Exodus 9
21st Century King James Version
9 Then the Lord said unto Moses, “Go in unto Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews: Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
2 For if thou refuse to let them go and wilt hold them still,
3 behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep. There shall be a very grievous pestilence.
4 And the Lord shall distinguish between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belong to the children of Israel.’”
5 And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.”
6 And the Lord did that thing on the morrow; and all the cattle of Egypt died, but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
7 And Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
8 And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, “Take to you handfuls of ashes from the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains, upon man and upon beast throughout all the land of Egypt.”
10 And they took ashes from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became boils breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast.
11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians.
12 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.
13 And the Lord said unto Moses, “Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh and say unto him, ‘Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews: Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
14 For I will at this time send all My plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants and upon thy people, that thou mayest know that there is none like Me in all the earth.
15 For now I will stretch out My hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
16 And in very deed, for this cause have I raised thee up: to show in thee My power, and that My name may be declared throughout all the earth.
17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against My people, that thou wilt not let them go?
18 Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field, for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field and shall not be brought home, the hail shallcome down upon them, and they shall die.’”
20 He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses,
21 and he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.
22 And the Lord said unto Moses, “Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man and upon beast and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.”
23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven; and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.
24 So there was hail and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field and broke every tree of the field.
26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
27 And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, “I have sinned this time. The Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
28 Entreat the Lord (for it is enough), that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.”
29 And Moses said unto him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail, that thou mayest know that the earth is the Lord’S.
30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God.”
31 And the flax and the barley were smitten; for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bolls.
32 But the wheat and the rye were not smitten, for they were not grown up.
33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord; and the thunder and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go, as the Lord had spoken by Moses.
Exodus 9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 9
Fifth Plague: The Pestilence. 1 Then the Lord said to Moses: Go to Pharaoh and tell him: Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go to serve me. 2 For if you refuse to let them go and persist in holding them, 3 the hand of the Lord will strike your livestock in the field—your horses, donkeys, camels, herds and flocks—with a very severe pestilence. 4 But the Lord will distinguish between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that nothing belonging to the Israelites will die. 5 And the Lord set a definite time, saying: Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land. 6 And on the next day the Lord did it. All the livestock of the Egyptians died,(A) but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died. 7 But although Pharaoh found upon inquiry that not even so much as one of the livestock of the Israelites had died, he remained obstinate and would not let the people go.
Sixth Plague: The Boils. 8 So the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: Each of you take handfuls of soot from a kiln, and in the presence of Pharaoh let Moses scatter it toward the sky. 9 It will turn into fine dust over the whole land of Egypt and cause festering boils[a] on human being and beast alike throughout the land of Egypt.
10 So they took the soot from a kiln and appeared before Pharaoh. When Moses scattered it toward the sky, it caused festering boils on human being and beast alike. 11 Because of the boils the magicians could not stand in Moses’ presence, for there were boils on the magicians as well as on the rest of the Egyptians. 12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said to Moses.
Seventh Plague: The Hail. 13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses: Early tomorrow morning present yourself to Pharaoh and say to him: Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go to serve me, 14 for this time I will unleash all my blows upon you and your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is none like me anywhere on earth. 15 For by now I should have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with such pestilence that you would have vanished from the earth. 16 But this is why I have let you survive: to show you[b] my power and to make my name resound throughout the earth!(B) 17 Will you continue to exalt yourself over my people and not let them go? 18 At this time tomorrow, therefore, I am going to rain down such fierce hail as there has never been in Egypt from the day it was founded up to the present. 19 Therefore, order your livestock and whatever else you have in the open fields to be brought to a place of safety. Whatever human being or animal is found in the fields and is not brought to shelter will die when the hail comes down upon them. 20 Those of Pharaoh’s servants who feared the word of the Lord hurried their servants and their livestock off to shelter. 21 But those who did not pay attention to the word of the Lord left their servants and their livestock in the fields.
22 The Lord then said to Moses: Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that hail may fall upon the entire land of Egypt, on human being and beast alike and all the vegetation of the fields in the land of Egypt. 23 So Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, and the Lord sent forth peals of thunder and hail.(C) Lightning flashed toward the earth, and the Lord rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. 24 There was hail and lightning flashing here and there through the hail, and the hail was so fierce that nothing like it had been seen in Egypt since it became a nation. 25 Throughout the land of Egypt the hail struck down everything in the fields, human being and beast alike; it struck down all the vegetation of the fields and splintered every tree in the fields. 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were, was there no hail.
