¹Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen:Then the Lord said to Moses:Ingredere ad Pharaonem,“Enter to Pharaoh,et loquere ad eum:and say to him:Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Hebræorum:‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews:Dimitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi.Release my people, to sacrifice to me.

¹Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen:Then the Lord said to Moses:Ingredere ad Pharaonem,“Enter to Pharaoh,et loquere ad eum:and say to him:Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Hebræorum:‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews:Dimitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi.Release my people, to sacrifice to me.

²Quod si adhuc renuis,But if you still refuse,et retines eos,and you retain them,

²Quod si adhuc renuis,But if you still refuse,et retines eos,and you retain them,

³ecce manus mea erit super agros tuos,behold,et super equos,my hand will be over your fields.et asinos,And a very grievous pestilence will be upon the horses,et camelos,and the donkeys,et boves,and the camels,et oves,and the oxen,pestis valde gravis.and the sheep.

³ecce manus mea erit super agros tuos,behold,et super equos,my hand will be over your fields.et asinos,And a very grievous pestilence will be upon the horses,et camelos,and the donkeys,et boves,and the camels,et oves,and the oxen,pestis valde gravis.and the sheep.

⁴Et faciet Dominus mirabile inter possessiones Israël et possessiones Ægyptiorum,And the Lord will cause a miracle between the possessions of Israel and the possessions of the Egyptians,ut nihil omnino pereat ex eis quæ pertinent ad filios Israël.so that nothing at all will perish from those things which belong to the sons of Israel.”

⁴Et faciet Dominus mirabile inter possessiones Israël et possessiones Ægyptiorum,And the Lord will cause a miracle between the possessions of Israel and the possessions of the Egyptians,ut nihil omnino pereat ex eis quæ pertinent ad filios Israël.so that nothing at all will perish from those things which belong to the sons of Israel.”

⁵Constituitque Dominus tempus,And the Lord appointed a time, saying:dicens:“Tomorrow,Cras faciet Dominus verbum istud in terra.the Lord will accomplish this word in the land.”

⁵Constituitque Dominus tempus,And the Lord appointed a time, saying:dicens:“Tomorrow,Cras faciet Dominus verbum istud in terra.the Lord will accomplish this word in the land.”

⁶Fecit ergo Dominus verbum hoc altera die:Therefore, the Lord accomplished this word the next day.mortuaque sunt omnia animantia Ægyptiorum;And all the animals of the Egyptians died. Yet truly,de animalibus vero filiorum Israël,of the animals of the sons of Israel,nihil omnino periit.nothing at all perished.

⁶Fecit ergo Dominus verbum hoc altera die:Therefore, the Lord accomplished this word the next day.mortuaque sunt omnia animantia Ægyptiorum;And all the animals of the Egyptians died. Yet truly,de animalibus vero filiorum Israël,of the animals of the sons of Israel,nihil omnino periit.nothing at all perished.

⁷Et misit Pharao ad videndum:And Pharaoh sent to see;nec erat quidquam mortuum de his quæ possidebat Israël.neither was there anything dead of those things that Israel possessed.Ingravatumque est cor Pharaonis,And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened,et non dimisit populum.and he did not release the people.

⁷Et misit Pharao ad videndum:And Pharaoh sent to see;nec erat quidquam mortuum de his quæ possidebat Israël.neither was there anything dead of those things that Israel possessed.Ingravatumque est cor Pharaonis,And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened,et non dimisit populum.and he did not release the people.

⁸Et dixit Dominus ad MoysenAnd the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron:et Aaron:“Take handfuls of ashes from the oven,Tollite plenas manus cineris de camino,and let Moses sprinkle it into the air,et spargat illum Moyses in cælum coram Pharaone.in the sight of Pharaoh.

⁸Et dixit Dominus ad MoysenAnd the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron:et Aaron:“Take handfuls of ashes from the oven,Tollite plenas manus cineris de camino,and let Moses sprinkle it into the air,et spargat illum Moyses in cælum coram Pharaone.in the sight of Pharaoh.

⁹Sitque pulvis super omnem terram Ægypti:And let there be dust upon all the land of Egypt.erunt enim in hominibus et jumentis ulcera,For there will be sores and swelling pustules on men and on beasts,et vesicæ turgentes in universa terra Ægypti.throughout the entire land of Egypt.”

