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 mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”
2God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord. 3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,6:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai but by my name the Lord6:3 See note at 3:15. I did not make myself fully known to them. 4I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners. 5Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.
6“Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. 8And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’ ”
9Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.
10Then the Lord said to Moses, 11“Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.”
12But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips6:12 Hebrew I am uncircumcised of lips; also in verse 30?”
Family Record of Moses and Aaron
13Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
14These were the heads of their families6:14 The Hebrew for families here and in verse 25 refers to units larger than clans.:
The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
15The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
17The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.
22The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.
23Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24The sons of Korah were: Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.
25Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas.
These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.
26It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.” 27They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt—this same Moses and Aaron.
Aaron to Speak for Moses
28Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt, 29he said to him, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.”
30But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
