2 Mosebog 5
1 Og derefter kom Mose og Aron ind til Farao og sagde: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Lad mit Folk fare, og de skulle holde mig Højtid i Ørken.
After these things, Moses and Aaron entered, and they said to Pharaoh: “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Release my people, so that they may sacrifice to me in the desert.”
2 Og Farao sagde: Hvo er den Herre, hvis Røst jeg skal adlyde i at lade Israel fare? jeg kender ikke den Herre, jeg vil heller ikke lade Israel fare.
But he responded: “Who is the Lord, that I should listen to his voice and release Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not release Israel.”
3 Og de sagde: Hebræernes Gud mødte os; lad os dog gaa tre Dages Rejse i Ørken og bringe Herren vor Gud Offer, at han ikke skal ramme os med Pest eller med Sværdet.
And they said: “The God of the Hebrews has called us, so that we may go three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God. Otherwise, a pestilence or the sword may befall us.”
4 Da sagde Kongen af Ægypten til dem: Mose og Aron, hvorfor ville I afdrage Folket fra deres Gerninger; gaar hen til eders Byrder.
The king of Egypt said to them: “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, distract the people from their works? Go back to your burdens.”
5 Og Farao sagde ydermere: Se, Folket er nu mangfoldigt i Landet, og I ville bringe dem Hvile for deres Byrder.
And Pharaoh said: “The people of the land are many. You see that the turmoil has increased: how much more if you give them rest from the works?”
6 Og Farao befalede samme Dag Opsynsmændene over Folket og dets Fogeder og sagde:
Therefore, on the same day, he instructed the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters of the people, saying:
7 I skulle ikke ydermere give Folket Halm til Teglarbejdet som tilforn; lader dem selv gaa og sanke sig Halm;
“You shall no longer give chaff to the people to form bricks, as before. But they may go and gather straw.
8 og paalægger dem alligevel at gøre det samme Tal Stene, som de have gjort hidtildags; eftergiver intet deraf; thi de ere efterladne, derfor skrige de og sige: Vi ville gaa hen, vi ville ofre til vor Gud.
And you shall impose upon them the same quota of bricks that they made before. Neither will you lessen anything, for they are idle, and therefore they cry out, saying: ‘We shall go and sacrifice to our God.’
9 Lader Trældommen blive svar over Mændene, saa at de have at gøre dermed og ikke agte paa løgnagtige Ord.
They shall be oppressed with works, and these shall occupy them, so that they may not agree to lying words.”
10 Da udgik Folkets Opsynsmænd og dets Fogeder og sagde til Folket: Saa siger Farao: Jeg giver eder ikke Halm.
And so the overseers of the works and the taskmasters went out and said to the people: “Thus says Pharaoh: I give you no chaff.
11 Gaar selv, tager eder Halm, hvor I kunne finde; men der skal intet eftergives i eders Trællearbejde.
Go, and collect it wherever you are able to find it. Neither will anything of your work be diminished.”
12 Saa adspredte Folket sig over alt Ægyptens Land, at sanke Stubber, at bruge som Halm.
And the people were dispersed through all the land of Egypt, in order to gather straw.
13 Og Opsynsmændene dreve paa og sagde: Fuldkommer eders Gerning, Arbejdet Dag for Dag, ligesom da I havde Halm.
Likewise, the overseers of the works pressured them, saying: “Complete your work each day, just as you were accustomed to do before, when straw was given to you.”
14 Og Israels Børns Fogeder, hvilke Faraos Opsynsmænd havde sat over dem, bleve slagne; og der blev sagt til dem: Hvorfor have I ikke fuldkommet eders beskikkede Gerning, at gøre Tegl, som tilforn, saa og i Gaar og i Dag?
And those who were first in the works of the sons of Israel were scourged by Pharaoh’s taskmasters, saying: “Why have you not filled the quota of bricks, neither yesterday, nor today, just as before?”
15 Da kom Israels Børns Fogeder og raabte til Farao og sagde: Hvi gør du saa med dine Tjenere?
And the first among the sons of Israel came, and they cried out to Pharaoh, saying: “Why do act against your servants in this way?
16 Dine Tjenere gives ikke Halm, og de sige til os: Gører Tegl! og se, dine Tjenere faa Hug; dog dit Folk er Skyld deri.
Straw is not given to us, and yet the same amount of bricks is commanded. So we, your servants, are cut up by scourging, and injustice is done against your people.”
17 Og han sagde: I ere efterladne, ja efterladne, derfor sige I: Vi ville gaa hen, vi ville ofre til Herren.
And he said: “You are idle. And for this reason you say, ‘We shall go and sacrifice to the Lord.’
18 Og nu, gaar, arbejder, og ingen Halm skal gives eder; men I skulle dog forskaffe Tallet paa Teglene.
Therefore, go and work. Straw will not be given to you, and you will return the customary number of bricks.”
19 Da saa Israels Børns Fogeder, at de vare ilde farne, idet der sagdes: I skulle intet formindske i eders Tegl, i Arbejdet Dag for Dag.
And the first among the sons of Israel saw themselves in a crisis, because it was said to them, “Nothing at all will be lessened from the bricks throughout each day.”
20 Da traf de paa Mose og Aron, der stode for at møde dem, da de gik ud fra Farao.
And they met with Moses and Aaron, who stood opposite them as they departed from Pharaoh.
21 Og de sagde til dem: Herren skal se paa eder og dømme, at I have gjort os stinkende for Farao og for hans Tjenere, saa at I have givet Sværdet i deres Haand til at ihjelslaa os.
And they said to them: “May the Lord see and judge, because you have caused our odor to become foul before Pharaoh and his servants, and you have provided him with a sword, in order to kill us.”
22 Og Mose vendte sig til Herren igen og sagde: Herre, hvi gør du ilde imod dette Folk? hvi sendte du mig?
And Moses returned to the Lord, and he said: “Lord, why have you afflicted this people? Why have you sent me?
23 Thi fra den Tid, da jeg kom til Farao at tale i dit Navn, har han gjort ilde imod dette Folk, og du har ingenlunde friet dit Folk.
For from the time that I entered to Pharaoh, so as to speak in your name, he has afflicted your people. And you have not freed them.”
