Exodus 10
1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, in order that I might display these my signs in the midst of them:
Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Gaa til Farao! Thi jeg har forhærdet hans og hans Tjeneres Hjerte, at jeg kan komme til at gøre disse mine Tegn iblandt dem,
2 And in order that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, the wonders which I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have shown among them; and ye shall know now that I am the Lord.
for at du maa kunne fortælle din Søn og din Sønnesøn, hvorledes jeg handlede med Ægypterne, og om de Tegn, jeg gjorde iblandt dem; saa skal I kende, at jeg er HERREN.«
3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Eternal, the God of the Hebrews, How long yet wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
Da gik Moses og Aron til Farao og sagde til ham: »Saa siger HERREN, Hebræernes Gud: Hvor længe vil du vægre dig ved at ydmyge dig for mig? Lad mit Folk rejse, at de kan dyrke mig!
4 For, if thou refusest to let my people go, behold, I will bring tomorrow locusts into thy boundary.
Men hvis du vægrer dig ved at lade mit Folk rejse, se, da vil jeg i Morgen sende Græshopper over dine Landemærker,
5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, so that one shall not be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which escaped, which hath been left unto you from the hail, and they shall eat off every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
og de skal skjule Landets Overflade, saa man ikke kan se Jorden, og opæde Resten af det, som er blevet tilovers for eder efter Haglen, og opæde alle eders Træer, som gror paa Marken;
6 And thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians shall be full of them; such as neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day of their being upon the earth, until this day; and he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
og de skal fylde dine Huse og alle dine Tjeneres og alle Ægypternes Huse saaledes, at hverken dine Fædre eller dine Fædres Fædre nogen Sinde har oplevet Mage dertil, fra den Dag de kom til Verden og indtil denne Dag!« Dermed vendte han sig bort og forlod Farao.
7 And the servants of Pharaoh said unto him, How long shall this man be unto us for a snare? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
Men Faraos Tjenere sagde til ham: »Hvor længe skal denne Mand styrte os i Ulykke? Lad dog disse Mennesker rejse og lad dem dyrke HERREN deres Gud! Har du endnu ikke indset, at Ægypten gaar til Grunde?«
8 And Moses was brought back with Aaron unto Pharaoh; and he said unto them, Go ye, serve the Lord your God; who all are they that shall go?
Moses og Aron blev nu hentet tilbage til Farao, og han sagde til dem: »Drag af Sted og dyrk HERREN eders Gud! Men hvem er det nu, der vil af Sted?«
9 And Moses said, With our young and with our old will we go; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we are to hold a feast unto the Lord.
Moses svarede: »Med vore Børn og vore gamle vil vi drage af Sted, med vore Sønner og vore Døtre, vort Smaakvæg og vort Hornkvæg vil vi drage af Sted, thi vi skal fejre HERRENS Højtid.«
10 And he said unto them, So be the Lord with you, as I will let you go, together with your little ones: look, surely your intentions are evil.
Da sagde han til dem: »HERREN være med eder, om jeg lader eder rejse sammen med eders Kvinder og Børn! Der ser man, at I har ondt i Sinde!
11 Not so; go now ye men, and serve the Lord, for this you desire: and they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
Nej — men I Mænd kan drage bort og dyrke HERREN; det var jo det, I ønskede!« Derpaa jog man dem bort fra Farao.
12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, and they shall come up over the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the earth, all that the hail hath left.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Ræk din Haand ud over Ægypten og faa Græshopperne til at komme; de skal komme over Ægypten og opæde alt, hvad der vokser i Landet, alt, hvad Haglen har levnet!«
13 And Moses stretched forth his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord urged an east wind over the land all that day, and all the night; when it was morning, the east wind bore along the locusts.
Moses rakte da sin Stav ud over Ægypten, og HERREN lod en Østenstorm blæse over Landet hele den Dag og den paafølgende Nat; og da det blev Morgen, førte Østenstormen Græshopperne med sig.
14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the boundaries of Egypt; in very large masses; before them there were no such locusts as they, and after them there will not be any such.
Da kom Græshopperne over hele Ægypten, og de slog sig ned i hele Ægyptens Omraade i uhyre Mængder; aldrig før havde der været saa mange Græshopper, og ingen Sinde mere skal der komme saa mange.
15 And they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the earth was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there was not left any green thing on the trees, or on the herbs of the field, throughout all the land of Egypt.
Og de skjulte hele Jordens Overflade, saa Jorden blev sort af dem, og de opaad alt, hvad der voksede i Landet, og alle Træfrugter, alt, hvad Haglen havde levnet, og der blev intet grønt tilbage paa Træerne eller paa Markens Urter i hele Ægypten.
16 Then made Pharaoh haste to call for Moses and Aaron; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.
Da lod Farao skyndsomt Moses og Aron kalde til sig og sagde: »Jeg har syndet mod HERREN eders Gud og mod eder!
17 And now forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me only this death.
Men tilgiv mig nu min Synd denne ene Gang og gaa i Forbøn hos eders Gud, at han dog blot vil tage denne dødbringende Plage fra mig!«
18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the Lord.
Da gik Moses bort fra Farao og bad til HERREN.
19 And the Lord turned a very strong west wind, which bore away the locusts, and cast them into the Red Sea; there was not left one locust in all the boundary of Egypt.
Og HERREN lod Vinden slaa om til en voldsom Vestenvind, som tog Græshopperne og drev dem ud i det røde Hav, saa der ikke blev en eneste Græshoppe tilbage i hele Ægyptens Omraade.
20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he did not let the children of Israel go.
Men HERREN forhærdede Faraos Hjerte, saa han ikke lod Israeliterne rejse.
21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, and there shall be darkness over the land of Egypt, and it shall be a darkness of the night.
Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Ræk din Haand op mod Himmelen, saa skal der komme et Mørke over Ægypten, som man kan tage og føle paa!«
22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
Da rakte Moses sin Haand op mod Himmelen, og der kom et tykt Mørke i hele Ægypten i tre Dage;
23 They saw not one another, neither did they rise, any one from his place, for three days; but for all the children of Israel there was light in their dwellings.
den ene kunde ikke se den anden, og ingen flyttede sig af Stedet i tre Dage; men overalt, hvor Israeliterne boede, var det lyst.
24 And Pharaoh called for Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only your flocks and your herds shall remain behind: also your little ones may go with you.
Da lod Farao Moses kalde og sagde: »Drag hen og dyrk HERREN. Dog skal eders Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg blive tilbage, men eders Kvinder og Børn maa I tage med.«
25 And Moses said, Even thou also must give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice [them] unto the Eternal, our God.
Men Moses sagde: »Du maa ogsaa overlade os Slagtofre og Brændofre, som vi kan bringe HERREN vor Gud;
26 And also our cattle must go with us, there shall not be left behind a single hoof, for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we cannot know with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.
ogsaa vore Hjorde maa vi have med, ikke en Klov maa blive tilbage, thi dem har vi Brug for, naar vi skal dyrke HERREN vor Gud, og vi ved jo ikke, hvor meget vi behøver dertil, før vi kommer til Stedet.«
27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
Da forhærdede HERREN Faraos Hjerte, saa han nægtede at lade dem rejse.
28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee away from me; take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for on the day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
Og Farao sagde til ham: »Gaa bort fra mig og vogt dig for at komme mig for Øje mere; thi den Dag du kommer mig for Øje, er du dødsens!«
29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will not see thy face again any more.
Da sagde Moses: »Du har sagt det, jeg skal ikke mere komme dig for Øje!«
