灭长子之灾

11 耶和华对摩西说:“我给法老和埃及再降下一场灾难,之后他必放你们走,甚至是迫不及待地赶你们走。 你要告诉以色列人,不论男女,去向邻近的埃及人索取金器银器。” 耶和华使埃及人恩待以色列人,法老的臣仆和百姓极其尊重摩西。

摩西说:“耶和华说,‘今晚半夜,我要走遍埃及。 埃及境内,从坐王位的法老的长子到推磨的女奴的长子,以及所有头生的牲畜,都必死亡。 那时整个埃及必充满悲惨的哭号声,惨况空前绝后。 但在以色列人中,连狗也不会向人或牲畜吠叫,这样你们就知道耶和华将把埃及人和以色列人分开。 到那天,你所有的臣仆都要来俯伏在我面前,求我和跟随我的百姓离开这里。那时我才会离开。’”摩西说完便怒气冲冲地离开法老。 耶和华曾对摩西说:“法老一定不肯听你的话,因此我要在埃及多行神迹。” 10 摩西和亚伦在法老面前行了这一切的神迹,但耶和华使法老的心刚硬,他不让以色列人离开他的国土。

11 Y JEHOVA dijo á Moisés: Una plaga traeré aún sobre Faraón, y sobre Egipto; después de la cual él os dejará ir de aquí; y seguramente os echará de aquí del todo.

Habla ahora al pueblo, y que cada uno demande á su vecino, y cada una á su vecina, vasos de plata y de oro.

Y Jehová dió gracia al pueblo en los ojos de los Egipcios. También Moisés era muy gran varón en la tierra de Egipto, á los ojos de los siervos de Faraón, y á los ojos del pueblo.

Y dijo Moisés: Jehová ha dicho así: A la media noche yo saldré por medio de Egipto,

Y morirá todo primogénito en tierra de Egipto, desde el primogénito de Faraón que se sienta en su trono, hasta el primogénito de la sierva que está tras la muela; y todo primogénito de las bestias.

Y habrá gran clamor por toda la tierra de Egipto, cual nunca fué, ni jamás será.

Mas entre todos los hijos de Israel, desde el hombre hasta la bestia, ni un perro moverá su lengua: para que sepáis que hará diferencia Jehová entre los Egipcios y los Israelitas.

Y descenderán á mí todos estos tus siervos, é inclinados delante de mí dirán: Sal tú, y todo el pueblo que está bajo de ti; y después de esto yo saldré. Y salióse muy enojado de con Faraón.

Y Jehová dijo á Moisés: Faraón no os oirá, para que mis maravillas se multipliquen en la tierra de Egipto.

10 Y Moisés y Aarón hicieron todos estos prodigios delante de Faraón: mas Jehová había endurecido el corazón de Faraón, y no envió á los hijos de Israel fuera de su país.

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