Exodus 19
1 And in the third month of the departure of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, they came into the wilderness of Sina.
I den tredje Måned efter Israeliternes Udvandring af Ægypten, på denne Dag nåede de Sinaj Ørken.
2 And they departed from Raphidin, and came into the wilderness of Sina, and there Israel encamped before the mountain.
De brød op fra Refdim og kom til Sinaj Ørken og slog Lejr i Ørkenen. Der slog. Israel Lejr lige over for Bjerget,
3 And Moses went up to the mount of God, and God called him out of the mountain, saying, These things shall you say to the house of Jacob, and you shall report them to the children of Israel.
men Moses steg op til Gud. Da råbte HERREN til ham fra Bjerget: "Dette skal du sige til Jakobs Hus og kundgøre for Israels Børn:
4 You have seen all that I have done to the Egyptians, and I took you up as upon eagles' wings, and I brought you near to myself.
I har set, hvad jeg gjorde ved Ægypterne, og hvorledes jeg bar eder på Ørnevinger og bragte eder hid til mig.
5 And now if you will indeed hear my voice, and keep my covenant, you shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations; for the whole earth is mine.
Hvis I nu vil lyde min Røst og holde min Pagt, så skal I være min Ejendom blandt alle Folkene, thi mig hører hele Jorden til,
6 And you shall be to me a royal priesthood and a holy nation: these words shall you speak to the children of Israel.
og I skal blive mig et Kongerige af Præster og et helligt Folk! Det er de Ord, du skal tale til Israels Børn!"
7 And Moses came and called the elders of the people, and he set before them all these words, which God appointed them.
Da gik Moses hen og kaldte Folkets Ældste sammen og forelagde dem alle disse Ord, som HERREN havde pålagt ham.
8 And all the people answered with one accord, and said, All things that God has spoken, we will do and listen to: and Moses reported these words to God.
Og hele Folket svarede, alle som een: "Alt, hvad HERREN har sagt, vil vi gøre!" Da bragte Moses HERREN Folkets Svar.
9 And the Lord said to Moses, Behold! I come to you in a pillar of a cloud, that the people may hear me speaking to you, and may believe you for ever: and Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.
Derpå sagde HERREN til Moses: "Se, jeg vil komme til dig i en tæt Sky, for at Folket kan høre, at jeg taler med dig, og for stedse tro også på dig!" Og Moses kundgjorde HERREN Folkets Svar.
10 And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and solemnly charge the people, and sanctify them today and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: "Gå til Folket og lad dem hellige sig i Dag og i Morgen og tvætte deres Klæder
11 And let them be ready against the third day, for on the third day the Lord will descend upon mount Sina before all the people.
og holde sig rede til i Overmorgen, thi i Overmorgen vil HERREN stige ned for alt Folkets Øjne på Sinaj Bjerg.
12 And you shall separate the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves that you go not up into the mountain, nor touch any part of it: every one that touches the mountain shall surely die.
Og du skal rundt om spærre af for Folket og sige til dem: Vog eder for at gå op på Bjerget, ja for blot at røre ved Yderkanten deraf; enhver, der rører ved Bjerget, er dødsens!
13 A hand shall not touch it, for [every one that touches] shall be stoned with stones or shot through with a dart, whether beast or whether man, it shall not live: when the voices and trumpets and cloud depart from off the mountain, they shall come up on the mountain.
Ingen Hånd må røre ved ham, han skal stenes eller skydes ned; hvad enten det er et Dyr eller et Menneske, skal det miste Livet. Når Væderhornet lyder, skal de stige op på Bjerget."
14 And Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and sanctified them, and they washed their clothes.
Så steg Moses ned fra Bjerget til Folket og lod Folket hellige sig, og de tvættede deres Klæder;
15 And he said to the people, Be ready: for three days come not near to a woman.
og han sagde til Folket: Hold eder rede til i Overmorgen, ingen må komme en Kvinde nær!"
16 And it came to pass on the third day, as the morning drew near, there were voices and lightnings and a dark cloud on mount Sina: the voice of the trumpet sounded loud, and all the people in the camp trembled.
Da Morgenen gryede den tredje Dag, begyndte det at tordne og lyne, og en tung Sky lagde sig over Bjerget, og der hørtes vældige Stød i Horn. Da skælvede alt Folket i Lejren.
17 And Moses led the people forth out of the camp to meet God, and they stood by under the camp.
Så førte Moses Folket fra Lejren hen for Gud, og de stillede sig neden for Bjerget.
18 The mount of Sina was altogether on a smoke, because God had descended upon it in fire; and the smoke went up as the smoke of a furnace, and the people were exceedingly amazed.
Men hele Sinaj Bjerg hylledes i Røg, fordi HERREN steg ned derpå i Ild, og Røgen stod i Vejret som Røg fra en Smelteovn; og hele Folket skælvede så1e.
19 And the sounds of the trumpet were waxing very much louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.
Og Stødene i Hornene blev stærkere og stærkere; Moses talte, og Gud svarede ham med høj Røst.
20 And the Lord came down upon mount Sina on the top of the mountain; and the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
Og da HERREN var steget ned på Sinaj Bjerg, på Toppen af Bjerget, kaldte han Moses op på Toppen af Bjerget, og Moses steg derop.
21 And God spoke to Moses, saying, Go down, and solemnly charge the people, lest at any time they draw near to God to gaze, and a multitude of them fall.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: "Stig ned og indskærp Folket, at de ikke må trænge sig frem til HERREN for at se ham, at der ikke skal ske et stort Mandefald iblandt dem.
22 And let the priests that draw near to the Lord God sanctify themselves, destroy some of them.
Selv Præsterne, som ellers træder frem for HERREN, skal hellige sig, for at ikke HERREN skal tynde ud i deres Rækker."
23 And Moses said to God, The people will not be able to approach to the mount of Sina, for you have solemnly charged us, saying, Set bounds to the mountain and sanctify it.
Da sagde Moses til HERREN: "Folket kan jo ikke stige op på Sinaj Bjerg, thi du har selv indskærpet os at afspærre Bjerget og hellige det."
24 And the Lord said to him, Go, descend, and come up you and Aaron with you; but let not the priests and the people force their way to come up to God, lest the Lord destroy some of them.
Men HERREN sagde til ham: "Stig nu ned og kom atter herop sammen med Aron; men Præsterne og Folket må ikke trænge sig frem for at komme op til HERREN, at han ikke skal tynde ud i deres Rækker."
25 And Moses went down to the people, and spoke to them.
Da steg Moses ned til Folket og sagde det til dem.
