Exodus 14
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:
2 Speak to the children of Israel, and let them turn and encamp before the village, between Magdol and the sea, opposite Beel-sepphon: before them shall you encamp by the sea.
»Sig til Israeliterne, at de skal vende om og lejre sig ved Pi-Hakirot mellem Migdol og Havet; lige over for Ba'al-Zefon skal I lejre eder ved Havet.
3 And Pharao will say to his people, As for these children of Israel, they are wandering in the land, for the wilderness has shut them in.
Farao vil da tænke om Israeliterne, at de er faret vild i Landet, og at Ørkenen har sluttet dem inde;
4 And I will harden the heart of Pharao, and he shall pursue after them; and I will be glorified in Pharao, and in all his host, and all the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord. And they did so.
og jeg vil forhærde Faraos Hjerte, saa han sætter efter dem, og jeg vil forherlige mig paa Farao og hele hans Krigsmagt, og Ægypterne skal kende, at jeg er HERREN!« Og de gjorde saaledes.
5 And it was reported to the king of the Egyptians that the people had fled: and the heart of Pharao was turned, and that of his servants against the people; and they said, What is this that we have done, to let the children of Israel go, so that they should not serve us?
Da det nu meldtes Ægypterkongen, at Folket var flygtet, skiftede Farao og hans Tjenere Sind over for Folket og sagde: »Hvor kunde vi dog slippe Israeliterne af vor Tjeneste!«
6 So Pharao yoked his chariots, and led off all his people with himself:
Da lod han spænde for sin Vogn og tog sine Krigsfolk med sig;
7 having also taken six hundred chosen chariots, and all the cavalry of the Egyptians, and rulers over all.
han tog 600 udsøgte Stridsvogne og alle Ægyptens Krigsvogne, alle bemandede med Vognkæmpere.
8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao king of Egypt, and of his servants, and he pursued after the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went forth with a high hand.
Og HERREN forhærdede Ægypterkongen Faraos Hjerte, saa han satte efter Israeliterne; men Israeliterne var draget ud under en stærk Haands Værn.
9 And the Egyptians pursued after them, and found them encamped by the sea; and all the cavalry and the chariots of Pharao, and the horsemen, and his host [were] before the village, over against Beel-sepphon.
Og Ægypterne, alle Faraos Heste og Vogne og hans Ryttere og øvrige Krigsfolk, satte efter dem og indhentede dem, da de havde slaaet Lejr ved Havet, ved Pi-Hakirot over for Ba'al-Zefon.
10 And Pharao approached, and the children of Israel having looked up, saw, and the Egyptians encamped behind them: and they were very greatly terrified, and the children of Israel cried to the Lord;
Da nu Farao nærmede sig, saa Israeliterne op og fik Øje paa Ægypterne, der drog efter dem, og de grebes af stor Angst; da raabte Israeliterne til HERREN;
11 and said to Moses, Because there were no graves in the land of Egypt, have you brought us forth to kill [us] in the wilderness? What is this that you have done to us, having brought us out of Egypt?
og de sagde til Moses: »Er det, fordi der ingen Grave var i Ægypten, at du har faaet os ud for at dø i Ørkenen? Hvad er det dog, du har gjort os, at du førte os ud af Ægypten?
12 Is not this the word which we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians? for it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in this wilderness.
Var det ikke det, vi sagde til dig i Ægypten: Lad os i Fred, og lad os blive ved at trælle for Ægypterne! Thi det er bedre for os at trælle for Ægypterne end at dø i Ørkenen.«
13 And Moses said to the people, Be of good courage: stand and see the salvation which is from the Lord, which he will work for us this day; for as you have seen the Egyptians today, you shall see them again no more for ever.
Men Moses svarede Folket: »Frygt ikke! Hold blot Stand, saa skal I se HERRENS Frelse, som han i Dag vil hjælpe eder til, thi som I ser Ægypterne i Dag, skal I aldrig i Evighed se dem mere.
14 The Lord shall fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.
HERREN skal stride for eder, men I skal tie!«
15 and the Lord said to Moses, Why cry you to me? speak to the children of Israel, and let them proceed.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Hvorfor raaber du til mig? Sig til Israeliterne, at de skal bryde op!
16 And do you lift up your rod, and stretch forth your hand over the sea, and divide it, and let the children of Israel enter into the midst of the sea on the dry land.