27 Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron and said to them, “I have sinned this time! The Lord is the just one, and I and my people are the ones at fault. 28 Pray to the Lord! Enough of the thunder[c] and hail! I will let you go; you need stay no longer.” 29 Moses replied to him, “As soon as I leave the city I will extend my hands to the Lord; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord. 30 But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God.”
31 Now the flax and the barley were ruined, because the barley was in ear and the flax in bud. 32 But the wheat and the spelt were not ruined, for they grow later.
33 When Moses had left Pharaoh and gone out of the city, he extended his hands to the Lord. The thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down upon the earth. 34 But Pharaoh, seeing that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, sinned again and became obstinate, both he and his servants. 35 In the hardness of his heart, Pharaoh would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.
Footnotes
- 9:9 Boils: the exact nature of the disease is not clear. Semitic cognates, for example, suggest the Hebrew root means “to be hot” and thus point to some sort of inflammation. The fact that soot taken from the kiln is the agent of the disease would point in the same direction. See further Lv 13:18–23; Dt 28:35; 2 Kgs 20:7.
- 9:16 To show you: some ancient versions such as the Septuagint read, “to show through you.” Cf. Rom 9:17.
- 9:28 Thunder: lit., “divine voices,” “voices of God,” or the like.
Éxodo 9
La Biblia de las Américas
Quinta plaga: la peste en el ganado
9 Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: Ve a Faraón y dile: «Así dice el Señor, el Dios de los hebreos: “Deja ir a mi pueblo para que me sirva(A). 2 Porque si te niegas a dejarlos ir(B) y los sigues deteniendo[a], 3 he aquí, la mano del Señor vendrá[b] con gravísima pestilencia(C) sobre tus ganados que están en el campo: sobre los caballos, sobre los asnos, sobre los camellos, sobre las vacadas y sobre las ovejas. 4 Pero el Señor hará distinción entre los ganados de Israel y los ganados de Egipto(D), y nada perecerá de todo lo que pertenece a los hijos de Israel(E)”». 5 Y el Señor fijó un plazo definido, diciendo: Mañana el Señor hará esto en la tierra. 6 Y el Señor hizo esto al día siguiente, y perecieron todos los ganados de Egipto(F); pero de los ganados de los hijos de Israel, ni un solo animal murió(G). 7 Y Faraón envió a ver, y he aquí, ni un solo animal de los ganados de Israel había perecido. Pero el corazón de Faraón se endureció[c] y no dejó ir al pueblo(H).
Sexta plaga: las úlceras
8 Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés y a Aarón: Tomad puñados de hollín de un horno, y que Moisés lo esparza hacia el cielo en presencia de Faraón; 9 y se convertirá en polvo fino sobre toda la tierra de Egipto, y producirá[d] furúnculos que resultarán en[e] úlceras en los hombres y en los animales, por toda la tierra de Egipto(I). 10 Tomaron, pues, hollín de un horno, y se presentaron[f] delante de Faraón, y Moisés lo arrojó hacia el cielo, y produjo[g] furúnculos que resultaron en[h] úlceras en los hombres y en los animales. 11 Y los magos[i] no podían estar delante de Moisés a causa de los furúnculos, pues los furúnculos estaban tanto en los magos[j] como en todos los egipcios(J). 12 Y el Señor endureció[k] el corazón de Faraón y no los escuchó, tal como el Señor había dicho a Moisés(K).
Séptima plaga: el granizo
13 Entonces dijo el Señor a Moisés: Levántate muy de mañana, y ponte delante de Faraón, y dile: «Así dice el Señor, el Dios de los hebreos: “Deja ir a mi pueblo para que me sirva(L). 14 Porque esta vez enviaré todas mis plagas sobre ti[l], sobre tus siervos y sobre tu pueblo, para que sepas que no hay otro como yo en toda la tierra(M). 15 Porque si yo hubiera extendido mi mano y te hubiera herido a ti y a tu pueblo con pestilencia, ya habrías sido cortado de la tierra. 16 Pero en verdad, por esta razón te he permitido permanecer[m]: para mostrarte mi poder(N) y para proclamar mi nombre por toda la tierra. 17 Y todavía te enalteces contra mi pueblo no dejándolos[n] ir. 18 He aquí, mañana como a esta hora, enviaré[o] granizo muy pesado, tal como no ha habido en Egipto desde el día en que fue fundado hasta[p] ahora(O). 19 Ahora pues, manda poner a salvo tus ganados(P) y todo lo que tienes en el campo, porque todo hombre o[q] todo animal que se encuentre en el campo, y no sea traído a la casa, morirá cuando caiga sobre ellos el granizo(Q)”». 20 El que de entre los siervos de Faraón tuvo temor de[r] la palabra del Señor(R), hizo poner a salvo a sus siervos y sus ganados en sus[s] casas, 21 pero el que no hizo caso a[t] la palabra del Señor, dejó[u] a sus siervos y sus ganados en el campo.
