Exodus 9
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 9
Fifth Plague: The Pestilence on Livestock. 1 The Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: “Let my people go so that they can serve me. 2 If you refuse to permit them to leave and you continue to hinder them, 3 the hand of the Lord will come upon your animals in the fields: upon the horses, the donkeys, the camels, upon your herds and flocks, with a horrible plague. 4 But the Lord will distinguish between the animals of Israel and those of the Egyptians, so that none of those that belong to the children of Israel will die.” ’ ”
5 The Lord established the date saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will accomplish this thing in the land.”[a] 6 The next day, the Lord accomplished this thing. All the animals in Egypt died, but the animals of the children of Israel did not die, not even one of them. 7 Pharaoh sent men to find out, and not one of the animals of Israel was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh remained hardened, and he would not let the people go.
Sixth Plague: The Boils.[b] 8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “Take two handfuls of ashes from the furnace. Moses is to throw them into the air in front of Pharaoh. 9 It will become a fine powder that will spread throughout the whole land and will produce running sores upon the people and the animals throughout the land of Egypt.” 10 They therefore took ashes from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses threw them into the air, and they produced running sores on people and animals. 11 The magicians could not stand in the presence of Moses because of the sores that had struck them as well as all the Egyptians. 12 But the Lord caused Pharaoh’s heart to be hardened. He did not listen to them, as the Lord had predicted to Moses.
13 Seventh Plague: The Hail.[c] The Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh and proclaim, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, “Let my people go so that they can serve me! 14 This time I will send all of my plagues against you, against your ministers, and against all your people, so that you may know that there is no one like me upon the whole earth. 15 By now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with plagues that would have wiped you off the face of the earth. 16 Instead, I let you live to show you my power and so that my name might be proclaimed all throughout the earth. 17 Will you still oppose my people and not let them leave? 18 Behold, I will send a terribly violent hail tomorrow at this time as has never been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded until today. 19 Send word to gather your animals and whatever is in the field into a safe shelter. Hail will fall upon all the people and upon all the animals that are in open countryside and that have not been brought into shelter, and they will die.” ’ ”
20 Some of the ministers of Pharaoh feared the Lord and brought their slaves and their animals into shelter.[d] 21 Others did not take the words of the Lord to heart, and they left their slaves and their animals in the open countryside.
22 The Lord said to Moses, “Stretch your hand out toward the heavens. Let there be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon people, upon animals, and upon the plants of the field throughout the land of Egypt.” 23 Moses stretched his staff toward the heavens, and the Lord sent thunder and hail. Lightning struck the earth, and the Lord made hail rain down upon the land of Egypt. 24 There was hail and lightning in the midst of the hail. The hail was so violent that nothing like it had ever been seen in the entire land of Egypt from the day it had become a nation. 25 The hail struck every person and animal that was in the open countryside throughout the land of Egypt. The hail also struck the plants in the field and splintered every tree in the open countryside. 26 Only the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel lived, had no hail.
27 Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, “This time I have sinned. The Lord is right. I and my people are guilty. 28 Pray to the Lord to stop the thunder and hail. I will let you leave. You need not stay any longer.” 29 Moses answered him, “When I leave the city, I will stretch out my hands toward the Lord. The thunder will cease, and the hail will end, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord. 30 But as for you and your ministers, I know that you still do not fear the Lord God.”
31 The linen and barley was ruined, because the barley was in the ear and the flax was flowering. 32 But the wheat and the rye and the spelt were not harmed for they have a later season.
33 Moses left Pharaoh and the city. He extended his hand toward the Lord. The thunder and the hail stopped, and the rain no longer poured down upon the land. 34 Pharaoh saw that the rain had stopped, as had the hail and the thunder, but he continued to sin and be stubborn, together with his ministers. 35 The heart of Pharaoh was hardened and he did not let the children of Israel leave, as the Lord had predicted through Moses.
Footnotes
- Exodus 9:5 God personally performs the miracle without Moses or Aaron or any staff. This should have been a persuasive event for Pharaoh to change his heart but he remains hardened.
- Exodus 9:8 This time the magicians are eliminated not without humor: in their turn they are victims of the wonder worked by Moses.
- Exodus 9:13 The God of Israel wants to be recognized and served as Lord of the whole earth. Pharaoh acknowledges his sin but his heart remains unchanged.
