Exodus 4
1 Moses/I replied, “But what if [the Israeli people] (do not believe me/are not convinced) or not do what I tell them? What if they say, ‘Yahweh did not appear 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 Yahweh said to him/me, “[Look at] that thing you are holding in your hand. What is it?” He/I replied, “A (walking stick/shepherd’s stick).”
Da sagde HERREN til ham: "Hvad har du der i din Hånd?" Han svarede: "En Stav!"
3 He said, “Throw it down on the ground!” So, he/I threw it on the ground, and it became a snake! And he/I ran/jumped away from it.
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 But Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Reach down and pick it up by its tail!” So he/I reached down and caught it, and [when he/I picked it up], it became a stick in his/my hand [again.]
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 Yahweh said, “[Do the same thing in front of the Israeli people], in order that they may believe that [I], Yahweh God, the one Abraham and Isaac and Jacob worshiped, truly appeared to you.”
"For at de nemlig kan tro, at HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har åbenbaret sig for dig."
6 Yahweh spoke to Moses/me again, saying “Put your hand inside your robe [MTY]!” He/I did that. And when he/I took it out again, [surprisingly], his/my hand was white. It had a skin disease [that made it] as white 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 Then God said, “Put your hand back inside your robe [MTY]!” So he/I did that, and when he/I took it out again, surprisingly, it was normal again, just like the rest of his/my body!
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 God said, “[You can do that in front of the Israeli people, too]. If they do not pay attention to what you say because of [seeing] the first miracle, they will (believe [you/be convinced) when you perform] the second miracle.
"Hvis de nu ikke tror dig og lader sig overbevise af det første Tegn, så vil de tro det sidste;
9 If they do not believe you or do what you say, even [after you perform] those two miracles, get some water from the Nile [River] and pour it on the ground. [When you do that], the water from the river that you pour on the ground will become blood [MTY] (OR, [red like] blood).”
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 Moses/I replied, “O Yahweh! I am not an eloquent [speaker]! I was not an eloquent speaker before, and I have not become one since you started talking to me! I am not a good speaker [MTY], and I speak very slowly.”
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 Then Yahweh said to him/me, “[You seem to forget] who it is that makes people able to speak [RHQ]! Who is it that enables people to be unable to speak or unable to hear, or able to see or not to see? It is I, Yahweh [RHQ]!
Da svarede HERREN ham: "Hvem har givet Mennesket Mund, og hvem gør stum eller døv, seende eller blind? Mon ikke jeg, HERREN?
12 So start going [to Egypt], and I will help you to speak [MTY], and I will tell you what you should say.”
Gå derfor kun, jeg vil være med din Mund og lære dig, hvad du skal sige!"
13 But he/I replied, “O, Yahweh, I ask you, please send someone else [instead]!”
Men han sagde: "Ak, Herre, send dog enhver anden end mig!"
14 Then Yahweh became very angry with Moses/me. He said, “[What about] your [older] brother Aaron, who is [also] a descendant of Levi? I know that he is a very good/eloquent speaker. He is actually on his way here [right now], and he will be very happy to see you.
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 You can talk to him and tell him what to say [MTY], and I will help both of you [SYN] to know what to say [MTY]. And I will tell you both what you should 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 He will speak for you to the [Israeli] people. He will be (your spokesman/as though he was your mouth) [MET], and you will be to him as though you are [his] god.
Han skal tale på dine Vegne til Folket; han skal være din Mund, og du skal være som Gud for ham.
17 [Be sure] to take with you the walking/shepherd’s stick [that is in your hand], because you will perform miracles with it.”
Tag nu i din Hånd denne Stav, som du skal gøre Tegnene med!"
18 Moses/I returned to his/my father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me go back to Egypt, to see my fellow Israelis there. I want to know if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses/me, “Go, and may [God give you inner] 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 Yahweh said to Moses/me [before he/I left] Midian, “You can [safely] return to Egypt, because the men who were wanting to kill you [MTY] are [now] dead.”
Da sagde HERREN til Moses i Midjan: "Vend tilbage til Ægypten, thi alle de Mænd, der stod dig efter Livet, er døde."
20 So Moses/I took his/my wife and sons and put them on donkeys, and they/we returned to Egypt. And Moses/I took in his/my hand the stick that God [told him/me to take along].
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 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “When you return to Egypt, be sure to perform all the miracles that I have given you power [to do], while the king is watching. But I will make him stubborn [IDM], with the result that he will not let the Israeli people leave [Egypt].
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 Then say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “The Israeli [people] [MTY] are [as dear to] me as firstborn sons [MET].
Og da skal du sige til Farao: Så siger HERREN: Israel er min førstefødte Søn;
23 I told you to let my people [MTY] leave [Egypt], in order that they may worship me [in the desert]. If you refuse to let them go, I warn you, I will kill your firstborn son!”’”
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 [One night], as they were camping on the way [to Egypt], Yahweh appeared to Moses/me. He wanted/threatened to kill Moses/me [for disobeying his command that boys/sons be circumcised].
Men undervejs, i Natteherberget, kom HERREN imod ham og vilde dræbe ham.
25 Then [his/my wife] Zipporah took a flint knife and circumcised her son. Then she touched the boy’s feet (OR, genitals) with the piece of skin [she had cut off], and she said, “The blood [which flowed when I circumcised you] will protect you [from being harmed by Yahweh] [MET].”
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 She said to him, “You are safe now [MET] because you have been circumcised.” So Yahweh did not harm her son.
Så lod han ham i Fred. Ved den Lejlighed brugte hun Ordet "Blodbrudgom" med Hentydning til Omskærelsen.
27 Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the desert to meet/see Moses!” So he went [there from Egypt] and met him/me at [Sinai], the mountain dedicated to God, and [greeted him/me by] kissing him/me [on the cheek].
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 Moses/I told Aaron everything that Yahweh had said to him/me when he told him/me to return to Egypt. He/I also told Aaron about all the miracles that Yahweh told him/me to perform.
Og Moses fortalte Aron om alt, hvad HERREN havde pålagt ham, og om alle de Tegn, han havde befalet ham at gøre.
29 [So Aaron and Moses/I] returned [to Egypt]. There they/we gathered together all the Israeli elders/leaders.
Derefter gik Moses og Aron den og kaldte alle Israeliternes Ældste sammen;
30 Aaron told them everything that Yahweh had told Moses/me, and Aaron performed [all] the miracles as the people watched.
og Aron fortalte alt, hvad HERREN havde sagt til Moses, og denne gjorde Tegnene i Folkets Påsyn.
31 They believed [that what they/we were saying was true]. When they heard that Yahweh had seen how the Israeli people were being cruelly oppressed and that he was going to help them, they bowed down and worshiped [Yahweh].
Da troede Folket, og da de hørte, at HERREN havde givet Agt på Israeliterne og set til deres Elendighed, bøjede de sig og tilbad.
