Exodus 5

1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.

Derefter gik Moses og Aron hen og sagde til Farao: "Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Lad mit Folk rejse, for at de kan holde Højtid for mig i Ørkenen!"

2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

Men Farao sagde: "Hvem er HERREN, at jeg skulde adlyde ham og lade Israeliterne rejse? Jeg kender ikke noget til HERREN, og jeg vil heller ikke lade Israeliterne rejse!"

3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice to the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

De svarede: "Hebræernes Gud har mødt os; tillad os nu at drage tre Dagsrejser ud i Ørkenen og ofre til HERREN. vor Gud, for at han ikke skal slå os med Pest eller Sværd!"

4 And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? go to your burdens.

Men Ægypterkongen sagde til dem: "Hvorfor vil I, Moses og Aron, forstyrre Folket i dets Arbejde? Gå til eders Trællearbejde!"

5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

Og Farao sagde: "Folket er så vist dovent nok; og nu vil I have dem fri fra deres Trællearbejde!"

6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Samme Dag udstedte Farao følgende Befaling til Fogederne over Folket og dets Opsynsmænd:

7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as before: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

"I skal ikke mere som hidtil give Folket Halm til Teglarbejdet; de skal selv gå ud og sanke Halm;

8 And the number of the bricks, which they made before, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish any of it: for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

men alligevel skal I pålægge dem at lave lige så mange Teglsten som hidtil, I må ikke eftergive dem noget; thi de er dovne, og derfor er det, de råber op og siger: Lad os drage ud og ofre til vor Gud!

9 Let more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour in it; and let them not regard vain words.

Strengt Arbejde skal de Mennesker have, for at de kan være optaget deraf og ikke af Løgnetale."

10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

Da gik Folkets Fogeder og Opsynsmænd ud og sagde til Folket: "Således siger Farao: Jeg vil ikke mere give eder Halm;

11 Go ye, get for yourselves straw where ye can find it: yet not any of your work shall be diminished.

gå selv ud og sank eder Halm, hvor I kan finde det, men i eders Arbejde bliver der intet eftergivet!"

12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

Da spredte Folket sig over hele Ægypten for at samle Halmstrå.

13 And the taskmasters hastened them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

Men Fogederne trængte på og sagde: "I skal Dag for Dag yde fuldt Arbejde, ligesom dengang I fik Halm!"

14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Why have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as before?

Og Israeliternes Opsynsmænd, som Faraos Fogeder havde sat over dem, fik Prygl, og der blev sagt til dem: "Hvorfor stryger I ikke mere det fastsatte Antal Teglsten ligesom før?"

15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why dealest thou thus with thy servants?

Da gik Israeliternes Opsynsmænd hen og råbte til Farao: "Hvorfor handler du således med din Fræne?

16 There is no straw given to thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thy own people.

Dine Trælle får ingen Halm, og dog siger de til os: Lav Teglsten! Og dine Trælle får Prygl; du forsynder dig mod dit Folk."

17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.

Men han svarede: "I er dovne, det er det, I er! Derfor siger I: Lad os rejse ud og ofre til HERREN!

18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks.

Gå nu hen og tag fat på eders Arbejde; I får ingen Halm, men I skal levere det samme Antal Teglsten!"

19 And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble, after it was said, Ye shall not diminish the number of your bricks of your daily task.

Israeliternes Opsynsmænd følte sig ilde stedt ved at skulle sige: "Der må intet eftergives i, hvad I daglig skal skaffe af Teglsten!"

20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

Og da de ved deres Bortgang fra Farao traf Moses og Aron, som stod og ventede på dem,

21 And they said to them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made us odious in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hands to slay us.

sagde de til dem: "HERREN se til eder og dømme eder, fordi I har vakt Afsky mod os hos Farao og hans Tjenere og lagt dem et Sværd i Hånden til at dræbe os med!"

22 And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, Lord, why hast thou so oppressed this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

Da vendte Moses sig igen til HERREN og sagde: "Herre, hvorfor har du handlet ilde med dette Folk? Hvorfor har du udsendt mig?

23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.

Siden jeg har været hos Farao og talt i dit Navn, har han handlet ilde med dette Folk, og frelst dit Folk har du ikke!"