Exodus 8
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Go back to the king and tell him, ‘Yahweh says that you must let my people go, in order that they can worship me [in the desert].
TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Pergilah menghadap raja Mesir dan sampaikan kepadanya, ‘Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN: Biarkanlah umat-Ku pergi supaya mereka dapat menyembah-Ku.
2 But if you refuse to let them go, I will punish you by sending frogs to cover your country.
Kalau engkau menolak, Aku akan memenuhi negerimu dengan katak.
3 [Not only] will the Nile [River] be full of frogs, [but] the frogs will come up [out of the river] into your palace. They will come into your bedroom and onto your bed. They will be in the houses of your officials and all [the rest of] your people. They will even get into your ovens and your pans for mixing the materials for baking bread.
Sungai Nil akan penuh dengan katak, sampai hewan-hewan itu memasuki istanamu, kamar tidurmu, tempat tidurmu, rumah-rumah para pejabatmu dan seluruh rakyatmu, bahkan ke dalam semua tempat pembakaran makanan dan peralatan masak kalian.
4 The frogs will jump up on you and your officials and [all the rest of] your people.’”
Katak-katak itu akan melompat ke atas tubuhmu, seluruh pegawaimu, juga rakyatmu.’”
5 Yahweh [also] said to Moses/me, “Say this to Aaron: ‘Hold your stick in your hand and stretch it out [as though you were stretching it] over the river, the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up [from all this water and] cover the land of Egypt.’”
Kemudian TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Sampaikan kepada Harun untuk mengulurkan tongkat yang ada di tangannya ke atas sungai-sungai, aliran air, serta kolam. Buatlah katak-katak bermunculan memenuhi seluruh negeri Mesir!”
6 [After Moses/I told that to] Aaron, he stretched out his hand [as though he were stretching it] over all the water in Egypt. And the frogs came up [from the water and] covered Egypt.
Maka Harun mengulurkan tongkatnya ke atas perairan Mesir, lalu katak-katak keluar dan menutupi seluruh Mesir.
7 But the men who performed magic did the same thing, and they caused [more] frogs to come up [from the water onto the land].
Akan tetapi, para ahli sihir negeri itu juga melakukan hal yang sama dengan keahlian mereka, dan katak-katak pun bermunculan memenuhi Mesir.
8 Then the king summoned Moses/me and said, “Ask Yahweh to take away these frogs from me and my people. After that happens, I will allow your people to go, in order that they can offer sacrifices to Yahweh.”
Kemudian raja memanggil Musa dan Harun untuk menghadap dan berkata kepada mereka, “Mintalah kepada dewamu itu untuk melenyapkan katak-katak ini dari saya dan bangsa saya, maka saya akan membiarkan bangsamu pergi untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada dewamu.”
9 Moses/I said to the king, “I will be glad to pray for you and for your officials and for [the rest of] your people. [I will ask Yahweh] to get rid of the frogs from all your houses. The only frogs left will be [those] in the Nile [River]. Just tell me when I should pray.”
Jawab Musa, “Tentukanlah waktunya, maka saya akan berdoa kepada TUHAN meminta agar semua katak ini dilenyapkan darimu, dari para pegawaimu, dari rakyatmu, dan dari rumah-rumah kalian. Katak hanya akan berada di sungai Nil.”
10 He replied, “Tomorrow.” So Moses/I said, “[I will do] what you say, and then you will know that Yahweh God, the one we [worship, is the only true god], and that there is no other god like him.
Raja menjawab, “Paling lama besok.” Kata Musa, “Baik, permintaanmu akan dipenuhi, agar kalian tahu bahwa tidak ada dewa yang seperti TUHAN Allah kami.
11 The frogs will leave you and your officials and all [the rest of] your people. The only ones left will be in the Nile [River].”
Katak-katak itu akan menyingkir darimu, dari para pejabatmu, rakyatmu, dan dari rumah-rumah kalian. Katak hanya akan tinggal di sungai Nil.”
