1„Nu skal du få at se, hvad jeg vil gøre ved Farao,” sagde Herren til Moses. „Han skal få min magt at føle, indtil han lader mit folk rejse. Han vil blive så opsat på at komme af med dem, at han nærmest vil jage dem ud!” 2„Jeg er Herren!” fortsatte han. 3„Jeg åbenbarede mig for Abraham, Isak og Jakob som den almægtige Gud, men de har ikke til fulde erfaret, hvad mit navn, Jahve. egentlig står for. 4Jeg indgik en pagt med dem, hvor jeg lovede at give dem og deres efterkommere Kana’ans land, det land, hvor de boede som fremmede. 5Jeg har hørt Israels folks klageskrig under deres slaveri i Egypten, og da jeg har indgået en pagt med dem, vil jeg også opfylde det løfte, jeg gav dem.
6Sig derfor til israelitterne: ‚Jeg er Herren, og jeg vil befri jer fra slaveriet i Egypten med vældig magt og store undere. 7I skal være mit udvalgte folk, og jeg vil være jeres Gud. I skal opleve, at jeg er Herren, jeres Gud, og at jeg befrier jer fra slaveriet i Egypten. 8Jeg vil føre jer til det land, jeg lovede Abraham, Isak og Jakob. Jeg giver det til jer, og det skal være jeres. Jeg er Herren!’ ”
9Moses fortalte nu folket, hvad Gud havde sagt, men de ville ikke længere høre på ham. De havde fuldstændig mistet modet på grund af den øgede arbejdsbyrde.
10Da sagde Herren til Moses: 11„Gå tilbage til kong Farao og sig til ham, at han skal lade israelitterne rejse ud af Egypten.”
12„Men Herre!” indvendte Moses. „Når mit eget folk ikke engang vil høre på mig, hvordan kan jeg så forvente, at Farao vil? Jeg duer ikke til at tale!”
13Alligevel befalede Herren Moses og Aron at gå til kong Farao og forlange, at han skulle lade israelitterne forlade Egypten.
Levis slægt frem til Moses og Aron
14Følgende personer var overhoveder for forskellige slægter blandt Israels folk:
Israels ældste søn Ruben havde følgende sønner: Hanok, Pallu, Hetzron og Karmi.
15Simeons sønner hed Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar og Shaul (hans mor var kana’anæer).
16Levis sønner hed: Gershon, Kehat og Merari. Levi blev 137 år gammel. 17Gershons sønner hed Libni og Shimi. 18Kehats sønner hed Amram, Jitzhar, Hebron og Uzziel. Kehat blev 133 år gammel. 19Meraris sønner hed Mahli og Mushi. Disse blev slægtsoverhoveder i Levis stamme ifølge deres slægtsbog.
20Amram giftede sig med Jokebed, som var hans faster, og de fik sønnerne Aron og Moses. Amram blev 137 år gammel. 21Jitzhars sønner hed Kora, Nefeg og Zikri. 22Uzziels sønner hed Mishael, Elsafan og Sitri.
23Aron giftede sig med Elisheba, som var datter af Amminadab og søster til Nahshon. Deres børn hed Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar og Itamar.
24Koras sønner hed Assir, Elkana og Abiasaf. De blev overhoveder for familierne i Koras slægt.
25Arons søn Eleazar giftede sig med en af Putiels døtre, og de fik en søn der hed Pinehas. Alle disse var slægtsoverhoveder inden for Levis stamme med tilhørende familier.
26Aron og Moses, som er nævnt her i slægtstavlen, er de to mænd, til hvem Herren sagde: „Før Israels stammer ud af Egypten!” 27Det var dem, som gik til Farao for at få tilladelse til at føre folket ud af landet.
Herrens befaling til Moses og Aron
28Dengang Herren talte til Moses i Egypten, 29sagde han til ham: „Jeg er Herren! Sig alt det, jeg pålægger dig, til kong Farao af Egypten.” 30Men Moses svarede: „Jeg duer jo ikke til at tale! Hvorfor skulle Farao høre på mig?”
1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. Because of my powerful hand, he will let the people of Israel go. Because of my mighty hand, he will drive them out of his country.”
2God continued, “I am the Lord. 3I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as the Mighty God. But I did not show them the full meaning of my name, The Lord. 4I also made my covenant with them. I promised to give them the land of Canaan. That is where they lived as outsiders. 5Also, I have heard the groans of the Israelites. The Egyptians are keeping them as slaves. But I have remembered my covenant.
6“So tell the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord. I will throw off the heavy load the Egyptians have put on your shoulders. I will set you free from being slaves to them. I will reach out my arm and save you with mighty acts when I judge Egypt. 7I will take you to be my own people. I will be your God. I throw off the load the Egyptians have put on your shoulders. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God. 8I will bring you to the land I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I lifted up my hand and promised it to them. The land will belong to you. I am the Lord.’ ”
9Moses reported these things to the Israelites. But they didn’t listen to him. That’s because they had lost all hope and had to work very hard.
10Then the Lord said to Moses, 11“Go. Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to let the people of Israel leave his country.”
12But Moses said to the Lord, “The people won’t listen to me. So why would Pharaoh listen to me? After all, I don’t speak very well.”
The Family Record of Moses and Aaron
13The Lord had spoken to Moses and Aaron. He had talked with them about the Israelites and about Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. He had commanded Moses and Aaron to bring the people of Israel out of Egypt.
14Here were the leaders of the family groups of Reuben, Simeon and Levi.
Reuben was the oldest son of Israel. Reuben’s sons were
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
These were the family groups of Reuben.
15The sons of Simeon were
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul. Shaul was the son of a woman from Canaan.
These were the family groups of Simeon.
16Here are the names of the sons of Levi written in their family record. They were
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Levi lived for 137 years.
17The sons of Gershon, by their family groups, were
Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
Kohath lived for 133 years.
19The sons of Merari were
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the family groups of Levi written in their family record.
20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed. Aaron and Moses were members of Amram’s family line.
Amram lived for 137 years.
21The sons of Izhar were
Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.
22The sons of Uzziel were
Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.
23Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon. She had Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar by Aaron.
24The sons of Korah were
Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph.
These were the family groups of Korah.
25Eleazar, the son of Aaron, married one of the daughters of Putiel. She had Phinehas by Eleazar.
These are the leaders of the families of Levi. Their names are written in their family records.
26The Lord had spoken to this same Aaron and Moses. He had told them, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt like an army on the march.” 27They spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about bringing the people of Israel out of Egypt. It was this same Moses and Aaron.
Aaron Speaks for Moses
28The Lord had spoken to Moses in Egypt. 29He had told him, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I tell you.”
30But Moses said to the Lord, “I don’t speak very well. So why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
