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1 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises: Pasukin mo si Faraon, sapagka't aking pinapagmatigas ang kaniyang puso, at ang puso ng kaniyang mga lingkod; upang aking maipakilala itong aking mga tanda sa gitna nila:

2 At upang iyong maisaysay sa mga pakinig ng iyong anak, at sa anak ng iyong anak, kung anong mga bagay ang ginawa ko sa Egipto, at ang aking mga tandang ginawa sa gitna nila; upang inyong maalaman, na ako ang Panginoon.

3 At pinasok ni Moises at ni Aaron si Faraon at sinabi sa kaniya, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng mga Hebreo, Hanggang kailan tatanggi kang mangayupapa sa harap ko? payaunin mo ang aking bayan, upang ako'y mapaglingkuran nila.

4 O kung tatanggihan mong payaunin ang aking bayan, ay narito, bukas ay magdadala ako ng mga balang sa iyong hangganan:

5 At kanilang tatakpan ang ibabaw ng lupa, na walang makakakita ng ibabaw ng lupa: at kanilang kakanin ang naiwan sa nangaligtas, na itinira sa inyo ng granizo, at kanilang kakanin ang bawa't kahoy na itinutubo sa inyo ng parang:

6 At ang inyong mga bahay ay mapupuno, at ang mga bahay ng lahat mong lingkod, at ang mga bahay ng mga Egipcio: na hindi nakita ng inyong mga magulang, mula nang araw na sila'y mapasa lupa hanggang sa araw na ito. At siya'y pumihit at nilisan si Faraon.

7 At sinabi sa kaniya ng mga lingkod ni Faraon, Hanggang kailan magiging isang silo sa atin ang taong ito? payaunin mo ang mga taong iyan upang sila'y makapaglingkod sa Panginoon nilang Dios: hindi mo pa ba natatalastas, na ang Egipto'y giba na?

8 At si Moises at si Aaron ay pinapagbalik kay Faraon, at kaniyang sinabi sa kanila, Kayo'y yumaon, maglingkod kayo sa Panginoon ninyong Dios: datapuwa't sino sino yaong magsisiyaon?

9 At sinabi ni Moises: Kami ay yayaon sangpu ng aming mga bata at sangpu ng mga matanda, sangpu ng aming mga anak na lalake at babae, sangpu ng aming mga kawan at sangpu ng aming mga bakahan, kami ay yayaon; sapagka't kami ay nararapat magdiwang ng isang pista sa Panginoon.

10 At kaniyang sinabi sa kanila, Sumainyo nawa ang Panginoon, na gaya ng aking pagpapayaon sa inyo, at sa inyong mga bata: magingat kayo; sapagka't ang kasamaan ay nasa harap ninyo.

11 Huwag ganyan: yumaon kayong mga lalake, at maglingkod sa Panginoon; sapagka't iyan ang inyong ninanasa. At sila'y pinaalis sa harap ni Faraon.

12 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Iunat mo ang iyong kamay sa lupain ng Egipto, upang magdala ng mga balang, at bumaba sa lupain ng Egipto, at kumain ng lahat na halaman sa lupain, yaong lahat na iniwan ng granizo.

13 At iniunat ni Moises ang kaniyang tungkod sa lupain ng Egipto, at ang Panginoo'y nagpahihip ng hanging silanganan sa lupain ng buong araw na yaon, at ng buong gabi; at nang maumaga, ang hanging silanganan ay nagdala ng mga balang.

14 At ang mga balang ay bumaba sa buong lupain ng Egipto, at nagsipagpahinga sa lahat ng hangganan ng Egipto; totoong napakakapal; bago noon ay hindi nagkaroon ng gayong balang, at hindi na magkakaroon pa, pagkatapos noon, ng gayon.