12 Aaron and Moses/I left the king. Then Moses/I prayed to Yahweh, [asking him to take away] all the frogs he had [brought to the king’s land].
Lalu Musa dan Harun pergi meninggalkan raja. Sesuai janjinya kepada raja Mesir, Musa berseru dalam doanya kepada TUHAN, meminta agar bencana katak disingkirkan.
13 And Yahweh did just what Moses/I [asked him to do]. As a result, all the frogs in the houses, in their courtyards, and in the fields died.
TUHAN mengabulkan permintaan Musa. Maka matilah semua katak yang ada di setiap rumah, halaman, dan ladang.
14 The people gathered together all the dead frogs into big piles, and the land stank [from the smell].
Orang-orang Mesir mengumpulkan bangkai katak itu, hingga seluruh negeri berbau busuk.
15 But when the king saw that [the problem] was ended, he became stubborn [IDM] [again]. And just as Yahweh had predicted, he would not pay attention to what Aaron and Moses/we told him.
Namun, ketika raja melihat bahwa mereka sudah terbebas dari katak-katak itu, dia kembali mengeraskan hatinya dan tidak mau mendengarkan Musa dan Harun, tepat seperti yang sudah dikatakan TUHAN.
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Tell Aaron to strike the ground with his stick. [When he does that], all the fine particles of ground/dust will become gnats, all over the land of Egypt.”
Kemudian TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Katakanlah kepada Harun, ‘Angkatlah tongkatmu dan pukulkan ke tanah, maka debu akan berubah menjadi agas yang memenuhi seluruh negeri Mesir.’”
17 So they/we did that. Aaron struck the ground with his stick, and all over Egypt, the fine particles of ground/dirt became gnats. The gnats covered the people and all [their] animals.
Lalu terjadilah demikian. Harun mengulurkan tongkat yang ada di tangannya dan memukulkannya ke tanah yang berdebu, maka semua debu di seluruh Mesir berubah menjadi agas lalu menghinggapi semua orang dan binatang.
18 The men who worked magic tried to cause gnats to appear, but they were unable to do it. So the gnats [stayed] on the Egyptian people and on their animals.
Agas-agas itu mengerubungi manusia maupun hewan. Para ahli sihir berusaha dengan seluruh kemampuan mereka untuk melakukan hal yang sama, tetapi mereka tidak dapat membuat agas dari debu.
19 The men who worked magic said to the king, “It is God who has done this with his power [MTY]!” But the king continued to be stubborn [IDM], and he would not pay attention to us, just as Yahweh had predicted.
Maka berkatalah para ahli sihir itu kepada raja, “Ini pasti perbuatan Allahnya Musa dan Harun!” Namun, seperti yang sudah TUHAN katakan sebelumnya, raja tetap bersikeras dan tidak mau mendengarkan mereka.
20 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Get up early [tomorrow] morning. [Go down] to the river and wait for the king. [When he comes to bathe] [MTY], say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh says to you: “Let my people go, in order that they may worship me [in the desert].
Kemudian TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Besok kamu harus bangun pagi-pagi sekali dan pergi menghadap raja ketika dia turun ke sungai. Sampaikanlah kepadanya: Beginilah perkataan TUHAN kepadamu, ‘Biarkanlah umat-Ku pergi, supaya mereka dapat menyembah-Ku.
21 [I warn you that] if you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies to you. They will come down on you and on your officials and on [the rest of] your people. The houses of all you Egyptians will be full of flies. They will [even] cover the ground.
Kalau engkau tidak membiarkan umat-Ku pergi, Aku akan mengirimkan kerumunan lalat kepadamu, kepada semua pejabatmu, rakyatmu, dan ke dalam rumah-rumah kalian. Setiap rumah orang Mesir akan dipenuhi dengan kerumunan lalat, bahkan tanah tempat kalian berdiri pun akan penuh dengan lalat.
