Exodus 5
1 After these things Moses and Aaron went in, and said to Pharao: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Let my people go that they may sacrifice to me in the desert.
Og derefter kom Mose og Aron ind til Farao og sagde: Saa siger Herren, Israels Gud: Lad mit Folk fare, og de skulle holde mig Højtid i Ørken.
2 But he answered: Who is the Lord, that I should hear his voice, and let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.
Og Farao sagde: Hvo er den Herre, hvis Røst jeg skal adlyde i at lade Israel fare? jeg kender ikke den Herre, jeg vil heller ikke lade Israel fare.
3 And they said: The God of the Hebrews hath called us, to go three days’ journey into the wilderness and to sacrifice to the Lord our God: lest a pestilence or the sword fall upon us.
Og de sagde: Hebræernes Gud mødte os; lad os dog gaa tre Dages Rejse i Ørken og bringe Herren vor Gud Offer, at han ikke skal ramme os med Pest eller med Sværdet.
4 The king of Egypt said to them: Why do you Moses and Aaron draw off the people from their works? Get you gone to your burdens.
Da sagde Kongen af Ægypten til dem: Mose og Aron, hvorfor ville I afdrage Folket fra deres Gerninger; gaar hen til eders Byrder.
5 And Pharao said: The people of the land is numerous: you see that the multitude is increased: how much more if you give them rest from their works?
Og Farao sagde ydermere: Se, Folket er nu mangfoldigt i Landet, og I ville bringe dem Hvile for deres Byrder.
6 Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters of the people, saying:
Og Farao befalede samme Dag Opsynsmændene over Folket og dets Fogeder og sagde:
7 You shall give straw no more to the people to make brick, as before: but let them go and gather straw.
I skulle ikke ydermere give Folket Halm til Teglarbejdet som tilforn; lader dem selv gaa og sanke sig Halm;
8 And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which they did before, neither shall you diminish any thing thereof: for they are idle, and therefore they cry, saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
og paalægger dem alligevel at gøre det samme Tal Stene, som de have gjort hidtildags; eftergiver intet deraf; thi de ere efterladne, derfor skrige de og sige: Vi ville gaa hen, vi ville ofre til vor Gud.
9 Let them be oppressed, with works, and let them fulfill them: that they may not regard lying words.
Lader Trældommen blive svar over Mændene, saa at de have at gøre dermed og ikke agte paa løgnagtige Ord.
10 And the overseers of the works and the taskmasters went out and said to the people: Thus saith Pharao, I allow you no straw:
Da udgik Folkets Opsynsmænd og dets Fogeder og sagde til Folket: Saa siger Farao: Jeg giver eder ikke Halm.
11 Go, and gather it where you can find it: neither shall any thing of your work be diminished.
Gaar selv, tager eder Halm, hvor I kunne finde; men der skal intet eftergives i eders Trællearbejde.
12 And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw.
Saa adspredte Folket sig over alt Ægyptens Land, at sanke Stubber, at bruge som Halm.
13 And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying: Fulfill your work every day as before you were wont to do when straw was given you.
Og Opsynsmændene dreve paa og sagde: Fuldkommer eders Gerning, Arbejdet Dag for Dag, ligesom da I havde Halm.
14 And they that were over the works of the children of Israel were scourged by Pharao’s taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks both yesterday and today as before?
Og Israels Børns Fogeder, hvilke Faraos Opsynsmænd havde sat over dem, bleve slagne; og der blev sagt til dem: Hvorfor have I ikke fuldkommet eders beskikkede Gerning, at gøre Tegl, som tilforn, saa og i Gaar og i Dag?
15 And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants?
Da kom Israels Børns Fogeder og raabte til Farao og sagde: Hvi gør du saa med dine Tjenere?
16 Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before: behold we thy servants are beaten with whips, and thy people is unjustly dealt withal.
Dine Tjenere gives ikke Halm, og de sige til os: Gører Tegl! og se, dine Tjenere faa Hug; dog dit Folk er Skyld deri.
17 And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.
Og han sagde: I ere efterladne, ja efterladne, derfor sige I: Vi ville gaa hen, vi ville ofre til Herren.
18 Go therefore, and work: straw shall not be given you, and you shall deliver the accustomed number of bricks.
Og nu, gaar, arbejder, og ingen Halm skal gives eder; men I skulle dog forskaffe Tallet paa Teglene.
19 And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in evil case, because it was said to them: There shall not a whit be diminished of the bricks for every day.
Da saa Israels Børns Fogeder, at de vare ilde farne, idet der sagdes: I skulle intet formindske i eders Tegl, i Arbejdet Dag for Dag.
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood over against them as they came out from Pharao:
Da traf de paa Mose og Aron, der stode for at møde dem, da de gik ud fra Farao.
21 And they said to them: The Lord see and judge, because you have made our savour to stink before Pharao and his servants, and you have given him a sword to kill us.
Og de sagde til dem: Herren skal se paa eder og dømme, at I have gjort os stinkende for Farao og for hans Tjenere, saa at I have givet Sværdet i deres Haand til at ihjelslaa os.
22 And Moses returned to the Lord, and said: Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou sent me?
Og Mose vendte sig til Herren igen og sagde: Herre, hvi gør du ilde imod dette Folk? hvi sendte du mig?
23 For since the time that I went in to Pharao to speak in thy name, he hath afflicted thy people: and thou hast not delivered them.
Thi fra den Tid, da jeg kom til Farao at tale i dit Navn, har han gjort ilde imod dette Folk, og du har ingenlunde friet dit Folk.
