¹A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.

¹Og en Mand af Levis Hus gik hen og tog en Levi Datter til Ægte,

²The woman conceived, and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.

²og Kvinden blev frugtsommelig og fødte en Søn. Da hun så, at det var en dejlig Dreng, skjulte hun ham i tre Måneder;

³When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank.

³og 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.

⁴His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.

⁴Og hans Søster stillede sig noget derfra for at se, hvad der vilde ske med ham.

⁵Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her handmaid to get it.

⁵Da 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.

⁶She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

⁶Og 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!"

⁷Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”

⁷Hans Søster sagde nu til Faraos Datter: "Skal jeg gå hen og hente dig en Amme blandt Hebræerkvinderne til at amme Barnet for dig?"

⁸Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The maiden went and called the child’s mother.

⁸Faraos Datter svarede hende: "Ja, gør det!" Så gik Pigen hen og hentede Barnets Moder.

⁹Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” The woman took the child, and nursed it.

⁹Og 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.

¹⁰The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, “Moses” sounds like the Hebrew for “draw out”. and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”

¹⁰Men 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."

¹¹It happened in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brothers, and looked at their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.

¹¹På 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.

¹²He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

¹²Da 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.

¹³He went out the second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?”

¹³Da 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?"

¹⁴He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”

¹⁴Han 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!"

¹⁵Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

¹⁵Da 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.

¹⁶Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

¹⁶Præsten i Midjan havde syv Døtre; de kom nu hen og øste Vand og fyldte Trugene for at vande deres Faders Småkvæg.

¹⁷The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

¹⁷Da kom Hyrderne og vilde jage dem bort, men Moses stod op og hjalp dem og vandede deres Småkvæg.

¹⁸When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?”

¹⁸Da de nu kom hjem til deres Fader Reuel, sagde han: "Hvorfor kommer I så tidligt hjem i Dag?"

¹⁹They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.”

¹⁹De svarede: "Der var en Ægypter, som hjalp os over for Hyrderne, ja han øste også Vand for os og vandede Småkvæget."

²⁰He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”

²⁰Da 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!"

²¹Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.

²¹Så bestemte Moses sig til at tage Ophold hos Manden, og han gav Moses sin Datter Zippora til Ægte,

²²She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, “Gershom” sounds like the Hebrew for “an alien there.” for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.”

²²og hun fødte en Søn, som han kaldte Gersom; "thi," sagde han, "jeg er blevet Gæst i et fremmed Land."

²³It happened in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

²³Således 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.

²⁴God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

²⁴Da hørte Gud deres Jamren, og Gud ihukom sin Pagt med Abraham, Isak og Jakob,

²⁵God saw the children of Israel, and God was concerned about them.

²⁵og Gud så til Israeliterne, og Gud kendtes ved dem.