Exodus 13

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

2 "Set apart to me all the firstborn. Whatever is first from the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal; 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 said to the people, "Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be 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 On this day, in the month of Abib, you are going out.

I Dag vandrer I ud, i Abib Maaned.

5 And it shall be, when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hethite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you must keep this ceremony 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 Six days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day is a feast to the LORD.

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

7 Unleavened bread is to be eaten throughout the seven days. Nothing leavened is to be seen among you, nor is any leaven to be seen among you in all your territory.

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 are to tell your son on that day, saying, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of 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 shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a reminder between your eyes, so that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of 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 Therefore you are to keep this ordinance at its appointed time from year to year.

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

11 "And it shall be, when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and gives 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 are to set apart to the LORD everything that is first from the womb. Every firstborn male animal belongs to the LORD.

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 Every firstborn of a donkey you are to redeem with a lamb, but if you will not redeem it, then you must break its neck. And every firstborn of man among your sons you must redeem.

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 shall be, when your son asks you in the future, saying, 'What is this?' then you are to tell him, 'With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of slavery.

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 And it happened, when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, that the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of people and the firstborn of animals. This is why I am sacrificing to the LORD any male that is first from the womb of an animal, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.'

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 So it will be as a sign on your hand and at the front of a headband around your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD 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 Then it came to pass when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was nearby, for God said, "Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to 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 So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness to the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up from the land of Egypt prepared for battle.

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 took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear an oath, saying, "God will surely attend to you, and you are to carry my bones up with you from this place."

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 Then they set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

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

21 And God went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel 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 did not take away the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire at night from in front of the people.

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