Exodus 10
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Eighth Plague: Locusts
10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have made his heart unyielding, and his officials’ hearts too, so that I may perform these signs of mine in their midst, 2 and so that you may tell your children and your grandchildren how harshly I dealt with Egypt and about my signs which I did among them. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”
3 Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go so that they may serve me. 4 But if you refuse to let my people go, watch out, because tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory. 5 They will cover the surface of the ground so that no one will be able to see the ground. The locusts will eat what little you have left after the hail. They will also eat every tree that you have growing in the field. 6 Your houses, your officials’ houses, and every Egyptian’s house will be filled with them, something neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, from the day that they settled in this land up to this day.” Then he turned and went out from Pharaoh.
7 Pharaoh’s officials said to him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go so that they may serve the Lord, their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is ruined?”
8 So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve the Lord your God. But who exactly would be going?”
9 Moses said, “We will go with our young and old, with our sons and daughters. We will go with our flocks and herds, for we are celebrating a festival to the Lord.”
10 But he said to them, “May the Lord be with you if I would ever let you and your families go! I see you are determined to do evil. 11 No! The men may go and serve the Lord, for that is what you have been asking for!” Then they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.
12 So the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt so that locusts come up over the land and eat every plant in the land, everything left by the hail.”
13 Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord made an east wind blow over the land all that day and all through the night. When morning came, the east wind had brought the locusts. 14 The locusts came up over the entire land of Egypt and settled down in the entire territory of Egypt. There had never been such a large number of locusts before, and there would never be again. 15 They covered the surface of the ground so completely that the land was dark. They ate every plant of the land and all the fruit of the trees—everything left after the hail. Nothing green was left on the trees or on the plants in the field throughout the entire land of Egypt.
16 Then Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. 17 Now please forgive my sin once more, and plead to the Lord your God so that he may also remove this death from me.”
18 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and pleaded with the Lord. 19 The Lord changed the wind to a very strong west wind. That wind lifted up the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea. Not one locust remained in the entire territory of Egypt. 20 But the Lord made Pharaoh’s heart hard, and he did not let the Israelites go.
The Ninth Plague: Darkness
21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness that can be felt.” 22 Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in the entire land of Egypt for three days. 23 No one could see anyone else, and for three days none of them moved from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.
24 Pharaoh called to Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord. Even your families may also go with you. But you must leave your flocks and herds behind.”
25 But Moses said, “You must also let us take sacrifices with us and burnt offerings to present to the Lord our God. 26 Our livestock must also go with us. Not a hoof is to be left behind, for we must take some of them to serve the Lord our God. We will not know, however, what we will need to serve the Lord until we get there.”
27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. 28 Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die!”
29 Moses said, “Just as you have spoken: I will never see your face again.”
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
Êxodo 10
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
Deus ameaça Faraó com a praga dos gafanhotos
10 Depois, disse o Senhor a Moisés: Entra a Faraó, porque tenho agravado o seu coração e o coração de seus servos, para fazer estes meus sinais no meio deles, 2 e para que contes aos ouvidos de teus filhos e dos filhos de teus filhos as coisas que fiz no Egito e os meus sinais que tenho feito entre eles; para que saibais que eu sou o Senhor.
3 Assim, foram Moisés e Arão a Faraó e disseram-lhe: Assim diz o Senhor, o Deus dos hebreus: Até quando recusas humilhar-te diante de mim? Deixa ir o meu povo, para que me sirva. 4 Porque, se ainda recusares deixar ir o meu povo, eis que trarei amanhã gafanhotos aos teus termos, 5 e cobrirão a face da terra, que a terra não se poderá ver; e eles comerão o resto do que escapou, o que ficou da saraiva; também comerão toda árvore que vos cresce no campo; 6 e encherão as tuas casas, e as casas de todos os teus servos, e as casas de todos os egípcios, como nunca viram teus pais, nem os pais de teus pais, desde o dia em que eles foram sobre a terra até o dia de hoje. E virou-se e saiu da presença de Faraó.
