1 Tad tas Kungs sacīja Mozum: „Ej pie faraona un saki viņam: tā ir sacījis tas Kungs, ebrēju Dievs: „Atlaid manu tautu, lai tā Man kalpotu.
2 Bet ja tu liegsies viņus atbrīvot un to vēl ilgāk aizkavēsi,
3 Tad, lūk, tā Kunga roka gulsies uz taviem ganāmpulkiem, kas ir tīrumā, uz zirgiem, ēzeļiem, kamieļiem, liellopiem un sīklopiem ar ļoti smagu mēri.
4 Un tas Kungs darīs atšķirību Israēla un Ēģiptes lopu starpā; neviens lops, kas pieder israēliešiem, nenobeigsies.“
5 Un tas Kungs nolika noteiktu laiku un sacīja: „Rīt tas Kungs to darīs šinī zemē.“
6 Un tas Kungs izpildīja šo nodomu nākamajā dienā; nobeidzās visi ēģiptiešu lopi, bet no israēliešu lopiem neviens nenobeidzās.
7 Un faraons ievāca ziņas; un—lūk, no israēliešu lopiem neviens nebija nobeidzies. Bet faraona sirds palika cieta, un tas neatlaida tautu.
8 Tad tas Kungs sacīja Mozum un Aronam: „Ņemiet pilnām saujām krāsns sodrējus, un Mozus lai tos met pret debesīm faraona acu priekšā.
9 Tad tie kā sīki putekļi ies pār visu Ēģiptes zemi kā pār cilvēkiem, tā pār lopiem, un kļūs par strutojošiem augoņiem it visā Ēģiptes zemē.“
10 Un viņi paņēma krāsns sodrējus un nostājās faraona priekšā, un Mozus meta tos pret debesīm, un tie kļuva par strutojošiem augoņiem kā cilvēkiem, tā lopiem.
11 Un burvji nevarēja nostāties Mozus priekšā to augoņu dēl, jo augoņi bija ir burvjiem, ir visiem ēģiptiešiem.
12 Bet tas Kungs apcietināja faraona sirdi, un tas viņiem neklausīja, kā tas Kungs jau bija Mozum sacījis.
13 Un tas Kungs sacīja Mozum: „Celies agri no rīta un nostājies faraona priekšā un saki viņam: tā saka tas Kungs, ebrēiu Dievs: „Atlaid manu tautu, ka tā Man kalpotu,
14 Jo tagad Es sūtīšu visas savas mocības tavā sirdī, arī pār taviem kalpiem un taviem ļaudīm, lai tu zinātu, ka nav neviena tāda kā Es visā zemē.
15 Jau tagad Es varētu izstiept savu roku un sist tevi un tavu tautu ar mēri, ka jūs tiktu izdeldēti no zemes virsus.
16 Bet Es esmu tevi patiesi tāpēc taupījis, lai parādītos mans spēks un lai mans vārds tiktu teikts visā zemē.
17 Bet vēl tu esi sacēlies pret manu tautu, viņu neatlaizdams.
18 Luk, rit ap šo laiku Es likšu krist ļoti smagai krusai pār visu Ēģiptes zemi kāda tanī līdz šim nav bijusi no tās sākuma līdz šai dienai.
19 Un tagad liec sadzīt savus ganāmpulkus mi visu, kas vien tev ir laukā, visus ļaudis un lopus, kādi atrodami tīrumā; bet, kas nebūs sapulcināti ēkās, pār tiem nāks nāve.“
20 Kufš faraona kalpu vidū bijās tā Kunga vārdu, tas saviem kalpiem un lopiem lika glābties pajumtē.
21 Bet kas savu sirdi nepievērsa tā Kunga vārdiem, tas pameta savus kalpus un lopus tīrumā.
22 Un tas Kungs sacīja Mozum: „Izstiep savu roku pret debesīm! Tad krusa kritīs visā Ēģiptes zemē: pār cilvēkiem, pār lopiem un pār visiem lauku augiem Ēģiptes zemē.“
23 Un Mozus izstiepa savu zizli pret debesīm. Tad tas Kungs sūtīja pērkonus un krusu, un uguns nāca lejup uz zemi. Un tas Kungs lika krusai krist Ēģiptes zemē.
24 Un tur bija krusa, un uguns briesmīgi laistījās krusā, kāda nav bijusi Ēģiptes zemē, kamēr tur mituši ļaudis.
25 Un krusa nosita visā Ēģiptes zemē it visu, kas bija uz lauka, sākot ar cilvēku līdz lopam; ari visus augus tīrumos nosita krusa un salauza visus kokus laukā.
26 Vienīgi Gošenes zemē, kur Israēla bērni dzīvoja, nebija krusas.
27 Un faraons lika ataicināt Mozu un Aronu un tiem sacīja: „Es šoreiz esmu grēkojis; tas Kungs ir taisns, bet es un mana tauta, mēs esam bezdievīgi.
28 Lūdziet par mums to Kungu, jo pārāk daudz Dievam to pērkonu un krusas, un es gribu jūs atlaist un jums turpmāk vairs te nav jāpaliek.“
29 Tad Mozus viņam sacīja: „Kad es būšu izgājis ārā no pilsētas, tad es izstiepšu savas rokas pret to Kungu, un pērkoni mitēsies, un krusas vairs nebūs, lai tu atzīsti, ka zeme pieder tam Kungam.
30 Bet tevi un tavus kalpus es pazīstu, ka jūs vēl aizvien nebīstaties Dievu to Kungu.“
31 Un lini un mieži tika apsisti, jo miežiem jau bija plaukušas vārpas, bet lini ziedēja.
32 Bet kvieši un divšķautņu mieži netika sasisti, jo tie bija vēlīni.
33 Un Mozus, atstādams faraonu un pilsētu, izplēta savas rokas pret to Kungu. Tad pērkoni un krusa mitējās, un lietus vairs negāzās uz zemi.
34 Bet kad faraons redzēja, ka lietus bija mitējies un pērkoni un krusa bija mitējušies, viņš turpināja grēkot un nocietināja savu sirdi, viņš un viņa kalpi.
35 Tā faraona sirds palika cieta un viņš neatlaida Israēla bērnus, kā jau tas Kungs bija runāiis caur Mozu.
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.
