Exodus 8

1 And the Lord said to Moses, Go in to Pharao, and you shall say to him, These things says the Lord: send forth my people, that they may serve me.

Derpå sagde HERREN til Moses: "Gå til Farao og sig til ham: Så siger HERREN: Lad mit Folk rejse, for at de kan dyrke mig!

2 And if you will not send them forth, behold, I afflict all your borders with frogs:

Men hvis du vægrer dig ved at lade dem rejse, se, da vil jeg plage hele dit Land med Frøer;

3 and the river shall teem with frogs, and they shall go up and enter into your houses, and into your bed-chambers, and upon your beds, and upon the houses of your servants, and of your people and on your dough, and on your ovens.

Nilen skal vrimle af Frøer, og de skal kravle op og trænge ind i dit Hus og dit Sovekammer og på dit Leje og i dine Tjeneres og dit Folks Huse, i dine Bagerovne og dine Dejgtruge;

4 And upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, shall the frogs come up.

ja på dig selv og dit Folk og alle dine Tjenere skal Frøerne kravle op."

5 And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron your brother, Stretch forth with the hand your rod over the rivers, and over the canals, and over the pools, and bring up the frogs.

Da sagde HERREN til Moses: "Sig til Aron: Ræk din Hånd med Staven ud over Floderne, Kanalerne og Dammene og få Frøerne til at kravle op over Ægypten!"

6 And Aaron stretched forth his hand over the waters of Egypt, and brought up the frogs: and the frog was brought up, and covered the land of Egypt.

Og Aron rakte sin Hånd ud over Ægyptens Vande. Da kravlede Frøerne op og fyldte Ægypten.

7 And the charmers of the Egyptians also did likewise with their sorceries, and brought up the frogs on the land of Egypt.

Men Koglerne gjorde det samme ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster og fik Frøerne til at kravle op over Ægypten.

8 And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said, Pray for me to the Lord, and let him take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will send them away, and they shall sacrifice to the Lord.

Da lod Farao Moses og Aron kalde og sagde: "Gå i Forbøn hos HERREN, at han skiller mig og mit Folk af med Frøerne, så vil jeg lade Folket rejse, at de kan ofre til HERREN."

9 And Moses said to Pharao, Appoint me [a time] when I shall pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, to cause the frogs to disappear from you, and from your people, and from your houses, only in the river shall they be left behind.

Moses svarede Farao: "Du behøver kun at befale over mig! Til hvilken Tid skal jeg gå i Forbøn for dig, dine Tjenere og dit Folk om at få Frøerne bort fra dig og dine Huse, så de kun bliver tilbage i Nilen?"

10 And he said, On the morrow: he said therefore, As you has said; that you may know, that there is no other [God] but the Lord.

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;

11 And the frogs shall be removed away from you, and from your houses and from the villages, and from your servants, and from your people, only in the river they shall be left.

Frøerne skal vige bort fra dig, dine Huse, dine Tjenere og dit Folk; kun i Nilen skal de blive tilbage."

12 And Moses and Aaron went forth from Pharao, and Moses cried to the Lord concerning the restriction of the frogs, as Pharao appointed him.

Moses og Aron gik nu bort fra Farao, og Moses råbte til HERREN om at bortrydde Frøerne, som han havde sendt over Farao;

13 And the Lord did as Moses said, and the frogs died out of the houses, and out of the villages, and out of the fields.

og HERREN gjorde, som Moses bad: Frøerne døde i Husene, i Gårdene og på Markerne,

14 And they gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

og man samlede dem sammen i Dynger, så Landet kom til at stinke deraf.

15 And when Pharao saw that there was relief, his heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord spoke.

Men da Farao så, at han havde fået Luft, forhærdede han sit Hjerte og hørte ikke på dem, således som HERREN havde sagt.

16 And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch forth your rod with your hand and strike the dust of the earth; and there shall be lice both upon man, and upon quadrupeds, and in all the land of Egypt.

Derpå sagde HERREN til Moses: "Sig til Aron: Ræk din Stav ud og slå Støvet på Jorden med den, så skal det blive til Myg i hele Ægypten!"

17 So Aaron stretched out his rod with his hand, and struck the dust of the earth; and the lice were on men and on quadrupeds, and in all the dust of the earth there were lice.

