1 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Saki Āronam: izstiep savu roku ar savu zizli pār upēm, pār kanāliem un ezeriem un liec nākt vardēm pār Ēģipti." 2 Un Ārons izstiepa savu roku pār Ēģiptes ūdeņiem, un vardes nāca un apklāja visu Ēģiptes zemi. 3 Un burvji darīja to pašu ar savām burvju mākslām un lika nākt vardēm pār Ēģiptes zemi. 4 Tad faraons atsauca Mozu un Āronu un sacīja: "Lūdziet To Kungu, ka Tas atņem vardes no manis un no manas tautas, un es atlaidīšu tautu, lai tā upurētu Tam Kungam." 5 Un Mozus sacīja faraonam: "Saki man, kad lai es aizlūdzu par tevi, taviem kalpiem un tavu tautu, lai vardes vairs nenāktu pie tevis un tavā namā un atliktos tikai upē?" 6 Un viņš sacīja: "Rīt." Un tas sacīja: "Lai notiek pēc tava prāta; lai tu zinātu, ka nav neviena kā Tas Kungs, mūsu Dievs. 7 Vardes aizies no tevis, no tava nama, no taviem kalpiem, no tavas tautas; tikai upē tās atliksies." 8 Tad Mozus un Ārons aizgāja no faraona; un Mozus piesauca To Kungu varžu dēļ, kā viņš bija solījies faraonam. 9 Un Tas Kungs darīja, kā Mozus lūdza; un vardes nobeidzās namos, sētās un laukos. 10 Un tie tās savāca kaudžu kaudzēm, un visa zeme smirdēja. 11 Kad faraons redzēja, ka bija dabūjis atelpu, viņš nocietināja savu sirdi un tiem neklausīja, kā Tas Kungs bija sacījis. 12 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Saki Āronam: izstiep savu zizli un sit zemes pīšļus, ka tie top par odiem visā Ēģiptes zemē." 13 Un viņi darīja tā; un Ārons izstiepa savu roku ar zizli un sita zemes pīšļus, un radās odi; tie apstāja cilvēkus un lopus; visi zemes pīšļi tapa par odiem visā Ēģiptes zemē. 14 Bet burvji ar savām burvju mākslām darīja tāpat, lai radītu odus, bet tie to nespēja; un odi mocīja kā cilvēkus, tā lopus. 15 Tad burvji sacīja faraonam: "Tas ir Dieva pirksts." Bet faraons apcietināja savu sirdi un neklausīja viņiem, kā jau Tas Kungs bija sacījis. 16 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Celies rīta agrumā un nostājies faraona priekšā, kad viņš iet uz upi, un saki viņam: tā saka Tas Kungs: atlaid Manu tautu, ka tā Man kalpotu. 17 Bet, ja tu neatlaidīsi Manu tautu, redzi, Es sūtīšu tev, taviem kalpiem, tavai tautai un tavos namos visādus kaitīgus kukaiņus, un tie piepildīs ēģiptiešu mājas un arī zemi, kurā viņi dzīvo. 18 Bet tanī pašā laikā Es saudzēšu Gošenes zemi, kurā mīt Mana tauta, lai tur nebūtu kaitīgo kukaiņu, lai jūs zinātu, ka Es, Tas Kungs, esmu tanī zemē. 19 Tā Es darīšu atšķirību starp Manu tautu un tavu tautu; rīt šī zīme notiks." 20 Un Tas Kungs darīja tā, un kaitīgie kukaiņi nāca lieliem pulkiem faraona namā un viņa kalpu namos, un visā Ēģiptes zemē, un visa zeme bija kaitīgo kukaiņu izpostīta. 21 Tad faraons ataicināja Mozu un Āronu un sacīja: "Eita un upurējiet jūsu Dievam šinī zemē." 22 Bet Mozus sacīja: "Tā nav labi darīt; jo upurēšana Tam Kungam, mūsu Dievam, būs negantība ēģiptiešu acīs; redzi, ja mēs upurētu, kas ēģiptiešu acīs ir negantība, vai tie mūs nenomētātu akmeņiem? 23 Mēs gribam doties tuksnesī triju dienu gājumā un upurēt Tam Kungam, mūsu Dievam, kā Viņš mums ir sacījis." 24 Tad faraons sacīja: "Es atlaidīšu jūs, un jūs varēsit upurēt Tam Kungam, jūsu Dievam, tuksnesī; tikai pārāk tālu neaizejiet, aizlūdziet par mani." 25 Un Mozus sacīja: "Redzi, es aizeju no tevis un aizlūgšu Tā Kunga priekšā, tad Viņš atņems kukaiņus no faraona, no viņa kalpiem un no viņa tautas - rītdien; vienīgi faraonam nebūs atkal mani pievilt, ka tas neatlaiž tautu upurēt Tam Kungam." 26 Tad Mozus aizgāja no faraona un lūdza To Kungu. 27 Un Tas Kungs darīja, kā Mozus bija teicis, un kaitīgie kukaiņi atstājās no faraona, viņa kalpiem un viņa tautas, ka nepalika neviena. 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.
