Norwegian · 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
Moses og Aron talte israelittenes sak overfor farao, kongen av Egypt. Men farao nektet å la folket dra.
Moses and Aaron pleaded the Israelites’ case before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. But Pharaoh refused to let the people go.
«I morgen tidlig går farao ned til elven», sa Gud til Moses. «Møt ham på bredden, og ta med staven som ble til en slange. Si at Herren, hebreernes Gud, har sendt deg. Jeg har bedt ham la folket mitt dra for å tjene meg i ødemarken, men hittil har han ikke hørt etter.»
“Tomorrow morning Pharaoh will go down to the river,” God told Moses. “Meet him on the bank, and take the staff that turned into a snake. Tell him that the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent you. I have asked him to let my people go so they can serve me in the wilderness, but so far he hasn’t listened.”
Gud ba Moses advare farao om hva som ville skje. Slik skulle farao forstå hvem Herren var. Når staven traff vannet, skulle det bli til blod. Fiskene skulle dø, elven skulle stinke, og egypterne skulle ikke orke å drikke vannet.
God told Moses to warn Pharaoh what would happen. That way Pharaoh would understand who the Lord was. When the staff struck the water, it would turn to blood. The fish would die, the river would stink, and the Egyptians would be unable to bring themselves to drink the water.
Gud ba også Moses si til Aron at han skulle holde staven sin ut over alt vannet i Egypt, fra elver og bekker til dammer. Det skulle bli blod i hele landet, selv i kar av tre og stein.
God also told Moses to tell Aaron to hold his staff out over all the water in Egypt, from rivers and streams to ponds. There would be blood throughout the land, even in wooden and stone vessels.
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