1 Disse o Senhor a Moisés: Apresenta-te a Faraó e dize-lhe: Assim diz o Senhor, o Deus dos hebreus: Deixa ir o meu povo, para que me sirva. 2 Porque, se recusares deixá-los ir e ainda por força os detiveres, 3 eis que a mão do Senhor será sobre o teu rebanho, que está no campo, sobre os cavalos, sobre os jumentos, sobre os camelos, sobre o gado e sobre as ovelhas, com pestilência gravíssima. 4 E o Senhor fará distinção entre os rebanhos de Israel e o rebanho do Egito, para que nada morra de tudo o que pertence aos filhos de Israel. 5 O Senhor designou certo tempo, dizendo: Amanhã, fará o Senhor isto na terra. 6 E o Senhor o fez no dia seguinte, e todo o rebanho dos egípcios morreu; porém, do rebanho dos israelitas, não morreu nem um. 7 Faraó mandou ver, e eis que do rebanho de Israel não morrera nem um sequer; porém o coração de Faraó se endureceu, e não deixou ir o povo.

8 Então, disse o Senhor a Moisés e a Arão: Apanhai mãos cheias de cinza de forno, e Moisés atire-a para o céu diante de Faraó. 9 Ela se tornará em pó miúdo sobre toda a terra do Egito e se tornará em tumores que se arrebentem em úlceras nos homens e nos animais, por toda a terra do Egito. 10 Eles tomaram cinza de forno e se apresentaram a Faraó; Moisés atirou-a para o céu, e ela se tornou em tumores que se arrebentavam em úlceras nos homens e nos animais, 11 de maneira que os magos não podiam permanecer diante de Moisés, por causa dos tumores; porque havia tumores nos magos e em todos os egípcios. 12 Porém o Senhor endureceu o coração de Faraó, e este não os ouviu, como o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés.

13 Disse o Senhor a Moisés: Levanta-te pela manhã cedo, apresenta-te a Faraó e dize-lhe: Assim diz o Senhor, o Deus dos hebreus: Deixa ir o meu povo, para que me sirva. 14 Pois esta vez enviarei todas as minhas pragas sobre o teu coração, e sobre os teus oficiais, e sobre o teu povo, para que saibas que não há quem me seja semelhante em toda a terra. 15 Pois já eu poderia ter estendido a mão para te ferir a ti e o teu povo com pestilência, e terias sido cortado da terra; 16 mas, deveras, para isso te hei mantido, a fim de mostrar-te o meu poder, e para que seja o meu nome anunciado em toda a terra. 17 Ainda te levantas contra o meu povo, para não deixá-lo ir? 18 Eis que amanhã, por este tempo, farei cair mui grave chuva de pedras, como nunca houve no Egito, desde o dia em que foi fundado até hoje. 19 Agora, pois, manda recolher o teu gado e tudo o que tens no campo; todo homem e animal que se acharem no campo e não se recolherem a casa, em caindo sobre eles a chuva de pedras, morrerão. 20 Quem dos oficiais de Faraó temia a palavra do Senhor fez fugir os seus servos e o seu gado para as casas; 21 aquele, porém, que não se importava com a palavra do Senhor deixou ficar no campo os seus servos e o seu gado.

22 Então, disse o Senhor a Moisés: Estende a mão para o céu, e cairá chuva de pedras em toda a terra do Egito, sobre homens, sobre animais e sobre toda planta do campo na terra do Egito. 23 E Moisés estendeu o seu bordão para o céu; o Senhor deu trovões e chuva de pedras, e fogo desceu sobre a terra; e fez o Senhor cair chuva de pedras sobre a terra do Egito. 24 De maneira que havia chuva de pedras e fogo misturado com a chuva de pedras tão grave, qual nunca houve em toda a terra do Egito, desde que veio a ser uma nação. 25 Por toda a terra do Egito a chuva de pedras feriu tudo quanto havia no campo, tanto homens como animais; feriu também a chuva de pedras toda planta do campo e quebrou todas as árvores do campo. 26 Somente na terra de Gósen, onde estavam os filhos de Israel, não havia chuva de pedras.

