Exodus 3

1 And Moses has been feeding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, priest of Midian, and he leads the flock behind the wilderness, and comes to the mountain of God, to Horeb;

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 the Messenger of YHWH appears to him in a flame of fire, out of the midst of the bush, and he sees, and behold, the bush is burning with fire, and the bush is 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 says, “Now I turn aside and see this great appearance. Why is the bush not burned?”

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

4 And YHWH sees that he has turned aside to see, and God calls to him out of the midst of the bush and says, “Moses! Moses!” And he says, “Here I [am].”

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 says, “Do not come near here. Cast your shoes from off your feet, for the place on which you are standing 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 He also says, “I [am] the God of your father, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob”; and Moses hides his face, for he is afraid to look toward 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 YHWH says, “I have certainly seen the affliction of My people who [are] in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of its exactors, for I have known its pains;

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 go down to deliver it out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to cause it to go up out of the land to a land good and broad, to a land flowing with milk and honey—to the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

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 sons of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing 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, and I send you to Pharaoh; and bring out My people, the sons of Israel, from Egypt.”

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

11 And Moses says to God, “Who [am] I, that I go to Pharaoh, and that I bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt?”

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

12 And He says, “Because I am with you, and this [is] the sign to you that I have sent you: in your bringing out the people from Egypt—you serve God on 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 says to God, “Behold, I am coming to the sons of Israel, and have said to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they have said to me, What [is] His Name? What do 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 says to Moses, “I AM THAT WHICH I AM.” He also says, “Thus you say to the sons of Israel: I AM 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 says again to Moses, “Thus you say to the sons of Israel: YHWH, God of your fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, has sent me to you; this [is] My Name for all time, and this [is] My memorial, to generation [and] generation.

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, and you have gathered the elderly of Israel, and have said to them: YHWH, God of your fathers, has appeared to me, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly inspected you, and that which is done 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 I say [that] I bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, 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 have listened to your voice, and you have entered, you and [the] elderly of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you have said to him: YHWH, God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to our God YHWH.

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 And I have known that the king of Egypt does not permit you to go, unless by a strong hand,

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

20 and I have put forth My hand, and have struck Egypt with all My wonders, which I do in its midst—and afterward he sends you away.

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 have given the grace of this people in the eyes of the Egyptians, and it has come to pass, when you go, you do not go 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 and [every] woman has asked from her neighbor, and from her who is sojourning in her house, [for] vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and you have put [them] on your sons and on your daughters, and have spoiled 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."