2 Mosebog 5

1 Derefter gik Moses og Aron hen og sagde til Farao: »Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Lad mit Folk rejse, for at de kan holde Højtid for mig i Ørkenen!«

And after that Moses and Aaron went in, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus hath said the Everlasting One, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

2 Men Farao sagde: »Hvem er HERREN, at jeg skulde adlyde ham og lade Israeliterne rejse? Jeg kender ikke noget til HERREN, og jeg vil heller ikke lade Israeliterne rejse!«

And Pharaoh said, Who is the Everlasting, whose voice I am to obey, to let Israel go? I know not the Everlasting, nor will I let Israel go.

3 De svarede: »Hebræernes Gud har mødt os; tillad os nu at drage tre Dagsrejser ud i Ørkenen og ofre til HERREN vor Gud, for at han ikke skal slaa os med Pest eller Sværd!«

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, a three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with the pestilence, or with the sword.

4 Men Ægypterkongen sagde til dem: »Hvorfor vil I, Moses og Aron, forstyrre Folket i dets Arbejde? Gaa til eders Trællearbejde!«

And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, hinder the people from their works? get you unto your own affairs.

5 Og Farao sagde: »Folket er saa vist dovent nok; og nu vil I have dem fri fra deres Trællearbejde!«

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye disturb them in the pursuit of their labors.

6 Samme Dag udstedte Farao følgende Befaling til Fogederne over Folket og dets Opsynsmænd:

And Pharaoh commanded on the same day the taskmasters of the people, and its officers, saying,

7 »I skal ikke mere som hidtil give Folket Halm til Teglarbejdet; de skal selv gaa ud og sanke Halm;

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make the bricks, as yesterday and the day before; they themselves shall go and gather themselves straw.

8 men alligevel skal I paalægge dem at lave lige saa mange Teglsten som hidtil, I maa ikke eftergive dem noget; thi de er dovne, og derfor er det, de raaber op og siger: Lad os drage ud og ofre til vor Gud!

And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall impose upon them, ye shall not diminish aught thereof; for they are idle: therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

9 Strengt Arbejde skal de Mennesker have, for at de kan være optaget deraf og ikke af Løgnetale.«

Let the work be made to lie heavily upon the men, that they may have enough to do therein; and that they may not pay attention to false words.

10 Da gik Folkets Fogeder og Opsynsmænd ud og sagde til Folket: »Saaledes siger Farao: Jeg vil ikke mere give eder Halm;

And the taskmasters of the people and its officers went out, and they said to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you any straw.

11 gaa selv ud og sank eder Halm, hvor I kan finde det, men i eders Arbejde bliver der intet eftergivet!«

Go ye, get yourselves straw from wherever ye can find it; yet not the least shall be taken off from your work.

12 Da spredte Folket sig over hele Ægypten for at samle Halmstraa.

And the people scattered themselves abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

13 Men Fogederne trængte paa og sagde: »I skal Dag for Dag yde fuldt Arbejde, ligesom dengang I fik Halm!«

And the taskmasters were urgent, saying, Fulfill your works, every day its due portion, just as when there was straw.

14 Og Israeliternes Opsynsmænd, som Faraos Fogeder havde sat over dem, fik Prygl, og der blev sagt til dem: »Hvorfor stryger I ikke mere det fastsatte Antal Teglsten ligesom før?«

And the officers of the children of Israel, whom the taskmasters of Pharaoh had set over them, were beaten, as these said, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and today?

15 Da gik Israeliternes Opsynsmænd hen og raabte til Farao: »Hvorfor handler du saaledes med dine Trælle?

And the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

16 Dine Trælle faar ingen Halm, og dog siger de til os: Lav Teglsten! Og dine Trælle faar Prygl; du forsynder dig mod dit Folk.«

Straw is not given unto thy servants, and, Make bricks, say they to us: and, behold, thy servants are beaten, and thy people are treated as sinners.

17 Men han svarede: »I er dovne, det er det, I er! Derfor siger I: Lad os rejse ud og ofre til HERREN!

But he said, Idle are ye, idle; therefore say ye, Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.

18 Gaa nu hen og tag fat paa eders Arbejde; I faar ingen Halm, men I skal levere det samme Antal Teglsten!«

And now go, work, and straw shall not be given you; yet the required number of bricks shall ye deliver.

19 Israeliternes Opsynsmænd følte sig ilde stedt ved at skulle sige: »Der maa intet eftergives i, hvad I daglig skal skaffe af Teglsten!«

And the officers of the children of Israel saw themselves in the evil necessity to say, Ye shall not diminish aught from your bricks, every day of its task.

20 Og da de ved deres Bortgang fra Farao traf Moses og Aron, som stod og ventede paa dem,

And they met Moses and Aaron, standing in their way, as they came forth from Pharaoh.

21 sagde de til dem: »HERREN se til eder og dømme eder, fordi I har vakt Afsky mod os hos Farao og hans Tjenere og lagt dem et Sværd i Haanden til at dræbe os med!«

And they said unto them, May the Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

22 Da vendte Moses sig igen til HERREN og sagde: »Herre, hvorfor har du handlet ilde med dette Folk? Hvorfor har du udsendt mig?

And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou let so much evil come upon this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

23 Siden jeg har været hos Farao og talt i dit Navn, har han handlet ilde med dette Folk, og frelst dit Folk har du ikke!«

For, since I came unto Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done more evil to this people; but thou hast in nowise delivered thy people.