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2 Mosebog 3
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2 Mosebog 3
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Gud kalder Moses ved den brændende busk
3 Moses vogtede nu får for sin svigerfar, præsten i Midjan, som også kaldtes Jetro. Han drev dyrene over i den fjerne ende af ørkenområdet og kom til Guds bjerg, Horeb. 2 Der viste Herrens engel sig for ham som en flammende ild midt i en tornebusk. Moses var forundret over, at busken stod i flammer uden at brænde op, 3 så han tænkte: „Jeg må hen og se, hvorfor busken ikke brænder op.” 4 Da Gud så, at Moses var på vej hen for at se på den, råbte han til ham fra busken: „Moses! Moses!”
„Ja, det er mig!” svarede Moses.
5 „Kom ikke nærmere!” advarede Gud. „Men tag dine sandaler af, for du står på et helligt sted. 6 Jeg er dine forfædres Gud—Abrahams, Isaks og Jakobs Gud.” Ved de ord dækkede Moses sit ansigt med hænderne, for han var bange for at se Gud.
7 Herren fortsatte: „Jeg har set, hvordan mit folk bliver undertrykt i Egypten, og jeg har hørt deres klageskrig. Jeg føler med dem i deres lidelser, 8 og jeg er kommet ned for at befri dem fra egypterne. Jeg vil føre dem ud af Egypten og ind i deres eget gode land, hvor der er masser af plads—et land, der flyder med mælk og honning. Det er landet, hvor kana’anæerne, hittitterne, amoritterne, perizzitterne, hivvitterne og jebusitterne bor. 9 Israelitternes skrig er nået mig, og jeg har set, hvordan egypterne har undertrykt dem med hårdt arbejde. 10 Derfor sender jeg nu dig til Farao, for du skal føre mit folk, israelitterne, ud af Egypten.”
11 „Jamen, det kan jeg da ikke,” indvendte Moses. „Jeg kan da ikke møde frem foran Farao. Og hvordan skulle jeg kunne føre israelitterne ud af Egypten?”
12 Men Gud sagde: „Jeg vil være med dig! Lad dette være et tegn på, at det er mig, som har sendt dig: Efter at du har ført folket ud af Egypten, skal I tilbede mig ved det bjerg, du står ved lige nu.”
13 „Men,” indvendte Moses, „hvis jeg går til Israels folk og fortæller dem, at deres forfædres Gud har sendt mig, vil de med det samme spørge: ‚Hvad hedder den Gud?’ Hvad skal jeg så sige til dem?”
14 „Jeg er den, som altid er!” svarede Gud. „Du skal fortælle dem, at ‚jeg er’ har sendt dig til dem. 15 Sig til dem, at Jahve,[a] deres forfædre Abrahams, Isaks og Jakobs Gud, har sendt dig til dem. Det har altid været mit navn, og sådan skal jeg huskes fra slægt til slægt. 16 Tag nu af sted og kald alle Israels ledere sammen. Fortæl dem, at Jahve, deres forfædre Abrahams, Isaks og Jakobs Gud, viste sig for dig, og at han sagde til dig: ‚Jeg har set, hvordan egypterne har behandlet jer. 17 Og jeg lover at befri jer fra elendigheden i Egypten og føre jer ind i det land, hvor kana’anæerne, hittitterne, amoritterne, perizzitterne, hivvitterne og jebusitterne bor—et land, der flyder med mælk og honning.’ 18 De israelitiske ledere vil tage imod dit budskab. Derefter skal I sammen gå til Egyptens konge og sige: ‚Jahve, vores Gud, har åbenbaret sig for os. Derfor vil vi gerne rejse tre dagsrejser ud i ørkenen for at ofre til ham. Giv os nu din tilladelse.’ ”
19 Jahve fortsatte: „Jeg ved godt, at egypterkongen ikke uden videre vil lade jer rejse—ikke medmindre han bliver tvunget til det. 20 Jeg vil tvinge ham ved at slå hårdt ned på hele Egypten, og så vil han til sidst give efter og lade jer rejse. 21 Og jeg vil sørge for, at egypterne bliver venligt stemt og giver jer gaver, så I ikke skal rejse bort med tomme hænder. 22 De hebræiske kvinder skal bede alle de egyptiske kvinder, der bor i nærheden af dem som fremmede, om juveler, sølv, guld og fine klæder, og I skal give jeres sønner og døtre det på. På den måde får I lov at plyndre egypternes rigdomme.”
Footnotes
- 3,15 Guds personlige navn, Jahve, minder om det hebraiske ord for „Han vil være” eller „Det skal ske”. Efter senere jødisk tradition kan man ikke udtale Guds personlige navn, men man bruger ordet „Herren” i stedet for (på hebraisk adonaj). Derfor er det blevet tradition at sige og skrive „Herren” i stedet for Jahve.
Exodus 3
King James Version
Exodus 3
King James Version
3 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.
2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto 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.
3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
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.
7 And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.
15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto 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 unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:
17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto 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.
19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.
20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
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.
22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth 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 spoil the Egyptians.
Exodus 3
New International Version
Exodus 3
New International Version
Moses and the Burning Bush
3 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro(A) his father-in-law, the priest of Midian,(B) and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb,(C) the mountain(D) of God. 2 There the angel of the Lord(E) appeared to him in flames of fire(F) from within a bush.(G) Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3 So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”
4 When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called(H) to him from within the bush,(I) “Moses! Moses!”
And Moses said, “Here I am.”(J)
5 “Do not come any closer,”(K) God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”(L) 6 Then he said, “I am the God of your father,[a] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”(M) At this, Moses hid(N) his face, because he was afraid to look at God.(O)
7 The Lord said, “I have indeed seen(P) the misery(Q) of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned(R) about their suffering.(S) 8 So I have come down(T) to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land,(U) a land flowing with milk and honey(V)—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites(W) and Jebusites.(X) 9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing(Y) them. 10 So now, go. I am sending(Z) you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”(AA)
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I(AB) that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
12 And God said, “I will be with you.(AC) And this will be the sign(AD) to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you[b] will worship God on this mountain.(AE)”
13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’(AF) Then what shall I tell them?”
14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.[c] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am(AG) has sent me to you.’”
15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord,[d] the God of your fathers(AH)—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob(AI)—has sent me to you.’
16 “Go, assemble the elders(AL) of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob(AM)—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen(AN) what has been done to you in Egypt. 17 And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt(AO) into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’(AP)
18 “The elders of Israel will listen(AQ) to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews,(AR) has met(AS) with us. Let us take a three-day journey(AT) into the wilderness to offer sacrifices(AU) to the Lord our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand(AV) compels him. 20 So I will stretch out my hand(AW) and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders(AX) that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.(AY)
21 “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed(AZ) toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.(BA) 22 Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver(BB) and gold(BC) and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder(BD) the Egyptians.”(BE)
Footnotes
- Exodus 3:6 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (see Acts 7:32) fathers
- Exodus 3:12 The Hebrew is plural.
- Exodus 3:14 Or I will be what I will be
- Exodus 3:15 The Hebrew for Lord sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for I am in verse 14.
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