Exodus 19
1 In the third month of the departure of Israel out of the land of Egypt, on this day they came into the wilderness of Sinai:
I den tredje Maaned efter Israeliternes Udvandring af Ægypten, paa denne Dag naaede de Sinaj Ørken.
2 For departing out of Raphidim, and coming to the desert of Sinai, they camped in the same place, and there Israel pitched their tents over against the mountain.
De brød op fra Refidim og kom til Sinaj Ørken og slog Lejr i Ørkenen. Der slog Israel Lejr lige over for Bjerget,
3 And Moses went up to God: and the Lord called unto him from the mountain, and said: Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
men Moses steg op til Gud. Da raabte HERREN til ham fra Bjerget: »Dette skal du sige til Jakobs Hus og kundgøre for Israels Børn:
4 You have seen what I have done to the Egyptians, how I have carried you upon the wings of eagles, and have taken you to myself.
I har set, hvad jeg gjorde ved Ægypterne, og hvorledes jeg bar eder paa Ørnevinger og bragte eder hid til mig.
5 If therefore you will hear my voice, and keep my covenant, you shall be my peculiar possession above all people: for all the earth is mine.
Hvis I nu vil lyde min Røst og holde min Pagt, saa skal I være min Ejendom blandt alle Folkene, thi mig hører hele Jorden til,
6 And you shall be to me a priestly kingdom, and a holy nation. Those are the words thou shalt 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 Moses came, and calling together the elders of the people, he declared all the words which the Lord had commanded.
Da gik Moses hen og kaldte Folkets Ældste sammen og forelagde dem alle disse Ord, som HERREN havde paalagt ham.
8 And all the people answered together: All that the Lord hath spoken, we will do. And when Moses had related the people’s words to the Lord,
Og hele Folket svarede, alle som een: »Alt, hvad HERREN har sagt, vil vi gøre!« Da bragte Moses HERREN Folkets Svar.
9 The Lord said to him: Lo, now will I come to thee in the darkness of a cloud, that the people may hear me speaking to thee, and may believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.
Derpaa 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 ogsaa paa dig!« Og Moses kundgjorde HERREN Folkets Svar.
10 And he said to him: Go to the people, and sanctify them today, and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Gaa 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 come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
og holde sig rede til i Overmorgen, thi i Overmorgen vil HERREN stige ned for alt Folkets Øjne paa Sinaj Bjerg.
12 And thou shalt appoint certain limits to the people round about, and thou shalt say to them: Take heed you go not up into the mount, and that ye touch not the borders thereof: every one that toucheth the mount dying he shall die.
Og du skal rundt om spærre af for Folket og sige til dem: Vogt eder for at gaa op paa Bjerget, ja for blot at røre ved Yderkanten deraf; enhver, der rører ved Bjerget, er dødsens!
13 No hands shall touch him, but he shall be stoned to death, or shall be shot through with arrows: whether it be beast, or man, he shall not live. When the trumpet shall begin to sound, then let them go up into the mount.
Ingen Haand maa røre ved ham, han skal stenes eller skydes ned; hvad enten det er et Dyr eller et Menneske, skal det miste Livet. Naar Væderhornet lyder, skal de stige op paa Bjerget.«
14 And Moses came down from the mount to the people, and sanctified them. And when they had washed their garments,
Saa steg Moses ned fra Bjerget til Folket og lod Folket hellige sig, og de tvættede deres Klæder;
15 He said to them: Be ready against the third day, and come not near your wives.
og han sagde til Folket: »Hold eder rede til i Overmorgen, ingen maa komme en Kvinde nær!«
16 And now the third day was come, and the morning appeared: and behold thunders began to be heard, and lightning to flash, and a very thick cloud to cover the mount, and the noise of the trumpet sounded exceeding loud, and the people that was in the camp, feared.
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 when Moses had brought them forth to meet God from the place of the camp, they stood at the bottom of the mount.
Saa førte Moses Folket fra Lejren hen for Gud, og de stillede sig neden for Bjerget.
18 And all mount Sinai was on a smoke: because the Lord was come down upon it in fire, and the smoke arose from it as out of a furnace: and all the mount was terrible.
Men hele Sinaj Bjerg hylledes i Røg, fordi HERREN steg ned derpaa i Ild, og Røgen stod i Vejret som Røg fra en Smelteovn; og hele Folket skælvede saare.
19 And the sound of the trumpet grew by degrees louder and louder, and was drawn out to a greater length: Moses spoke, and God answered him.
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 Sinai, in the very top of the mount, and he called Moses unto the top thereof. And when he was gone up thither,
Og da HERREN var steget ned paa Sinaj Bjerg, paa Toppen af Bjerget, kaldte han Moses op paa Toppen af Bjerget, og Moses steg derop.
21 He said unto him: Go down, and charge the people: lest they should have a mind to pass the limits to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them should perish.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Stig ned og indskærp Folket, at de ikke maa trænge sig frem til HERREN for at se ham, at der ikke skal ske et stort Mandefald iblandt dem.
22 The priests also that come to the Lord, let them be sanctified, lest he strike 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 the Lord: The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou did charge, and command, saying: Set limits about the mount, and sanctify it.
Da sagde Moses til HERREN: »Folket kan jo ikke stige op paa Sinaj Bjerg, thi du har selv indskærpet os at afspærre Bjerget og hellige det.«
24 And the Lord said to him: Go, get thee down: and thou shalt come up, thou and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people pass the limits, nor come up to the Lord, lest he kill them.
Men HERREN sagde til ham: »Stig nu ned og kom atter herop sammen med Aron; men Præsterne og Folket maa 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 told them all.
Da steg Moses ned til Folket og sagde det til dem.
