Exodus 4

1 “But what if they don't believe me or listen to what I say?” Moses asked. “They could say, ‘The Lord didn't appear to you.’”

Moses svarede; »Hvis de nu ikke tror mig og ikke hører mig, men siger, at HERREN ikke har aabenbaret sig for mig?«

2 The Lord asked him, “What are you holding in your hand?” “A walking stick,” Moses replied.

Da sagde HERREN til ham: »Hvad har du der i din Haand?« Han svarede: »En Stav!«

3 “Throw it on the ground,” he told Moses. So Moses did. It turned into a snake and Moses ran away from it.

Og han sagde: »Kast den til Jorden!« Da kastede han den til Jorden, og den blev til en Slange, og Moses flyede for den.

4 “Reach out and grab hold of it by its tail,” the Lord told Moses. Moses did so and it turned back into a walking stick in his hand.

Og HERREN sagde til Moses: »Ræk Haanden ud og grib den i Halen!« Da rakte han sin Haand ud, og den blev til en Stav i hans Haand.

5 “You are to do this so that they will believe that I the Lord did appear to you, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

»For at de nemlig kan tro, at HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har aabenbaret sig for dig.«

6 Then the Lord told him, “Put your hand inside your clothes close to your chest.” So Moses did as he was told. When he took his hand out, it was white like snow with a skin disease.

Og HERREN sagde fremdeles til ham: »Stik din Haand ind paa Brystet!« Da stak han sin Haand ind paa Brystet, og da han trak den ud, se, da var den hvid som Sne af Spedalskhed.

7 “Now put your hand back inside your clothes,” the Lord said. Moses did so. When he took it out again, his hand had returned to normal.

Derpaa sagde han: »Stik atter Haanden ind paa Brystet!« Saa stak han atter Haanden ind paa Brystet, og da han trak den ud, se, da var den igen som hans øvrige Legeme.

8 “If they don't believe you and they're not convinced by the first sign, they'll believe because of the second sign,” the Lord explained.

»Hvis de nu ikke tror dig og lader sig overbevise af det første Tegn, saa vil de tro det sidste;

9 “But if they still don't believe you or listen to you because of these two signs, then you are to take some water from the Nile and pout it out on the ground. The Nile water will turn into blood on the ground.”

men hvis de end ikke tror paa disse to Tegn og hører paa dig, tag da Vand fra Nilen og hæld det ud paa Jorden, saa skal Vandet, som du tager fra Nilen, blive til Blod paa Jorden.«

10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “Pleased excuse me, but I'm not someone who is good with words—not in the past, and not from the time you have been speaking with me, your servant. My speech is slow and I don't say things well.”

Men Moses sagde til HERREN: »Ak, Herre, jeg er ingen veltalende Mand, jeg var det ikke før og er det heller ikke nu, efter at du har talet til din Tjener, thi jeg har svært ved at udtrykke mig og tale for mig.«

11 “Who gave people mouths?” the Lord asked him. “Who makes people deaf or dumb, able to see or blind? It's I, the Lord, who does that.

Da svarede HERREN ham: »Hvem har givet Mennesket Mund, og hvem gør stum eller døv, seende eller blind? Mon ikke jeg, HERREN?

12 Now go, and I myself will be your mouth, and I will tell you what you are to say.”

Gaa derfor kun, jeg vil være med din Mund og lære dig, hvad du skal sige!«

13 “Please, Lord, send someone else!” Moses responded.

Men han sagde: »Ak, Herre, send dog enhver anden end mig!«

14 The Lord got angry with Moses, and told him, “There's your brother Aaron, the Levite. I know he speaks well. He's on his way to meet you, and he'll be very happy to see you.

Da blussede HERRENS Vrede op imod Moses, og han sagde: »Har du ikke din Broder Aron, Leviten? Han, ved jeg, kan tale for sig. Han er ogsaa allerede paa Vej for at møde dig, og han vil glæde sig i sit Hjerte, naar han ser dig;

15 Speak to him and tell him what to say. I will be your mouth and his mouth, and I will tell you what you are to do.

du skal tale til ham og lægge ham Ordene i Munden, saa vil jeg være med din og hans Mund og lære eder, hvad I skal gøre.

