2 Mosebog 11

1 Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Een Plage endnu vil jeg lade komme over Farao og Ægypterne, og efter den skal han lade eder rejse herfra; ja, naar han lader eder rejse med alt, hvad I har, skal han endog drive eder herfra!

And the Lord said to Moses, I will send one more punishment on Pharaoh and on Egypt; after that he will let you go; and when he does let you go, he will not keep one of you back, but will send you out by force.

2 Sig nu til Folket, at hver Mand skal bede sin Nabo, og hver Kvinde sin Naboerske om Sølv— og Guld-smykker!«

So go now and give orders to the people that every man and every woman is to get from his or her neighbour ornaments of silver and of gold.

3 Og HERREN stemte Ægypterne gunstigt imod Folket, og desuden var den Mand Moses højt anset i Ægypten baade hos Faraos Tjenere og hos Folket.

And the Lord gave the people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians. For the man Moses was highly honoured in the land of Egypt, by Pharaoh's servants and the people.

4 Moses sagde: »Saa siger HERREN: Ved Midnatstid vil jeg drage igennem Ægypten,

And Moses said, This is what the Lord says: About the middle of the night I will go out through Egypt:

5 og saa skal alle førstefødte i Ægypten dø, lige fra den førstefødte hos Farao, der skal arve hans Trone, til den førstefødte hos Trælkvinden, der arbejder ved Haandkværnen, og alt det førstefødte af Kvæget.

And death will come to every mother's first male child in all the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power, to the child of the servant-girl crushing the grain; and the first births of all the cattle.

6 Da skal der i hele Ægypten lyde et Klageskrig saa stort, at dets Lige aldrig har været hørt og aldrig mere skal høres.

And there will be a great cry through all the land of Egypt, such as never has been or will be again.

7 Men end ikke en Hund skal bjæffe ad nogen af Israeliterne, hverken ad Folk eller Fæ, for at du kan kende, at HERREN gør Skel mellem Ægypterne og Israel.

But against the children of Israel, man or beast, not so much as the tongue of a dog will be moved: so that you may see how the Lord makes a division between Israel and the Egyptians.

8 Da skal alle dine Tjenere der komme ned til mig og kaste sig til Jorden for mig og sige: Drag dog bort med alt det Folk, der følger dig! Og saa vil jeg drage bort!« Og han gik ud fra Farao med fnysende Vrede.

And all these your servants will come to me, going down on their faces before me and saying, Go out, and all your people with you: and after that I will go out. And he went away from Pharaoh burning with wrath.

9 Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Farao skal ikke høre paa eder, for at mine Undergerninger kan blive talrige i Ægypten.«

And the Lord said to Moses, Pharaoh will not give ear to you, so that my wonders may be increased in the land of Egypt.

10 Og Moses og Aron gjorde alle disse Undergerninger i Faraos Paasyn, men HERREN forhærdede Faraos Hjerte, saa han ikke lod Israeliterne drage ud af sit Land.

All these wonders Moses and Aaron did before Pharaoh: but the Lord made Pharaoh's heart hard, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.