Exodus 7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
7 And the Lord said to Moses: Behold I have appointed thee the God of Pharao: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
2 Thou shalt speak to him all that I command thee; and he shall speak to Pharao, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
3 But I shall harden his heart, and shall multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,
4 And he will not hear you: and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and will bring forth my army and my people the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by very great judgments.
5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, who have stretched forth my hand upon Egypt, and have brought forth the children of Israel out of the midst of them.
6 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded: so did they.
7 And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharao.
8 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron:
9 When Pharao shall say to you, shew signs: thou shalt say to Aaron: Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharao, and it shall be turned into a serpent.
10 So Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharao, and did as the Lord had commanded. And Aaron took the rod before Pharao, and his servants, and it was turned into a serpent.
11 And Pharao called the wise men and the magicians: and they also by Egyptian enchantments and certain secrets did in like manner.
12 And they every one cast down their rods, and they were turned into serpents: but Aaron's rod devoured their rods.
13 And Pharao's heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as the Lord had commanded.
14 And the Lord said to Moses: Pharao's heart is hardened, he will not let the people go.
15 Go to him in the morning, behold he will go out to the waters: and thou shalt stand to meet him on the bank of the river: and thou shalt take in thy hand the rod that was turned into a serpent.
16 And thou shalt say to him: The Lord God of the Hebrews sent me to thee saying: Let my people go to sacrifice to me in the desert: and hitherto thou wouldst not hear.
17 Thus therefore saith the Lord: In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold I will strike with the rods that is in my hand, the water of the river, and it shall be turned into blood.
18 And the fishes that are in the river shall die, and the waters shall be corrupted, and the Egyptians shall be afflicted when they drink the water of the river.
19 The Lord also said to Moses: Say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch forth thy hand upon the waters of Egypt, and upon their rivers, and streams and pools, and all the ponds of waters, that they may be turned into blood: and let blood be in all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and of stone.
20 And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded: and lifting up the rod he struck the water of the river before Pharao and his servants: and it was turned into blood.
21 And the fishes that were in the river died: and the river corrupted, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river, and there was blood in all the land of Egypt.
22 And the magicians of the Egyptians with their enchantments did in like manner: and Pharao's heart was hardened, neither did he hear them, as the Lord had commanded.
23 And he turned himself away and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to it this time also.
24 And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink: for they could not drink of the water of the river.
25 And seven days were fully ended, after that the Lord struck the river.
Éxodo 7
La Palabra (España)
7 El Señor respondió a Moisés:
— Mira, delante del faraón, te he hecho como un dios, y tu hermano Aarón será tu profeta. 2 Tú dirás todo lo que te ordene y Aarón, tu hermano, hablará con el faraón para que deje salir de su país a los israelitas. 3 Sin embargo, yo haré que el faraón se muestre intransigente, y tendré que realizar muchas señales y prodigios en Egipto. 4 Aun así, el faraón no os escuchará; pero yo descargaré mi poder sobre Egipto y sacaré de allí a Israel mi pueblo como un ejército en orden de batalla, y en medio de grandes castigos. 5 Cuando haya desplegado mi poder y hecho salir a los israelitas de en medio de ellos, reconocerán los egipcios que yo soy el Señor.
6 Moisés y Aarón hicieron exactamente lo que les ordenó el Señor. 7 Cuando hablaron con el faraón, Moisés tenía ochenta años y Aarón ochenta y tres.
Las plagas de Egipto (7,8—11,10)
La vara de Aarón
8 El Señor dijo a Moisés y Aarón:
9 — Cuando el faraón os pida que hagáis algún prodigio, le dirás a Aarón que tome su vara y la arroje delante del faraón; entonces la vara se convertirá en una serpiente.
10 Moisés y Aarón se presentaron ante el faraón e hicieron exactamente lo que les había ordenado el Señor. Aarón arrojó su vara ante el faraón y sus cortesanos, y la vara se convirtió en una serpiente. 11 El faraón mandó entonces llamar a sus sabios y magos, y los hechiceros de Egipto hicieron lo mismo con sus artes mágicas. 12 Cada uno arrojó su vara que también se convirtió en serpiente; pero la vara de Aarón engulló a las otras. 13 A pesar de ello, tal como predijo el Señor, el faraón se mantuvo intransigente y no les hizo caso.
