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Death of the Animals

The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the king and tell him that the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, ‘Let my people go, so that they may worship me. If you again refuse to let them go, I will punish you by sending a terrible disease on all your animals—your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats. I will make a distinction between the animals of the Israelites and those of the Egyptians, and no animal that belongs to the Israelites will die. I, the Lord, have set tomorrow as the time when I will do this.’”

The next day the Lord did as he had said, and all the animals of the Egyptians died, but not one of the animals of the Israelites died. The king asked what had happened and was told that none of the animals of the Israelites had died. But he was stubborn and would not let the people go.

Boils

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take a few handfuls of ashes from a furnace; Moses is to throw them into the air in front of the king. They will spread out like fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and everywhere they will produce boils that become open sores on the people and the animals.” 10 (A)So they got some ashes and stood before the king; Moses threw them into the air, and they produced boils that became open sores on the people and the animals. 11 The magicians were not able to appear before Moses, because they were covered with boils, like all the other Egyptians. 12 But the Lord made the king stubborn and, just as the Lord had said, the king would not listen to Moses and Aaron.

Hail

13 The Lord then said to Moses, “Early tomorrow morning meet with the king and tell him that the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, ‘Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 14 This time I will punish not only your officials and your people, but I will punish you as well, so that you may know that there is no one like me in all the world. 15 If I had raised my hand to strike you and your people with disease, you would have been completely destroyed. 16 (B)But to show you my power I have let you live so that my fame might spread over the whole world. 17 Yet you are still arrogant and refuse to let my people go. 18 This time tomorrow I will cause a heavy hailstorm, such as Egypt has never known in all its history. 19 Now give orders for your livestock and everything else you have in the open to be put under shelter. Hail will fall on the people and animals left outside unprotected, and they will all die.’” 20 Some of the king's officials were afraid because of what the Lord had said, and they brought their slaves and animals indoors for shelter. 21 Others, however, paid no attention to the Lord's warning and left their slaves and animals out in the open.

22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Raise your hand toward the sky, and hail will fall over the whole land of Egypt—on the people, the animals, and all the plants in the fields.” 23 So Moses raised his stick toward the sky, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the ground. The Lord sent 24 (C)a heavy hailstorm, with lightning flashing back and forth. It was the worst storm that Egypt had ever known in all its history. 25 All over Egypt the hail struck down everything in the open, including all the people and all the animals. It beat down all the plants in the fields and broke all the trees. 26 The region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was the only place where there was no hail.

27 The king sent for Moses and Aaron and said, “This time I have sinned; the Lord is in the right, and my people and I are in the wrong. 28 Pray to the Lord! We have had enough of this thunder and hail! I promise to let you go; you don't have to stay here any longer.”

29 Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will lift up my hands in prayer to the Lord. The thunder will stop, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord. 30 But I know that you and your officials do not yet fear the Lord God.”

31 The flax and the barley were ruined, because the barley was ripe, and the flax was budding. 32 But none of the wheat was ruined, because it ripens later.

33 Moses left the king, went out of the city, and lifted up his hands in prayer to the Lord. The thunder, the hail, and the rain all stopped. 34 When the king saw what had happened, he sinned again. He and his officials remained as stubborn as ever 35 and, just as the Lord had foretold through Moses, the king would not let the Israelites go.

Nang magkagayon ay sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Pasukin mo si Faraon, at saysayin mo sa kaniya. Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng mga Hebreo: Payaunin mo ang aking bayan, upang ako'y mapaglingkuran nila.

Sapagka't kung tatanggihan mong payaunin sila, at sila'y pipigilin mo pa,

Ay narito, ang kamay ng Panginoon ay nakapatong sa iyong hayop na nasa parang, nakapatong sa mga kabayo, nakapatong sa mga asno, nakapatong sa mga kamello, nakapatong sa mga bakahan, at nakapatong sa mga kawan; na magkakaroon ng malaking pagkakasalot.

At gagawan ng katangian ng Panginoon ang hayop ng Israel at ang hayop ng Egipto: at walang mamamatay sa lahat ng ukol sa mga anak ni Israel.

