it, and Aaron made proclamation saying, To-morrow [is] a feast of the Lord.
Og da Aron saa det, byggede han et Alter for den, og Aron lod kundgøre: »I Morgen er det Højtid for HERREN!«
6 And having risen early on the morrow, he offered whole burnt-offerings, and offered a peace-offering; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Tidligt næste Morgen ofrede de saa Brændofre og bragte Takofre og Folket satte sig til at spise og drikke, og derpaa stod de op for at lege.
7 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Go quickly, descend hence, for thy people whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt have transgressed;
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Skynd dig og stig ned, thi dit Folk, som du førte ud af Ægypten, har handlet ilde;
8 they have quickly gone out of the way which thou commandedst; they have made for themselves a calf, and worshipped it, and sacrificed to it, and said,
hastigt veg de bort fra den Vej jeg bød dem at vandre; de har lavet sig en støbt Tyrekalv og tilbedt den og ofret til den med de Ord: Her, Israel, er din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten!«
9 These are thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Og HERREN sagde til Moses: »Jeg har iagttaget dette Folk og set, at det er et halsstarrigt Folk.
10 And now let me alone, and I will be very angry with them and consume them, and I will make thee a great nation.
Lad mig nu raade, at min Vrede kan blusse op imod dem saa vil jeg tilintetgøre dem; men dig vil jeg gøre til et stort Folk!«
11 And Moses prayed before the Lord God, and said, Wherefore, O Lord, art thou very angry with thy people, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt with great strength, and with thy high arm?
Men Moses bønfaldt HERREN sin Gud og sagde: »Hvorfor HERRE skal din Vrede blusse op mod dit Folk, som du førte ud af Ægypten med vældig Kraft og stærk Haand?
12 [Take heed] lest at any time the Egyptians speak, saying, With evil intent he brought them out to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from off the earth; cease from thy wrathful anger, and be merciful to the sin of thy people,
Hvorfor skal Ægypterne kunne sige: I ond Hensigt førte han dem ud, for at slaa dem ihjel ude mellem Bjergene og udrydde dem af Jorden? Lad din Vredes Glød høre op, og anger den Ulykke, du vilde gøre dit Folk!
13 remembering Abraam and Isaac and Jacob thy servants, to whom thou hast sworn by thyself, and hast spoken to them, saying, I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of heaven for multitude, and all this land which thou spokest of to give to them, so that they shall possess it for ever.
Kom Abraham, Isak og Israel i Hu, dine Tjenere, hvem du tilsvor ved dig selv: Jeg vil gøre eders Afkom talrigt som Himmelens Stjerner, og jeg vil give eders Afkom hele det Land, hvorom jeg har talet, og de skal eje det evindelig!«
14 And the Lord was prevailed upon to preserve his people.
Da angrede HERREN den Ulykke han havde truet med at gøre sit Folk.
15 And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tables of testimony were in his hands, tables of stone written on both their sides: they were written within and without.
Derpaa vendte Moses tilbage og steg ned fra Bjerget med Vidnesbyrdets to Tavler i Haanden, Tavler, der var beskrevet paa begge Sider, baade paa Forsiden og Bagsiden var de beskrevet.
16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing the writing of God written on the tables.
Og Tavlerne var Guds Værk, og Skriften var Guds Skrift, ridset ind i Tavlerne.
17 And Joshua having heard the voice of the people crying, says to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
Da hørte Josua Støjen af det larmende Folk, og han sagde til Moses: »Der høres Krigslarm i Lejren!«
18 And [Moses] says, It is not the voice of them that begin the battle, nor the voice of them that begin [the cry] of defeat, but the voice of them that begin [the banquet] of wine do I hear.
Men han svarede: »Det er ikke sejrendes eller slagnes Skrig, det er Sang, jeg hører!«
19 And when he drew nigh to the camp, he sees the calf and the dances; and Moses being very angry cast the two tables out of his hands, and broke them to pieces under the mountain.
Og da Moses nærmede sig Lejren og saa Tyrekalven og Dansen, blussede hans Vrede op, og han kastede Tavlerne fra sig og sønderslog dem ved Bjergets Fod.
