Exodus 8
New Living Translation
A Plague of Frogs
8 [a]Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go back to Pharaoh and announce to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. 2 If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs across your entire land. 3 The Nile River will swarm with frogs. They will come up out of the river and into your palace, even into your bedroom and onto your bed! They will enter the houses of your officials and your people. They will even jump into your ovens and your kneading bowls. 4 Frogs will jump on you, your people, and all your officials.’”
5 [b]Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise the staff in your hand over all the rivers, canals, and ponds of Egypt, and bring up frogs over all the land.’” 6 So Aaron raised his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs came up and covered the whole land! 7 But the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. They, too, caused frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged, “Plead with the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. I will let your people go, so they can offer sacrifices to the Lord.”
9 “You set the time!” Moses replied. “Tell me when you want me to pray for you, your officials, and your people. Then you and your houses will be rid of the frogs. They will remain only in the Nile River.”
10 “Do it tomorrow,” Pharaoh said.
“All right,” Moses replied, “it will be as you have said. Then you will know that there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials, and your people. They will remain only in the Nile River.”
12 So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh’s palace, and Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had inflicted on Pharaoh. 13 And the Lord did just what Moses had predicted. The frogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields all died. 14 The Egyptians piled them into great heaps, and a terrible stench filled the land. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that relief had come, he became stubborn.[c] He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted.
A Plague of Gnats
16 So the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise your staff and strike the ground. The dust will turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’” 17 So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them. When Aaron raised his hand and struck the ground with his staff, gnats infested the entire land, covering the Egyptians and their animals. All the dust in the land of Egypt turned into gnats. 18 Pharaoh’s magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike.
19 “This is the finger of God!” the magicians exclaimed to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He wouldn’t listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.
A Plague of Flies
20 Then the Lord told Moses, “Get up early in the morning and stand in Pharaoh’s way as he goes down to the river. Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. 21 If you refuse, then I will send swarms of flies on you, your officials, your people, and all the houses. The Egyptian homes will be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered with them. 22 But this time I will spare the region of Goshen, where my people live. No flies will be found there. Then you will know that I am the Lord and that I am present even in the heart of your land. 23 I will make a clear distinction between[d] my people and your people. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.’”
24 And the Lord did just as he had said. A thick swarm of flies filled Pharaoh’s palace and the houses of his officials. The whole land of Egypt was thrown into chaos by the flies.
25 Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron. “All right! Go ahead and offer sacrifices to your God,” he said. “But do it here in this land.”
26 But Moses replied, “That wouldn’t be right. The Egyptians detest the sacrifices that we offer to the Lord our God. Look, if we offer our sacrifices here where the Egyptians can see us, they will stone us. 27 We must take a three-day trip into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, just as he has commanded us.”
28 “All right, go ahead,” Pharaoh replied. “I will let you go into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God. But don’t go too far away. Now hurry and pray for me.”
29 Moses answered, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord, and tomorrow the swarms of flies will disappear from you and your officials and all your people. But I am warning you, Pharaoh, don’t lie to us again and refuse to let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.”
30 So Moses left Pharaoh’s palace and pleaded with the Lord to remove all the flies. 31 And the Lord did as Moses asked and caused the swarms of flies to disappear from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. Not a single fly remained. 32 But Pharaoh again became stubborn and refused to let the people go.
Exodus 8
Jubilee Bible 2000
8 ¶ Then the LORD spoke unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh and say unto him, The LORD hath said thus, 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 thy house and into thy bedchamber and upon thy bed and into the houses of thy slaves and upon thy people and into thine ovens and into thy kneadingtroughs;
4 and the frogs shall come up upon thee and upon thy people and upon all thy slaves.
5 And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the streams, 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 frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
7 And the magicians did the same with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said unto them, 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 sacrifice unto the LORD.
9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Tell me: when shall I intreat for thee and for thy slaves and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain only in the river?
10 And he said, Tomorrow. And Moses replied, Be it according to thy word, that thou may 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 slaves and from thy people; they shall remain only in the river.
12 Then 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 of the houses, of the villages, and of the fields died.
14 And they gathered them together in heaps; and the land was corrupted.
15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart and did not hearken unto them as the LORD had said.
