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。

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

11 Poi l'Eterno disse a Mosè: «Io farò venire ancora una piaga sul Faraone e sull'Egitto; dopo questa egli vi lascerà partire di qui. Quando vi lascerà partire, egli vi caccerà definitivamente da qui.

Ora parla al popolo di modo che ogni uomo chieda al suo vicino e ogni donna alla sua vicina degli oggetti d'argento e degli oggetti d'oro».

E l'Eterno fece entrare il popolo nelle grazie agli occhi degli Egiziani; anche l'uomo Mosè era tenuto in grande considerazione nel paese d'Egitto, agli occhi dei servi del Faraone e agli occhi del popolo.

Poi Mosè disse: «Così dice l'Eterno: "Verso mezzanotte, io passerò in mezzo all'Egitto;

e ogni primogenito nel paese d'Egitto morirà, dal primogenito del Faraone che siede sul suo trono, al primogenito della serva che sta dietro la macina, e ogni primogenito del bestiame.

Allora in tutto il paese d'Egitto vi sarà un grande grido, quale non ci fu mai prima, né mai piú ci sarà.

Ma contro nessuno dei figli d'Israele, siano essi uomini o animali, neppure un cane muoverà la lingua, affinché sappiate che l'Eterno fa distinzione fra gli Egiziani e Israele.

E tutti questi tuoi servi scenderanno da me e si inchineranno davanti a me, dicendo: "Parti, tu e tutto il popolo che è al tuo seguito!". Dopo questo, io partirò"». E Mosè uscì dalla presenza del Faraone, acceso d'ira.

Poi l'Eterno disse a Mosè: «Il Faraone non vi darà ascolto, affinché i miei prodigi si moltiplichino nel paese d'Egitto».

10 E Mosè ed Aaronne fecero tutti questi prodigi davanti al Faraone; ma l'Eterno indurì il cuore del Faraone ed egli non lasciò uscire i figli d'Israele dal suo paese.

11 And the Lord said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver and jewels of gold.

And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.

And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.

But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.