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最後の災いの予告

11 ついに主はモーセに命じました。「いよいよ、これが最後だ。ファラオとエジプト人たちを徹底的に打つのだ。そのあとでファラオはようやく、あなたがたの出発を認めるだろう。いや、むしろ早く出て行かせたくて追い立てるだろう。 その時は、遠慮はいらない。エジプト人の隣人に金や銀の高価な飾り物を要求するのだ。今からその心備えをしておくよう、イスラエル人全員に伝えなさい。」

これは、エジプト人がイスラエル人に好意を示すよう、主が計ったからです。モーセ自身、エジプトではファラオの家臣や国民に尊敬されていました。

モーセはファラオに宣言しました。「主はこう言われます。『真夜中ごろ、わたしはエジプトを通り過ぎる。 その時、王位を継承する王子から奴隷の長男に至るまで、エジプトの家々の長男はみな死ぬ。家畜の初子も同じだ。 嘆き声が全土に響き渡るだろう。いまだかつてなかったような、これからも二度とないような悲痛な叫びだ。 しかし、イスラエル人とその家畜には犬がほえることすらない。こうして、エジプト人とイスラエル人とははっきり区別される。』 あなたの家臣たちはその時、私のところに来てひれ伏し、『どうか今すぐ出て行ってください。イスラエル人は一人残らず連れ出してください』と言うでしょう。そのあと私は出て行きます。」

モーセは怒りに燃え、言うべきことを言うと、宮殿から出て行きました。

モーセは、前もって主から言われていました。「ファラオはあなたの言うことを聞き入れないだろう。そのため、わたしは大きな奇跡を行い、わたしの力を十分示すようになる。」 10 そういうわけで、モーセとアロンが数々の奇跡をファラオの目の前で行ったにもかかわらず、神はファラオの心をかたくななままにしておかれ、イスラエル人の出国をなかなか許そうとはしなかったのです。

The Plague on the Firstborn

11 Now the Lord had said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go(A) from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely.(B) Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”(C) (The Lord made the Egyptians favorably disposed(D) toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded(E) in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.)

So Moses said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘About midnight(F) I will go throughout Egypt.(G) Every firstborn(H) son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand mill,(I) and all the firstborn of the cattle as well. There will be loud wailing(J) throughout Egypt—worse than there has ever been or ever will be again. But among the Israelites not a dog will bark at any person or animal.’ Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction(K) between Egypt and Israel. All these officials of yours will come to me, bowing down before me and saying, ‘Go,(L) you and all the people who follow you!’ After that I will leave.”(M) Then Moses, hot with anger, left Pharaoh.

The Lord had said to Moses, “Pharaoh will refuse to listen(N) to you—so that my wonders(O) may be multiplied in Egypt.” 10 Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart,(P) and he would not let the Israelites go out of his country.

Death of the Firstborn Announced(A)

11 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. (B)Afterward he will let you go from here. (C)When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, (D)articles of silver and articles of gold.” (E)And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man (F)Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.

Then Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: (G)‘About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; and (H)all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the animals. (I)Then there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, (J)such as was not like it before, nor shall be like it again. (K)But against none of the children of Israel (L)shall a dog [a]move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know that the Lord does make a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.’ And (M)all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, and all the people who follow you!’ After that I will go out.” (N)Then he went out from Pharaoh in great anger.

But the Lord said to Moses, (O)“Pharaoh will not heed you, so that (P)My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.” 10 So Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh; (Q)and the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 11:7 sharpen