The plague on the firstborn
1Now the Lord said to Moses, ‘I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely. 2Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbours for articles of silver and gold.’ 3(The Lord made the Egyptians favourably disposed towards the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.)
4So Moses said, ‘This is what the Lord says: “About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. 5Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand-mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well. 6There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt – worse than there has ever been or ever will be again. 7But among the Israelites not a dog will bark at any person or animal.” Then you will know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. 8All these officials of yours will come to me, bowing down before me and saying, “Go, you and all the people who follow you!” After that I will leave.’ Then Moses, hot with anger, left Pharaoh.
9The Lord had said to Moses, ‘Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you – so that my wonders may be multiplied in Egypt.’ 10Moses and Aaron performed all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let the Israelites go out of his country.
Okuttibwa kw’Abaana Abamisiri Ababereberye
1Awo Mukama n’agamba Musa nti, “Ekyaliyo ekibonoobono kimu kye nzija okuleetera Falaawo n’ensi y’e Misiri. Oluvannyuma lwakyo ajja kubaleka mugende; ate bw’anaabakkiriza okugenda, ajja kubeegoberako ddala bwegobi abasindiikirize. 211:2 Kuv 3:21, 22Kale, tegeeza abantu, buli musajja asabanga muliraanwa we, ne buli mukazi asabanga muliraanwa we, ebintu eby’omuwendo ebya ffeeza n’ebya zaabu.” 311:3 Ma 34:11Mukama n’aleetera Abamisiri okukwanagana n’abaana ba Isirayiri; ne Musa n’aweebwa nnyo ekitiibwa mu nsi y’e Misiri. Abakungu ba Falaawo n’abantu bonna ne bamugulumiza nnyo.
411:4 Kuv 12:29Awo Musa n’agamba Falaawo nti, “Mukama agambye bw’ati nti, ‘Nga wakati mu ttumbi, nzija kuyita mu Misiri yonna. 511:5 Kuv 4:23; Zab 78:51Ebibereberye mu nsi y’e Misiri bijja kufa, okutandikira ku mubereberye wa Falaawo agenda okumusikira, okutuukira ddala ku mubereberye11:5 Mu bitundu ebyo, omwana owoobulenzi nga ye mubereberye yali wa muwendo nnyo eri ennyumba gy’avaamu. w’omuwala omuzaana asa ku lubengo; era n’ebibereberye byonna eby’ebisolo. 611:6 Kuv 12:30Wajja kubaawo okukungubaga okunene mu nsi yonna eya Misiri, okutabangawo era nga tewagenda kubaawo kukwenkana. 711:7 Kuv 8:22Naye mu baana ba Isirayiri n’embwa teribaayo gw’eboggolera wadde ebisolo byabwe; mulyoke mutegeere nga Mukama Abamisiri n’Abayisirayiri tabayisa bumu.’ 811:8 Kuv 12:31-33Era bano abakungu bo bonna balijja gye ndi nga babundabunda, ne banvuunamira nga banneegayirira nti, ‘Genda, ggwe n’abantu bo bonna abakugoberera.’ Oluvannyuma lw’ebyo nange ndigenda.” N’ava awali Falaawo n’obusungu bungi nnyo.
911:9 Kuv 7:4Mukama yali agambye Musa nti, “Falaawo tagenda kuwuliriza by’omugamba, bwe ntyo ndyoke nkolere ebyamagero byange bingi mu Misiri.” 1011:10 Kuv 4:21; 10:20, 27Musa ne Alooni baakolera ebyamagero ebyo byonna awali Falaawo; naye Mukama yakakanyaza omutima gwa Falaawo, n’atakkiriza baana ba Isirayiri kuva mu nsi ye.