22 But when that happens, I will treat the Goshen region, where my people live, differently. There will be no swarms of flies there. In that way, you will know that I, Yahweh, am doing these things [here] in this land.
Pada hari itu, Aku akan membedakan tempat tinggal umat-Ku di Gosyen. Daerah itu akan bebas dari kerumunan lalat, supaya engkau tahu bahwa Aku, TUHAN, ada di negeri ini.
23 I will distinguish clearly between [how I act toward] my people and [how I act toward] your people. And this plague is going to happen tomorrow!”’”
Aku akan membedakan antara umat-Ku dan rakyatmu. Keajaiban ini akan terjadi besok.’”
24 [Early the next morning, Moses/I told that to the king, but the king would not pay any attention]. So Yahweh did what he said he would do. He sent great swarms of flies into the palace of the king and into the houses of his officials. The whole country of Egypt was ruined by the flies.
Dan TUHAN melakukan apa yang Dia katakan. Kerumunan lalat mengerubungi istana raja serta rumah para pejabat. Lalat-lalat itu memenuhi dan membuat seluruh negeri menjadi kotor.
25 Then the king summoned Aaron and Moses/me and said, “You Israeli people can go and offer sacrifices to your god, [but you must do it] here in [this] land.”
Sesudah itu, raja memanggil Musa dan Harun lalu berkata, “Pergilah, persembahkanlah kurban bagi dewa kalian, tetapi di dalam negeri ini saja.”
26 But Moses/I replied, “It would not be right [for us] to do that, because we will be offering sacrifices that are very offensive to the Egyptian people. If we offer sacrifices that the Egyptian people think are disgusting, they will kill us by throwing stones at us [RHQ]!
Jawab Musa, “Tidak bisa, karena memberikan persembahan kurban bagi TUHAN Allah kami merupakan suatu kegiatan yang menjijikkan di mata orang Mesir. Apabila kami melakukannya di depan mereka, pasti mereka melempari kami dengan batu.
27 No, we need to travel for three days into the desert. There we will offer sacrifices to Yahweh, the God we worship, just as he commands (OR, has commanded) us.”
Untuk memberikan persembahan sesuai perintah TUHAN yang kami sembah, kami harus melakukan perjalanan selama tiga hari ke padang belantara.”
28 So the king said, “I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, your god, in the desert. But you must not go very far. [Now] pray for me!”
Raja pun menjawab, “Saya akan memperbolehkan kalian pergi untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada dewa kalian, di padang belantara, tetapi jangan pergi terlalu jauh. Dan saya minta kalian mendoakan saya.”
29 Moses/I said, “Listen [to me]! After I leave you, I will pray to Yahweh, [asking] that tomorrow [he will cause] the swarms of flies to leave you and your officials and [the rest of] your people. But do not deceive us again by refusing to let our people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh!”
Lalu Musa berkata, “Baik. Sekarang saya akan pergi dan memohon kepada TUHAN agar besok kerumunan lalat meninggalkan engkau, para pejabatmu, serta rakyatmu. Tetapi, kali ini janganlah Baginda berbuat curang lagi dengan melarang bangsa Israel pergi mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN!”
30 Then Moses/I left the king and prayed to Yahweh.
Kemudian Musa pergi meninggalkan raja dan berdoa kepada TUHAN.
31 And Yahweh did what Moses/I asked, and he got rid of the swarms of flies from [around] the king and his officials and [the rest of] his people. No flies remained.
TUHAN mengabulkan permintaan Musa dengan menghilangkan kerumunan lalat dari raja, para pejabat, serta rakyatnya. Tidak ada seekor pun lalat yang tertinggal.
32 But the king was stubborn [IDM] this time also, and he did not allow the Israeli people to go.
Namun, kali ini pun raja kembali mengeraskan hatinya dan tidak memperbolehkan bangsa Israel pergi.
