¹ ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων εισελθε προς φαραω εγω γαρ εσκληρυνα αυτου την καρδιαν και των θεραποντων αυτου ινα εξης επελθη τα σημεια ταυτα επ' αυτους

² οπως διηγησησθε εις τα ωτα των τεκνων υμων και τοις τεκνοις των τεκνων υμων οσα εμπεπαιχα τοις αιγυπτιοις και τα σημεια μου α εποιησα εν αυτοις και γνωσεσθε οτι εγω κυριος

³ εισηλθεν δε μωυσης και ααρων εναντιον φαραω και ειπαν αυτω ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος των εβραιων εως τινος ου βουλει εντραπηναι με εξαποστειλον τον λαον μου ινα λατρευσωσιν μοι

⁴ εαν δε μη θελης συ εξαποστειλαι τον λαον μου ιδου εγω επαγω ταυτην την ωραν αυριον ακριδα πολλην επι παντα τα ορια σου

⁵ και καλυψει την οψιν της γης και ου δυνηση κατιδειν την γην και κατεδεται παν το περισσον της γης το καταλειφθεν ο κατελιπεν υμιν η χαλαζα και κατεδεται παν ξυλον το φυομενον υμιν επι της γης

⁶ και πλησθησονται σου αι οικιαι και αι οικιαι των θεραποντων σου και πασαι αι οικιαι εν παση γη των αιγυπτιων α ουδεποτε εωρακασιν οι πατερες σου ουδε οι προπαπποι αυτων αφ' ης ημερας γεγονασιν επι της γης εως της ημερας ταυτης και εκκλινας μωυσης εξηλθεν απο φαραω

⁷ και λεγουσιν οι θεραποντες φαραω προς αυτον εως τινος εσται τουτο ημιν σκωλον εξαποστειλον τους ανθρωπους οπως λατρευσωσιν τω θεω αυτων η ειδεναι βουλει οτι απολωλεν αιγυπτος

⁸ και απεστρεψαν τον τε μωυσην και ααρων προς φαραω και ειπεν αυτοις πορευεσθε και λατρευσατε τω θεω υμων τινες δε και τινες εισιν οι πορευομενοι

⁹ και λεγει μωυσης συν τοις νεανισκοις και πρεσβυτεροις πορευσομεθα συν τοις υιοις και θυγατρασιν και προβατοις και βουσιν ημων εστιν γαρ εορτη κυριου του θεου ημων

¹⁰ και ειπεν προς αυτους εστω ουτως κυριος μεθ' υμων καθοτι αποστελλω υμας μη και την αποσκευην υμων ιδετε οτι πονηρια προκειται υμιν

¹¹ μη ουτως πορευεσθωσαν δε οι ανδρες και λατρευσατε τω θεω τουτο γαρ αυτοι ζητειτε εξεβαλον δε αυτους απο προσωπου φαραω

¹² ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην εκτεινον την χειρα επι γην αιγυπτου και αναβητω ακρις επι την γην και κατεδεται πασαν βοτανην της γης και παντα τον καρπον των ξυλων ον υπελιπετο η χαλαζα

¹³ και επηρεν μωυσης την ραβδον εις τον ουρανον και κυριος επηγαγεν ανεμον νοτον επι την γην ολην την ημεραν εκεινην και ολην την νυκτα το πρωι εγενηθη και ο ανεμος ο νοτος ανελαβεν την ακριδα

¹⁴ και ανηγαγεν αυτην επι πασαν γην αιγυπτου και κατεπαυσεν επι παντα τα ορια αιγυπτου πολλη σφοδρα προτερα αυτης ου γεγονεν τοιαυτη ακρις και μετα ταυτα ουκ εσται ουτως

¹⁵ και εκαλυψεν την οψιν της γης και εφθαρη η γη και κατεφαγεν πασαν βοτανην της γης και παντα τον καρπον των ξυλων ος υπελειφθη απο της χαλαζης ουχ υπελειφθη χλωρον ουδεν εν τοις ξυλοις και εν παση βοτανη του πεδιου εν παση γη αιγυπτου

¹⁶ κατεσπευδεν δε φαραω καλεσαι μωυσην και ααρων λεγων ημαρτηκα εναντιον κυριου του θεου υμων και εις υμας

¹⁷ προσδεξασθε ουν μου την αμαρτιαν ετι νυν και προσευξασθε προς κυριον τον θεον υμων και περιελετω απ' εμου τον θανατον τουτον

