¹ثم قال الرب لموسى ادخل الى فرعون. فاني اغلظت قلبه وقلوب عبيده لكي اصنع آياتي هذه بينهم.

¹And Jehovah said to Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his bondmen, that I might do these my signs in their midst,

²ولكي تخبر في مسامع ابنك وابن ابنك بما فعلته في مصر وبآياتي التي صنعتها بينهم. فتعلمون اني انا الرب

²and that thou mightest tell in the ears of thy son and thy son's son what I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

³فدخل موسى وهرون الى فرعون وقالا له هكذا يقول الرب اله العبرانيين الى متى تأبى ان تخضع لي. اطلق شعبي ليعبدوني.

³And Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah the God of the Hebrews: How long dost thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

⁴فانه ان كنت تأبى ان تطلق شعبي ها انا اجيء غدا بجراد على تخومك.

⁴For, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, I will to-morrow bring locusts into thy borders;

⁵فيغطي وجه الارض حتى لا يستطاع نظر الارض. ويأكل الفضلة السالمة الباقية لكم من البرد. ويأكل جميع الشجر النابت لكم من الحقل.

⁵and they shall cover the face of the land, so that ye will not be able to see the land; and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which ye have remaining from the hail, and shall eat every tree which ye have growing in the field;

⁶ويملأ بيوتك وبيوت جميع عبيدك وبيوت جميع المصريين. الامر الذي لم يره آباؤك ولا آباء آبائك منذ يوم وجدوا على الارض الى هذا اليوم. ثم تحوّل وخرج من لدن فرعون

⁶and they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy bondmen, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.

⁷فقال عبيد فرعون له الى متى يكون هذا لنا فخّا. اطلق الرجال ليعبدوا الرب الههم. ألم تعلم بعد ان مصر قد خربت.

⁷And Pharaoh's bondmen said to him, How long shall this man be a snare to us? let the men go, that they may serve Jehovah their God: dost thou not yet know that Egypt is ruined?

⁸فرد موسى وهرون الى فرعون. فقال لهما اذهبوا اعبدوا الرب الهكم ولكن من ومن هم الذين يذهبون.

⁸And Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh. And he said to them, Go, serve Jehovah your God. Who are they that shall go?

⁹فقال موسى نذهب بفتياننا وشيوخنا. نذهب ببنينا وبناتنا بغنمنا وبقرنا. لان لنا عيدا للرب.

⁹And 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 have a feast of Jehovah.

¹⁰فقال لهما يكون الرب معكم هكذا كما أطلقكم واولادكم. انظروا. ان قدام وجوهكم شرا.

¹⁰And he said to them, Let Jehovah be so with you, as I let you go, and your little ones: see that evil is before you!

¹¹ليس هكذا. اذهبوا انتم الرجال واعبدوا الرب. لانكم لهذا طالبون. فطردا من لدن فرعون

¹¹Not so: go now, ye [that are] men, and serve Jehovah! for it is that ye have desired. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

¹²ثم قال الرب لموسى مدّ يدك على ارض مصر لاجل الجراد. ليصعد على ارض مصر وياكل كل عشب الارض كل ما تركه البرد.

¹²And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up over the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land -- all that the hail hath left.

¹³فمدّ موسى عصاه على ارض مصر. فجلب الرب على الارض ريحا شرقية كل ذلك النهار وكل الليل. ولما كان الصباح حملت الريح الشرقية الجراد.

¹³And Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and Jehovah brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

¹⁴فصعد الجراد على كل ارض مصر وحلّ في جميع تخوم مصر. شيء ثقيل جدا لم يكن قبله جراد هكذا مثله ولا يكون بعده كذلك.

¹⁴And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt, very grievous; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them will be such.

¹⁵وغطى وجه كل الارض حتى اظلمت الارض. واكل جميع عشب الارض وجميع ثمر الشجر الذي تركه البرد. حتى لم يبق شيء اخضر في الشجر ولا في عشب الحقل في كل ارض مصر

¹⁵And they covered the face of the whole land, so that the land was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left; and there remained not any green thing on the trees, and in the herbs of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

¹⁶فدعا فرعون موسى وهرون مسرعا وقال اخطأت الى الرب الهكما واليكما.

¹⁶And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against Jehovah your God, and against you.

¹⁷والآن اصفحا عن خطيتي هذه المرّة فقط. وصليّا الى الرب الهكما ليرفع عني هذا الموت فقط.

¹⁷And now, forgive, I pray you, my sin only this time, and intreat Jehovah your God that he may take away from me this death only!

¹⁸فخرج موسى من لدن فرعون وصلى الى الرب.

¹⁸And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated Jehovah.

¹⁹فرد الرب ريحا غربية شديدة جدا. فحملت الجراد وطرحته الى بحر سوف. لم تبق جرادة واحدة في كل تخوم مصر.

¹⁹And Jehovah turned a very powerful west wind, which took away the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea: there remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt.

²⁰ولكن شدد الرب قلب فرعون فلم يطلق بني اسرائيل

²⁰And Jehovah made Pharaoh's heart stubborn, and he did not let the children of Israel go.

²¹ثم قال الرب لموسى مدّ يدك نحو السماء ليكون ظلام على ارض مصر. حتى يلمس الظلام.

²¹And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward the heavens, that there may be darkness in the land of Egypt -- so that one may feel darkness.

²²فمدّ موسى يده نحو السماء فكان ظلام دامس في كل ارض مصر ثلاثة ايام.

²²And Moses stretched out his hand toward the heavens; and there was a thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt three days:

²³لم يبصر احد اخاه ولا قام احد من مكانه ثلاثة ايام. ولكن جميع بني اسرائيل كان لهم نور في مساكنهم

²³they saw not one another, neither rose any from his place, for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

²⁴فدعا فرعون موسى وقال اذهبوا اعبدوا الرب. غير ان غنمكم وبقركم تبقى. اولادكم ايضا تذهب معكم.

²⁴And Pharaoh called Moses and said, Go, serve Jehovah; only, let your flocks and your herds remain; let your little ones also go with you.

²⁵فقال موسى انت تعطي ايضا في ايدينا ذبائح ومحرقات لنصنعها للرب الهنا.

²⁵And Moses said, Thou must give also sacrifices and burnt-offerings into our hands, that we may sacrifice to Jehovah our God.

²⁶فتذهب مواشينا ايضا معنا. لا يبقى ظلف. لاننا منها نأخذ لعبادة الرب الهنا. ونحن لا نعرف بماذا نعبد الرب حتى نأتي الى هناك.

²⁶Our cattle also must go with us: there shall not a hoof be left behind; for we must take thereof to serve Jehovah our God; and we do not know with what we must serve Jehovah, until we come there.

²⁷ولكن شدّد الرب قلب فرعون فلم يشأ ان يطلقهم.

²⁷But Jehovah made Pharaoh's heart stubborn, and he would not let them go.

²⁸وقال له فرعون اذهب عني. احترز. لا تر وجهي ايضا. انك يوم ترى وجهي تموت.

²⁸And Pharaoh said to him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

²⁹فقال موسى نعما قلت. انا لا اعود ارى وجهك ايضا

²⁹And Moses said, Thou hast spoken rightly: I will see thy face again no more!