22 Y el Señor dijo a Moisés: Extiende tu mano hacia el cielo para que caiga[v] granizo(S) en toda la tierra de Egipto, sobre los hombres, sobre los animales y sobre toda planta del campo por toda la tierra de Egipto. 23 Y extendió Moisés su vara hacia el cielo, y el Señor envió[w] truenos[x] y granizo, y cayó fuego sobre la tierra. Y el Señor hizo llover granizo(T) sobre la tierra de Egipto. 24 Y hubo granizo muy intenso, y fuego centelleando continuamente[y] en medio del granizo, muy pesado, tal como no había habido en toda la tierra de Egipto desde que llegó a ser una nación. 25 Y el granizo hirió todo lo que había en el campo por toda la tierra de Egipto, tanto hombres como animales; el granizo hirió también toda planta del campo, y destrozó todos los árboles del campo(U). 26 solo en la tierra de Gosén, donde estaban los hijos de Israel, no hubo granizo(V).
27 Entonces Faraón envió llamar a Moisés y Aarón y les dijo(W): Esta vez he pecado; el Señor es el justo(X), y yo y mi pueblo somos los impíos. 28 Rogad al Señor(Y), porque ha habido ya suficientes truenos y granizo de parte de Dios; y os dejaré ir y no os quedaréis(Z) más aquí. 29 Y Moisés le dijo: Tan pronto como yo salga de la ciudad, extenderé mis manos[z](AA) al Señor; los truenos cesarán, y no habrá más granizo, para que sepas que la tierra es del Señor(AB). 30 En cuanto a ti y a tus siervos, sé que aún no teméis[aa] al[ab] Señor Dios(AC). 31 (Y el lino y la cebada fueron destruidos[ac], pues la cebada estaba en espiga(AD) y el lino estaba en flor; 32 pero el trigo y el centeno no fueron destruidos[ad], por ser tardíos.) 33 Y salió Moisés de la ciudad, de la presencia de Faraón, y extendió sus manos[ae] al Señor, y los truenos y el granizo cesaron(AE), y no cayó más[af] lluvia sobre la tierra. 34 Pero cuando Faraón vio que la lluvia, el granizo y los truenos habían cesado, pecó otra vez, y endureció[ag] su corazón, tanto él como[ah] sus siervos. 35 Y se endureció[ai] el corazón de Faraón y no dejó ir a los hijos de Israel, tal como el Señor había dicho por medio[aj] de Moisés(AF).
Footnotes
- Éxodo 9:2 Lit., y todavía los detienes
- Éxodo 9:3 Lit., será
- Éxodo 9:7 Lit., se hizo pesado
- Éxodo 9:9 Lit., se convertirá en
- Éxodo 9:9 Lit., brotando
- Éxodo 9:10 Lit., se pusieron de pie
- Éxodo 9:10 Lit., se convirtió en
- Éxodo 9:10 Lit., brotando
- Éxodo 9:11 O, sacerdotes adivinos
- Éxodo 9:11 O, sacerdotes adivinos
- Éxodo 9:12 Lit., hizo fuerte
- Éxodo 9:14 Lit., a tu corazón
- Éxodo 9:16 Lit., estar de pie
- Éxodo 9:17 Lit., como para no dejarlos
- Éxodo 9:18 Lit., haré llover
- Éxodo 9:18 Lit., y hasta
- Éxodo 9:19 Lit., y
- Éxodo 9:20 O, reverenció
- Éxodo 9:20 Lit., las
- Éxodo 9:21 Lit., no puso su corazón en
- Éxodo 9:21 Lit., entonces dejó
- Éxodo 9:22 Lit., haya
- Éxodo 9:23 Lit., dio
- Éxodo 9:23 Lit., ruidos, y así en el resto del cap.
- Éxodo 9:24 Lit., fuego asiéndose a sí mismo
- Éxodo 9:29 Lit., palmas
- Éxodo 9:30 O, reverenciáis
- Éxodo 9:30 Lit., delante del
- Éxodo 9:31 Lit., heridos
- Éxodo 9:32 Lit., heridos
- Éxodo 9:33 Lit., palmas
- Éxodo 9:33 Lit., no fue derramada
- Éxodo 9:34 Lit., e hizo pesado
- Éxodo 9:34 Lit., él y
- Éxodo 9:35 Lit., se hizo fuerte
- Éxodo 9:35 Lit., mano
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