¹ Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Εισελθε προς τον Φαραω· διοτι εγω εσκληρυνα την καρδιαν αυτου και την καρδιαν των θεραποντων αυτου, δια να δειξω τα σημεια μου ταυτα εν μεσω αυτων·

² και δια να διηγησαι εις τα ωτα του υιου σου και εις τον υιον του υιου σου, τα οσα επραξα εις τους Αιγυπτιους και τα σημεια μου οσα εκαμα εν μεσω αυτων, και να γνωρισητε οτι εγω ειμαι ο Κυριος.

³ Εισηλθον δε ο Μωυσης και ο Ααρων προς τον Φαραω και ειπον προς αυτον, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος των Εβραιων· Εως ποτε αρνεισαι να ταπεινωθης εμπροσθεν μου; εξαποστειλον τον λαον μου δια να με λατρευση·

⁴ διοτι εαν δεν θελης να εξαποστειλης τον λαον μου, ιδου, αυριον θελω φερει ακριδα επι τα ορια σου·

⁵ και θελει σκεπασει το προσωπον της γης, ωστε να μη δυναται τις να ιδη την γην· και θελει καταφαγει το επιλοιπον το διασωθεν, οσον αφηκεν εις εσας η χαλαζα, και θελει καταφαγει παντα τα δενδρα τα φυομενα εις εσας εκ των αγρων·

⁶ και θελουσι γεμισθη αι οικιαι σου και αι οικιαι παντων των θεραποντων σου και αι οικιαι παντων των Αιγυπτιων· το οποιον δεν ειδον οι πατερες σου ουτε οι πατερες των πατερων σου, αφ' ης ημερας υπηρξαν επι της γης μεχρι της σημερον. Επειτα στραφεις εξηλθεν απο του Φαραω.

⁷ Και ειπον οι θεραποντες του Φαραω προς αυτον, Εως ποτε ουτος θελει εισθαι προσκομμα εις ημας; εξαποστειλον τους ανθρωπους, δια να λατρευσωσι Κυριον τον Θεον αυτων· ακομη δεν εξευρεις οτι ηφανισθη η Αιγυπτος;

⁸ Τοτε εφεραν παλιν τον Μωυσην και τον Ααρων προς τον Φαραω· και ειπε προς αυτους, Υπαγετε, λατρευσατε τον Κυριον τον Θεον σας· αλλα ποιοι και ποιοι θελουσιν υπαγει;

⁹ Και ειπεν ο Μωυσης· μετα των νεων ημων και μετα των γεροντων ημων θελομεν υπαγει, μετα των υιων ημων και μετα των θυγατερων ημων, μετα των προβατων ημων και μετα των βοων ημων θελομεν υπαγει διοτι εχομεν εορτην εις τον Κυριον.

¹⁰ Ο δε ειπε προς αυτους, Ουτως ας ηναι ο Κυριος μεθ' υμων, καθως εγω θελω σας εξαποστειλει μετα των τεκνων σας· ιδετε· διοτι κακον προκειται εμπροσθεν σας·

¹¹ ουχι ουτως, οι ανδρες υπαγετε τωρα, και λατρευσατε τον Κυριον, διοτι τουτο ζητειτε. Και εξεβαλεν αυτους ο Φαραω απ' εμπροσθεν αυτου.

¹² Ειπε δε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Εκτεινον την χειρα σου επι την γην της Αιγυπτου δια την ακριδα, δια να αναβη επι την γην της Αιγυπτου και να καταφαγη παντα τον χορτον της γης, παν ο, τι η χαλαζα αφηκε.

¹³ Και εξετεινεν ο Μωυσης την ραβδον αυτου επι την γην της Αιγυπτον, και ο Κυριος επεφερεν επι την γην ολην την ημεραν εκεινην και ολην την νυκτα ανατολικον ανεμον· και το πρωι ο ανεμος ο ανατολικος εφερε την ακριδα.

¹⁴ Και ανεβη η ακρις εφ' ολην την γην της Αιγυπτου και εκαθισεν επι παντα τα ορια της Αιγυπτου, πολλη σφοδρα· προτερον αυτης δεν υπηρξε τοιαυτη ακρις, ουδε θελει υπαρξει τοιαυτη μετ' αυτην·

¹⁵ και εκαλυψε το προσωπον ολης της γης και εσκοτισθη η γη· και κατεφαγε παντα τον χορτον της γης και παντας τους καρπους των δενδρων, οσους η χαλαζα αφηκε, και δεν εμεινεν ουδεν χλωρον ουτε εις τα δενδρα ουτε εις τα χορτα του αγρου καθ' ολην την γην της Αιγυπτου.

¹⁶ Τοτε εσπευσεν ο Φαραω να καλεση τον Μωυσην και τον Ααρων και ειπεν, Ημαρτησα εις Κυριον τον Θεον σας και εις εσας·

¹⁷ πλην τωρα συγχωρησατε μοι, παρακαλω, το αμαρτημα μου, μονον ταυτην την φοραν, και δεηθητε Κυριου του Θεου υμων δια να σηκωση απ' εμου τον θανατον τουτον μονον.

