¹ And Jehovah said to Moses, Come to Pharaoh; for I^◦ have made·​·heavy his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may set^◦ these My signs in among him;

² and that thou mayest recount^◦ in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have worked in Egypt, and My signs which I have set in them, and that you may·​·know that I am Jehovah.

³ And Moses and Aaron came to^▵ Pharaoh, and said to^▵ him, Thus says Jehovah the God of the Hebrews, How^▵ long dost thou refuse to be afflicted before Me? let· My people ·go^◦, that they may serve Me.

⁴ For if thou^◦ refuse to let· My people ·go^◦, behold tomorrow I will bring the locust into thy border.

⁵ And it shall cover the surface^* of the land, and one shall not be·​·able to see the land; and it shall eat·​·up the remnant of that which escaped^◦ that is left for you from the hail; and it shall eat·​·up every tree that grows for you from the field.

⁶ And thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians, shall be filled; such as thy fathers, and the fathers of thy fathers, had not seen, from the day that they were upon the ground even·​·to this day. And he turned· his ·face back, and went·​·out from being with Pharaoh.

⁷ And the servants of Pharaoh said to^▵ him, How^▵ long shall this be for a snare to us? Send· the men^◦ ·away, and let them serve Jehovah their God; knowest thou not·​·yet that Egypt is perishing?

⁸ And Moses and Aaron were returned to Pharaoh; and he said to them, Go ye, serve Jehovah your God; who and who are going?

⁹ And Moses said, We will go with our lads, and with our elders; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flock and with our herd, will we go; for we have^◦ a festival of Jehovah.

¹⁰ And he said to^▵ them, So shall Jehovah be with you, when^▵ I send· you ·out, and your infants; see ye that evil is in·​·front·​·of your faces.

¹¹ Not so; go, I pray^◦, you who are mighty·​·men, and serve Jehovah; for it is what you^◦ seek. And he drove· them ·out from^◦ the faces of Pharaoh.

¹² And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch forth thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locust, and it shall come up upon the land of Egypt, and shall devour all the herb of the land, even all that the hail has left.

¹³ And 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 locust.

¹⁴ And the locust went·​·up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the border of Egypt, very heavy; before it there was no^◦ such locust as^▵ this^◦, and after it there shall not be such.

¹⁵ And it covered the surface^* of all the land, and the land was darkened; and it devoured all the herb of the land, and all the fruit of the tree which the hail had left; and there was not left any green thing in the tree and in the herb of the field, in the whole land of Egypt.

¹⁶ And Pharaoh hastened to call Moses and Aaron; and he said, I have sinned to Jehovah your God, and to you.

¹⁷ And now, I pray^◦, bear·​·with my sin only^▵ this time^◦, and supplicate ye to Jehovah your God that He remove from upon me this death only.

¹⁸ And he went out from before Pharaoh, and supplicated to Jehovah.

¹⁹ And Jehovah turned a very strong sea wind, and lifted·​·up the locust, and cast them toward the Suph sea^*; there was not left one locust in all the border of Egypt.

²⁰ And Jehovah made· the heart of Pharaoh ·firm, and he did not send· the sons of Israel ·away.

²¹ And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch·​·out thy hand toward the heavens, and there shall be darkness on the land of Egypt, and one shall feel·​·around in darkness.

²² And Moses stretched·​·out his hand toward the heavens; and there was a darkness of thick·​·darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.

²³ They saw not a man^◦ his brother, and there rose· not ·up a man^◦ from what was under him for three days; and all the sons of Israel had light in their dwellings.

²⁴ And Pharaoh called to^▵ Moses, and said, Go ye, serve Jehovah; only your flock and your herd shall stay^*; your infants also shall Go with you.

²⁵ And Moses said, Thou shalt also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt·​·offerings, that we may make it to Jehovah our God.

²⁶ And our livestock also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left; for of it we must take to serve Jehovah our God; and we^◦ know not with what we must serve Jehovah until we come thither.

²⁷ And Jehovah made· the heart of Pharaoh ·firm, and he was· not ·willing to send· them ·away.

²⁸ And Pharaoh said to him, Go away from before me, take·​·heed to thyself that thou see my faces no more; for in the day thou seest my faces thou shalt·​·die.

²⁹ And Moses said, Thou hast rightly spoken; I will see thy faces again no more.

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."