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 yet bring one plague upon Pharao and upon Egypt, and after that he will send you forth thence; and whenever he sends you forth with every thing, he will indeed drive you out.
2 Sig nu til Folket, at hver Mand skal bede sin Nabo, og hver Kvinde sin Naboerske om Sølv— og Guld-smykker!«
Speak therefore secretly in the ears of the people, and let every one ask of his neighbour jewels of silver and gold, and raiment.
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 his people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, and they lent to them; and the man Moses was very great before the Egyptians, and before Pharao, and before his servants.
4 Moses sagde: »Saa siger HERREN: Ved Midnatstid vil jeg drage igennem Ægypten,
And Moses said, These things says the Lord, About midnight I go forth into the midst of 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 every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharao that sits on the throne, even to the firstborn of the woman-servant that is by the mill, and to the firstborn of all 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 shall be a great cry through all the land of Egypt, such as has not been, and such shall not be repeated any more.
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 amongst all the children of Israel shall not a dog snarl with his tongue, either at man or beast; that you may know how wide a distinction the Lord will make between the Egyptians and Israel.
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 shall come down to me, and do me reverence, saying, Go forth, you and all the people over whom you preside, and afterwards I will go forth.
9 Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Farao skal ikke høre paa eder, for at mine Undergerninger kan blive talrige i Ægypten.«
And Moses went forth from Pharao with wrath. And the Lord said to Moses, Pharao will not listen to you, that I may greatly multiply my signs and wonders 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.
And Moses and Aaron wrought all these signs and wonders in the land [of] Egypt before Pharao; and the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao, and he did not listen to send forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