15 Sapagka't tinakpan ng mga yaon ang balat ng buong lupa, na ano pa't ang lupain ay nagdilim; at kinain ang lahat na halaman sa lupain, at ang lahat na bunga ng mga kahoy na iniwan ng granizo; at walang natirang anomang sariwang bagay, maging sa punong kahoy o sa halaman sa parang, sa buong lupain ng Egipto.

16 Nang magkagayo'y tinawag na madali ni Faraon si Moises at si Aaron, at kaniyang sinabi, Ako'y nagkasala laban sa Panginoon ninyong Dios, at laban sa inyo.

17 Ngayon nga'y ipatawad mo, isinasamo ko sa iyo, ang aking kasalanan, na ngayon na lamang at idalangin ninyo sa Panginoon ninyong Dios, na kaniya lamang ilayo sa akin ang kamatayang ito.

18 At nilisan niya si Faraon, at nanalangin sa Panginoon.

19 At pinapagbalik ng Panginoon ang isang napakalakas na hanging kalunuran, na siyang nagpaitaas sa mga balang, at tumangay ng mga yaon sa Dagat na Mapula; walang natira kahit isang balang sa buong hangganan ng Egipto.

20 Datapuwa't pinapagmatigas ng Panginoon ang puso ni Faraon, at hindi niya pinayaon ang mga anak ni Israel.

21 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Iunat mo ang iyong kamay sa dakong langit, upang magdilim sa lupain ng Egipto, ng kadiliman na mahihipo.

22 At iniunat ni Moises ang kaniyang kamay sa dakong langit; at nagsalimuutan ang dilim sa buong lupain ng Egipto, na tatlong araw;

23 Sila'y hindi nagkikita, at walang tumindig na sinoman sa kinaroroonan sa loob ng tatlong araw; kundi lahat ng mga anak ni Israel ay nagilaw sa kanikaniyang tahanan.

24 At tinawag ni Faraon si Moises, at sinabi, Yumaon kayo, maglingkod kayo sa Panginoon; inyo lamang iwan ang inyong mga kawan at ang inyong mga bakahan; isama rin naman ninyo ang inyong mga bata.

25 At sinabi ni Moises, ikaw ay nararapat ding magbigay sa aming kamay ng mga hain at mga handog na susunugin, upang aming maihain sa Panginoon naming Dios.

26 Ang aming hayop man ay yayaong kasama namin; wala kahit isang paa na maiiwan; sapagka't sa kanila kami nararapat kumuha ng aming ipaglilingkod sa Panginoon naming Dios; at hindi namin nalalaman kung ano ang aming nararapat ipaglingkod sa Panginoon, hanggang sa kami ay dumating doon.

27 Datapuwa't pinapagmatigas ng Panginoon ang puso ni Faraon, at hindi niya pinayaon sila.

28 At sinabi ni Faraon sa kaniya, Umalis ka sa harap ko, iyong pagingatang huwag mo nang makitang muli ang aking mukha; sapagka't sa araw na iyong makita ang aking mukha ay mamamatay ka.

29 At sinabi ni Moises, Mabuti ang sabi mo, hindi ko na muling makikita ang iyong mukha.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 1343

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1343. That 'Eber' was a nation, the Hebrew nation, which took its name from 'Eber' as its forefather, and which means the worship in general of the second Ancient Church, is clear from the references to him in the historical sections of the Word. Because a new form of worship began with that nation, all those were called Hebrews whose worship was similar to it. Their worship was like that re-established at a later time among the descendants of Jacob, its chief features being that they called their God Jehovah and held sacrifices. The Most Ancient Church was of one mind in acknowledging the Lord and calling Him Jehovah, as is clear also from the early chapters of Genesis and elsewhere in the Word. The Ancient Church, that is, the Church after the Flood also acknowledged the Lord and called Him Jehovah, especially those who possessed internal worship and were called 'the sons of Shem'. The remainder whose worship was external also acknowledged Jehovah and worshipped Him. But when internal worship became external, and still more when it became idolatrous, and when each nation started to have its own god to worship, the Hebrew nation retained the name of Jehovah and called their own God Jehovah. In this they were different from all other nations.