- Exodus 9:20 Some of Pharaoh’s ministers acknowledge the power of God and take action to protect their slaves and animals from the predicted hail storm.
Exodus 9
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Fifth Plague: Death of Livestock
9 Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go in to Pharaoh and say to him: This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 2 But if you refuse to let them go and keep holding them, 3 then the Lord’s hand will bring a severe plague against your livestock in the field – the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks. 4 But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing of all that the Israelites own will die.’ 5 And the Lord set a time, saying, ‘Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.’(A) 6 The Lord did this the next day. All the Egyptian livestock died,(B) but none among the Israelite livestock died. 7 Pharaoh sent messengers who saw that not a single one of the Israelite livestock was dead. But Pharaoh’s heart was hard,(C) and he did not let the people go.
The Sixth Plague: Boils
8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Take handfuls of furnace soot, and Moses is to throw it towards heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 It will become fine dust over the entire land of Egypt. It will become festering boils(D) on people and animals throughout the land of Egypt.’ 10 So they took furnace soot and stood before Pharaoh. Moses threw it towards heaven, and it became festering boils on people and animals. 11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians as well as on all the Egyptians.(E) 12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart(F) and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had told Moses.
The Seventh Plague: Hail
13 Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Get up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh. Tell him: This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 14 For this time I am about to send all my plagues against you,[a] your officials, and your people. Then you will know there is no one like me on the whole earth. 15 By now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague, and you would have been obliterated from the earth.(G) 16 However, I have let you live for this purpose: to show you my power(H) and to make my name known on the whole earth. 17 You are still acting arrogantly against[b] my people by not letting them go. 18 Tomorrow at this time I will rain down the worst hail(I) that has ever occurred in Egypt from the day it was founded until now. 19 Therefore give orders to bring your livestock and all that you have in the field into shelters. Every person and animal that is in the field and not brought inside will die when the hail falls on them.’ 20 Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the Lord made their servants and livestock flee to shelters, 21 but those who didn’t take to heart the Lord’s word left their servants and livestock in the field.
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand towards heaven and let there be hail throughout the land of Egypt – on people and animals and every plant of the field in the land of Egypt.’ 23 So Moses stretched out his staff towards heaven, and the Lord sent thunder and hail.(J) Lightning struck the land, and the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt. 24 The hail, with lightning flashing through it, was so severe that nothing like it had occurred in the land of Egypt since it had become a nation. 25 Throughout the land of Egypt, the hail struck down everything in the field, both people and animals. The hail beat down every plant of the field and shattered every tree in the field. 26 The only place it didn’t hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were.(K)
27 Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. ‘I have sinned this time,’ he said to them. ‘The Lord is the righteous(L) one, and I and my people are the guilty ones. 28 Make an appeal to the Lord. There has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go;(M) you don’t need to stay any longer.’
29 Moses said to him, ‘When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands(N) to the Lord. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know the earth[c](O) belongs to the Lord. 30 But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the Lord God.’
31 The flax and the barley were destroyed because the barley was ripe[d] and the flax was budding,(P) 32 but the wheat and the spelt were not destroyed since they are later crops.[e]
33 Moses left Pharaoh and the city, and spread out his hands to the Lord. Then the thunder and hail ceased, and rain no longer poured down on the land. 34 When Pharaoh saw that the rain, hail, and thunder had ceased, he sinned again and hardened his heart, he and his officials. 35 So Pharaoh’s heart was hard, and he did not let the Israelites go, as the Lord had said through Moses.
Exodus 9
New King James Version
The Fifth Plague: Livestock Diseased
9 Then the Lord said to Moses, (A)“Go in to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may (B)serve Me. 2 For if you (C)refuse to let them go, and still hold them, 3 behold, the (D)hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep—a very severe pestilence. 4 And (E)the Lord will make a difference between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt. So nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.” ’ ” 5 Then the Lord appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.”
6 So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and (F)all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died. 7 Then Pharaoh sent, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of the Israelites was dead. But the (G)heart of Pharaoh became hard, and he did not let the people go.
The Sixth Plague: Boils(H)
8 So the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take for yourselves handfuls of ashes from a furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward the heavens in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it will become fine dust in all the land of Egypt, and it will cause (I)boils that break out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.” 10 Then they took ashes from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses scattered them toward heaven. And they caused (J)boils that break out in sores on man and beast. 11 And the (K)magicians could not stand before Moses because of the (L)boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians. 12 But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh; and he (M)did not heed them, just (N)as the Lord had spoken to Moses.
