Entonces el SEÑOR dijo a Moisés: Mira, yo te hago como Dios^a para Faraón, y tu hermano Aarón será tu profeta. 2 Tú hablarás todo lo que yo te mande, y Aarón tu hermano hablará^a a Faraón, para que deje salir de su tierra a los hijos de Israel. 3 Pero yo endureceré el corazón de Faraón^a para multiplicar mis señales y mis prodigios en la tierra de Egipto^b. 4 Y Faraón no os escuchará; entonces pondré mi mano sobre Egipto^a y sacaré de la tierra de Egipto a mis ejércitos^b, a mi pueblo los hijos de Israel, con grandes juicios^c. 5 Y sabrán los egipcios que yo soy el SEÑOR, cuando yo extienda mi mano sobre Egipto^a y saque de en medio de ellos a los hijos de Israel^b. 6 E hicieron Moisés y Aarón como el SEÑOR les mandó^a; así lo hicieron. 7 Moisés tenía ochenta años^a y Aarón ochenta y tres¹ cuando hablaron a Faraón.

8 Y habló el SEÑOR a Moisés y a Aarón, diciendo: 9 Cuando os hable Faraón, y diga¹: «Haced² un milagro^a», entonces dirás a Aarón: «Toma tu vara^b y échala delante de Faraón para que se convierta en serpiente». 10 Vinieron, pues, Moisés y Aarón a Faraón e hicieron tal como el SEÑOR les había mandado; y Aarón echó su vara delante de Faraón y de¹ sus siervos, yesta se convirtió en serpiente^a. 11 Entonces Faraón llamó también a los sabios y a los hechiceros, y también ellos, los magos^1a de Egipto, hicieron lo mismo² con sus encantamientos^3b; 12 pues cada uno echó su vara, las cuales se convirtieron en serpientes. Pero la vara de Aarón devoró las varas de ellos. 13 Pero el corazón de Faraón se endureció¹ y no los escuchó, tal como el SEÑOR había dicho^a.

14 Entonces el SEÑOR dijo a Moisés: El corazón de Faraón es terco¹; se niega a dejar ir al pueblo. 15 Preséntate¹ a Faraón por la mañana cuando vaya² al agua, y ponte a orillas del Nilo^a para encontrarte con él; y toma en tu mano la vara que se convirtió en serpiente^b. 16 Y dile: «El SEÑOR, el Dios de los hebreos, me ha enviado a ti^a, diciendo: “Deja ir a mi pueblo para que me sirva en el desierto^b. Mas he aquí, hasta ahora no has escuchado”. 17 Así dice el SEÑOR: “En esto conocerás que yo soy el SEÑOR^a: he aquí, yo golpearé con la vara que está en mi mano las¹ aguas que están en el Nilo, y se convertirán en sangre^b. 18 Y los peces que hay en el Nilo morirán, y el río se corromperá¹ y los egipcios tendrán asco de² beber el agua del Nilo^a”». 19 Y el SEÑOR dijo a Moisés: Di a Aarón: «Toma tu vara y extiende tu mano sobre las aguas de Egipto^a, sobre sus ríos, sobre sus arroyos¹, sobre sus estanques y sobre todos sus depósitos de agua, para que se conviertan en sangre; y habrá sangre por toda la tierra de Egipto, tanto en las vasijas de madera como en las de piedra».

20 Así lo hicieron Moisés y Aarón, tal como el SEÑOR les había ordenado^a. Y alzó Aarón la¹ vara y golpeó las aguas que había en el Nilo ante los ojos de Faraón y² de sus siervos, y todas las aguas que había en el Nilo se convirtieron en sangre^b. 21 Y los peces que había en el Nilo murieron y el río se corrompió¹, de manera que los egipcios no podían beber agua del Nilo. Y había sangre por toda la tierra de Egipto. 22 Pero los magos¹ de Egipto hicieron lo mismo² con sus encantamientos^3a; y el corazón de Faraón se endureció⁴ y no los escuchó, tal como el SEÑOR había dicho. 23 Entonces se volvió Faraón y entró en su casa, sin hacer caso tampoco de esto¹. 24 Y todos los egipcios cavaron en los alrededores del Nilo en busca de agua para beber, porque no podían beber de las aguas del Nilo. 25 Y pasaron¹ siete días después que el SEÑOR hirió al Nilo.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “^aSee, I make you as God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother ^aAaron shall speak to Pharaoh that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land. 3 But ^aI will harden Pharaoh’s heart that I may ^bmultiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 When ^aPharaoh does not listen to you, then I will lay My hand on Egypt and ^bbring out My hosts, My people the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by ^cgreat judgments. 5 ^aThe Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I ^bstretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the sons of Israel from their midst.” 6 So Moses and Aaron did it; ^aas the LORD commanded them, thus they did. 7 Moses was ^aeighty years old and Aaron ¹eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh.

