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1 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.

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

3 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.

4 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.

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

6 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.

7 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.

8 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.

9 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.

   

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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.