2 Mosebok 9
1 Og Herren sa til Moses: Gå inn til Farao og si til ham: Så sier Herren, hebreernes Gud: La mitt folk fare, så de kan tjene mig!
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Go to the king and say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh, the God [we] Hebrews [worship], says: “Allow my people to go, in order that they may worship me.
2 For dersom du nekter å la dem fare og fremdeles holder på dem,
If you still keep refusing to let them go [DOU],
3 da skal Herrens hånd komme over ditt fe på marken, over hestene, over asenene, over kamelene, over storfeet og over småfeet med en forferdelig pest.
I warn you that I will punish you with my power [MTY] by sending a terrible disease on all your animals—on your horses, donkeys, camels, on your cattle, and on your flocks [of sheep and goats].
4 Men Herren skal gjøre forskjell på Israels fe og egypternes fe, og det skal ikke dø noget av alt det som hører Israels barn til.
But I, Yahweh, will distinguish between [what I do to] the animals that belong to the Israeli people and [what I do to] your animals. The result will be that no animal that belongs to the Israeli people will die.”’
5 Og Herren fastsatte tiden og sa: Imorgen vil Herren la dette skje i landet.
[Tell him that] I have determined/decided that tomorrow is the day that I will do this in this land.”
6 Dagen efter gjorde Herren som han hadde sagt, og alt egypternes fe døde, men av Israels barns fe døde ikke ett liv.
The next day Yahweh did just what he said [that he would do]. A terrible disease afflicted all of the Egyptians’ animals, and many of them [HYP] died. But none of the Israeli people’s animals died.
7 Og Farao sendte bud, og da var det ikke død et eneste liv av Israels fe; men Faraos hjerte blev hårdt, og han lot ikke folket fare.
The king sent [men to investigate], and they were surprised [to see] that none of the Israeli people’s animals had died. But [after they reported that to] the king, he continued to be stubborn [IDM], and he did not let the [Israeli] people go.
8 Da sa Herren til Moses og Aron: Ta hendene fulle av aske fra ovnen, og Moses skal kaste den op i været så Farao ser på det,
Then Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me, “Take a few handfuls of ashes/soot from (a furnace/an oven where they burn lime), and let Moses throw them up into the air, in front of the king.
9 og den skal bli til støv utover hele Egyptens land, og den skal bli til bylder som bryter ut med blemmer, både på folk og fe i hele Egyptens land.
The [ashes/soot] will spread all over the country of Egypt like fine dust. And the ashes/soot will cause boils to afflict both the Egyptian people and their animals, all over the land.”
10 Så tok de asken fra ovnen og trådte frem for Farao, og Moses kastet den op i været; og det blev bylder som brøt ut med blemmer, både på folk og fe.
So they/we both got some ashes/soot and [went and] stood in front of the king. Moses/I threw the ashes/soot up into the air. The ashes/soot spread all over, causing boils to afflict the [Egyptian] people and their animals. All the boils became open sores.
11 Og tegnsutleggerne kunde ikke holde stand mot Moses for byldenes skyld; for det var kommet bylder på tegnsutleggerne og på alle egypterne.
Even the men who worked magic had boils. The result was that [they were suffering so much that] they were not able to come to Moses/me, because the men who worked magic had boils just like all [the rest of] the Egyptian people.
12 Men Herren forherdet Faraos hjerte, så han ikke hørte på dem, således som Herren hadde sagt til Moses
But Yahweh caused the king to [continue to] be stubborn [IDM]. He did not pay any attention to what they/we [said], just as Yahweh had told Moses/me [would happen].
13 Da sa Herren til Moses: Stå tidlig op imorgen, og tred frem for Farao og si til ham: Så sier Herren, hebreernes Gud: La mitt folk fare, så de kan tjene mig!
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Get up early [tomorrow] morning. Go and stand in front of the king and tell him that Yahweh God, the one that the Hebrew people [worship], says this: ‘Let my people go, in order that they may worship me [in the desert].
14 For denne gang vil jeg sende alle mine plager over dig selv og over dine tjenere og ditt folk, forat du skal kjenne at ingen er som jeg på hele jorden.
[If you do not let them go], this time I will [punish] with plagues [not only] your officials and the rest of your people, but I will punish you yourself [SYN], in order that you will know there is no [god] like me anywhere in the world.
15 For nu hadde jeg allerede rakt ut min hånd og vilde slått dig og ditt folk med pesten, så du var blitt utslettet av jorden;
By this time I could have used my power [MTY] to strike you and your people with terrible diseases that would have wiped you all from the earth.
16 men derfor lot jeg dig bli i live at jeg kunde vise dig min makt, og mitt navn kunde bli kunngjort over hele jorden.
But I have let you live. The reason I have let you live is to show you my power, with the result that [people] all over the earth [HYP] will know how great I [MTY] am.
17 Ennu stiller du dig i veien for mitt folk og vil ikke la dem fare.
You are still acting proudly and refusing to let my people go.
18 Se, jeg vil på denne tid imorgen sende et forferdelig haglvær, som det aldri har vært make til i Egypten, like fra den dag det blev til, og til nu.
