The Eighth Plague: Locusts

10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may do these miraculous signs of mine among them,[a](A) and so that you may tell[b] your son and grandson(B) how severely I dealt with the Egyptians and performed miraculous signs among them, and you will know that I am the Lord.”

So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may worship me.(C) But if you refuse to let my people go, then tomorrow I will bring locusts(D) into your territory. They will cover the surface of the land so that no one will be able to see the land. They will eat the remainder left(E) to you that escaped the hail; they will eat every tree you have growing in the fields. They will fill your houses, all your officials’ houses, and the houses of all the Egyptians—something your fathers and grandfathers never saw since the time they occupied the land until today.” Then he turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.

Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long must this man be a snare(F) to us? Let the men go, so that they may worship the Lord their God. Don’t you realize yet that Egypt is devastated?”

So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship the Lord your God,” Pharaoh said. “But exactly who will be going?”

Moses replied, “We will go with our young and with our old; we will go with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds because we must hold the Lord’s festival.”(G)

10 He said to them, “The Lord would have to be with you if I would ever let you and your families go! Look out—you’re heading for trouble. 11 No, go—just able-bodied men—worship the Lord, since that’s what you want.” And they were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.

12 The Lord then said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, and the locusts will come up over it and eat every plant in the land, everything that the hail left.” 13 So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord sent an east wind over the land all that day and through the night. By morning the east wind had brought in the locusts. 14 The locusts went up over the entire land of Egypt and settled on the whole territory of Egypt. Never before had there been such a large number of locusts, and there never will be again.(H) 15 They covered the surface of the whole land so that the land was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left. Nothing green was left on the trees or the plants in the field throughout the land of Egypt.(I)

16 Pharaoh urgently sent for Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. 17 Please forgive my sin once more and make an appeal to the Lord your God, so that he will just take this death away from me.” 18 Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the Lord.(J) 19 Then the Lord changed the wind to a strong west[c] wind, and it carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea.(K) Not a single locust was left in all the territory of Egypt. 20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart,(L) and he did not let the Israelites go.

The Ninth Plague: Darkness

21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.” 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days. 23 One person could not see another, and for three days they did not move from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.(M)

24 Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the Lord. Even your families may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”

25 Moses responded, “You must also let us have[d] sacrifices and burnt offerings to prepare for the Lord our God. 26 Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind because we will take some of them to worship the Lord our God. We will not know what we will use to worship the Lord until we get there.”

27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart,(N) and he was unwilling to let them go. 28 Pharaoh said to him, “Leave me! Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”

29 “As you have said,” Moses replied, “I will never see your face again.”(O)

Footnotes

  1. 10:1 Lit mine in his midst
  2. 10:2 Lit tell in the ears of
  3. 10:19 Lit sea
  4. 10:25 Lit also give in our hand

The Eighth Plague: Locusts(A)

10 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh; (B)for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, (C)that I may show these signs of Mine before him, and that (D)you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may (E)know that I am the Lord.”

So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to (F)humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may (G)serve Me. Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring (H)locusts into your territory. And they shall cover the face of the earth, so that no one will be able to see the earth; and (I)they shall eat the residue of what is left, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out of the field. They shall (J)fill your houses, the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians—which neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’ ” And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.

Then Pharaoh’s (K)servants said to him, “How long shall this man be (L)a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?”

So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve the Lord your God. Who are the ones that are going?”

And Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old; with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we will go, for (M)we must hold a feast to the Lord.”

10 Then he said to them, “The Lord had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you. 11 Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the Lord, for that is what you desired.” And they were driven (N)out from Pharaoh’s presence.

12 Then the Lord said to Moses, (O)“Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come upon the land of Egypt, and (P)eat every herb of the land—all that the hail has left.” 13 So Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14 And (Q)the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested on all the territory of Egypt. They were very severe; (R)previously there had been no such locusts as they, nor shall there be such after them. 15 For they (S)covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they (T)ate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.

