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Exodus 10
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Exodus 10
New International Version
The Plague of Locusts
10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart(A) and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs(B) of mine among them 2 that you may tell your children(C) and grandchildren how I dealt harshly(D) with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the Lord.”(E)
3 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble(F) yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 4 If you refuse(G) to let them go, I will bring locusts(H) into your country tomorrow. 5 They will cover the face of the ground so that it cannot be seen. They will devour what little you have left(I) after the hail, including every tree that is growing in your fields.(J) 6 They will fill your houses(K) and those of all your officials and all the Egyptians—something neither your parents nor your ancestors have ever seen from the day they settled in this land till now.’”(L) Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh.
7 Pharaoh’s officials said to him, “How long will this man be a snare(M) to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the Lord their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is ruined?”(N)
8 Then Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship(O) the Lord your God,” he said. “But tell me who will be going.”
9 Moses answered, “We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival(P) to the Lord.”
10 Pharaoh said, “The Lord be with you—if I let you go, along with your women and children! Clearly you are bent on evil.[a] 11 No! Have only the men go and worship the Lord, since that’s what you have been asking for.” Then Moses and Aaron were driven out of Pharaoh’s presence.
12 And the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand(Q) over Egypt so that locusts swarm over the land and devour everything growing in the fields, everything left by the hail.”
13 So Moses stretched out his staff(R) over Egypt, and the Lord made an east wind blow across the land all that day and all that night. By morning the wind had brought the locusts;(S) 14 they invaded all Egypt and settled down in every area of the country in great numbers. Never before had there been such a plague of locusts,(T) nor will there ever be again. 15 They covered all the ground until it was black. They devoured(U) all that was left after the hail—everything growing in the fields and the fruit on the trees. Nothing green remained on tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
16 Pharaoh quickly summoned(V) Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned(W) against the Lord your God and against you. 17 Now forgive(X) my sin once more and pray(Y) to the Lord your God to take this deadly plague away from me.”
18 Moses then left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord.(Z) 19 And the Lord changed the wind to a very strong west wind, which caught up the locusts and carried them into the Red Sea.[b] Not a locust was left anywhere in Egypt. 20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart,(AA) and he would not let the Israelites go.
The Plague of Darkness
21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness(AB) spreads over Egypt—darkness that can be felt.” 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness(AC) covered all Egypt for three days. 23 No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.(AD)
24 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go,(AE) worship the Lord. Even your women and children(AF) may go with you; only leave your flocks and herds behind.”(AG)
25 But Moses said, “You must allow us to have sacrifices and burnt offerings(AH) to present to the Lord our God. 26 Our livestock too must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use some of them in worshiping the Lord our God, and until we get there we will not know what we are to use to worship the Lord.”
27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart,(AI) and he was not willing to let them go. 28 Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die.”
29 “Just as you say,” Moses replied. “I will never appear(AJ) before you again.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 10:10 Or Be careful, trouble is in store for you!
- Exodus 10:19 Or the Sea of Reeds
2 Mosebog 10
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2 Mosebog 10
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Ottende katastrofe: Græshopper
10 Da sagde Herren til Moses: „Gå igen til Farao og stil dit krav! Jeg har gjort ham og hans rådgivere stædige, så jeg fortsat kan vise min magt på dem og udføre mirakuløse tegn iblandt dem. 2 Hvilke fantastiske beretninger dine børn og børnebørn skal få at høre om alle de undere, jeg gjorde i Egypten for at vise, at jeg er Herren.”
3 Så gik Moses og Aron igen til Farao og sagde: „Herren, hebræernes Gud, spørger dig nu: Hvor længe vil du nægte at adlyde mig? Lad mit folk rejse for at tilbede mig. 4 Hvis du stadig modsætter dig, vil jeg i morgen lade græshoppesværme invadere dit land. 5 Græshopperne vil fuldstændig dække jorden og fortære den smule, som er tilbage efter haglvejret, så der intet grønt bliver tilbage hverken på træer eller marker. 6 De vil fylde dit palads, dine hoffolks boliger og hvert eneste hus i Egypten. Aldrig tidligere i historien har en sådan katastrofe ramt dette land. Ingen af dine forfædre har nogensinde set noget lignende.” Derefter drejede Moses om på hælen og forlod Farao.
7 Nu henvendte hoffolkene sig til Farao i protest. „Hvor længe vil du lade de her katastrofer fortsætte?” klagede de. „Lad dog de mennesker rejse, så de kan tilbede deres Gud! Kan du ikke se, at hele Egypten ellers går til grunde?”
8 Så blev Moses og Aron hentet tilbage til Farao. „Så tag da af sted og dyrk jeres Gud,” sagde Farao. „Men sig mig lige, hvem er det nu, der skal rejse?”
9 „Alle som en,” svarede Moses. „Vi tager børn og gamle med, alle vores sønner og døtre og alle vores husdyr. Vi tager det hele med os. Alle skal deltage i denne højtid for Herren.”
10 „Ikke på vilkår!” råbte Farao. „Hvis I prøver at slippe væk med jeres kvinder og børn, så får I sandelig brug for jeres Guds hjælp! Jeg kan godt se, hvad I er ude på! 11 Nej, kun mændene må rejse af sted for at tilbede Jahve—det var jo det I bad om!” Så blev Moses og Aron smidt ud af paladset.
12 Derefter sagde Herren til Moses: „Ræk din hånd ud over Egypten, så græshopperne kan invadere landet. Lad dem æde alt, hvad der blev levnet efter haglvejret.”
