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 Jehovah said to Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah: Let my people go, 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 thou refuse to let [them] go, behold, I will smite all thy 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 swarm with frogs, and they shall go up and come into thy house, and into thy bedroom, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy bondmen, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneading-troughs.

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

And the frogs shall come up both upon thee and upon thy people, and upon all thy bondmen.

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 Jehovah said to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy hand with thy staff over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.

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

And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came 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 scribes did so with their sorceries, and brought up 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 Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat Jehovah, that he may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Jehovah.

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 Pharaoh, Glory over me, for what time shall I intreat for thee, and for thy bondmen, and for thy people, to cut off the frogs from thee and from thy houses; [so that] they shall remain in the river only?

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, For to-morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that there is none like Jehovah our God.

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 depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy bondmen, and from thy people: they shall remain in the river only.

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 out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried to Jehovah because of the frogs that he had brought against Pharaoh.

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

And Jehovah did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.

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

And they gathered them 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 Pharaoh saw that there was respite; and he hardened his heart, and hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said.

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 Jehovah said to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy staff, and smite the dust of the earth, and it shall become gnats throughout 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.

And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and smote the dust of the earth, and there arose gnats on man and on beast: all the dust of the land became gnats throughout the land of Egypt.

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 scribes did so with their sorceries, to bring forth gnats; but they could not. And the gnats were on man and on beast.

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.

Then the scribes said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God! But Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, and he hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had 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 Jehovah said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh — behold, he will go out to the water — and say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

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;

For, if thou do not let my people go, behold, I will send dog-flies upon thee, and upon thy bondmen, and upon thy people, and into thy houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of dog-flies, and also the ground on 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 in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no dog-flies shall be there; that thou mayest know that I Jehovah am in the midst of the land.

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

And I will put a separation between my people and thy people; to-morrow shall this sign be.

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 Jehovah did so; and there came dog-flies in a multitude into the house of Pharaoh, and [into] the houses of his bondmen; and throughout the land of Egypt, the land was corrupted by the dog-flies.

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

And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and said, Go, sacrifice to 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 is not proper to do so; for we should sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, if we sacrificed the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, would they not stone us?

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

We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, as he shall command 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 Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Jehovah your God in the wilderness; only, go not very far away: intreat for me!

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, Behold, I go out from thee, and will intreat Jehovah; and the dog-flies will depart from Pharaoh, from his bondmen, and from his people, to-morrow; only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Jehovah.

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

And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated Jehovah.

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 Jehovah did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the dog-flies from Pharaoh, from his bondmen, and from his people; there remained not one.

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

And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and would not let the people go.