Exodus 4

1 And Moses answers and says, “And if they do not give credence to me, nor listen to my voice, and say, YHWH has not appeared to you?”

Moses svarede; "Hvis de nu ikke tror mig og ikke hører mig, men siger, at HERREN ikke har åbenbaret sig for mig?"

2 And YHWH says to him, “What [is] this in your hand?” And he says, “A rod”;

Da sagde HERREN til ham: "Hvad har du der i din Hånd?" Han svarede: "En Stav!"

3 and He says, “Cast it to the earth”; and he casts it to the earth, and it becomes a serpent—and Moses flees from its presence.

Og han sagde: "Kast den til Jorden!" Da kastede han den til Jorden, og den blev til en Slange, og Moses flyede for den.

4 And YHWH says to Moses, “Put forth your hand, and lay hold on the tail of it”; and he puts forth his hand, and lays hold on it, and it becomes a rod in his hand—

Og HERREN sagde til Moses: "Ræk Hånden ud og grib den i Halen!" Da rakte han sin Hånd ud, og den blev til en Stav i hans Hånd.

5 “so that they believe that YHWH, God of their fathers, has appeared to you, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.”

"For at de nemlig kan tro, at HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har åbenbaret sig for dig."

6 And YHWH says to him again, “Now put your hand into your bosom”; and he puts his hand into his bosom, and he brings it out, and behold, his hand [is] leprous as snow;

Og HERREN sagde fremdeles til ham: "Stik din Hånd ind på Brystet!" Da stak han sin Hånd ind på Brystet, og da han trak den ud, se, da var den hvid som Sne af Spedalskhed.

7 and He says, “Put your hand back into your bosom”; and he puts his hand back into his bosom, and he brings it out from his bosom, and behold, it has turned back as his flesh—

Derpå sagde han: "Stik atter Hånden ind på Brystet!" Så stak han atter Hånden ind på Brystet, og da han trak den ud, se, da var den igen som hans øvrige Legeme.

8 “and it has come to pass, if they do not give credence to you, and do not listen to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.

"Hvis de nu ikke tror dig og lader sig overbevise af det første Tegn, så vil de tro det sidste;

9 And it has come to pass, if they do not give credence even to these two signs, nor listen to your voice, that you have taken of the waters of the River, and have poured [it] on the dry land, and the waters which you take from the River have been, indeed, they have become blood on the dry land.”

men hvis de end ikke tror på disse to Tegn og hører på dig, tag da Vand fra Nilen og hæld det ud på Jorden, så skal Vandet, som du tager fra Nilen, blive til Blod på Jorden."

10 And Moses says to YHWH, “O my Lord, I [am] not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Your speaking to Your servant, for I [am] slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.”

Men Moses sagde til HERREN: "Ak, Herre, jeg er ingen veltalende Mand, jeg var det ikke før og er det heller ikke nu, efter at du har talet til din Tjener, thi jeg har svært ved at udtrykke mig og tale for mig."

11 And YHWH says to him, “Who appointed a mouth for man? Or who appoints the mute, or deaf, or open, or blind? Is it not I, YHWH?

Da svarede HERREN ham: "Hvem har givet Mennesket Mund, og hvem gør stum eller døv, seende eller blind? Mon ikke jeg, HERREN?

12 And now, go, and I am with your mouth, and have directed you that which you speak”;

Gå derfor kun, jeg vil være med din Mund og lære dig, hvad du skal sige!"

13 and he says, “O my Lord, please send by the hand [of another that] You send.”

Men han sagde: "Ak, Herre, send dog enhver anden end mig!"

14 And the anger of YHWH burns against Moses, and He says, “Is Aaron the Levite not your brother? I have known that he speaks well, and also, behold, he is coming out to meet you; when he has seen you, then he has rejoiced in his heart,

Da blussede HERRENs Vrede op imod Moses, og han sagde: "Har du ikke din Broder Aron, Leviten? Han, ved jeg, kan tale for sig. Han er også allerede på Vej for at møde dig, og han vil glæde sig i sit Hjerte, når han ser dig;

15 and you have spoken to him, and have set the words in his mouth, and I am with your mouth, and with his mouth, and have directed you that which you do;

du skal tale til ham og lægge ham Ordene i Munden, så vil jeg være med din og hans Mund og lære eder, hvad I skal gøre.