13 Moses rakte nu sin stav ud, og Herren lod en østenvind blæse hele den dag og den følgende nat. Da det blev morgen, havde østenvinden bragt græshopperne til landet.
14 Enorme sværme af græshopper dækkede hele landet. Aldrig havde der været så mange græshopper i Egyptens historie. Og aldrig igen skal noget lignende ske. 15 Græshopperne dækkede jordens overflade, så den blev helt sort, og de åd alle planter og frugter, der var tilbage efter haglvejret. De efterlod ikke noget grønt overhovedet—ikke et træ, ikke en plante var tilbage i hele Egypten.
16 Farao fik hurtigt fat i Moses og Aron. „Jeg har syndet imod Herren, jeres Gud, og imod jer!” sagde han. 17 „Tilgiv mig bare denne ene gang og bed jeres Gud om at tage den her dødbringende plage fra mig.”
18 Moses forlod derefter Farao og bad til Herren. 19 Da sendte Herren en storm fra vest, som blæste græshopperne ud i Det Røde Hav.[a] Ikke en eneste græshoppe blev tilbage i hele Egypten. 20 Men Herren lod Farao blive stædig igen, så han alligevel ikke ville lade israelitterne rejse.
Niende katastrofe: Mørke
21 Herren sagde nu til Moses: „Løft dine hænder imod himlen, og et dybt og forfærdeligt mørke vil sænke sig over Egypten—et mørke så tykt, at man kan føle det.” 22 Moses rakte hånden op mod himlen, og et tykt mørke sænkede sig over landet i tre dage. 23 Folk kunne ikke se hinanden, så de rørte sig ikke ud af stedet i tre dage, men overalt hvor israelitterne boede var der lyst.
24 Da sendte Farao bud efter Moses. „Rejs og tilbed Herren,” sagde han. „Men efterlad jeres husdyr her. Jeres kvinder og børn kan I tage med.”
25 „Har du tænkt dig at give os de dyr, vi skal bruge som slagtofre og brændofre til Herren, vores Gud? 26 Nej, vel! Derfor er vi nødt til at have vores dyr med. Vi ved jo heller ikke, hvilke ofre Herren ønsker, før vi når frem til stedet, så vi må tage det hele med.”
27 Herren gjorde igen Farao stædig, så han nægtede at lade dem rejse. 28 Han råbte efter Moses: „Forsvind herfra, og lad mig aldrig mere se dig for mine øjne! Hvis du viser dig igen, slår jeg dig ihjel!”
29 „Godt,” svarede Moses. „Du skal aldrig mere se mig.”
Footnotes
- 10,19 Den hebraiske betegnelse betyder et stort vandområde med siv eller havplanter. Den græske oversættelse siger: „Det Røde Hav”. Det er uvist hvilken del af Det Røde Hav, der er tale om.
Exodus 10
King James Version
Exodus 10
King James Version
10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:
2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.
3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go?
9 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the Lord.
10 And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
14 And the locust went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.
17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.
19 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.
25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God.
26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.
27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
Exodus 10
English Standard Version
Exodus 10
English Standard Version
The Eighth Plague: Locusts
10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them, 2 and (A)that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I have dealt harshly with the Egyptians and what signs I have done among them, (B)that you may know that I am the Lord.”
3 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to (C)humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 For if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring (D)locusts into your country, 5 and they shall cover the face of the land, so that no one can see the land. And they shall (E)eat what is left to you after the hail, and they shall eat every tree of yours that grows in the field, 6 and they shall fill (F)your houses and the houses of all your servants and of all the Egyptians, as neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen, from the day they came on earth to this day.’” Then he turned and went out from Pharaoh.
7 Then Pharaoh's servants said to him, “How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet understand that Egypt is ruined?” 8 So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. And he said to them, (G)“Go, serve the Lord your God. But which ones are to go?” 9 Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old. We will go with our sons and daughters and with our flocks and herds, for (H)we must hold a feast to the Lord.” 10 But he said to them, “The Lord be with you, if ever I let you and your (I)little ones go! Look, you have some evil purpose in mind.[a] 11 No! Go, the men among you, and serve the Lord, for that is what you are asking.” And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, (J)“Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, so that they may come upon the land of Egypt and (K)eat every plant in the land, all that the hail has left.” 13 So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind had brought the locusts. 14 (L)The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled on the whole country of Egypt, (M)such a dense swarm of locusts as had never been before, nor ever will be again. 15 They covered the face of the whole land, so that the land was darkened, and (N)they ate all the plants in the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Not a green thing remained, neither tree nor plant of the field, through all the land of Egypt. 16 Then Pharaoh hastily called Moses and Aaron and said, (O)“I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore, forgive my sin, please, only this once, and (P)plead with the Lord your God only to remove this death from me.” 18 So (Q)he went out from Pharaoh and pleaded with the Lord. 19 And the Lord turned the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them (R)into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the country of Egypt. 20 But the Lord (S)hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go.
The Ninth Plague: Darkness
21 Then the Lord said to Moses, (T)“Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be (U)darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness to be felt.” 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. 23 They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but (V)all the people of Israel had light where they lived. 24 Then Pharaoh called Moses and said, (W)“Go, serve the Lord; (X)your little ones also may go with you; only let your flocks and your herds remain behind.” 25 But Moses said, “You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. 26 Our livestock also must go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for we must take of them to serve the Lord our God, and we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there.” 27 But the Lord (Y)hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 28 Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.” 29 Moses said, “As you say! (Z)I will not see your face again.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 10:10 Hebrew before your face
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