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1And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them,
1The LORD said to Moses, 'Go to Pharaoh; for I have made his heart and the hearts of his officials stubborn, so that I can show these signs of mine among them,
2and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know that I am Jehovah.
2and so that you can tell your children and grandchildren how I made a fool of the Egyptians and what signs I performed among them, so that you may all know that I am the LORD.'
3And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: How much longer will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.
4Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border:
4If you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country.
5and they shall cover the face of the earth, so that one shall not be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
5They will cover the surface of the ground so that no one will be able to see the dirt. They will eat the rest of what was left over after the hail, and they will eat every tree that is growing in your fields.
6and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither thy fathers nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh.
6They will fill your houses, the houses of all your officials, and the houses of all the Egyptians—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have ever seen since the day they arrived on this earth.' Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh's presence.
7And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve Jehovah their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
7Pharaoh’s officials said to him, 'How long will this man be a trap for us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not realize yet that Egypt is ruined?'
8And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve Jehovah your God; but who are they that shall go?
8So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. He said to them, 'Go, worship the LORD your God. But who exactly will be going?'
9And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto Jehovah.
9Moses answered, 'We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters, and with our flocks and herds; we must celebrate a festival to the LORD.'
10And he said unto them, So be Jehovah with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.
10Pharaoh said to them, 'The LORD will certainly have to be with you if I ever let you and your children go! Watch out, because you clearly have evil intentions.
11Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve Jehovah; for that is what ye desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.
11No! Only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been asking for.' Then Moses and Aaron were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
12And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
12Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, so that they may come up over the land and eat every plant in the fields, everything the hail left behind.'
13And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and Jehovah brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
13So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the LORD made an east wind blow across the land all that day and all that night. By morning, the east wind had brought the locusts.
14And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
14The locusts swarmed over all Egypt and settled in every part of the country in huge numbers. There had never been such a plague of locusts before, and there never will be again.
15For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing, either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
15They covered the entire surface of the ground until the land was black. They ate everything growing in the fields and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left. Nothing green remained on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
16Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against Jehovah your God, and against you.
16Pharaoh quickly sent for Moses and Aaron and said, 'I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.
17Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat Jehovah your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
17Now please forgive my sin just this once and pray to the LORD your God to take this deadly plague away from me.'
19And Jehovah turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt.
19The LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind, which caught up the locusts and carried them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left anywhere in Egypt.
20But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.
20But the LORD made Pharaoh’s heart stubborn, and he would not let the Israelites go.
21And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
21Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness spreads over Egypt—a darkness that can be felt.'
22And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;
22So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all of Egypt for three days.
23they saw not one another, neither rose any one from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
23No one could see anyone else or leave their place for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.
24And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve Jehovah; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.
24Then Pharaoh called for Moses and said, 'Go, worship the LORD. Even your children may go with you; just leave your flocks and herds behind.'
25And Moses said, Thou must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto Jehovah our God.
25But Moses said, 'You must also allow us to have animals for sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.
26Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind: for thereof must we take to serve Jehovah our God; and we know not with what we must serve Jehovah, until we come thither.
26Our livestock must go with us; not a hoof can be left behind. We have to use some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we won’t know which ones we need to use until we get there.'
27But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.
27But the LORD made Pharaoh’s heart stubborn, and he was not willing to let them go.