Death of the Animals
1 The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the king and tell him that the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, ‘Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 2 If you again refuse to let them go, 3 I will punish you by sending a terrible disease on all your animals—your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats. 4 I will make a distinction between the animals of the Israelites and those of the Egyptians, and no animal that belongs to the Israelites will die. 5 I, the Lord, have set tomorrow as the time when I will do this.’”
6 The next day the Lord did as he had said, and all the animals of the Egyptians died, but not one of the animals of the Israelites died. 7 The king asked what had happened and was told that none of the animals of the Israelites had died. But he was stubborn and would not let the people go.
Boils
8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take a few handfuls of ashes from a furnace; Moses is to throw them into the air in front of the king. 9 They will spread out like fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and everywhere they will produce boils that become open sores on the people and the animals.” 10 So they got some ashes and stood before the king; Moses threw them into the air, and they produced boils that became open sores on the people and the animals. 11 The magicians were not able to appear before Moses, because they were covered with boils, like all the other Egyptians. 12 But the Lord made the king stubborn and, just as the Lord had said, the king would not listen to Moses and Aaron.
Hail
13 The Lord then said to Moses, “Early tomorrow morning meet with the king and tell him that the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, ‘Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 14 This time I will punish not only your officials and your people, but I will punish you as well, so that you may know that there is no one like me in all the world. 15 If I had raised my hand to strike you and your people with disease, you would have been completely destroyed. 16 But to show you my power I have let you live so that my fame might spread over the whole world. 17 Yet you are still arrogant and refuse to let my people go. 18 This time tomorrow I will cause a heavy hailstorm, such as Egypt has never known in all its history. 19 Now give orders for your livestock and everything else you have in the open to be put under shelter. Hail will fall on the people and animals left outside unprotected, and they will all die.’” 20 Some of the king's officials were afraid because of what the Lord had said, and they brought their slaves and animals indoors for shelter. 21 Others, however, paid no attention to the Lord's warning and left their slaves and animals out in the open.
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Raise your hand toward the sky, and hail will fall over the whole land of Egypt—on the people, the animals, and all the plants in the fields.” 23 So Moses raised his stick toward the sky, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the ground. The Lord sent 24 a heavy hailstorm, with lightning flashing back and forth. It was the worst storm that Egypt had ever known in all its history. 25 All over Egypt the hail struck down everything in the open, including all the people and all the animals. It beat down all the plants in the fields and broke all the trees. 26 The region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was the only place where there was no hail.
27 The king sent for Moses and Aaron and said, “This time I have sinned; the Lord is in the right, and my people and I are in the wrong. 28 Pray to the Lord! We have had enough of this thunder and hail! I promise to let you go; you don't have to stay here any longer.”
29 Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will lift up my hands in prayer to the Lord. The thunder will stop, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord. 30 But I know that you and your officials do not yet fear the Lord God.”
31 The flax and the barley were ruined, because the barley was ripe, and the flax was budding. 32 But none of the wheat was ruined, because it ripens later.
33 Moses left the king, went out of the city, and lifted up his hands in prayer to the Lord. The thunder, the hail, and the rain all stopped. 34 When the king saw what had happened, he sinned again. He and his officials remained as stubborn as ever 35 and, just as the Lord had foretold through Moses, the king would not let the Israelites go.
Piektā mocība: lopu sērga
1 Kungs teica Mozum: “Ej pie faraona un saki viņam: tā saka Kungs, ebreju Dievs: atlaid manu tautu, lai viņi man kalpo! 2 Ja tu liegsies laist un vēl turēsi viņus, 3 tad, redzi, Kunga roka nāks pār tavu ganāmpulku, kas uz lauka: pār zirgiem, ēzeļiem, kamieļiem, vēršiem un avīm – kā varen bargs mēris! 4 Taču Kungs nošķirs Israēla ganāmpulkus no Ēģiptes ganāmpulkiem – Israēla dēlu ganāmpulkos nenobeigsies neviens!” 5 Un Kungs nolika laiku, sacīdams: “Rīt Kungs to darīs šajā zemē!” 6 Un nākamajā dienā Kungs tā darīja – nobeidzās visi ēģiptiešu ganāmpulki, bet Israēla dēlu ganāmpulkos nenobeidzās neviens. 7 Tad faraons sūtīja raudzīties, un redzi – Israēla dēlu ganāmpulkos neviens nebija nobeidzies. Bet faraona sirds palika nocietināta, un viņš tautu neatlaida.
