Apostelenes gerninger 7

² Men han sagde: "I Mænd, Brødre og Fædre, hører til! Herlighedens Gud viste sig for vor Fader Abraham, da han var i Mesopotamien, førend han tog Bolig i Karan.

² And he said, “Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

⁴ Da gik han ud fra Kaldæernes Land og tog Bolig i Karan; og efter hans Faders Død lod Gud ham flytte derfra hen i dette Land, hvor I nu bo.

⁴ Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this country in which you are now living.

⁶ Men Gud talte således: "Hans Sæd skal være Udlændinge i et fremmed Land, og man skal gøre dem til Trælle og handle ilde med dem i fire Hundrede År.

⁶ But God spoke to this effect, that his descendants would be aliens in a foreign land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.

⁸ Og han gav ham Omskærelsens Pagt. Og så avlede han Isak og omskar ham den ottende Dag, og Isak avlede Jakob, og Jakob de tolv Patriarker.

⁸ And He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

¹⁰ og han udfriede ham af alle hans Trængsler og gav ham Nåde og Visdom for Farao, Kongen i Ægypten, som satte ham til Øverste over Ægypten og over hele sit Hus.

¹⁰ and rescued him from all his afflictions, and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his household.

¹² Men da Jakob hørte, at der var Korn i Ægypten, sendte han vore Fædre ud første Gang.

¹² But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time.

¹⁴ Men Josef sendte Bud og lod sin Fader Jakob og al sin Slægt kalde til sig, fem og halvfjerdsindstyve Sjæle.

¹⁴ Then Joseph sent word and invited Jacob his father and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five persons in all.

¹⁶ og de bleve flyttede til Sikem og lagte i den Grav, som Abraham havde købt for en Sum Penge af Hemors Sønner i Sikem.

¹⁶ From there they were removed to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

¹⁸ indtil der fremstod en anden Konge, som ikke kendte Josef.

¹⁸ until there arose another king over Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph.

²⁰ På den Tid blev Moses født, og han var dejlig for Gud; han blev opfostret i tre Måneder i sin Faders Hus.

²⁰ It was at this time that Moses was born; and he was lovely in the sight of God, and he was nurtured three months in his father’s home.

²² Og Moses blev oplært i al Ægypternes Visdom; og han var mægtig i sine Ord og Gerninger.

²² Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds.

²⁴ Og da han så en lide Uret, forsvarede han ham og hævnede den mishandlede, idet han slog Ægypteren ihjel.

²⁴ And when he saw one of them being treated unjustly, he defended him and took vengeance for the oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.

²⁶ Og den næste Dag viste han sig iblandt dem under en Strid og vilde forlige dem til at holde Fred, sigende: "I Mænd! I ere Brødre, hvorfor gøre I hinanden Uret?"

²⁶ On the following day he appeared to them as they were fighting together, and he tried to reconcile them in peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren, why do you injure one another?’

²⁸ Vil du slå mig ihjel, ligesom du i Går slog Ægypteren ihjel?"

²⁸ You do not mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday, do you?’

³⁰ Og efter fyrretyve Års Forløb viste en Engel sig for ham i Sinai Bjergs Ørken i en Tornebusk, der stod i lys Lue.

³⁰ “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn bush.

³² "Jeg er dine Fædres Gud, Abrahams og Isaks og Jakobs Gud." Da bævede Moses og turde ikke se derhen.

³² ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.’ Moses shook with fear and would not venture to look.

³⁴ Jeg har grant set mit Folks Mishandling i Ægypten og hørt deres Suk, og jeg er stegen ned for at udfri dem; og nu kom, lad mig sende dig til Ægypten!"

³⁴ I have certainly seen the oppression of My people in Egypt and have heard their groans, and I have come down to rescue them; come now, and I will send you to Egypt.’

³⁶ Ham var det, som førte dem ud,idet han gjorde Undere og Tegn i Ægyptens Land og i det røde Hav og i Ørkenen i fyrretyve År.

³⁶ This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.

³⁸ Han er den, som i Menigheden i Ørkenen færdedes med Engelen, der talte til ham på Sinai Bjerg, og med vore Fædre; den, som modtog levende Ord at give os;

³⁸ This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received living oracles to pass on to you.

⁴⁰ "Gør os Guder, som kunne gå foran os; thi vi vide ikke, hvad der er sket med denne Moses, som førte os ud af Ægyptens Land."

⁴⁰ saying to Aaron, ‘Make for us gods who will go before us; for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt—we do not know what happened to him.’

⁴² Men Gud vendte sig fra dem og gav dem hen til at tjene Himmelens Hær, som der er skrevet i Profeternes Bog: "Have I vel, Israels Hus! bragt mig Slagtofre og andre Ofre i fyrretyve År i Ørkenen?

⁴² But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘It was not to Me that you offered victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, was it, O house of Israel?

⁴⁴ Vore Fædre i Ørkenen havde Vidnesbyrdets Tabernakel, således som han, der talte til Moses, havde befalet at gøre det efter det Forbillede, som han havde set.

⁴⁴ “Our fathers had the tabernacle of testimony in the wilderness, just as He who spoke to Moses directed him to make it according to the pattern which he had seen.

⁴⁶ som vandt Nåde for Gud og bad om at måtte finde en Bolig for Jakobs Gud.

⁴⁶ David found favor in God’s sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

⁴⁸ Dog, den Højeste bor ikke i Huse gjorte med Hænder, som Profeten siger:

⁴⁸ However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet says:

⁵⁰ Har ikke min Hånd gjort alt dette?"

⁵⁰ ‘Was it not My hand which made all these things?’

⁵² Hvem af Profeterne er der, som eders Fædre ikke have forfulgt? og de ihjelsloge dem, som forud forkyndte om den retfærdiges Komme, hvis Forrædere og Mordere I nu ere blevne,

⁵² Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become;

⁵⁴ Men da de hørte dette, skar det dem i deres Hjerter, og de bede Tænderne sammen imod ham.

⁵⁴ Now when they heard this, they were cut to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him.

⁵⁶ Og han sagde: "Se, jeg ser Himlene åbnede og Menneskesønnen stående ved Guds højre Hånd."

⁵⁶ and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

⁵⁸ Og de stødte ham ud uden for Staden og stenede ham. Og Vidnerne lagde deres Klæder af ved en ung Mands Fødder, som hed Saulus.

⁵⁸ When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

⁶⁰ Men han faldt på Knæ og råbte med høj Røst: "Herre, tilregn dem ikke denne Synd!" Og som han sagde dette, sov han hen. 

⁶⁰ Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he fell asleep.