2 Mosebog 8

1 Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Gaa til Farao og sig til ham: Saa siger HERREN: Lad mit Folk rejse, for at de kan dyrke mig!

And the Lord said to Moses, Go in to Pharao, and you shall say to him, These things says the Lord: send forth my people, that they may serve me.

2 Men hvis du vægrer dig ved at lade dem rejse, se, da vil jeg plage hele dit Land med Frøer;

And if you will not send them forth, behold, I afflict all your borders with frogs:

3 Nilen skal vrimle af Frøer, og de skal kravle op og trænge ind i dit Hus og dit Sovekammer og paa dit Leje og i dine Tjeneres og dit Folks Huse, i dine Bagerovne og dine Dejgtruge;

and the river shall teem with frogs, and they shall go up and enter into your houses, and into your bed-chambers, and upon your beds, and upon the houses of your servants, and of your people and on your dough, and on your ovens.

4 ja paa dig selv og dit Folk og alle dine Tjenere skal Frøerne kravle op.«

And upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, shall the frogs come up.

5 Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Sig til Aron: Ræk din Haand med Staven ud over Floderne, Kanalerne og Dammene og faa Frøerne til at kravle op over Ægypten!«

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron your brother, Stretch forth with the hand your rod over the rivers, and over the canals, and over the pools, and bring up the frogs.

6 Og Aron rakte sin Haand ud over Ægyptens Vande. Da kravlede Frøerne op og fyldte Ægypten.

And Aaron stretched forth his hand over the waters of Egypt, and brought up the frogs: and the frog was brought up, and covered the land of Egypt.

7 Men Koglerne gjorde det samme ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster og fik Frøerne til at kravle op over Ægypten.

And the charmers of the Egyptians also did likewise with their sorceries, and brought up the frogs on the land of Egypt.

8 Da lod Farao Moses og Aron kalde og sagde: »Gaa i Forbøn hos HERREN, at han skiller mig og mit Folk af med Frøerne, saa vil jeg lade Folket rejse, at de kan ofre til HERREN.«

And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said, Pray for me to the Lord, and let him take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will send them away, and they shall sacrifice to the Lord.

9 Moses svarede Farao: »Du behøver kun at befale over mig! Til hvilken Tid skal jeg gaa i Forbøn for dig, dine Tjenere og dit Folk om at faa Frøerne bort fra dig og dine Huse, saa de kun bliver tilbage i Nilen?«

And Moses said to Pharao, Appoint me [a time] when I shall pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, to cause the frogs to disappear from you, and from your people, and from your houses, only in the river shall they be left behind.

10 Han svarede: »I Morgen!« Da sagde han: »Det skal ske, som du siger, for at du kan kende, at der ingen er som HERREN vor Gud;

And he said, On the morrow: he said therefore, As you has said; that you may know, that there is no other [God] but the Lord.

11 Frøerne skal vige bort fra dig, dine Huse, dine Tjenere og dit Folk; kun i Nilen skal de blive tilbage.«

And the frogs shall be removed away from you, and from your houses and from the villages, and from your servants, and from your people, only in the river they shall be left.

12 Moses og Aron gik nu bort fra Farao, og Moses raabte til HERREN om at bortrydde Frøerne, som han havde sendt over Farao;

And Moses and Aaron went forth from Pharao, and Moses cried to the Lord concerning the restriction of the frogs, as Pharao appointed him.

13 og HERREN gjorde, som Moses bad: Frøerne døde i Husene, i Gaardene og paa Markerne,

And the Lord did as Moses said, and the frogs died out of the houses, and out of the villages, and out of the fields.

14 og man samlede dem sammen i Dynger, saa Landet kom til at stinke deraf.

And they gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

15 Men da Farao saa, at han havde faaet Luft, forhærdede han sit Hjerte og hørte ikke paa dem, saaledes som HERREN havde sagt.

And when Pharao saw that there was relief, his heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord spoke.

16 Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Sig til Aron: Ræk din Stav ud og slaa Støvet paa Jorden med den, saa skal det blive til Myg i hele Ægypten!«

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch forth your rod with your hand and strike the dust of the earth; and there shall be lice both upon man, and upon quadrupeds, and in all the land of Egypt.

17 Og de gjorde saaledes; Aron udrakte sin Haand med Staven og slog Støvet paa Jorden dermed. Da kom der Myg over Mennesker og Dyr; alt Støvet paa Jorden blev til Myg i hele Ægypten.

So Aaron stretched out his rod with his hand, and struck the dust of the earth; and the lice were on men and on quadrupeds, and in all the dust of the earth there were lice.