¹⁸ εξηλθεν δε μωυσης απο φαραω και ηυξατο προς τον θεον

¹⁹ και μετεβαλεν κυριος ανεμον απο θαλασσης σφοδρον και ανελαβεν την ακριδα και ενεβαλεν αυτην εις την ερυθραν θαλασσαν και ουχ υπελειφθη ακρις μια εν παση γη αιγυπτου

²⁰ και εσκληρυνεν κυριος την καρδιαν φαραω και ουκ εξαπεστειλεν τους υιους ισραηλ

²¹ ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην εκτεινον την χειρα σου εις τον ουρανον και γενηθητω σκοτος επι γην αιγυπτου ψηλαφητον σκοτος

²² εξετεινεν δε μωυσης την χειρα εις τον ουρανον και εγενετο σκοτος γνοφος θυελλα επι πασαν γην αιγυπτου τρεις ημερας

²³ και ουκ ειδεν ουδεις τον αδελφον αυτου τρεις ημερας και ουκ εξανεστη ουδεις εκ της κοιτης αυτου τρεις ημερας πασι δε τοις υιοις ισραηλ ην φως εν πασιν οις κατεγινοντο

²⁴ και εκαλεσεν φαραω μωυσην και ααρων λεγων βαδιζετε λατρευσατε κυριω τω θεω υμων πλην των προβατων και των βοων υπολιπεσθε και η αποσκευη υμων αποτρεχετω μεθ' υμων

²⁵ και ειπεν μωυσης αλλα και συ δωσεις ημιν ολοκαυτωματα και θυσιας α ποιησομεν κυριω τω θεω ημων

²⁶ και τα κτηνη ημων πορευσεται μεθ' ημων και ουχ υπολειψομεθα οπλην απ' αυτων γαρ λημψομεθα λατρευσαι κυριω τω θεω ημων ημεις δε ουκ οιδαμεν τι λατρευσωμεν κυριω τω θεω ημων εως του ελθειν ημας εκει

²⁷ εσκληρυνεν δε κυριος την καρδιαν φαραω και ουκ εβουληθη εξαποστειλαι αυτους

²⁸ και λεγει φαραω απελθε απ' εμου προσεχε σεαυτω ετι προσθειναι ιδειν μου το προσωπον η δ' αν ημερα οφθης μοι αποθανη

²⁹ λεγει δε μωυσης ειρηκας ουκετι οφθησομαι σοι εις προσωπον

¹ Yahweh said to Moses, "Go in to 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,

² and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your son's son, what things I have done to Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that you may know that I am Yahweh."

³ Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, "This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

⁴ Or else, if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country,

⁵ and they shall cover the surface of the earth, so that one won't be able to see the earth. They shall eat the residue of that which has escaped, which remains to you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which grows for you out of the field.

⁶ Your houses shall be filled, and the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither your fathers nor your fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.'" He turned, and went out from Pharaoh.

⁷ Pharaoh's servants said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve Yahweh, their God. Don't you yet know that Egypt is destroyed?"

⁸ Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, "Go, serve Yahweh your God; but who are those who will Go?"

⁹ 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 to Yahweh."

¹⁰ He said to them, "Yahweh be with you if I will let you go with your little ones! See, evil is clearly before your faces.

¹¹ Not so! Go now you who are men, and serve Yahweh; for that is what you desire!" They were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

¹² Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up on the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail has left."

¹³ Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and Yahweh brought an east wind on the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

¹⁴ The locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt. They were very grievous. Before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

¹⁵ For they covered the surface of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened, and they ate every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. There remained nothing green, either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

¹⁶ Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and he said, "I have sinned against Yahweh your God, and against you.

¹⁷ Now therefore please forgive my sin again, and pray to Yahweh your God, that he may also take away from me this death."

¹⁸ He went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh.

¹⁹ Yahweh 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 borders of Egypt.

²⁰ But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he didn't let the children of Israel go.

²¹ Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt."

²² Moses stretched forth his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.

²³ They didn't see one another, neither did anyone rise from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

²⁴ Pharaoh called to Moses, and said, "Go, serve Yahweh. Only let your flocks and your herds stay behind. Let your little ones also Go with you."

²⁵ Moses said, "You must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh our God.

²⁶ Our livestock also shall go with us. Not a hoof shall be left behind, for of it we must take to serve Yahweh our God; and we don't know with what we must serve Yahweh, until we come there."

²⁷ But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he wouldn't let them go.

²⁸ Pharaoh said to him, "Get away from me! Be careful to see my face no more; for in the day you see my face you shall die!"

²⁹ Moses said, "You have spoken well. I will see your face again no more."