Exodus 7
1 And the LORD said to Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Se, jeg gør dig til Gud for Farao, men din Broder Aron skal være din Profet.
2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
Du skal sige til ham alt, hvad jeg paalægger 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 Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
Men jeg vil forhærde Faraos Hjerte og derefter gøre mange Tegn og Undere i Ægypten.
4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken to you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
Farao skal ikke høre paa eder, men jeg vil lægge min Haand paa Ægypten og føre mine Hærskarer, mit Folk Israeliterne, ud af Ægypten med vældige Straffedomme;
5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
og naar jeg udrækker min Haand 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 paalagde dem.
7 And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty and three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Moses var firsindstyve og Aron tre og firsindstyve Aar gammel, da de talte til Farao.
8 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
Og HERREN talede til Moses og Aron og sagde:
9 When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
»Naar Farao kræver et Under af eder, sig saa til Aron: Tag din Stav og kast den ned foran Farao, saa skal den blive til en Slange!«
10 And Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, 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 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
Men Farao lod som Modtræk Vismændene og Besværgerne kalde, og de, Ægyptens Koglere, gjorde ogsaa det samme ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster;
12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
de kastede hver sin Stav, og Stavene blev til Slanger, men Arons Stav opslugte deres Stave.
13 And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not to them; as the LORD had said.
Men Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, og han hørte ikke paa dem, saaledes som HERREN havde sagt.
14 And the LORD said to Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
HERREN sagde nu til Moses: »Faraos Hjerte er forstokket, han vægrer sig ved at lade Folket rejse.
15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out to the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.
Gaa derfor i Morgen tidlig til Farao, naar han begiver sig ned til Vandet, og træd frem for ham ved Nilens Bred og tag Staven, der forvandledes til en Slange, i Haanden
16 And thou shalt say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me to thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, until now thou wouldest not hear.
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 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
Saa siger HERREN: Deraf skal du kende, at jeg er HERREN: Se, jeg slaar Vandet i Nilen med Staven, som jeg holder i min Haand, og det skal forvandles til Blod,
18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of 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 spoke to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
Og HERREN sagde til Moses: »Sig til Aron: Tag din Stav og ræk din Haand ud over Ægypternes Vande, deres Floder, Kanaler, Damme og alle Vandsamlinger, saa skal Vandet blive til Blod, og der skal være Blod i hele Ægypten, baade i Trækar og Stenkar.«
20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned 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 that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
Fiskene i Nilen døde, og Nilen stank, saa Ægypterne ikke kunde drikke Vand fra Nilen, og der var Blod i hele Ægypten.
22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken to them; as the LORD had said.
Men de Ægyptiske Koglere gjorde det samme ved Hjælp af deres hemmelige Kunster, og Faraos Hjerte blev forhærdet, saa han ikke hørte paa dem, saaledes som HERREN havde sagt.
23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
Da vendte Farao sig bort og gik hjem, og heller ikke dette lagde han sig paa Sinde.
24 And all the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of 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 that the LORD had smitten the river.
Og saaledes gik der syv Dage, efter at HERREN havde slaaet Nilen.
