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,
YHWH said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them,
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.«
and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your son's son, what things I have done to Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that you may know that I am YHWH."
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!
Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, "This is what YHWH, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, 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,
Or else, if you refuse to let my people go, look, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country,
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 surface of the earth, so that one won't be able to see the earth. They shall eat the residue of that which has escaped, which remains to you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which grows for you out of the field.
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.
Your houses shall be filled, and the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither your fathers nor your fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.'" He turned, and went out from Pharaoh.
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?«
Pharaoh's servants said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve their God. Do you not yet 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?«
Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, "Go, serve your God; but who are those who will go?"
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.«
Moses said, "We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast to YHWH."
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!
He said to them, "YHWH be with you if I will let you go with your dependents. See, evil is clearly before your faces.
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. Go now you who are men, and serve God; for that is what you desire." They were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
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!«
YHWH said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up on the land of Egypt and eat every plant of the land, even all that the hail has 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.
Moses stretched forth his staff over the land of Egypt, and YHWH brought an east wind on the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought 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.
The locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt. They were very grievous. Before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
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.
For they covered the surface of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened, and they ate every plant of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. There remained nothing green, either tree or plant of the field, through 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!
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and he said, "I have sinned against YHWH 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!«
Now therefore please forgive my sin again, and pray to YHWH your God, that he may also take away from me this death."
18 Da gik Moses bort fra Farao og bad til HERREN.
He went out from Pharaoh, 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.
YHWH turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt.
20 Men HERREN forhærdede Faraos Hjerte, saa han ikke lod Israeliterne rejse.
But YHWH hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
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!«
YHWH said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt."
22 Da rakte Moses sin Haand op mod Himmelen, og der kom et tykt Mørke i hele Ægypten i tre Dage;
Moses stretched forth his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in 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.
They did not see one another, neither did anyone rise from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
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.«
Then Pharaoh called to Moses and to Aaron and said, "Go, serve YHWH. Only let your flocks and your herds stay behind. Let your dependents also go with you."
25 Men Moses sagde: »Du maa ogsaa overlade os Slagtofre og Brændofre, som vi kan bringe HERREN vor Gud;
Moses said, "You must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to YHWH 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.«
Our livestock must also go with us; not a hoof is left behind, for of it we must take to serve YHWH our God; and we do not know with what we must serve YHWH, until we come there."
27 Da forhærdede HERREN Faraos Hjerte, saa han nægtede at lade dem rejse.
But YHWH hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he wouldn't 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!«
Pharaoh said to him, "Get away from me. Make sure you never see my face again; for in the day you see my face you shall die."
29 Da sagde Moses: »Du har sagt det, jeg skal ikke mere komme dig for Øje!«
Moses said, "You have spoken well. I will not see your face again."
