Exodus 8 (SHR) · Opened

1Nyakasane anacibwîra Mûsa, erhi: «Ojè aha mwa Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri, omubwîre, erhi: Ntya kwo Nyakasane adesire: Leka olubaga lwâni lugende, luj’inkolera.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

2“Okalahira mpu lurhagenda, nahana ecihugo câwe coshi n’obuhanya bw’ebikere”.But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs.

3“Olwîshi lwayunjulira bikere, byarherema, bishesherere omu mwâwe, bije omu nyumpa olala, oku ncingo yâwe, omu nyumpa za bambali bâwe, omu mw’olubaga lwâwe, omu matanuru gâwe, omu nyîna zâwe”.The Nile will teem with frogs, and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls.

4“Ebyo bikere byakàkucanukirakwo wêne, oku lubaga lwâwe na kuli bambali bâwe.”»The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.’”

5Nyakasane anacibwîra Mûsa, erhi: «Bwîra Aroni, erhi: Lambûlira okuboko na kalya karhî kâwe oku nyîshi, oku mibunda n’oku biyanja, oyinamulire ebikere omu cihugo c’e Mîsiri.»And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”

6Aroni àlambûlira okuboko oku mîshi goshi g’e Mîsiri: ebikere byayulubuka, byarherema, byàfûnika ecihugo c’e Mîsiri.So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

7Ci abakurungu nabo bajira ntyo n’amakurungu gâbo: bayûlubulira ebikere omu cihugo c’e Mîsiri.But the magicians did the same thing by their magic arts, and they also brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.

8Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri anacihamagala Mûsa na Aroni, aderha, erhi: «Mushenge Nyakasane anyegûlekwo ebi bikere n’oku lubaga lwâni, lyo ndeka olubaga luj’ihêra Nyakasane.»Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”

9Mûsa abwîra Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri, erhi: «Ombwîre mangaci go na nênè nagend’ikusengerera, omu nyumpa zâwe, bisigale omu lwîshi mwône.»Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”

10Aderha, erhi: «Irhondo.» Mûsa àmushubiza, erhi: «Najira nk’okwo onadesire: Lyo omanya oku ntà wundi oli aka Nyakasane, Nyamuzinda wîrhu,“Tomorrow,” Pharaoh answered. “May it be as you say,” Moses replied, “so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.

11ebikere byaciyegûla kuli we, oku nyumpa yâwe, kuli bambali bâwe n’oku lubaga lwâwe, birhasigale omurhali omu lwîshi mwône.»The frogs will depart from you and your houses and your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.”

12Mûsa na Aroni banacirhenga ahamwa Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri. Mûsa àj’isengera Nyakasane kuli ebyo bikere àlibuzagyamwo Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri.After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.

13Nyakasane ayumvîrhiza omusengero gwa Mûsa. Ebikere byàli omu nyumpa, ebyàli omu ngo n’omu mashwa byàfà, byahirigirha.And the LORD did as Moses requested, and the frogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields died.

14Bàbilundika birundo-birundo, ecihugo coshi cayunjula kabayo.They were piled into countless heaps, and there was a terrible stench in the land.

15Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri erhi abona amàbà nk’aluhûka, ashub’izinzibala, àrhaciyumvagya Mûsa na Aroni, nk’oku Nyakasane anaderhaga.When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.

16Nyakasane anacibwîra Mûsa, erhi: «Obwîre Aroni, erhi: Lambûla akarhi kâwe, oshûrhe akatulo k’oku idaho, kahinduke mihusha omu cihugo c’e Mîsiri mwoshi.»Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”

17Bàkujira, Aroni alambûla akarhi kâge, akarhimba omu katulo k’oku idaho. Emihusha yalumîra oku bantu n’oku bîntu. Akatulo koshi k’oku idaho kahinduka mihusha omu cihugo coshi c’e Mîsiri.This they did, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, gnats came upon man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt.

18Abakurungu banacirhangula nabo n’amakurungu gâbo mpu bahiva eyo mihusha, ci bayabirwa. Emihusha yayunjula oku bantu n’oku bîntu.The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.

19Balya bakurungu bàbwîra Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri, mpu: «Gwamabà munwe gwa Nyamuzinda ogu». Ci omurhima gwa Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri gwadundaguza. Arhayumvagya Mûsa na Aroni nka kulya Nyakasane anaderhaga.“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

20Nyakasane abwîra Mûsa, erhi: «Ozûke sêzi sêzi, ocibande embere za Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri, hano akola mpu ajà ebwa lwîshi. Omubwîre, erhi: Ntya kwo Nyakasane adesire: Leka olubaga lwâni lugende, luj’inkolera.»Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

21«Akabà orhalesiri olubaga lwâni lugende, narhuma emihusha kuli we, kuli bambali bâwe, oku lubaga lwâwe n’omu nyumpa zâwe. Enyumpa z’Abanya-Mîsiri zoshi zàyunjula bibugu, ciru n’obudaka bayubakakwo.But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.

22“Olwo lusiku najirira ecihugo ca Gosheni kundi kundi, era munda olubaga lwâni luyûbaka; eyo munda yône erhâbe mihusha, lyo omanya oku nie Nyakasane, mbà omu karhî k’ecihugo”.But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.

23“Naberûla olubaga lwâni n’olwâwe. Eco cimanyîso irhondo càbà.”»I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.’”

24Nyakasane anacijira ntyo. Ehitù hy’ebibungu hyanacija omu nyumpa ya Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri, n’omu nyumpa z’abambali n’omu cihugo coshi; ecihugo coshi cayunjula bibungu.And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies.

25Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri ahamagala Mûsa na Aroni, ababwîra, erhi: «Gendi, muhêrere Nyamuzinda winyu muno cihugo.»Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within this land.”

26Mûsa àmushuza, erhi: «Kurhakwânîni okujira ntyo, bulya ebi rhurherekêra Nyakasane, Nyamuzinda wîrhu, Abanya-Mîsiri barhabikwirirwa. Kurhigi rhwankabijirira omu masù gâbo babule kurhubanda amabuye?But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us?

27“Ha lugendo lwa nsiku isharhu omu irungu ho rhulonzize okuj’irherekêrera Nyakasane, Nyamuzinda wîrhu, nk’oku ankanarhubwîra.”»We must make a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us.”

28Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri ashuza, erhi: «Nammuleka, mugende munarherekêrere Nyakasane, Nyamuzinda winyu omu irungu. Kwônene murhajaga kuli: Munsengerere nâni.»Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”

29Mûsa aderha, erhi: «Kwokwo, nkolaga narhenga hano mwâwe, nj’ishenga Nyakasane, n’irhondo lyonêne ebibugu byarhenga kuli Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri, kuli bambali bâge n’oku lubaga lwâge. Ci kwône lêro Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri aleke okurhurheba mpu kandi arhâleka olubaga lugend’irherekêra Nyakasane.»“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”

30Mûsa àrhenga aha mwa Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri, àj’ishenga Nyakasane.Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,

31Nyakasane ayumvîrhiza omusengero gwa Mûsa. Ebibugu byàrhengakwo Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri, oku bambali n’oku lubaga lwâge. Harhasigalaga ciru n’eciguma.and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.

32Ci kwône kandi obwo, Faraoni mwâmi w’e Mîsiri azînzibala, arhalekaga olubaga mpu lugende.But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well, and he would not let the people go.

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