⁹Sitque pulvis super omnem terram Ægypti:And let there be dust upon all the land of Egypt.erunt enim in hominibus et jumentis ulcera,For there will be sores and swelling pustules on men and on beasts,et vesicæ turgentes in universa terra Ægypti.throughout the entire land of Egypt.”

¹⁰Tuleruntque cinerem de camino,And they took ashes from the oven,et steterunt coram Pharaone,and they stood in the sight of Pharaoh,et sparsit illum Moyses in cælum:and Moses sprinkled it in the air.factaque sunt ulcera vesicarum turgentium in hominibus et jumentis:And there came sores with swelling pustules on men and on beasts.

¹⁰Tuleruntque cinerem de camino,And they took ashes from the oven,et steterunt coram Pharaone,and they stood in the sight of Pharaoh,et sparsit illum Moyses in cælum:and Moses sprinkled it in the air.factaque sunt ulcera vesicarum turgentium in hominibus et jumentis:And there came sores with swelling pustules on men and on beasts.

¹¹nec poterant malefici stare coram Moyse propter ulcera quæ in illis erant,Neither could the sorcerers stand in the sight of Moses,et in omni terra Ægypti.because of the sores that were on them and on all the land of Egypt.

¹¹nec poterant malefici stare coram Moyse propter ulcera quæ in illis erant,Neither could the sorcerers stand in the sight of Moses,et in omni terra Ægypti.because of the sores that were on them and on all the land of Egypt.

¹²Induravitque Dominus cor Pharaonis,And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh,et non audivit eos,and he did not listen to them,sicut locutus est Dominus ad Moysen.just as the Lord said to Moses.

¹²Induravitque Dominus cor Pharaonis,And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh,et non audivit eos,and he did not listen to them,sicut locutus est Dominus ad Moysen.just as the Lord said to Moses.

¹³Dixitque Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Mane consurge,“Rise up in the morning,et sta coram Pharaone,and stand in the sight of Pharaoh,et dices ad eum:and you will say to him:Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Hebræorum:‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews:Dimitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi.Release my people to sacrifice to me.

¹³Dixitque Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Mane consurge,“Rise up in the morning,et sta coram Pharaone,and stand in the sight of Pharaoh,et dices ad eum:and you will say to him:Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Hebræorum:‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews:Dimitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi.Release my people to sacrifice to me.

¹⁴Quia in hac vice mittam omnes plagas meas super cor tuum,For at this turn, I will send all my plagues upon your heart,et super servos tuos,and upon your servants,et super populum tuum:and upon your people.ut scias quod non sit similis mei in omni terra.So may you know that there is no one like me in all the earth.

¹⁴Quia in hac vice mittam omnes plagas meas super cor tuum,For at this turn, I will send all my plagues upon your heart,et super servos tuos,and upon your servants,et super populum tuum:and upon your people.ut scias quod non sit similis mei in omni terra.So may you know that there is no one like me in all the earth.

¹⁵Nunc enim extendens manum percutiam te, et populum tuum peste, peribisque de terra.For now, extending my hand, I shall strike you and your people with pestilence, and you will perish from the earth.

¹⁵Nunc enim extendens manum percutiam te, et populum tuum peste, peribisque de terra.For now, extending my hand, I shall strike you and your people with pestilence, and you will perish from the earth.

¹⁶Idcirco autem posui te,But it was for this reason that I appointed you,ut ostendam in te fortitudinem meam,so that I may reveal my strength by you,et narretur nomen meum in omni terra.and so that my name may be described throughout all the earth.

¹⁶Idcirco autem posui te,But it was for this reason that I appointed you,ut ostendam in te fortitudinem meam,so that I may reveal my strength by you,et narretur nomen meum in omni terra.and so that my name may be described throughout all the earth.

¹⁷Adhuc retines populum meum,Do you still retain my people,et non vis dimittere eum?and are you still unwilling to release them?

¹⁷Adhuc retines populum meum,Do you still retain my people,et non vis dimittere eum?and are you still unwilling to release them?

¹⁸En pluam cras hac ipsa hora grandinem multam nimis, qualis non fuit in Ægypto a die qua fundata est, usque in præsens tempus.So then, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will rain down exceedingly great hail, such as has not been in Egypt from the day that it was founded, even until this present time.

¹⁸En pluam cras hac ipsa hora grandinem multam nimis, qualis non fuit in Ægypto a die qua fundata est, usque in præsens tempus.So then, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will rain down exceedingly great hail, such as has not been in Egypt from the day that it was founded, even until this present time.

