Exode 8

1 L’Éternel dit à Moïse: Va vers Pharaon, et tu lui diras: Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Laisse aller mon peuple, afin qu’il me serve.

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Go back to the king and tell him, ‘Yahweh says that you must let my people go, in order that they can worship me [in the desert].

2 Si tu refuses de le laisser aller, je vais frapper par des grenouilles toute l’étendue de ton pays.

But if you refuse to let them go, I will punish you by sending frogs to cover your country.

3 Le fleuve fourmillera de grenouilles; elles monteront, et elles entreront dans ta maison, dans ta chambre à coucher et dans ton lit, dans la maison de tes serviteurs et dans celles de ton peuple, dans tes fours et dans tes pétrins.

[Not only] will the Nile [River] be full of frogs, [but] the frogs will come up [out of the river] into your palace. They will come into your bedroom and onto your bed. They will be in the houses of your officials and all [the rest of] your people. They will even get into your ovens and your pans for mixing the materials for baking bread.

4 Les grenouilles monteront sur toi, sur ton peuple, et sur tous tes serviteurs.

The frogs will jump up on you and your officials and [all the rest of] your people.’”

5 L’Éternel dit à Moïse: Dis à Aaron: Étends ta main avec ta verge sur les rivières, sur les ruisseaux et sur les étangs, et fais monter les grenouilles sur le pays d’Égypte.

Yahweh [also] said to Moses/me, “Say this to Aaron: ‘Hold your stick in your hand and stretch it out [as though you were stretching it] over the river, the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up [from all this water and] cover the land of Egypt.’”

6 Aaron étendit sa main sur les eaux de l’Égypte; et les grenouilles montèrent et couvrirent le pays d’Égypte.

[After Moses/I told that to] Aaron, he stretched out his hand [as though he were stretching it] over all the water in Egypt. And the frogs came up [from the water and] covered Egypt.

7 Mais les magiciens en firent autant par leurs enchantements. Ils firent monter les grenouilles sur le pays d’Égypte.

But the men who performed magic did the same thing, and they caused [more] frogs to come up [from the water onto the land].

8 Pharaon appela Moïse et Aaron, et dit: Priez l’Éternel, afin qu’il éloigne les grenouilles de moi et de mon peuple; et je laisserai aller le peuple, pour qu’il offre des sacrifices à l’Éternel.

Then the king summoned Moses/me and said, “Ask Yahweh to take away these frogs from me and my people. After that happens, I will allow your people to go, in order that they can offer sacrifices to Yahweh.”

9 Moïse dit à Pharaon: Glorifie-toi sur moi! Pour quand prierai-je l’Éternel en ta faveur, en faveur de tes serviteurs et de ton peuple, afin qu’il retire les grenouilles loin de toi et de tes maisons? Il n’en restera que dans le fleuve.

Moses/I said to the king, “I will be glad to pray for you and for your officials and for [the rest of] your people. [I will ask Yahweh] to get rid of the frogs from all your houses. The only frogs left will be [those] in the Nile [River]. Just tell me when I should pray.”

10 Il répondit: Pour demain. Et Moïse dit: Il en sera ainsi, afin que tu saches que nul n’est semblable à l’Éternel, notre Dieu.

He replied, “Tomorrow.” So Moses/I said, “[I will do] what you say, and then you will know that Yahweh God, the one we [worship, is the only true god], and that there is no other god like him.

11 Les grenouilles s’éloigneront de toi et de tes maisons, de tes serviteurs et de ton peuple; il n’en restera que dans le fleuve.

The frogs will leave you and your officials and all [the rest of] your people. The only ones left will be in the Nile [River].”

12 Moïse et Aaron sortirent de chez Pharaon. Et Moïse cria à l’Éternel au sujet des grenouilles dont il avait frappé Pharaon.

Aaron and Moses/I left the king. Then Moses/I prayed to Yahweh, [asking him to take away] all the frogs he had [brought to the king’s land].

13 L’Éternel fit ce que demandait Moïse; et les grenouilles périrent dans les maisons, dans les cours et dans les champs.

And Yahweh did just what Moses/I [asked him to do]. As a result, all the frogs in the houses, in their courtyards, and in the fields died.

14 On les entassa par monceaux, et le pays fut infecté.

The people gathered together all the dead frogs into big piles, and the land stank [from the smell].

15 Pharaon, voyant qu’il y avait du relâche, endurcit son cœur, et il n’écouta point Moïse et Aaron, selon ce que l’Éternel avait dit.

But when the king saw that [the problem] was ended, he became stubborn [IDM] [again]. And just as Yahweh had predicted, he would not pay attention to what Aaron and Moses/we told him.

16 L’Éternel dit à Moïse: Dis à Aaron: Étends ta verge, et frappe la poussière de la terre. Elle se changera en poux, dans tout le pays d’Égypte.

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Tell Aaron to strike the ground with his stick. [When he does that], all the fine particles of ground/dust will become gnats, all over the land of Egypt.”

17 Ils firent ainsi. Aaron étendit sa main, avec sa verge, et il frappa la poussière de la terre; et elle fut changée en poux sur les hommes et sur les animaux. Toute la poussière de la terre fut changée en poux, dans tout le pays d’Égypte.

