¹ HE EN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

² Du skal lave dig to Sølvtrompeter; i drevet Arbejde skal du lave dem. Dem skal du bruge, når Menigheden skal kaldes sammen, og når Lejrene skal bryde op.

³ Når der blæses i dem begge to, skal hele Menigheden samle sig hos dig ved Indgangen til Åbenbaringsteltet.

⁴ Blæses der kun i den ene, skal Øversterne, Overhovederne for Israels Stammer, samle sig hos dig.

⁵ Når I blæser Alarm med dem, skal Lejrene på Østsiden bryde op;

⁶ blæser Alarm anden Gang, skal Lejrene på Sydsiden bryde op: tredje Gang skal Lejrene mod Vest bryde op, fjerde Gang Lejrene mod Nord; der skal blæses Alarm, når de skal bryde op.

⁷ Men når Forsamlingen skal sammenkaldes skal I blæse på almindelig Vis, ikke Alarm.

⁸ Arons Sønner, Præsterne, skal blæse i Trompeterne; det skal være eder en evig gyldig Anordning fra Slægt til Slægt.

⁹ Når I drager i Krig i eders Land mod en Fjende, der angriber eder, og blæser Alarm med Trompeterne, skal I ihukommes for HE EN eders Guds Åsyn og frelses fra eders Fjender.

¹⁰ Og på eders Glædesdage, eders Højtider og Nymånedage, skal I blæse i Trompeterne ved eders Brændofre og Takofre; så skal de tjene eder til Ihukommelse for eders Guds Åsyn. Jeg er HE EN eders Gud!

¹¹ Den tyvende Dag i den anden Måned af det andet År løftede Skyen sig fra Vidnesbyrdets Bolig.

¹² Da brød Israeliterne op fra Sinaj Ørken, i den Orden de skulde bryde op i, og Skyen stod stille i Parans Ørken.

¹³ Da de nu første Gang brød op efter Guds Bud ved Moses,

¹⁴ var Judæernes Lejr den første, der brød op under sit Felttegn, Hærafdeling for Hærafdeling; deres Hær førtes af Nahasjon, Amminadabs Søn.

¹⁵ Issakariternes Stammes Hær førtes af Netanel, Zuars Søn,

¹⁶ og Zebuloniternes Stammes Hær af Eliab, Helons Søn.

¹⁷ Da derpå Boligen var taget ned, brød Gersoniterne og Merariterne op og bar Boligen.

¹⁸ Så brød ubens Lejr op under sit Felttegn, Hærafdeling for Hærafdeling; deres Hær førtes af Elizur, Sjedeurs Søn.

¹⁹ Simeoniternes Stammes Hær førtes af Sjelumiel, Zurisjaddajs Søn,

²⁰ og Gaditernes Stammes Hær af Eljasaf, Deuels Søn.

²¹ Så brød Kehatiterne, der bar de hellige Ting, op; og før deres Komme havde man rejst Boligen.

²² Så brød Efraimiternes Lejr op under sit Felttegn, Hærafdeling for Hærafdeling; deres Hær førtes af Elisjema, Ammihuds Søn.

²³ Manassiternes Stammes Hær førtes af Gamliel, Pedazurs Søn,

²⁴ og Benjaminiternes Stammes Hær af Abidan, Gidonis Søn.

²⁵ Så brød Daniternes Lejr op under sit Felttegn som Bagtrop i hele Lejrtoget, Hærafdeling for Hærafdeling; deres Hær førtes af Ahiezer, Ammisjaddajs Søn.

²⁶ Aseriternes Stammes Hær førtes af Pagiel, Okrans Søn,

²⁷ og Naftalitemes Stammes Hær af Ahira, Enans Søn.

²⁸ Således foregik Israelitternes Opbrud, Hærafdeling for Hærafdeling. Så brød de da op.

²⁹ Men Moses sagde til Midjaniten Hobab, euels Søn, Moses's Svigerfader: "Vi bryder nu op for at drage til det Sted, HE EN har lovet at give os; drag med os! Vi skal lønne dig godt, thi HE EN har stillet Israel gode Ting i Udsigt."

³⁰ Men han svarede ham: "Jeg vil ikke drage med; nej, jeg drager til mit Land og min Slægt."

³¹ Da sagde han: "Forlad os ikke! Du kender jo de Steder, hvor vi kan slå Lejr i Ørkenen; vær Øje for os!

³² Drager du med os, skal vi give dig Del i alt det gode, HE EN vil give os."

³³ Derpå brød de op fra HE ENs Bjerg og vandrede tre Dagsrejser frem, idet HE ENs Pagts Ark drog i Forvejen for at søge dem et Sted, hvor de kunde holde Hvil.

³⁴ Og HE ENs Sky svævede over dem om Dagen, når de brød op fra Lejren.

³⁵ Og hver Gang Arken brød op, sagde Moses: "Stå op, HE E, at dine Fjender må splittes og dine Avindsmænd fly for dit Åsyn!"

³⁶ Og hver Gang den standsede, sagde han: "Vend tilbage, HE E, til Israels Stammers Titusinder!"

¹ "These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn't be caused to stumble.

² They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

³ They will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.

⁴ But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn't tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

⁵ But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'

⁶ But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart.

⁷ Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

⁸ When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;

⁹ about sin, because they don't believe in me;

¹⁰ about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won't see me any more;

¹¹ about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.

¹² "I have yet many things to tell you, but you can't bear them now.

¹³ However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

¹⁴ He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.

¹⁵ All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine, and will declare it to you.

¹⁶ A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me."

¹⁷ Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;' and, 'Because I go to the Father?'"

¹⁸ They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We don't know what he is saying."

¹⁹ Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?'

²⁰ Most certainly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

²¹ A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn't remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.

²² Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

²³ "In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

²⁴ Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

²⁵ I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

²⁶ In that day you will ask in my name; and I don't say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you,

²⁷ for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.

²⁸ I came out from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father."

²⁹ His disciples said to him, "Behold, now you speak plainly, and speak no figures of speech.

³⁰ Now we know that you know all things, and don't need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came forth from God."

³¹ Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?

³² Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

³³ I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."