¹Et dixit Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Ingredere ad Pharaonem:“Enter to Pharaoh.ego enim induravi cor ejus,For I have hardened his heart,et servorum illius,and that of his servants,ut faciam signa mea hæc in eo:so that I may accomplish these, my signs, in him,

¹Et dixit Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Ingredere ad Pharaonem:“Enter to Pharaoh.ego enim induravi cor ejus,For I have hardened his heart,et servorum illius,and that of his servants,ut faciam signa mea hæc in eo:so that I may accomplish these, my signs, in him,

²et narres in auribus filii tui, et nepotum tuorum, quoties contriverim Ægyptios, et signa mea fecerim in eis: et sciatis quia ego Dominus.and so that you may describe to the ears of your sons and your grandsons how often I opposed the Egyptians and wrought my signs among them, and so that you may know that I am the Lord.”

²et narres in auribus filii tui, et nepotum tuorum, quoties contriverim Ægyptios, et signa mea fecerim in eis: et sciatis quia ego Dominus.and so that you may describe to the ears of your sons and your grandsons how often I opposed the Egyptians and wrought my signs among them, and so that you may know that I am the Lord.”

³Introierunt ergo Moyses et Aaron ad Pharaonem,Therefore,et dixerunt ei:Moses and Aaron entered to Pharaoh,Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Hebræorum:and they said to him:Usquequo non vis subjici mihi?“Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews:dimitte populum meum,How long will you be unwilling to be subject to me?ut sacrificet mihi.Release my people to sacrifice to me.

³Introierunt ergo Moyses et Aaron ad Pharaonem,Therefore,et dixerunt ei:Moses and Aaron entered to Pharaoh,Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Hebræorum:and they said to him:Usquequo non vis subjici mihi?“Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews:dimitte populum meum,How long will you be unwilling to be subject to me?ut sacrificet mihi.Release my people to sacrifice to me.

⁴Sin autem resistis, et non vis dimittere eum:But if you resist, and you are unwilling to release them,ecce ego inducam cras locustam in fines tuos:behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your borders.

⁴Sin autem resistis, et non vis dimittere eum:But if you resist, and you are unwilling to release them,ecce ego inducam cras locustam in fines tuos:behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your borders.

⁵quæ operiat superficiem terræ,And they shall cover the face of the earth,ne quidquam ejus appareat,lest any part of it be seen. Yes,sed comedatur quod residuum fuerit grandini:and what remains from the hail shall be eaten.corrodet enim omnia ligna quæ germinant in agris.For they will gnaw away all the trees that spring up in the fields.

⁵quæ operiat superficiem terræ,And they shall cover the face of the earth,ne quidquam ejus appareat,lest any part of it be seen. Yes,sed comedatur quod residuum fuerit grandini:and what remains from the hail shall be eaten.corrodet enim omnia ligna quæ germinant in agris.For they will gnaw away all the trees that spring up in the fields.

⁶Et implebunt domos tuas,And they will fill your houses,et servorum tuorum,and those of your servantset omnium Ægyptiorum,and of all the Egyptians:quantam non viderunt patres tui,so many as your fatherset avi,and ancestors have not seen,ex quo orti sunt super terram,from the time that they rose up over the earth,usque in præsentem diem.even until this present day.”Avertitque se,And he turned himself away,et egressus est a Pharaone.and he departed from Pharaoh.

⁶Et implebunt domos tuas,And they will fill your houses,et servorum tuorum,and those of your servantset omnium Ægyptiorum,and of all the Egyptians:quantam non viderunt patres tui,so many as your fatherset avi,and ancestors have not seen,ex quo orti sunt super terram,from the time that they rose up over the earth,usque in præsentem diem.even until this present day.”Avertitque se,And he turned himself away,et egressus est a Pharaone.and he departed from Pharaoh.

⁷Dixerunt autem servi Pharaonis ad eum:Then the servants of Pharaoh said to him:Usquequo patiemur hoc scandalum?“How long must we endure this scandal?dimitte homines,Release the men,ut sacrificent Domino Deo suo;in order to sacrifice to the Lord their God.nonne vides quod perierit Ægyptus?Do you not see that Egypt is perishing?”

