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 happened, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: 'Let my people go, so they can have a festival for me in the wilderness.'”
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.
Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh? Why should I listen to his voice and let Israel go? I do not know Yahweh; moreover, I will not let Israel go.”
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.
They said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to Yahweh our God so that he does not attack us with plague or with the sword.”
4 Da sagde Kongen af Ægypten til dem: Mose og Aron, hvorfor ville I afdrage Folket fra deres Gerninger; gaar hen til eders Byrder.
But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people from their work? Go back to your work.”
5 Og Farao sagde ydermere: Se, Folket er nu mangfoldigt i Landet, og I ville bringe dem Hvile for deres Byrder.
He also said, “There are now many people in our land, and you are making them stop their work.”
6 Og Farao befalede samme Dag Opsynsmændene over Folket og dets Fogeder og sagde:
On that same day, Pharaoh gave a command to the people's taskmasters and foremen. He said,
7 I skulle ikke ydermere give Folket Halm til Teglarbejdet som tilforn; lader dem selv gaa og sanke sig Halm;
“Unlike before, you must no longer give the people straw to make bricks. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
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.
However, you must still demand from them the same number of bricks as they made before. Do not accept any fewer, because they are lazy. That is why they are calling out and saying, 'Allow us to 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.
Increase the workload for the men so that they keep at it and pay no more attention to deceptive words.”
10 Da udgik Folkets Opsynsmænd og dets Fogeder og sagde til Folket: Saa siger Farao: Jeg giver eder ikke Halm.
So the people's taskmasters and foremen went out and informed the people. They said, “This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will no longer give you any straw.
11 Gaar selv, tager eder Halm, hvor I kunne finde; men der skal intet eftergives i eders Trællearbejde.
You yourselves must go and get straw wherever you can find it, but your workload will not be reduced.'”
12 Saa adspredte Folket sig over alt Ægyptens Land, at sanke Stubber, at bruge som Halm.
So the people scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
13 Og Opsynsmændene dreve paa og sagde: Fuldkommer eders Gerning, Arbejdet Dag for Dag, ligesom da I havde Halm.
The taskmasters kept urging them and saying, “Finish your work, just as 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?
Pharaoh's taskmasters beat the Israelite foremen, those same men whom they had put in charge of the workers. The taskmasters kept asking them, “Why have you not produced all the bricks required of you, either yesterday and today, as you used to do in the past?”
15 Da kom Israels Børns Fogeder og raabte til Farao og sagde: Hvi gør du saa med dine Tjenere?
So the Israelite foremen came to Pharaoh and cried out to him. They said, “Why are you treating your servants 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.
No straw is being given to your servants anymore, but they are still telling us, 'Make bricks!' We, your servants, are even beaten now, but it is the fault of your own people.”
17 Og han sagde: I ere efterladne, ja efterladne, derfor sige I: Vi ville gaa hen, vi ville ofre til Herren.
But Pharaoh said, “You are lazy! You are lazy! You say, 'Allow us to go sacrifice to Yahweh.'
18 Og nu, gaar, arbejder, og ingen Halm skal gives eder; men I skulle dog forskaffe Tallet paa Teglene.
So now go back to work. No more straw will be given to you, but you must still make the same 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.
The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce the daily number of bricks.”
20 Da traf de paa Mose og Aron, der stode for at møde dem, da de gik ud fra Farao.
They met Moses and Aaron, who were standing outside the palace, as they went away 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.
They said to Moses and Aaron, “May Yahweh look at you and punish you, because you have made us offensive in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants. You have put a sword in their hand 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?
Moses went back to Yahweh and said, “Lord, why have you caused trouble for this people? Why did you send me in the first place?
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.
Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak to him in your name, he has caused trouble for this people, and you have not set your people free at all.”