Og de gjorde således; Aron udrakte sin Hånd med Staven og slog Støvet på Jorden dermed. Da kom der Myg over Mennesker og Dyr; alt Støvet på Jorden blev til Myg i hele Ægypten.

18 And the charmers also did so with their sorceries, to bring forth the louse, and they could not. And the lice were both on the men and on the quadrupeds.

Koglerne søgte nu også ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster at fremkalde Myg, men de magtede det ikke. Og Myggene kom over Mennesker og Dyr.

19 So the charmers said to Pharao, This is the finger of God. But the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he listened not to them, as the Lord said.

Da sagde Koglerne til Farao: "Det er Guds Finger!" Men Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, så han ikke hørte på dem, således som HERREN havde sagt.

20 And the Lord said to Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharao: and behold, he will go forth to the water, and you shall say to him, These things says the Lord: Send away my people, that they may serve me in the wilderness.

Derpå sagde HERREN til Moses: "Træd i Morgen tidlig frem for Farao, når han begiver sig ned til Vandet, og sig til ham: Så siger HERREN: Lad mit Folk rejse, for at de kan dyrke mig!

21 And if you will not let my people go, behold, I send upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, and upon your houses, the dog-fly; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with the dog-fly, even throughout the land upon which they are.

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 på;

22 and I will distinguish marvelously in that day the land of Gesem, on which my people dwell, in which the dog-fly shall not be: that you may know that I am the Lord the God of all the earth.

men med Gosens Land, hvor mit Folk bor, vil jeg til den Tid gøre en Undtagelse, så der ingen Bremser kommer, for at du kan kende, at jeg HERREN er i Landet;

23 And I will put a difference between my people and your people, and on the morrow shall this be on the land. And the Lord did thus.

og jeg vil sætte Skel mellem mit Folk og dit Folk; i Morgen skal dette Tegn ske!"

24 And the dog-fly came in abundance into the houses of Pharao, and into the houses of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt; and the land was destroyed by the dog-fly.

Og HERREN gjorde således: Vældige Bremsesværme trængte ind i Faraos og hans Tjeneres Huse og i hele Ægypten, og Landet hærgedes af Bremserne.

25 And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, saying, Go and sacrifice to the Lord your God in the land.

Da lod Farao Moses og Aron kalde og sagde: "Gå hen og bring eders Gud et Offer her i Landet!"

26 And Moses said, It can’t be so, for we shall sacrifice to the Lord our God the abominations of the Egyptians; for if we sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians before them, we shall be stoned.

Men Moses sagde: "Det går ikke an at gøre således, thi til HERREN vor Gud ofrer vi, hvad der er Ægypterne en Vederstyggelighed; og når vi for Øjnene af Ægypterne ofrer, hvad der er dem en Vederstyggelighed, mon de da ikke stener os?

27 We will go a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as the Lord said to us.

Lad os drage tre Dagsrejser ud i Ørkenen og ofre til HERREN vor Gud, således som han har pålagt os!"

28 And Pharao said, I [will] let you go, and do you sacrifice to your God in the wilderness, but do not go very far away: pray then for me to the Lord.

Farao sagde: "Jeg vil lade eder rejse hen og ofre til HERREN eders Gud i Ørkenen; kun må I ikke rejse for langt bort; men gå i Forbøn for mig!"

29 And Moses said, I then will go forth from you and pray to God, and the dog-fly shall depart both from your servants, and from your people to-morrow. Do not you, Pharao, deceive again, so as not to send the people away to do sacrifice to the Lord.

Moses svarede: "Se, så snart jeg kommer ud herfra, skal jeg gå i Forbøn hos HERREN, og Bremserne skal vige bort fra Farao, hans Tjenere og hans Folk i Morgen. Blot Farao så ikke igen narrer os og nægter at lade Folket rejse hen og ofre til HERREN!"

30 And Moses went out from Pharao, and prayed to God.

Derpå gik Moses bort fra Farao og gik i Forbøn hos HERREN.

31 And the Lord did as Moses said, and removed the dog-fly from Pharao, and from his servants, and from his people, and there was not one left.

Og HERREN gjorde, som Moses bad, og Bremserne veg bort fra Farao, hans Tjenere og hans Folk; der blev ikke en eneste tilbage.

32 And Pharao hardened his heart, even on this occasion, and he would not send the people away.

Men Farao forhærdede også denne Gang sit Hjerte og lod ikke Folket rejse.