Moses Announces the Death of the First-Born
1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will send only one more punishment on the king of Egypt and his people. After that he will let you leave. In fact, he will drive all of you out of here. 2 Now speak to the people of Israel and tell all of them to ask their neighbors for gold and silver jewelry.” 3 The Lord made the Egyptians respect the Israelites. Indeed, the officials and all the people considered Moses to be a very great man.
4 Moses then said to the king, “The Lord says, ‘At about midnight I will go through Egypt, 5 and every first-born son in Egypt will die, from the king's son, who is heir to the throne, to the son of the slave woman who grinds grain. The first-born of all the cattle will die also. 6 There will be loud crying all over Egypt, such as there has never been before or ever will be again. 7 But not even a dog will bark at the Israelites or their animals. Then you will know that I, the Lord, make a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites.’” 8 Moses concluded by saying, “All your officials will come to me and bow down before me, and they will beg me to take all my people and go away. After that, I will leave.” Then in great anger Moses left the king.
9 The Lord had said to Moses, “The king will continue to refuse to listen to you, in order that I may do more of my miracles in Egypt.” 10 Moses and Aaron performed all these miracles before the king, but the Lord made him stubborn, and he would not let the Israelites leave his country.
1 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Vēl vienu mocību Es sūtīšu faraonam un Ēģiptei; pēc tam viņš jūs atlaidīs no šejienes. Kad viņš jūs pilnīgi atlaidīs, tad viņš jūs pat dzītin aizdzīs no šejienes. 2 Runā jel, tautai dzirdot, lai ikviens vīrs no sava kaimiņa un ikviena sieva no savas kaimiņienes prasa sudraba un zelta lietas." 3 Un Tas Kungs ļaudīm parādīja labvēlību ēģiptiešu acīs, un arī pats Mozus bija jo liels Ēģiptes zemē faraona kalpu acīs un tautas acīs. 4 Un Mozus sacīja: "Tā ir sacījis Tas Kungs: ap pusnakti Es apstaigāšu Ēģipti, 5 un mirs ikviens pirmdzimtais Ēģiptes zemē - no faraona, kas sēž uz sava troņa, pirmdzimtā līdz kalpones, kas aiz maltuves, pirmdzimtajam - un visu liellopu pirmajie. 6 Un būs liela brēkšana Ēģiptes zemē, kāda līdz šim nav bijusi un turpmāk nebūs. 7 Bet ne pret vienu israēlieti pat suns nepacels balsi, ne pret cilvēku, ne pret lopu, lai jūs zinātu, ka Tas Kungs dara atšķirību starp israēlieti un ēģiptieti. 8 Un visi šie tavi kalpi nonāks pie manis un zemosies manā priekšā, sacīdami: aizej tu un visa tauta, kuru tu vadi, - un tad es aiziešu." Un viņš aizgāja no faraona lielās dusmās. 9 Bet Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Faraons neklausīs jums, lai Manu brīnumu skaits kļūtu vēl lielāks Ēģiptes zemē." 10 Un Mozus un Ārons darīja visus šos brīnumus faraona priekšā; bet Tas Kungs nocietināja faraona sirdi, un viņš neatlaida Israēla bērnus no savas zemes.
