1 Herren talte til Moses i Sinajs ørken, i den første måneden av det andre året etter at de hadde kommet ut av Egypt, og sa,

Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

2 "La Israels barn feire påsken til fastsatt tid.

"Moreover let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season.

3 Den fjortende dagen i denne måneden, på kvelden, skal dere feire den til fastsatt tid — i henhold til alle dens forskrifter og regler skal dere holde den."

On the fourteenth day of this month, at evening, you shall keep it in its appointed season-- according to all its statutes, and according to all its ordinances, you shall keep it."

4 Moses talte til Israels barn om at de skulle holde påsken.

Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should keep the Passover.

5 De holdt påsken i den første måneden, på den fjortende dagen i måneden, om kvelden, i Sinajs ørken. Slik Herren hadde befalt Moses, gjorde Israels barn.

They kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, in the wilderness of Sinai. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.

6 Det var noen menn som var urene på grunn av et lik, så de kunne ikke holde påsken den dagen, og de kom fram for Moses og Aron den dagen.

There were certain men, who were unclean because of the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day.

7 Disse mennene sa til ham: "Vi er urene på grunn av et lik. Hvorfor skal vi holdes tilbake fra å bære fram Herrens offer til fastsatt tid blant Israels barn?"

Those men said to him, "We are unclean because of the dead body of a man. Why are we kept back, that we may not offer the offering of Yahweh in its appointed season among the children of Israel?"

8 Moses svarte dem: "Vent, så jeg kan høre hva Herren vil befale angående dere."

Moses answered them, "Wait, that I may hear what Yahweh will command concerning you."

9 Herren talte til Moses og sa,

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

10 "Si til Israels barn: 'Hvis noen blant dere eller i dine generasjoner er uren på grunn av et lik, eller er på en lang reise, skal han fortsatt holde påsken for Herren.

"Say to the children of Israel, 'If any man of you or of your generations is unclean by reason of a dead body, or is on a journey far away, he shall still keep the Passover to Yahweh.

11 I den andre måneden, på den fjortende dagen om kvelden, skal de holde den; de skal spise den med usyret brød og bitre urter.

In the second month, on the fourteenth day at evening they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

12 De skal ikke la noe bli igjen til morgenen, og de skal ikke bryte noen bein på den. Etter alle påskens forskrifter skal de holde den.

They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break a bone of it. According to all the statute of the Passover they shall keep it.

13 Men den som er ren og ikke er på reise, men unnlater å holde påsken, den sjelen skal utestenges fra sitt folk. Fordi han ikke bar fram Herrens offer til fastsatt tid, skal den mannen bære sin synd.

But the man who is clean, and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people. Because he didn't offer the offering of Yahweh in its appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.

14 Hvis en fremmed bor blant dere og ønsker å holde påsken for Herren, skal han holde den etter påskens forskrifter og regler. Det skal være én lov for både den fremmede og den som er født i landet.'"

If a foreigner lives among you, and desires to keep the Passover to Yahweh; according to the statute of the Passover, and according to its ordinance, so shall he do. You shall have one statute, both for the foreigner, and for him who is born in the land.'"

15 Den dagen teltet var reist, dekket skyen teltet, selv Vitnesbyrdets telt. Om kvelden var det over teltet som et ildsyn til morgenen.

On the day that the tabernacle was raised up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, even the Tent of the Testimony: and at evening it was over the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until morning.

16 Slik var det alltid. Skyen dekket det, og om natten var det ildsyn.

So it was continually. The cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.

17 Når skyen løftet seg fra teltet, brøt Israels barn opp og reiste; der skyen ble stående, der slo Israels barn leir.

Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, then after that the children of Israel traveled; and in the place where the cloud remained, there the children of Israel encamped.

18 Etter Herrens befaling reiste Israels barn, og etter Herrens befaling slo de leir. Så lenge skyen ble stående over teltet, ble de værende i leiren.

At the commandment of Yahweh, the children of Israel traveled, and at the commandment of Yahweh they encamped. As long as the cloud remained on the tabernacle they remained encamped.

19 Når skyen ble stående mange dager over teltet, holdt Israels barn Herrens anvisning og reiste ikke.

When the cloud stayed on the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of Yahweh, and didn't travel.

20 Noen ganger ble skyen stående bare noen få dager over teltet; da holdt de seg i ro etter Herrens befaling, og etter Herrens befaling reiste de.

Sometimes the cloud was a few days on the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of Yahweh they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of Yahweh they traveled.

21 Noen ganger var skyen fra kveld til morgen; når skyen lettet om morgenen, reiste de, enten det var dag eller natt, når skyen lettet, reiste de.

Sometimes the cloud was from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they traveled: or by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they traveled.

22 Enten det var to dager, en måned eller et år skyen ble stående over teltet, forble Israels barn i leiren og reiste ikke; men når den løftet seg, reiste de.

Whether it was two days, or a month, or a year that the cloud stayed on the tabernacle, remaining on it, the children of Israel remained encamped, and didn't travel; but when it was taken up, they traveled.

23 Etter Herrens befaling slo de leir, og etter Herrens befaling reiste de. De fulgte Herrens anvisning, slik Herren befalte ved Moses.

At the commandment of Yahweh they encamped, and at the commandment of Yahweh they traveled. They kept the charge of Yahweh, at the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.