Sestā mocība: augoņi
(5Moz 28:27)8 Un Kungs teica Mozum un Āronam: “Ņemiet pilnas saujas kvēpu no kausējamās krāsns, un lai Mozus faraona acu priekšā tos kaisa pret debesīm! 9 Tie kļūs par smalkiem putekļiem visā Ēģiptes zemē, gan cilvēkam, gan lopam tie kļūs par čūlām, kas pāriet vātīs, – visā Ēģiptes zemē!” 10 Un viņi ņēma kvēpus no kausējamās krāsns, nostājās faraona priekšā, Mozus tos kaisīja pret debesīm, un no tiem cēlās čūlas, kas top par vātīm, – gan cilvēkam, gan lopam. 11 Un magi vairs nevarēja sacensties ar Mozu čūlu dēļ, jo čūlas bija gan magiem, gan visiem Ēģiptes zemē. 12 Bet Kungs nocietināja faraona sirdi, un viņš tos neklausīja – kā Kungs bija teicis Mozum.
Septītā mocība: krusa
13 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Celies agri no rīta, stājies faraona priekšā un saki viņam: tā saka Kungs, ebreju Dievs: atlaid manu tautu, lai viņi man kalpo! 14 Jo šoreiz es tev uzsūtīšu visas savas sodības un arī taviem kalpiem un tavai tautai, lai tu zinātu, ka visā zemē nav neviena kā es! 15 Es varēju izstiept savu roku un sist tevi un tavu tautu ar mēri, un tu būtu iznīdēts no zemes, 16 bet es atstāju tevi dzīvu tikai tādēļ, lai parādītu tev savu spēku un lai par manu vārdu tiktu runāts visā zemē! 17 Un tu vēl pretojies manai tautai un nelaid to?! 18 Redzi, rīt ap šo laiku es likšu nākt tik stiprai krusai, kādas Ēģiptē nav bijis kopš dienas, kad tā dibināta, līdz šai dienai! 19 Tad nu liec aizvest drošībā visus savus ganāmpulkus un visu, kas tev uz lauka, jo pār visiem ļaudīm un lopiem, kas būs uz lauka un nebūs pārnākuši namos, birs krusa un tie mirs!” 20 Tie faraona kalpi, kas bijās Kunga vārda, ļāva saviem vergiem un ganāmpulkiem skriet mājup, 21 bet, kura sirdij Kunga vārds nerūpēja, tas pameta savus vergus un ganāmpulkus uz lauka!
22 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Izstiep savu roku uz debesīm, lai krusa nāk visā Ēģiptes zemē – pār cilvēku un pār lopu un ik lauka zāli Ēģiptes zemē!” 23 Mozus izstiepa savu spieķi pret debesīm, un Kungs deva pērkonu un krusu, un zemē nāca uguns, un Kungs lika, lai nāk krusa pār Ēģiptes zemi. 24 Bija krusa, uguns jo stipri plaiksnīja krusai pa vidu – vēl nekad tā nebija bijis Ēģiptes zemē, kopš tā tika apdzīvota. 25 Visā Ēģiptes zemē krusa nosita visu, kas uz lauka, – gan cilvēku, gan lopu, krusa nosita ik lauka zāli, nolauza visus kokus uz lauka. 26 Tikai Gošenes zemē, kur bija Israēla dēli, krusas nebija. 27 Tad faraons sūtīja pasaukt Mozu un Āronu un teica tiem: “Šoreiz esmu grēkojis – Kungs ir taisns, bet es un mana tauta esam ļaundari! 28 Pielūdziet Kungu, pietiek Dieva pērkonu un krusas, tad es jūs laidīšu, jums vairs nebūs te jāpaliek!” 29 Un Mozus viņam teica: “Tiklīdz es iziešu no pilsētas, es izstiepšu savas delnas uz Kungu – pērkoni rimsies un krusa mitēsies, lai tu zinātu, ka zeme pieder Kungam! 30 Bet tevi un tavus kalpus es pazīstu – jūs vēl nebīstaties Kunga Dieva vaiga!” 31 Lini un mieži tika apsisti, jo mieži vārpoja un lini ziedēja, 32 bet kvieši un plēkšņu kvieši netika apsisti, jo tie ir vēlīni! 33 Mozus devās projām no faraona, izgāja no pilsētas, izstiepa savas delnas uz Kungu – tad mitējās pērkoni un krusa, un lietus vairs nelija pār zemi. 34 Un faraons redzēja, ka mitējies lietus, krusa un pērkoni, un viņš turpināja grēkot un nocietināja sirdi – gan viņš, gan viņa kalpi. 35 Faraona sirds palika cieta, un viņš neatlaida Israēla dēlus, kā Kungs caur Mozu bija teicis.