⁷Dixerunt autem servi Pharaonis ad eum:Then the servants of Pharaoh said to him:Usquequo patiemur hoc scandalum?“How long must we endure this scandal?dimitte homines,Release the men,ut sacrificent Domino Deo suo;in order to sacrifice to the Lord their God.nonne vides quod perierit Ægyptus?Do you not see that Egypt is perishing?”

⁸Revocaveruntque Moysen et Aaron ad Pharaonem:And they called back Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh,qui dixit eis:who said to them:Ite,“Go,sacrificate Domino Deo vestro:sacrifice to the Lord your God.quinam sunt qui ituri sunt?Who are they who would go?”

⁸Revocaveruntque Moysen et Aaron ad Pharaonem:And they called back Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh,qui dixit eis:who said to them:Ite,“Go,sacrificate Domino Deo vestro:sacrifice to the Lord your God.quinam sunt qui ituri sunt?Who are they who would go?”

⁹Ait Moyses:Moses said:Cum parvulis nostris, et senioribus pergemus,“We will travel with our little ones and our elderly,cum filiis et filiabus,with our sons and daughters,cum ovibus et armentis:with our sheep and herds.est enim solemnitas Domini Dei nostri.For it is a solemnity of the Lord our God.”

⁹Ait Moyses:Moses said:Cum parvulis nostris, et senioribus pergemus,“We will travel with our little ones and our elderly,cum filiis et filiabus,with our sons and daughters,cum ovibus et armentis:with our sheep and herds.est enim solemnitas Domini Dei nostri.For it is a solemnity of the Lord our God.”

¹⁰Et respondit Pharao:And Pharaoh responded:Sic Dominus sit vobiscum,“So let the Lord be with you.quomodo ego dimittam vos,But if I were to release youet parvulos vestros,and your little ones,cui dubium est quod pessime cogitetis?who would doubt that you intend some great wickedness?

¹⁰Et respondit Pharao:And Pharaoh responded:Sic Dominus sit vobiscum,“So let the Lord be with you.quomodo ego dimittam vos,But if I were to release youet parvulos vestros,and your little ones,cui dubium est quod pessime cogitetis?who would doubt that you intend some great wickedness?

¹¹non fiet ita,It will not be so.sed ite tantum viri,However, go only with the men,et sacrificate Domino:and sacrifice to the Lord. For this,hoc enim et ipsi petistis.too, is what you yourselves requested.”Statimque ejecti sunt de conspectu Pharaonis.And immediately they were cast out from the sight of Pharaoh.

¹¹non fiet ita,It will not be so.sed ite tantum viri,However, go only with the men,et sacrificate Domino:and sacrifice to the Lord. For this,hoc enim et ipsi petistis.too, is what you yourselves requested.”Statimque ejecti sunt de conspectu Pharaonis.And immediately they were cast out from the sight of Pharaoh.

¹²Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen:Then the Lord said to Moses:Extende manum tuam super terram Ægypti ad locustam,“Extend your hand over the land of Egypt, toward the locusts,ut ascendat super eam, et devoret omnem herbam quæ residua fuerit grandini.so that they may rise up over it, and devour every plant which remains from the hail.”

¹²Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen:Then the Lord said to Moses:Extende manum tuam super terram Ægypti ad locustam,“Extend your hand over the land of Egypt, toward the locusts,ut ascendat super eam, et devoret omnem herbam quæ residua fuerit grandini.so that they may rise up over it, and devour every plant which remains from the hail.”

¹³Et extendit Moyses virgam super terram Ægypti:And Moses extended his staff over the land of Egypt.et Dominus induxit ventum urentem tota die illa et nocte:And the Lord brought a burning wind all that day and night.et mane facto,And when morning came,ventus urens levavit locustas.the burning wind lifted up the locusts.

¹³Et extendit Moyses virgam super terram Ægypti:And Moses extended his staff over the land of Egypt.et Dominus induxit ventum urentem tota die illa et nocte:And the Lord brought a burning wind all that day and night.et mane facto,And when morning came,ventus urens levavit locustas.the burning wind lifted up the locusts.