20 And having taken the calf which they made, he consumed it with fire, and ground it very small, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel to drink it.
Derpaa tog han Tyrekalven, som de havde lavet, brændte den i Ilden og knuste den til Støv, strøede det paa Vandet og lod Israeliterne drikke det.
21 And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people done to thee, that thou hast brought upon them a great sin?
Og Moses sagde til Aron: »Hvad har dette Folk gjort dig, siden du har bragt saa stor en Synd over det?«
22 And Aaron said to Moses, Be not angry, [my] lord, for thou knowest the impetuosity of this people.
Aron svarede: »Vredes ikke, Herre! Du ved selv, at Folket ligger i det onde,
23 For they say to me, Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this man Moses, who brought us out of Egypt, we do not know what is become of him.
og de sagde til mig: Lav os en Gud, som kan drage foran os, thi vi ved ikke, hvad der er blevet af denne Moses, der førte os ud af Ægypten!
24 And I said to them, If any one has golden ornaments, take them off; and they gave them me, and I cast them into the fire, and there came out this calf.
Da sagde jeg til dem: De, der har Guldsmykker, skal rive dem af! De bragte mig da Guldet, og jeg kastede det i Ilden, og saa kom denne Tyrekalv ud deraf!«
25 And when Moses saw that the people was scattered, —for Aaron [had] scattered them [so as to be] a rejoicing to their enemies, —
Da Moses nu saa, at Folket var tøjlesløst til Skadefryd for deres Fjender, fordi Aron havde givet det fri Tøjler,
26 then stood Moses at the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side? let him come to me. Then all the sons of Levi came to him.
stillede han sig ved Indgangen til Lejren og sagde: »Hvem der er for HERREN, han komme hid til mig!« Da samlede alle Leviterne sig om ham,
27 And he says to them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every one his sword on his thigh, and go through and return from gate to gate through the camp, and slay every one his brother, and every one his neighbour, and every one him that is nearest to him.
og han sagde til dem: »Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Bind alle Sværd om Lænd og gaa frem og tilbage fra den ene Indgang i Lejren til den anden og slaa ned baade Broder, Ven og Frænde!«
28 And the sons of Levi did as Moses spoke to them, and there fell of the people in that day to the [number of] three thousand men.
Og Leviterne gjorde, som Moses havde sagt, og paa den Dag faldt der af Folket henved 3000 Mand.
29 And Moses said to them, Ye have filled your hands this day to the Lord each one on his son or on his brother, so that blessing should be given to you.
Og Moses sagde: »Fra i Dag af skal I være Præster for HERREN, thi ingen skaanede Søn eller Broder, derfor skal Velsignelse komme over eder i Dag.«
30 And it came to pass after the morrow [had begun], that Moses said to the people, Ye have sinned a great sin; and now I will go up to God, that I may make atonement for your sin.
Næste Dag sagde Moses til Folket: »I har begaaet en stor Synd; men nu vil jeg stige op til HERREN, maaske kan jeg skaffe Soning for eders Synd!«
31 And Moses returned to the Lord and said, I pray, O Lord, this people has sinned a great sin, and they have made for themselves golden gods.
Derpaa gik Moses atter til HERREN og sagde: »Ak, dette Folk har begaaet en stor Synd, de har lavet sig en Gud af Guld.
32 And now if thou wilt forgive their sin, forgive [it]; and if not, blot me out of thy book, which thou hast written.
Om du dog vilde tilgive dem deres Synd! Hvis ikke, saa udslet mig af den Bog, du fører!«
33 And the Lord said to Moses, If any one has sinned against me, I will blot them out of my book.
HERREN svarede Moses: »Den, som har syndet imod mig, ham vil jeg udslette af min Bog!
34 And now go, descend, and lead this people into the place of which I spoke to thee: behold, my angel shall go before thy face; and in the day when I shall visit I will bring upon them their sin.
Men gaa nu og før Folket hen, hvor jeg har befalet dig at føre det hen; se, min Engel skal drage foran dig! Men til sin Tid vil jeg straffe dem for deres Synd!«
35 And the Lord smote the people for the making the calf, which Aaron made.
Og HERREN slog Folket, fordi de havde lavet Tyrekalven, den, Aron lavede.
