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 afterward Moses and Aaron have entered, and they say to Pharaoh, “Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Send My people away, and they keep a celebration for 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 says, “Who [is] YHWH, that I listen to His voice to send Israel away? I have not known YHWH, and I also do not send Israel away.”

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 say, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us; please let us go a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to our God YHWH, lest He meet us with pestilence or with 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 says to them, “Why, Moses and Aaron, do you free the people from its works? Go to your burdens.”

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

Pharaoh also says, “Behold, the people of the land [are] numerous now, and you have caused them to cease from their burdens!”

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

And on that day Pharaoh commands the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,

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

“You do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks as before—they go and have gathered straw for themselves;

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 you put on them the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making before, you do not diminish from it, for they are remiss, therefore they are crying, saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our God;

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

let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying 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 exactors of the people, and its authorities, go out, and speak to the people, saying, “Thus said Pharaoh: I do not give you straw,

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

you—go, take straw for yourselves where you can find [it], for there is nothing diminished of your service.”

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

And the people are scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,

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

and the exactors are making haste, saying, “Complete your works, the matter of a day in its day, as when there is 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 authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, “Why have you not completed your portion in making brick as before, both yesterday and today?”

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

And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you do thus to your 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 to your servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and behold, your servants are struck—and your people have sinned.”

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

And he says, “Remiss—you are remiss, therefore you are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to YHWH;

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, serve; and straw is not given to you, and you give the [required] measure of bricks.”

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 authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, “You do not diminish from your bricks; the matter of a day in its day.”

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

And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them in their coming out 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 say to them, “YHWH look on you, and judge, because you have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants—to give a sword into 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 turns back to YHWH and says, “Lord, why have You done evil to this people? Why [is] this [that] You have 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!«

And since I have come to Pharaoh to speak in Your Name, he has done evil to this people, and You have not delivered Your people at all.”