Exodus 5
1 And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.
Derefter gik Moses og Aron hen og sagde til Farao: »Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Lad mit Folk rejse, for at de kan holde Højtid for mig i Ørkenen!«
2 And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken to his voice to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go.
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!«
3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
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 slaa os med Pest eller Sværd!«
4 And the king of Egypt said to them, Therefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? Get you to your burdens.
Men Ægypterkongen sagde til dem: »Hvorfor vil I, Moses og Aron, forstyrre Folket i dets Arbejde? Gaa til eders Trællearbejde!«
5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
Og Farao sagde: »Folket er saa vist dovent nok; og nu vil I have dem fri fra deres Trællearbejde!«
6 And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Samme Dag udstedte Farao følgende Befaling til Fogederne over Folket og dets Opsynsmænd:
7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick as formerly. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
»I skal ikke mere som hidtil give Folket Halm til Teglarbejdet; de skal selv gaa ud og sanke Halm;
8 And the number of the bricks, which they made formerly, ye shall lay upon them. Ye shall not diminish any of it. For they are idle, therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
men alligevel skal I paalægge dem at lave lige saa mange Teglsten som hidtil, I maa ikke eftergive dem noget; thi de er dovne, og derfor er det, de raaber op og siger: Lad os drage ud og ofre til vor Gud!
9 Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor in it, and let them not regard lying words.
Strengt Arbejde skal de Mennesker have, for at de kan være optaget deraf og ikke af Løgnetale.«
10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus says Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
Da gik Folkets Fogeder og Opsynsmænd ud og sagde til Folket: »Saaledes siger Farao: Jeg vil ikke mere give eder Halm;
11 Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it, for none of your work shall be diminished.
gaa selv ud og sank eder Halm, hvor I kan finde det, men i eders Arbejde bliver der intet eftergivet!«
12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
Da spredte Folket sig over hele Ægypten for at samle Halmstraa.
13 And the taskmasters were urgent saying, Fulfill your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
Men Fogederne trængte paa og sagde: »I skal Dag for Dag yde fuldt Arbejde, ligesom dengang I fik Halm!«
14 And the officers of the sons of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Why have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and today, in making brick as formerly?
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?«
15 Then the officers of the sons of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why do thou deal thus with thy servants?
Da gik Israeliternes Opsynsmænd hen og raabte til Farao: »Hvorfor handler du saaledes med dine Trælle?
16 There is no straw given to thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick. And, behold, thy servants are beaten, but the fault it in thine own people.
Dine Trælle faar ingen Halm, og dog siger de til os: Lav Teglsten! Og dine Trælle faar Prygl; du forsynder dig mod dit Folk.«
17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle. Therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.
Men han svarede: »I er dovne, det er det, I er! Derfor siger I: Lad os rejse ud og ofre til HERREN!
18 Go therefore now, and work, for there shall no straw be given you, yet ye shall deliver the number of bricks.
Gaa nu hen og tag fat paa eders Arbejde; I faar ingen Halm, men I skal levere det samme Antal Teglsten!«
19 And the officers of the sons of Israel saw that they were in affliction, when it was said, Ye shall not diminish anything from your bricks, your daily tasks.
Israeliternes Opsynsmænd følte sig ilde stedt ved at skulle sige: »Der maa intet eftergives i, hvad I daglig skal skaffe af Teglsten!«
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh,
Og da de ved deres Bortgang fra Farao traf Moses og Aron, som stod og ventede paa dem,
21 and they said to them, Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have made our fragrance to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
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 Haanden til at dræbe os med!«
22 And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Lord, why have thou dealt ill with this people? Why is it that thou have sent me?
Da vendte Moses sig igen til HERREN og sagde: »Herre, hvorfor har du handlet ilde med dette Folk? Hvorfor har du udsendt mig?
23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he has dealt ill with this people, neither have thou delivered thy people at all.
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!«
