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Éxodo 8
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Éxodo 8
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La plaga de ranas
8 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés:
«Preséntate ante el faraón y dile que yo, el Señor, he dicho: “Deja ir a mi pueblo, para que me sirva. 2 Si no lo dejas ir, vas a ver cómo voy a castigar con ranas todos tus territorios. 3 El río criará ranas, y éstas entrarán en tu casa, y en la cámara donde duermes, y se treparán a tu cama, y se meterán a las casas de tus siervos, y en tu pueblo, en tus hornos y en tus artesas. 4 ¡Las ranas se treparán sobre ti y sobre tu pueblo, y sobre todos tus siervos!”»
5 El Señor le dijo a Moisés:
«Dile a Aarón que extienda la vara que lleva en su mano sobre los ríos, arroyos y estanques, y que haga subir ranas sobre la tierra de Egipto.»
6 Aarón extendió su mano sobre las aguas de Egipto, y subieron ranas que cubrieron la tierra de Egipto. 7 Pero los hechiceros hicieron lo mismo, y con sus encantamientos hicieron venir ranas sobre la tierra de Egipto. 8 Entonces el faraón llamó a Moisés y a Aarón, y les dijo:
«Ruéguenle al Señor que nos quite las ranas a mí y a mi pueblo. Entonces dejaré ir a tu pueblo para que ofrezca sacrificios al Señor.»
9 Y Moisés le dijo al faraón:
«Dígnate indicarme cuándo debo orar por ti, por tus siervos y por tu pueblo, para que las ranas se aparten de ti y de tus casas, y que se queden solamente en el río.»
10 El faraón dijo:
«Hazlo mañana.»
Y Moisés respondió:
«Así se hará, tal y como lo has dicho, para que sepas que no hay dios como el Señor nuestro Dios. 11 Las ranas se apartarán de ti y de tus casas, y de tus siervos y de tu pueblo, y solamente se quedarán en el río.»
12 En cuanto Moisés y Aarón salieron de la presencia del faraón, Moisés clamó al Señor en cuanto a las ranas que había mandado sobre el faraón, 13 y el Señor actuó en conformidad con la palabra de Moisés, pues murieron las ranas en las casas, los cortijos y los campos. 14 Entonces las juntaron y amontonaron, pero todo el país apestaba. 15 Y tal y como el Señor lo había dicho, en cuanto el faraón vio que se le había dado un respiro, endureció su corazón y no les hizo caso.
La plaga de piojos
16 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés:
«Dile a Aarón que extienda su vara y golpee el polvo de la tierra, para que éste se convierta en piojos por todo Egipto.»
17 Ellos lo hicieron así. Aarón extendió su mano con su vara y golpeó el polvo de la tierra, y éste se convirtió en piojos. En todo Egipto, todo el polvo de la tierra se convirtió en piojos, lo mismo en la gente como en los animales. 18 Los hechiceros hicieron también sus encantamientos para convertir el polvo en piojos, pero no pudieron, así que tanto la gente como los animales tenían piojos. 19 Entonces los hechiceros le dijeron al faraón: «Esto es obra del dedo de Dios.» Pero tal y como el Señor lo había dicho, el corazón del faraón se endureció y no les hizo caso.
La plaga de moscas
20 El Señor dijo a Moisés:
«Mañana vas a levantarte y presentarte ante el faraón, cuando él baje al río. Allí le dirás que yo, el Señor, le digo: “Deja ir a mi pueblo, para que me sirva. 21 Si no lo dejas ir, yo enviaré contra ti y contra tus siervos, y contra tu pueblo y tus casas, toda clase de moscas. Todas las casas de Egipto se llenarán de moscas, lo mismo que la tierra donde haya egipcios. 22 Ese día, pondré aparte a la tierra de Gosén, donde habita mi pueblo, para que no haya en ella una sola mosca. Así sabrás que yo, el Señor, estoy en medio de la tierra. 23 Voy a hacer distinción entre mi pueblo y el tuyo. Esta señal tendrá lugar mañana.”»
24 Y así lo hizo el Señor, y toda clase de moscas fastidiosas vino sobre la casa del faraón y sobre las casas de sus siervos, y sobre todo Egipto. ¡Por causa de ellas el país quedó en ruinas! 25 Entonces el faraón llamó a Moisés y Aarón, y les dijo:
«Vayan y ofrezcan un sacrificio a su Dios aquí en el país.»
26 Pero Moisés respondió:
«No está bien que lo hagamos así, porque ofreceríamos al Señor nuestro Dios lo que para los egipcios es algo repugnante. Y si a la vista de los egipcios ofreciéramos en sacrificio lo que para ellos es algo repugnante, ¿no crees que nos apedrearían? 27 Debemos ir por el desierto camino de tres días, y allí ofreceremos sacrificios al Señor nuestro Dios, tal y como él nos diga.»
28 Entonces el faraón dijo:
«Yo los dejaré ir al desierto para que allí ofrezcan sacrificios al Señor su Dios, con tal de que no vayan más lejos. Y oren por mí.»
29 Y Moisés respondió:
«En cuanto yo salga de tu presencia, rogaré al Señor para que mañana mismo todas las moscas se aparten del faraón, y de sus siervos, y de su pueblo. Siempre y cuando el faraón no falte más a su palabra, y nos deje ir como pueblo a ofrecer sacrificio al Señor.»
