1 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Ej pie faraona, jo Es esmu nocietinājis viņa sirdi un viņa kalpu sirdis, lai darītu šīs Savas zīmes viņu vidū 2 un lai jūs, jūsu bērniem un bērnu bērniem dzirdot, stāstītu, kādus varenus darbus Es Ēģiptē esmu darījis un kādas zīmes Es tur esmu cēlis viņu vidū, lai viņi zinātu, ka Es esmu Tas Kungs." 3 Un Mozus un Ārons gāja pie faraona un sacīja viņam: "Tā saka Tas Kungs, ebreju Dievs: cik ilgi tu liegsies Man paklausīt un atlaist Manu tautu, ka tā Man kalpotu? 4 Jo, ja tu liedzies atlaist, redzi, tad Es rīt tavās robežās atvedīšu siseņus. 5 Un tie apklās zemes virsu, tā ka nebūs iespējams zemi saredzēt, un tie ēdīs visu atlikušo, kas pāri palicis pēc krusas, un noēdīs visus kokus, kas jums zaļo laukā. 6 Un tie piepildīs tavus namus un visu tavu kalpu namus, un visus Ēģiptes namus, kā to nedz tavi tēvi, nedz tavu tēvu tēvi, kamēr tie dzīvo virs zemes, nav redzējuši līdz pat šai dienai." Un viņš pagriezās un aizgāja no faraona. 7 Tad faraona kalpi sacīja viņam: "Cik ilgi šis vīrs būs mums par slazda valgu? Atlaid šos ļaudis, lai tie kalpo Tam Kungam, savam Dievam. Vai tu vēl neredzi, ka Ēģipte iet bojā?" 8 Un Mozus un Ārons tika atvesti atpakaļ pie faraona, un viņš sacīja tiem: "Ejiet, kalpojiet Tam Kungam, savam Dievam! Kas tad ir tie gājēji?" 9 Tad Mozus sacīja: "Mēs gribam iet ar saviem jaunajiem un vecajiem, ar saviem dēliem un ar savām meitām, ar saviem sīklopiem un liellopiem, jo mums svētki jāsvētī Tam Kungam." 10 Tad viņš sacīja: "Kungs pasarg! Lai es jūs atlaistu ar jūsu bērniem! Redziet, ka ļaunums ir jūsu prātā. 11 Nē, ejiet jūs vīri vien un kalpojiet savam Kungam, kā jūs to vēlējāties." Un viņus padzina no faraona nama. 12 Tad Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Izstiep savu roku pār Ēģiptes zemi siseņu dēļ, ka tie nāk pār Ēģiptes zemi un noēd visus zemes augus, visu, ko atlicinājusi krusa." 13 Un Mozus izstiepa savu zizli pār Ēģiptes zemi; tad Tas Kungs sūtīja austrumu vēju visu to dienu un visu nakti. Un no rīta austrumu vējš atnesa siseņus. 14 Un siseņi nāca pār visu Ēģiptes zemi un nolaidās visas Ēģiptes zemes robežās ļoti lielā skaitā. Tik daudz siseņu vēl nekad nebija bijis un arī nekad nebūs. 15 Un tie apklāja visu zemes virsu, tā ka zeme vairs nebija saredzama, un tie noēda visus zemes augus un visus koku augļus, ko krusa bija atlicinājusi, un tur nebija vairs zaļuma nedz kokiem, nedz lauku augiem visā Ēģiptes zemē. 16 Un faraons steidzīgi ataicināja Mozu un Āronu un sacīja: "Es esmu grēkojis pret To Kungu, jūsu Dievu, un pret jums. 17 Un piedod man manus grēkus vēl šo reizi un aizlūdz pie Tā Kunga, jūsu Dieva, ka Viņš no manis atņemtu šo nāvi." 18 Un Mozus aizgāja no faraona un pielūdza To Kungu. 19 Un Tas Kungs sūtīja ļoti stipru rietumu vēju, un tas pacēla siseņus un iemeta Niedru jūrā, tā ka nepalika pāri neviens no siseņiem visās Ēģiptes robežās. 20 Bet Tas Kungs nocietināja faraona sirdi, un tas neatlaida Israēla bērnus. 21 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Izstiep savu roku pret debesīm, ka nāktu tumsa pār Ēģiptes zemi, tāda tumsa, ka to ar rokām var grābt." 22 Un Mozus izstiepa savu roku pret debesīm; un bija bieza tumsa visā Ēģiptes zemē trīs dienas. 23 Cits cita nevarēja redzēt, un arī neviens trijās dienās necēlās no savas vietas; bet visiem Israēla bērniem aizvien bija gaisma savos mājokļos. 24 Tad faraons ataicināja Mozu un sacīja: "Ejiet, kalpojiet Tam Kungam; tikai savus sīklopus un savus liellopus atstājiet; arī jūsu mazie bērni lai iet jums līdzi." 25 Bet Mozus sacīja: "Tev jādod mūsu rokās kaujamie un dedzināmie upuri, ka mēs tos upurētu Tam Kungam, mūsu Dievam. 26 Tāpēc arī mūsu ganāmpulkiem jāiet kopā ar mums; neviens nags lai nepaliek, jo mēs ņemsim no tiem, lai kalpotu Tam Kungam, savam Dievam. Mēs arī nezinām, kādiem jābūt mūsu upuriem Tam Kungam, kamēr mēs turp nenonāksim." 27 Un Tas Kungs nocietināja faraona sirdi, un viņš negribēja tos atlaist. 28 Un faraons sacīja viņam: "Ej prom no manis; sargies un nerādies vairs mana vaiga priekšā, jo tanī dienā, kad es tavu vaigu ieraudzīšu, tu mirsi." 29 Tad Mozus sacīja: "Lai notiek tā! Es turpmāk vairs nerādīšos tava vaiga priekšā."