The Seventh Plague: Hail
13 Then the Lord said to Moses, (O)“Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may (P)serve Me, 14 for at this time I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, (Q)that you may know that there is none like Me in all the earth. 15 Now if I had (R)stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with (S)pestilence, then you would have been cut off from the earth. 16 But indeed for (T)this purpose I have raised you up, that I may (U)show My power in you, and that My (V)name may be declared in all the earth. 17 As yet you exalt yourself against My people in that you will not let them go. 18 Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause very heavy hail to rain down, such as has not been in Egypt since its founding until now. 19 Therefore send now and gather your livestock and all that you have in the field, for the hail shall come down on every man and every animal which is found in the field and is not brought home; and they shall die.” ’ ”
20 He who (W)feared the word of the Lord among the (X)servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his livestock flee to the houses. 21 But he who did not regard the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field.
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be (Y)hail in all the land of Egypt—on man, on beast, and on every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.” 23 And Moses stretched out his rod toward heaven; and (Z)the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire darted to the ground. And the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, so very heavy that there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 And the (AA)hail struck throughout the whole land of Egypt, all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail struck every herb of the field and broke every tree of the field. 26 (AB)Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.
27 And Pharaoh sent and (AC)called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, (AD)“I have sinned this time. (AE)The Lord is righteous, and my people and I are wicked. 28 (AF)Entreat[a] the Lord, that there may be no more [b]mighty thundering and hail, for it is enough. I will let you (AG)go, and you shall stay no longer.”
29 So Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will (AH)spread out my hands to the Lord; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, that you may know that the (AI)earth is the Lord’s. 30 But as for you and your servants, (AJ)I know that you will not yet fear the Lord God.”
31 Now the flax and the barley were struck, (AK)for the barley was in the head and the flax was in bud. 32 But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they are [c]late crops.
33 So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and (AL)spread out his hands to the Lord; then the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth. 34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more; and he hardened his heart, he and his servants. 35 So (AM)the heart of Pharaoh was hard; neither would he let the children of Israel go, as the Lord had spoken by Moses.
Footnotes
- Exodus 9:28 Pray to, Make supplication to
- Exodus 9:28 Lit. voices of God or sounds of God
- Exodus 9:32 Lit. darkened
Exode 9
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979
Mortalité du bétail
9 L’Eternel dit à Moïse: Va vers Pharaon, et tu lui diras: Ainsi parle l’Eternel, le Dieu des Hébreux: Laisse aller mon peuple, afin qu’il me serve. 2 Si tu refuses de le laisser aller, et si tu le retiens encore, 3 voici, la main de l’Eternel sera sur tes troupeaux qui sont dans les champs, sur les chevaux, sur les ânes, sur les chameaux, sur les bœufs et sur les brebis; il y aura une mortalité très grande. 4 L’Eternel distinguera entre les troupeaux d’Israël et les troupeaux des Egyptiens, et il ne périra rien de tout ce qui est aux enfants d’Israël. 5 L’Eternel fixa le temps, et dit: Demain, l’Eternel fera cela dans le pays. 6 Et l’Eternel fit ainsi, dès le lendemain. Tous les troupeaux des Egyptiens périrent, et il ne périt pas une bête des troupeaux des enfants d’Israël. 7 Pharaon s’informa de ce qui était arrivé; et voici, pas une bête des troupeaux d’Israël n’avait péri. Mais le cœur de Pharaon s’endurcit, et il ne laissa point aller le peuple.
Ulcères sur les hommes et les animaux
8 L’Eternel dit à Moïse et à Aaron: Remplissez vos mains de cendre de fournaise, et que Moïse la jette vers le ciel, sous les yeux de Pharaon. 9 Elle deviendra une poussière qui couvrira tout le pays d’Egypte; et elle produira, dans tout le pays d’Egypte, sur les hommes et sur les animaux, des ulcères formés par une éruption de pustules. 10 Ils prirent de la cendre de fournaise, et se présentèrent devant Pharaon; Moïse la jeta vers le ciel, et elle produisit sur les hommes et sur les animaux des ulcères formés par une éruption de pustules. 11 Les magiciens ne purent paraître devant Moïse, à cause des ulcères; car les ulcères étaient sur les magiciens, comme sur tous les Egyptiens. 12 L’Eternel endurcit le cœur de Pharaon, et Pharaon n’écouta point Moïse et Aaron, selon ce que l’Eternel avait dit à Moïse.