So they/we did that. Aaron struck the ground with his stick, and all over Egypt, the fine particles of ground/dirt became gnats. The gnats covered the people and all [their] animals.

18 Les magiciens employèrent leurs enchantements pour produire les poux; mais ils ne purent pas. Les poux étaient sur les hommes et sur les animaux.

The men who worked magic tried to cause gnats to appear, but they were unable to do it. So the gnats [stayed] on the Egyptian people and on their animals.

19 Et les magiciens dirent à Pharaon: C’est le doigt de Dieu! Le cœur de Pharaon s’endurcit, et il n’écouta point Moïse et Aaron, selon ce que l’Éternel avait dit.

The men who worked magic said to the king, “It is God who has done this with his power [MTY]!” But the king continued to be stubborn [IDM], and he would not pay attention to us, just as Yahweh had predicted.

20 L’Éternel dit à Moïse: Lève-toi de bon matin, et présente-toi devant Pharaon; il sortira pour aller près de l’eau. Tu lui diras: Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Laisse aller mon peuple, afin qu’il me serve.

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Get up early [tomorrow] morning. [Go down] to the river and wait for the king. [When he comes to bathe] [MTY], say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh says to you: “Let my people go, in order that they may worship me [in the desert].

21 Si tu ne laisses pas aller mon peuple, je vais envoyer les mouches venimeuses contre toi, contre tes serviteurs, contre ton peuple et contre tes maisons; les maisons des Égyptiens seront remplies de mouches, et le sol en sera couvert.

[I warn you that] if you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies to you. They will come down on you and on your officials and on [the rest of] your people. The houses of all you Egyptians will be full of flies. They will [even] cover the ground.

22 Mais, en ce jour-là, je distinguerai le pays de Gosen où habite mon peuple, et là il n’y aura point de mouches, afin que tu saches que moi, l’Éternel, je suis au milieu de ce pays.

But when that happens, I will treat the Goshen region, where my people live, differently. There will be no swarms of flies there. In that way, you will know that I, Yahweh, am doing these things [here] in this land.

23 J’établirai une distinction entre mon peuple et ton peuple. Ce signe sera pour demain.

I will distinguish clearly between [how I act toward] my people and [how I act toward] your people. And this plague is going to happen tomorrow!”’”

24 L’Éternel fit ainsi. Il vint une quantité de mouches venimeuses dans la maison de Pharaon et de ses serviteurs, et tout le pays d’Égypte fut dévasté par les mouches.

[Early the next morning, Moses/I told that to the king, but the king would not pay any attention]. So Yahweh did what he said he would do. He sent great swarms of flies into the palace of the king and into the houses of his officials. The whole country of Egypt was ruined by the flies.

25 Pharaon appela Moïse et Aaron et dit: Allez, offrez des sacrifices à votre Dieu dans le pays.

Then the king summoned Aaron and Moses/me and said, “You Israeli people can go and offer sacrifices to your god, [but you must do it] here in [this] land.”

26 Moïse répondit: Il n’est point convenable de faire ainsi; car nous offririons à l’Éternel, notre Dieu, des sacrifices qui sont en abomination aux Égyptiens. Et si nous offrons, sous leurs yeux, des sacrifices qui sont en abomination aux Égyptiens, ne nous lapideront-ils pas?

But Moses/I replied, “It would not be right [for us] to do that, because we will be offering sacrifices that are very offensive to the Egyptian people. If we offer sacrifices that the Egyptian people think are disgusting, they will kill us by throwing stones at us [RHQ]!

27 Nous ferons trois journées de marche dans le désert, et nous offrirons des sacrifices à l’Éternel, notre Dieu, selon ce qu’il nous dira.

No, we need to travel for three days into the desert. There we will offer sacrifices to Yahweh, the God we worship, just as he commands (OR, has commanded) us.”

28 Pharaon dit: Je vous laisserai aller, pour offrir à l’Éternel, votre Dieu, des sacrifices dans le désert: seulement, vous ne vous éloignerez pas, en y allant. Priez pour moi.

So the king said, “I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, your god, in the desert. But you must not go very far. [Now] pray for me!”

29 Moïse répondit: Je vais sortir de chez toi, et je prierai l’Éternel. Demain, les mouches s’éloigneront de Pharaon, de ses serviteurs et de son peuple. Mais, que Pharaon ne trompe plus, en refusant de laisser aller le peuple, pour offrir des sacrifices à l’Éternel.

Moses/I said, “Listen [to me]! After I leave you, I will pray to Yahweh, [asking] that tomorrow [he will cause] the swarms of flies to leave you and your officials and [the rest of] your people. But do not deceive us again by refusing to let our people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh!”

30 Moïse sortit de chez Pharaon, et il pria l’Éternel.

Then Moses/I left the king and prayed to Yahweh.

31 L’Éternel fit ce que demandait Moïse; et les mouches s’éloignèrent de Pharaon, de ses serviteurs et de son peuple. Il n’en resta pas une.

And Yahweh did what Moses/I asked, and he got rid of the swarms of flies from [around] the king and his officials and [the rest of] his people. No flies remained.

32 Mais Pharaon, cette fois encore, endurcit son cœur, et il ne laissa point aller le peuple.

But the king was stubborn [IDM] this time also, and he did not allow the Israeli people to go.