At ang Panginoon ay nagtakda ng panahon, na sinasabi, Bukas ay gagawin ng Panginoon ang bagay na ito sa lupain.

At ginawa ng Panginoon ang bagay na yaon ng kinabukasan, at ang lahat ng hayop sa Egipto ay namatay: nguni't sa hayop ng mga anak ni Israel ay walang namatay kahit isa.

At si Faraon ay nagsugo, at narito, walang namatay kahit isa sa kawan ng mga Israelita. Nguni't ang puso ni Faraon ay nagmatigas, at hindi niya pinayaon ang bayan.

At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises at kay Aaron, Dumakot kayo ng isang dakot na abo sa hurno, at isaboy ni Moises sa himpapawid sa paningin ni Faraon.

At magiging durog na alabok sa buong lupain ng Egipto, at magiging bukol na naknakin sa tao, at sa hayop, sa buong lupain ng Egipto.

10 At sila'y kumuha ng abo sa hurno, at tumayo sa harap ni Faraon, at isinaboy ni Moises sa himpapawid; at naging bukol na naknakin sa tao at sa hayop.

11 At ang mga mahiko ay hindi makatayo sa harap ni Moises dahil sa mga bukol; sapagka't nagkabukol ang mga mahiko at ang mga Egipcio.

12 At pinapagmatigas ng Panginoon ang puso ni Faraon, at hindi niya dininig sila gaya ng sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises.

13 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Bumangon kang maaga sa kinaumagahan, at tumayo ka sa harap ni Faraon, at sabihin mo sa kaniya: Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng mga Hebreo: Payaunin mo ang aking bayan, upang ako'y mapaglingkuran nila.

14 Sapagka't ngayo'y ibubugso ko na ang lahat ng aking salot sa iyong puso, at sa iyong mga lingkod, at sa iyong bayan upang iyong maalaman na walang gaya ko sa buong lupa.

15 Sapagka't ngayo'y iniunat ko na ang aking kamay, upang salutin kita, at ang iyong bayan, at nawala ka na sa lupa:

16 Datapuwa't totoong totoo, na dahil dito ay pinatayo kita, upang maipakilala sa iyo ang aking kapangyarihan, at upang ang aking pangalan ay mahayag sa buong lupa.

17 Nagmamalaki ka pa ba laban sa aking bayan, na ayaw mo silang payaunin?

18 Narito, bukas, sa ganitong oras, ay magpapaulan ako ng malakas na granizo, na kailan ma'y hindi nagkaroon sa Egipto mula nang araw na itayo hanggang ngayon.

19 Ngayon nga'y magsugo ka, ipasilong mo ang iyong mga hayop at lahat ng iyong tinatangkilik sa parang; sapagka't bawa't tao at hayop na maabutan sa parang, at hindi masisilong, ay lalakpakan ng granizo at mamamatay.

20 Yaong natakot sa salita ng Panginoon, sa mga lingkod ni Faraon ay nagpauwing madali ng kaniyang mga bataan at ng kaniyang hayop sa mga bahay:

21 At yaong nagwalang bahala sa salita ng Panginoon ay nagpabaya ng kaniyang mga bataan at ng kaniyang kawan sa parang.

22 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Iunat mo ang iyong kamay sa dakong langit, upang magkaroon ng granizo sa buong lupain ng Egipto, na lumagpak sa tao, at sa hayop, at sa bawa't halaman sa parang sa buong lupain ng Egipto.

23 At iniunat ni Moises ang kaniyang tungkod sa dakong langit; at ang Panginoo'y nagsugo ng kulog at granizo, at may apoy na lumagpak sa lupa; at ang Panginoo'y nagpaulan ng granizo sa lupain ng Egipto.

24 Sa gayo'y nagkaroon ng granizo at apoy, na nagniningning sa granizo, at napakalakas, na kailan ma'y hindi nagkaroon sa buong lupain ng Egipto mula nang maging bansa.

25 At sinalot ng granizo ang buong lupain ng Egipto, ang lahat na nasa parang, maging tao at maging hayop, at sinalot ng granizo ang lahat ng halaman sa parang, at binali ang lahat ng punong kahoy sa parang.