16 and he, he has spoken to the people for you, and it has come to pass, he is to you for a mouth, and you are to him for God;

Han skal tale på dine Vegne til Folket; han skal være din Mund, og du skal være som Gud for ham.

17 and you take this rod in your hand, with which you do the signs.”

Tag nu i din Hånd denne Stav, som du skal gøre Tegnene med!"

18 And Moses goes and turns back to his father-in-law Jethro, and says to him, “Please let me go, and I return to my brothers who [are] in Egypt, and I see whether they are yet alive.” And Jethro says to Moses, “Go in peace.”

Derefter vendte Moses tilbage til sin Svigerfader Jetro og sagde til ham: "Lad mig vende tilbage til mine Landsmænd i Ægypten og se, om de endnu er i Live!" Og Jetro svarede Mose's: "Drag bort i Fred!"

19 And YHWH says to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt, for all the men who seek your life have died”;

Da sagde HERREN til Moses i Midjan: "Vend tilbage til Ægypten, thi alle de Mænd, der stod dig efter Livet, er døde."

20 and Moses takes his wife, and his sons, and causes them to ride on the donkey, and turns back to the land of Egypt, and Moses takes the rod of God in his hand.

Så tog Moses sin Hustru og sin Søn og satte dem på sit Æsel og vendte tilbage til Ægypten; og Moses tog Guds Stav i Hånden.

21 And YHWH says to Moses, “In your going to return to Egypt, see—all the wonders which I have put in your hand—that you have done them before Pharaoh, and I strengthen his heart, and he does not send the people away;

Men HERREN sagde til Moses: "Når du vender tilbage til Ægypten, så mærk dig dette: Alle de Undergerninger, jeg giver dig Magt til at udføre, skal du gøre for Farao; men jeg vil forhærde hans Hjerte, så han ikke lader Folket rejse.

22 and you have said to Pharaoh, Thus said YHWH: My son, My firstborn [is] Israel,

Og da skal du sige til Farao: Så siger HERREN: Israel er min førstefødte Søn;

23 and I say to you, send My son away, and he serves Me; and [if] you refuse to send him away, behold, I am slaying your son, your firstborn.”

men da jeg sagde til dig: Lad min Søn rejse, for at han kan dyrke mig! da nægtede du at lade ham rejse. Se, jeg dræber din førstefødte Søn!"

24 And it comes to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that YHWH meets him, and seeks to put him to death;

Men undervejs, i Natteherberget, kom HERREN imod ham og vilde dræbe ham.

25 and Zipporah takes a flint, and cuts off the foreskin of her son, and causes [it] to touch his feet, and says, “You [are] surely a bridegroom of blood to me”;

Da greb Zippora en skarp Sten og afskar sin Søns Forhud og berørte hans Blusel dermed, idet hun sagde: "Du er mig en Blodbrudgom!"

26 and He desists from him. Then she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” in reference to the circumcision.

Så lod han ham i Fred. Ved den Lejlighed brugte hun Ordet "Blodbrudgom" med Hentydning til Omskærelsen.

27 And YHWH says to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses”; and he goes, and meets him on the mountain of God, and kisses him,

Derpå sagde HERREN til Aron: "Gå Moses i Møde i Ørkenen!" Og han gik ud og traf ham ved Guds Bjerg og kyssede ham.

28 and Moses declares to Aaron all the words of YHWH with which He has sent him, and all the signs with which He has charged him.

Og Moses fortalte Aron om alt, hvad HERREN havde pålagt ham, og om alle de Tegn, han havde befalet ham at gøre.

29 And Moses goes—Aaron also—and they gather all the elderly of the sons of Israel,

Derefter gik Moses og Aron den og kaldte alle Israeliternes Ældste sammen;

30 and Aaron speaks all the words which YHWH has spoken to Moses, and does the signs before the eyes of the people;

og Aron fortalte alt, hvad HERREN havde sagt til Moses, og denne gjorde Tegnene i Folkets Påsyn.

31 and the people believe when they hear that YHWH has looked after the sons of Israel, and that He has seen their affliction; and they bow and pay respect.

Da troede Folket, og da de hørte, at HERREN havde givet Agt på Israeliterne og set til deres Elendighed, bøjede de sig og tilbad.