16 ¶ Then 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 the same with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. And there were lice upon man and upon beast.
19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. But Pharaoh’s heart hardened, and he did not hearken unto them as the LORD had said.
20 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh; behold, he goes forth to the water and say unto him, The LORD hath said thus, Let my people go that they may serve me.
21 For if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee and upon thy slaves and upon thy people and into thy houses; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of all kinds of flies and also the ground upon which they are.
22 And I will separate in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no kind of flies shall be there to the end that thou may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
23 And I will put redemption between my people and thy people. Tomorrow shall this sign be.
24 And the LORD did so: that there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh and into his slaves’ houses and into all the land of Egypt; and the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.
25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land of Egypt.
26 And Moses replied, It is not convenient to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God. Behold, if we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, will they not stone us?
27 We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as he has said unto 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; pray for me.
29 And Moses answered, Behold, as I go out from thy presence, I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his slaves, and from his people tomorrow; if Pharaoh will not deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
30 Then Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed unto the LORD.
31 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his slaves, and from his people; there remained not one.
32 And Pharaoh even hardened his heart this time and did not let the people go.
Éxodo 8
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Segunda plaga: las ranas
8 [a]Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: «Ve a Faraón y dile: “Así dice el Señor: ‘Deja ir a Mi pueblo para que me sirva(A). 2 Pero si te niegas a dejarlos ir, entonces heriré todo tu territorio con ranas. 3 El Nilo se llenará[b] de ranas, que subirán y entrarán en tu casa, en tu alcoba y sobre tu cama(B), en las casas de tus siervos y en tu pueblo, en tus hornos y en tus artesas. 4 Subirán las ranas sobre ti, sobre tu pueblo y sobre todos tus siervos’”». 5 [c]Dijo además el Señor a Moisés: «Dile a Aarón: “Extiende tu mano con tu vara sobre los ríos, sobre los arroyos[d] y sobre los estanques(C), y haz que suban ranas sobre la tierra de Egipto”».
6 Aarón extendió su mano sobre las aguas de Egipto, y las ranas subieron y cubrieron[e] la tierra de Egipto(D). 7 Los magos[f] hicieron lo mismo[g] con sus encantamientos[h](E), e hicieron subir ranas sobre la tierra de Egipto.
8 Entonces Faraón llamó a Moisés y a Aarón(F), y dijo: «Rueguen al Señor para que quite las ranas de mí y de mi pueblo, y yo dejaré ir al pueblo(G) para que ofrezca sacrificios al Señor(H)». 9 Moisés dijo a Faraón: «Dígnate decirme[i] cuándo he de rogar por ti, por tus siervos y por tu pueblo, para que las ranas sean quitadas[j] de ti y de tus casas y queden solamente en el río».
10 «Mañana», respondió Faraón. Entonces Moisés dijo: «Sea conforme a tu palabra para que sepas que no hay nadie como el Señor nuestro Dios(I). 11 Las ranas se alejarán de ti, de tus casas, de tus siervos y de tu pueblo(J); solo quedarán en el Nilo».
12 Entonces Moisés y Aarón salieron de la presencia de Faraón, y Moisés clamó al Señor(K) acerca de las ranas que Él había puesto sobre Faraón. 13 Y el Señor hizo conforme a la palabra de Moisés, y murieron las ranas en las casas, en los patios y en los campos. 14 Las juntaron en montones, y la tierra se corrompió[k]. 15 Pero al ver Faraón que había alivio, endureció[l] su corazón y no los escuchó, tal como el Señor había dicho(L).
Tercera plaga: los piojos
16 Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: «Dile a Aarón: “Extiende tu vara y golpea el polvo de la tierra para que se convierta en piojos[m] por toda la tierra de Egipto”». 17 Y así lo hicieron. Aarón extendió su mano con su vara, y golpeó el polvo de la tierra, y hubo piojos[n] en hombres y animales. Todo el polvo de la tierra se convirtió en piojos[o] por todo el país de Egipto(M).