¹⁹Mitte ergo jam nunc, et congrega jumenta tua,Therefore, send immediately and gather together your cattle,et omnia quæ habes in agro:and all that you have in the field.homines enim, et jumenta,For men and beasts,et universa quæ inventa fuerint foris,and all things that will be found outside,nec congregata de agris,not gathered in from the fields,cecideritque super ea grando,and on which the hail will fall,morientur.shall die.’”

¹⁹Mitte ergo jam nunc, et congrega jumenta tua,Therefore, send immediately and gather together your cattle,et omnia quæ habes in agro:and all that you have in the field.homines enim, et jumenta,For men and beasts,et universa quæ inventa fuerint foris,and all things that will be found outside,nec congregata de agris,not gathered in from the fields,cecideritque super ea grando,and on which the hail will fall,morientur.shall die.’”

²⁰Qui timuit verbum Domini de servis Pharaonis,He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh caused his servantsfacit confugere servos suos et jumenta in domos:and cattle to flee together into the houses.

²⁰Qui timuit verbum Domini de servis Pharaonis,He who feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh caused his servantsfacit confugere servos suos et jumenta in domos:and cattle to flee together into the houses.

²¹qui autem neglexit sermonem Domini,But he who neglected the word of the Lord released his servantsdimisit servos suos et jumenta in agris.and cattle into the fields.

²¹qui autem neglexit sermonem Domini,But he who neglected the word of the Lord released his servantsdimisit servos suos et jumenta in agris.and cattle into the fields.

²²Et dixit Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Extende manum tuam in cælum,“Extend your hand into the sky,ut fiat grando in universa terra Ægypti super homines,so that there may be hail in the entire land of Egypt,et super jumenta,on men, and on beasts,et super omnem herbam agri in terra Ægypti.and on every plant of the field in the land of Egypt.”

²²Et dixit Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Extende manum tuam in cælum,“Extend your hand into the sky,ut fiat grando in universa terra Ægypti super homines,so that there may be hail in the entire land of Egypt,et super jumenta,on men, and on beasts,et super omnem herbam agri in terra Ægypti.and on every plant of the field in the land of Egypt.”

²³Extenditque Moyses virgam in cælum,And Moses extended his staff into the sky,et Dominus dedit tonitrua,and the Lord sent thunderet grandinem,and hail,ac discurrentia fulgura super terram:and also lightning dashing across the earth.pluitque Dominus grandinem super terram Ægypti.And the Lord rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.

²³Extenditque Moyses virgam in cælum,And Moses extended his staff into the sky,et Dominus dedit tonitrua,and the Lord sent thunderet grandinem,and hail,ac discurrentia fulgura super terram:and also lightning dashing across the earth.pluitque Dominus grandinem super terram Ægypti.And the Lord rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.

²⁴Et grando et ignis mista pariter ferebantur:And the hail and intermingled fire drove on together.tantæque fuit magnitudinis,And it was of such magnitude as had never before been seen in the entire land of Egypt,quanta ante numquam apparuit in universa terra Ægypti ex quo gens illa condita est.from the time when that nation was formed.

²⁴Et grando et ignis mista pariter ferebantur:And the hail and intermingled fire drove on together.tantæque fuit magnitudinis,And it was of such magnitude as had never before been seen in the entire land of Egypt,quanta ante numquam apparuit in universa terra Ægypti ex quo gens illa condita est.from the time when that nation was formed.

²⁵Et percussit grando in omni terra Ægypti cuncta quæ fuerunt in agris,And the hail struck, throughout all the land of Egypt, everything that was in the fields,ab homine usque ad jumentum:from man even to beast.cunctamque herbam agri percussit grando,And the hail struck down every plant of the field,et omne lignum regionis confregit.and it broke every tree of the region.

²⁵Et percussit grando in omni terra Ægypti cuncta quæ fuerunt in agris,And the hail struck, throughout all the land of Egypt, everything that was in the fields,ab homine usque ad jumentum:from man even to beast.cunctamque herbam agri percussit grando,And the hail struck down every plant of the field,et omne lignum regionis confregit.and it broke every tree of the region.

²⁶Tantum in terra Gessen,Only in the land of Goshen,ubi erant filii Israël,where the sons of Israel were,grando non cecidit.did the hail not fall.

