Exodus 8

1 And YHWH says to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, and you have said to him, Thus said YHWH: Send My people away, and they serve Me;

Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Gaa til Farao og sig til ham: Saa siger HERREN: Lad mit Folk rejse, for at de kan dyrke mig!

2 and if you are refusing to send [them] away, behold, I am striking all your border 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 has teemed [with] frogs, and they have gone up and gone into your house, and into the inner-chamber of your bed, and on your couch, and into the house of your servants, and among your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading-troughs;

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

4 indeed, on you, and on your people, and on all your servants the frogs go up.”

ja paa dig selv og dit Folk og alle dine Tjenere skal Frøerne kravle op.«

5 And YHWH says to Moses, “Say to Aaron, Stretch out your hand, with your rod, against the streams, against the rivers, and against the ponds, and cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt.”

Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Sig til Aron: Ræk din Haand med Staven ud over Floderne, Kanalerne og Dammene og faa Frøerne til at kravle op over Ægypten!«

6 And Aaron stretches out his hand against the waters of Egypt, and the frog comes up, and covers the land of Egypt;

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

7 and the enchanters do so with their secrets, and cause the frogs to come up against 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 Pharaoh calls for Moses and for Aaron and says, “Make supplication to YHWH, that he may turn aside the frogs from me, and from my people, and I send the people away, and they sacrifice to YHWH.”

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

9 And Moses says to Pharaoh, “Beautify yourself over me; when do I make supplication for you, and for your servants, and for your people, to cut off the frogs from you and from your houses—only in the River they remain?”

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

10 And he says, “Tomorrow.” And he says, “According to your word [it is], so that you know that there is none like our God YHWH,

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 have turned aside from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people; only in the River they remain.”

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

12 And Moses—Aaron also—goes out from Pharaoh, and Moses cries to YHWH concerning the matter of the frogs which He has set on Pharaoh;

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

13 and YHWH does according to the word of Moses, and the frogs die out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields,

og HERREN gjorde, som Moses bad: Frøerne døde i Husene, i Gaardene og paa Markerne,

14 and they heap them up together, and the land stinks.

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

15 And Pharaoh sees that there has been a respite, and he has hardened his heart, and has not listened to them, as YHWH has spoken.

Men da Farao saa, at han havde faaet Luft, forhærdede han sit Hjerte og hørte ikke paa dem, saaledes som HERREN havde sagt.

16 And YHWH says to Moses, “Say to Aaron, Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, and it has become gnats in all the land of Egypt.”

Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Sig til Aron: Ræk din Stav ud og slaa Støvet paa Jorden med den, saa skal det blive til Myg i hele Ægypten!«

17 And they do so, and Aaron stretches out his hand with his rod, and strikes the dust of the land, and the gnats are on man and on beast; all the dust of the land has been gnats in all the land of Egypt.

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

18 And the enchanters do so with their secrets, to bring out the gnats, and they have not been able, and the gnats are on man and on beast;

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

19 and the enchanters say to Pharaoh, “It [is] the finger of God”; and the heart of Pharaoh is strong, and he has not listened to them, as YHWH has spoken.

Da sagde Koglerne til Farao: »Det er Guds Finger!« Men Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, saa han ikke hørte paa dem, saaledes som HERREN havde sagt.

20 And YHWH says to Moses, “Rise early in the morning, and station yourself before Pharaoh, behold, he is going out to the waters, and you have said to him, Thus said YHWH: Send My people away, and they serve Me;

Derpaa sagde HERREN til Moses: »Træd i Morgen tidlig frem for Farao, naar han begiver sig ned til Vandet, og sig til ham: Saa siger HERREN: Lad mit Folk rejse, for at de kan dyrke mig!

21 for if you are not sending My people away, behold, I am sending against you, and against your servants, and against your people, and against your houses, the beetle, and the houses of the Egyptians have been full of the beetle, and also the ground on 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 paa;

22 And I have separated in that day the land of Goshen, in which My people are staying, that the beetle is not there, so that you know that I [am] YHWH in the midst of the land,

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

23 and I have put a division between My people and your people; this sign is tomorrow.”

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

24 And YHWH does so, and the grievous beetle enters the house of Pharaoh, and the house of his servants, and in all the land of Egypt the land is corrupted from the presence of the beetle.

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

25 And Pharaoh calls to Moses and to Aaron and says, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land”;

Da lod Farao Moses og Aron kalde og sagde: »Gaa hen og bring eders Gud et Offer her i Landet!«

26 and Moses says, “[It is] not right to do so—for us to sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to our God YHWH; behold, we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes—and they do not stone us!

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

27 We go a journey of three days into the wilderness and have sacrificed to our God YHWH as He says to us.”

Lad os drage tre Dagsrejser ud i Ørkenen og ofre til HERREN vor Gud, saaledes som han har paalagt os!«

28 And Pharaoh says, “I send you away, and you have sacrificed to your God YHWH in the wilderness, only do not go very far off; make supplication for me”;

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

29 and Moses says, “Behold, I am going out from you, and have made supplication to YHWH, and tomorrow the beetle has turned aside from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; only, do not let Pharaoh add to deceive in not sending the people away to sacrifice to YHWH.”

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

30 And Moses goes out from Pharaoh, and makes supplication to YHWH,

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

31 and YHWH does according to the word of Moses, and turns aside the beetle from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people—there has not been 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 Pharaoh also hardens his heart at this time, and has not sent the people away.

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