Livre de l'Exode 8

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Yahvé dit à Moïse: "Dis à Aaron: Etends ta main avec ton bâton sur les fleuves, les canaux et lesmarais, et fais monter les grenouilles sur la terre d'Egypte."	1 The Lord also said to Moses: “Enter to Pharaoh, and you will say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Release my people in order to sacrifice to me.
2 Aaron étendit la main sur les eaux d'Egypte, les grenouilles montèrent et recouvrirent la terred'Egypte.	2 But if you are not willing to release them, behold, I will strike all your coasts with frogs.
3 Mais les magiciens avec leurs sortilèges en firent autant, et firent monter les grenouilles sur la terred'Egypte.	3 And the river will seethe with frogs, which will go up and enter into your house, and your bedroom, and upon your bed, and into the houses of your servants and your people, and into your ovens, and into the remains of your foods.
4 Pharaon appela Moïse et Aaron et dit: "Priez Yahvé de détourner les grenouilles de moi et de monpeuple, et je m'engage à laisser partir le peuple pour qu'il sacrifie à Yahvé."	4 And to you, and to your people, and to all your servants, the frogs will enter.’ ”
5 Moïse dit à Pharaon: "A toi l'avantage! Pour quand dois-je prier pour toi, pour tes serviteurs et pourton peuple, afin que les grenouilles soient supprimées de chez toi et de vos maisons pour ne rester que dans leFleuve?"	5 And the Lord said to Moses: “Say to Aaron: ‘Extend your hand over the rivers, and also over the streams and the marshes, and bring forth frogs over the land of Egypt.’ ”
6 Il dit: "Pour demain." Moïse reprit: "Il en sera selon ta parole afin que tu saches qu'il n'y a personnecomme Yahvé notre Dieu.	6 And Aaron extended his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
7 Les grenouilles s'éloigneront de toi, de tes maisons, de tes serviteurs, de ton peuple, et il n'en resteraplus que dans le Fleuve."	7 Then the sorcerers also, by their incantations, did similarly, and they brought forth frogs upon the land of Egypt.
8 Moïse et Aaron sortirent de chez Pharaon, et Moïse cria vers Yahvé au sujet des grenouilles qu'ilavait infligées à Pharaon.	8 But Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said to them: “Pray to the Lord, so as to take away the frogs from me and from my people. And I will release the people, so as to sacrifice to the Lord.”
9 Yahvé fit ce que demandait Moïse, et les grenouilles crevèrent dans les maisons, dans les cours etdans les champs.	9 And Moses said to Pharaoh: “Appoint for me a time, when I should petition on behalf of you, and your servants, and your people, so that the frogs may be driven away from you, and from your house, and from your servants, and from your people, and so that they may remain only in the river.”
10 On les amassa en tas et le pays en fut empuanti.	10 And he responded, “Tomorrow.” Then he said, “I will act according to your word, so that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God.
11 Pharaon vit qu'il y avait un répit; il appesantit son coeur et il ne les écouta pas, comme l'avait préditYahvé.	11 And the frogs will withdraw from you, and from your house, and from your servants, and from your people. And they will remain only in the river.”
12 Yahvé dit à Moïse: "Dis à Aaron: Etends ton bâton et frappe la poussière du sol, et elle se changeraen moustiques dans tout le pays d'Egypte."	12 And Moses and Aaron departed from Pharaoh. And Moses cried out to the Lord on behalf of the promise that he had made to Pharaoh concerning the frogs.
13 Aaron étendit la main avec son bâton et frappa la poussière du sol, et il y eut des moustiques sur lesgens et les bêtes, toute la poussière du sol se changea en moustiques dans tout le pays d'Egypte.	13 And the Lord acted according to the word of Moses. And the frogs died out of the houses, and out of the villages, and out of the fields.
14 Les magiciens d'Egypte avec leurs sortilèges firent la même chose pour faire sortir les moustiquesmais ils ne le purent, et il y eut des moustiques sur les gens et les bêtes.	14 And they gathered them together into immense piles, and the land was polluted.
15 Les magiciens dirent à Pharaon: "C'est le doigt de Dieu", mais le coeur de Pharaon s'endurcit et il neles écouta pas, comme l'avait prédit Yahvé.	15 Then Pharaoh, seeing that relief had been provided, hardened his own heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed.
