< 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].
و خداوند موسی را گفت: «نزد فرعون برو، و به وی بگو خداوند چنین می‌گوید: قوم مرا رها کن تا مرا عبادت نمایند،۱
2 But if you refuse to let them go, I will punish you by sending frogs to cover your country.
و اگر تو از رهاکردن ایشان ابا می‌کنی، همانا من تمامی حدود تورا به وزغها مبتلا سازم.۲
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.
و نهر، وزغها را به کثرت پیدا نماید، به حدی که برآمده، به خانه ات وخوابگاهت و بسترت و خانه های بندگانت و برقومت و به تنورهایت و تغارهای خمیرت، درخواهند آمد،۳
4 The frogs will jump up on you and your officials and [all the rest of] your people.’”
و بر تو و قوم تو و همه بندگان تو وزغها برخواهند آمد.»۴
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.’”
و خداوند به موسی گفت: «به هارون بگو: دست خود را با عصای خویش بر نهرها و جویها و دریاچه‌ها دراز کن، ووزغها را بر زمین مصر برآور.»۵
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.
پس چون هارون دست خود را بر آبهای مصر دراز کرد، وزغها برآمده، زمین مصر راپوشانیدند.۶
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].
و جادوگران به افسونهای خودچنین کردند، و وزغها بر زمین مصر برآوردند.۷
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.”
آنگاه فرعون موسی و هارون را خوانده، گفت: «نزد خداوند دعا کنید، تا وزغها را از من و قوم من دور کند، و قوم را رها خواهم کرد تا برای خداوندقربانی گذرانند.»۸
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.”
موسی به فرعون گفت: «وقتی را برای من معین فرما که برای تو و بندگانت وقومت دعا کنم تا وزغها از تو و خانه ات نابودشوند و فقط در نهر بمانند.»۹
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.
گفت: «فردا»، موسی گفت: «موافق سخن تو خواهد شد تا بدانی که مثل یهوه خدای ما دیگری نیست،۱۰
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].”
و وزغهااز تو و خانه ات و بندگانت و قومت دور خواهندشد و فقط در نهر باقی خواهند ماند.»۱۱
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].
و موسی و هارون از نزد فرعون بیرون آمدند و موسی درباره وزغهایی که بر فرعون فرستاده بود، نزدخداوند استغاثه نمود.۱۲
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.
و خداوند موافق سخن موسی عمل نمود و وزغها از خانه‌ها و از دهات واز صحراها مردند،۱۳
14 The people gathered together all the dead frogs into big piles, and the land stank [from the smell].
و آنها را توده توده جمع کردند و زمین متعفن شد.۱۴
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.
اما فرعون چون دیدکه آسایش پدید آمد، دل خود را سخت کرد وبدیشان گوش نگرفت، چنانکه خداوند گفته بود.۱۵
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.”
و خداوند به موسی گفت: «به هارون بگو که عصای خود را دراز کن و غبار زمین را بزن تا درتمامی زمین مصر پشه‌ها بشود.»۱۶
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.
پس چنین کردند و هارون دست خود را با عصای خویش دراز کرد و غبار زمین را زد و پشه‌ها بر انسان وبهایم پدید آمد زیرا که تمامی غبار زمین در کل ارض مصر پشه‌ها گردید،۱۷
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.
و جادوگران به افسونهای خود چنین کردند تا پشه‌ها بیرون آورند اما نتوانستند و پشه‌ها بر انسان و بهایم پدیدشد.۱۸
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.
و جادوگران به فرعون گفتند: «این انگشت خداست.» اما فرعون را دل سخت شد که بدیشان گوش نگرفت، چنانکه خداوند گفته بود.۱۹
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].
و خداوند به موسی گفت: «بامدادان برخاسته پیش روی فرعون بایست. اینک بسوی آب بیرون می‌آید. و او را بگو: خداوند چنین می‌گوید: قوم مرا رها کن تا مرا عبادت نمایند،۲۰
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.
زیرا اگر قوم مرا رها نکنی، همانا من بر تو وبندگانت و قومت و خانه هایت انواع مگسهافرستم و خانه های مصریان و زمینی نیز که برآننداز انواع مگسها پر خواهد شد.۲۱
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.
و در آن روززمین جوشن را که قوم من در آن مقیمند، جداسازم که در آنجا مگسی نباشد تا بدانی که من درمیان این زمین یهوه هستم.۲۲
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!”’”
و فرقی در میان قوم خود و قوم تو گذارم. فردا این علامت خواهدشد.»۲۳
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.
و خداوند چنین کرد و انواع مگسهای بسیار به خانه فرعون و به خانه های بندگانش و به تمامی زمین مصر آمدند و زمین از مگسها ویران شد.۲۴
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.”
و فرعون موسی و هارون را خوانده گفت: «بروید و برای خدای خود قربانی در این زمین بگذرانید.»۲۵
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]!
موسی گفت: «چنین کردن نشایدزیرا آنچه مکروه مصریان است برای یهوه خدای خود ذبح می‌کنیم. اینک چون مکروه مصریان را پیش روی ایشان ذبح نماییم، آیاما را سنگسار نمی کنند؟۲۶
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.”
سفر سه روزه به صحرا برویم و برای یهوه خدای خود قربانی بگذرانیم چنانکه به ما امر خواهد فرمود.»۲۷
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!”
فرعون گفت: «من شما را رهایی خواهم داد تا برای یهوه، خدای خود، در صحرا قربانی گذرانید لیکن بسیار دور مروید و برای من دعاکنید.»۲۸
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!”
موسی گفت: «همانا من از حضورت بیرون می‌روم و نزد خداوند دعا می‌کنم و مگسهااز فرعون و بندگانش و قومش فردا دور خواهندشد اما زنهار فرعون بار دیگر حیله نکند که قوم رارهایی ندهد تا برای خداوند قربانی گذرانند.»۲۹
30 Then Moses/I left the king and prayed to Yahweh.
پس موسی از حضور فرعون بیرون شده نزدخداوند دعا کرد،۳۰
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.
و خداوند موافق سخن موسی عمل کرد و مگسها را از فرعون و بندگانش و قومش دور کرد که یکی باقی نماند.۳۱
32 But the king was stubborn [IDM] this time also, and he did not allow the Israeli people to go.
اما در این مرتبه نیز فرعون دل خود را سخت ساخته، قوم رارهایی نداد.۳۲

< Exodus 8 >