Exodus 7
1 And Jehovah said to Moses, See, I have made thee as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Se, jeg gør dig til Gud for Farao, men din Broder Aron skal være din Profet.
2 Thou shall speak all that I command thee, and Aaron thy brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land.
Du skal sige til ham alt, hvad jeg paalægger dig, men din Broder Aron skal sige det til Farao, for at han skal lade Israeliterne rejse ud af sit Land.
3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
Men jeg vil forhærde Faraos Hjerte og derefter gøre mange Tegn og Undere i Ægypten.
4 But Pharaoh will not hearken to you. And I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my armies, my people the sons of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
Farao skal ikke høre paa eder, men jeg vil lægge min Haand paa Ægypten og føre mine Hærskarer, mit Folk Israeliterne, ud af Ægypten med vældige Straffedomme;
5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the sons of Israel from among them.
og naar jeg udrækker min Haand mod Ægypten og fører Israeliterne ud derfra, skal Ægypterne kende, at jeg er HERREN.«
6 And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded them, so they did.
Da gjorde Moses og Aron, som HERREN paalagde dem.
7 And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Moses var firsindstyve og Aron tre og firsindstyve Aar gammel, da de talte til Farao.
8 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
Og HERREN talede til Moses og Aron og sagde:
9 When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a wonder for you, then thou shall say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.
»Naar Farao kræver et Under af eder, sig saa til Aron: Tag din Stav og kast den ned foran Farao, saa skal den blive til en Slange!«
10 And Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh. And they did so, as Jehovah had commanded, and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
Da gik Moses og Aron til Farao og gjorde, som HERREN bød; og da Aron kastede sin Stav foran Farao og hans Tjenere, blev den til en Slange.
11 Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. And they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their enchantments.
Men Farao lod som Modtræk Vismændene og Besværgerne kalde, og de, Ægyptens Koglere, gjorde ogsaa det samme ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster;
12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents, but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
de kastede hver sin Stav, og Stavene blev til Slanger, men Arons Stav opslugte deres Stave.
13 And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as Jehovah had spoken.
Men Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, og han hørte ikke paa dem, saaledes som HERREN havde sagt.
14 And Jehovah said to Moses, Pharaoh's heart is stubborn; he refuses to let the people go.
HERREN sagde nu til Moses: »Faraos Hjerte er forstokket, han vægrer sig ved at lade Folket rejse.
15 Get thee to Pharaoh in the morning, lo, he goes out to the water, and thou shall stand by the river's edge to meet him, and the rod which was turned to a serpent thou shall take in thy hand.
Gaa derfor i Morgen tidlig til Farao, naar han begiver sig ned til Vandet, og træd frem for ham ved Nilens Bred og tag Staven, der forvandledes til en Slange, i Haanden
16 And thou shall say to him, Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness. And, behold, until now thou have not hearkened.
og sig til ham: HERREN, Hebræernes Gud, sendte mig til dig med det Bud: Lad mit Folk rejse, at det kan dyrke mig i Ørkenen! Men hidtil har du ikke adlydt.
17 Thus says Jehovah, In this thou shall know that I am Jehovah. Behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
Saa siger HERREN: Deraf skal du kende, at jeg er HERREN: Se, jeg slaar Vandet i Nilen med Staven, som jeg holder i min Haand, og det skal forvandles til Blod,
18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul, and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.
Fiskene i Nilen skal dø, og Nilen skal stinke, og Ægypterne skal væmmes ved at drikke Vand fra Nilen.«
19 And Jehovah said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood, and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.
Og HERREN sagde til Moses: »Sig til Aron: Tag din Stav og ræk din Haand ud over Ægypternes Vande, deres Floder, Kanaler, Damme og alle Vandsamlinger, saa skal Vandet blive til Blod, og der skal være Blod i hele Ægypten, baade i Trækar og Stenkar.«
20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded. And he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants, and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
Og Moses og Aron gjorde, som HERREN bød; Moses løftede Staven og slog Vandet i Nilen for Øjnene af Farao og hans Tjenere, og alt Vandet i Nilen forvandledes til Blod;
21 And the fish that were in the river died, and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. And the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.
Fiskene i Nilen døde, og Nilen stank, saa Ægypterne ikke kunde drikke Vand fra Nilen, og der var Blod i hele Ægypten.
22 And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments. And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as Jehovah had spoken.
Men de Ægyptiske Koglere gjorde det samme ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster, og Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, saa han ikke hørte paa dem, saaledes som HERREN havde sagt.
23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.
Da vendte Farao sig bort og gik hjem, og heller ikke dette lagde han sig paa Sinde.
24 And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink, for they could not drink of the water of the river.
Men alle Ægypterne gravede i Omegnen af Nilen efter Drikkevand, thi de kunde ikke drikke Nilvandet.
25 And seven days were fulfilled, after Jehovah had smitten the river.
Og saaledes gik der syv Dage, efter at HERREN havde slaaet Nilen.
