Exodus 10

Locusts and darkness

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Ex 10:1Et dīxit Dominus ad Moysēn: Ingredere ad Pharaōnem: ego enim indūrāvī cor ejus, et servōrum illīus, ut faciam signa mea haec in eō: et narrēs in auribus fīliī tuī, et nepōtum tuōrum, quotiēs contrīverim Aegyptiōs, et signa mea fēcerim in eīs: et sciātis quia ego Dominus.And the Lord said to Moses: "Go in to Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and that of his servants, so that I may do these signs of mine on him: and that you may tell in the ears of your son, and of your grandsons, how often I have crushed the Egyptians, and done my signs among them: and that you may know that I am the Lord." Ex 10:3Introiērunt ergō Mōysēs et Aarōn ad Pharaōnem, et dīxērunt eī: Haec dīcit Dominus Deus Hebraeōrum: Usquequō nōn vīs subjicī mihi?So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him: "Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: 'How long do you refuse to be subjected to me? Ex 10:3Dīmitte populum meum, ut sacrificet mihi.Let my people go, so that it may sacrifice to me.

Ex 10:4Sīn autem resistis, et nōn vīs dīmittere eum: ecce ego indūcam crās locustam in fīnēs tuōs: quae operiat superficiem terrae, nē quidquam ejus appāreat, sed comedātur quod residuum fuerit grandinī: corrōdet enim omnia ligna quae germinant in agrīs.But if you resist, and do not want to let it go: look, I will bring tomorrow the locust into your borders: to cover the surface of the land, so that nothing of it may appear, but that what has been left over by the hail may be eaten: for it will gnaw away all the trees which sprout in the fields. Ex 10:6Et implēbunt domōs tuās, et servōrum tuōrum, et omnium Aegyptiōrum, quantam nōn vīdērunt patrēs tuī, et avī, ex quō ortī sunt super terram, ūsque in praesentem diem.And they will fill your houses, and those of your servants, and of all the Egyptians, so many as your fathers, and grandfathers, have not seen, since they arose upon the earth, up to the present day.'" Ex 10:6Āvertitque sē, et ēgressus est ā Pharaōne.And he turned himself away, and went out from Pharaoh. Ex 10:7Dīxērunt autem servī Pharaōnis ad eum: Usquequō patiēmur hoc scandalum?But the servants of Pharaoh said to him: "How long shall we suffer this stumbling block?

Ex 10:7Dīmitte hominēs, ut sacrificent Dominō Deō suō;Let the men go, so that they may sacrifice to the Lord their God; Ex 10:7Nōnne vidēs quod perierit Aegyptus?do you not see that Egypt has perished?" Ex 10:8Revocāvēruntque Moysēn et Aarōn ad Pharaōnem: quī dīxit eīs: Īte, sacrificāte Dominō Deō vestrō: quīnam sunt quī itūrī sunt?And they called back Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh: and he said to them: "Go, sacrifice to the Lord your God: who exactly are those who are going to go?" Ex 10:9Ait Mōysēs: Cum parvulīs nostrīs, et seniōribus pergēmus, cum fīliīs et fīliābus, cum ovibus et armentīs: est enim solemnitās Dominī Deī nostrī.Moses said: "With our little ones, and our elders, we will go, with sons and daughters, with sheep and herds: for it is the solemn feast of the Lord our God." Ex 10:10Et respondit Pharaō: Sīc Dominus sit vōbīscum, quōmodo ego dīmittam vōs, et parvulōs vestrōs, cui dubium est quod pessimē cōgitētis?And Pharaoh answered: "So may the Lord be with you, as I shall let you go, and your little ones: to whom is it doubtful that you are planning most wickedly?

