Exodus 2
1 And a man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi.
Og en Mand af Levis Hus gik hen og tog en Levi Datter til Ægte,
2 And the woman conceived, and bore a son. And she saw him that he was fair, and hid him 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 And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of reeds, and plastered it with resin and with pitch, and put the child in it, and laid [it] in the sedge on the bank of the river.
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 afar off to see what would happen to him.
Og hans Søster stillede sig noget derfra for at se, hvad der vilde ske med ham.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the river; and her maids went along by the river's side. And she saw the ark in the midst of the sedge, and sent her handmaid and fetched 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 And she opened [it], and saw the child, and behold, the boy wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is [one] of the Hebrews' 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 And his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call thee a wet-nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
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 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the damsel went and called the child's mother.
Faraos Datter svarede hende: »Ja, gør det!« Saa gik Pigen hen og hentede Barnets Moder.
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take this child away and nurse it for me, and I will give [thee] thy wages. And the woman took the child and nursed it.
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 And when the child was grown, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because 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 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
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 And he turned this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him 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 And he went out on the second day, and behold, two Hebrew men were quarrelling; and he said to him that was in the wrong, Why art thou smiting thy neighbour?
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 And he said, Who made thee ruler and judge over us? dost thou intend to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? Then Moses feared, and said, Surely the matter is 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 And Pharaoh heard of this matter, and sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from before Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian. And he sat by the 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 And the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew [water], and filled 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 the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses rose and helped 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 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, Why are ye come so soon to-day?
Da de nu kom hjem til deres Fader Re'uel, sagde han: »Hvorfor kommer I saa tidligt hjem i Dag?«
19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew [water] abundantly 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 And he said to his daughters, And where is he? why then have ye left the man behind? Call him, that he may eat bread.
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 And Moses consented to remain with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Saa bestemte Moses sig til at tage Ophold hos Manden, og han gav Moses sin Datter Zippora til Ægte,
22 And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner 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 And it came to pass during those many days, that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and cried; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage;
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 and God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob;
Da hørte Gud deres Jamren, og Gud ihukom sin Pagt med Abraham, Isak og Jakob,
25 and God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged [them].
og Gud saa til Israeliterne, og Gud kendtes ved dem.
