Exodus 10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Eighth Plague: Locusts
10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his officials, in order that I may show these signs of mine among them(A) 2 and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I have made fools of the Egyptians and what signs I have done among them—so that you may know that I am the Lord.”(B)
3 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may serve me.(C) 4 For if you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country.(D) 5 They shall cover the surface of the land, so that no one will be able to see the land. They shall devour the last remnant left you after the hail, and they shall devour every tree of yours that grows in the field.(E) 6 They shall fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and of all the Egyptians—something that neither your parents nor your grandparents have seen, from the day they came on earth to this day.” Then he turned and went out from Pharaoh.(F)
7 Pharaoh’s officials said to him, “How long shall this fellow be a snare to us? Send the people away, so that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet understand that Egypt is ruined?”(G) 8 So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve the Lord your God! But which ones are to go?”(H) 9 Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old; we will go with our sons and daughters and with our flocks and herds, because we have the Lord’s festival to celebrate.”(I) 10 He said to them, “The Lord indeed will be with you, if ever I let your little ones go with you! Plainly, you have some evil purpose in mind. 11 No, never! Your men may go and serve the Lord, for that is what you are asking.” And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.(J)
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, so that the locusts may come upon it and eat every plant in the land, all that the hail has left.”(K) 13 So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day and all that night. When morning came, the east wind had brought the locusts. 14 The locusts came upon all the land of Egypt and settled on the whole country of Egypt, such a dense swarm of locusts as had never been before nor ever shall be again.(L) 15 They covered the surface of the whole land, so that the land was black, and they ate all the plants in the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Nothing green was left on the trees or on the plants in the fields, in all the land of Egypt.(M) 16 Pharaoh hurriedly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you.(N) 17 Do forgive my sin this once, and pray to the Lord your God that at the least he remove this deadly thing from me.”(O) 18 So he went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. 19 The Lord changed the wind into a very strong west wind, which lifted the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea;[a] not a single locust was left in all the country of Egypt. 20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.(P)
The Ninth Plague: Darkness
21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.”(Q) 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was dense darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.(R) 23 People could not see one another, and for three days they could not move from where they were, but all the Israelites had light where they lived. 24 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord. Only your flocks and your herds shall remain behind. Even your little ones may go with you.”(S) 25 But Moses said, “You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings to sacrifice to the Lord our God. 26 Our livestock also must go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for we must choose some of them to serve the Lord our God, and we will not know what to use to serve the Lord until we arrive there.”(T) 27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.(U) 28 Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Take care that you do not see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.”(V) 29 Moses said, “Just as you say! I will never see your face again.”(W)
Footnotes
- 10.19 Or Sea of Reeds
Exodus 10
King James Version
10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:
2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.
3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.
7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go?
9 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the Lord.
10 And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
14 And the locust went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.
17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.
19 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.
25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God.
26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.
27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
Éxodo 10
Reina Valera Contemporánea
La plaga de langostas
10 El Señor le dijo a Moisés:
«Preséntate ante el faraón. Yo he endurecido su corazón, y el corazón de sus siervos, para mostrarles a ellos estas señales mías, 2 y para que tú les cuentes a tus hijos y a tus nietos las señales que hice entre ellos en Egipto. Así sabrán que yo soy el Señor.»
3 Moisés y Aarón se presentaron ante el faraón, y le dijeron:
«El Señor, el Dios de los hebreos, ha dicho: “¿Hasta cuándo te negarás a humillarte delante de mí? ¡Deja ir a mi pueblo, para que me sirva! 4 Si insistes en no dejarlo ir, mañana mismo traeré langostas sobre tu territorio, 5 y éstas cubrirán la superficie de la tierra, de tal modo que no podrá verse el suelo. Se comerán todo lo que el granizo no haya dañado, lo mismo que todos los árboles frutales del campo. 6 Llenarán tus casas, y las casas de todos tus siervos, y las casas de todos los egipcios, como nunca antes lo vieron tus padres ni tus abuelos desde que nacieron hasta el día de hoy.”»
Y dándose vuelta, Moisés salió de la presencia del faraón. 7 Entonces los siervos del faraón le dijeron:
«¿Hasta cuándo este hombre será para nosotros una trampa? ¡Deja que esta gente se vaya y sirva al Señor su Dios! ¿Acaso no sabes todavía que Egipto se encuentra en ruinas?»
8 El faraón volvió a llamar a Moisés y Aarón, y les dijo:
«Vayan y sirvan al Señor su Dios. ¿Quiénes son los que va a ir?»
9 Moisés respondió:
«Tenemos que ir con nuestros niños y nuestros ancianos, con nuestros hijos y nuestras hijas, y con nuestras ovejas y nuestras vacas. Se trata de nuestra fiesta solemne para el Señor.»
10 Pero el faraón les dijo:
«¡Y claro, también el Señor va a ir con ustedes! ¿Cómo creen que voy a dejarlos ir, a ustedes y a sus niños? ¡Tengan cuidado, que les puede ir muy mal! 11 Pues no será así. Vayan ahora ustedes los varones, y sirvan al Señor, ya que eso es lo que pidieron.»
Y los echaron fuera de la presencia del faraón.