¹⁴Quæ ascenderunt super universam terram Ægypti:And they ascended over the entire land of Egypt.et sederunt in cunctis finibus Ægyptiorum innumerabiles,And they settled into all the parts of the Egyptians: innumerable,quales ante illud tempus non fuerant,such as had not been before that time,nec postea futuræ sunt.nor ever would be thereafter.

¹⁴Quæ ascenderunt super universam terram Ægypti:And they ascended over the entire land of Egypt.et sederunt in cunctis finibus Ægyptiorum innumerabiles,And they settled into all the parts of the Egyptians: innumerable,quales ante illud tempus non fuerant,such as had not been before that time,nec postea futuræ sunt.nor ever would be thereafter.

¹⁵Operueruntque universam superficiem terræ,And they covered the entire face of the land,vastantes omnia.laying waste to all things.Devorata est igitur herba terræ,And the plants of the land were devoured,et quidquid pomorum in arboribus fuit,along with whatever fruits were on the trees,quæ grando dimiserat:which the hail had left behind.nihilque omnino virens relictum est in lignis et in herbis terræ,And nothing at all of the greenery remained on the treesin cuncta Ægypto.or on the plants of the earth in all of Egypt.

¹⁵Operueruntque universam superficiem terræ,And they covered the entire face of the land,vastantes omnia.laying waste to all things.Devorata est igitur herba terræ,And the plants of the land were devoured,et quidquid pomorum in arboribus fuit,along with whatever fruits were on the trees,quæ grando dimiserat:which the hail had left behind.nihilque omnino virens relictum est in lignis et in herbis terræ,And nothing at all of the greenery remained on the treesin cuncta Ægypto.or on the plants of the earth in all of Egypt.

¹⁶Quam ob rem festinus Pharao vocavit MoysenFor this reason,et Aaron,Pharaoh hurriedly called Moses and Aaron,et dixit eis:and he said to them:Peccavi in Dominum Deum vestrum,“I have sinned against the Lord your God,et in vos.and against you.

¹⁶Quam ob rem festinus Pharao vocavit MoysenFor this reason,et Aaron,Pharaoh hurriedly called Moses and Aaron,et dixit eis:and he said to them:Peccavi in Dominum Deum vestrum,“I have sinned against the Lord your God,et in vos.and against you.

¹⁷Sed nunc dimittite peccatum mihi etiam hac vice,But now, release me from my sin even this time,et rogate Dominum Deum vestrum,and petition the Lord your God,ut auferat a me mortem istam.so that he may take this death away from me.”

¹⁷Sed nunc dimittite peccatum mihi etiam hac vice,But now, release me from my sin even this time,et rogate Dominum Deum vestrum,and petition the Lord your God,ut auferat a me mortem istam.so that he may take this death away from me.”

¹⁸Egressusque Moyses de conspectu Pharaonis,And Moses, departing from the sight of Pharaoh,oravit Dominum.prayed to the Lord.

¹⁸Egressusque Moyses de conspectu Pharaonis,And Moses, departing from the sight of Pharaoh,oravit Dominum.prayed to the Lord.

¹⁹Qui flare fecit ventum ab occidente vehementissimum,And he caused a very strong wind to blow from the west, and,et arreptam locustam projecit in mare Rubrum:seizing the locusts, it cast them into the Red Sea.non remansit ne una quidem in cunctis finibus Ægypti.There remained not so much as one in all the parts of Egypt.

¹⁹Qui flare fecit ventum ab occidente vehementissimum,And he caused a very strong wind to blow from the west, and,et arreptam locustam projecit in mare Rubrum:seizing the locusts, it cast them into the Red Sea.non remansit ne una quidem in cunctis finibus Ægypti.There remained not so much as one in all the parts of Egypt.

²⁰Et induravit Dominus cor Pharaonis,And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh;nec dimisit filios Israël.neither did he release the sons of Israel.

²⁰Et induravit Dominus cor Pharaonis,And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh;nec dimisit filios Israël.neither did he release the sons of Israel.

²¹Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen:Then the Lord said to Moses:Extende manum tuam in cælum:“Extend your hand into the sky.et sint tenebræ super terram Ægypti tam densæ,And let there be a darkness over the land of Egypt,ut palpari queant.so dense that they may be able to feel it.”

