Exodus 7
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
7 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, “Makinig ka! Gagawin kitang parang Dios sa Faraon. Makikipag-usap ka sa kanya sa pamamagitan ng kapatid mong si Aaron. 2 Sabihin mo kay Aaron ang lahat ng sinabi ko sa iyo at ipasabi mo ito sa kanya sa Faraon. Sasabihin niya sa Faraon na palayain ang mga Israelita sa kanyang bayan. 3 Pero patitigasin ko ang puso ng Faraon at kahit na gumawa pa ako ng maraming himala at mga kamangha-manghang bagay sa Egipto, 4 hindi siya makikinig sa iyo. Pagkatapos, parurusahan ko nang matindi ang Egipto, at palalayain ko ang bawat lahi ng Israel na mga mamamayan ko. 5 Kapag naparusahan ko na ang mga Egipcio at napalabas na ang mga Israelita sa kanilang bansa, malalaman nilang ako ang Panginoon.”
6 Sinunod nila Moises at Aaron ang iniutos ng Panginoon sa kanila. 7 Si Moises ay 80 taong gulang at si Aaron ay 83 naman nang makipag-usap sila sa Faraon.
8 Sinabi ng Panginoon kina Moises at Aaron, 9 “Kapag sinabi ng Faraon na gumawa kayo ng himala, sabihin mo Moises kay Aaron, ‘Ihagis mo ang baston sa harap ng Faraon,’ at magiging ahas ito.”
10 Kaya pumunta sina Moises at Aaron sa Faraon at ginawa ang sinabi ng Panginoon. Inihagis ni Aaron ang baston niya sa harap ng Faraon at ng kanyang mga opisyal, at naging ahas ito. 11 Ipinatawag naman ng Faraon ang kanyang matatalinong tao at mga salamangkero. Sa pamamagitan ng kanilang salamangka, nagawa rin nila ang ganoong himala. 12 Inihagis ng bawat isa sa kanila ang mga baston nila at naging ahas din ang mga ito. Pero nilunok ng ahas ni Aaron ang mga ahas nila. 13 Pero nagmatigas pa rin ang puso ng Faraon at hindi siya nakinig kina Moises at Aaron, gaya na rin ng sinabi ng Panginoon.
Naging Dugo ang Tubig sa Ilog Nilo
14 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, “Matigas pa rin ang puso ng Faraon; hindi niya pinaalis ang mga mamamayan ng Israel. 15 Kaya puntahan mo bukas ng umaga ang Faraon habang papunta siya sa Ilog Nilo. Dalhin mo ang baston na naging ahas at makipagkita ka sa kanya sa pampang ng ilog. 16 Sabihin mo sa kanya, ‘Inutusan po ako ng Panginoon, ang Dios ng mga Hebreo, na sabihin ito sa inyo: Paalisin mo ang mamamayan ko para makasamba sila sa akin sa ilang. Pero hanggang ngayon, hindi mo ito sinusunod. 17 Ako, ang Panginoon ay nagsasabing, sa pamamagitan ng gagawin ko, malalaman mo na ako ang Panginoon. Sa pamamagitan ng bastong ito, hahampasin ko ang tubig ng Nilo at magiging dugo ang tubig. 18 Mamamatay ang mga isda, at babaho ang ilog, at hindi na makakainom dito ang mga Egipcio.’ ”
19 Sinabi pa ng Panginoon kay Moises, “Sabihin mo kay Aaron na iunat niya ang kanyang baston sa lahat ng tubig ng Egipto: sa mga ilog, sapa, kanal at sa lahat ng pinag-iipunan ng tubig, at magiging dugo ang lahat ng ito. Ganito ang mangyayari sa buong lupain ng Egipto. Kahit na ang mga tubig sa mga sisidlang kahoy o bato ay magiging dugo.”
20 Sinunod nila Moises at Aaron ang iniutos ng Panginoon. Habang nakatingin ang Faraon at ang kanyang mga opisyal, itinaas ni Aaron ang kanyang baston at hinampas ang Ilog ng Nilo, at naging dugo ang tubig. 21 Namatay ang mga isda at bumaho ang ilog, kaya hindi nakainom ang mga Egipcio. Naging dugo ang lahat ng tubig sa Egipto.
22 Nagawa rin ito ng mga Egipciong salamangkero sa pamamagitan ng kanilang salamangka, kaya nagmatigas pa rin ang puso ng Faraon. Hindi pa rin siya nakinig kila Moises at Aaron, gaya ng sinabi ng Panginoon. 23 Bumalik ang Faraon sa palasyo niya at hindi pinansin ang nangyari. 24 Naghukay ang mga Egipcio sa palibot ng ilog para makakuha ng tubig na inumin dahil hindi nila mainom ang tubig sa ilog.
Ang Salot na mga Palaka
25 Pagkaraan ng pitong araw mula nang hampasin ng Panginoon ang Ilog ng Nilo sa pamamagitan ni Aaron.
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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