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 spoke to Moses, Go to Pharaoh, and say to him, Thus saith the LORD, 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 shalt 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 bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thy house, and into thy bed-chamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy 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 on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

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 spoke to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch forth thy hand with thy rod 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 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 magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon 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.«

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the LORD that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people: and I will let the people go, that they may do 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 Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee, and thy houses, [that] they may 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, To-morrow. And he said, [Be it] according to thy word; that thou mayest know that [there is] none like the LORD 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 servants, 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 the LORD, because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

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

And the LORD did according to the word of Moses: and the frogs died out of the houses, 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 into heaps: and the land was offensive in smell.

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

But when Pharaoh saw that there was respit, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not to them, as the LORD 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 the LORD said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout 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.

And they did so: for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all 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 magicians did so with their inchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man and upon 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 magicians said to Pharaoh, This [is] the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not to them; as the LORD 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 the LORD said to Moses, Rise early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; (lo, he cometh forth to the water) and say to him, Thus saith the LORD, 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;

Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms [of flies] upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms [of 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 sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms [of flies] shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I [am] the LORD in the midst of 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 division 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 the LORD did so: and there came a grievous swarm [of flies] into the house of Pharaoh, and [into] his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm [of 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 for Moses, and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, 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 meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: Lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will 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 the LORD 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 ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat 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 I will entreat the Lord that the swarms [of flies] may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to-morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more, in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

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

And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD:

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 according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms [of flies] from Pharaoh, from his servants, 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 at this time also, neither would he let the people go.