7 E os servos de Faraó disseram-lhe: Até quando este nos dá de ser por laço? Deixa ir os homens, para que sirvam ao Senhor, seu Deus; ainda não sabes que o Egito está destruído? 8 Então, Moisés e Arão foram levados outra vez a Faraó, e ele disse-lhes: Ide, servi ao Senhor, vosso Deus. Quais são os que hão de ir? 9 E Moisés disse: Havemos de ir com nossos meninos e com os nossos velhos; com os nossos filhos, e com as nossas filhas, e com as nossas ovelhas, e com os nossos bois havemos de ir; porque festa do Senhor temos. 10 Então, ele lhes disse: Seja o Senhor assim convosco, como eu vos deixarei ir a vós e a vossos filhos; olhai que há mal diante da vossa face. 11 Não será assim; andai agora vós, varões, e servi ao Senhor; pois isso é o que pedistes. E os lançaram da face de Faraó.
A praga dos gafanhotos
12 Então, disse o Senhor a Moisés: Estende a tua mão sobre a terra do Egito, para que os gafanhotos venham sobre a terra do Egito e comam toda a erva da terra, tudo o que deixou a saraiva. 13 Então, estendeu Moisés sua vara sobre a terra do Egito, e o Senhor trouxe sobre a terra um vento oriental todo aquele dia e toda aquela noite; e aconteceu que pela manhã o vento oriental trouxe os gafanhotos. 14 E vieram os gafanhotos sobre toda a terra do Egito e assentaram-se sobre todos os ermos do Egito; mui gravosos foram; antes destes nunca houve tais gafanhotos, nem depois deles virão outros tais. 15 Porque cobriram a face de toda a terra, de modo que a terra se escureceu; e comeram toda a erva da terra e todo o fruto das árvores, que deixara a saraiva; e não ficou verdura alguma nas árvores, nem erva do campo, em toda a terra do Egito. 16 Então, Faraó se apressou a chamar a Moisés e a Arão e disse: Pequei contra o Senhor, vosso Deus, e contra vós. 17 Agora, pois, peço-vos que perdoeis o meu pecado somente desta vez e que oreis ao Senhor, vosso Deus, que tire de mim somente esta morte. 18 E saiu da presença de Faraó e orou ao Senhor. 19 Então, o Senhor trouxe um vento ocidental fortíssimo, o qual levantou os gafanhotos e os lançou no mar Vermelho; nem ainda um gafanhoto ficou em todos os termos do Egito. 20 O Senhor, porém, endureceu o coração de Faraó, e este não deixou ir os filhos de Israel.
A praga das trevas
21 Então, disse o Senhor a Moisés: Estende a tua mão para o céu, e virão trevas sobre a terra do Egito, trevas que se apalpem. 22 E Moisés estendeu a sua mão para o céu, e houve trevas espessas em toda a terra do Egito por três dias. 23 Não viu um ao outro, e ninguém se levantou do seu lugar por três dias; mas todos os filhos de Israel tinham luz em suas habitações. 24 Então, Faraó chamou a Moisés e disse: Ide, servi ao Senhor; somente fiquem vossas ovelhas e vossas vacas; vão também convosco as vossas crianças. 25 Moisés, porém, disse: Tu também darás em nossas mãos sacrifícios e holocaustos, que ofereçamos ao Senhor, nosso Deus. 26 E também o nosso gado há de ir conosco, nem uma unha ficará; porque daquele havemos de tomar para servir ao Senhor, nosso Deus; porque não sabemos com que havemos de servir ao Senhor, até que cheguemos lá. 27 O Senhor, porém, endureceu o coração de Faraó, e este não os quis deixar ir. 28 E disse-lhe Faraó: Vai-te de mim e guarda-te que não mais vejas o meu rosto; porque, no dia em que vires o meu rosto, morrerás. 29 E disse Moisés: Bem disseste; eu nunca mais verei o teu rosto.
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