2 Mosebog 10
1 Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Gaa til Farao! Thi jeg har forhærdet hans og hans Tjeneres Hjerte, at jeg kan komme til at gøre disse mine Tegn iblandt dem,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Go in to Pharao: for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that these signs may come upon them; in order
2 for at du maa kunne fortælle din Søn og din Sønnesøn, hvorledes jeg handlede med Ægypterne, og om de Tegn, jeg gjorde iblandt dem; saa skal I kende, at jeg er HERREN.«
that you may relate in the ears of your children, and to your children's children, in how many things I have mocked the Egyptians, and my wonders which I wrought amongst them; and you shall know that I [am] the Lord.
3 Da gik Moses og Aron til Farao og sagde til ham: »Saa siger HERREN, Hebræernes Gud: Hvor længe vil du vægre dig ved at ydmyge dig for mig? Lad mit Folk rejse, at de kan dyrke mig!
And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharao, and they said to him, These things says the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long do you refuse to reverence me? Send my people away, that they may serve me.
4 Men hvis du vægrer dig ved at lade mit Folk rejse, se, da vil jeg i Morgen sende Græshopper over dine Landemærker,
But if you will not send my people away, behold, at this hour to-morrow I will bring an abundance of locusts upon all your coasts.
5 og de skal skjule Landets Overflade, saa man ikke kan se Jorden, og opæde Resten af det, som er blevet tilovers for eder efter Haglen, og opæde alle eders Træer, som gror paa Marken;
And they shall cover the face of the earth, and you shall not be able to see the earth; and they shall devour all that is left of the abundance of the earth, which the hail has left you, and shall devour every tree that grows for you on the land.
6 og de skal fylde dine Huse og alle dine Tjeneres og alle Ægypternes Huse saaledes, at hverken dine Fædre eller dine Fædres Fædre nogen Sinde har oplevet Mage dertil, fra den Dag de kom til Verden og indtil denne Dag!« Dermed vendte han sig bort og forlod Farao.
And your houses shall be filled, and the houses of your servants, and all the houses in all the land of the Egyptians; things which your fathers have never seen, nor their forefathers, from the day that they were upon the earth until this day. And Moses turned away and departed from Pharao.
7 Men Faraos Tjenere sagde til ham: »Hvor længe skal denne Mand styrte os i Ulykke? Lad dog disse Mennesker rejse og lad dem dyrke HERREN deres Gud! Har du endnu ikke indset, at Ægypten gaar til Grunde?«
And the servants of Pharao say to him, How long shall this be a snare to us? send away the men, that they may serve their God; will you know that Egypt is destroyed?
8 Moses og Aron blev nu hentet tilbage til Farao, og han sagde til dem: »Drag af Sted og dyrk HERREN eders Gud! Men hvem er det nu, der vil af Sted?«
And they brought back both Moses and Aaron to Pharao; and he said to them, Go and serve the Lord your God; but who are they that are going with you?
9 Moses svarede: »Med vore Børn og vore gamle vil vi drage af Sted, med vore Sønner og vore Døtre, vort Smaakvæg og vort Hornkvæg vil vi drage af Sted, thi vi skal fejre HERRENS Højtid.«
And Moses said, We will go with the young and the old, with our sons, and daughters, and sheep, and oxen, for it is a feast of the Lord.
10 Da sagde han til dem: »HERREN være med eder, om jeg lader eder rejse sammen med eders Kvinder og Børn! Der ser man, at I har ondt i Sinde!
And he said to them, So let the Lord be with you: as I [will] send you away, [must I send away] you store also? see that evil is attached to you.
11 Nej — men I Mænd kan drage bort og dyrke HERREN; det var jo det, I ønskede!« Derpaa jog man dem bort fra Farao.
Not so, but let the men go and serve God, for this you yourselves seek; and they cast them out from the presence of Pharao.
12 Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Ræk din Haand ud over Ægypten og faa Græshopperne til at komme; de skal komme over Ægypten og opæde alt, hvad der vokser i Landet, alt, hvad Haglen har levnet!«
And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, and let the locust come up on the land, and it shall devour every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which the hail left.
13 Moses rakte da sin Stav ud over Ægypten, og HERREN lod en Østenstorm blæse over Landet hele den Dag og den paafølgende Nat; og da det blev Morgen, førte Østenstormen Græshopperne med sig.