[2] Along with external worship, Jacob's descendants in Egypt, including Moses himself, lost knowledge even of this fact, that their God was called Jehovah. Consequently they had first of all to be taught that Jehovah was the God of the Hebrews, and the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as becomes clear from the following in Moses,

Jehovah said to Moses, You and the elders of Israel shall go in to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, Jehovah the God of the Hebrews has met with us; and now let us go, pray, a three days' journey into the wilderness, and let us sacrifice to Jehovah our God. Exodus 3:18.

In the same author,

Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah that I should hearken to His voice to send Israel away? I do not know Jehovah, and moreover I will not send Israel away. And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us; let us go, pray, a three days' journey into the wilderness, and let us sacrifice to Jehovah our God. Exodus 5:2-3.

[3] The fact that Jacob's descendants lost in Egypt, along with the worship, even the name of Jehovah becomes clear from the following in Moses,

Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they say to me, What is His name? What shall I tell them? And God said to Moses, I Am Who I Am. And He said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, I Am has sent me to you. And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, Jehovah the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you; this is My name for ever. Exodus 3:13-15.

[4] From this it is evident that even Moses did not know it and that they were distinguished from everyone else by the name of Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews. Hence also Jehovah is elsewhere called the God of the Hebrews,

You shall say to Pharaoh, Jehovah the God of the Hebrews has sent me to you. Exodus 7:16.

Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, Thus said Jehovah the God of the Hebrews. Exodus 9:1, 13.

Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, Thus said Jehovah the God of the Hebrews Exodus 10:3.

In Jonah,

I am a Hebrew, and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven. Jonah 1:9.

And also in Samuel,

The Philistines heard the noise of the shouting and said, What does the noise of this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean? And they learned that the Ark of Jehovah had come to the camp. The Philistines said, Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who smote the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness. Acquit yourselves like men, O Philistines, lest you be slaves to the Hebrews. 1 Samuel 4:6, 8-9.

Here also it is evident that nations were distinguished from one another by the gods whose names they called on, and that the Hebrew nation was distinguished by that of Jehovah.

[5] The fact that sacrifices were the second essential feature of the worship of the Hebrew nation is also evident from the words from Exodus 3:18; 5:2-3, quoted above, as well as from the fact that the Egyptians abhorred the Hebrew nation on account of this form of worship, as is clear from the following in Moses,

Moses said, It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing to Jehovah our God what is abhorrent to the Egyptians; behold, we would be sacrificing what is abhorrent to the Egyptians in their eyes; will they not stone us? Exodus 8:26.

Consequently the Egyptians also abhorred the Hebrew nation so much that they refused even 'to eat bread' with them, Genesis 43:32. From this it is also evident that not merely the descendants of Jacob constituted the Hebrew nation but everybody who possessed that kind of worship. This also was why in Joseph's day the land of Canaan was called the land of the Hebrews,

Joseph said. By theft I have been taken away out of the land of the Hebrews. Genesis 40:15.

[6] The fact that sacrifices took place among the idolaters in the land of Canaan becomes clear from many references, for they used to sacrifice to their gods - to the baals and to others What is more, Balaam, who came from Syria where Eber had lived, that is, where the Hebrew nation had originated, before Jacob's descendants entered the land of Canaan, not only offered sacrifices but also called his God Jehovah. As to the fact that Balaam came from Syria where the Hebrew nation had originated, see Numbers 23:7; that he offered sacrifices, Numbers 22:39-40; 23:1-3, 14, 29; that he called his God Jehovah, Numbers 22:18, and elsewhere in those chapters. And Genesis 8:20 speaks of Noah offering burnt offerings to Jehovah - though this is not true history but made-up history - for 'burnt offerings' means the holiness of worship, as may be seen in that story. These considerations now show what 'Eber' or 'the Hebrew nation' means.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.