Exodus 7
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, I have made you a god to Pharao, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: "Se, jeg gør dig til Gud for Farao, men din Broder Aron skal være din Profet.
2 And you shall say to him all things that I charge you, and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharao, that he should send forth the children of Israel out of his land.
Du skal sige til ham alt, hvad jeg pålægger dig, men din Broder Aron skal sige det til Farao, for at han skal lade Israeliterne rejse ud af sit Land.
3 And I will harden the heart of Pharao, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.
Men jeg vil forhærde Faraos Hjerte og derefter gøre mange Tegn og Undere i Ægypten.
4 And Pharao will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt; and will bring out my people the children of Israel with my power out of the land of Egypt with great vengeance.
Farao skal ikke høre på eder, men jeg vil lægge min Hånd på Ægypten og føre mine Hærskarer, mit Folk Israeliterne, ud af Ægypten med vældige Straffedomme;
5 And all the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, stretching out my hand upon Egypt, and I will bring out the children of Israel out of the midst of them.
og når jeg udrækker min Hånd mod Ægypten og fører Israeliterne ud derfra, skal Ægypterne kende, at jeg er HERREN."
6 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.
Da gjorde Moses og Aron, som HERREN pålagde dem.
7 And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron his brother was eighty-three years old, when he spoke to Pharao.
Moses var firsindstyve og Aron tre og firsindstyve År gammel, da de talte til Farao.
8 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
Og HERREN talede til Moses og Aron og sagde:
9 Now if Pharao should speak to you, saying, Give us a sign or a wonder, then shall you say to your brother Aaron, Take your rod and cast it upon the ground before Pharao, and before his servants, and it shall become a serpent.
"Når Farao kræver et Under af eder, sig så til Aron: Tag din Stav og kast den ned foran Farao, så skal den blive til en Slange!"
10 And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharao, and [before] his servants, and they did so, as the Lord commanded them; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharao, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
Da gik Moses og Aron til Farao og gjorde, som HERREN bød; og da Aron kastede sin Stav foran Farao og hans Tjenere, blev den til en Slange.
11 But Pharao called together the wise men of Egypt, and the sorcerers, and the charmers also of the Egyptians did likewise with their sorceries.
Men Farao lod som Modtræk Vismændene og Besværgerne kalde, og de, Ægyptens Koglere, gjorde også det samme ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster;
12 And they cast down each his rod, and they became serpents, but the rod of Aaron swallowed up their rods.
de kastede hver sin Stav, og Stavene blev til Slanger, men Arons Stav opslugte deres Stave.
13 and the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he listened not to them, as the Lord charged them.
Men Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, og han hørte ikke på dem, således som HERREN havde sagt.
14 and the Lord said to Moses, The heart of Pharao is made hard, so that he should not let the people go.
HERREN sagde nu til Moses: "Faraos Hjerte er forstokket, han vægrer sig ved at lade Folket rejse.
15 Go to Pharao early in the morning: behold, he goes forth to the water; and you shall meet him on the bank of the river, and you shall take in your hand the rod that was turned into a serpent.
Gå derfor i Morgen tidlig til Farao, når han begiver sig ned til Vandet, og træd frem for ham ved Nilens Bred og tag Staven, der forvandledes til en Slange, i Hånden
16 And you shall say to him, The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, Send my people away, that they may serve me in the wilderness, and, behold, hitherto you have not listened.
og sig til ham: HERREN, Hebræernes Gud, sendte mig til dig med det Bud: Lad mit Folk rejse, at det kan dyrke mig i Ørkenen! Men hidtil har du ikke adlydt.
17 These things says the Lord: Hereby shall you know that I am the Lord: behold, I strike with the rod that is in my hand on the water which is in the river, and it shall change it into blood.
Så siger HERREN: Deraf skal du kende, at jeg er HERREN: Se, jeg slår Vandet i Nilen med Staven, som jeg holder i min Hånd, og det skal forvandles til Blod,
18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall stink thereupon, and the Egyptians shall not be able to drink water from the river.
Fiskene i Nilen skal dø, og Nilen skal stinke, og Ægypterne skal væmmes ved at drikke Vand fra Nilen."
19 And the Lord said to Moses, Say to your brother Aaron, Take your rod in your hand, and stretch forth your hand over the waters of Egypt, and over their rivers, and over their canals, and over their ponds, and over all their standing water, and it shall become blood: and there was blood in all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and of stone.
Og HERREN sagde til Moses: "Sig til Aron: Tag din Stav og ræk din Hånd ud over Ægypternes Vande, deres Floder, Kanaler, Damme og alle Vandsamlinger, så skal Vandet blive til Blod, og der skal være Blod i hele Ægypten, både i Trækar og Stenkar."
20 and Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded them; and [Aaron] having lifted up [his hand] with his rod, struck the water in the river before Pharao, and before his servants, and changed all the water in the river into blood.
Og Moses og Aron gjorde, som HERREN bød; Moses løftede Staven og slog Vandet i Nilen for Øjnene af Farao og hans Tjenere, og alt Vandet i Nilen forvandledes til Blod;
21 And the fish in the river died, and the river stank thereupon; and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river, and the blood was in all the land of Egypt.
Fiskene i Nilen døde, og Nilen stank, så Ægypterne ikke kunde drikke Vand fra Nilen, og der var Blod i hele Ægypten.
22 And the charmers also of the Egyptians did so with their sorceries; and the heart of Pharao was hardened, and he did not listen to them, even as the Lord said.
Men de Ægyptiske Koglere gjorde det samme ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster, og Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, så han ikke hørte på dem, således som HERREN havde sagt.
23 And Pharao turned and entered into his house, nor did he fix his attention even on this thing.
Da vendte Farao sig bort og gik hjem, og heller ikke dette lagde han sig på Sinde.
24 And all the Egyptians dug round about the river, so as to drink water, for they could not drink water from the river.
Men alle Ægypterne gravede i Omegnen af Nilen efter Drikkevand, thi de kunde ikke drikke Nilvandet.
25 and seven days were fulfilled after the Lord has struck the river.
Og således gik der syv Dage, efter at HERREN havde slået Nilen.
