Keluaran 8

1 Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Pergilah menghadap raja dan sampaikan kepadanya pesan-Ku ini: 'Izinkan umat-Ku pergi untuk beribadat kepada-Ku.

The LORD spoke to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD says, “Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2 Jika engkau menolak, negeri ini akan Kupenuhi dengan katak sebagai hukuman.

If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs.

3 Sungai Nil akan penuh dengan katak, sehingga binatang-binatang itu keluar dari air dan masuk ke dalam istanamu, ke dalam kamar tidur dan tempat tidurmu, ke dalam rumah-rumah para pejabat dan rakyat, bahkan ke dalam tempat pembakaran roti dan panci-panci.

The river will swarm with frogs, which will go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs.

4 Katak-katak itu akan melompat dan memanjati engkau, semua pejabat dan rakyat.'"

The frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.”’”

5 TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Suruhlah Harun merentangkan tongkatnya ke atas sungai-sungai, saluran-saluran dan kolam-kolam supaya katak-katak bermunculan dan memenuhi tanah Mesir."

The LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’”

6 Maka Harun mengacungkan tongkatnya ke atas semua air, lalu muncullah katak-katak memenuhi seluruh negeri.

Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

7 Tetapi para tukang sihir memakai ilmu gaib mereka, dan juga membuat katak-katak bermunculan di negeri itu.

The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

8 Raja memanggil Musa dan Harun, dan berkata, "Berdoalah kepada TUHAN supaya Ia melenyapkan katak-katak ini, maka aku akan mengizinkan bangsamu pergi untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN."

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat the LORD, that he take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”

9 Musa menjawab, "Dengan senang hati saya akan berdoa untuk Tuanku. Tetapkanlah waktunya, maka saya akan mendoakan Tuanku, para pejabat dan rakyat. Maka Tuanku akan dibebaskan dari katak-katak itu, dan tidak akan ada yang sisa, kecuali di Sungai Nil."

Moses said to Pharaoh, “I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only.”

10 Jawab raja itu, "Berdoalah untukku besok." Kata Musa, "Saya akan melakukan apa yang Tuanku minta. Maka Tuanku akan tahu bahwa tidak ada Allah lain seperti TUHAN, Allah kami.

Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.

11 Dia akan membebaskan Tuanku, para pejabat dan rakyat dari katak-katak itu. Tak akan ada katak di rumah-rumah, kecuali di Sungai Nil."

The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”

12 Lalu Musa dan Harun meninggalkan raja. Kemudian Musa berdoa kepada TUHAN supaya melenyapkan katak-katak yang didatangkan-Nya atas raja.

Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the LORD concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.

13 TUHAN mengabulkan permintaan Musa, dan katak-katak yang ada di rumah-rumah, di halaman-halaman dan ladang-ladang mati semua.

The LORD did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.

14 Orang Mesir mengumpulkan bangkai katak-katak itu sampai bertimbun-timbun, sehingga seluruh negeri berbau busuk.

They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

15 Ketika raja melihat bahwa katak-katak itu sudah mati, ia berkeras kepala. Dan seperti yang sudah dikatakan TUHAN, raja tidak mau mempedulikan perkataan Musa dan Harun.

But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn’t listen to them, as the LORD had spoken.

16 TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Suruhlah Harun memukul tanah dengan tongkatnya, maka di seluruh negeri Mesir debu akan berubah menjadi nyamuk."

The LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’”

17 Lalu Harun memukul tanah dengan tongkatnya, dan semua debu di Mesir berubah menjadi nyamuk yang mengerumuni manusia dan binatang.

They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

18 Para ahli sihir berusaha memakai ilmu gaib mereka untuk juga mengadakan nyamuk-nyamuk, tetapi mereka tidak berhasil. Di mana-mana ada nyamuk,

The magicians tried with their enchantments to produce lice, but they couldn’t. There were lice on man, and on animal.

19 sehingga para ahli sihir itu berkata kepada raja, "Ini perbuatan Allah." Tetapi raja itu berkeras kepala, dan seperti yang sudah dikatakan TUHAN, raja itu tidak mau mempedulikan perkataan Musa dan Harun.

Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is God’s finger;” but Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he didn’t listen to them, as the LORD had spoken.

20 TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Pergilah besok pagi-pagi sekali menemui raja pada waktu ia turun ke sungai, dan sampaikanlah kepadanya perkataan-Ku ini: 'Izinkanlah umat-Ku pergi beribadat kepada-Ku.

The LORD said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; behold, he comes out to the water; and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD says, “Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21 Jika engkau menolak, maka Aku akan mendatangkan lalat kepadamu, kepada para pejabat dan rakyat. Rumah-rumah orang Mesir, bahkan seluruh negeri akan penuh dengan lalat.

Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground they are on.

22 Tetapi Aku akan membuat kekecualian untuk daerah Gosyen, tempat umat-Ku tinggal. Di sana tak akan ada lalat, supaya kamu tahu bahwa Aku, TUHAN, yang melakukan itu.

I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, to the end you may know that I am the LORD on the earth.

23 Aku akan membuat perbedaan antara umat-Ku dengan rakyatmu. Keajaiban itu akan terjadi besok.'"

I will put a division between my people and your people. This sign shall happen by tomorrow.”’”

24 TUHAN mendatangkan lalat yang banyak sekali ke istana raja dan ke rumah-rumah para pejabat. Seluruh negeri Mesir sangat menderita karena lalat-lalat itu.

The LORD did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses. In all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

25 Kemudian raja memanggil Musa dan Harun lalu berkata, "Pergilah mempersembahkan kurban kepada Allahmu, tetapi di negeri ini saja."

Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!”

26 "Sebaiknya tidak," jawab Musa, "karena orang Mesir akan merasa tersinggung kalau melihat persembahan kami itu, dan pasti kami akan dilempari batu sampai mati.

Moses said, “It isn’t appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God. Behold, if we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, won’t they stone us?

27 Kami harus pergi ke padang gurun sejauh tiga hari perjalanan untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN Allah kami, seperti yang diperintahkan-Nya kepada kami."

We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.”

28 Raja berkata, "Baiklah, kuizinkan kamu pergi ke padang gurun untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN, Allahmu, asal kamu tidak pergi jauh. Ingat, doakanlah aku!"

Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me.”

29 Jawab Musa, "Sesudah saya pergi, saya segera berdoa kepada TUHAN supaya besok lalat-lalat itu meninggalkan Tuanku, para pejabat dan rakyat. Tetapi jangan menipu kami lagi, dan jangan menghalangi bangsa Israel pergi untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN."

Moses said, “Behold, I am going out from you. I will pray to the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only don’t let Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.”

30 Musa meninggalkan raja, lalu berdoa kepada TUHAN,

Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to the LORD.

31 dan TUHAN mengabulkan doa Musa. Lalat-lalat itu beterbangan meninggalkan raja, para pejabat dan rakyat. Tak ada seekor pun yang masih tinggal.

The LORD did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one.

32 Tetapi kali ini pun raja berkeras kepala dan tidak mengizinkan bangsa itu pergi.

Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn’t let the people go.