1 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘The Lord says this: “Let My people go, so they may worship Me.

Yahweh spoke to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, “This is what Yahweh says, ‘Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2 B ut if you will not let them go, I will bring trouble to your whole country with frogs.

If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs:

3 T he Nile will be full of frogs. They will come up and go in your house and in your room and on your bed. They will come in the houses of your servants and on your people. They will come in your stoves and in your bread dough.

and the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs:

4 T he frogs will come up on you and your people and all your servants.”’”

and the frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.’”

5 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Put out your hand with your special stick over the rivers and over the pools. Make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.’”

Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’”

6 S o Aaron put his hand out over the waters of Egypt. And the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

7 B ut the wonder-workers did the same thing using their secret ways. They made frogs come up on the land of Egypt. Frogs Destroyed

The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

8 T hen Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “You pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. And I will let the people go, so they may give a gift in worship to the Lord.”

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh.”

9 M oses said to Pharaoh, “The honor is yours to tell me when I should pray for you and your servants and your people, that the frogs may be sent away from you and your houses and stay only in the Nile.”

Moses said to Pharaoh, “I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only.”

10 P haraoh said, “Tomorrow.” And Moses said, “May it be as you say. You will know that there is no one like the Lord our God.

He said, “Tomorrow.” He said, “Be it according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like Yahweh our God.

11 T he frogs will go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They will stay only in the Nile.”

The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”

12 T hen Moses and Aaron went away from Pharaoh. And Moses cried to the Lord about the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.

Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.

13 T he Lord did as Moses said. The frogs died in and around the houses and the fields.

Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.

14 T he people gathered them together, and the land had a bad smell.

They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

15 B ut when Pharaoh saw that there was rest from the trouble, he made his heart hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said. Dust Turned to Lice

But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn’t listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.

16 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Put out your special stick and hit the dust of the earth. It will become lice through all the land of Egypt.’”

Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.’”

17 A nd they did so. Aaron put out his hand with his stick and hit the dust of the earth. And there were lice on man and animal. All the dust of the earth became lice through all the land of Egypt.

They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

18 T he wonder-workers tried to cause lice to come by using their secret ways. But they could not. So there were lice on man and animal.

The magicians tried with their enchantments to produce lice, but they couldn’t. There were lice on man, and on animal.

19 T hen the wonder-workers said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said. Flies Cover All the Land

Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is God’s finger:” and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he didn’t listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.

20 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and wait for Pharaoh as he goes out to the water. Say to him, ‘The Lord says this: “Let My people go, so they may worship Me.

Yahweh said to Moses, “Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; behold, he comes out to the water; and tell him, ‘This is what Yahweh says, “Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21 F or if you will not let My people go, I will send many flies upon you and upon your servants and upon your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and also the ground will be covered with them.

Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

22 B ut on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen where My people are living so no flies will be there. Then you may know that I, the Lord, am in the land.

I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am Yahweh on the earth.

23 I will divide My people from your people. Tomorrow you will see this happen.”’”

I will put a division between my people and your people: by tomorrow shall this sign be.”’”

24 A nd the Lord did so. And there came a great many flies flying all over inside the house of the Pharaoh and in the houses of his servants. The land was destroyed because of the many flies in all the land of Egypt.

Yahweh did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

25 T hen Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Go and give a gift in worship to your God here in the land.”

Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!”

26 B ut Moses said, “It is not right to do this. For the Egyptians hate what we would give in worship to the Lord our God. If the Egyptians see us giving this gift and doing what they think is sinful, will they not throw stones at us?

Moses said, “It isn’t appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Yahweh our God. Behold, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and won’t they stone us?

27 W e must travel three days to the desert and give a gift in worship to the Lord our God, as He tells us to do.”

We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh our God, as he shall command us.”

28 S o Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, so you may give a gift to the Lord your God. But do not go very far away. Pray for me.”

Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me.”

29 T hen Moses said, “I am leaving you. I will pray to the Lord that the many flies may leave Pharaoh and his servants and his people tomorrow. But do not let Pharaoh lie again by not letting the people go to give a gift on an altar to the Lord.” The Flies Are Destroyed

Moses said, “Behold, I go out from you, and I will pray to Yahweh that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only don’t let Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Yahweh.”

30 S o Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord.

Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh.

31 A nd the Lord did as Moses asked. He took the many flies away from Pharaoh and his servants and his people. Not one was left.

Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one.

32 B ut Pharaoh made his heart hard this time also. He did not let the people go.

Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn’t let the people go.