Locusts
1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go and see the king. I have made him and his officials stubborn, in order that I may perform these miracles among them 2 and in order that you may be able to tell your children and grandchildren how I made fools of the Egyptians when I performed the miracles. All of you will know that I am the Lord.”
3 So Moses and Aaron went to the king and said to him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, ‘How much longer will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 4 If you keep on refusing, then I will bring locusts into your country tomorrow. 5 There will be so many that they will completely cover the ground. They will eat everything that the hail did not destroy, even the trees that are left. 6 They will fill your palaces and the houses of all your officials and all your people. They will be worse than anything your ancestors ever saw.’” Then Moses turned and left.
7 The king's officials said to him, “How long is this man going to give us trouble? Let the Israelite men go, so that they can worship the Lord their God. Don't you realize that Egypt is ruined?”
8 So Moses and Aaron were brought back to the king, and he said to them, “You may go and worship the Lord your God. But exactly who will go?”
9 Moses answered, “We will all go, including our children and our old people. We will take our sons and daughters, our sheep and goats, and our cattle, because we must hold a festival to honor the Lord.”
10 The king said, “I swear by the Lord that I will never let you take your women and children! It is clear that you are plotting to revolt. 11 No! Only the men may go and worship the Lord if that is what you want.” With that, Moses and Aaron were driven out of the king's presence.
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Raise your hand over the land of Egypt to bring the locusts. They will come and eat everything that grows, everything that has survived the hail.” 13 So Moses raised his stick, and the Lord caused a wind from the east to blow on the land all that day and all that night. By morning it had brought the locusts. 14 They came in swarms and settled over the whole country. It was the largest swarm of locusts that had ever been seen or that ever would be seen again. 15 They covered the ground until it was black with them; they ate everything that the hail had left, including all the fruit on the trees. Not a green thing was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
16 Then the king hurriedly called Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. 17 Now forgive my sin this one time and pray to the Lord your God to take away this fatal punishment from me.” 18 Moses left the king and prayed to the Lord. 19 And the Lord changed the east wind into a very strong west wind, which picked up the locusts and blew them into the Gulf of Suez. Not one locust was left in all of Egypt. 20 But the Lord made the king stubborn, and he did not let the Israelites go.
Darkness
21 The Lord then said to Moses, “Raise your hand toward the sky, and a darkness thick enough to be felt will cover the land of Egypt.” 22 Moses raised his hand toward the sky, and there was total darkness throughout Egypt for three days. 23 The Egyptians could not see each other, and no one left his house during that time. But the Israelites had light where they were living.
24 The king called Moses and said, “You may go and worship the Lord; even your women and children may go with you. But your sheep, goats, and cattle must stay here.”
25 Moses answered, “Then you would have to provide us with animals for sacrifices and burnt offerings to offer to the Lord our God. 26 No, we will take our animals with us; not one will be left behind. We ourselves must select the animals with which to worship the Lord our God. And until we get there, we will not know what animals to sacrifice to him.”
27 The Lord made the king stubborn, and he would not let them go. 28 He said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Don't let me ever see you again! On the day I do, you will die!”
29 “You are right,” Moses answered. “You will never see me again.”