Ex 10:11Nōn fīet ita, sed īte tantum virī, et sacrificāte Dominō: hoc enim et ipsī petīstis.It will not be so, but go, the men only, and sacrifice to the Lord: for this is what you yourselves too have asked for." Ex 10:11Statimque ējectī sunt dē cōnspectū Pharaōnis.And at once they were thrown out of the sight of Pharaoh. Ex 10:12Dīxit autem Dominus ad Moysēn: Extende manum tuam super terram Aegyptī ad locustam, ut ascendat super eam, et dēvoret omnem herbam quae residua fuerit grandinī.But the Lord said to Moses: "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locust, so that it may come up upon it, and devour every plant which has been left over by the hail." Ex 10:13Et extendit Mōysēs virgam super terram Aegyptī: et Dominus indūxit ventum ūrentem tōtā diē illā et nocte: et māne factō, ventus ūrēns levāvit locustās.And Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt: and the Lord brought in a burning wind all that day and night: and when morning had come, the burning wind raised the locusts.

Ex 10:14Quae ascendērunt super ūniversam terram Aegyptī: et sēdērunt in cūnctīs fīnibus Aegyptiōrum innumerābilēs, quālēs ante illud tempus nōn fuerant, nec posteā futūrae sunt.And they came up upon all the land of Egypt: and settled in all the borders of the Egyptians, beyond number, such as had not been before that time, nor will be afterwards. Ex 10:15Operuēruntque ūniversam superficiem terrae, vāstantēs omnia.And they covered the whole surface of the land, laying waste all things. Ex 10:15Dēvorāta est igitur herba terrae, et quidquid pōmōrum in arboribus fuit, quae grandō dīmīserat: nihilque omnīnō virēns relictum est in lignīs et in herbīs terrae, in cūnctā Aegyptō.Therefore the plant of the land was devoured, and whatever of fruits was on the trees, which the hail had left: and nothing green at all was left on the trees and on the plants of the land, in all Egypt. Ex 10:16Quam ob rem festīnus Pharaō vocāvit Moysēn et Aarōn, et dīxit eīs: Peccāvī in Dominum Deum vestrum, et in vōs.For which reason Pharaoh in haste called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: "I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.

Ex 10:17Sed nunc dīmittite peccātum mihi etiam hāc vice, et rogāte Dominum Deum vestrum, ut auferat ā mē mortem istam.But now forgive me the sin this time too, and ask the Lord your God, that he take away from me this death." Ex 10:18Ēgressusque Mōysēs dē cōnspectū Pharaōnis, ōrāvit Dominum.And Moses, having gone out from the sight of Pharaoh, prayed to the Lord. Ex 10:19Quī flāre fēcit ventum ab occidente vehementissimum, et arreptam locustam prōjēcit in mare Rubrum: nōn remānsit nē ūna quidem in cūnctīs fīnibus Aegyptī.And he made a very violent wind blow from the west, and, the locust having been seized, threw it into the Red Sea: there did not remain even one in all the borders of Egypt. Ex 10:20Et indūrāvit Dominus cor Pharaōnis, nec dīmīsit fīliōs Isrāël.And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, nor did he let the sons of Israel go. Ex 10:21Dīxit autem Dominus ad Moysēn: Extende manum tuam in caelum: et sint tenebrae super terram Aegyptī tam dēnsae, ut palpārī queant.But the Lord said to Moses: "Stretch out your hand into the sky: and let there be darkness upon the land of Egypt so thick that it can be felt."

Ex 10:22Extenditque Mōysēs manum in caelum: et factae sunt tenebrae horribilēs in ūniversā terrā Aegyptī tribus diēbus.And Moses stretched out his hand into the sky: and there came to be horrible darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days. Ex 10:23Nēmō vīdit frātrem suum, nec mōvit sē dē locō in quō erat: ubicumque autem habitābant fīliī Isrāël, lūx erat.No one saw his brother, nor moved himself from the place in which he was: but wherever the sons of Israel were living, there was light. Ex 10:24Vocāvitque Pharaō Moysēn et Aarōn, et dīxit eīs: Īte, sacrificāte Dominō: ovēs tantum vestrae et armenta remaneant, parvulī vestrī eant vōbīscum.And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: "Go, sacrifice to the Lord: let only your sheep and herds remain, let your little ones go with you." Ex 10:25Ait Mōysēs: Hostiās quoque et holocausta dabis nōbīs, quae offerāmus Dominō Deō nostrō.Moses said: "You will also give us victims and burnt offerings, which we may offer to the Lord our God. Ex 10:26Cūnctī gregēs pergent nōbīscum;All the flocks will go with us; Ex 10:26Nōn remanēbit ex eīs ungula: quae necessāria sunt in cultum Dominī Deī nostrī: praesertim cum ignōrēmus quid dēbeat immolārī, dōnec ad ipsum locum perveniāmus.not a hoof of them will remain: for they are necessary for the worship of the Lord our God: especially since we do not know what ought to be sacrificed, until we arrive at the place itself."

