¹ και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων ιδου δεδωκα σε θεον φαραω και ααρων ο αδελφος σου εσται σου προφητης

² συ δε λαλησεις αυτω παντα οσα σοι εντελλομαι ο δε ααρων ο αδελφος σου λαλησει προς φαραω ωστε εξαποστειλαι τους υιους ισραηλ εκ της γης αυτου

³ εγω δε σκληρυνω την καρδιαν φαραω και πληθυνω τα σημεια μου και τα τερατα εν γη αιγυπτω

⁴ και ουκ εισακουσεται υμων φαραω και επιβαλω την χειρα μου επ' αιγυπτον και εξαξω συν δυναμει μου τον λαον μου τους υιους ισραηλ εκ γης αιγυπτου συν εκδικησει μεγαλη

⁵ και γνωσονται παντες οι αιγυπτιοι οτι εγω ειμι κυριος εκτεινων την χειρα επ' αιγυπτον και εξαξω τους υιους ισραηλ εκ μεσου αυτων

⁶ εποιησεν δε μωυσης και ααρων καθαπερ ενετειλατο αυτοις κυριος ουτως εποιησαν

⁷ μωυσης δε ην ετων ογδοηκοντα ααρων δε ο αδελφος αυτου ετων ογδοηκοντα τριων ηνικα ελαλησεν προς φαραω

⁸ και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην και ααρων λεγων

⁹ και εαν λαληση προς υμας φαραω λεγων δοτε ημιν σημειον η τερας και ερεις ααρων τω αδελφω σου λαβε την ραβδον και ριψον αυτην επι την γην εναντιον φαραω και εναντιον των θεραποντων αυτου και εσται δρακων

¹⁰ εισηλθεν δε μωυσης και ααρων εναντιον φαραω και των θεραποντων αυτου και εποιησαν ουτως καθαπερ ενετειλατο αυτοις κυριος και ερριψεν ααρων την ραβδον εναντιον φαραω και εναντιον των θεραποντων αυτου και εγενετο δρακων

¹¹ συνεκαλεσεν δε φαραω τους σοφιστας αιγυπτου και τους φαρμακους και εποιησαν και οι επαοιδοι των αιγυπτιων ταις φαρμακειαις αυτων ωσαυτως

¹² και ερριψαν εκαστος την ραβδον αυτου και εγενοντο δρακοντες και κατεπιεν η ραβδος η ααρων τας εκεινων ραβδους

¹³ και κατισχυσεν η καρδια φαραω και ουκ εισηκουσεν αυτων καθαπερ ελαλησεν αυτοις κυριος

¹⁴ ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην βεβαρηται η καρδια φαραω του μη εξαποστειλαι τον λαον

¹⁵ βαδισον προς φαραω το πρωι ιδου αυτος εκπορευεται επι το υδωρ και στηση συναντων αυτω επι το χειλος του ποταμου και την ραβδον την στραφεισαν εις οφιν λημψη εν τη χειρι σου

¹⁶ και ερεις προς αυτον κυριος ο θεος των εβραιων απεσταλκεν με προς σε λεγων εξαποστειλον τον λαον μου ινα μοι λατρευση εν τη ερημω και ιδου ουκ εισηκουσας εως τουτου

¹⁷ ταδε λεγει κυριος εν τουτω γνωση οτι εγω κυριος ιδου εγω τυπτω τη ραβδω τη εν τη χειρι μου επι το υδωρ το εν τω ποταμω και μεταβαλει εις αιμα

¹⁸ και οι ιχθυες οι εν τω ποταμω τελευτησουσιν και εποζεσει ο ποταμος και ου δυνησονται οι αιγυπτιοι πιειν υδωρ απο του ποταμου

¹⁹ ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην ειπον ααρων τω αδελφω σου λαβε την ραβδον σου και εκτεινον την χειρα σου επι τα υδατα αιγυπτου και επι τους ποταμους αυτων και επι τας διωρυγας αυτων και επι τα ελη αυτων και επι παν συνεστηκος υδωρ αυτων και εσται αιμα και εγενετο αιμα εν παση γη αιγυπτου εν τε τοις ξυλοις και εν τοις λιθοις

²⁰ και εποιησαν ουτως μωυσης και ααρων καθαπερ ενετειλατο αυτοις κυριος και επαρας τη ραβδω αυτου επαταξεν το υδωρ το εν τω ποταμω εναντιον φαραω και εναντιον των θεραποντων αυτου και μετεβαλεν παν το υδωρ το εν τω ποταμω εις αιμα

²¹ και οι ιχθυες οι εν τω ποταμω ετελευτησαν και επωζεσεν ο ποταμος και ουκ ηδυναντο οι αιγυπτιοι πιειν υδωρ εκ του ποταμου και ην το αιμα εν παση γη αιγυπτου

²² εποιησαν δε ωσαυτως και οι επαοιδοι των αιγυπτιων ταις φαρμακειαις αυτων και εσκληρυνθη η καρδια φαραω και ουκ εισηκουσεν αυτων καθαπερ ειπεν κυριος

²³ επιστραφεις δε φαραω εισηλθεν εις τον οικον αυτου και ουκ επεστησεν τον νουν αυτου ουδε επι τουτω

²⁴ ωρυξαν δε παντες οι αιγυπτιοι κυκλω του ποταμου ωστε πιειν υδωρ και ουκ ηδυναντο πιειν υδωρ απο του ποταμου

²⁵ και ανεπληρωθησαν επτα ημεραι μετα το παταξαι κυριον τον ποταμον

²⁶ ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην εισελθε προς φαραω και ερεις προς αυτον ταδε λεγει κυριος εξαποστειλον τον λαον μου ινα μοι λατρευσωσιν

²⁷ ει δε μη βουλει συ εξαποστειλαι ιδου εγω τυπτω παντα τα ορια σου τοις βατραχοις

²⁸ και εξερευξεται ο ποταμος βατραχους και αναβαντες εισελευσονται εις τους οικους σου και εις τα ταμιεια των κοιτωνων σου και επι των κλινων σου και εις τους οικους των θεραποντων σου και του λαου σου και εν τοις φυραμασιν σου και εν τοις κλιβανοις σου

²⁹ και επι σε και επι τους θεραποντας σου και επι τον λαον σου αναβησονται οι βατραχοι

¹ Yahweh said to Moses, "Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.

² You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

³ I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

⁴ But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring forth my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

⁵ The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh, when I stretch forth my hand on Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them."

⁶ Moses and Aaron did so. As Yahweh commanded them, so they did.

⁷ Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.

⁸ Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

⁹ "When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Perform a miracle!' then you shall tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'"

¹⁰ Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Yahweh had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

¹¹ Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. They also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same thing with their enchantments.

¹² For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

¹³ Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.

¹⁴ Yahweh said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is stubborn. He refuses to let the people go.

¹⁵ Go to Pharaoh in the morning. Behold, he goes out to the water; and you shall stand by the river's bank to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand.

¹⁶ You shall tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, "Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness:" and behold, until now you haven't listened.

¹⁷ Thus says Yahweh, "In this you shall know that I am Yahweh. Behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand on the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

¹⁸ The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river."'"

¹⁹ Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.'"

²⁰ Moses and Aaron did so, as Yahweh commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

²¹ The fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians couldn't drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

²² The magicians of Egypt did the same thing with their enchantments; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.

²³ Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.

²⁴ All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink; for they couldn't drink of the water of the river.

²⁵ Seven days were fulfilled, after Yahweh had struck the river.