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Moses får autoritet til at udføre mirakler

1 „Jamen, hvad nu hvis Israels ledere ikke vil høre på mig?” indvendte Moses. „Hvad nu, hvis de ikke vil tro på, at Herren har vist sig for mig?” 2 „Hvad har du der i din hånd?” spurgte Herren ham. „Min hyrdestav,” svarede Moses. 3 „Smid den på jorden,” sagde Herren. Da Moses smed staven på jorden, blev den til en slange, og han løb forskrækket væk fra den. 4 Men Herren råbte til ham: „Grib den i halen!” Så greb Moses den i halen, og straks blev den igen til en hyrdestav i hans hånd. 5 „Det skal nok overbevise israelitterne om, at det er deres forfædre Abrahams, Isaks og Jakobs Gud, der har vist sig for dig,” sagde Herren. 6 „Stik nu din hånd ind på brystet under kjortlen!” Moses adlød, og da han trak hånden ud igen, var den hvid af spedalskhed. 7 „Stik hånden ind på brystet igen,” fortsatte Herren. Det gjorde Moses, og da han trak den ud, var den fuldstændig normal igen. 8 „Hvis de tvivler efter at have set det første mirakel, vil de blive overbevist af det andet,” sagde Herren. 9 „Men hvis de stadig ikke tror dig, skal du tage lidt vand fra Nilen og hælde det ud på den tørre jord. Når du gør det, bliver vandet til blod.” 10 Men Moses havde flere indvendinger: „Jamen Herre, jeg er ikke god til at tale. Det har jeg aldrig været—og det er jeg heller ikke nu, efter at du har talt til mig. Jeg famler efter ordene.” 11 „Hvem skabte menneskets mund?” spurgte Herren. „Har jeg ikke magt til at gøre et menneske i stand til at tale eller ikke at tale, til at se eller ikke at se, til at høre eller ikke at høre? 12 Gå nu og gør, som jeg siger. Jeg vil hjælpe dig til at sige de rette ord—ja, jeg vil fortælle dig, hvad du skal sige.” 13 Men Moses protesterede: „Herre, send dog en anden end mig!” 14 Så blev Herren vred på Moses. „Hør her,” sagde han, „jeg ved, at din bror, levitten Aron, kan tale for sig. Han er i øvrigt på vej for at møde dig, og han bliver glad for at se dig igen. 15 Jeg vil tale til dig, og hvad jeg fortæller dig, skal du sige videre til ham og således lægge ham ordene i munden. Jeg vil være med jer og fortælle jer, hvad I skal gøre. 16 Aron skal tale til folket på dine vegne, som om han var din mund, og du skal fortælle ham, hvad han skal sige, så du taler til ham på mine vegne. 17 Husk at tage din hyrdestav med, så du kan udføre de mirakler, jeg har vist dig.”

Moses vender tilbage til Egypten

18 Så gik Moses hjem til sin svigerfar Jetro og sagde: „Jeg vil gerne rejse tilbage til Egypten og besøge min familie og se om de lever endnu.” „Gå du blot, og fred være med dig,” svarede Jetro. 19 Inden Moses forlod Midjan, sagde Herren til ham: „Du skal ikke være bange for at vende tilbage til Egypten, for alle de mænd, der var ude efter at slå dig ihjel, er nu døde.” 20 Så hjalp Moses sin kone med de to små børn^[1] op på et æsel og de begav sig alle af sted mod Egypten. Og han havde hyrdestaven—Guds stav—i hånden. (2.Mos 18,2) 21 Undervejs gentog Herren sine instruktioner til Moses: „Når du ankommer til Egypten, skal du gå til Farao og udføre de mirakler, jeg har givet dig magt til at udføre. Men jeg vil gøre ham stædig, så han ikke vil lade israelitterne rejse. 22 Da skal du sige til ham: ‚Herren siger: Israels folk er som min førstefødte søn. 23 Jeg har befalet dig at lade dem rejse, så de kan tilbede mig. Siden du har nægtet det, vil jeg slå din førstefødte søn ihjel.’ ” 24 Et sted på vejen, hvor de overnattede, konfronterede Herren ham^[2] og ville dræbe ham. 25 Da tog Zippora en flintekniv, afskar sin søns forhud og kastede den for Moses’ fødder. „Du er blevet mig en blodig ægtemand,” sagde hun. 26 Så lod Herren ham være i fred. (Med udtrykket „blodig ægtemand” hentydede hun til omskærelsen.) 27 Herren havde tidligere sagt til Aron: „Gå Moses i møde i ørkenen!” Så tog Aron af sted og mødte Moses ved Guds bjerg, Horeb, og de omfavnede hinanden og kyssede hinanden på kinden. 28 Moses fortalte Aron om det budskab, Herren havde givet ham, og om miraklerne, Herren havde befalet ham at udføre. 29 Da Moses og Aron ankom til Egypten, samlede de israelitternes ledere, 30 og Aron fortalte dem, hvad Herren havde sagt til Moses, og Moses udførte miraklerne for øjnene af dem. 31 Det overbeviste dem, og da de hørte, at Herren ikke havde glemt sit folk, men havde dyb medfølelse for dem midt i deres elendighed, knælede de med ansigtet mod jorden i ærefrygt for Herren.

King James Version

1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: 5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land : and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land . 10 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man' mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. 18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. 19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. 20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. 21 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. 22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: 23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. 24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. 26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art , because of the circumcision. 27 And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. 29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: 30 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.