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Exodus, 8

1. The LORD then told Moses, "Say to Aaron: Stretch out your hand and your staff over the streams and canals and pools, to make frogs overrun the land of Egypt."

1. Yahweh then said to Moses, 'Say to Aaron, "Stretch out your hand with your staff, over the rivers, the canals and the marshland, and bring the frogs up over the land of Egypt." '

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

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

3. But the magicians did the same by their magic arts. They, too, made frogs overrun the land of Egypt.

3. But by their spells the magicians did the same, bringing frogs over the land of Egypt.

4. Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray the LORD to remove the frogs from me and my subjects, and I will let the people go to offer sacrifice to the LORD."

4. Pharaoh then summoned Moses and Aaron and said, 'Entreat Yahweh to take the frogs away from me and my subjects, and I promise to let the people go and sacrifice to Yahweh.'

5. Moses answered Pharaoh, "Do me the favor of appointing the time when I am to pray for you and your servants and your subjects, that the frogs may be taken away from you and your houses and be left only in the river."

5. Moses said to Pharaoh, 'You are the one to gain by it: when would you like me to pray for you, your officials and your subjects, so as to rid you and your houses of the frogs so that they will be left only in the River?'

6. "Tomorrow," said Pharaoh. Then Moses replied, "It shall be as you have said, so that you may learn that there is none like the LORD, our God.

6. 'Tomorrow,' he said. Moses said, 'It shall be as you say, so that you will know that there is no one like Yahweh our God.

7. The frogs shall leave you and your houses, your servants and your subjects; only in the river shall they be left."

7. The frogs will leave you, your houses, your officials and your subjects and will be left only in the River.'

8. After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh's presence, Moses implored the LORD to fulfill the promise he had made to Pharaoh about the frogs;

8. Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh's presence, and Moses pleaded with Yahweh about the frogs which he had inflicted on Pharaoh.

9. and the LORD did as Moses had asked. The frogs in the houses and courtyards and fields died off.

9. Yahweh did as Moses asked, and in house and courtyard and field the frogs died.

10. Heaps and heaps of them were gathered up, and there was a stench in the land.

10. They piled them up in heaps and the country stank.

11. But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he became obdurate and would not listen to them, just as the LORD had foretold.

11. But once Pharaoh saw that there had been a respite, he became obstinate and, as Yahweh had foretold, refused to listen to them.

12. Thereupon the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron to stretch out his staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may be turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt."

12. Yahweh then said to Moses, 'Say to Aaron, "Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, and it will turn into mosquitoes throughout the whole of Egypt." '

13. They did so. Aaron stretched out his hand, and with his staff he struck the dust of the earth, and gnats came upon man and beast. The dust of the earth was turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt.

13. Aaron stretched out his hand, with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were mosquitoes on man and beast; all the dust of the earth turned into mosquitoes throughout the whole of Egypt.

14. Though the magicians tried to bring forth gnats by their magic arts, they could not do so. As the gnats infested man and beast,

14. By their spells the magicians tried to produce mosquitoes in the same way but failed, and there were mosquitoes on man and beast.

15. the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." Yet Pharaoh remained obstinate and would not listen to them, just as the LORD had foretold.

15. So the magicians said to Pharaoh, 'This is the finger of God.' But Pharaoh was obstinate and, as Yahweh had foretold, refused to listen to them.

16. Again the LORD told Moses, "Early tomorrow morning present yourself to Pharaoh when he goes forth to the water, and say to him: Thus says the LORD: Let my people go to worship me.

16. Yahweh then said to Moses, 'Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he makes his way to the water. Say to him, "Yahweh says this: Let my people go and worship me.

17. If you will not let my people go, I warn you, I will loose swarms of flies upon you and your servants and your subjects and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and the very ground on which they stand shall be filled with swarms of flies.

17. But if you will not let my people go, I shall send horseflies on you, on your officials, your subjects and your houses. The Egyptians' houses will swarm with horseflies, and so will the very ground they stand on.

18. But on that day I will make an exception of the land of Goshen: there shall be no flies where my people dwell, that you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

18. But I shall exempt the region of Goshen, where my people are living, that day; there will be no horseflies there, so that you will know that I am Yahweh, here in this country.