30 Moisés salió de la presencia del faraón y oró al Señor, 31 y el Señor hizo lo que Moisés le pidió y alejó todas esas moscas del faraón, de sus siervos y de su pueblo. ¡Ni una sola mosca quedó! 32 Pero incluso en esta ocasión el faraón endureció su corazón y no dejó que el pueblo se fuera.
Exodus 8
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Exodus 8
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8 1 [a]Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship(A) me. 2 If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs(B) on your whole country. 3 The Nile will teem with frogs. They will come up into your palace and your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and on your people,(C) and into your ovens and kneading troughs.(D) 4 The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.’”
5 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff(E) over the streams and canals and ponds, and make frogs(F) come up on the land of Egypt.’”
6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs(G) came up and covered the land. 7 But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts;(H) they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.
8 Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray(I) to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let your people go to offer sacrifices(J) to the Lord.”
9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor of setting the time(K) for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile.”
10 “Tomorrow,” Pharaoh said.
Moses replied, “It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the Lord our God.(L) 11 The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.”
12 After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh. 13 And the Lord did what Moses asked.(M) The frogs died in the houses, in the courtyards and in the fields. 14 They were piled into heaps, and the land reeked of them. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief,(N) he hardened his heart(O) and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
The Plague of Gnats
16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff(P) and strike the dust of the ground,’ and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats.” 17 They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats(Q) came on people and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. 18 But when the magicians(R) tried to produce gnats by their secret arts,(S) they could not.
Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere, 19 the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger(T) of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart(U) was hard and he would not listen,(V) just as the Lord had said.
The Plague of Flies
20 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning(W) and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the river and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship(X) me. 21 If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you and your officials, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies; even the ground will be covered with them.
22 “‘But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen,(Y) where my people live;(Z) no swarms of flies will be there, so that you will know(AA) that I, the Lord, am in this land. 23 I will make a distinction[b] between my people and your people.(AB) This sign will occur tomorrow.’”
24 And the Lord did this. Dense swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials; throughout Egypt the land was ruined by the flies.(AC)
25 Then Pharaoh summoned(AD) Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land.”
26 But Moses said, “That would not be right. The sacrifices we offer the Lord our God would be detestable to the Egyptians.(AE) And if we offer sacrifices that are detestable in their eyes, will they not stone us? 27 We must take a three-day journey(AF) into the wilderness to offer sacrifices(AG) to the Lord our God, as he commands us.”
28 Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray(AH) for me.”
29 Moses answered, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord, and tomorrow the flies will leave Pharaoh and his officials and his people. Only let Pharaoh be sure that he does not act deceitfully(AI) again by not letting the people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.”
30 Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord,(AJ) 31 and the Lord did what Moses asked. The flies left Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not a fly remained. 32 But this time also Pharaoh hardened his heart(AK) and would not let the people go.
Footnotes
- Exodus 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-4 is numbered 7:26-29, and 8:5-32 is numbered 8:1-28.
- Exodus 8:23 Septuagint and Vulgate; Hebrew will put a deliverance
Exodus 8
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Exodus 8
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The Second Plague: Frogs
8 And the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Let My people go, (A)that they may serve Me. 2 But if you (B)refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your territory with (C)frogs. 3 So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your (D)bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls. 4 And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.” ’ ”
5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, (E)‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ” 6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and (F)the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 (G)And the magicians did so with their [a]enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, (H)“Entreat[b] the Lord that He may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people (I)go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.”
10 So he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that (J)there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses (K)cried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh. 13 So the Lord did according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courtyards, and out of the fields. 14 They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was (L)relief, (M)he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
The Third Plague: Lice
16 So the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the land, so that it may become [c]lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’ ” 17 And they did so. For Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and (N)it became lice on man and beast. All the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
18 Now (O)the magicians so worked with their [d]enchantments to bring forth lice, but they (P)could not. So there were lice on man and beast. 19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is (Q)the[e] finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s (R)heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, just as the Lord had said.
The Fourth Plague: Flies
20 And the Lord said to Moses, (S)“Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: (T)“Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 21 Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. 22 And in that day (U)I will set apart the land of (V)Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there, in order that you may (W)know that I am the Lord in the midst of the (X)land. 23 I will [f]make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this (Y)sign shall be.” ’ ” 24 And the Lord did so. (Z)Thick swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh, into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt. The land was corrupted because of the swarms of flies.
25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”
26 And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing (AA)the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not [g]stone us? 27 We will go (AB)three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as (AC)He will command us.”
28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. (AD)Intercede for me.”
29 Then Moses said, “Indeed I am going out from you, and I will entreat the Lord, that the swarms of flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. But let Pharaoh not (AE)deal deceitfully anymore in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.”
30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and (AF)entreated the Lord. 31 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. Not one remained. 32 But Pharaoh (AG)hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go.
Footnotes
- Exodus 8:7 secret arts
- Exodus 8:8 Pray to, Make supplication to
- Exodus 8:16 gnats
- Exodus 8:18 secret arts
- Exodus 8:19 An act of God
- Exodus 8:23 Lit. set a ransom, Ex. 9:4; 11:7
- Exodus 8:26 Put us to death by stoning
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