Exodus 2
1 And there was a certain man of the tribe of Levi, who took as wife one of the daughters of Levi.
Og en Mand af Levi Hus gik hen og tog en Levi Datter.
2 And she conceived, and bore a male child; and having seen that he was fair, they hid him three months.
Og Kvinden undfik og fødte en Søn, og der hun saa ham, at han var dejlig, da skjulte hun ham tre Maaneder.
3 And when they could no longer hide him, his mother took for him an ark, and besmeared it with bitumen, and cast the child into it, and put it in the ooze by the river.
Men der hun ikke længere kunde skjule ham, da tog hun ham en Kiste af Rør og klinede den med Lim og Beg og lagde Drengen der udi og lagde den imellem Sivet ved Bredden af Floden.
4 And his sister was watching from a distance, to learn what would happen to him.
Men hans Søster stod i Frastand for at faa at vide, hvorledes det vilde gaa ham.
5 And the daughter of Pharao came down to the river to bathe; and her maids walked by the river's side, and having seen the ark in the ooze, she sent her maid, and took it up.
Og Faraos Datter gik ned til Floden for at bade sig, og hendes Jomfruer gik ved Bredden af Floden; der hun saa Kisten midt i Sivet, da sendte hun sin Pige hen og lod den hente.
6 And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping in the ark: and the daughter of Pharao had compassion on it, and said, This [is one] of the Hebrew's children.
Og der hun lod den op, da saa hun Barnet, og se, Drengen græd; da ynkedes hun over ham og sagde: Denne er en af de Hebræers Drenge.
7 And his sister said to the daughter of Pharao, Will you that I call to you a nurse of the Hebrews, and shall she suckle the child for you?
Da sagde hans Søster til Faraos Datter: Skal jeg gaa og hente dig en Kone til Amme, af de hebraiske, at hun giver dig Drengen at die?
8 And the daughter of Pharao said, Go: and the young woman went, and called the mother of the child.
Og Faraos Datter sagde til hende: Gak! og Pigen gik og kaldte Drengens Moder.
9 And the daughter of Pharao said to her, Take care of this child, and suckled it for me, and I will give you the wages; and the woman took the child, and suckled it.
Da sagde Faraos Datter til hende: Tag denne Dreng og giv mig ham at die, og jeg, ja jeg vil give dig din Løn. Og Kvinden tog Drengen og gav ham at die.
10 And when the boy was grown, she brought him to the daughter of Pharao, and he became her son; and she called his name, Moses, saying, I took him out of the water.
Og der Drengen var bleven stor, da bragte hun ham til Faraos Datter, og denne holdt ham som sin Søn, og hun kaldte hans Navn Mose, og sagde: Thi jeg drog ham af Vandet.
11 And it came to pass in that length of time, that Moses having grown, went out to his brethren the sons of Israel: and having noticed their distress, he sees an Egyptian striking a certain Hebrew of his brethren the children of Israel.
Og det skete i de samme Dage, der Mose var bleven stor, da gik han ud til sine Brødre og saa paa deres Byrder, og han saa en ægyptisk Mand, som slog en hebraisk Mand af hans Brødre.
12 And having looked round this way and that way, he sees no one; and he struck the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Da vendte han sig hid og did, og saa, at der var ingen til Stede, og han slog den Ægypter ihjel og skjulte ham i Sandet.
13 And having gone out the second day he sees two Hebrew men fighting; and he says to the injurer, Therefore smite you your neighbour?
Og anden Dagen gik han ud, og se, to hebraiske Mænd trættedes; da sagde han til den, som havde Uret: Hvi slaar du din Næste?
14 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? will you kill me as you yesterday killed the Egyptian? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If [it be] thus, this matter has become known.
Og han sagde: Hvo har sat dig til Fyrste og Dommer over os? tænker du at slaa mig ihjel, saasom du slog den Ægypter ihjel? da frygtede Mose og sagde: Sandelig den Gerning er bleven vitterlig.
15 And Pharao heard this matter, and sought to kill Moses; and Moses departed from the presence of Pharao, and lived in the land of Madiam; and having come into the land of Madiam, he sat on the well.
Og Farao hørte denne Gerning og søgte at slaa Mose ihjel; men Mose flyede fra Faraos Ansigt, og blev i det Land Midian og satte sig ved Brønden.
16 And the priest of Madiam had seven daughters, feeding the flock of their father Jothor; and they came and drew water until they filled their pitchers, to water the flock of their father Jothor.
Og Præsten i Midian havde syv Døtre, og de kom derhen og droge Vand og fyldte Renderne at vande deres Faders Kvæg.
17 And the shepherds came, and were driving them away; and Moses rose up and rescued them, and drew water for them, and watered their sheep.
Da kom Hyrderne og stødte dem derfra; men Mose stod op og hjalp dem og vandede deres Kvæg.
18 And they came to Raguel their father; and he said to them, Why have you come so quickly today?
Og de kom til Reuel, deres Fader, og han sagde: Hvi komme I saa snart i Dag?
19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds, and drew water for us and watered our sheep.
Og de sagde: En ægyptisk Mand friede os fra Hyrdernes Haand og drog desuden flittig Vand op for os og vandede Kvæget.
20 And he said to his daughters, And where is he? and why have you left the man? call him therefore, that he may eat bread.
Og han sagde til sine Døtre: Hvor er han da? hvi lode I den Mand gaa? kalder ham og han skal æde Brød med os.
21 And Moses was established with the man, and he gave Sepphora his daughter to Moses to wife.
Og Mose havde Lyst til at blive hos Manden; saa gav han Mose Zippora, sin Datter.
22 And the woman conceived and bore a son, and Moses called his name Gersam, saying, I am a sojourner in a strange land.
Og hun fødte en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Gersom; thi han sagde: Jeg er bleven en Udlænding i et fremmed Land.
23 And in those days after a length of time, the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel groaned because of their tasks, and cried, and their cry because of their tasks went up to God.
Og det skete lang Tid derefter, da døde Kongen af Ægypten; og Israels Børn sukkede over den Trældom og raabte, og deres Raab over Trældommen kom op for Gud.
24 And God heard their groanings, and God remembered his covenant made with Abraam and Isaac and Jacob.
Og Gud hørte deres Suk, og Gud tænkte paa sin Pagt med Abraham, med Isak og med Jakob.
25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and was made known to them.
Og Gud saa Israels Børn, og Gud kendtes ved dem.
