Exodus 2
1 And there goes a man of the house of Levi, and he takes the daughter of Levi,
Og en Mand af Levi Hus gik hen og tog en Levi Datter.
2 and the woman conceives, and bears a son, and she sees him, that he [is] beautiful, and she hides him [for] three months,
Og Kvinden undfik og fødte en Søn, og der hun saa ham, at han var dejlig, da skjulte hun ham tre Maaneder.
3 and she has not been able to hide him anymore, and she takes an ark of rushes for him, and covers it with bitumen and with pitch, and puts the boy in it, and puts [it] in the weeds by the edge of the River;
Men der hun ikke længere kunde skjule ham, da tog hun ham en Kiste af Rør og klinede den med Lim og Beg og lagde Drengen der udi og lagde den imellem Sivet ved Bredden af Floden.
4 and his sister stations herself far off, to know what is done to him.
Men hans Søster stod i Frastand for at faa at vide, hvorledes det vilde gaa ham.
5 And a daughter of Pharaoh comes down to bathe at the River, and her girls are walking by the side of the River, and she sees the ark in the midst of the weeds, and sends her handmaid, and she takes it,
Og Faraos Datter gik ned til Floden for at bade sig, og hendes Jomfruer gik ved Bredden af Floden; der hun saa Kisten midt i Sivet, da sendte hun sin Pige hen og lod den hente.
6 and opens, and sees him—the boy, and behold, a child weeping! And she has pity on him and says, “This is [one] of the Hebrews’ children.”
Og der hun lod den op, da saa hun Barnet, og se, Drengen græd; da ynkedes hun over ham og sagde: Denne er en af de Hebræers Drenge.
7 And his sister says to the daughter of Pharaoh, “Do I go? When I have called a suckling woman of the Hebrews for you, then she suckles the boy for you”;
Da sagde hans Søster til Faraos Datter: Skal jeg gaa og hente dig en Kone til Amme, af de hebraiske, at hun giver dig Drengen at die?
8 and the daughter of Pharaoh says to her, “Go”; and the virgin goes, and calls the mother of the boy,
Og Faraos Datter sagde til hende: Gak! og Pigen gik og kaldte Drengens Moder.
9 and the daughter of Pharaoh says to her, “Take this boy away, and suckle him for me, and I give your hire”; and the woman takes the boy, and suckles him.
Da sagde Faraos Datter til hende: Tag denne Dreng og giv mig ham at die, og jeg, ja jeg vil give dig din Løn. Og Kvinden tog Drengen og gav ham at die.
10 And the boy grows, and she brings him to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he is to her for a son, and she calls his name Moses, and says, “Because I have drawn him from the water.”
Og der Drengen var bleven stor, da bragte hun ham til Faraos Datter, og denne holdt ham som sin Søn, og hun kaldte hans Navn Mose, og sagde: Thi jeg drog ham af Vandet.
11 And it comes to pass, in those days, that Moses is grown, and he goes out to his brothers, and looks on their burdens, and sees a man, an Egyptian, striking a man, a Hebrew, [one] of his brothers,
Og det skete i de samme Dage, der Mose var bleven stor, da gik han ud til sine Brødre og saa paa deres Byrder, og han saa en ægyptisk Mand, som slog en hebraisk Mand af hans Brødre.
12 and he turns here and there, and sees that there is no man, and strikes the Egyptian, and hides him in the sand.
Da vendte han sig hid og did, og saa, at der var ingen til Stede, og han slog den Ægypter ihjel og skjulte ham i Sandet.
13 And he goes out on the second day, and behold, two men, Hebrews, are striving, and he says to the wrongdoer, “Why do you strike your neighbor?”
Og anden Dagen gik han ud, og se, to hebraiske Mænd trættedes; da sagde han til den, som havde Uret: Hvi slaar du din Næste?
14 And he says, “Who set you for a head and judge over us? Are you saying [it] to slay me as you have slain the Egyptian?” And Moses fears and says, “Surely the thing has been known.”
Og han sagde: Hvo har sat dig til Fyrste og Dommer over os? tænker du at slaa mig ihjel, saasom du slog den Ægypter ihjel? da frygtede Mose og sagde: Sandelig den Gerning er bleven vitterlig.
15 And Pharaoh hears of this thing, and seeks to slay Moses, and Moses flees from the face of Pharaoh, and dwells in the land of Midian, and dwells by the well.
Og Farao hørte denne Gerning og søgte at slaa Mose ihjel; men Mose flyede fra Faraos Ansigt, og blev i det Land Midian og satte sig ved Brønden.
16 And to a priest of Midian [are] seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs to water the flock of their father,
Og Præsten i Midian havde syv Døtre, og de kom derhen og droge Vand og fyldte Renderne at vande deres Faders Kvæg.
17 and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses arises, and saves them, and waters their flock.
Da kom Hyrderne og stødte dem derfra; men Mose stod op og hjalp dem og vandede deres Kvæg.
18 And they come to their father Reuel, and he says, “Why have you hurried to come in today?”
Og de kom til Reuel, deres Fader, og han sagde: Hvi komme I saa snart i Dag?
19 And they say, “A man, an Egyptian, has delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and has also diligently drawn for us, and waters the flock”;
Og de sagde: En ægyptisk Mand friede os fra Hyrdernes Haand og drog desuden flittig Vand op for os og vandede Kvæget.
20 and he says to his daughters, “And where [is] he? Why [is] this [that] you left the man? Call for him, and he eats bread.”
Og han sagde til sine Døtre: Hvor er han da? hvi lode I den Mand gaa? kalder ham og han skal æde Brød med os.
21 And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he gives his daughter Zipporah to Moses,
Og Mose havde Lyst til at blive hos Manden; saa gav han Mose Zippora, sin Datter.
22 and she bears a son, and he calls his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a strange land.”
Og hun fødte en Søn, og han kaldte hans Navn Gersom; thi han sagde: Jeg er bleven en Udlænding i et fremmed Land.
23 And it comes to pass during these many days, that the king of Egypt dies, and the sons of Israel sigh because of the service, and cry, and their cry goes up to God, because of the service;
Og det skete lang Tid derefter, da døde Kongen af Ægypten; og Israels Børn sukkede over den Trældom og raabte, og deres Raab over Trældommen kom op for Gud.
24 and God hears their groaning, and God remembers His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob;
Og Gud hørte deres Suk, og Gud tænkte paa sin Pagt med Abraham, med Isak og med Jakob.
25 and God sees the sons of Israel, and God knows.
Og Gud saa Israels Børn, og Gud kendtes ved dem.