27 Então, Faraó mandou chamar a Moisés e a Arão e lhes disse: Esta vez pequei; o Senhor é justo, porém eu e o meu povo somos ímpios. 28 Orai ao Senhor; pois já bastam estes grandes trovões e a chuva de pedras. Eu vos deixarei ir, e não ficareis mais aqui. 29 Respondeu-lhe Moisés: Em saindo eu da cidade, estenderei as mãos ao Senhor; os trovões cessarão, e já não haverá chuva de pedras; para que saibas que a terra é do Senhor. 30 Quanto a ti, porém, e aos teus oficiais, eu sei que ainda não temeis ao Senhor Deus. 31 (O linho e a cevada foram feridos, pois a cevada já estava na espiga, e o linho, em flor. 32 Porém o trigo e o centeio não sofreram dano, porque ainda não haviam nascido.) 33 Saiu, pois, Moisés da presença de Faraó e da cidade e estendeu as mãos ao Senhor; cessaram os trovões e a chuva de pedras, e não caiu mais chuva sobre a terra. 34 Tendo visto Faraó que cessaram as chuvas, as pedras e os trovões, tornou a pecar e endureceu o coração, ele e os seus oficiais. 35 E assim Faraó, de coração endurecido, não deixou ir os filhos de Israel, como o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés.

1 Then Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 3 behold, the hand of Jehovah is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks: there shall be a very grievous murrain. 4 And Jehovah shall make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of Israel. 5 And Jehovah appointed a set time, saying, To-morrow Jehovah shall do this thing in the land. 6 And Jehovah did that thing on the morrow; and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. 7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he did not let the people go.

8 And Jehovah said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. 10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast. 11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. 12 And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken unto Moses. 13 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 14 For I will this time send all my plagues upon thy heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 15 For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth: 16 but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? 18 Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now. 19 Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. 20 He that feared the word of Jehovah among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses. 21 And he that regarded not the word of Jehovah left his servants and his cattle in the field.

22 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch forth thy hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and Jehovah sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and Jehovah rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: Jehovah is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. 28 Entreat Jehovah; for there hath been enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. 29 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto Jehovah; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is Jehovah’s. 30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear Jehovah God. 31 And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom. 32 But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten: for they were not grown up. 33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto Jehovah: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. 34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. 35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the children of Israel go, as Jehovah had spoken by Moses.

1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, so that they may worship me."

2 If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back,

3 the hand of the LORD will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field —on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats.

4 But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.'"

5 The LORD set a time and said, "Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land."

6 And the next day the LORD did it: All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.

7 Pharaoh investigated and found that not even one of the animals of the Israelites had died. Yet his heart was unyielding and he would not let the people go.

8 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh.

9 It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on people and animals throughout the land."

10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on people and animals.

11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians.

12 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said to Moses.

13 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning, confront Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me,

14 or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you and against your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth.

15 For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth.

16 But I have raised you up "for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

17 You still set yourself against my people and will not let them go.

18 Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now.

19 Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every person and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die.'"

20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.

21 But those who ignored the word of the LORD left their slaves and livestock in the field.

22 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that hail will fall all over Egypt —on people and animals and on everything growing in the fields of Egypt."

23 When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt;

24 hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.

25 Throughout Egypt hail struck everything in the fields —both people and animals; it beat down everything growing in the fields and stripped every tree.

26 The only place it did not hail was the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were.

27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. "This time I have sinned," he said to them. "The LORD is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.

28 Pray to the LORD, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don't have to stay any longer."

29 Moses replied, "When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the LORD. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth is the LORD's.

30 But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the LORD God."

31 (The flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley had headed and the flax was in bloom.

32 The wheat and spelt, however, were not destroyed, because they ripen later.)

33 Then Moses left Pharaoh and went out of the city. He spread out his hands toward the LORD; the thunder and hail stopped, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.

34 When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had stopped, he sinned again: He and his officials hardened their hearts.

35 So Pharaoh's heart was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the LORD had said through Moses.