16 Then Pharaoh called (U)for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, (V)“I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. 17 Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and (W)entreat[a] the Lord your God, that He may take away from me this death only.” 18 So he (X)went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord. 19 And the Lord turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them (Y)into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt. 20 But the Lord (Z)hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.

The Ninth Plague: Darkness

21 Then the Lord said to Moses, (AA)“Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, [b]darkness which may even be felt.” 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was (AB)thick darkness in all the land of Egypt (AC)three days. 23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. (AD)But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

24 Then Pharaoh called to Moses and (AE)said, “Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your (AF)little ones also go with you.”

25 But Moses said, “You must also give [c]us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. 26 Our (AG)livestock also shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind. For we must take some of them to serve the Lord our God, and even we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there.”

27 But the Lord (AH)hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. 28 Then Pharaoh said to him, (AI)“Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!”

29 So Moses said, “You have spoken well. (AJ)I will never see your face again.”

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 10:17 make supplication to
  2. Exodus 10:21 Lit. that one may feel the darkness
  3. Exodus 10:25 Lit. into our hands

Octava plaga: las langostas

10 Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: Preséntate[a] a Faraón, porque yo he endurecido[b] su corazón y el corazón de sus siervos(A), para mostrar[c] estas señales mías en medio de ellos[d], y para que cuentes a[e] tu hijo y a tu nieto, cómo me he burlado de los egipcios(B), y cómo he mostrado[f] mis señales entre ellos, y para que sepáis que yo soy el Señor(C). Moisés y Aarón fueron a Faraón, y le dijeron: Así dice el Señor, el Dios de los hebreos: «¿Hasta cuándo rehusarás humillarte delante de mí(D)? Deja ir a mi pueblo, para que me sirva(E). Porque si te niegas a dejar ir a mi pueblo, he aquí, mañana traeré langostas a tu territorio. Y cubrirán la superficie de la tierra, de modo que nadie podrá verla[g]. También comerán el resto de lo que ha escapado(F), lo que os ha quedado del granizo, y comerán todo árbol que os crece en el campo. Y llenarán tus casas, las casas de todos tus siervos y las casas de todos los egipcios(G), algo que ni tus padres ni tus abuelos han visto desde el día que vinieron al mundo[h] hasta hoy». Y Moisés se volvió y salió de la presencia de[i] Faraón. Y los siervos de Faraón le dijeron: ¿Hasta cuándo este hombre nos será causa de ruina[j](H)? Deja ir a los hombres para que sirvan al Señor su Dios(I). ¿No te das cuenta de[k] que Egipto está destruido? Entonces hicieron volver a Moisés y Aarón ante Faraón(J), y él les dijo: Id, servid al Señor vuestro Dios(K). ¿Quiénes[l] son los que han de ir? Y Moisés respondió: Iremos con nuestros jóvenes y nuestros ancianos; con nuestros hijos y nuestras hijas; con nuestras ovejas y nuestras vacadas iremos(L), porque hemos de celebrar[m] una fiesta solemne al Señor(M). 10 Y él les dijo: ¡Así sea el Señor con vosotros si os dejo ir[n] a vosotros y a vuestros pequeños! Tened cuidado[o] porque tenéis malas intenciones[p]. 11 No será así; id ahora solo los hombres, y servid al Señor, porque eso es lo que habéis pedido. Y los echaron de la presencia de Faraón(N).