19. I will make this distinction between my people and your people. This sign shall take place tomorrow."

19. I shall make a distinction between my people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow." '

20. This the LORD did. Thick swarms of flies entered the house of Pharaoh and the houses of his servants; throughout Egypt the land was infested with flies.

20. Yahweh did this, and great swarms of horseflies found their way into Pharaoh's palace, into his officials' houses and all over Egypt; the country was ruined by the horseflies.

21. Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, "Go and offer sacrifice to your God in this land."

21. Pharaoh then summoned Moses and Aaron and said, 'Go and sacrifice to your God, inside the country.'

22. But Moses replied, "It is not right to do so, for the sacrifices we offer to the LORD, our God, are an abomination to the Egyptians. If before their very eyes we offer sacrifices which are an abomination to them, will not the Egyptians stone us?

22. 'That would never do,' Moses said, 'since what we sacrifice to Yahweh our God is outrageous to the Egyptians. If the Egyptians see us offering sacrifices which outrage them, won't they stone us?

23. We must go a three days' journey in the desert to offer sacrifice to the LORD, our God, as he commands us."

23. We shall make a three-days' journey into the desert to sacrifice to Yahweh our God, as he has ordered us.'

24. "Well, then," said Pharaoh, "I will let you go to offer sacrifice to the LORD, your God, in the desert, provided that you do not go too far away and that you pray for me."

24. Pharaoh said, 'I will let you go and sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the desert, provided you do not go very far. Pray for me.'

25. Moses answered, "As soon as I leave your presence I will pray to the LORD that the flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh and his servants and his subjects. Pharaoh, however, must not play false again by refusing to let the people go to offer sacrifice to the LORD."

25. 'The moment I leave you,' Moses said, 'I shall pray to Yahweh. Tomorrow morning the horseflies will leave Pharaoh, his officials and his subjects. But Pharaoh must stop trifling with us by not allowing the people to go and sacrifice to Yahweh.'

26. When Moses left Pharaoh's presence, he prayed to the LORD;

26. Moses then left Pharaoh's presence and prayed to Yahweh,

27. and the LORD did as Moses had asked. He removed the flies from Pharaoh and his servants and subjects. Not one remained.

27. and Yahweh did as Moses asked; the horseflies left Pharaoh, his officials and his subjects; not one remained.

28. But once more Pharaoh became obdurate and would not let the people go.

28. But Pharaoh became obstinate this time too and did not let the people go.



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Alaviitteet:

8:1-4 - Jumala lähettää sammakoiden vitsauksen Egyptiin sen jälkeen, kun farao kieltäytyy vapauttamasta ihmisiä. Tämä osoittaa Jumalan voiman luomisessa ja tuomitsemisen egyptiläisiä jumalia, erityisesti Heketiä, sammakkojumalattaria vastaan (ks. myös Psalmi 105:30 ja Ilmestyskirja 16:13).

8:5-7 - Egyptin taikurit jäljittelevät sammakoiden ihmettä, mutta he eivät voi poistaa ruttoa osoittaen ihmisvoiman rajoituksia ja Jumalan ylivoimaisuutta. Tämä korostaa Jumalan suvereenia hallintaa kaikissa voimissa (ks. myös 1. Samuel 6:6 ja 2. Timoteukselle 3:8-9).

8:8-10 - Farao pyytää Moosesta rukoilemaan, että Jumala poistaisi sammakot, mutta paaduttaa hänen sydämensä vitsauksen päätyttyä. Tämä paljastaa faraon itsepäisyyden ja Jumalan suunnitelman toteutumisen (ks. myös Room. 9:17-18 ja Sananlaskut 29:1).

8:16-19 - Jumala lähettää täiden vitsauksen, eivätkä taikurit pysty jäljittelemään sitä, koska he ymmärtävät, että "tämä on Jumalan sormi". Tämä tunnustus osoittaa Jumalan voiman ainutlaatuisuuden, jota on mahdoton jäljitellä (ks. myös Psalmi 8:3 ja Luuk. 11:20).

8:20-24 - Kärpästen rutto merkitsee selkeää eroa Jumalan kansan ja egyptiläisten välillä osoittaen Jumalan huolenpitoa ja suojelusta kansansa suhteen keskellä tuomiota (ks. myös 2. Moos. 9:4 ja Malakia 3:18).

