Éxodo 8

1 Entonces Yavé dijo a Moisés: Entra a Faraón y dile: Yavé dice Deja salir a mi pueblo para que me sirva.

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 te niegas a dejarlo ir, ciertamente Yo castigaré todo tu territorio con una plaga de ranas.

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

3 El Nilo bullirá de ranas, las cuales subirán y penetrarán en tu palacio, en tu dormitorio y sobre tu propio lecho, así como en las casas de tus esclavos, entre tu pueblo, en tus hornos y en tus artesas de amasar.

[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 Las ranas subirán sobre ti, tu pueblo y todos tus esclavos.

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

5 Yavé dijo a Moisés: Dí a Aarón: Extiende tu mano con tu vara sobre los ríos, los arroyos y los estanques. Haz que suban ranas sobre la tierra de Egipto.

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 Aarón extendió su mano sobre las aguas de Egipto, y subieron las ranas que cubrieron la tierra de Egipto.

[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 Los hechiceros hicieron lo mismo con sus encantamientos, e hicieron subir ranas sobre la tierra de Egipto.

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 Entonces Faraón llamó a Moisés y a Aarón y les dijo: Supliquen a Yavé que quite las ranas de mí y de mi pueblo, y dejaré ir al pueblo para que ofrezca sacrificio a Yavé.

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 Moisés dijo a Faraón: Dígnate indicarme cuándo debo suplicar por ti, por tus esclavos y por tu pueblo, para que las ranas sean quitadas de ti y de tus casas, y sean dejadas solo en el Nilo.

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 Y él dijo: Mañana. Y Moisés respondió: Se hará conforme a tu palabra, para que entiendas que no hay como Yavé nuestro ʼElohim.

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 Se retirarán las ranas de ti, de tus casas, de tus esclavos y de tu pueblo. Solo serán dejadas en el Nilo.

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 Moisés y Aarón salieron de la presencia de Faraón. Moisés clamó a Yavé por el asunto de las ranas que Él envió sobre Faraón.

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 Yavé hizo conforme a la súplica de Moisés, y murieron las ranas de las casas, de los patios y de los campos.

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 Las pusieron en grandes montones, y el país hedía.

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

15 Pero cuando Faraón vio que había un alivio, endureció su corazón y no los escuchó, como dijo Yavé.

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 Entonces Yavé dijo a Moisés: Dí a Aarón: Extiende tu vara y golpea el polvo de la tierra para que haya piojos en toda la tierra de Egipto.

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 Y ellos lo hicieron así. Aarón extendió su mano con su vara, y golpeó el polvo de la tierra. Hubo piojos sobre hombres y bestias. ¡Todo el polvo de la tierra se convirtió en piojos en todo el país de Egipto!

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 Los hechiceros intentaron sacar los piojos con sus encantamientos, pero no pudieron. Así que hubo piojos sobre los hombres y las bestias.

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 Entonces los hechiceros dijeron a Faraón: ¡Esto es el dedo de ʼElohim! Pero el corazón de Faraón se endureció, y no los escuchó, como dijo Yavé.

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 Yavé dijo a Moisés: Levántate temprano por la mañana, preséntate ante Faraón cuando sale al agua y dile: Yavé dice: Deja salir a mi pueblo para que me sirva.

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 Porque si no dejas salir a mi pueblo, ciertamente enviaré una multitud de moscas sobre ti, tus esclavos, tu pueblo y tus casas. Las casas de los egipcios estarán llenas de podredumbre de moscas y también la tierra sobre la cual están.

[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 Sin embargo, el mismo día excluiré la tierra de Gosén en la cual vive mi pueblo para que no haya multitud de moscas en ella, y así entenderás que Yo, Yavé, estoy en medio de esta tierra.

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 Yo haré división entre mi pueblo y tu pueblo. Mañana ocurrirá esta señal.

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 Así Yavé lo hizo. Llegó una gran multitud de moscas a la casa de Faraón y a las casas de sus esclavos. En todo el país de Egipto la tierra se corrompió por causa de la multitud de moscas.

[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 Entonces Faraón llamó a Moisés y a Aarón y les dijo: Vayan, ofrezcan sacrificio a su ʼElohim dentro del país.

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 Pero Moisés respondió: No es correcto hacerlo así, porque ofreceríamos sacrificio a Yavé nuestro ʼElohim, lo cual es repugnancia para los egipcios. Si sacrificamos lo que es una repugnancia para los egipcios delante de ellos, ¿no nos apedrearían?

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 Tenemos que hacer una jornada de tres días por el desierto y ofreceremos sacrificio a Yavé nuestro ʼElohim, según lo que Él nos manda.

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 Faraón respondió: Los dejaré salir para que ofrezcan sacrificio a Yavé su ʼElohim en el desierto, con tal que no vayan más lejos. ¡Supliquen por mí!

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 Entonces Moisés dijo: Ciertamente voy a salir de tu presencia y suplicaré a Yavé que la multitud de moscas se aparte mañana de Faraón, de sus esclavos y de su pueblo, con tal que Faraón no siga engañándome al impedir al pueblo que salga a ofrecer sacrificios a Yavé.

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 Moisés salió de la presencia de Faraón y suplicó a Yavé.

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

31 Yavé hizo conforme a la palabra de Moisés y apartó las moscas de Faraón, de sus esclavos y de su pueblo. No quedó ni una.

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 Sin embargo Faraón endureció su corazón también esta vez, y no dejó salir al pueblo.

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