12 Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: Extiende tu mano(O) sobre la tierra de Egipto, para traer la langosta, a fin de que suba sobre la tierra de Egipto y devore toda planta de la tierra, todo lo que el granizo ha dejado(P). 13 Y extendió Moisés su vara sobre la tierra de Egipto, y el Señor hizo soplar un viento del oriente sobre el país todo aquel día y toda aquella noche; y al venir la mañana, el viento del oriente trajo las langostas(Q). 14 Y subieron las langostas sobre toda la tierra de Egipto y se asentaron en todo el territorio de Egipto; y eran muy numerosas[q]. Nunca había habido tantas langostas como entonces, ni las habría después[r](R). 15 Porque cubrieron la faz de toda la tierra, y la tierra se oscureció; y se comieron toda planta[s] de la tierra y todo el fruto de los árboles que el granizo había dejado. Así que nada verde quedó en árbol o planta[t](S) del campo por toda la tierra de Egipto. 16 Entonces Faraón llamó apresuradamente a Moisés y a Aarón(T), y dijo: He pecado contra el Señor vuestro Dios y contra vosotros(U). 17 Ahora pues, os ruego que perdonéis mi pecado solo esta vez, y que roguéis al Señor vuestro Dios, para que quite de mí esta muerte(V). 18 Y Moisés salió de la presencia de Faraón y oró al Señor(W). 19 Y el Señor cambió el viento a un viento occidental muy fuerte que se llevó las langostas y las arrojó al mar Rojo[u]; ni una langosta quedó en todo el territorio de Egipto. 20 Pero el Señor endureció[v] el corazón de Faraón, y este no dejó ir a los hijos de Israel(X).

Novena plaga: las tinieblas

21 Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: Extiende tu mano(Y) hacia el cielo, para que haya tinieblas sobre la tierra de Egipto, tinieblas tales que puedan palparse(Z). 22 Extendió Moisés su mano hacia el cielo, y hubo densas tinieblas en toda la tierra de Egipto por tres días(AA). 23 No se veían unos a otros, nadie se levantó de su lugar por tres días, pero todos los hijos de Israel tenían luz en sus moradas(AB). 24 Entonces llamó Faraón a Moisés y le dijo: Id, servid al Señor(AC); solo que vuestras ovejas y vuestras vacadas queden aquí. Aun vuestros pequeños pueden ir con vosotros(AD). 25 Pero Moisés dijo: Tú también tienes que darnos[w] sacrificios y holocaustos para que los sacrifiquemos[x] al Señor nuestro Dios. 26 Por tanto, también nuestros ganados irán con nosotros; ni una pezuña quedará atrás; porque de ellos tomaremos para servir al Señor nuestro Dios(AE). Y nosotros mismos no sabemos con qué hemos de servir al Señor hasta que lleguemos allá. 27 Pero el Señor endureció[y] el corazón de Faraón, y este no quiso dejarlos ir(AF). 28 Entonces Faraón dijo a Moisés[z]: ¡Apártate de mí(AG)! Guárdate de no volver a ver mi rostro, porque el día en que veas mi rostro morirás. 29 Y Moisés respondió: Bien has dicho, no volveré a ver tu rostro(AH).

Footnotes

  1. Éxodo 10:1 Lit., Ve
  2. Éxodo 10:1 Lit., hecho pesado
  3. Éxodo 10:1 Lit., poner
  4. Éxodo 10:1 Lit., él
  5. Éxodo 10:2 Lit., en los oídos de
  6. Éxodo 10:2 Lit., puesto
  7. Éxodo 10:5 Lit., ver la tierra
  8. Éxodo 10:6 Lit., fueron sobre la tierra
  9. Éxodo 10:6 Lit., de junto a
  10. Éxodo 10:7 Lit., una trampa
  11. Éxodo 10:7 Lit., sabes
  12. Éxodo 10:8 Lit., ¿Quién y quién
  13. Éxodo 10:9 Lit., tener
  14. Éxodo 10:10 Lit., cuando os envíe
  15. Éxodo 10:10 O, Mirad
  16. Éxodo 10:10 Lit., el mal está delante de vuestros rostros
  17. Éxodo 10:14 Lit., pesadas
  18. Éxodo 10:14 Lit., langostas como ellas delante de ellas, ni las habría así después de ellas
  19. Éxodo 10:15 O, hierba
  20. Éxodo 10:15 O, hierba
  21. Éxodo 10:19 Lit., mar de Cañas
  22. Éxodo 10:20 Lit., hizo fuerte
  23. Éxodo 10:25 Lit., dar en nuestra mano
  24. Éxodo 10:25 Lit., hagamos
  25. Éxodo 10:27 Lit., hizo fuerte
  26. Éxodo 10:28 Lit., le dijo