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Moses Before Pharaoh

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. 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. And (D)I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and (E)multiply My (F)signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. 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. 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.”

Then Moses and Aaron (M)did so; just as the Lord commanded them, so they did. And Moses was (N)eighty years old and (O)Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.

Aaron’s Miraculous Rod(P)

Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “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

  1. Exodus 7:4 hosts
  2. Exodus 7:11 soothsayers
  3. Exodus 7:11 secret arts
  4. Exodus 7:16 worship
  5. Exodus 7:18 be weary of drinking
  6. Exodus 7:22 secret arts

And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.

And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

16 And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

17 Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

18 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

19 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.

23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.

Le bâton changé en serpent

L'Eternel dit à Moïse: «Regarde, je te fais Dieu pour le pharaon, et ton frère Aaron sera ton prophète[a]. Toi, tu diras tout ce que je t'ordonnerai et ton frère Aaron parlera au pharaon pour qu'il laisse les Israélites partir de son pays. De mon côté, j'endurcirai le cœur du pharaon et je multiplierai mes signes et mes miracles en Egypte. Le pharaon ne vous écoutera pas. Je porterai la main contre l'Egypte et c’est par de grands actes de jugement que je ferai sortir d'Egypte mes armées, mon peuple, les Israélites. Les Egyptiens reconnaîtront que je suis l'Eternel lorsque je déploierai ma puissance contre l'Egypte et ferai sortir les Israélites du milieu d'eux.»

Moïse et Aaron se conformèrent à ce que l'Eternel leur avait ordonné, c’est ce qu’ils firent. Moïse était âgé de 80 ans et Aaron de 83 ans lorsqu'ils parlèrent au pharaon.

L'Eternel dit à Moïse et à Aaron: «Si le pharaon vous dit: ‘Faites un miracle!’ tu ordonneras à Aaron: ‘Prends ton bâton et jette-le devant le pharaon.’ Le bâton se changera alors en serpent.» 10 Moïse et Aaron allèrent trouver le pharaon et se conformèrent à ce que l'Eternel avait ordonné: Aaron jeta son bâton devant le pharaon et devant ses serviteurs, et il se changea en serpent. 11 Cependant, le pharaon appela des sages et des sorciers, et les magiciens d'Egypte, eux aussi, en firent autant par leurs sortilèges. 12 Ils jetèrent tous leurs bâtons et ceux-ci se changèrent en serpents. Mais le bâton d'Aaron engloutit les leurs. 13 Le cœur du pharaon s'endurcit et il n'écouta pas Moïse et Aaron. Cela se passa comme l'Eternel l'avait dit.

Fléau n° 1: l'eau changée en sang

14 L'Eternel dit à Moïse: «Le pharaon a le cœur insensible, il refuse de laisser partir le peuple. 15 Va trouver le pharaon dès le matin; il sortira pour aller près de l'eau et tu te présenteras devant lui au bord du fleuve. Tu prendras à la main le bâton qui a été changé en serpent 16 et tu diras au pharaon: ‘L'Eternel, le Dieu des Hébreux, m'a envoyé vers toi pour te dire: Laisse partir mon peuple afin qu'il me serve dans le désert, et jusqu'à présent tu n'as pas écouté. 17 Voici ce que dit l'Eternel: Cette fois, tu reconnaîtras que je suis l'Eternel. Je vais frapper l’eau du Nil avec le bâton qui est dans ma main et elle sera changée en sang. 18 Les poissons qui sont dans le fleuve mourront, le fleuve deviendra infect et les Egyptiens renonceront à en boire l'eau.’»

19 L'Eternel dit à Moïse: «Ordonne à Aaron: ‘Prends ton bâton et tends ta main sur l’eau des Egyptiens, sur leurs rivières, leurs ruisseaux, leurs étangs et tous leurs réservoirs d'eau.’ Elle deviendra du sang. Ainsi il y aura du sang dans toute l'Egypte, même dans les récipients en bois et en pierre.» 20 Moïse et Aaron se conformèrent à ce que l'Eternel avait ordonné. Aaron leva le bâton et frappa l’eau du Nil sous les yeux du pharaon et de ses serviteurs, et toute l’eau du fleuve fut changée en sang. 21 Les poissons qui étaient dans le fleuve moururent, le fleuve devint infect, les Egyptiens ne purent plus en boire l'eau et il y eut du sang dans toute l'Egypte. 22 Cependant, les magiciens d'Egypte en firent autant par leurs sortilèges. Le cœur du pharaon s'endurcit et il n'écouta pas Moïse et Aaron. Cela se passa comme l'Eternel l'avait dit. 23 Le pharaon se détourna d’eux et rentra chez lui; il ne prit même pas ces événements à cœur. 24 Tous les Egyptiens creusèrent aux environs du fleuve pour trouver de l'eau à boire, car ils ne pouvaient pas boire de l'eau du Nil.

Fléau n° 2: les grenouilles

25 Sept jours passèrent après que l'Eternel eut frappé le Nil. 26 L'Eternel dit à Moïse: «Va trouver le pharaon et tu lui annonceras: ‘Voici ce que dit l'Eternel: Laisse partir mon peuple afin qu'il me serve. 27 Si tu refuses de le laisser partir, je frapperai tout ton territoire par des grenouilles. 28 Le fleuve pullulera de grenouilles; elles en sortiront et pénétreront dans ta maison, dans ta chambre à coucher et dans ton lit, chez tes serviteurs et ton peuple, dans tes fours et tes pétrins. 29 Les grenouilles grimperont sur toi, sur ton peuple et sur tous tes serviteurs.’»

Footnotes

  1. Exode 7:1 Prophète: c’est-à-dire porte-parole.