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Exodus 9
New International Version
Exodus 9
New International Version
The Plague on Livestock
9 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.” 2 If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, 3 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. 4 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.’”
5 The Lord set a time and said, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.” 6 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. 7 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
8 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. 9 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
- Exodus 9:16 Or have spared you
Esodo 9
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Esodo 9
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
5a piaga: mortalità del bestiame
9 Allora il Signore si rivolse a Mosè: «Và a riferire al faraone: Dice il Signore, il Dio degli Ebrei: Lascia partire il mio popolo, perché mi possa servire! 2 Se tu rifiuti di lasciarlo partire e lo trattieni ancora, 3 ecco la mano del Signore viene sopra il tuo bestiame che è nella campagna, sopra i cavalli, gli asini, i cammelli, sopra gli armenti e le greggi, con una peste assai grave! 4 Ma il Signore farà distinzione tra il bestiame di Israele e quello degli Egiziani, così che niente muoia di quanto appartiene agli Israeliti». 5 Il Signore fissò la data, dicendo: «Domani il Signore compirà questa cosa nel paese!». 6 Appunto il giorno dopo, il Signore compì questa cosa: morì tutto il bestiame degli Egiziani, ma del bestiame degli Israeliti non morì neppure un capo. 7 Il faraone mandò a vedere ed ecco neppur un capo era morto del bestiame d'Israele. Ma il cuore del faraone rimase ostinato e non lasciò partire il popolo.
6a piaga: le ulcere
8 Il Signore disse a Mosè e ad Aronne: «Procuratevi una manciata di fuliggine di fornace: Mosè la getterà in aria sotto gli occhi del faraone. 9 Essa diventerà un pulviscolo diffuso su tutto il paese d'Egitto e produrrà, sugli uomini e sulle bestie, un'ulcera con pustole, in tutto il paese d'Egitto». 10 Presero dunque fuliggine di fornace, si posero alla presenza del faraone, Mosè la gettò in aria ed essa produsse ulcere pustolose, con eruzioni su uomini e bestie. 11 I maghi non poterono stare alla presenza di Mosè a causa delle ulcere che li avevano colpiti come tutti gli Egiziani. 12 Ma il Signore rese ostinato il cuore del faraone, il quale non diede loro ascolto, come il Signore aveva predetto a Mosè.
7a piaga: la grandine
13 Poi il Signore disse a Mosè: «Alzati di buon mattino, presentati al faraone e annunziagli: Dice il Signore, il Dio degli Ebrei: Lascia partire il mio popolo, perché mi possa servire! 14 Perché questa volta io mando tutti i miei flagelli contro di te, contro i tuoi ministri e contro il tuo popolo, perché tu sappia che nessuno è come me su tutta la terra. 15 Se fin da principio io avessi steso la mano per colpire te e il tuo popolo con la peste, tu saresti ormai cancellato dalla terra; 16 invece ti ho lasciato vivere, per dimostrarti la mia potenza e per manifestare il mio nome in tutta la terra. 17 Ancora ti opponi al mio popolo e non lo lasci partire! 18 Ecco, io faccio cadere domani a questa stessa ora una grandine violentissima come non c'era mai stata in Egitto dal giorno della sua fondazione fino ad oggi. 19 Manda dunque fin d'ora a mettere al riparo il tuo bestiame e quanto hai in campagna. Su tutti gli uomini e su tutti gli animali che si trovano in campagna e che non saranno ricondotti in casa, scenderà la grandine ed essi moriranno». 20 Chi tra i ministri del faraone temeva il Signore fece ricoverare nella casa i suoi schiavi e il suo bestiame; 21 chi invece non diede retta alla parola del Signore lasciò schiavi e bestiame in campagna. 22 Il Signore disse a Mosè: «Stendi la mano verso il cielo: vi sia grandine in tutto il paese di Egitto, sugli uomini, sulle bestie e su tutte le erbe dei campi nel paese di Egitto!». 23 Mosè stese il bastone verso il cielo e il Signore mandò tuoni e grandine; un fuoco guizzò sul paese e il Signore fece piovere grandine su tutto il paese d'Egitto. 24 Ci furono grandine e folgori in mezzo alla grandine: grandinata così violenta non vi era mai stata in tutto il paese d'Egitto, dal tempo in cui era diventato nazione! 25 La grandine colpì, in tutto il paese d'Egitto, quanto era nella campagna: uomini e bestie; la grandine colpì anche tutta l'erba della campagna e schiantò tutti gli alberi della campagna. 26 Soltanto nel paese di Gosen, dove stavano gli Israeliti, non vi fu grandine. 27 Allora il faraone mandò a chiamare Mosè e Aronne e disse loro: «Questa volta ho peccato: il Signore ha ragione; io e il mio popolo siamo colpevoli. 28 Pregate il Signore: basta con i tuoni e la grandine! Vi lascerò partire e non resterete qui più oltre». 29 Mosè gli rispose: «Quando sarò uscito dalla città, stenderò le mani verso il Signore: i tuoni cesseranno e non vi sarà più grandine, perché tu sappia che la terra è del Signore. 30 Ma quanto a te e ai tuoi ministri, io so che ancora non temerete il Signore Dio». 31 Ora il lino e l'orzo erano stati colpiti, perché l'orzo era in spiga e il lino in fiore; 32 ma il grano e la spelta non erano stati colpiti, perché tardivi. 33 Mosè si allontanò dal faraone e dalla città; stese allora le mani verso il Signore: i tuoni e la grandine cessarono e la pioggia non si rovesciò più sulla terra. 34 Il faraone vide che la pioggia era cessata, come anche la grandine e i tuoni, e allora continuò a peccare e si ostinò, insieme con i suoi ministri. 35 Il cuore del faraone si ostinò ed egli non lasciò partire gli Israeliti, come aveva predetto il Signore per mezzo di Mosè.
Exodus 9
King James Version
Exodus 9
King James Version
9 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.
2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
3 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.
4 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.
5 And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
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