Exodus 3

1 And Moses was feeding the flock of Jothor his father-in-law, the priest of Madiam; and he brought the sheep near to the wilderness, and came to the mount of Choreb.

Moses vogtede nu Småkvæget for sin Svigerfader Jetro, Præsten i Midjan, og drev engang Småkvæget hen hinsides Ørkenen og kom til Guds Bjerg Horeb.

2 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him in flaming fire out of the bush, and he sees that the bush burns with fire, —but the bush was not consumed.

Da åbenbarede HERRENs Engel sig for ham i en Ildslue, der slog ud af en Tornebusk, og da han så nærmere til, se, da stod Tornebusken i lys Lue, uden at den blev fortæret.

3 And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is not consumed.

Da sagde Moses: "Lad mig gå hen og se på dette underfulde Skue, hvorfor Tornebusken ikke brænder op."

4 And when the Lord saw that he drew near to see, the Lord called him out of the bush, saying, Moses, Moses; and he said, What is it?

Men da HERREN så, at han gik hen for at se derpå, råbte Gud til ham fra Tornebusken: "Moses, Moses!" Og han svarede: "Se, her er jeg!"

5 And he said, Draw not near hither: loose your sandals from off your feet, for the place whereon you stand is holy ground.

Da sagde han: "Kom ikke nærmere! Drag dine Sko af dine Fødder, thi det Sted, du står på, er hellig Jord!"

6 And he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraam, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was afraid to gaze at God.

Og han sagde: "Jeg er din Faders Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud." Da skjulte Moses sit Ansigt, thi han frygtede for at skue Gud.

7 And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry [caused] by their taskmasters; for I know their affliction.

Derpå sagde HERREN: "Jeg har set mit Folks Elendighed i Ægypten, og jeg har hørt deres Klageskrig over deres Undertrykkere, ja, jeg kender deres Lidelser;

8 And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, and to bring them into a good and wide land, into a land flowing with milk and honey, into the place of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Pherezites, and Gergesites, and Evites, and Jebusites.

og jeg er steget ned for at udfri dem af Ægyptens Hånd og føre dem bort fra dette Land til et godt og vidtstrakt Land, til et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning, til Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Perizzitemes, Hivviternes og Jebusiternes Egn.

9 And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me, and I have seen the affliction with which the Egyptians afflict them.

Se, nu er Israeliternes Klageskrig nået til mig, og jeg har også set den Trængsel, Ægypterne har bragt over dem.

10 And now come, I will send you to Pharao king of Egypt, and you shall bring out my people the children of Israel from the land of Egypt.

Derfor vil jeg nu sende dig til Farao, og du skal føre mit Folk, Israeliterne, ud af Ægypten!"

11 And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharao king of Egypt, and that I should bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt?

Men Moses sagde til Gud: "Hvem er jeg, at jeg skulde kunne gå til Farao og føre Israeliterne ud af Ægypten?"

12 And God spoke to Moses, saying, I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that I shall send you forth, —when you bring out my people out of Egypt, then you shall serve God in this mountain.

Han svarede: "Jo, jeg vil være med dig! Og dette skal være dig Tegnet på, at det er mig, der har sendt dig: Når du har ført Folket ud af Ægypten, skal I dyrke Gud på dette Bjerg!"

13 And Moses said to God, Behold, I shall go forth to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of our fathers has sent me to you; and they will ask me, What is his name? What shall I say to them?

Men Moses sagde til Gud: "Når jeg kommer til Israeliterne og siger dem, at deres Fædres Gud har sendt mig til dem, hvad skal jeg så svare dem, hvis de spørger om hans Navn7"

14 And God spoke to Moses, saying, I am THE BEING; and he said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, THE BEING has sent me to you.

Gud svarede Moses: "Jeg er den, jeg er!" Og han sagde: "Således skal du sige til Israeliterne: JEG ER har sendt mig til eder!"

15 And God said again to Moses, Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel, The Lord God of our fathers, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and my memorial to generations of generations.

Og Gud sagde fremdeles til Moses: "Således skal du sige til Israeliterne: HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har sendt mig til eder; dette er mit Navn til evig Tid, og således skal jeg kaldes fra Slægt til Slægt.

16 Go then and gather the elders of the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, The Lord God of our fathers has appeared to me, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, saying, I have surely looked upon you, and upon all the things which have happened to you in Egypt.

Gå nu hen og kald Israels Ældste sammen og sig til dem: HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, Abrahams, Isaks og Jakobs Gud, har åbenbaret sig for mig og sagt: Jeg har givet Agt på eder og på, hvad man har gjort imod eder i Ægypten,

17 And he said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of the Egyptians to the land of the Chananites and the Chettites, and Amorites and Pherezites, and Gergesites, and Evites, and Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.

og jeg har sat mig for at føre eder ud af Ægyptens Elendighed til Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Perizziternes, Hivviternes og Jebusiternes Land, til et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning!

18 And they shall listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall go in to Pharao king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us; we will go then a journey of three days into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to our God.

De vil høre på dig, og du skal sammen med Israels Ældste gå til Ægypterkongen, og I skal sige til ham: HERREN, Hebræernes Gud, har mødt os, tillad os derfor at drage tre Dagsrejser ud i Ørkenen og ofre til HERREN vor Gud!

19 But I know that Pharao king of Egypt will not let you go, save with a mighty hand;

Jeg ved vel, at Ægypterkongen ikke vil tillade eder at drage bort uden med Magt;

20 and I will stretch out my hand, and strike the Egyptians with all my wonders, which I shall work among them, and after that he will send you forth.

men jeg skal udrække min Hånd og ramme Ægypten med alle mine Undergerninger, som jeg vil gøre der; så skal han give eder Lov til at drage af Sted.

21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and whenever you shall escape, you shall not depart empty.

Og jeg vil stemme Ægypterne gunstigt mod dette Folk, så at I, når I drager bort, ikke skal drage bort med tomme Hænder.

22 But [every] woman shall ask of her neighbor and fellow lodger, articles of gold and silver, and apparel; and you shall put them upon your sons and upon your daughters, —and spoil you the Egyptians.

Enhver Kvinde skal bede sin Naboerske og de Kvinder, som er til Huse hos hende, om Sølv og Guldsmykker og Klæder, og I skal give eders Sønner og Døtre det på. Således skal I tage Bytte fra Ægypterne."