Exodus 3

1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Moses vogtede nu Smaakvæget for sin Svigerfader Jetro, Præsten i Midjan, og drev engang Smaakvæget hen hinsides Ørkenen og kom til Guds Bjerg Horeb.

2 And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Da aabenbarede HERRENS Engel sig for ham i en Ildslue, der slog ud af en Tornebusk, og da han saa nærmere til, se, da stod Tornebusken i lys Lue, uden at den blev fortæret.

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

Da sagde Moses: »Lad mig gaa hen og se paa dette underfulde Skue, hvorfor Tornebusken ikke brænder op.«

4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

Men da HERREN saa, at han gik hen for at se derpaa, raabte Gud til ham fra Tornebusken: »Moses, Moses!« Og han svarede: »Se, her er jeg!«

5 And he said, Come not near here: put off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place on which thou standest is holy ground.

Da sagde han: »Kom ikke nærmere! Drag dine Sko af dine Fødder, thi det Sted, du staar paa, er hellig Jord!«

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Og han sagde: »Jeg er din Faders Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud.« Da skjulte Moses sit Ansigt, thi han frygtede for at skue Gud.

7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

Derpaa sagde HERREN: »Jeg har set mit Folks Elendighed i Ægypten, og jeg har hørt deres Klageskrig over deres Undertrykkere, ja, jeg kender deres Lidelser;

8 And I am come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good land and a large, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

og jeg er steget ned for at udfri dem af Ægyptens Haand og føre dem bort fra dette Land til et godt og vidtstrakt Land, til et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning, til Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Perizziternes, Hivviternes og Jebusiternes Egn.

9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me: and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

Se, nu er Israeliternes Klageskrig naaet til mig, og jeg har ogsaa set den Trængsel, Ægypterne har bragt over dem.

10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee to Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Derfor vil jeg nu sende dig til Farao, og du skal føre mit Folk, Israeliterne, ud af Ægypten!«

11 And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Men Moses sagde til Gud: »Hvem er jeg, at jeg skulde kunne gaa til Farao og føre Israeliterne ud af Ægypten?«

12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token to thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

Han svarede: »Jo, jeg vil være med dig! Og dette skal være dig Tegnet paa, at det er mig, der har sendt dig: Naar du har ført Folket ud af Ægypten, skal I dyrke Gud paa dette Bjerg!«

13 And Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of your fathers hath sent me to you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say to them?

Men Moses sagde til Gud: »Naar jeg kommer til Israeliterne og siger dem, at deres Fædres Gud har sendt mig til dem, hvad skal jeg saa svare dem, hvis de spørger om hans Navn?«

14 And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me to you.

Gud svarede Moses: »Jeg er den, jeg er!« Og han sagde: »Saaledes skal du sige til Israeliterne: JEG ER har sendt mig til eder!«

15 And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial to all generations.

Og Gud sagde fremdeles til Moses: »Saaledes skal du sige til Israeliterne: HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har sendt mig til eder; dette er mit Navn til evig Tid, og saaledes skal jeg kaldes fra Slægt til Slægt.

16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

Gaa nu hen og kald Israels Ældste sammen og sig til dem: HERREN, eders Fædres Gud, Abrahams, Isaks og Jakobs Gud, har aabenbaret sig for mig og sagt: Jeg har givet Agt paa eder og paa, hvad man har gjort imod eder i Ægypten,

17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.

og jeg har sat mig for at føre eder ud af Ægyptens Elendighed til Kana'anæernes, Hetiternes, Amoriternes, Perizziternes, Hivviternes og Jebusiternes Land, til et Land, der flyder med Mælk og Honning!

18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and ye shall say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

De vil høre paa dig, og du skal sammen med Israels Ældste gaa til Ægypterkongen, og I skal sige til ham: HERREN, Hebræernes Gud, har mødt os, tillad os derfor at drage tre Dagsrejser ud i Ørkenen og ofre til HERREN vor Gud!

19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

Jeg ved vel, at Ægypterkongen ikke vil tillade eder at drage bort uden med Magt;

20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in its midst: and after that he will let you go.

men jeg skal udrække min Haand og ramme Ægypten med alle mine Undergerninger, som jeg vil gøre der; saa skal han give eder Lov til at drage af Sted.

21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:

Og jeg vil stemme Ægypterne gunstigt mod dette Folk, saa at I, naar I drager bort, ikke skal drage bort med tomme Hænder.

22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that dwelleth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall plunder the Egyptians.

Enhver Kvinde skal bede sin Naboerske og de Kvinder, som er til Huse hos hende, om Sølv og Guldsmykker og Klæder, og I skal give eders Sønner og Døtre det paa. Saaledes skal I tage Bytte fra Ægypterne.«