Ex 10:27Indūrāvit autem Dominus cor Pharaōnis, et nōluit dīmittere eōs.But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he refused to let them go. Ex 10:28Dīxitque Pharaō ad Moysēn: Recēde ā mē, et cavē nē ultrā videās faciem meam: quōcumque diē appārueris mihi, moriēris.And Pharaoh said to Moses: "Withdraw from me, and beware that you do not see my face any more: on whatever day you appear to me, you will die." Ex 10:29Respondit Mōysēs: Ita fīet ut locūtus es: nōn vidēbō ultrā faciem tuam.Moses answered: "So it will be as you have spoken: I will not see your face any more."

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (212 words)

et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
ingredior, -ī, ingressus sum	go into, enter
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
enim, conj.	for
indūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make hard, harden
cor, cordis n.	heart
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
servus, -ī, m.	slave, servant
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
signum, -ī, n.	sign, signal
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
narrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	tell, relate, narrate
auris, -is, f.	ear
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
nepōs, nepōtis, m.	grandson
quotiēns (adv.)	how many times; as often as
conterō, -ere, -trīvī, -trītus	crush, grind, bruise
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
quia (conj.)	because
introeō, -īre, -iī, -itum	go in, enter
ergō (adv.)	therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
deus, -ī, m.	god
usquequō (adv.)	how long? until when?
nōn, adv.	not
volō, velle, voluī	wish
subiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus	throw or place under
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
sacrificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	sacrifice
sīn (conj.)	but if
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
resistō, -sistere, -stitī	stand back, resist
ecce (interj.)	look! see! here is
indūcō, -dūcere, dūxī, -ductus	lead in or on, move, excite
crās, adv.	tomorrow
locusta, -ae f.	locust
fīnis, -is, m.	end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
operiō, -īre, -uī, -ertus	cover
superficiēs, -ēī f.	surface, top
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
quisquam, quicquam, indef. pron.	any one, anything
appāreō, -ēre, -uī, -itum	appear, come into view, show oneself
sed, conj.	but
comedō, -ere (-esse), -ēdī, -ēsus	eat, eat up
residuus, -a, -um	remaining, lingering
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
grandō, -inis f.	hail
corrōdō, -ere, -rōsī, -rōsus	gnaw away, eat up
omnis, -e	all, every
lignum, -ī, n.	wood
germinō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	sprout, put forth shoots
ager, agri, m.	field, land
impleō, -ēre, -plēvī, -plētum	fill; fulfil, complete
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
quantus, -a, -um	how great or much?
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
pater, patris, m.	father
avus, -ī, m.	grandfather
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
orior, -īrī, -tus	arise, come forth, spring up; ortā lūce, at dawn
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
ūsque, adv.	all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
praesēns, -sentis, adj.	present, immediate, imminent
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
āvertō, -ere, āvertī, āversum	turn away, turn aside
que, enclitic conj.	and
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go out or forth, go ashore, disembark
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
patior, patī, passus, bear	suffer, allow
scandalum, -ī n.	stumbling block, cause of offence; snare
homō, hominis, m.	man
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
nōnne, adv., introducing a question to which an affirmative answer is expected	not?
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
pereō, -īre, -ii, -itūrus	pass away, perish
revocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	call back, recall
eō, īre, iī, itus	go
vester, -tra, -trum	your
quisnam, quaenam, quidnam, interrog. pron.	who, which, or what, pray? who? which? what?
āiō (defective)	say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
cum, prep, with abl.	with
parvulus, -a, -um	very small, petty
noster, -tra, -trum	our
senior, -ōris m.	elder; seniores: the elders (of the people)
pergō, -ere, perrēxī, perrēctum	go on, press on
fīlia, -ae, f.	daughter
ovis, -is, f.	sheep
armentum, -ī n.	herd (of cattle)
sollemnitās (sōlemnitās), -ātis f.	solemn festival, feast; solemnity
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus	reply, answer
sīc, adv.	so, thus
