Exodus 19
1 In the third month, by the coming forth of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt, on this day, came they into the desert of Sinai:
Iden tredje Maaned, efter at Israels Børn vare udgangne af Ægyptens Land, paa den Dag kom de til Sinai Ørk.
2 then was it that they brake up out of Rephidim and came into the desert of Sinai, and encamped in the desert, —yea Israel encamped there before the mountain.
Thi de droge fra Refidim og kom til Sinai Ørk og lejrede sig i Ørken, og der lejrede Israel sig lige for Bjerget.
3 And when Moses, had gone up unto God, then called Yahweh unto him out of the mountain saying, Thus, shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, And tell the sons of Israel:
Og Mose steg op til Gud, og Herren raabte til ham fra Bjerget og sagde: Saa skal du sige til Jakobs Hus og kundgøre Israels Børn:
4 Ye, have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, —And how I bare you upon wings of eagles, And brought you in unto myself: —
I have set, hvad jeg gjorde ved Ægypterne, og jeg bar eder paa Ørnevinger og lod eder komme til mig.
5 Now, therefore, if ye will, indeed hearken, to my voice, And keep my covenant, Then shall ye be mine as a treasure beyond all the peoples, For, mine, is all the earth;
Og nu, dersom I kun ville lyde min Røst og holde min Pagt, da skulle I være mig en Ejendom fremfor alle Folk; thi mig hører al Jorden til.
6 But, ye, shall be mine, As a kingdom of priests, And a holy nation. These, are the words, which thou shalt speak unto the sons of Israel.
Og I skulle blive mig et præsteligt Kongerige og et helligt Folk. Disse ere de Ord, som du skal sige til Israels Børn.
7 Then came Moses, and called for the elders of the people, —and put before them all these words which Yahweh had commanded him.
Og Mose kom og kaldte ad Folkets ældste og forelagde dem alle disse Ord, som Herren havde budet ham.
8 And all the people responded together and said, All that Yahweh hath spoken, will we do. And Moses took back the words of the people, unto Yahweh.
Da svarede alt Folket til Hobe og sagde: Alt det som Herren har sagt, ville vi gøre; og Mose bragte igen Folkets Ord for Herren.
9 Then said Yahweh unto Moses: Lo! I, am coming unto thee in the veiling of cloud, in order that the people may hear when I speak with thee, moreover also, that, in thee, they may trust to times age-abiding. Then told Moses the words of the people unto Yahweh.
Da sagde Herren til Mose: Se, jeg vil komme til dig i en tyk Sky, paa det Folket maa høre, naar jeg taler med dig, og ligeledes tro paa dig evindelig; og Mose forkyndte Herren Folkets Ord.
10 And Yahweh said unto Moses—Go unto the people, and thou shalt hallow them to-day, and to-morrow, —and they shall wash their clothes;
Og Herren sagde til Mose: Gak til Folket, og du skal hellige dem i Dag og i Morgen, og de skulle to deres Klæder.
11 and shall be ready, by the third day, —for on the third day, will Yahweh come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.
Og de skulle være rede til den tredje Dag; thi paa den tredje Dag skal Herren nedstige for alt Folkets Øjne paa Sinai Bjerg.
12 So then thou shalt set bounds for the people round about saying, Take heed to yourselves—that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch the boundary thereof, whosoever toucheth the mountain, shall, surely die.
Og du skal sætte Gærde for Folket rundt omkring, sigende: Vogter eder for at gaa op paa Bjerget og at røre ved dets Fod; hver den som rører ved Bjerget, skal visselig dødes.
13 No hand shall touch it but he shall be, surely stoned, or be, surely shot, whether beast or man, he shall not live, —When the ram’s horn soundeth, they themselves, shall come up within the mount,
Ingen Haand skal røre ved ham; men han skal visselig stenes eller skydes, hvad enten det er et Dyr eller et Menneske, da skal det ikke leve; naar Basunen lyder langsomt, skulle de stige op paa Bjerget.
14 Then Moses went down out of the mount, unto the people, —and hallowed the people, and they washed their clothes.
Og Mose gik ned ad Bjerget til Folket og helligede Folket, og de toede deres Klæder.
15 And he said unto the people, Be ready, by the third day, —do not approach a woman.
Og han sagde til Folket: Værer rede til om tre Dage, og holder eder ikke til Kvinder.
16 And it came to pass on the third day, when the morning had come, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a heavy cloud upon the mount, and the sound of a horn, loud exceedingly, —and all the people who were in the camp trembled.
Og det skete paa den tredje Dag, der det blev Morgen, at der var Torden og Lyn og en tyk Sky paa Bjerget og en saare stærk Basuns Lyd, og det ganske Folk, som var i Lejren, bævede.
17 And Moses brought forth the people, to meet God out of the camp, —and they stationed themselves in the lower part of the mount,
Og Mose førte Folket ud af Lejren mod Gud, og de bleve staaende neden for Bjerget.
18 And Mount Sinai, smoked, all over, because Yahweh had come down thereon in fire, —and the smoke thereof went up as the smoke of a furnace, and all the mountain trembled exceedingly.
Og hele Sinai Bjerg røg for Herrens Ansigt, som for ned over det i Ilden, og der opgik en Røg af det som Røg af en Ovn, og hele Bjerget bævede saare.
19 And as oft as the sound of the horn went on and became exceeding loud, Moses, spake and, God, responded to him with a voice.
Og Basunens Lyd tog til og blev meget stærk; Mose talede, og Gud svarede ham lydelig.
20 Thus came Yahweh down upon Mount Sinai unto the top of the mount, —and Yahweh called Moses unto the top of the mount, and Moses went up.
Der Herren var kommen ned over Sinai Bjerg, over Bjergets Top, da kaldte Herren Mose op paa Bjergets Top, og Mose steg op.
21 Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Go down, adjure the people, —lest they press through unto Yahweh to see, and so there fall from among them a multitude.
Da sagde Herren til Mose: Stig ned for at vidne for Folket, at de ikke skulle bryde frem til Herren for at se, saa at mange af dem maatte falde.
22 Yea, even the priests who do approach unto Yahweh, must hallow themselves, —lest Yahweh break in upon them.
Endog Præsterne, som komme nær til Herren, skulle hellige sig, at Herren ikke skal gøre et Skaar iblandt dem.
23 And Moses said unto Yahweh, The people cannot come up into Mount Sinai, —for, thou thyself, hast adjured us saying: Set bounds to the mountain and hallow it.
Og Mose sagde til Herren: Folket kan ikke stige op paa Sinai Bjerg; thi du vidnede for os og sagde: Sæt Gærde om Bjerget og hellige det.
24 And Yahweh said unto him—Away, down, then shalt thou come up, thou and Aaron with thee, —but as for the priests and the people, let it not be that they press through to come up unto Yahweh lest he break in upon them.
Og Herren sagde til ham: Gak bort, stig ned, og du skal siden stige op, du og Aron med dig; men Præsterne og Folket skulle ikke bryde frem for at stige op til Herren, for at han ikke skal gøre et Skaar paa dem.
25 So Moses went down unto the people, —and said [these things] unto them.
Og Mose steg ned til Folket og sagde det til dem.