Primera plaga: el agua convertida en sangre
14 El Señor dijo a Moisés:
— El faraón continúa intransigente y no deja salir al pueblo. 15 Así pues, mañana temprano, cuando se dirija al río, hazte el encontradizo con él, a la orilla del Nilo; no olvides llevar contigo la vara que se convirtió en serpiente 16 y dile:
— El Señor, Dios de los hebreos, me envía a decirte: “Deja salir a mi pueblo para que me rinda culto en el desierto”. Pero hasta ahora no has querido obedecer. 17 Por tanto, esto dice el Señor: Ahora vas a saber que yo soy el Señor. Por eso, cuando yo, Moisés, golpee las aguas del Nilo con la vara que llevo en mi mano, se convertirán en sangre; 18 los peces del Nilo morirán, y el río apestará de tal manera que beber de sus aguas causará una gran repugnancia a los egipcios.
19 El Señor dijo a Moisés:
— Manda a Aarón que tome su vara y extienda su mano sobre las aguas de Egipto, sobre sus ríos y canales, sobre sus estanques y todos sus depósitos de agua. Todas las aguas se convertirán en sangre; habrá sangre en todo el país de Egipto, incluso en los recipientes de madera y de piedra.
20 Moisés y Aarón obraron según lo ordenado por el Señor: Aarón alzó su vara, golpeó las aguas del Nilo ante la mirada del faraón y sus cortesanos, y las aguas del río se convirtieron en sangre. 21 Los peces del Nilo murieron, y el río empezó a despedir un olor tan pestilente que los egipcios no pudieron beber de sus aguas. Egipto entero se llenó de sangre.
22 Pero los magos de Egipto, valiéndose de sus artes mágicas, hicieron lo mismo. Así que el faraón continuó intransigente y no escuchó a Moisés y Aarón, tal como el Señor había predicho. 23 Sin dar importancia a lo ocurrido, el faraón se volvió a su palacio. 24 Los egipcios tuvieron que excavar pozos en las márgenes del Nilo para sacar agua potable, pues el agua del Nilo ya no lo era.
Segunda plaga: las ranas
25 Siete días después de que el Señor golpeara el agua del Nilo, 26 el Señor dijo a Moisés:
— Preséntate ante el faraón y dile: “Esto dice el Señor: Deja salir a mi pueblo para que me rinda culto. 27 Si te opones a dejarlo salir, infestaré tu reino con una plaga de ranas. 28 El Nilo bullirá de ranas, que saldrán de él y se meterán en tu casa, en tu alcoba, y en tu misma cama; se meterán también en las casas de tus cortesanos y de tu pueblo, en tus hornos y en tus artesas. 29 Llegarán incluso a saltar sobre ti, sobre tus cortesanos y sobre todo tu pueblo”.
Exodus 7
New King James Version
Moses Before Pharaoh
7 So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you (A)as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be (B)your prophet. 2 You (C)shall speak all that I command you. And Aaron your brother shall tell Pharaoh to send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And (D)I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and (E)multiply My (F)signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 But (G)Pharaoh will not heed you, so (H)that I may lay My hand on Egypt and bring My [a]armies and My people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt (I)by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians (J)shall know that I am the Lord, when I (K)stretch out My hand on Egypt and (L)bring out the children of Israel from among them.”
6 Then Moses and Aaron (M)did so; just as the Lord commanded them, so they did. 7 And Moses was (N)eighty years old and (O)Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Aaron’s Miraculous Rod(P)
8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, (Q)‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aaron, (R)‘Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.’ ” 10 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just (S)as the Lord commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it (T)became a serpent.
11 But Pharaoh also (U)called the wise men and (V)the [b]sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also (W)did in like manner with their [c]enchantments. 12 For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
The First Plague: Waters Become Blood
14 So the Lord said to Moses: (X)“Pharaoh’s heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, when he goes out to the (Y)water, and you shall stand by the river’s bank to meet him; and (Z)the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand. 16 And you shall say to him, (AA)‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, “Let My people go, (AB)that they may [d]serve Me in the wilderness”; but indeed, until now you would not hear! 17 Thus says the Lord: “By this (AC)you shall know that I am the Lord. Behold, I will strike the waters which are in the river with the rod that is in my hand, and (AD)they shall be turned (AE)to blood. 18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, the river shall stink, and the Egyptians will (AF)loathe[e] to drink the water of the river.” ’ ”
19 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and (AG)stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.’ ” 20 And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the Lord commanded. So he (AH)lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the (AI)waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 21 The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians (AJ)could not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
22 (AK)Then the magicians of Egypt did (AL)so with their [f]enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, (AM)as the Lord had said. 23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house. Neither was his heart moved by this. 24 So all the Egyptians dug all around the river for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the river. 25 And seven days passed after the Lord had struck the river.
Footnotes
- Exodus 7:4 hosts
- Exodus 7:11 soothsayers
- Exodus 7:11 secret arts
- Exodus 7:16 worship
- Exodus 7:18 be weary of drinking
- Exodus 7:22 secret arts
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