1 Kungs teica Mozum: “Saki Āronam: izstiep savu roku ar spieķi pār upēm, pietekām un purviem un liec, lai nāk vardes pār Ēģiptes zemi!” 2 Ārons izstiepa savu roku pār Ēģiptes ūdeņiem, un nāca vardes un pārklāja Ēģiptes zemi. 3 Tāpat darīja arī magi ar savām burvestībām, likdami vardēm nākt pār Ēģiptes zemi. 4 Tad faraons pasauca Mozu un Āronu un teica: “Izlūdzieties Kungam, lai aizvāc vardes no manis un manas tautas, tad es laidīšu tautu upurēt Kungam!” 5 Un Mozus teica faraonam: “Esi tik laipns, pasaki, kad man lūgties par tevi un taviem kalpiem un par tavu tautu, lai dabūtu prom vardes no tevis un taviem namiem, lai tās paliktu tikai Nīlā!” 6 Viņš teica: “Rīt!” Un Mozus teica: “Kā tu vēlies! – lai tu zini, ka neviens nav tāds kā Kungs, mūsu Dievs! 7 Vardes tiks aizvāktas no tevis, taviem namiem, taviem kalpiem un tavas tautas – tās paliks tikai Nīlā!” 8 Mozus un Ārons devās projām no faraona, un Mozus sauca uz Kungu par vardēm, kuras viņš bija uzlaidis faraonam. 9 Kungs darīja, kā Mozus teica, un vardes nobeidzās gan mājās, gan pagalmos, gan laukos. 10 Viņi savāca tās kaudžu kaudzēm, un zeme smirdēja. 11 Kad faraons redzēja, ka nācis atvieglojums, viņš nocietināja savu sirdi un viņus neklausīja – kā Kungs bija teicis.
Trešā mocība: odi
12 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Saki Āronam: izstiep savu spieķi un sit zemes putekļus, lai tie kļūst par knišļiem visā Ēģiptes zemē!” 13 Un viņi tā darīja, Ārons izstiepa roku ar spieķi, sita zemes putekļus, un tie kļuva par knišļiem – gan cilvēkiem, gan lopiem. Visi zemes putekļi kļuva par knišļiem visā Ēģiptes zemē. 14 Tāpat darīja arī magi ar savām burvestībām, bet nevarēja. Knišļi bija gan uz cilvēkiem, gan lopiem. 15 Un magi teica faraonam: “Tas ir Dieva pirksts!” Bet faraona sirds nocietinājās, un viņš tiem neklausīja – kā Kungs bija teicis.
Ceturtā mocība: kaitīgi kukaiņi
16 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Celies agri no rīta un stājies faraona priekšā, redzi – viņš ies laukā pie ūdens, tad saki viņam: tā saka Kungs: atlaid manu tautu, lai viņi man kalpo! 17 Ja tu nelaidīsi manu tautu, redzi – es uzsūtīšu tev un taviem kalpiem, tavai tautai un taviem namiem mušas. Ēģiptes nami piepildīsies ar mušām, un arī zeme, uz kuras tie stāv. 18 Bet tai dienā es nošķiršu Gošenes zemi, kur ir mana tauta, lai tur nebūtu mušu, lai tu zini, ka es esmu Kungs pār visu zemi! 19 Es likšu atšķirību starp manu tautu un tavu tautu – rīt būs šī zīme!” 20 Kungs darīja tā, un mušu bari nāca faraona namā un viņa kalpu namos, un zeme mušu dēļ tika sapostīta visā Ēģiptes zemē. 21 Tad faraons pasauca Mozu un Āronu un teica: “Ejiet, upurējiet savam Dievam šinī zemē!” 22 Bet Mozus teica: “Tā nav pareizi darīt, jo ēģiptiešiem riebj tas, ka mēs upurēsim Kungam, mūsu Dievam! Ja mēs ēģiptiešu acu priekšā upurēsim tā, ka tas viņiem riebj – vai tad viņi mūs nenomētās akmeņiem?! 23 Mēs iesim tuksnesī trīs dienu ceļu un upurēsim Kungam, savam Dievam, kā viņš mums teiks!” 24 Tad faraons teica: “Es jūs laidīšu, upurējiet Kungam, savam Dievam, tuksnesī, tikai neejiet tālu! Lūdziet par mani!” 25 Un Mozus teica: “Redzi – es aizeju no tevis, un es lūgšu Kungu, lai tad viņš rīt aizvāc mušas no faraona, viņa kalpiem un viņa tautas, bet tikai lai faraons vairs nekrāpjas, nelaizdams tautu upurēt Kungam!” 26 Un Mozus aizgāja no faraona, lai lūgtu Kungu. 27 Kungs darīja, kā Mozus teica, aizvāca mušas no faraona, viņa kalpiem un viņa tautas – neatlika nevienas! 28 Bet faraons arī šoreiz nocietināja savu sirdi un neatlaida tautu.