18 Los magos[p] trataron de producir piojos[q] con sus encantamientos[r], pero no pudieron(N). Hubo, pues, piojos en hombres y animales. 19 Entonces los magos[s] dijeron a Faraón: «Este es el dedo de Dios(O)». Pero el corazón de Faraón se endureció[t] y no los escuchó, tal como el Señor había dicho.
Cuarta plaga: los insectos
20 El Señor dijo a Moisés: «Levántate muy de mañana y ponte delante de Faraón cuando salga[u] del agua(P), dile: “Así dice el Señor: ‘Deja ir a Mi pueblo para que me sirva(Q). 21 Porque si no dejas ir a Mi pueblo, entonces enviaré enjambres de insectos sobre ti y sobre tus siervos, sobre tu pueblo y dentro de tus casas. Las casas de los egipcios se llenarán de enjambres de insectos, y también el suelo sobre el cual están. 22 Pero en aquel día Yo pondré aparte la tierra de Gosén en la que mora[v] Mi pueblo(R), para que no haya allí enjambres de insectos, a fin de que sepas que Yo, el Señor, estoy[w] en medio de la tierra(S). 23 Yo haré distinción[x] entre Mi pueblo y tu pueblo. Mañana tendrá lugar esta señal’”».
24 Así lo hizo el Señor. Y entraron grandes[y] enjambres de insectos en la casa de Faraón y en las casas de sus siervos, y en todo el país de Egipto la tierra fue devastada a causa de los enjambres de insectos(T).
25 Entonces llamó Faraón a Moisés y a Aarón, y dijo(U): «Vayan, ofrezcan sacrificio a su Dios dentro del país(V)». 26 «No conviene que lo hagamos así», respondió Moisés, «porque es abominación para[z] los egipcios lo que sacrificaremos al Señor nuestro Dios(W). Si sacrificamos lo que es abominación para[aa] los egipcios delante de sus ojos, ¿no nos apedrearán? 27 Andaremos una distancia de tres días de camino en el desierto, y ofreceremos sacrificios al Señor nuestro Dios, tal como Él nos manda[ab](X)».
28 Faraón dijo: «Los dejaré ir para que ofrezcan sacrificio al Señor su Dios en el desierto(Y), solo que no vayan muy lejos. Oren por mí(Z)». 29 «Voy a salir de tu presencia», le contestó Moisés «y rogaré al Señor que los enjambres de insectos se alejen mañana de Faraón, de sus siervos y de su pueblo. Pero que Faraón no vuelva a obrar con engaño, no dejando ir al pueblo a ofrecer sacrificios al Señor(AA)».
30 Salió Moisés de la presencia de Faraón y oró al Señor(AB). 31 Y el Señor hizo como Moisés le pidió[ac], y quitó los enjambres de insectos de Faraón, de sus siervos y de su pueblo. No quedó ni uno solo. 32 Pero Faraón endureció[ad] su corazón también esta vez y no dejó salir al pueblo(AC).
Footnotes
- 8:1 En el texto heb. cap. 7:26.
- 8:3 O bullirá.
- 8:5 En el texto heb. cap. 8:1.
- 8:5 O canales.
- 8:6 Lit. la rana subió y cubrió.
- 8:7 O sacerdotes adivinos.
- 8:7 Lit. así.
- 8:7 O ciencias ocultas.
- 8:9 Lit. Gloríate sobre mí.
- 8:9 Lit. cortadas.
- 8:14 I.e. daba mal olor.
- 8:15 Lit. hizo pesado.
- 8:16 O jejenes.
- 8:17 O jejenes.
- 8:17 O jejenes.
- 8:18 O sacerdotes adivinos.
- 8:18 O jejenes.
- 8:18 O ciencias ocultas.
- 8:19 O sacerdotes adivinos.
- 8:19 Lit. se hizo fuerte.
- 8:20 Lit. he aquí, él sale.
- 8:22 Lit. está en pie.
- 8:22 O que yo soy el Señor.
- 8:23 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en heb. redención.
- 8:24 Lit. pesados.
- 8:26 Lit. de.
- 8:26 Lit. de.
- 8:27 Lit. nos dice.
- 8:31 Lit. conforme a la palabra de Moisés.
- 8:32 Lit. hizo pesado.
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