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.

And afterwards have Moses and Aaron entered, and they say unto Pharaoh, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Send My people away, and they keep a feast to 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.

and Pharaoh saith, 'Who [is] Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'

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 say, 'The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with 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.

And the king of Egypt saith unto them, 'Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works? go to your burdens.'

5 Og Farao sagde ydermere: Se, Folket er nu mangfoldigt i Landet, og I ville bringe dem Hvile for deres Byrder.

Pharaoh also saith, 'Lo, numerous now [is] the people of the land, and ye have caused them to cease from their burdens!'

6 Og Farao befalede samme Dag Opsynsmændene over Folket og dets Fogeder og sagde:

And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,

7 I skulle ikke ydermere give Folket Halm til Teglarbejdet som tilforn; lader dem selv gaa og sanke sig Halm;

'Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore — they go and have gathered 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.

and the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making heretofore ye do put on them, ye do not diminish from it, for they are remiss, therefore they are crying, saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our God;

9 Lader Trældommen blive svar over Mændene, saa at de have at gøre dermed og ikke agte paa løgnagtige Ord.

let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.'

10 Da udgik Folkets Opsynsmænd og dets Fogeder og sagde til Folket: Saa siger Farao: Jeg giver eder ikke Halm.

And the exactors of the people, and its authorities, go out, and speak unto the people, saying, 'Thus said Pharaoh, I do not give you straw,

11 Gaar selv, tager eder Halm, hvor I kunne finde; men der skal intet eftergives i eders Trællearbejde.

ye — go ye, take for yourselves straw where ye find [it], for there is nothing of your service diminished.'

12 Saa adspredte Folket sig over alt Ægyptens Land, at sanke Stubber, at bruge som Halm.

And the people is scattered over 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.

and the exactors are making haste, saying, 'Complete your works, the matter of a day in its day, as when there is straw.'

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 the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, 'Wherefore have ye not completed your portion in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and to-day?'

15 Da kom Israels Børns Fogeder og raabte til Farao og sagde: Hvi gør du saa med dine Tjenere?

And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, 'Why dost thou thus to thy servants?

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 thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten — and thy people hath sinned.'

17 Og han sagde: I ere efterladne, ja efterladne, derfor sige I: Vi ville gaa hen, vi ville ofre til Herren.

And he saith, 'Remiss — ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;

18 Og nu, gaar, arbejder, og ingen Halm skal gives eder; men I skulle dog forskaffe Tallet paa Teglene.

and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give.'

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 authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, 'Ye do not diminish from your bricks; the matter of a day in its day.'

20 Da traf de paa Mose og Aron, der stode for at møde dem, da de gik ud fra Farao.

And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out 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 say unto them, 'Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants — to give a sword into their hand to slay 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 turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why [is] this? — Thou hast 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.

and since I have come unto Pharaoh, to speak in Thy name, he hath done evil to this people, and Thou hast not at all delivered Thy people.'