1 he said to Moses:
Go to the palace and tell the king of Egypt that I order him to let my people go, so they can worship me. 2 If he refuses, I will cover his entire country with frogs. 3 Warn the king that the Nile will be full of frogs, and from there they will spread into the royal palace, including the king's bedroom and even his bed. Frogs will enter the homes of his officials and will find their way into ovens and into the bowls of bread dough. 4 Frogs will be crawling on everyone—the king, his officials, and every citizen of Egypt.
5 Moses, now command Aaron to hold his stick over the water. Then frogs will come from all rivers, canals, and ponds in Egypt, and they will cover the land.
6 Aaron obeyed, and suddenly frogs were everywhere in Egypt. 7 But the magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing.
8 The king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, “If you ask the Lord to take these frogs away from me and my people, I will let your people go and offer sacrifices to him.”
9 “All right,” Moses answered. “You choose the time when I am to pray for the frogs to stop bothering you, your officials, and your people, and for them to leave your houses and be found only in the river.”
10 “Do it tomorrow!” the king replied.
“As you wish,” Moses agreed. “Then everyone will discover that there is no god like the Lord, 11 and frogs will no longer be found anywhere, except in the Nile.”
12 After Moses and Aaron left the palace, Moses begged the Lord to do something about the frogs he had sent as punishment for the king. 13 The Lord listened to Moses, and the frogs died everywhere—in houses, yards, and fields. 14 The dead frogs were placed in piles, and the whole country began to stink. 15 But when the king saw that things were now better, he again did just as the Lord had said he would and stubbornly refused to listen to Moses and Aaron.
Gnats
16 The Lord said to Moses, “Command Aaron to strike the ground with his walking stick, and everywhere in Egypt the dust will turn into gnats.” 17 They obeyed, and when Aaron struck the ground with the stick, gnats started swarming on people and animals. In fact, every speck of dust in Egypt turned into a gnat. 18 When the magicians tried to use their secret powers to do this, they failed, and gnats stayed on people and animals.
19 The magicians told the king, “God has done this.”
But, as the Lord had said, the king was too stubborn to listen.
Flies
20 The Lord said to Moses:
Early tomorrow morning, while the king is on his way to the river, go and say to him, “The Lord commands you to let his people go, so they can worship him. 21 If you don't, he will send swarms of flies to attack you, your officials, and every citizen of your country. Your houses will be full of flies, and the ground will crawl with them.
22-23 “The Lord's people in Goshen won't be bothered by flies, but your people in the rest of the country will be tormented by them. That's how you will know that the Lord is here in Egypt. This miracle will happen tomorrow.”
24 The Lord kept his promise—the palace and the homes of the royal officials swarmed with flies, and the rest of the country was infested with them as well. 25 Then the king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, “Go ahead and sacrifice to your God, but stay here in Egypt.”
26 “That's impossible!” Moses replied. “Any sacrifices we offer to the Lord our God would disgust the Egyptians, and they would stone us to death. 27 No indeed! The Lord has ordered us to walk three days into the desert before offering sacrifices to him, and that's what we have to do.”
28 Then the king told him, “I'll let you go into the desert to offer sacrifices, if you don't go very far. But in the meantime, pray for me.”
29 “Your Majesty,” Moses replied, “I'll pray for you as soon as I leave, and by tomorrow the flies will stop bothering you, your officials, and the citizens of your country. Only make sure that you're telling the truth this time and that you really intend to let our people offer sacrifices to the Lord.”
30 After leaving the palace, Moses prayed, 31 and the Lord answered his prayer. Not a fly was left to pester the king, his officials, or anyone else in Egypt. 32 But the king turned stubborn again and would not let the people go.
