Exodus 2
1 (There was a man who/My father) was descended from [Jacob’s son] Levi. He married a woman who was [also] descended from Levi.
Og en Mand af Levis Hus gik hen og tog en Levi Datter til Ægte,
2 She became pregnant and gave birth to (a baby boy/me). When she saw that he/I was a good-looking baby, she hid him/me for three months, [because she was not willing to do what the king commanded].
og Kvinden blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn. Da hun så, at det var en dejlig Dreng, skjulte hun ham i tre Måneder;
3 When she was unable to (hide him/me/keep it a secret) any longer, she got a basket made from tall reeds. She covered the basket with tar ([to make it waterproof/so water could not get in]). Then she put him/me in the basket and put the basket in [the water] in the middle of the tall grass at the edge of the Nile [River].
og da hun ikke længer kunde holde ham skjult, tog hun en Kiste af Papyrusrør, tættede den med Jordbeg og Tjære, lagde drengen i den og satte den hen mellem Sivene ved Nilens Bred.
4 His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
Og hans Søster stillede sig noget derfra for at se, hvad der vilde ske med ham.
5 [Soon] the king’s daughter went down to the river to bathe. Her female servants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket amid the tall grass [in the river]. So she sent [one of] her servants to get it.
Da kom Faraos Datter ned til Nilen for at bade, og imedens gik hendes Jomfruer ved Flodens Bred. Så fik hun Øje på Kisten mellem Sivene og sendte sin Pige hen for at hente den.
6 When [the servant brought the basket to her], she opened it, and was surprised to see (a baby that was/me), crying. She felt sorry for him/me, and said, “This [must] be one of the Hebrews’ babies.”
Og da hun åbnede den, så hun Barnet, og se, det var et Drengebarn, der græd. Da ynkedes hun over det og sagde: "Det må være et af Hebræernes Drengebørn!"
7 Then (the baby’s/my) [older] sister [approached] the king’s daughter and said, “Do you want me to go and find someone from among the Hebrew women who will [be able to] nurse the baby for you?”
Hans Søster sagde nu til Faraos Datter: "Skal jeg gå hen og hente dig en Amme blandt Hebræerkvinderne til at amme Barnet for dig?"
8 The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) mother.
Faraos Datter svarede hende: "Ja, gør det!" Så gik Pigen hen og hentede Barnets Moder.
9 The king’s daughter said to her, “[Please] take this baby and nurse him for me. I will pay you [for doing that].” So (the woman/my mother) took him/me and nursed him/me.
Og Faraos Datter sagde til hende: "Tag dette Barn med dig og am ham for mig, jeg skal nok give dig din Løn derfor!" Og Kvinden tog Barnet og ammede ham.
10 ([A few years later]/when (the child/I) grew [older]), she brought him/me to the king’s daughter. She adopted him/me [as though I was] her own son. She named him/me Moses, [which sounds like the Hebrew words ‘pull out’], because she said “I pulled him out of the water.”
Men da Drengen var blevet stor, bragte hun ham til Faraos Datter, og denne antog ham som sin Søn og gav ham Navnet Moses; "thi," sagde hun, "jeg har trukket ham op af Vandet."
11 One day, after Moses/I had grown up, he/I went out [of the palace area] to see his/my people, [the Hebrews]. He/I saw how they were being [forced to work] very hard. He/I [also] saw an Egyptian [man] beating one of his/my Hebrew people.
På den Tid gik Moses, som imidlertid var blevet voksen, ud til sine Landsmænd og så på deres Trællearbejde. Og han så en Ægypter slå en Hebræer, en af hans Landsmænd, ihjel.
12 He/I looked around [to see if anyone was watching]. Seeing no one, he/I killed the Egyptian man and buried his [body] in the sand.
Da så han sig om til alle Sider, og efter at have forvisset sig om, at der ingen var i Nærheden, slog han Ægypteren ihjel og gravede ham ned i Sandet.
13 The next day he/I returned [to the same place]. He/I was surprised to see two Hebrew men who were fighting [each other]. He/I said to the man who started the fight, “Why are you (you should not be) striking your fellow [Hebrew].”
