Êxodo 11

Te Pānui a Mohi, te Matenga o te Mātāmua

1 Nā, ka mea a Ihowā ki a Mohi, "Kia kotahi atu whiu e whakapāngia e ahau ki a Parao, ki Īhipa; muri iho ka tukua koutou e ia i konei. Ka tukua koutou, inā, ka tino peia katoatia koutou e ia i konei. 2 Kōrero ināianei ki ngā taringa o te iwi, ā, mā te tāne, mā te wahine, e tono he mea hiriwa, he mea kōura i tōna hoa, i tōna hoa." 3 (Ā, i meinga anō e Ihowā kia paingia te iwi e ngā Īhipiana. Ko te tangata nei hoki ko Mohi, i nui rawa ki te whenua o Īhipa, ki te aroaro o ngā tāngata a Parao, ki te aroaro anō hoki o te iwi.)

4 Nā, ka mea a Mohi, "Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā: ‘Hei waenganui pō ahau ka tika nā waenganui o Īhipa; 5 ā, ka mate ngā mātāmua katoa o te whenua o Īhipa, te mātāmua a Parao e noho ana i runga i tōna torōna, ā tae iho ana ki te mātāmua a te pononga wahine i tua i te mira; me ngā mātāmua katoa a ngā kararehe. 6 Ā, ka nui te tangi i te whenua katoa o Īhipa, kāhore he pērā i mua, e kore anō hoki e pērā e takoto ake nei. 7 Otirā, e kore e oraora te arero o tētahi kurī ki tētahi o ngā tama a Īharaira, ki te tangata, ki te kararehe;’ kia mōhio ai koutou e tītore ana a Ihowā i waenga o ngā Īhipiana, o Īharaira. 8 Ā, e haere ake ēnei tāngata katoa āu ki ahau, e piko ki ahau, e mea, ‘Haere koe me te iwi katoa e haere ana i raro i ōu waewae.’ Ā muri iho ka haere ahau."

Ā, puta ana ia i a Parao, he nui hoki tōna riri.

9 Ā, ka mea a Ihowā ki a Mohi, "E kore a Parao e rongo ki a kōrua, kia maha ai āku merekara ki te whenua o Īhipa." 10 Ā, meatia ana e Mohi rāua ko Ārona ēnei merekara katoa ki te aroaro o Parao; ā, i whakapakeke anō a Ihowā i te ngākau o Parao, ā, kīhai ia i tuku i ngā tama a Īharaira i tōna whenua.

1 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. 2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. 3 And Jehovah gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.

4 And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5 and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle. 6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not been, nor shall be any more. 7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that Jehovah doth make a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel. 8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

9 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and Jehovah hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.