Exodus 2
1 Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
Og en Mand af Levis Hus gik hen og tog en Levi Datter til Ægte,
2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.
og Kvinden blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn. Da hun så, at det var en dejlig Dreng, skjulte hun ham i tre Måneder;
3 And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.
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 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
Og hans Søster stillede sig noget derfra for at se, hvad der vilde ske med ham.
5 Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl 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 And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
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 his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?
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 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.
Faraos Datter svarede hende: "Ja, gør det!" Så gik Pigen hen og hentede Barnets Moder.
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.
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 And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took 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 Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his 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 And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with 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 And he went out the day after and saw two of the Hebrews fighting: and he said to him who was in the wrong, Why are you fighting your brother?
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 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.
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 Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.
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 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.
Præsten i Midjan havde syv Døtre; de kom nu hen og øste Vand og fyldte Trugene for at vande deres Faders Småkvæg.
17 And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.
Da kom Hyrderne og vilde jage dem bort, men Moses stod op og hjalp dem og vandede deres Småkvæg.
18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
Da de nu kom hjem til deres Fader Reuel, sagde han: "Hvorfor kommer I så tidligt hjem i Dag?"
19 And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.
De svarede: "Der var en Ægypter, som hjalp os over for Hyrderne, ja han øste også Vand for os og vandede Småkvæget."
20 And he said to his daughters, Where is he? why have you let the man go? make him come in and give him a meal.
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 And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Så bestemte Moses sig til at tage Ophold hos Manden, og han gav Moses sin Datter Zippora til Ægte,
22 And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.
og hun fødte en Søn, som han kaldte Gersom; "thi," sagde han, "jeg er blevet Gæst i et fremmed Land."
23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.
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 And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
Da hørte Gud deres Jamren, og Gud ihukom sin Pagt med Abraham, Isak og Jakob,
25 And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.
og Gud så til Israeliterne, og Gud kendtes ved dem.
