Exodus 3

1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God’s mountain, 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 The LORD’s angel appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush. 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 Moses said, “I will go now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”

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

4 When the LORD saw that he came over to see, God called to him out of the middle of the bush, and said, “Moses! Moses!” He said, “Here I am.”

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 He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on 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 your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at 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 The LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because 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 I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

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, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have 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 you to Pharaoh, that you may bring 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 Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring 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 He said, “Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on 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 Moses said to God, “Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what should I tell 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 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has 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 God said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, 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 tell them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has 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 I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, 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 They will listen to your voice. You shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go 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 I know that the king of Egypt won’t give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.

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

20 I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do among them, 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 I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and it will happen that when you go, you shall not go empty-handed.

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 neighbor, and of her who visits her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and clothing. You shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. You 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.«