1 Então, disse o Senhor a Moisés: Vê que te constituí como Deus sobre Faraó, e Arão, teu irmão, será teu profeta. 2 Tu falarás tudo o que eu te ordenar; e Arão, teu irmão, falará a Faraó, para que deixe ir da sua terra os filhos de Israel. 3 Eu, porém, endurecerei o coração de Faraó e multiplicarei na terra do Egito os meus sinais e as minhas maravilhas. 4 Faraó não vos ouvirá; e eu porei a mão sobre o Egito e farei sair as minhas hostes, o meu povo, os filhos de Israel, da terra do Egito, com grandes manifestações de julgamento. 5 Saberão os egípcios que eu sou o Senhor, quando estender eu a mão sobre o Egito e tirar do meio deles os filhos de Israel. 6 Assim fez Moisés e Arão; como o Senhor lhes ordenara, assim fizeram. 7 Era Moisés de oitenta anos, e Arão, de oitenta e três, quando falaram a Faraó.

8 Falou o Senhor a Moisés e a Arão: 9 Quando Faraó vos disser: Fazei milagres que vos acreditem, dirás a Arão: Toma o teu bordão e lança-o diante de Faraó; e o bordão se tornará em serpente. 10 Então, Moisés e Arão se chegaram a Faraó e fizeram como o Senhor lhes ordenara; lançou Arão o seu bordão diante de Faraó e diante dos seus oficiais, e ele se tornou em serpente. 11 Faraó, porém, mandou vir os sábios e encantadores; e eles, os sábios do Egito, fizeram também o mesmo com as suas ciências ocultas. 12 Pois lançaram eles cada um o seu bordão, e eles se tornaram em serpentes; mas o bordão de Arão devorou os bordões deles. 13 Todavia, o coração de Faraó se endureceu, e não os ouviu, como o Senhor tinha dito.

14 Disse o Senhor a Moisés: O coração de Faraó está obstinado; recusa deixar ir o povo. 15 Vai ter com Faraó pela manhã; ele sairá às águas; estarás à espera dele na beira do rio, tomarás na mão o bordão que se tornou em serpente 16 e lhe dirás: O Senhor, o Deus dos hebreus, me enviou a ti para te dizer: Deixa ir o meu povo, para que me sirva no deserto; e, até agora, não tens ouvido. 17 Assim diz o Senhor: Nisto saberás que eu sou o Senhor: com este bordão que tenho na mão ferirei as águas do rio, e se tornarão em sangue. 18 Os peixes que estão no rio morrerão, o rio cheirará mal, e os egípcios terão nojo de beber água do rio. 19 Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés: Dize a Arão: toma o teu bordão e estende a mão sobre as águas do Egito, sobre os seus rios, sobre os seus canais, sobre as suas lagoas e sobre todos os seus reservatórios, para que se tornem em sangue; haja sangue em toda a terra do Egito, tanto nos vasos de madeira como nos de pedra.

20 Fizeram Moisés e Arão como o Senhor lhes havia ordenado: Arão, levantando o bordão, feriu as águas que estavam no rio, à vista de Faraó e seus oficiais; e toda a água do rio se tornou em sangue. 21 De sorte que os peixes que estavam no rio morreram, o rio cheirou mal, e os egípcios não podiam beber a água do rio; e houve sangue por toda a terra do Egito. 22 Porém os magos do Egito fizeram também o mesmo com as suas ciências ocultas; de maneira que o coração de Faraó se endureceu, e não os ouviu, como o Senhor tinha dito. 23 Virou-se Faraó e foi para casa; nem ainda isso considerou o seu coração. 24 Todos os egípcios cavaram junto ao rio para encontrar água que beber, pois das águas do rio não podiam beber. 25 Assim se passaram sete dias, depois que o Senhor feriu o rio.

1 And Jehovah said unto Moses, See, I have made thee as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. 6 And Moses and Aaron did so; as Jehovah commanded them, so did they. 7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

8 And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent. 10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as Jehovah had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers: and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.

14 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go. 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand. 16 And thou shalt say unto him, Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened. 17 Thus saith Jehovah, In this thou shalt know that I am Jehovah: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river. 19 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21 And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt. 22 And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken. 23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart. 24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. 25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that Jehovah had smitten the river.

1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.

2 You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country.

3 But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in Egypt,

4 he will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites.

5 And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it."

6 Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them.

7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

8 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

9 "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Perform a miracle,' then say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,' and it will become a snake."

10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake.

11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts:

12 Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.

13 Yet Pharaoh's heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.

15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river. Confront him on the bank of the Nile, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.

16 Then say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.

17 This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD: With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood.

18 The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.'"

19 The LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt —over the streams and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs —and they will turn to blood.' Blood will be everywhere in Egypt, even in vessels "of wood and stone."

20 Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded. He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was changed into blood.

21 The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.

22 But the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts, and Pharaoh's heart became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.

23 Instead, he turned and went into his palace, and did not take even this to heart.

24 And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water, because they could not drink the water of the river.

25 Seven days passed after the LORD struck the Nile.