Aiheeseen liittyvät säkeet Exodus, 8:

Mooseksen kirjan luku 8 jatkaa kertomusta Egyptin vitsauksista. Kuinka Jumala erottaa kansansa tuomion keskellä? Tämä elävä teksti kertoo sammakoiden, täiden ja kärpästen vitsauksista ja osoittaa Jumalan suvereenin hallinnan luonnossa. Luvussa tarkastellaan sellaisia teemoja kuin Jumalan ja faraon välisen konfliktin kärjistyminen, faraon kompromissiyritykset ja jumalallinen suojelu Gosenin suhteen. Mooseksen kirja 8 paljastaa myös egyptiläisen magian turhuuden Jumalan voiman edessä. Pohdi kanssamme viittä raamatunkohtaa, jotka valaisevat suvereniteetin ja eristäytymisen teemoja tässä silmiä avaavassa luvussa.

Psalmit 105:30-31: "Heidän maansa saivat sammakot jopa kuninkaallisissa asunnoissa. Hän käski, ja kärpästen ja täiden parvet tunkeutuivat koko alueelle." - Tämä psalmi kertoo 2. Mooseksen kirjan luvussa 8 kuvatuista sammakoiden ja täiden vitsauksista.

Ilmestyskirja 16:13: "Sitten minä näin kolme saastaista henkeä kuin sammakkoa tulevan ulos lohikäärmeen suusta, pedon suusta ja väärän profeetan suusta." - Tässä näyssä käytetään kuvia sammakoista, jotka muistuttavat 2. Mooseksen kirjan 8:1-15:ssä olevaa ruttoa.

Roomalaisille 1:18-20: "Siksi Jumala luovutti heidät sukupuoliseen epäpuhtauteen heidän sydämensä syntisten halujen mukaan, heidän ruumiinsa turmeltumiseen keskenään." - Paavali pohtii, kuinka Jumala toisinaan sallii ihmisten seurata syntisiä teitään, samalla tavalla kuin faraon sydämen paatuminen 2. Moos. 8:ssa.

Luukas 11:20: "Mutta jos minä ajan ulos riivaajia Jumalan sormella, niin Jumalan valtakunta on tullut teidän luoksenne." - Jeesus käyttää ilmausta "Jumalan sormi", jota faraon taikurit käyttävät 2. Mooseksen 8:19:ssä.

Matteus 24:24: "Sillä vääriä kristuksia ja vääriä profeettoja ilmestyy, jotka tekevät suuria tunnustekoja ja ihmeitä, jos mahdollista, eksyttääkseen valitutkin." - Jeesus varoittaa vääristä ihmeistä, jotka muistuttavat faraon taikuita 2. Moos. 8:7:ssä.

FAQ:

Mikä oli toinen vitsaus, jonka Jumala lähetti Egyptiin?

Toinen rutto oli sammakot, jotka valloittivat koko Egyptin kodeista työpaikkoihin. (2. Moos. 8:1-15)

Miten farao reagoi sammakoiden ruttoon?

Farao pyysi Moosesta rukoilemaan Jumalaa poistamaan sammakot ja lupasi vapauttaa israelilaiset, mutta sammakoiden poistamisen jälkeen hän ei pitänyt lupaustaan. (2. Moos. 8:8, 15)

Mitä sammakoiden rutto symboloi?

Sammakon rutto symboloi Jumalan hyökkäystä ja täydellistä hallintaa Egyptiin ja sen jumaliin, mikä osoittaa Hänen valtaansa luontoon. (2Moos. 8:2-4)

Mikä oli kolmas vitsa, jonka Jumala lähetti?

Kolmas vitsaus oli täitä, jotka tarttuivat sekä miehiin että eläimiin. (2Moos. 8:16-19)

Miten egyptiläiset taikurit suhtautuivat täiruttoon?

Taikurit yrittivät jäljitellä täiden ihmettä, mutta he epäonnistuivat. He ymmärsivät, että rutto oli Jumalan työtä, mutta farao ei silti antanut periksi. (2. Moos. 8:18-19)


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