So listen [to this]: About this time tomorrow I will cause very heavy hail to fall [in Egypt]. From the time Egypt first became [a country], there has never been a hailstorm [as bad as this one will be].
19 Så send da folk og berg din buskap og alt det du har på marken! Alt folk og alt fe som er ute på marken og ikke har kommet sig i hus, på dem skal haglet falle, og de skal dø.
So you should send [a message to everyone] to put their cattle, and everything else that they own that is [out] in the fields, under shelters. The hail will fall on every person and every animal that is out in the fields and that is not put under a shelter, and they will all die.’” [So Moses/I did what Yahweh said].
20 De av Faraos tjenere som fryktet Herrens ord, berget da sine folk og sin buskap i hus;
Some of the king’s officials who heard what Yahweh had said became very afraid. So they put all their animals and their slaves under shelters.
21 men de som ikke gav akt på Herrens ord, lot sine folk og sin buskap bli ute på marken.
But those who did not pay any attention to what Yahweh had said left their slaves and their animals in the fields.
22 Da sa Herren til Moses: Rekk din hånd op mot himmelen, og det skal komme hagl i hele Egyptens land, både over folk og fe og over alle markens urter i Egyptens land.
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Raise your hand up toward the sky, in order that hail will fall all over the land of Egypt—on the people and on their animals and on all the plants in the fields.”
23 Og Moses rakte sin stav op mot himmelen, og Herren lot komme torden og hagl, og det fôr ild ned på jorden, og Herren lot falle hagl over Egyptens land.
So Moses/I lifted his/my stick up toward the sky. And Yahweh sent down hail, all over the land of Egypt. There was also thunder and lightning.
24 Det kom hagl, og midt i haglskuren lyn i lyn, et uvær så svært at det aldri hadde vært maken i hele Egyptens land fra den tid folk hadde bosatt sig der.
While very heavy hail was falling, there was thunder, and lightning struck the ground. There had never been a hailstorm like that since Egypt first became a country.
25 Og i hele Egyptens land slo haglet ned alt det som var på marken, både folk og fe; og alle markens urter slo haglet ned, og alle markens trær brøt det sønder.
The hail struck everything that was in the fields all over Egypt—every person and every animal. The hail destroyed the plants in the fields and stripped [the leaves off] the trees.
26 Bare i Gosens land, hvor Israels barn bodde, falt det ikke hagl.
Only in the Goshen region, where the Israeli people were [living], was there no hail.
27 Da sendte Farao bud efter Moses og Aron og sa til dem: Denne gang har jeg syndet; Herren er den som har rett, og jeg og mitt folk har urett.
Then the king sent [someone] to summon Aaron and Moses/me. [When they/we came to the king], he said to them/us, “This time [I admit that] I have sinned. What Yahweh [has done] is right, and what I and my people [have done] is wrong.
28 Bed til Herren at det nu må være nok av hans torden og hagl! Så vil jeg la eder fare, og I skal ikke bie lenger.
(Pray to/Plead with) Yahweh [to cause it to stop]! [We] cannot [endure any more] of this thunder and hail! I will let your people go; they do not have to stay [here in Egypt] any longer.”
29 Moses svarte ham: Så snart jeg kommer ut av byen, vil jeg utbrede mine hender til Herren; så skal tordenen holde op og haglet ikke falle mere, forat du skal kjenne at jorden hører Herren til.
Moses/I replied, “As soon as I go out of this city, I will lift up my hands [and pray] to Yahweh. Then the thunder will cease, and no more hail [will fall]. [This will happen] in order that you will know that Yahweh, [not your gods], controls everything [that happens] on the earth.
30 Men om dig og dine tjenere vet jeg at I ennu ikke frykter for Gud Herren.
But as for you and your officials, I know that you do not yet fear Yahweh God.”
31 Lin og bygg var slått ned; for bygget stod i aks og linet i knopp;
When the hail fell, the flax was ruined because the buds were forming, and the barley was ruined because its grain was ripe.
32 men hvete og spelt var ikke slått ned, for de kommer senere.
But none of the wheat crops was ruined, because their shoots were still very small.
33 Og Moses gikk bort fra Farao og ut av byen og utbredte sine hender til Herren; da holdt tordenen og haglet op, og regnet strømmet ikke mere ned på jorden.
So Moses/I left the king and went outside the city. He/I lifted up his/my hands toward Yahweh [and prayed]. Then the thunder and the hail stopped, and the rain also stopped falling on the land [of Egypt].
34 Men da Farao så at regnet og haglet og tordenen hadde holdt op, blev han ved å synde, og han forherdet sitt hjerte, både han og hans tjenere.
But when the king saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had stopped, he sinned again. He and his officials continued to be stubborn [IDM].
35 Faraos hjerte var og blev forherdet, og han lot ikke Israels barn fare, således som Herren hadde sagt ved Moses.
So, just as Yahweh had predicted by what he told Moses/me, the king did not allow the Israeli people to leave.