²⁶Tantum in terra Gessen,Only in the land of Goshen,ubi erant filii Israël,where the sons of Israel were,grando non cecidit.did the hail not fall.

²⁷Misitque Pharao, et vocavit Moysen et Aaron,And Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron,dicens ad eos:saying to them:Peccavi etiam nunc:“I have sinned even until now.Dominus justus;The Lord is just.ego et populus meus, impii.I and my people are impious.

²⁷Misitque Pharao, et vocavit Moysen et Aaron,And Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron,dicens ad eos:saying to them:Peccavi etiam nunc:“I have sinned even until now.Dominus justus;The Lord is just.ego et populus meus, impii.I and my people are impious.

²⁸Orate Dominum ut desinant tonitrua Dei,Pray to the Lord,et grando:so that the thundering of God and the hail may cease,ut dimittam vos,so that I may release you,et nequaquam hic ultra maneatis.and so that you may by no means remain here any longer.”

²⁸Orate Dominum ut desinant tonitrua Dei,Pray to the Lord,et grando:so that the thundering of God and the hail may cease,ut dimittam vos,so that I may release you,et nequaquam hic ultra maneatis.and so that you may by no means remain here any longer.”

²⁹Ait Moyses:Moses said:Cum egressus fuero de urbe,“When I have departed from the city,extendam palmas meas ad Dominum,I will extend my hands to the Lord,et cessabunt tonitrua,and the thunders will cease,et grando non erit,and the hail will not be,ut scias quia Domini est terra:so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord.

²⁹Ait Moyses:Moses said:Cum egressus fuero de urbe,“When I have departed from the city,extendam palmas meas ad Dominum,I will extend my hands to the Lord,et cessabunt tonitrua,and the thunders will cease,et grando non erit,and the hail will not be,ut scias quia Domini est terra:so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord.

³⁰novi autem quod et tu et servi tui necdum timeatis Dominum Deum.But I know that both you and your servants do not yet fear the Lord God.”

³⁰novi autem quod et tu et servi tui necdum timeatis Dominum Deum.But I know that both you and your servants do not yet fear the Lord God.”

³¹Linum ergoAnd so,et hordeum læsum est,the flax and the barley were damaged,eo quod hordeum esset virens,because the barley was growing,et linum jam folliculos germinaret:and the flax was already developing grains.

³¹Linum ergoAnd so,et hordeum læsum est,the flax and the barley were damaged,eo quod hordeum esset virens,because the barley was growing,et linum jam folliculos germinaret:and the flax was already developing grains.

³²triticum autem et far non sunt læsa,But the wheat and the spelt were not damaged,quia serotina erant.because they were late.

³²triticum autem et far non sunt læsa,But the wheat and the spelt were not damaged,quia serotina erant.because they were late.

³³Egressusque Moyses a Pharaone ex urbe,And Moses,tetendit manus ad Dominum:departing from Pharaoh out of the city,et cessaverunt tonitruareached out his hands toward the Lord.et grando,And the thunders and hail ceased,nec ultra stillavit pluvia super terram.neither did there drop any more rain upon the land.

³³Egressusque Moyses a Pharaone ex urbe,And Moses,tetendit manus ad Dominum:departing from Pharaoh out of the city,et cessaverunt tonitruareached out his hands toward the Lord.et grando,And the thunders and hail ceased,nec ultra stillavit pluvia super terram.neither did there drop any more rain upon the land.

³⁴Videns autem Pharao quod cessasset pluvia,Then Pharaoh, seeing that the rain, and the hail,et grando, et tonitrua,and the thunders had ceased,auxit peccatum:added to his sin.

³⁴Videns autem Pharao quod cessasset pluvia,Then Pharaoh, seeing that the rain, and the hail,et grando, et tonitrua,and the thunders had ceased,auxit peccatum:added to his sin.

³⁵et ingravatum est cor ejus,And his heart was weighed down,et servorum illius,along with that of his servants,et induratum nimis:and it was hardened exceedingly.nec dimisit filios Israël,Neither did he release the sons of Israel,sicut præceperat Dominus per manum Moysi.just as the Lord had instructed by the hand of Moses.

³⁵et ingravatum est cor ejus,And his heart was weighed down,et servorum illius,along with that of his servants,et induratum nimis:and it was hardened exceedingly.nec dimisit filios Israël,Neither did he release the sons of Israel,sicut præceperat Dominus per manum Moysi.just as the Lord had instructed by the hand of Moses.