2 Mosebog 4
1 Moses svarede; "Hvis de nu ikke tror mig og ikke hører mig, men siger, at HERREN ikke har åbenbaret sig for mig?"
And Moses answered and said, If they believe me not, and do not hearken to my voice (for they will say, God has not appeared to thee), what shall I say to them?
2 Da sagde HERREN til ham: "Hvad har du der i din Hånd?" Han svarede: "En Stav!"
And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in thine hand? and he said, A rod.
3 Og han sagde: "Kast den til Jorden!" Da kastede han den til Jorden, og den blev til en Slange, og Moses flyede for den.
And he said, Cast it on the ground: and he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.
4 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.
And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth thine hand, and take hold of its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of the tail,
5 "For at de nemlig kan tro, at HERREN, deres Fædres Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks Gud og Jakobs Gud, har åbenbaret sig for dig."
and it became a rod in his hand, —that they may believe thee, that the God of thy fathers has appeared to thee, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.
6 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.
And the Lord said again to him, Put thine hand into thy bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and his hand became as snow.
7 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.
And he said again, Put thy hand into thy bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and it was again restored to the complexion of his [other] flesh.
8 "Hvis de nu ikke tror dig og lader sig overbevise af det første Tegn, så vil de tro det sidste;
And if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, they will believe thee [because] of the voice of the second sign.
9 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."
And it shall come to pass if they will not believe thee for these two signs, and will not hearken to thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which thou shalt take from the river shall be blood upon the dry land.
10 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."
And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that thou hast begun to speak to thy servant: I am weak in speech, and slow-tongued.
11 Da svarede HERREN ham: "Hvem har givet Mennesket Mund, og hvem gør stum eller døv, seende eller blind? Mon ikke jeg, HERREN?
And the Lord said to Moses, Who has given a mouth to man, and who has made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? have not I, God?
12 Gå derfor kun, jeg vil være med din Mund og lære dig, hvad du skal sige!"
And now go and I will open thy mouth, and will instruct thee in what thou shalt say.
13 Men han sagde: "Ak, Herre, send dog enhver anden end mig!"
And Moses said, I pray thee, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom thou shalt send.
14 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;
And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Lo! is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he will surely speak to thee; and, behold, he will come forth to meet thee, and beholding thee he will rejoice within himself.
15 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.
And thou shalt speak to him; and thou shalt put my words into his mouth, and I will open thy mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in what ye shall do.
16 Han skal tale på dine Vegne til Folket; han skal være din Mund, og du skal være som Gud for ham.
And he shall speak for thee to the people, and he shall be thy mouth, and thou shalt be for him in things pertaining to God.
17 Tag nu i din Hånd denne Stav, som du skal gøre Tegnene med!"
And this rod that was turned into a serpent thou shalt take in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt work miracles.
18 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!"
And Moses went and returned to Jothor his father-in-law, and says, I will go and return to my brethren in Egypt, and will see if they are yet living. And Jothor said to Moses, Go in health. And in those days after some time, the king of Egypt died.
19 Da sagde HERREN til Moses i Midjan: "Vend tilbage til Ægypten, thi alle de Mænd, der stod dig efter Livet, er døde."
And the Lord said to Moses in Madiam, Go, depart into Egypt, for all that sought thy life are dead.
20 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.
And Moses took his wife and his children, and mounted them on the beasts, and returned to Egypt; and Moses took the rod [which he had] from God in his hand.
21 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.
And the Lord said to Moses, When thou goest and returnest to Egypt, see—all the miracles I have charged thee with, thou shalt work before Pharao: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away the people.
22 Og da skal du sige til Farao: Så siger HERREN: Israel er min førstefødte Søn;
And thou shalt say to Pharao, These things saith the Lord, Israel [is] my first-born.
23 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!"
And I said to thee, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if thou wilt not send them away, see, I will slay thy first-born son.
24 Men undervejs, i Natteherberget, kom HERREN imod ham og vilde dræbe ham.
And it came to pass [that] the angel of the Lord met him by the way in the inn, and sought to slay him.
25 Da greb Zippora en skarp Sten og afskar sin Søns Forhud og berørte hans Blusel dermed, idet hun sagde: "Du er mig en Blodbrudgom!"
and Sepphora having taken a stone cut off the foreskin of her son, and fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched:
26 Så lod han ham i Fred. Ved den Lejlighed brugte hun Ordet "Blodbrudgom" med Hentydning til Omskærelsen.
and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.
27 Derpå sagde HERREN til Aron: "Gå Moses i Møde i Ørkenen!" Og han gik ud og traf ham ved Guds Bjerg og kyssede ham.
And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses; and he went and met him in the mount of God, and they kissed each other.
28 Og Moses fortalte Aron om alt, hvad HERREN havde pålagt ham, og om alle de Tegn, han havde befalet ham at gøre.
And Moses reported to Aaron all the words of the Lord, which he sent, and all the things which he charged him.
29 Derefter gik Moses og Aron den og kaldte alle Israeliternes Ældste sammen;
And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders of the children of Israel.
30 og Aron fortalte alt, hvad HERREN havde sagt til Moses, og denne gjorde Tegnene i Folkets Påsyn.
And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke to Moses, and wrought the miracles before the people.
31 Da troede Folket, og da de hørte, at HERREN havde givet Agt på Israeliterne og set til deres Elendighed, bøjede de sig og tilbad.
and the people believed and rejoiced, because God visited the children of Israel, and because he saw their affliction: and the people bowed and worshipped.
