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Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pay close attention to this. I will make you seem like God to Pharaoh, and your brother, Aaron, will be your prophet. Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country. But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. Even then Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will bring down my fist on Egypt. Then I will rescue my forces—my people, the Israelites—from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. When I raise my powerful hand and bring out the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”

So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them. Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three when they made their demands to Pharaoh.

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Pharaoh will demand, ‘Show me a miracle.’ When he does this, say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.[a]’”

10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what the Lord had commanded them. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent! 11 Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic. 12 They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Pharaoh’s heart, however, remained hard. He still refused to listen, just as the Lord had predicted.

A Plague of Blood

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn,[b] and he still refuses to let the people go. 15 So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake. 16 Then announce to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you, “Let my people go, so they can worship me in the wilderness.” Until now, you have refused to listen to him. 17 So this is what the Lord says: “I will show you that I am the Lord.” Look! I will strike the water of the Nile with this staff in my hand, and the river will turn to blood. 18 The fish in it will die, and the river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink any water from the Nile.’”

19 Then the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and raise your hand over the waters of Egypt—all its rivers, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs. Turn all the water to blood. Everywhere in Egypt the water will turn to blood, even the water stored in wooden bowls and stone pots.’”

20 So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them. As Pharaoh and all of his officials watched, Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile. Suddenly, the whole river turned to blood! 21 The fish in the river died, and the water became so foul that the Egyptians couldn’t drink it. There was blood everywhere throughout the land of Egypt. 22 But again the magicians of Egypt used their magic, and they, too, turned water into blood. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted. 23 Pharaoh returned to his palace and put the whole thing out of his mind. 24 Then all the Egyptians dug along the riverbank to find drinking water, for they couldn’t drink the water from the Nile.

25 Seven days passed from the time the Lord struck the Nile.

Footnotes

  1. 7:9 Hebrew tannin, which elsewhere refers to a sea monster. Greek version translates it “dragon.”
  2. 7:14 Hebrew heavy.

Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: «Mira, Yo te hago como Dios(A) para Faraón, y tu hermano Aarón será tu profeta. Tú hablarás todo lo que Yo te mande, y Aarón tu hermano hablará(B) a Faraón, para que deje salir de su tierra a los israelitas. Pero Yo endureceré el corazón de Faraón(C) para multiplicar Mis señales y Mis prodigios[a] en la tierra de Egipto(D). Y Faraón no los escuchará. Entonces pondré Mi mano sobre Egipto(E) y sacaré de la tierra de Egipto a Mis ejércitos(F), a Mi pueblo los israelitas, con grandes juicios(G). Los egipcios sabrán que Yo soy el Señor, cuando Yo extienda Mi mano sobre Egipto(H) y saque de en medio de ellos a los israelitas(I)».

Así hizo Moisés y también Aarón. Tal como el Señor les mandó(J), así lo hicieron. Moisés tenía 80 años(K) y Aarón 83 cuando hablaron a Faraón.

La vara de Aarón

El Señor habló a Moisés y a Aarón y les dijo: «Cuando Faraón, les diga: “Hagan[b] un milagro(L)”, entonces dirás a Aarón: “Toma tu vara(M) y échala delante de Faraón para que se convierta en serpiente”». 10 Vinieron, pues, Moisés y Aarón a Faraón e hicieron tal como el Señor les había mandado. Aarón echó su vara delante de Faraón y de[c] sus siervos, y esta se convirtió en serpiente(N).

11 Entonces Faraón llamó también a los sabios y a los hechiceros, y también ellos, los magos[d](O) de Egipto, hicieron lo mismo con sus encantamientos[e](P). 12 Cada uno echó su vara, las cuales se convirtieron en serpientes. Pero la vara de Aarón devoró las varas de ellos. 13 Sin embargo el corazón de Faraón se endureció[f] y no los escuchó, tal como el Señor había dicho(Q).

Primera plaga: el agua convertida en sangre

14 Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: «El corazón de Faraón es terco[g]. Se niega a dejar ir al pueblo. 15 Preséntate[h] a Faraón por la mañana cuando vaya[i] al agua, y ponte a orillas del Nilo(R) para encontrarte con él. Toma en tu mano la vara que se convirtió en serpiente(S). 16 Y dile: “El Señor, el Dios de los hebreos, me ha enviado a ti(T), diciendo: ‘Deja ir a Mi pueblo para que me sirva en el desierto(U). Pero hasta ahora no has escuchado’. 17 Así dice el Señor: ‘En esto conocerás que Yo soy el Señor(V): Yo golpearé con la vara que está en mi mano las[j] aguas que están en el Nilo, y se convertirán en sangre(W). 18 Los peces que hay en el Nilo morirán, y el río se corromperá[k] y los egipcios tendrán asco de[l] beber el agua del Nilo(X)’”».