¹⁸ Και εξηλθεν ο Μωυσης απο του Φαραω και εδεηθη του Κυριου.

¹⁹ Και μετεφερεν ο Κυριος σφοδροτατον δυτικον ανεμον, οστις εσηκωσε την ακριδα και ερριψεν αυτην εις την Ερυθραν θαλασσαν· δεν εμεινεν ουδεμια ακρις επι παντα τα ορια της Αιγυπτου.

²⁰ Πλην ο Κυριος εσκληρυνε την καρδιαν του Φαραω, και δεν εξαπεστειλε τους υιους Ισραηλ.

²¹ Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Εκτεινον την χειρα σου προς τον ουρανον και θελει γεινει σκοτος επι την γην της Αιγυπτου και σκοτος ψηλαφητον.

²² Και εξετεινεν ο Μωυσης την χειρα αυτου προς τον ουρανον, και εγεινε σκοτος πυκνον εφ' ολην την γην της Αιγυπτου τρεις ημερας.

²³ Δεν εβλεπεν ο εις τον αλλον· ουδε εσηκωθη τις απο του τοπου αυτου τρεις ημερας· εις παντας δε τους υιους Ισραηλ ητο φως εν ταις κατοικιαις αυτων.

²⁴ Τοτε εκαλεσεν ο Φαραω τον Μωυσην και ειπεν, Υπαγετε, λατρευσατε τον Κυριον· μονον τα προβατα σας και οι βοες σας ας μεινωσι και τα τεκνα σας ας ελθωσι μεθ' υμων.

²⁵ Και ειπεν ο Μωυσης, Αλλα και θυσιας και ολοκαυτωματα πρεπει συ να μας δωσης, δια να θυσιασωμεν εις Κυριον τον Θεον ημων·

²⁶ τα κτηνη ημων ομοιως θελουσιν υπαγει μεθ' ημων· δεν θελει μεινει οπισω ουδε ονυχιον· διοτι εκ τουτων πρεπει να λαβωμεν, δια να λατρευσωμεν Κυριον τον Θεον ημων· και ημεις δεν εξευρομεν με τι εχομεν να λατρευσωμεν τον Κυριον, εωσου να φθασωμεν εκει.

²⁷ Αλλ' ο Κυριος εσκληρυνε την καρδιαν του Φαραω, και δεν ηθελησε να εξαποστειλη αυτους.

²⁸ Και ειπεν ο Φαραω προς αυτον, Φυγε απ' εμου· προσεχε εις σεαυτον, να μη ιδης πλεον το προσωπον μου· διοτι εις οποιαν ημεραν ιδης το προσωπον μου, θελεις αποθανει.

²⁹ Και ειπεν ο Μωυσης, Καθως ειπας, δεν θελω ιδει πλεον το προσωπον σου.

¹ Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people Go, that they may serve me.

² For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still,

³ behold, the hand of Yahweh is on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks with a very grievous pestilence.

⁴ Yahweh will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt; and nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel."'"

⁵ Yahweh appointed a set time, saying, "Tomorrow Yahweh shall do this thing in the land."

⁶ Yahweh did that thing on the next day; and all the livestock of Egypt died, but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died.

⁷ Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the livestock of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he didn't let the people go.

⁸ Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron, "Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh.

⁹ It shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with boils on man and on animal, throughout all the land of Egypt."

¹⁰ They took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward the sky; and it became a boil breaking forth with boils on man and on animal.

¹¹ The magicians couldn't stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were on the magicians, and on all the Egyptians.

¹² Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he didn't listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken to Moses.

¹³ Yahweh said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, that they may serve me.

¹⁴ For this time I will send all my plagues against your heart, against your officials, and against your people; that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth.

¹⁵ For now I would have put forth my hand, and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth;

¹⁶ but indeed for this cause I have made you stand: to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth;

¹⁷ as you still exalt yourself against my people, that you won't let them go.

¹⁸ Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as has not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now.

¹⁹ Now therefore command that all of your livestock and all that you have in the field be brought into shelter. Every man and animal that is found in the field, and isn't brought home, the hail shall come down on them, and they shall die."'"

²⁰ Those who feared the word of Yahweh among the servants of Pharaoh made their servants and their livestock flee into the houses.

²¹ Whoever didn't respect the word of Yahweh left his servants and his livestock in the field.

²² Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch forth your hand toward the sky, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on man, and on animal, and on every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt."

²³ Moses stretched forth his rod toward the heavens, and Yahweh sent thunder, hail, and lightning flashed down to the earth. Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt.

²⁴ So there was very severe hail, and lightning mixed with the hail, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

²⁵ The hail struck throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and animal; and the hail struck 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, there was no hail.

²⁷ Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "I have sinned this time. Yahweh is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

²⁸ Pray to Yahweh; for there has been enough of mighty thunderings and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer."

²⁹ Moses said to him, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands to Yahweh. The thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that you may know that the earth is Yahweh's.

³⁰ But as for you and your servants, I know that you don't yet fear Yahweh God."

³¹ The flax and the barley were struck, for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

³² But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they had not grown up.

³³ Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands to Yahweh; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth.

³⁴ When Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

³⁵ The heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he didn't let the children of Israel go, just as Yahweh had spoken through Moses.