Exodus, 9

1. Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

1. Yahweh said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is the message of Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go and offer sacrifices to me.

2. For if thou refuse to let [them] go, and wilt hold them still,

2. If you refuse to let them go and hold them back any longer,

3. Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which [is] in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: [there shall be] a very grievous murrain.

3. the hand of Yahweh will bring a terrible plague on your horses, your donkeys and your camels, on your cattle and your sheep.

4. And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all [that is] the children's of Israel.

4. But Yahweh will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt. Nothing belonging to the people of Israel will die."

5. And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.

5. Yahweh then fixed a time and said, "It will be done tomorrow."

6. And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

6. Yahweh did this the following day; all the livestock belonging to the Egyptians died, but not one owned by the Israelites died.

7. And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

7. Pharaoh made inquiries and in fact found that none of the cattle belonging to the Israelites had died. But Pharaoh remained adamant and did not let the people go.

8. And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

8. Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, "Take two handfuls of ashes from the brick oven and let Moses throw it up in the air in front of Pharaoh's eyes.

9. And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

9. It will become fine dust all over Egypt and bring festering boils on men and animals."

10. And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast.

10. So they took ashes from the oven and, in the presence of Pharaoh, Moses threw it up in the air and it brought festering boils on men and animals.

11. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

11. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because they had boils like all the other Egyptians.

12. And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

12. But Yahweh made Pharaoh stubborn and he did not listen to Moses and Aaron as Yahweh had foretold.

13. And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

13. Yahweh said to Moses, "Rise early; present yourself to Pharaoh and say to him: This is the message of Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews: Send my people away to worship me

14. For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that [there is] none like me in all the earth.

14. because this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you, your ministers and your people, that you may know there is no one like me in the whole world.

15. For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

15. For had I wished, I could have raised my hand against you and your people, and with a similar pestilence wiped you from the face of the earth.

16. And in very deed for this [cause] have I raised thee up, for to shew [in] thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

16. But this is why I have let you live: that you may witness my power and that my name may be celebrated throughout the earth.

17. As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

17. Are you still set against my people leaving the country?

18. Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

18. Tomorrow at this time I will send very heavy hail such as has never been in Egypt from the day of its foundation.

19. Send therefore now, [and] gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; [for upon] every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

19. So now let all your livestock and all that you have in the fields take shelter, because when the hail falls on all that remains in the fields, whether men or animals, they will die."

20. He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

20. Those among Pharaoh's officials who believed Yahweh's word hurried to bring their slaves and cattle inside;

21. And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field.

21. but those who paid no attention to Yahweh's warning left their slaves and their cattle in the fields.

22. And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

22. Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand towards heaven and let hail fall throughout Egypt on men and animals, and all that grows in the field."

23. And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

23. Moses stretched out his staff towards heaven and Yahweh sent thunder and hail; lightning struck the earth

24. So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

24. and Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt: lightning flashed in the midst of the hail. It was very heavy hail such as had never been known in all Egypt from the time it had first become a nation.

25. And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that [was] in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

25. Throughout Egypt the hail struck everything in the fields, both men and animals. It beat down everything growing in the fields and felled every tree.

26. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel [were], was there no hail.

26. But where the Israelites lived there was no hail.

27. And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD [is] righteous, and I and my people [are] wicked.

27. Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Now it is clear I have sinned. Yahweh is in the right; I and my people are in the wrong.

28. Intreat the LORD (for [it is] enough) that there be no [more] mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

28. Pray Yahweh to stop the thunder and hail! I will let you go, and no longer will you stay here."

29. And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; [and] the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth [is] the LORD'S.

29. Moses said to him, "As soon as I leave the town I will lift my hands towards Yahweh; the thunder will cease and there will be no more hail, and you will know that the earth is Yahweh's.

30. But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.

30. But as for you and your officials, I know that you don't yet fear Yahweh, our God."

31. And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley [was] in the ear, and the flax [was] bolled.

31. The flax and the barley were ruined, as the barley was almost ripe and the flax was in flower,

32. But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they [were] not grown up.

32. but the wheat and the spelt which are late crops were not destroyed.

33. And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

33. Moses left Pharaoh and went out of the city and raised his hands towards Yahweh. The thunder and hail ceased and it stopped raining.

34. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

34. Pharaoh, seeing that there was no rain and that the thunder and hail had ceased, sinned yet again.

35. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

35. He and his ministers remained unyielding and would not let the Israelites go, just as Yahweh had foretold through Moses.