16 Aaron will speak on your behalf to the people, as if he was your mouth, and you will be in the place of God to him.

Han skal tale paa dine Vegne til Folket; han skal være din Mund, og du skal være som Gud for ham.

17 Make sure to take your walking stick with you so you can use it to do the signs.”

Tag nu i din Haand denne Stav, som du skal gøre Tegnene med!«

18 Then Moses returned to Jethro his father-in-law and told him, “Please allow me to go back to my own people in Egypt so I can see if any of them are still alive.” “Go with my blessing,” Jethro replied.

Derefter vendte Moses tilbage til sin Svigerfader Jetro og sagde til ham: »Lad mig vende tilbage til mine Landsmænd i Ægypten og se, om de endnu er i Live!« Og Jetro svarede Moses: »Drag bort i Fred!«

19 While Moses was in Midian, the Lord told him, “Go back to Egypt because all those who wanted to kill you have died.”

Da sagde HERREN til Moses i Midjan: »Vend tilbage til Ægypten, thi alle de Mænd, der stod dig efter Livet, er døde.«

20 Moses put his wife and sons on a donkey and went back to Egypt, carrying the walking stick that God had used to perform miracles.

Saa tog Moses sin Hustru og sin Søn og satte dem paa sit Æsel og vendte tilbage til Ægypten; og Moses tog Guds Stav i Haanden.

21 The Lord told Moses, “When you get back to Egypt, make sure to go to Pharaoh and carry out the miracles I've given you to do. I will make him stubborn and he will not let the people go.

Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Naar du vender tilbage til Ægypten, saa mærk dig dette: Alle de Undergerninger, jeg giver dig Magt til at udføre, skal du gøre for Farao; men jeg vil forhærde hans Hjerte, saa han ikke lader Folket rejse.

22 This is what you are to tell Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says. Israel is my firstborn son.

Og da skal du sige til Farao: Saa siger HERREN: Israel er min førstefødte Søn;

23 I ordered you to let my son go so he can worship me. But you refused to release him, so I will now kill your firstborn son.”

men da jeg sagde til dig: Lad min Søn rejse, for at han kan dyrke mig! da nægtede du at lade ham rejse. Se, jeg dræber din førstefødte Søn!«

24 But while they were on their way the Lord came to the place where they were staying, wanting to kill Moses.

Men undervejs, i Natteherberget, kom HERREN imod ham og vilde dræbe ham.

25 However, Zipporah used a flint knife to cut off her son's foreskin. She touched his feet with it, and said to him, “You are a blood-husband to me.”

Da greb Zippora en skarp Sten og afskar sin Søns Forhud og berørte hans Blusel dermed, idet hun sagde: »Du er mig en Blodbrudgom!«

26 (Calling him a blood-husband referred to circumcision.) After this the Lord left Moses alone.

Saa lod han ham i Fred. Ved den Lejlighed brugte hun Ordet »Blodbrudgom« med Hentydning til Omskærelsen.

27 The Lord had told Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the desert.” So Aaron went and met Moses at the mountain of God and greeted him with a kiss.

Derpaa sagde HERREN til Aron: »Gaa Moses i Møde i Ørkenen!« Og han gik ud og traf ham ved Guds Bjerg og kyssede ham.

28 Then Moses explained to Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say and all the miracles he had ordered him to do.

Og Moses fortalte Aron om alt, hvad HERREN havde paalagt ham, og om alle de Tegn, han havde befalet ham at gøre.

29 Moses and Aaron traveled to Egypt. There they had all the Israelite elders gather together.

Derefter gik Moses og Aron den og kaldte alle Israeliternes Ældste sammen;

30 Aaron shared with them everything the Lord had told Moses, and Moses carried out the miracles so they could see them.

og Aron fortalte alt, hvad HERREN havde sagt til Moses, og denne gjorde Tegnene i Folkets Paasyn.

31 The Israelites were convinced. When they heard that the Lord had come to them, and that he had been touched by their suffering, they bowed their heads and worshiped.

Da troede Folket, og da de hørte, at HERREN havde givet Agt paa Israeliterne og set til deres Elendighed, bøjede de sig og tilbad.