2 Mosebog 5
1 Derefter gik Moses og Aron hen og sagde til Farao: "Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Lad mit Folk rejse, for at de kan holde Højtid for mig i Ørkenen!"
And after this went in Moses and Aaron to Pharao, and they said to him, These things says the Lord God of Israel, Send my people away, that they may keep a feast to 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 Pharao said, Who is he that I should listen to his voice, so that I should send away the children of Israel? I do not know the Lord, and 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 slå os med Pest eller Sværd!"
And they say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us to him: we will go therefore a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest at any time death or slaughter happen to us.
4 Men Ægypterkongen sagde til dem: "Hvorfor vil I, Moses og Aron, forstyrre Folket i dets Arbejde? Gå til eders Trællearbejde!"
And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, turn the people from their works? depart each of you to your works.
5 Og Farao sagde: "Folket er så vist dovent nok; og nu vil I have dem fri fra deres Trællearbejde!"
And Pharao said, Behold now, the people is very numerous; let us not then give them rest from their work.
6 Samme Dag udstedte Farao følgende Befaling til Fogederne over Folket og dets Opsynsmænd:
And Pharao gave orders to the taskmasters of the people and the accountants, saying,
7 "I skal ikke mere som hidtil give Folket Halm til Teglarbejdet; de skal selv gå ud og sanke Halm;
You shall no longer give straw to the people for brick-making as yesterday and the third day; but let them go themselves, and collect straw for themselves.
8 men alligevel skal I pålægge dem at lave lige så mange Teglsten som hidtil, I må ikke eftergive dem noget; thi de er dovne, og derfor er det, de råber op og siger: Lad os drage ud og ofre til vor Gud!
And you shall impose on them daily the rate of brick-making which they perform: you shall not abate anything, for they are idle; therefore have they cried, saying, Let us arise and do sacrifice to our God.
9 Strengt Arbejde skal de Mennesker have, for at de kan være optaget deraf og ikke af Løgnetale."
Let the works of these men be made grievous, and let them care for these things, and not care for vain words.
10 Da gik Folkets Fogeder og Opsynsmænd ud og sagde til Folket: "Således siger Farao: Jeg vil ikke mere give eder Halm;
And the taskmasters and the accountants hastened them, and they spoke to the people, saying, thus says Pharao, I [will] give you straw no longer.
11 gå selv ud og sank eder Halm, hvor I kan finde det, men i eders Arbejde bliver der intet eftergivet!"
Go you, yourselves, get for yourselves straw whenever you can find it, for nothing is diminished from your rate.
12 Da spredte Folket sig over hele Ægypten for at samle Halmstrå.
So the people were dispersed in all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw.
13 Men Fogederne trængte på og sagde: "I skal Dag for Dag yde fuldt Arbejde, ligesom dengang I fik Halm!"
and the taskmasters hastened them, saying, Fulfil your regular daily tasks, even as when straw was given you.
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 accountants of the race of the children of Israel, who were set over them by the masters of Pharao, were scourged, [[and questioned, ] men] saying, Why have you not fulfilled your rates of brick work as yesterday and the third day, today also?
15 Da gik Israeliternes Opsynsmænd hen og råbte til Farao: "Hvorfor handler du således med din Fræne?
And the accountants of the children of Israel went in and cried to Pharao, saying, Why do you act thus to your servants?
16 Dine Trælle får ingen Halm, og dog siger de til os: Lav Teglsten! Og dine Trælle får Prygl; du forsynder dig mod dit Folk."
Straw is not given to your servants, and they tell us to make brick; and behold your servants have been scourged: you will therefore injure your people.
17 Men han svarede: "I er dovne, det er det, I er! Derfor siger I: Lad os rejse ud og ofre til HERREN!
And he said to them, You are idle, you are idlers: therefore you say, Let us go [and] do sacrifice to our God.
18 Gå nu hen og tag fat på eders Arbejde; I får ingen Halm, men I skal levere det samme Antal Teglsten!"
Now then go and work, for straw shall not be given to you, yet you shall return the rate of bricks.
19 Israeliternes Opsynsmænd følte sig ilde stedt ved at skulle sige: "Der må intet eftergives i, hvad I daglig skal skaffe af Teglsten!"
And the accountants of the children of Israel saw themselves in an evil plight, [men] saying, You shall not fail to deliver the daily rate of the brick-making.
20 Og da de ved deres Bortgang fra Farao traf Moses og Aron, som stod og ventede på dem,
And they met Moses and Aaron coming forth to meet them, as they came forth from Pharao.
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 Hånden til at dræbe os med!"
And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge you, for you have made our savor abominable before Pharao, and before his servants, to put a sword into his hands to kill 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 turned to the Lord, and said, I pray, Lord, why have you afflicted this people? and therefore have you 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 from the time that I went to Pharao to speak in your name, he has afflicted this people, and you have not delivered your people.