19 El Señor dijo también a Moisés: «Dile a Aarón: “Toma tu vara y extiende tu mano sobre las aguas de Egipto(Y), sobre sus ríos, sobre sus arroyos[m], sobre sus estanques, y sobre todos sus depósitos de agua, para que se conviertan en sangre. Habrá sangre por toda la tierra de Egipto, tanto en las vasijas de madera como en las de piedra”».

20 Así lo hicieron Moisés y Aarón, tal como el Señor les había ordenado(Z). Aarón alzó la[n] vara y golpeó las aguas que había en el Nilo ante los ojos de Faraón y[o] de sus siervos, y todas las aguas que había en el Nilo se convirtieron en sangre(AA). 21 Los peces que había en el Nilo murieron y el río se corrompió[p], de manera que los egipcios no podían beber agua del Nilo. Había sangre por toda la tierra de Egipto.

22 Pero los magos[q] de Egipto hicieron lo mismo con sus encantamientos[r](AB). El corazón de Faraón se endureció[s] y no los escuchó, tal como el Señor había dicho. 23 Entonces se volvió Faraón y entró en su casa, sin hacer caso tampoco de esto[t]. 24 Todos los egipcios cavaron en los alrededores del Nilo en busca de agua para beber, porque no podían beber de las aguas del Nilo. 25 Pasaron[u] siete días después que el Señor hirió al Nilo.

Footnotes

  1. 7:3 O milagros.
  2. 7:9 Lit. Den ustedes mismos.
  3. 7:10 Lit. y delante de.
  4. 7:11 O sacerdotes adivinos.
  5. 7:11 O ciencias ocultas.
  6. 7:13 Lit. se hizo fuerte.
  7. 7:14 Lit. pesado.
  8. 7:15 Lit. Ve.
  9. 7:15 Lit. he aquí, él sale.
  10. 7:17 Lit. sobre las.
  11. 7:18 I.e. dará mal olor.
  12. 7:18 O dificultad en.
  13. 7:19 O canales.
  14. 7:20 Lit. con la.
  15. 7:20 Lit. y en presencia.
  16. 7:21 I.e. daba mal olor.
  17. 7:22 O sacerdotes adivinos.
  18. 7:22 O ciencias ocultas.
  19. 7:22 Lit. se hizo fuerte.
  20. 7:23 Lit. y no puso su corazón ni aun en esto.
  21. 7:25 Lit. Se cumplieron.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God(A) to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.(B) You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart,(C) and though I multiply my signs and wonders(D) in Egypt, he will not listen(E) to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment(F) I will bring out my divisions,(G) my people the Israelites. And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord(H) when I stretch out my hand(I) against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it.”

Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded(J) them. Moses was eighty years old(K) and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.

Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Snake

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle,(L)’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a snake.”(M)

10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. 11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers,(N) and the Egyptian magicians(O) also did the same things by their secret arts:(P) 12 Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart(Q) became hard and he would not listen(R) to them, just as the Lord had said.

The Plague of Blood

14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding;(S) he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river.(T) Confront him on the bank of the Nile,(U) and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake. 16 Then say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship(V) me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened.(W) 17 This is what the Lord says: By this you will know that I am the Lord:(X) With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood.(Y) 18 The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink;(Z) the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.’”(AA)

19 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff(AB) and stretch out your hand(AC) over the waters of Egypt—over the streams and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs—and they will turn to blood.’ Blood will be everywhere in Egypt, even in vessels[a] of wood and stone.”

20 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded.(AD) He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile,(AE) and all the water was changed into blood.(AF) 21 The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.

22 But the Egyptian magicians(AG) did the same things by their secret arts,(AH) and Pharaoh’s heart(AI) became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said. 23 Instead, he turned and went into his palace, and did not take even this to heart. 24 And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water(AJ), because they could not drink the water of the river.

The Plague of Frogs

25 Seven days passed after the Lord struck the Nile.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 7:19 Or even on their idols