1ثم قال الرب لموسى ادخل الى فرعون. فاني اغلظت قلبه وقلوب عبيده لكي اصنع آياتي هذه بينهم.
1Yahweh 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 their midst,
2ولكي تخبر في مسامع ابنك وابن ابنك بما فعلته في مصر وبآياتي التي صنعتها بينهم. فتعلمون اني انا الرب
2and 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.”
3فدخل موسى وهرون الى فرعون وقالا له هكذا يقول الرب اله العبرانيين الى متى تأبى ان تخضع لي. اطلق شعبي ليعبدوني.
3Moses 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.
4فانه ان كنت تأبى ان تطلق شعبي ها انا اجيء غدا بجراد على تخومك.
4Or else, if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country,
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 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.
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
6Your 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.
7فقال عبيد فرعون له الى متى يكون هذا لنا فخّا. اطلق الرجال ليعبدوا الرب الههم. ألم تعلم بعد ان مصر قد خربت.
7Pharaoh’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?”
8فرد موسى وهرون الى فرعون. فقال لهما اذهبوا اعبدوا الرب الهكم ولكن من ومن هم الذين يذهبون.
8Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve Yahweh your God; but who are those who will go?”
9فقال موسى نذهب بفتياننا وشيوخنا. نذهب ببنينا وبناتنا بغنمنا وبقرنا. لان لنا عيدا للرب.
9Moses 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.”
10فقال لهما يكون الرب معكم هكذا كما أطلقكم واولادكم. انظروا. ان قدام وجوهكم شرا.
10He said to them, “Yahweh be with you if I will let you go with your little ones! See, evil is clearly before your faces.
11ليس هكذا. اذهبوا انتم الرجال واعبدوا الرب. لانكم لهذا طالبون. فطردا من لدن فرعون
11Not so! Go now you who are men, and serve Yahweh; for that is what you desire!” 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.
12Yahweh 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.”
13فمدّ موسى عصاه على ارض مصر. فجلب الرب على الارض ريحا شرقية كل ذلك النهار وكل الليل. ولما كان الصباح حملت الريح الشرقية الجراد.
13Moses stretched out 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.
14فصعد الجراد على كل ارض مصر وحلّ في جميع تخوم مصر. شيء ثقيل جدا لم يكن قبله جراد هكذا مثله ولا يكون بعده كذلك.
14The 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.
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
15For 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.
16فدعا فرعون موسى وهرون مسرعا وقال اخطأت الى الرب الهكما واليكما.
16Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and he said, “I have sinned against Yahweh your God, and against you.
17والآن اصفحا عن خطيتي هذه المرّة فقط. وصليّا الى الرب الهكما ليرفع عني هذا الموت فقط.
17Now therefore please forgive my sin again, and pray to Yahweh your God, that he may also take away from me this death.”
18فخرج موسى من لدن فرعون وصلى الى الرب.
18He went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh.
19فرد الرب ريحا غربية شديدة جدا. فحملت الجراد وطرحته الى بحر سوف. لم تبق جرادة واحدة في كل تخوم مصر.
19Yahweh turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds . There remained not one locust in all the borders of Egypt.
20ولكن شدد الرب قلب فرعون فلم يطلق بني اسرائيل
20But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he didn’t let the children of Israel go.
21ثم قال الرب لموسى مدّ يدك نحو السماء ليكون ظلام على ارض مصر. حتى يلمس الظلام.
21Yahweh 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.”
22فمدّ موسى يده نحو السماء فكان ظلام دامس في كل ارض مصر ثلاثة ايام.
22Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all 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 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.
24فدعا فرعون موسى وقال اذهبوا اعبدوا الرب. غير ان غنمكم وبقركم تبقى. اولادكم ايضا تذهب معكم.
24Pharaoh 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.”
25فقال موسى انت تعطي ايضا في ايدينا ذبائح ومحرقات لنصنعها للرب الهنا.
25Moses said, “You must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh 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 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.”
27ولكن شدّد الرب قلب فرعون فلم يشأ ان يطلقهم.
27But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he wouldn’t let them go.
28وقال له فرعون اذهب عني. احترز. لا تر وجهي ايضا. انك يوم ترى وجهي تموت.
28Pharaoh 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!”
29فقال موسى نعما قلت. انا لا اعود ارى وجهك ايضا
29Moses said, “You have spoken well. I will see your face again no more.”