Løft din Stav og ræk din Haand ud over Havet og skil det ad i to Dele, saa Israeliterne kan vandre gennem Havet paa tør Bund.
17 And behold! I will harden the heart of Pharao and of all the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them; and I will be glorified upon Pharao, and on all his host, and on his chariots and his horses.
Se, jeg vil forhærde Ægypternes Hjerte, saa de følger efter dem, og jeg vil forherlige mig paa Farao og hele hans Krigsmagt, paa hans Vogne og Ryttere,
18 And all the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I am glorified upon Pharao and upon his chariots and his horses.
og Ægypterne skal kende, at jeg er HERREN, naar jeg forherliger mig paa Farao, hans Vogne og Ryttere.«
19 And the angel of God that went before the camp of the children of Israel removed and went behind, and the pillar of the cloud also removed from before them and stood behind them.
Guds Engel, der drog foran Israels Hær, flyttede sig nu og gik bag ved dem; og Skystøtten flyttede sig fra Pladsen foran dem og stillede sig bag ved dem
20 And it went between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel, and stood; and there was darkness and blackness; and the night passed, and they came not near to one another during the whole night.
og kom til at staa imellem Ægypternes og Israels Hære; og da det blev mørkt; blev Skystøtten til en Ildstøtte og oplyste Natten. Saaledes kom de ikke hinanden nær hele Natten.
21 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the Lord carried back the sea with a strong south wind all the night, and made the sea dry, and the water was divided.
Moses rakte da sin Haand ud over Havet, og HERREN drev Havet bort med en stærk Østenstorm, der blæste hele Natten, og han gjorde Havet til tørt Land. Og Vandet delte sig.
22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the water of it was a wall on the right hand and a wall on the left.
Da gik Israeliterne midt igennem Havet paa tør Bund, medens Vandet stod som en Mur paa begge Sider af dem.
23 And the Egyptians pursued them and went in after them, and every horse of Pharao, and his chariots, and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.
Og Ægypterne, alle Faraos Heste, Vogne og Ryttere, satte efter dem og forfulgte dem midt ud i Havet.
24 And it came to pass in the morning watch that the Lord looked forth on the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and troubled the camp of the Egyptians,
Men ved Morgenvagtens Tid skuede HERREN fra Ild og Skystøtten hen imod Ægypternes Hær og bragte den i Uorden;
25 and bound the axle-trees of their chariots, and caused them to go with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.
og han stoppede Vognenes Hjul, saa de havde ondt ved at faa dem frem. Da sagde Ægypterne: »Lad os flygte for Israel, thi HERREN kæmper for dem imod Ægypten!«
26 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth tine hand over the sea, and let the water be turned back to its place, and let it cover the Egyptians [coming] both upon the chariots and the riders.
Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Ræk din Haand ud over Havet, saa skal Vandet vende tilbage over Ægypterne, deres Vogne og Ryttere!«
27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the water returned to its place toward day; and the Egyptians fled from the water, and the Lord shook off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Da rakte Moses sin Haand ud over Havet; og Havet vendte tilbage til sit sædvanlige Leje ved Morgenens Frembrud, medens de flygtende Ægyptere kom lige imod det, og HERREN drev Ægypterne midt ud i Havet.
28 and the water returned and covered the chariots and the riders, and all the forces of Pharao, who entered after them into the sea: and there was not left of them even one.
Da vendte Vandet tilbage og overskyllede Vognene og Rytterne i hele Faraos Krigsmagt, som havde forfulgt dem ud i Havet; ikke en eneste af dem blev tilbage.
29 But the children of Israel went along dry land in the midst of the sea, and the water was to them a wall on the right hand, and a wall on the left.
Men Israeliterne var gaaet gennem Havet paa tør Bund, medens Vandet stod som en Mur paa begge Sider af dem.
30 So the Lord delivered Israel in that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead by the shore of the sea.
Og HERREN frelste paa den Dag Israel af Ægypternes Haand, og Israel saa Ægypterne ligge døde ved Havets Bred.
31 And Israel saw the mighty hand, the [things] which the Lord did to the Egyptians; and the people feared the Lord, and they believed God and Moses his servant.
Da saa Israel den Stordaad, HERREN havde udført mod Ægypterne; og Folket frygtede HERREN, og de troede paa HERREN og paa hans Tjener Moses.