And Moses lifted up his rod towards heaven, and the Lord brought a south wind upon the earth, all that day and all that night: the morning dawned, and the south wind brought up the locusts,
14 Da kom Græshopperne over hele Ægypten, og de slog sig ned i hele Ægyptens Omraade i uhyre Mængder; aldrig før havde der været saa mange Græshopper, og ingen Sinde mere skal der komme saa mange.
and brought them up over all the land of Egypt. And they rested in very great abundance over all the borders of Egypt. Before them there were not such locusts, neither after them shall there be.
15 Og de skjulte hele Jordens Overflade, saa Jorden blev sort af dem, og de opaad alt, hvad der voksede i Landet, og alle Træfrugter, alt, hvad Haglen havde levnet, og der blev intet grønt tilbage paa Træerne eller paa Markens Urter i hele Ægypten.
And they covered the face of the earth, and the land was wasted, and they devoured all the herbage of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which was left by the hail: there was no green thing left on the trees, nor on all the herbage of the field, in all the land of Egypt.
16 Da lod Farao skyndsomt Moses og Aron kalde til sig og sagde: »Jeg har syndet mod HERREN eders Gud og mod eder!
And Pharao hasted to call Moses and Aaron, saying, I have sinned before the Lord your God, and against you;
17 Men tilgiv mig nu min Synd denne ene Gang og gaa i Forbøn hos eders Gud, at han dog blot vil tage denne dødbringende Plage fra mig!«
pardon therefore my sin yet this time, and pray to the Lord your God, and let him take away from me this death.
18 Da gik Moses bort fra Farao og bad til HERREN.
And Moses went forth from Pharao, and prayed to God.
19 Og HERREN lod Vinden slaa om til en voldsom Vestenvind, som tog Græshopperne og drev dem ud i det røde Hav, saa der ikke blev en eneste Græshoppe tilbage i hele Ægyptens Omraade.
And the Lord brought in the opposite direction a strong wind from the sea, and took up the locusts and cast them into the Red Sea, and there was not one locust left in all the land of Egypt.
20 Men HERREN forhærdede Faraos Hjerte, saa han ikke lod Israeliterne rejse.
And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he did not send away the children of Israel.
21 Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Ræk din Haand op mod Himmelen, saa skal der komme et Mørke over Ægypten, som man kan tage og føle paa!«
And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand to heaven, and let there be darkness over the land of Egypt—darkness that may be felt.
22 Da rakte Moses sin Haand op mod Himmelen, og der kom et tykt Mørke i hele Ægypten i tre Dage;
And Moses stretched out his hand to heaven, and there was darkness very black, even a storm over all the land of Egypt three days.
23 den ene kunde ikke se den anden, og ingen flyttede sig af Stedet i tre Dage; men overalt, hvor Israeliterne boede, var det lyst.
And for three days no man saw his brother, and no man rose up from his bed for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in all the places where they were.
24 Da lod Farao Moses kalde og sagde: »Drag hen og dyrk HERREN. Dog skal eders Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg blive tilbage, men eders Kvinder og Børn maa I tage med.«
And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, saying, Go, serve the Lord your God, only leave your sheep and your oxen, and let your store depart with you.
25 Men Moses sagde: »Du maa ogsaa overlade os Slagtofre og Brændofre, som vi kan bringe HERREN vor Gud;
And Moses said, Nay, but you shall give to us whole burnt offerings and sacrifices, which we will sacrifice to the Lord our God.
26 ogsaa vore Hjorde maa vi have med, ikke en Klov maa blive tilbage, thi dem har vi Brug for, naar vi skal dyrke HERREN vor Gud, og vi ved jo ikke, hvor meget vi behøver dertil, før vi kommer til Stedet.«
And our cattle shall go with us, and we will not leave a hoof behind, for of them we will take to serve the Lord our God: but we know not in what manner we shall serve the Lord our God, until we arrive there.
27 Da forhærdede HERREN Faraos Hjerte, saa han nægtede at lade dem rejse.
But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he would not let them go.
28 Og Farao sagde til ham: »Gaa bort fra mig og vogt dig for at komme mig for Øje mere; thi den Dag du kommer mig for Øje, er du dødsens!«
And Pharao says, Depart from me, beware of seeing my face again, for in what day you shall appear before me, you shall die.
29 Da sagde Moses: »Du har sagt det, jeg skal ikke mere komme dig for Øje!«
And Moses says, You have said, I will not appear in your presence again.