²¹Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen:Then the Lord said to Moses:Extende manum tuam in cælum:“Extend your hand into the sky.et sint tenebræ super terram Ægypti tam densæ,And let there be a darkness over the land of Egypt,ut palpari queant.so dense that they may be able to feel it.”

²²Extenditque Moyses manum in cælum:And Moses extended his hand into the sky.et factæ sunt tenebræ horribiles in universa terra Ægypti tribus diebus.And there came a horrible darkness in the entire land of Egypt for three days.

²²Extenditque Moyses manum in cælum:And Moses extended his hand into the sky.et factæ sunt tenebræ horribiles in universa terra Ægypti tribus diebus.And there came a horrible darkness in the entire land of Egypt for three days.

²³Nemo vidit fratrem suum,No one saw his brother,nec movit se de loco in quo erat:nor moved himself out of the place where he was.ubicumque autem habitabant filii Israël,But wherever the sons of Israel were living,lux erat.there was light.

²³Nemo vidit fratrem suum,No one saw his brother,nec movit se de loco in quo erat:nor moved himself out of the place where he was.ubicumque autem habitabant filii Israël,But wherever the sons of Israel were living,lux erat.there was light.

²⁴Vocavitque Pharao Moysen et Aaron,And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron,et dixit eis:and he said to them:Ite,“Go,sacrificate Domino:sacrifice to the Lord.oves tantum vestræ et armenta remaneant,Only let your sheep and herds remain behind.parvuli vestri eant vobiscum.Your little ones may go with you.”

²⁴Vocavitque Pharao Moysen et Aaron,And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron,et dixit eis:and he said to them:Ite,“Go,sacrificate Domino:sacrifice to the Lord.oves tantum vestræ et armenta remaneant,Only let your sheep and herds remain behind.parvuli vestri eant vobiscum.Your little ones may go with you.”

²⁵Ait Moyses:Moses said:Hostias quoque et holocausta dabis nobis,“You must also permit us victims and holocausts,quæ offeramus Domino Deo nostro.which we may offer to the Lord our God.

²⁵Ait Moyses:Moses said:Hostias quoque et holocausta dabis nobis,“You must also permit us victims and holocausts,quæ offeramus Domino Deo nostro.which we may offer to the Lord our God.

²⁶Cuncti greges pergent nobiscum;All the flocks shall travel with us.non remanebit ex eis ungula:Not one hoof of them shall remain behind.quæ necessaria sunt in cultum Domini Dei nostri:For they are necessary for the worship of the Lord our God,præsertim cum ignoremus quid debeat immolari,especially since we do not know what ought to be immolated,donec ad ipsum locum perveniamus.until we arrive at the very place.”

²⁶Cuncti greges pergent nobiscum;All the flocks shall travel with us.non remanebit ex eis ungula:Not one hoof of them shall remain behind.quæ necessaria sunt in cultum Domini Dei nostri:For they are necessary for the worship of the Lord our God,præsertim cum ignoremus quid debeat immolari,especially since we do not know what ought to be immolated,donec ad ipsum locum perveniamus.until we arrive at the very place.”

²⁷Induravit autem Dominus cor Pharaonis,But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh,et noluit dimittere eos.and he was not willing to release them.

²⁷Induravit autem Dominus cor Pharaonis,But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh,et noluit dimittere eos.and he was not willing to release them.

²⁸Dixitque Pharao ad Moysen:And Pharaoh said to Moses:Recede a me,“Withdraw from me,et cave ne ultra videas faciem meam:and beware that you no longer see my face.quocumque die apparueris mihi,On whatever day you will appear in my sight,morieris.you shall die.”

²⁸Dixitque Pharao ad Moysen:And Pharaoh said to Moses:Recede a me,“Withdraw from me,et cave ne ultra videas faciem meam:and beware that you no longer see my face.quocumque die apparueris mihi,On whatever day you will appear in my sight,morieris.you shall die.”

²⁹Respondit Moyses:Moses responded:Ita fiet ut locutus es:“So be it, just as you have said.non videbo ultra faciem tuam.I will no longer see your face.”

²⁹Respondit Moyses:Moses responded:Ita fiet ut locutus es:“So be it, just as you have said.non videbo ultra faciem tuam.I will no longer see your face.”