German · Intermediate
Adapted from Moses and the Exodus
Moses confronts Pharaoh, the plagues strike Egypt, the Israelites leave slavery, and the sea opens before them.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Mose und Aaron vertraten die Israeliten vor dem Pharao, dem König von Ägypten. Doch der Pharao weigerte sich weiterhin, das Volk gehen zu lassen.
Moses and Aaron represented the Israelites before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. But Pharaoh continued to refuse to let the people go.
Gott sagte zu Mose: „Der Pharao bleibt unnachgiebig. Geh ihm morgen früh am Fluss entgegen und nimm den Stab mit, der sich in eine Schlange verwandelt hatte. Richte ihm aus, dass der Herr, der Gott der Hebräer, dich schickt. Er soll mein Volk ziehen lassen, damit es mir in der Wüste dienen kann. Bisher hat er nicht auf mich gehört.“
God said to Moses: “Pharaoh remains unyielding. Go to meet him by the river early tomorrow morning, and take the staff that turned into a snake. Tell him that the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent you. He must let my people go so they can serve me in the wilderness. So far, he has not listened to me.”
Mose sollte dem Pharao auch ankündigen, was nun geschehen würde: Ein Schlag mit dem Stab würde das Flusswasser in Blut verwandeln. Die Fische würden sterben, und der Fluss würde so stinken, dass die Ägypter sein Wasser nicht mehr trinken könnten. Daran sollte der Pharao erkennen, wer der Herr war.
Moses was also to announce to Pharaoh what would happen next: A blow with the staff would turn the river water into blood. The fish would die, and the river would stink so badly that the Egyptians would no longer be able to drink its water. This would show Pharaoh who the Lord was.
Dann gab Gott Mose einen Auftrag für Aaron: „Er soll seinen Stab nehmen und die Hand über alle Gewässer Ägyptens ausstrecken: über Flüsse und Bäche, Wasserbecken und Teiche. Überall im Land soll das Wasser zu Blut werden, selbst in den Gefäßen aus Holz und Stein.“
Then God gave Moses an order for Aaron: “He is to take his staff and stretch his hand over all the waters of Egypt: over rivers and streams, pools and ponds. Everywhere in the land, the water is to turn to blood, even in containers made of wood and stone.”
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