16 Yahvé dit à Moïse: "Lève-toi de bon matin et tiens-toi devant Pharaon quand il se rendra au bord del'eau. Tu lui diras: Ainsi parle Yahvé: Laisse partir mon peuple, qu'il me serve.	16 And the Lord said to Moses: “Say to Aaron: ‘Extend your staff and strike the dust of the earth. And let there be stinging insects throughout the entire the land of Egypt.’ ”
17 Si tu ne veux pas laisser partir mon peuple, je vais envoyer des taons sur toi, sur tes serviteurs, surton peuple et sur tes maisons. Les maisons des Egyptiens seront pleines de taons, et même le sol sur lequel ils setiennent.	17 And they did so. And Aaron extended his hand, holding the staff, and he struck the dust of the earth, and there came stinging insects upon men and upon beasts. All the dust of the earth was turned into stinging insects through all the land of Egypt.
18 Et ce jour-là, je mettrai à part la terre de Goshèn où réside mon peuple pour que là il n'y ait pas detaons, afin que tu saches que je suis Yahvé, au milieu du pays.	18 And the sorcerers, with their incantations, did similarly, in order to bring forth stinging insects, but they were not able. And there were stinging insects, as much on men as on beasts.
19 Je discernerai mon peuple de ton peuple; c'est demain que se produira ce signe."	19 And the sorcerers said to Pharaoh: “This is the finger of God.” And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed.
20 Yahvé fit ainsi, et des taons en grand nombre entrèrent dans la maison de Pharaon, dans les maisonsde ses serviteurs et dans tout le pays d'Egypte; le pays fut ruiné à cause des taons.	20 The Lord also said to Moses: “Arise at first light, and stand in the sight of Pharaoh, for he will go out to the waters. And you will say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Release my people to sacrifice to me.
21 Pharaon appela Moïse et Aaron et leur dit: "Allez sacrifier à votre Dieu dans le pays."	21 But if you will not release them, behold, I will send upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, and into your houses, diverse kinds of flies. And the houses of the Egyptians will be filled with diverse kinds of flies, as well as the whole land in which they will be.
22 Moïse répondit: "Il ne convient pas d'agir ainsi, car nos sacrifices à Yahvé notre Dieu sont uneabomination pour les Egyptiens. Si nous offrons sous les yeux des Egyptiens des sacrifices qu'ils abominent, nenous lapideront-ils pas?	22 And in that day, I will cause a miracle in the land of Goshen, where my people are, so that flies will not be there. And you will know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.
23 C'est à trois jours de marche dans le désert que nous irons sacrifier à Yahvé notre Dieu, comme ilnous l'a dit."	23 And I will set a division between my people and your people. Tomorrow this sign will be.’ ”
24 Pharaon dit: "Moi je vais vous laisser partir pour sacrifier à votre Dieu dans le désert, seulementvous n'irez pas très loin. Priez pour moi."	24 And the Lord did so. And there came very grievous flies into the houses of Pharaoh and of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt. And the land was polluted, in this way, by the flies.
25 Moïse dit: "Dès que je serai sorti de chez toi, je prierai Yahvé. Demain les taons s'éloigneront dePharaon, de ses serviteurs et de son peuple. Que Pharaon, toutefois, cesse de se moquer de nous en ne laissantpas le peuple partir pour sacrifier à Yahvé."	25 And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and he said to them, “Go and sacrifice to your God in this land.”
26 Moïse sortit de chez Pharaon et pria Yahvé.	26 And Moses said: “It cannot be so. For we will immolate the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. For if we slaughter those things which the Egyptians worship, in their presence, they will stone us.
27 Yahvé fit ce que demandait Moïse et les taons s'éloignèrent de Pharaon, de ses serviteurs et de sonpeuple; il n'en resta plus un seul.	27 We will sojourn three days’ journey into the wilderness. And we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, just as he has instructed us.”
28 Mais Pharaon appesantit son coeur, cette fois encore, et il ne laissa pas partir le peuple.	28 And Pharaoh said: “I will release you in order to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the desert. Yet you may only go so far. Petition for me.”
	29 And Moses said: “After departing from you, I will pray to the Lord. And the flies will withdraw from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow. Yet do not be willing to deceive any longer, so that you would not release the people to sacrifice to the Lord.”
	30 And Moses, departing from Pharaoh, prayed to the Lord.
	31 And he acted according to his word. And he took away the flies from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people. There was not even one left behind.
	32 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, so that, even at this turn, he would not release the people.