La grêle et le feu
13 L’Eternel dit à Moïse: Lève-toi de bon matin, et présente-toi devant Pharaon. Tu lui diras: Ainsi parle l’Eternel, le Dieu des Hébreux: Laisse aller mon peuple, afin qu’il me serve. 14 Car, cette fois, je vais envoyer toutes mes plaies contre ton cœur, contre tes serviteurs et contre ton peuple, afin que tu saches que nul n’est semblable à moi sur toute la terre. 15 Si j’avais étendu ma main, et que je t’aie frappé par la mortalité, toi et ton peuple, tu aurais disparu de la terre. 16 Mais je t’ai laissé subsister, afin que tu voies ma puissance, et que l’on publie mon nom par toute la terre[a]. 17 Si tu t’élèves encore contre mon peuple, et si tu ne le laisses point aller, 18 voici, je ferai pleuvoir demain, à cette heure, une grêle tellement forte, qu’il n’y en a point eu de semblable en Egypte depuis le jour où elle a été fondée jusqu’à présent. 19 Fais donc mettre en sûreté tes troupeaux et tout ce qui est à toi dans les champs. La grêle tombera sur tous les hommes et sur tous les animaux qui se trouveront dans les champs et qui n’auront pas été recueillis dans les maisons, et ils périront. 20 Ceux des serviteurs de Pharaon qui craignirent la parole de l’Eternel firent retirer dans les maisons leurs serviteurs et leurs troupeaux. 21 Mais ceux qui ne prirent point à cœur la parole de l’Eternel laissèrent leurs serviteurs et leurs troupeaux dans les champs.
22 L’Eternel dit à Moïse: Etends ta main vers le ciel; et qu’il tombe de la grêle dans tout le pays d’Egypte sur les hommes, sur les animaux, et sur toutes les herbes des champs, dans le pays d’Egypte. 23 Moïse étendit sa verge vers le ciel; et l’Eternel envoya des coups de tonnerre et de la grêle, et le feu se promenait sur la terre. L’Eternel fit pleuvoir de la grêle sur le pays d’Egypte. 24 Il tomba de la grêle, et le feu se mêlait avec la grêle; elle était tellement forte qu’il n’y en avait point eu de semblable dans tout le pays d’Egypte depuis qu’il existe comme nation. 25 La grêle frappa, dans tout le pays d’Egypte, tout ce qui était dans les champs, depuis les hommes jusqu’aux animaux; la grêle frappa aussi toutes les herbes des champs, et brisa tous les arbres des champs. 26 Ce fut seulement dans le pays de Gosen, où étaient les enfants d’Israël, qu’il n’y eut point de grêle.
27 Pharaon fit appeler Moïse et Aaron, et leur dit: Cette fois, j’ai péché; c’est l’Eternel qui est le juste, et moi et mon peuple nous sommes les coupables. 28 Priez l’Eternel, pour qu’il n’y ait plus de coups de tonnerre ni de grêle; et je vous laisserai aller, et l’on ne vous retiendra plus. 29 Moïse lui dit: Quand je sortirai de la ville, je lèverai mes mains vers l’Eternel, les coups de tonnerre cesseront et il n’y aura plus de grêle, afin que tu saches que la terre est à l’Eternel. 30 Mais je sais que toi et tes serviteurs, vous ne craindrez pas encore l’Eternel Dieu. 31 Le lin et l’orge avaient été frappés, parce que l’orge était en épis et que c’était la floraison du lin; 32 le froment et l’épeautre n’avaient point été frappés, parce qu’ils sont tardifs. 33 Moïse sortit de chez Pharaon, pour aller hors de la ville; il leva ses mains vers l’Eternel, les coups de tonnerre et la grêle cessèrent, et la pluie ne tomba plus sur la terre. 34 Pharaon, voyant que la pluie, la grêle et les coups de tonnerre avaient cessé, continua de pécher, et il endurcit son cœur, lui et ses serviteurs. 35 Le cœur de Pharaon s’endurcit, et il ne laissa point aller les enfants d’Israël, selon ce que l’Eternel avait dit par l’intermédiaire de Moïse.
Footnotes
- Exode 9:16 + Ro 9:17
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