Exodus 8
English Standard Version
The Second Plague: Frogs
8 [a] Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Let my people go, that (A)they may serve me. 2 But if you (B)refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with (C)frogs. 3 The Nile shall swarm with frogs that shall come up into your house and into (D)your bedroom and on your bed and into the houses of your servants and your people,[b] and into your ovens and your kneading bowls. 4 The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your servants.”’” 5 [c] And the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, (E)‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals and over the pools, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt!’” 6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and (F)the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 But (G)the magicians did the same by their secret arts and made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, (H)“Plead with the Lord to take away the frogs from me and from my people, and (I)I will let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.” 9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “Be pleased to command me when (J)I am to plead for you and for your servants and for your people, that the frogs be cut off from you and your houses and be left only in the Nile.” 10 And he said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Be it as you say, so (K)that you may know that (L)there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 The frogs shall go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They shall be left only in the Nile.” 12 So Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to the Lord about the frogs, as he had agreed with Pharaoh.[d] 13 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses. The frogs died out in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields. 14 And they gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was a (M)respite, he (N)hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
The Third Plague: Gnats
16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, (O)‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, so that it may become gnats in all the land of Egypt.’” 17 And they did so. Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and (P)there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats in all the land of Egypt. 18 The (Q)magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast. 19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is (R)the finger of God.” But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
The Fourth Plague: Flies
20 Then the Lord said to Moses, (S)“Rise up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh, as he goes out to the water, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, (T)“Let my people go, that they may serve me. 21 Or else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you and your servants and your people, and into your houses. And the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies, and also the ground on which they stand. 22 But on that day (U)I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, (V)that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.[e] 23 Thus I will put a division[f] between my people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall happen.”’” 24 And the Lord did so. (W)There came great swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh and into his servants' houses. Throughout all the land of Egypt the land was ruined by the swarms of flies.
25 Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within the land.” 26 But Moses said, “It would not be right to do so, for the offerings we shall sacrifice to the Lord our God are an (X)abomination to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice offerings (Y)abominable to the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us? 27 We must go (Z)three days' journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God (AA)as he tells us.” 28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you must not go very far away. (AB)Plead for me.” 29 Then Moses said, “Behold, I am going out from you and I will plead with the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow. Only let not Pharaoh (AC)cheat again by not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.” 30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. 31 And the Lord did as Moses asked, and removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one remained. 32 But Pharaoh (AD)hardened his heart this time also, and did not let the people go.
Footnotes
- Exodus 8:1 Ch 7:26 in Hebrew
- Exodus 8:3 Or among your people
- Exodus 8:5 Ch 8:1 in Hebrew
- Exodus 8:12 Or which he had brought upon Pharaoh
- Exodus 8:22 Or that I the Lord am in the land
- Exodus 8:23 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew set redemption
Éxodo 8
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
8 El Señor le ordenó a Moisés: «Ve a advertirle al faraón que así dice el Señor: “Deja ir a mi pueblo para que me rinda culto. 2 Si no los dejas ir, infestaré de ranas todo tu país. 3 El Nilo hervirá de ranas, y se meterán en tu palacio, y hasta en tu alcoba y en tu cama, y en las casas de tus funcionarios y de tu pueblo, y en tus hornos y artesas. 4 Treparán sobre ti, sobre tu pueblo y sobre tus funcionarios”».
5 Luego el Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Dile a Aarón que extienda su vara sobre ríos, arroyos y lagunas, para que todo Egipto se llene de ranas».
6 Aarón extendió su brazo sobre las aguas de Egipto, y las ranas llegaron a cubrir todo el país. 7 Pero, mediante sus artes secretas, los magos hicieron lo mismo, de modo que hicieron venir ranas sobre todo Egipto. 8 Entonces el faraón mandó llamar a Moisés y a Aarón, y les dijo:
―Rogadle al Señor que aleje las ranas de mí y de mi pueblo, y yo dejaré ir al pueblo para que le ofrezca sacrificios.
9 Moisés le respondió:
―Dime cuándo quieres que ruegue al Señor por ti, por tus funcionarios y por tu pueblo. Las ranas se quedarán solo en el Nilo, y tú y tus casas os libraréis de ellas.
10 ―Mañana mismo —contestó el faraón.