18 Koglerne søgte nu ogsaa ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster at fremkalde Myg, men de magtede det ikke. Og Myggene kom over Mennesker og Dyr.

And the charmers also did so with their sorceries, to bring forth the louse, and they could not. And the lice were both on the men and on the quadrupeds.

19 Da sagde Koglerne til Farao: »Det er Guds Finger!« Men Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, saa han ikke hørte paa dem, saaledes som HERREN havde sagt.

So the charmers said to Pharao, This is the finger of God. But the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he listened not to them, as the Lord said.

20 Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Træd i Morgen tidlig frem for Farao, naar han begiver sig ned til Vandet, og sig til ham: Saa siger HERREN: Lad mit Folk rejse, for at de kan dyrke mig!

And the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharao: and behold, he will go forth to the water, and you shall say to him, These things says the Lord: Send away my people, that they may serve me in the wilderness.

21 Men hvis du ikke lader mit Folk rejse, se, da sender jeg Bremser over dig, dine Tjenere, dit Folk og dine Huse, og Ægypternes Huse skal blive fulde af Bremser, ja endog Jorden, de bor paa;

And if you will not let my people go, behold, I send upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, and upon your houses, the dog-fly; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with the dog-fly, even throughout the land upon which they are.

22 men med Gosens Land, hvor mit Folk bor, vil jeg til den Tid gøre en Undtagelse, saa der ingen Bremser kommer, for at du kan kende, at jeg HERREN er i Landet;

and I will distinguish marvellously in that day the land of Gesem, on which my people dwell, in which the dog-fly shall not be: that you may know that I am the Lord the God of all the earth.

23 og jeg vil sætte Skel mellem mit Folk og dit Folk; i Morgen skal dette Tegn ske!«

And I will put a difference between my people and your people, and on the morrow shall this be on the land. And the Lord did thus.

24 Og HERREN gjorde saaledes: Vældige Bremsesværme trængte ind i Faraos og hans Tjeneres Huse og i hele Ægypten, og Landet hærgedes af Bremserne.

And the dog-fly came in abundance into the houses of Pharao, and into the houses of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt; and the land was destroyed by the dog-fly.

25 Da lod Farao Moses og Aron kalde og sagde: »Gaa hen og bring eders Gud et Offer her i Landet!«

And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, saying, Go and sacrifice to the Lord your God in the land.

26 Men Moses sagde: »Det gaar ikke an at gøre saaledes, thi til HERREN vor Gud ofrer vi, hvad der er Ægypterne en Vederstyggelighed; og naar vi for Øjnene af Ægypterne ofrer, hvad der er dem en Vederstyggelighed, mon de da ikke stener os?

And Moses said, It can’t be so, for we shall sacrifice to the Lord our God the abominations of the Egyptians; for if we sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians before them, we shall be stoned.

27 Lad os drage tre Dagsrejser ud i Ørkenen og ofre til HERREN vor Gud, saaledes som han har paalagt os!«

We will go a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as the Lord said to us.

28 Farao sagde: »Jeg vil lade eder rejse hen og ofre til HERREN eders Gud i Ørkenen; kun maa I ikke rejse for langt bort; men gaa i Forbøn for mig!«

And Pharao said, I [will] let you go, and do you sacrifice to your God in the wilderness, but do not go very far away: pray then for me to the Lord.

29 Moses svarede: »Se, saa snart jeg kommer ud herfra, skal jeg gaa i Forbøn hos HERREN, og Bremserne skal vige bort fra Farao, hans Tjenere og hans Folk i Morgen. Blot Farao saa ikke igen narrer os og nægter at lade Folket rejse hen og ofre til HERREN!«

And Moses said, I then will go forth from you and pray to God, and the dog-fly shall depart both from your servants, and from your people to-morrow. Do not you, Pharao, deceive again, so as not to send the people away to do sacrifice to the Lord.

30 Derpaa gik Moses bort fra Farao og gik i Forbøn hos HERREN.

And Moses went out from Pharao, and prayed to God.

31 Og HERREN gjorde, som Moses bad, og Bremserne veg bort fra Farao, hans Tjenere og hans Folk; der blev ikke en eneste tilbage.

And the Lord did as Moses said, and removed the dog-fly from Pharao, and from his servants, and from his people, and there was not one left.

32 Men Farao forhærdede ogsaa denne Gang sit Hjerte og lod ikke Folket rejse.

And Pharao hardened his heart, even on this occasion, and he would not send the people away.