12 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés:
«Extiende tu mano sobre la tierra de Egipto, para que vengan las langostas y cubran todo el país, y acaben con todo lo que dejó el granizo.»
13 Y Moisés extendió su vara sobre la tierra de Egipto, y el Señor hizo que todo ese día y toda esa noche soplara sobre el país un viento del oriente; y cuando llegó la mañana, con ese viento del oriente llegaron las langostas. 14 Y se extendieron y se plantaron por todo Egipto. Vinieron en tal cantidad, que nunca antes sucedió algo así, ni sucederá después. 15 De tal manera cubrieron la superficie del país, que se oscureció la tierra.(A) Arrasaron con toda la hierba del campo, y con todos los frutos que el granizo había dejado en los árboles. En toda la tierra de Egipto no quedó nada verde en los árboles ni en la hierba del campo.
16 El faraón se apresuró a llamar a Moisés y a Aarón, y les dijo:
«He pecado contra el Señor su Dios, y contra ustedes. 17 Pero les ruego que, sólo por esta vez, perdonen mi pecado y pidan al Señor su Dios que quite de mí al menos esta plaga mortal.»
18 Y Moisés salió de la presencia del faraón, y oró al Señor. 19 Entonces el Señor trajo de occidente un viento muy fuerte, y barrió con las langostas y las arrojó al Mar Rojo. ¡Ni una sola langosta quedó en todo Egipto! 20 Pero el Señor endureció el corazón del faraón, y éste no dejó ir a los hijos de Israel.
La plaga de tinieblas
21 El Señor le dijo a Moisés:
«Extiende tu mano hacia el cielo, para que todo Egipto se cubra de tinieblas(B) tan densas que hasta se puedan tocar.»
22 Y Moisés extendió su mano hacia el cielo, y durante tres días todo Egipto se cubrió de densas tinieblas. 23 En esos tres días, nadie pudo ver a su vecino, ni nadie se movió de su sitio; en cambio, todos los hijos de Israel tenían luz en sus casas. 24 Entonces el faraón mandó llamar a Moisés, y le dijo:
«Vayan a servir al Señor, y lleven con ustedes a sus niños, con tal de que dejen aquí a sus ovejas y sus vacas.»
25 Pero Moisés respondió:
«¡Pues hasta tú vas a darnos los animales que debemos ofrecer al Señor nuestro Dios como sacrificio y holocausto! 26 También nuestros ganados irán con nosotros. No se quedará aquí ni una sola pezuña, pues tenemos que tomar de nuestros animales para servir al Señor nuestro Dios, y no sabremos cómo debemos servirle hasta que lleguemos allá.»
27 Pero el Señor endureció el corazón del faraón, y éste no quiso dejarlos ir; 28 al contrario, el faraón le dijo a Moisés:
«¡Aléjate de mí! ¡Y ten cuidado de no volver a verme! Porque si algún día vuelves a verme, morirás.»
29 Y Moisés le respondió:
«Tal y como lo has dicho, ¡nunca más volveré a verte!»
Exodus 10
New King James Version
The Eighth Plague: Locusts(A)
10 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh; (B)for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, (C)that I may show these signs of Mine before him, 2 and that (D)you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may (E)know that I am the Lord.”
3 So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to (F)humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may (G)serve Me. 4 Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring (H)locusts into your territory. 5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, so that no one will be able to see the earth; and (I)they shall eat the residue of what is left, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out of the field. 6 They shall (J)fill your houses, the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians—which neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’ ” And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.
7 Then Pharaoh’s (K)servants said to him, “How long shall this man be (L)a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?”
8 So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve the Lord your God. Who are the ones that are going?”
9 And Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old; with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we will go, for (M)we must hold a feast to the Lord.”
10 Then he said to them, “The Lord had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you. 11 Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the Lord, for that is what you desired.” And they were driven (N)out from Pharaoh’s presence.
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, (O)“Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come upon the land of Egypt, and (P)eat every herb of the land—all that the hail has left.” 13 So Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14 And (Q)the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested on all the territory of Egypt. They were very severe; (R)previously there had been no such locusts as they, nor shall there be such after them. 15 For they (S)covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they (T)ate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.
16 Then Pharaoh called (U)for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, (V)“I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. 17 Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and (W)entreat[a] the Lord your God, that He may take away from me this death only.” 18 So he (X)went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord. 19 And the Lord turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them (Y)into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt. 20 But the Lord (Z)hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
The Ninth Plague: Darkness
21 Then the Lord said to Moses, (AA)“Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, [b]darkness which may even be felt.” 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was (AB)thick darkness in all the land of Egypt (AC)three days. 23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. (AD)But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
24 Then Pharaoh called to Moses and (AE)said, “Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your (AF)little ones also go with you.”
25 But Moses said, “You must also give [c]us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. 26 Our (AG)livestock also shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind. For we must take some of them to serve the Lord our God, and even we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there.”
27 But the Lord (AH)hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. 28 Then Pharaoh said to him, (AI)“Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!”
29 So Moses said, “You have spoken well. (AJ)I will never see your face again.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 10:17 make supplication to
- Exodus 10:21 Lit. that one may feel the darkness
- Exodus 10:25 Lit. into our hands
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