Exodus 4
1 And Moses answered and said, If they believe me not, and do not listen to my voice (for they will say, God has not appeared to you), what shall I say to them?
Og Mose svarede og sagde: Men se, de skulle ikke tro mig og ikke lyde min Røst; men de skulle sige: Herren har ikke aabenbaret sig for dig.
2 And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in your hand? and he said, A rod.
Og Herren sagde til ham, hvad er dette, du har i din Haand? og han sagde: En Stav.
3 And he said, Cast it on the ground: and he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.
Og han sagde: Kast den paa Jorden; og han kastede den paa Jorden; saa blev den til en Slange, og Mose flyede for den.
4 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth your hand, and take hold of its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of the tail,
Da sagde Herren til Mose: Udræk din Haand og tag fat paa dens Hale; saa rakte han sin Haand ud og tog fat paa den, og den blev til en Stav i hans Haand;
5 and it became a rod in his hand, —that they may believe you, that the God of your fathers has appeared to you, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.
at de skulle tro, at Herren, deres Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har aabenbaret sig for dig.
6 And the Lord said again to him, Put your hand into your bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and his hand became as snow.
Og Herren sagde ydermere til ham: Stik nu din Haand i din Barm; og han stak sin Haand i sin Barm, og han drog den ud og se, hans Haand var spedalsk som Sne.
7 And he said again, Put your hand into your bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and it was again restored to the complexion of his [other] flesh.
Og han sagde: Stik igen din Haand i din Barm; og han stak igen sin Haand i sin Barm; og han drog den ud af sin Barm, og se, da var den igen bleven som hans Kød.
8 And if they will not believe you, nor listen to the voice of the first sign, they will believe you [because] of the voice of the second sign.
Og det skal ske, dersom de ikke ville tro dig eller adlyde din Røst ved det første Tegn, da skulle de tro din Røst ved det andet Tegn.
9 And it shall come to pass if they will not believe you for these two signs, and will not listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which you shall take from the river shall be blood upon the dry land.
Og det skal ske, dersom de end ikke skulle tro disse tvende Tegn og ej lyde din Røst, da skal du tage af Flodens Vand og øse paa det tørre; da skal det Vand, som du tog af Floden vorde, ja da skal det vorde til Blod paa det tørre.
10 And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that you have begun to speak to your servant: I am weak in speech, and slow-tongued.
Og Mose sagde til Herren: Hør mig, Herre! jeg har ikke hidtildags været en veltalende Mand, ej heller siden du talede til din Tjener; thi jeg har et svart Maal og en svar Tunge.
11 And the Lord said to Moses, Who has given a mouth to man, and who has made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? have not I, God?
Og Herren sagde til ham: Hvo giver Mennesket Mund? eller hvo gør stum eller døv eller seende eller blind? mon ikke jeg Herren?
12 And now go and I will open your mouth, and will instruct you in what you shall say.
Saa gak nu; og jeg skal være med din Mund, og lære dig, hvad du skal tale.
13 And Moses said, I pray you, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom you shall send.
Og han sagde: Hør mig, Herre! send nu, hvem du vil sende.
14 And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Behold! is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he will surely speak to you; and, behold, he will come forth to meet you, and beholding you he will rejoice within himself.
Da blev Herrens Vrede optændt imod Mose, og han sagde: Kender jeg ikke Aron, din Broder, den Levit, at han kan tale vel? og se, han skal endog gaa ud imod dig, og naar han ser dig, da skal han glæde sig i sit Hjerte;
15 And you shall speak to him; and you shall put my words into his mouth, and I will open your mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in what you shall do.
og du skal tale til ham og lægge Ordene i hans Mund; og jeg skal være med din Mund og med hans Mund, og lære eder, hvad I skulle gøre.
16 And he shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be for him in things pertaining to God.
Og han skal tale for dig til Folket, og det skal ske, at han skal være din Mund, og du skal være ham som en Gud.
17 And this rod that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand, wherewith you shall work miracles.
Og tag denne Stav i din Haand, med hvilken du skal gøre Tegnene.
18 And Moses went and returned to Jothor his father-in-law, and says, I will go and return to my brethren in Egypt, and will see if they are yet living. And Jothor said to Moses, Go in health. And in those days after some time, the king of Egypt died.
Og Mose gik og kom igen til Jetro, sin Svigerfader, og sagde til ham: Kære, lad mig fare, saa vil jeg drage tilbage til mine Brødre, som ere i Ægypten, og se, om de endnu leve; og Jetro sagde til Mose: Gak i Fred.
19 And the Lord said to Moses in Madiam, Go, depart into Egypt, for all that sought your life are dead.
Og Herren sagde til Mose i Midian: Gak, vend tilbage til Ægypten; thi alle de Mænd ere døde, som søgte efter dit Liv.
20 And Moses took his wife and his children, and mounted them on the beasts, and returned to Egypt; and Moses took the rod [which he had] from God in his hand.
Saa tog Mose sin Hustru og sine Sønner og førte dem paa et Asen, og han vendte tilbage til Ægyptens Land, og Mose tog Guds Stav i sin Haand.
21 And the Lord said to Moses, When you go and return to Egypt, see—all the miracles I have charged you with, you shall work before Pharao: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away the people.
Og Herren sagde til Mose: Naar du gaar for at vende tilbage til Ægypten, da se til, at du for Faraos Aasyn gør alle disse Tegn, som jeg har givet i din Haand; men jeg vil forhærde hans Hjerte, at han ikke skal lade Folket fare.
22 And you shall say to Pharao, These things says the Lord, Israel [is] my firstborn.
Og du skal sige til Farao: Saa siger Herren: Israel er min Søn, min førstefødte.
23 And I said to you, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if you will not send them away, see, I will kill your firstborn son.
Og jeg har sagt til dig: Lad min Søn fare, at han kan tjene mig, og du har vægret dig for at lade ham fare; se, jeg ihjelslaar din Søn, din førstefødte.
24 And it came to pass [that] the angel of the Lord met him by the way in the inn, and sought to kill him.
Og det skete paa Vejen i Herberget, at Herren kom imod ham og vilde have slaget ham ihjel.
25 and Sepphora having taken a stone cut off the foreskin of her son, and fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched:
Da tog Zippora en skarp Sten og afskar sin Søns Forhud, og kastede den hen for hans Fødder og sagde: Du er mig en Blodbrudgom.
26 and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.
Da lod han ham være; men hun sagde da: En Blodbrudgom — for Omskærelsens Skyld.
27 And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses; and he went and met him in the mount of God, and they kissed each other.
Og Herren sagde til Aron: Gak imod Mose i Ørken; og han gik og mødte ham ved Guds Bjerg og kyssede ham.
28 And Moses reported to Aaron all the words of the Lord, which he sent, and all the things which he charged him.
Og Mose forkyndte Aron alle Ord af Herren, som havde udsendt ham, og alle de Tegn, som han havde befalet ham.
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders of the children of Israel.
Saa gik Mose og Aron hen og samlede alle de ældste af Israels Børn.
30 And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke to Moses, and wrought the miracles before the people.
Og Aron talede alle de Ord, som Herren havde talet med Mose; og han gjorde Tegnene for Folkets Øjne.
31 and the people believed and rejoiced, because God visited the children of Israel, and because he saw their affliction: and the people bowed and worshipped.
Og Folket troede, og der de hørte, at Herren havde besøgt Israels Børn, og at han havde set deres Elendighed, da bøjede de sig og tilbade.
