Exodus 2
1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, —and took a daughter of Levi.
Og en Mand af Levi Hus gik hen og tog en Levi Datter.
2 And the woman conceived and bare a son, —and she saw him, that he was a goodly child, so she hid him 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 when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of paper-reed, and covered it over with bitumen, and with pitch, —and put therein the child, and laid it among the rushes upon the bank 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 Then did his sister station herself at a distance, —to see what would be done to him.
Men hans Søster stod i Frastand for at faa at vide, hvorledes det vilde gaa ham.
5 So then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe by the river, and her, maidens, were walking by the side of the river, —when she saw the ark in the midst of the rushes, and sent her handmaid, and fetched 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 she opened and beheld it—even the child, and lo! a boy weeping, —so she took pity on him, and said, Of the children of the Hebrews, is this.
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 Then said his sister unto Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse, of the Hebrew women, —that she may nurse for thee the child?
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 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her—Go. So the maid went, and called the mother of the child.
Og Faraos Datter sagde til hende: Gak! og Pigen gik og kaldte Drengens Moder.
9 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her—Take this child, and nurse it for me, and, I, will give thee thy wages. So the woman took the child, and nursed it.
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 child grew, and she brought him in to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said—For out of the water, I drew him.
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 came to pass in those days when Moses grew up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens, —and saw, an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew—of his brethren,
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 So he turned this way and that, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid 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 went out on the second day, and lo! two Hebrews, striving together, —so he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore shouldest thou smite thy fellow?
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 said—Who hath set thee for a chief and a judge over us? To slay me, art thou thinking, as thou didst slay the Egyptian? Then was Moses afraid, and said—Surely the thing is, 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 So Pharaoh heard this thing, and sought to slay Moses, —and Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian and sat down 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 Now, the priest of Midian, had seven daughters, —and they came and drew and filled the troughs, to water their fathers flock.
Og Præsten i Midian havde syv Døtre, og de kom derhen og droge Vand og fyldte Renderne at vande deres Faders Kvæg.
17 Then came the shepherds, and drave them away, —so Moses rose up, and succoured them, and watered their flock,
Da kom Hyrderne og stødte dem derfra; men Mose stod op og hjalp dem og vandede deres Kvæg.
18 Then came they in unto Reuel their father, —and he said, Wherefore have ye so early come in to-day?
Og de kom til Reuel, deres Fader, og han sagde: Hvi komme I saa snart i Dag?
19 And they said, An Egyptian, delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, —Moreover also he drew, for us, and watered 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 said unto his daughters—And where is he? wherefore is it that ye left the man? Call him that he may eat 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 was well-pleased to dwell with the man, —and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
Og Mose havde Lyst til at blive hos Manden; saa gav han Mose Zippora, sin Datter.
22 And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom, —for he said, A, sojourner, I am, 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 came to pass, during those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the sons of Israel sighed by reason of the servitude and lamented, —and their cry for help went up to God, by reason of the servitude.
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 heard their groaning, —and God remembered 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 so then, God looked upon the sons of Israel, —and God regarded.
Og Gud saa Israels Børn, og Gud kendtes ved dem.
