Exodus 13

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

2 “Sanctify to Me every firstborn, opening any womb among the sons of Israel, among man and among beast; it [is] Mine.”

»Du skal hellige mig alt det førstefødte, alt, hvad der aabner Moders Liv hos Israeliterne baade af Mennesker og Kvæg; det skal tilhøre mig!«

3 And Moses says to the people, “Remember this day [in] which you have gone out from Egypt, from the house of servants, for by strength of hand YHWH has brought you out from this, and anything fermented is not eaten;

Og Moses sagde til Folket: »Kom denne Dag i Hu, paa hvilken I vandrer ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset, thi med stærk Haand førte HERREN eder ud derfra! Og der maa ikke spises syret Brød.

4 you are going out today, in the month of Abib.

I Dag vandrer I ud, i Abib Maaned.

5 And it has been, when YHWH brings you to the land of the Canaanite, and of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and of the Hivite, and of the Jebusite, which He has sworn to your fathers to give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you have done this service in this month.

Naar nu HERREN fører dig til Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Hivviternes og Jebusiternes Land, som han tilsvor dine Fædre at ville give dig, et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning, saa skal du overholde denne Skik i denne Maaned.

6 Seven days you eat unleavened things, and in the seventh day [is] a celebration to YHWH;

I syv Dage skal du spise usyret Brød, og paa den syvende Dag skal der være Højtid for HERREN.

7 unleavened things are eaten the seven days, and anything fermented is not seen with you; indeed, leaven is not seen with you in all your border.

I disse syv Dage skal der spises usyret Brød, og der maa hverken findes syret Brød eller Surdejg hos dig nogetsteds inden dine Landemærker.

8 And you have declared to your son in that day, saying, [It is] because of what YHWH did to me, in my going out from Egypt,

Og du skal paa den Dag fortælle din Søn, at dette sker i Anledning af, hvad HERREN gjorde for dig, da du vandrede ud af Ægypten!

9 and it has been to you for a sign on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, so that the Law of YHWH is in your mouth, for by a strong hand YHWH has brought you out from Egypt;

Det skal være dig som et Tegn paa din Haand og et Erindringsmærke paa din Pande, for at HERRENS Lov maa være i din Mund, thi med stærk Haand førte HERREN dig ud af Ægypten.

10 and you have kept this statute at its appointed time from days to days.

Og du skal holde dig denne Anordning efterrettelig til den fastsatte Tid, Aar efter Aar.

11 And it has been, when YHWH brings you to the land of the Canaanite as He has sworn to you and to your fathers, and has given it to you,

Og naar HERREN fører dig til Kana'anæernes Land, saaledes som han tilsvor dig og dine Fædre, og giver dig det,

12 that you have caused everyone opening a womb to pass over to YHWH, and every firstling—the increase of beasts which you have: the males [are] YHWH’s.

da skal du overlade HERREN alt, hvad der aabner Moders Liv; alt det førstefødte, som falder efter dit Kvæg, for saa vidt det er et Handyr, skal tilhøre HERREN.

13 And every firstling of a donkey you ransom with a lamb, and if you do not ransom [it], then you have beheaded it; and you ransom every firstborn of man among your sons.

Men alt det førstefødte af Æslerne skal du udløse med et Stykke Smaakvæg, og hvis du ikke udløser det, skal du sønderbryde dets Hals; og alt det førstefødte af Mennesker blandt dine Sønner skal du udløse.

14 And it has been, when your son asks you hereafter, saying, What [is] this? That you have said to him, By strength of hand YHWH has brought us out from Egypt, from a house of servants;

Og naar din Søn i Fremtiden spørger dig: Hvad betyder dette? skal du svare ham: Med stærk Haand førte HERREN os ud af Ægypten, af Trællehuset;

15 indeed, it comes to pass, when Pharaoh has been pained to send us away, that YHWH slays every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man even to the firstborn of beast; therefore I am sacrificing to YHWH all opening a womb who [are] males, and I ransom every firstborn of my sons;

og fordi Farao gjorde sig haard og ikke vilde lade os drage bort, ihjelslog HERREN alt det førstefødte i Ægypten baade af Folk og Fæ; derfor ofrer vi HERREN alt, hvad der aabner Moders Liv, for saa vidt det er et Handyr, og alt det førstefødte blandt vore Sønner udløser vi!

16 and it has been for a token on your hand, and for frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand YHWH has brought us out of Egypt.”

Og det skal være dig som et Tegn paa din Haand og et Erindringsmærke paa din Pande, thi med stærk Haand førte HERREN os ud af Ægypten.«

17 And it comes to pass in Pharaoh’s sending the people away, that God has not led them the way of the land of the Philistines, for it [is] near; for God said, “Lest the people sigh in their seeing war, and have turned back toward Egypt”;

Da Farao lod Folket drage bort, førte Gud dem ikke ad Vejen til Filisterlandet, som havde været den nærmeste, thi Gud sagde: »Folket kunde komme til at fortryde det, naar de ser, der bliver Krig, og vende tilbage til Ægypten.«

18 and God turns around the people the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea, and the sons of Israel have gone up by fifties from the land of Egypt.

Men Gud lod Folket gøre en Omvej til Ørkenen i Retning af det røde Hav. Israeliterne drog nu væbnede ud af Ægypten.

19 And Moses takes the bones of Joseph with him, for he certainly caused the sons of Israel to swear, saying, “God certainly inspects you, and you have brought up my bones from this [place] with you.”

Og Moses tog Josefs Ben med sig, thi denne havde taget Israels Sønner i Ed og sagt: »Naar Gud ser til eder, skal I føre mine Ben med eder herfra!«

20 And they journey from Succoth, and encamp in Etham at the extremity of the wilderness,

De brød op fra Sukkot og lejrede sig i Etam ved Randen af Ørkenen.

21 and YHWH is going before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them in the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give light to them, to go by day and by night;

Men HERREN vandrede foran dem, om Dagen i en Skystøtte for at vise dem Vej og om Natten i en Ildstøtte for at lyse for dem; saa kunde de rejse baade Dag og Nat.

22 He does not remove the pillar of the cloud by day, and the pillar of the fire by night, [from] before the people.

Og Skystøtten veg ikke fra Folket om Dagen, ej heller Ildstøtten om Natten.