Exodus 32
1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people collected together to Aaron, and said to him, Up, make us a god, who will go before us; for this Moses, the man that has brought us up 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 said to them, Break off the golden rings that are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your 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 Then all the people broke off the golden 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 took [them] out of their hand, and fashioned it with a chisel and made of it a molten calf: and they said, This is thy god, Israel, who has 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 saw [it], and built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, To-morrow is a feast to Jehovah!
Og da Aron saa det, byggede han et Alter for den, og Aron lod kundgøre: »I Morgen er det Højtid for HERREN!«
6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered up burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to sport.
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 Then Jehovah said to Moses, Away, go down! for thy people, which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, is acting corruptly.
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 turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them: they have made themselves a molten calf, and have bowed down to it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, This is thy god, Israel, who has brought thee up out of the land of Egypt!
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 And Jehovah said to Moses, I see this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.
Og HERREN sagde til Moses: »Jeg har iagttaget dette Folk og set, at det er et halsstarrigt Folk.
10 And now let me alone, that my anger may burn against them, and I may consume them; and I will make of 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 besought Jehovah his God, and said, Why, Jehovah, doth thy wrath burn against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?
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 Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, For misfortune he has brought them out, to slay them on the mountains, and to annihilate them from the face of the earth? Turn from the heat of thine anger, and repent of this evil against 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 Remember Abraham, Isaac and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thyself, and saidst to them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give to your seed, and 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 Jehovah repented of the evil that he had said he would do to 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, [with] the two tables of the testimony in his hand — tables written on both their sides: on this side and on that were they written.
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] God's work, and the writing was God's writing, engraven on the tables.
Og Tavlerne var Guds Værk, og Skriften var Guds Skrift, ridset ind i Tavlerne.
17 And Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, and said to Moses, There is a shout 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 he said, It is not the sound of a shout of victory, neither is it the sound of a shout of defeat: it is the noise of alternate singing I hear.
Men han svarede: »Det er ikke sejrendes eller slagnes Skrig, det er Sang, jeg hører!«
19 And it came to pass, when he came near the camp, and saw the calf and the dancing, that Moses' anger burned, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and shattered them beneath 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 he took the calf that they had made, and burned [it] with fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed [it] on the water, and made the children of Israel 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 so great a sin on them?
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, Let not the anger of my lord burn! thou knowest the people, that they are [set] on mischief.
Aron svarede: »Vredes ikke, Herre! Du ved selv, at Folket ligger i det onde,
23 And they said to me, Make us a god, who will go before us; for this Moses, the man that has brought us up out of the land 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, Who has gold? They broke [it] off, and gave [it] me, and I cast it 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 Moses saw the people how they were stripped; for Aaron had stripped them to [their] shame before their adversaries.
Da Moses nu saa, at Folket var tøjlesløst til Skadefryd for deres Fjender, fordi Aron havde givet det fri Tøjler,
26 And Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, He that is for Jehovah, [let him come] to me. And all the sons of Levi gathered 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 said to them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Put every man his sword upon his hip; go and return from gate to gate through the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his friend, and every man his neighbour.
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 according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about 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, Consecrate yourselves to-day to Jehovah, yea, every man with his son, and with his brother, and bring on yourselves a blessing to-day.
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 the next day, that Moses said to the people, Ye have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to Jehovah: perhaps I shall 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 Jehovah, and said, Alas, this people has sinned a great sin, and they have made themselves a god of gold!
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...but if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book that thou hast written.
Om du dog vilde tilgive dem deres Synd! Hvis ikke, saa udslet mig af den Bog, du fører!«
33 And Jehovah said to Moses, Whoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
HERREN svarede Moses: »Den, som har syndet imod mig, ham vil jeg udslette af min Bog!
34 And now go, lead the people whither I have told thee: behold, my Angel shall go before thee; but in the day of my visiting I will visit their sin upon them.
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 Jehovah smote the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron had made.
Og HERREN slog Folket, fordi de havde lavet Tyrekalven, den, Aron lavede.