8 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘^1aWork a miracle,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘^bTake your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, that it may become a serpent.’” 10 So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and thus they did just as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and ¹his servants, and it ^abecame a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also ^acalled for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the ^1bmagicians of Egypt, did ²the same with ^ctheir secret arts. 12 For each one threw down his staff and they turned into serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet ^aPharaoh’s heart was ¹hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.

14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is ¹stubborn; he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning ¹as ^ahe is going out to the water, and station yourself to meet him on the bank of the Nile; and you shall take in your hand ^bthe staff that was turned into a serpent. 16 ^aYou shall say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, “^bLet My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness. But behold, you have not listened until now.” 17 Thus says the LORD, “^aBy this you shall know that I am the LORD: behold, I will strike ¹the water that is in the Nile with the staff that is in my hand, and ^bit will be turned to blood. 18 ^aThe fish that are in the Nile will die, and the Nile will ¹become foul, and the Egyptians will ^2bfind difficulty in drinking water from the Nile.”’” 19 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and ^astretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their ¹streams, and over their pools, and over all their reservoirs of water, that they may become blood; and there will be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’”

20 So Moses and Aaron did even as the LORD had commanded. And he lifted up ^1athe staff and struck the water that was in the Nile, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and ^ball the water that was in the Nile was turned to blood. 21 The fish that were in the Nile died, and the Nile ¹became foul, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. And the blood was through all the land of Egypt. 22 ^aBut the ¹magicians of Egypt did ²the same with their secret arts; and Pharaoh’s heart was ³hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said. 23 Then Pharaoh turned and went into his house ¹with no concern even for this. 24 So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink of the water of the Nile. 25 Seven days ¹passed after the LORD had struck the Nile.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “^aNow hear this: I make you as God to Pharaoh to declare My will and purpose to him; and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you, and your brother ^aAaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go out of his land. 3 And ^aI will make Pharaoh’s heart hard, and ^bmultiply My signs and My wonders (miracles) in the land of Egypt. 4 But ^aPharaoh will not listen to you, and I shall lay My hand on Egypt and ^bbring out My hosts like a defensive army, tribe by tribe, My people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by ^cgreat acts of judgment (the plagues) . 5 ^aThe Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I ^bstretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them.” 6 And Moses and Aaron did so; just ^aas the LORD commanded them, so they did. 7 Now Moses was ^aeighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.

8 Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 9 “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘^aWork a miracle to prove your authority,’ then you say to Aaron, ‘^bTake your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, so that it may become a serpent.’” 10 So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and did just as the LORD had commanded; Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it ^abecame a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh ^acalled for the wise men skilled in magic and omens and the sorcerers skilled in witchcraft, and they also, these ^bmagicians (soothsayer-priests) of Egypt, did the same with ^ctheir secret arts and enchantments. 12 For every ¹man threw down his staff and they turned into serpents; but Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet ^aPharaoh’s heart was hardened and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hard; he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning ^aas he is going out to the water, and wait for him on the bank of the Nile; and you shall take in your hand ^bthe staff that was turned into a serpent. 16 You shall ^asay to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, “^bLet My people go, so that they may serve Me in the wilderness. But behold, you have not listened until now.” 17 Thus says the LORD, “^aBy this you shall know and recognize and acknowledge that I am the LORD: look, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water in the Nile, and ^bit shall be turned to blood. 18 ^aThe fish in the Nile will die, and the Nile will become foul, and the Egyptians will ^bnot be able to drink water from the Nile.”’” 19 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and ^astretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, over their pools, and over all their reservoirs of water, so that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, in containers both of wood and of stone.’”

20 So Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded; Aaron lifted up ^athe staff and struck the waters in the Nile, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, and ^ball the water that was in the Nile was turned into blood. 21 The fish in the Nile died, and the river became foul smelling, and the Egyptians could not drink its water, and there was blood throughout ¹all the land of Egypt. 22 ^aBut the magicians of Egypt did the ¹same by their secret arts and enchantments; so Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he did not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said. 23 Then Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this divine sign to heart. 24 So all the Egyptians dug near the river for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the Nile. 25 Seven days passed after the LORD had struck the Nile.