26 Sa lupain lamang ng Gosen, na kinaroroonan ng mga anak ni Israel, hindi nagkaroon ng granizo.

27 At si Faraon ay nagsugo, at ipinatawag si Moises at si Aaron, at sinabi sa kanila, Ako'y nagkasala ngayon: ang Panginoo'y matuwid; at ako at ang aking bayan ay masama.

28 Dalanginan ninyo ang Panginoon; sapagka't nagkaroon na ng sukat na malalakas na kulog at granizo; at kayo'y aking payayaunin, at di ko na kayo bibinbinin.

29 At sinabi ni Moises sa kaniya, Pagkalabas ko sa bayan, ay aking ilalahad ang aking mga kamay sa Panginoon; at ang mga kulog ay titigil, at hindi na magkakaroon pa ng anomang granizo; upang iyong maalaman na ang lupa'y sa Panginoon.

30 Nguni't tungkol sa iyo at sa iyong mga lingkod, ay nalalaman ko, na di pa kayo matatakot sa Panginoong Dios.

31 At ang lino at ang cebada ay nasaktan; sapagka't ang cebada ay naguuhay na at ang lino ay namumulaklak na.

32 Datapuwa't ang trigo at ang espelta ay hindi nasaktan: sapagka't hindi pa tumutubo.

33 At si Moises ay lumabas sa bayan na galing kay Faraon, at inilahad ang kaniyang mga kamay sa Panginoon: at ang mga kulog at ang granizo ay tumigil, at ang ulan ay di na lumagpak sa lupa.

34 At nang makita ni Faraon, na ang ulan, at ang granizo, at ang mga kulog ay tumigil, ay lalong nagkasala pa, at nagmatigas ang kaniyang puso, siya at ang kaniyang mga lingkod.

35 At ang puso ni Farao'y nagmatigas, at hindi niya pinayaon ang mga anak ni Israel; gaya ng sinalita ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

The Plague on Livestock

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go 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(A) me.” If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, the hand(B) of the Lord will bring a terrible plague(C) on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats. But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt,(D) so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”

The Lord set a time and said, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.” And the next day the Lord did it: All the livestock(E) of the Egyptians died,(F) but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died. Pharaoh investigated and found that not even one of the animals of the Israelites had died. Yet his heart(G) was unyielding and he would not let the people go.(H)

The Plague of Boils

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh. It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils(I) will break out on people and animals throughout the land.”

10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on people and animals. 11 The magicians(J) could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians. 12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart(K) and he would not listen(L) to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said to Moses.

The Plague of Hail

13 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, confront 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(M) me, 14 or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you and against your officials and your people, so you may know(N) that there is no one like(O) me in all the earth. 15 For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people(P) with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. 16 But I have raised you up[a] for this very purpose,(Q) that I might show you my power(R) and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. 17 You still set yourself against my people and will not let them go. 18 Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm(S) that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now.(T) 19 Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every person and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die.’”

20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared(U) the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21 But those who ignored(V) the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.

22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that hail will fall all over Egypt—on people and animals and on everything growing in the fields of Egypt.” 23 When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder(W) and hail,(X) and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt; 24 hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.(Y) 25 Throughout Egypt hail struck everything in the fields—both people and animals; it beat down everything growing in the fields and stripped every tree.(Z) 26 The only place it did not hail was the land of Goshen,(AA) where the Israelites were.(AB)

27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,”(AC) he said to them. “The Lord is in the right,(AD) and I and my people are in the wrong. 28 Pray(AE) to the Lord, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go;(AF) you don’t have to stay any longer.”

29 Moses replied, “When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands(AG) in prayer to the Lord. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth(AH) is the Lord’s. 30 But I know that you and your officials still do not fear(AI) the Lord God.”

31 (The flax and barley(AJ) were destroyed, since the barley had headed and the flax was in bloom. 32 The wheat and spelt,(AK) however, were not destroyed, because they ripen later.)

33 Then Moses left Pharaoh and went out of the city. He spread out his hands toward the Lord; the thunder and hail stopped, and the rain no longer poured down on the land. 34 When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had stopped, he sinned again: He and his officials hardened their hearts. 35 So Pharaoh’s heart(AL) was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 9:16 Or have spared you