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La plaga en el ganado

El Señor le ordenó a Moisés que fuera a hablar con el faraón y le advirtiera: «Así dice el Señor y Dios de los hebreos: “Deja ir a mi pueblo para que me rinda culto”. Si te niegas a dejarlos ir y sigues reteniéndolos, la mano del Señor provocará una terrible plaga entre los ganados que tienes en el campo, y entre tus caballos, asnos, camellos, vacas y ovejas. Pero el Señor hará distinción entre el ganado de Israel y el de Egipto, de modo que no morirá un solo animal que pertenezca a los israelitas».

Además, el Señor fijó un plazo y dijo: «Mañana yo, el Señor, haré esto en el país». En efecto, al día siguiente murió todo el ganado de los egipcios, pero del ganado de los israelitas no murió ni un solo animal. Envió el faraón gente a ver los ganados de los israelitas, y se encontraron con que ni un solo animal había muerto. Sin embargo, el faraón endureció su corazón y no quiso dejar ir al pueblo.

La plaga de úlceras

Entonces el Señor les dijo a Moisés y a Aarón: «Tomad de algún horno puñados de ceniza, y que la arroje Moisés al aire en presencia del faraón. La ceniza se convertirá en polvo fino, y caerá sobre todo Egipto y abrirá úlceras en personas y animales en todo el país».

10 Moisés y Aarón tomaron ceniza de un horno y se plantaron ante el faraón. Allí Moisés la arrojó al aire, y se abrieron úlceras purulentas en personas y animales. 11 Los magos no pudieron enfrentarse a Moisés, pues ellos y todos los egipcios tenían úlceras. 12 Pero el Señor endureció el corazón del faraón y, tal como el Señor se lo había advertido a Moisés, no quiso el faraón saber nada de Moisés ni de Aarón.

La plaga de granizo

13 El Señor le ordenó a Moisés madrugar al día siguiente, y salirle al paso al faraón para advertirle: «Así dice el Señor y Dios de los hebreos: “Deja ir a mi pueblo para que me rinda culto. 14 Porque esta vez voy a enviar el grueso de mis plagas contra ti, y contra tus funcionarios y tu pueblo, para que sepas que no hay en toda la tierra nadie como yo. 15 Si en este momento desplegara yo mi poder, y a ti y a tu pueblo os azotara con una plaga, desapareceríais de la tierra. 16 Pero te he dejado con vida precisamente para mostrarte mi poder, y para que mi nombre sea proclamado por toda la tierra. 17 Tú, sin embargo, sigues enfrentándote a mi pueblo y no quieres dejarlo ir. 18 Por eso mañana a esta hora enviaré la peor granizada que haya caído en Egipto desde su fundación. 19 Ordena inmediatamente que se pongan bajo techo tus ganados y todo lo que tengas en el campo, lo mismo personas que animales, porque el granizo caerá sobre los que anden al aire libre y los matará”».

20 Algunos funcionarios del faraón temieron la palabra del Señor y se apresuraron a poner bajo techo a sus esclavos y ganados, 21 pero otros no hicieron caso de la palabra del Señor y dejaron en el campo a sus esclavos y ganados.

22 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Levanta los brazos al cielo, para que en todo Egipto caiga granizo sobre la gente y los animales, y sobre todo lo que crece en el campo».

23 Moisés levantó su vara hacia el cielo, y el Señor hizo que cayera granizo sobre todo Egipto: envió truenos, granizo y rayos sobre toda la tierra. 24 Llovió granizo, y con el granizo caían rayos zigzagueantes. Nunca en toda la historia de Egipto como nación hubo una tormenta peor que esta. 25 El granizo arrasó con todo lo que había en los campos de Egipto, y con personas y animales; acabó con todos los cultivos y derribó todos los árboles. 26 El único lugar en donde no granizó fue en la tierra de Gosén, donde estaban los israelitas.

27 Entonces el faraón mandó llamar a Moisés y a Aarón, y les dijo:

―Esta vez reconozco mi pecado. El Señor ha actuado con justicia, mientras que yo y mi pueblo hemos actuado mal. 28 No voy a deteneros más tiempo; voy a dejaros ir. Pero rogad por mí al Señor, que truenos y granizo los hemos tenido de sobra.

29 ―En cuanto yo salga de la ciudad —le contestó Moisés—, elevaré mis manos en oración al Señor, y cesarán los truenos y dejará de granizar. Así sabrás que la tierra es del Señor. 30 Sin embargo, yo sé que tú y tus funcionarios aún no tenéis temor de Dios el Señor.

31 El lino y la cebada fueron destruidos, ya que la cebada estaba en espiga, y el lino en flor. 32 Sin embargo, el trigo y la espelta no se echaron a perder porque maduran más tarde.

33 Tan pronto como Moisés dejó al faraón y salió de la ciudad, elevó sus manos en oración al Señor y, en seguida, cesaron los truenos y dejó de granizar y de llover sobre la tierra. 34 Pero, en cuanto vio el faraón que habían cesado la lluvia, el granizo y los truenos, reincidió en su pecado, y tanto él como sus funcionarios endurecieron su corazón. 35 Tal como el Señor lo había advertido por medio de Moisés, el faraón endureció su corazón y ya no dejó que los israelitas se fueran.

Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.

And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.

And the Lord 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.

And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

And it shall become small dust in 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 boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

12 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.

13 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine 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 will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in 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 foundation thereof even until now.

19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which 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 the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

21 And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.

22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine 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 the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it 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: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

28 Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more 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 the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord's.

30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God.

31 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

32 But the wheat and the rie 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 the Lord: 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, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the Lord had spoken by Moses.

The Plague on Livestock

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(A) me.” If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, the hand(B) of the Lord will bring a terrible plague(C) on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats. But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt,(D) so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”

The Lord set a time and said, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.” And the next day the Lord did it: All the livestock(E) of the Egyptians died,(F) but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died. Pharaoh investigated and found that not even one of the animals of the Israelites had died. Yet his heart(G) was unyielding and he would not let the people go.(H)

The Plague of Boils

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. It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils(I) 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(J) 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(K) and he would not listen(L) to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said to Moses.

The Plague of Hail

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(M) 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(N) that there is no one like(O) me in all the earth. 15 For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people(P) with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. 16 But I have raised you up[a] for this very purpose,(Q) that I might show you my power(R) 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(S) that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now.(T) 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(U) the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21 But those who ignored(V) 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(W) and hail,(X) 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.(Y) 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.(Z) 26 The only place it did not hail was the land of Goshen,(AA) where the Israelites were.(AB)

27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,”(AC) he said to them. “The Lord is in the right,(AD) and I and my people are in the wrong. 28 Pray(AE) to the Lord, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go;(AF) 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(AG) in prayer to the Lord. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth(AH) is the Lord’s. 30 But I know that you and your officials still do not fear(AI) the Lord God.”

31 (The flax and barley(AJ) were destroyed, since the barley had headed and the flax was in bloom. 32 The wheat and spelt,(AK) 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(AL) was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 9:16 Or have spared you