Exodus 3

1 Now Moses was pasturing the sheep of his father-in-law Jethro, a priest of Midian. And when he had driven the flock into the interior of the desert, he came to the mountain of God, Horeb.

Moses vogtede nu Smaakvæget for sin Svigerfader Jetro, Præsten i Midjan, og drev engang Smaakvæget hen hinsides Ørkenen og kom til Guds Bjerg Horeb.

2 And the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. And he saw that the bush was burning and was not burnt.

Da aabenbarede HERRENS Engel sig for ham i en Ildslue, der slog ud af en Tornebusk, og da han saa nærmere til, se, da stod Tornebusken i lys Lue, uden at den blev fortæret.

3 Therefore, Moses said, “I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”

Da sagde Moses: »Lad mig gaa hen og se paa dette underfulde Skue, hvorfor Tornebusken ikke brænder op.«

4 Then the Lord, discerning that he proceeded on to see it, called to him from the midst of the bush, and he said, “Moses, Moses.” And he responded, “Here I am.”

Men da HERREN saa, at han gik hen for at se derpaa, raabte Gud til ham fra Tornebusken: »Moses, Moses!« Og han svarede: »Se, her er jeg!«

5 And he said: “Lest you should approach here, remove the shoes from your feet. For the place on which you stand is holy ground.”

Da sagde han: »Kom ikke nærmere! Drag dine Sko af dine Fødder, thi det Sted, du staar paa, er hellig Jord!«

6 And he said, “I am the God of your father: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face, for he dared not look directly at God.

Og han sagde: »Jeg er din Faders Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud.« Da skjulte Moses sit Ansigt, thi han frygtede for at skue Gud.

7 And the Lord said to him: “I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their outcry because of the harshness of those who are over the works.

Derpaa sagde HERREN: »Jeg har set mit Folks Elendighed i Ægypten, og jeg har hørt deres Klageskrig over deres Undertrykkere, ja, jeg kender deres Lidelser;

8 And knowing their sorrow, I have descended in order to free them from the hands of the Egyptians, and to lead them from that land into a good and spacious land, into a land which flows with milk and honey, to the places of the Canaanite, and Hittite, and Amorite, and Perizzite, and Hivite, and Jebusite.

og jeg er steget ned for at udfri dem af Ægyptens Haand og føre dem bort fra dette Land til et godt og vidtstrakt Land, til et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning, til Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Perizziternes, Hivviternes og Jebusiternes Egn.

9 And so, the outcry of the sons of Israel has come to me. And I have seen their affliction, with which they are oppressed by the Egyptians.

Se, nu er Israeliternes Klageskrig naaet til mig, og jeg har ogsaa set den Trængsel, Ægypterne har bragt over dem.

10 But come, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may lead my people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.”

Derfor vil jeg nu sende dig til Farao, og du skal føre mit Folk, Israeliterne, ud af Ægypten!«

11 And Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should lead the sons of Israel out of Egypt?”

Men Moses sagde til Gud: »Hvem er jeg, at jeg skulde kunne gaa til Farao og føre Israeliterne ud af Ægypten?«

12 And he said to him: “I will be with you. And you will have this as a sign that I have sent you: When you will have brought my people out of Egypt, you will offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain.”

Han svarede: »Jo, jeg vil være med dig! Og dette skal være dig Tegnet paa, at det er mig, der har sendt dig: Naar du har ført Folket ud af Ægypten, skal I dyrke Gud paa dette Bjerg!«

13 Moses said to God: “Behold, I will go to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ If they say to me, ‘What is his name?’ What shall I say to them?”

Men Moses sagde til Gud: »Naar jeg kommer til Israeliterne og siger dem, at deres Fædres Gud har sendt mig til dem, hvad skal jeg saa svare dem, hvis de spørger om hans Navn?«

14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO AM.” He said: “Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel: ‘HE WHO IS has sent me to you.’”

Gud svarede Moses: »Jeg er den, jeg er!« Og han sagde: »Saaledes skal du sige til Israeliterne: JEG ER har sendt mig til eder!«

15 And God said again to Moses: “Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is the name for me in eternity, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.

Og Gud sagde fremdeles til Moses: »Saaledes skal du sige til Israeliterne: HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har sendt mig til eder; dette er mit Navn til evig Tid, og saaledes skal jeg kaldes fra Slægt til Slægt.

16 Go and gather together the elders of Israel, and you shall say to them: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying: When visiting, I have visited you, and I have seen all that has befallen you in Egypt.

Gaa nu hen og kald Israels Ældste sammen og sig til dem: HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, Abrahams, Isaks og Jakobs Gud, har aabenbaret sig for mig og sagt: Jeg har givet Agt paa eder og paa, hvad man har gjort imod eder i Ægypten,

17 And I have spoken in order to lead you out of the affliction of Egypt, into the land of the Canaanite, and Hittite, and Amorite, and Perizzite, and Hivite, and Jebusite, into a land flowing with milk and honey.’

og jeg har sat mig for at føre eder ud af Ægyptens Elendighed til Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Perizziternes, Hivviternes og Jebusiternes Land, til et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning!

18 And they shall hear your voice. And you shall enter, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him: ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has called us. We shall go three days’ journey into the wilderness, in order to offer sacrifice to the Lord our God.’

De vil høre paa dig, og du skal sammen med Israels Ældste gaa til Ægypterkongen, og I skal sige til ham: HERREN, Hebræernes Gud, har mødt os, tillad os derfor at drage tre Dagsrejser ud i Ørkenen og ofre til HERREN vor Gud!

19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not release you, unless you go out by a powerful hand.

Jeg ved vel, at Ægypterkongen ikke vil tillade eder at drage bort uden med Magt;

20 For I will extend my hand, and I will strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do in the midst of them. After these things, he will release you.

men jeg skal udrække min Haand og ramme Ægypten med alle mine Undergerninger, som jeg vil gøre der; saa skal han give eder Lov til at drage af Sted.

21 And I will grant favor to this people in the sight of the Egyptians. And so, when you go forth, you shall not go out empty.

Og jeg vil stemme Ægypterne gunstigt mod dette Folk, saa at I, naar I drager bort, ikke skal drage bort med tomme Hænder.

22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbor and of her hostess vessels of silver and of gold, as well as garments. And you shall set them upon your sons and daughters, and you shall despoil Egypt.”

Enhver Kvinde skal bede sin Naboerske og de Kvinder, som er til Huse hos hende, om Sølv og Guldsmykker og Klæder, og I skal give eders Sønner og Døtre det paa. Saaledes skal I tage Bytte fra Ægypterne.«