2 Mosebog 7
1 Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Se, jeg gør dig til Gud for Farao, men din Broder Aron skal være din Profet.
And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, I have appointed you as the god of Pharaoh. And Aaron, your brother, will be your prophet.
2 Du skal sige til ham alt, hvad jeg paalægger dig, men din Broder Aron skal sige det til Farao, for at han skal lade Israeliterne rejse ud af sit Land.
You will speak to him all that I command you. And he will speak to Pharaoh, so that he may release the sons of Israel from his land.
3 Men jeg vil forhærde Faraos Hjerte og derefter gøre mange Tegn og Undere i Ægypten.
But I will harden his heart, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,
4 Farao skal ikke høre paa eder, men jeg vil lægge min Haand paa Ægypten og føre mine Hærskarer, mit Folk Israeliterne, ud af Ægypten med vældige Straffedomme;
and he will not listen to you. And I will send my hand over Egypt, and I will lead my army and my people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt, through very great judgments.
5 og naar jeg udrækker min Haand mod Ægypten og fører Israeliterne ud derfra, skal Ægypterne kende, at jeg er HERREN.«
And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord, who has extended my hand over Egypt, and who has led the sons of Israel from their midst.”
6 Da gjorde Moses og Aron, som HERREN paalagde dem.
And so, Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had instructed. And so it was done.
7 Moses var firsindstyve og Aron tre og firsindstyve Aar gammel, da de talte til Farao.
Now Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
8 Og HERREN talede til Moses og Aron og sagde:
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron:
9 »Naar Farao kræver et Under af eder, sig saa til Aron: Tag din Stav og kast den ned foran Farao, saa skal den blive til en Slange!«
“When Pharaoh will say to you, ‘Show signs,’ you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff, and cast it down before Pharaoh, and it will be turned into a snake.’”
10 Da gik Moses og Aron til Farao og gjorde, som HERREN bød; og da Aron kastede sin Stav foran Farao og hans Tjenere, blev den til en Slange.
And so Moses and Aaron entered to Pharaoh, and they did just as the Lord had commanded. And Aaron took the staff in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and it was turned into a snake.
11 Men Farao lod som Modtræk Vismændene og Besværgerne kalde, og de, Ægyptens Koglere, gjorde ogsaa det samme ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster;
Then Pharaoh called the wise men and the sorcerers. And they also, by Egyptian incantations and certain secrets, did similarly.
12 de kastede hver sin Stav, og Stavene blev til Slanger, men Arons Stav opslugte deres Stave.
And each one cast down their staffs, and they were turned into serpents. But the staff of Aaron devoured their staffs.
13 Men Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, og han hørte ikke paa dem, saaledes som HERREN havde sagt.
And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed.
14 HERREN sagde nu til Moses: »Faraos Hjerte er forstokket, han vægrer sig ved at lade Folket rejse.
Then the Lord said to Moses: “The heart of Pharaoh has been hardened; he is not willing to release the people.
15 Gaa derfor i Morgen tidlig til Farao, naar han begiver sig ned til Vandet, og træd frem for ham ved Nilens Bred og tag Staven, der forvandledes til en Slange, i Haanden
Go to him in the morning; behold, he will go out to the waters. And you will stand to meet him above the bank of the river. And you will take, in your hand, the staff that was turned into a serpent.
16 og sig til ham: HERREN, Hebræernes Gud, sendte mig til dig med det Bud: Lad mit Folk rejse, at det kan dyrke mig i Ørkenen! Men hidtil har du ikke adlydt.
And you will say to him: ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews sent me to you, saying: Release my people in order to sacrifice to me in the desert. And even until the present time, you were not willing to listen.
17 Saa siger HERREN: Deraf skal du kende, at jeg er HERREN: Se, jeg slaar Vandet i Nilen med Staven, som jeg holder i min Haand, og det skal forvandles til Blod,
Therefore, thus says the Lord: In this you will know that I am the Lord. Behold, I will strike, with the staff that is in my hand, the water of the river, and it will be turned into blood.
18 Fiskene i Nilen skal dø, og Nilen skal stinke, og Ægypterne skal væmmes ved at drikke Vand fra Nilen.«
Also, the fishes that are in the river will die, and the waters will be polluted, and the Egyptians will be afflicted when they drink the water of the river.’”
19 Og HERREN sagde til Moses: »Sig til Aron: Tag din Stav og ræk din Haand ud over Ægypternes Vande, deres Floder, Kanaler, Damme og alle Vandsamlinger, saa skal Vandet blive til Blod, og der skal være Blod i hele Ægypten, baade i Trækar og Stenkar.«
The Lord also said to Moses: “Say to Aaron: ‘Take your staff; and extend your hand over the waters of Egypt, and over their rivers and streams and marshes and all the pools of waters, so that they may be turned into blood. And let there be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, as much in vessels of wood as in those of stone.’”
20 Og Moses og Aron gjorde, som HERREN bød; Moses løftede Staven og slog Vandet i Nilen for Øjnene af Farao og hans Tjenere, og alt Vandet i Nilen forvandledes til Blod;
And Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had instructed. And lifting up the staff, he struck the water of the river in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants. And it was turned into blood.
21 Fiskene i Nilen døde, og Nilen stank, saa Ægypterne ikke kunde drikke Vand fra Nilen, og der var Blod i hele Ægypten.
And the fishes that were in the river died, and the river was polluted, and the Egyptians were not able to drink the water of the river, and there was blood throughout the entire land of Egypt.
22 Men de Ægyptiske Koglere gjorde det samme ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster, og Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, saa han ikke hørte paa dem, saaledes som HERREN havde sagt.
And the sorcerers of the Egyptians, with their incantations, did similarly. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed.
23 Da vendte Farao sig bort og gik hjem, og heller ikke dette lagde han sig paa Sinde.
And he turned himself away, and he entered his house, neither did he apply his heart to this turn of events.
24 Men alle Ægypterne gravede i Omegnen af Nilen efter Drikkevand, thi de kunde ikke drikke Nilvandet.
Then all the Egyptians dug along the borders of the river for water to drink. For they were not able to drink from the water of the river.
25 Og saaledes gik der syv Dage, efter at HERREN havde slaaet Nilen.
And seven days were completed, after the Lord struck the river.
