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 came, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, 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 LORD, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, and moreover I will not 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, three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with 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, loose the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

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 are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

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

And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their 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 brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather 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 the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they be 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 heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard 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 taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will 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!«

Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it: for nought of your work shall be diminished.

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

So the people were scattered abroad throughout 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 taskmasters were urgent, saying, Fulfill your works, [your] daily tasks, 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, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and today, in making brick as heretofore?

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

Then 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.«

There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

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, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, 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!«

Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale 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 officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, when it was said, Ye shall not minish aught from your bricks, [your] daily tasks.

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, who stood in the 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, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in 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 evil entreated 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 to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath evil entreated this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.