―Así se hará —respondió Moisés—, y sabrás que no hay dios como el Señor, nuestro Dios. 11 Las ranas se apartarán de ti y de tus casas, de tus funcionarios y de tu pueblo, y se quedarán únicamente en el Nilo.
12 Tan pronto como salieron Moisés y Aarón de hablar con el faraón, Moisés clamó al Señor en cuanto a las ranas que había mandado sobre el faraón. 13 El Señor atendió a los ruegos de Moisés, y las ranas comenzaron a morirse en las casas, en los patios y en los campos. 14 La gente las recogía y las amontonaba, y el hedor de las ranas llenaba el país. 15 Pero, en cuanto el faraón experimentó alivio, endureció su corazón y, tal como el Señor lo había advertido, ya no quiso saber nada de Moisés ni de Aarón.
La plaga de mosquitos
16 El Señor le ordenó a Moisés que le dijera a Aarón: «Extiende tu vara y golpea el suelo, para que en todo Egipto el polvo se convierta en mosquitos». 17 Así lo hizo. Y Aarón extendió su brazo, golpeó el suelo con la vara, y del polvo salieron mosquitos que picaban a hombres y animales. En todo Egipto el polvo se convirtió en mosquitos.
18 Los magos, recurriendo a sus artes secretas, trataron también de producir mosquitos, pero no pudieron. Mientras tanto, los mosquitos picaban a hombres y animales. 19 «En todo esto anda la mano de Dios», admitieron los magos ante el faraón, pero este había endurecido su corazón, así que no les hizo caso, tal como el Señor lo había advertido.
La plaga de tábanos
20 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Mañana vas a madrugar. Le saldrás al paso al faraón cuando baje al río, y le advertirás: “Así dice el Señor: ‘Deja ir a mi pueblo para que me rinda culto. 21 Si no lo dejas ir, enviaré enjambres de tábanos sobre ti y sobre tus funcionarios, sobre tu pueblo y sobre tus casas. Todas las casas egipcias, y aun el suelo que pisan, se llenarán de tábanos. 22 Cuando eso suceda, la única región donde no habrá tábanos será la de Gosén, porque allí vive mi pueblo. Así sabrás que yo, el Señor, estoy en este país. 23 Haré distinción[a] entre mi pueblo y tu pueblo. Esta señal milagrosa tendrá lugar mañana’ ”».
24 Y así lo hizo el Señor. Densas nubes de tábanos irrumpieron en el palacio del faraón y en las casas de sus funcionarios, y por todo Egipto. Por causa de los tábanos, el país quedó arruinado. 25 Llamó entonces el faraón a Moisés y a Aarón, y les dijo:
―Id y ofreced sacrificios a vuestro Dios aquí en el país.
26 ―No estaría bien hacerlo así —contestó Moisés—, porque los sacrificios que ofrecemos al Señor nuestro Dios resultan ofensivos para los egipcios. Si a la vista de ellos ofrecemos sacrificios que les son ofensivos, seguramente nos apedrearán. 27 Tenemos que hacer un viaje de tres días, hasta el desierto, para ofrecerle sacrificios al Señor nuestro Dios, pues así nos lo ha ordenado.
28 El faraón respondió:
―Voy a dejaros ir para que ofrezcáis sacrificios al Señor vuestro Dios en el desierto, con tal de que no os vayáis muy lejos y de que roguéis a Dios por mí.
29 ―En cuanto salga yo de aquí —le aseguró Moisés al faraón—, rogaré por ti al Señor, y de aquí a mañana los tábanos se habrán apartado de ti, de tus funcionarios y de tu pueblo. Pero tú no debes seguir engañándonos ni impidiendo que el pueblo vaya a ofrecerle sacrificios al Señor.
30 Así que Moisés salió y le rogó al Señor por el faraón. 31 El Señor accedió a los ruegos de Moisés y apartó los tábanos del faraón, de sus funcionarios y de su pueblo. No quedó un solo tábano. 32 Pero una vez más el faraón endureció su corazón y no dejó que el pueblo se fuera.
Footnotes
- 8:23 distinción (LXX, Siríaca y Vulgata); liberación (TM).
Exodus 8
King James Version
8 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord.
9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?
10 And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God.
11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.
12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
13 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
16 And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
20 And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.
23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
24 And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.
28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.
30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.
31 And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.
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