Da han den næste Dag igen gik derud, så han to Hebræere i Slagsmål med hinanden. Da sagde han til ham, der havde Uret: "Hvorfor slår du din Landsmand?"
14 The man replied, “(Who made you our ruler and judge?/No one made you our ruler and judge!) [RHQ] [You have no right to interfere with us] Are you going to kill me just like you killed that Egyptian man [yesterday]?” Then Moses/I was afraid, [because] he/I thought, “[Since that man knows what I did], surely [other people] know, [too].”
Han svarede: "Hvem har sat dig til Herre og Dommer over os? Vil du måske slå mig ihjel, ligesom du slog Ægypteren ihjel?" Og Moses blev bange og tænkte: "Så er det dog blevet bekendt!"
15 [And that was correct]. The king heard about what he/I had done [to that Egyptian. So he ordered his soldiers to] execute/kill Moses/me. But he/I fled from the king [and left Egypt. He/I traveled east to] the Midian [region] and started to live there.
Da Farao fik Nys derom, søgte han at komme Moses til Livs, men Moses flygtede for Farao og tyede til Midjans Land, og der satte han sig ved en Brønd.
16 The man who was the (priest/one who offered the people’s gifts to God) for the Midian people, [whose name was Jethro], had seven daughters. [One day] as Moses/I sat down beside a well, those girls came [to the well] and got water, and filled the troughs in order to give water to their father’s flock [of sheep].
Præsten i Midjan havde syv Døtre; de kom nu hen og øste Vand og fyldte Trugene for at vande deres Faders Småkvæg.
17 Some (shepherds/men who took care of other sheep) came and started to chase away the girls. But Moses/I helped/rescued the girls, and got water for their sheep.
Da kom Hyrderne og vilde jage dem bort, men Moses stod op og hjalp dem og vandede deres Småkvæg.
18 When the girls returned to their father [Jethro], [whose other name is] Reuel, he asked them, “How is it that you were able to [give water to the sheep and] come home so quickly today?”
Da de nu kom hjem til deres Fader Reuel, sagde han: "Hvorfor kommer I så tidligt hjem i Dag?"
19 They replied, “A man from Egypt kept [MTY] other shepherds from sending us away. He also got water for us [from the well] and gave water to the flock [of sheep].”
De svarede: "Der var en Ægypter, som hjalp os over for Hyrderne, ja han øste også Vand for os og vandede Småkvæget."
20 He said to his daughters, “Where is he? (Why did you leave him [out there]?/You should not leave him [out there]!) [RHQ] Invite him [in], so he can have something to eat [MTY]!”
Da sagde han til sine Døtre: "Hvor er han da? Hvorfor har I ladet Manden blive derude? Byd ham ind, at han kan få noget at spise!"
21 [So they did], and Moses/I [accepted and ate with them]. And Moses/I decided to live there. Later Jethro gave him/me his daughter Zipporah [to be his/my wife].
Så bestemte Moses sig til at tage Ophold hos Manden, og han gav Moses sin Datter Zippora til Ægte,
22 Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses/I named him Gershom, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘foreigner’], because he/I said, “I am living as a foreigner in [this] land.”
og hun fødte en Søn, som han kaldte Gersom; "thi," sagde han, "jeg er blevet Gæst i et fremmed Land."
23 Many years later the king of Egypt died. The Israeli people [in Egypt] were still groaning because of the [hard work they had to do as] slaves. They called out for [someone to] help them, and God heard them call out [PRS].
Således gik der lang Tid hen, og imidlertid døde Ægypterkongen. Men Israeliterne stønnede og klagede under deres Trældom, og deres Skrig over Trældommen nåede op til Gud.
24 He heard them groaning. And he (thought about/did not forget) that he had solemnly promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [to bless their descendants].
Da hørte Gud deres Jamren, og Gud ihukom sin Pagt med Abraham, Isak og Jakob,
25 God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
og Gud så til Israeliterne, og Gud kendtes ved dem.