vōs	plur. of tū
quōmodo (adv.)	how; in what way
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
dubius, -a, -um	doubtful, uncertain
male, adv.	badly, ill
cōgitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	consider, think over
fīō, fierī, factus sum	be done or made, become, happen
ita, adv.	in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
tantum, adv.	so much or far, only
vir, virī, m.	man
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus	seek, ask; attack
statim, adv.	on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately
ēiciō, -ere, -iēcī, -iectus	throw out; sē ēicere: rush out
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
cōnspectus, -ūs, m.	sight
extendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentum	stretch out, extend
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb to, ascend, mount
dēvorō, -vorāre, -vorāvī, -vorātus	swallow down, swallow, devour
herba, -ae, f.	herb, plant
virga, -ae f.	rod, stick, staff
ventus, -ī, m.	wind
ūrō, ūrere, ussī, ūstus	burn
tōtus, -a, -um	all the, the whole or entire
nox, noctis, f.	night
māne, adv.	in the morning, early in the morning
levō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lift; lighten, relieve
ūniversus, -a, -um	all together, whole, entire, all
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessus	sit
cūnctus, -a, -um	all, the whole
innumerābilis, -e	countless
quālis, -e	of what sort? what kind of?
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.	before
tempus, temporis, n.	time, season
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
posteā, adv.	after this, afterwards
vāstō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lay waste
igitur, conj.	therefore
quisquis, quidquid (quicquid)	whoever, whatever
pōmum, -ī, n.	fruit, apple
arbor, -oris, f.	tree
nihil, n., indecl.	nothing
omnīnō, adv.	altogether, wholly, entirely
vireō, -ēre, -uī	be green, flourish
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictus	leave behind, leave
ob, prep. with acc.	on account of, for; in compounds, to, against
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
festīnus, -a, -um	hasty, quick, in a hurry
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	call, summon
peccō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	do wrong
nunc, adv.	now
peccātum, -ī n.	fault, sin
etiam, adv.	and now, also, too, even
vicis (gen.), vicem f.	change, turn; in vicem: in turn
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	ask
auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātus	bear away, carry off
mors, mortīs, f.	death
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.	that of yours, that
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	speak; beg, pray
flō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	blow
occidō, -ere, occidī, occāsum	fall; (of the sun) set (sōl occidēns: the west)
vehemēns, -entis	violent, forceful, severe
arripiō, -ere, -ripuī, -reptus	seize, snatch up
prōiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus	throw forth or down, cast away, throw
mare, maris, n.	sea
ruber, -bra, -brum	red; mare rubrum: the Red Sea (often the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf)
remaneō, -ēre, -mānsī	stay behind, remain
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
quidem, adv.	in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
caelum, -ī, n.	heaven, sky
tenebrae, -ārum f. pl.	darkness
tam, adv.	so
dēnsus, -a, -um	thick
palpō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	touch, feel, stroke; (pass.) be felt
queō, -īre, -īvī (-iī)	be able, can
horribilis, -e	dreadful, terrible, horrible
trēs, tria, plur. adj.	three
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.	no one, nobody
frāter, frātris, m.	brother
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtus	move
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
ubicumque (adv.)	wherever
habitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	dwell, inhabit
lūx, lūcis, f.	light
hostia, -ae f.	sacrificial victim
quoque, adv.	also
holocaustum, -ī n.	burnt offering, a sacrifice burned whole
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
nōs	plur. of ego
offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātus	bear to, proffer, offer
grex, gregis m.	flock, herd; band, gang
ungula, -ae f.	hoof
necessārius, -a, -um; as noun, -ī m.	necessary, critical; (noun) close friend, relative
cultus, -ūs m.	way of life; civilization, refinement
praesertim (adv.)	especially
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
ignōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	be ignorant of
dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	owe; with infin., ought
immolō, -molāre, -molāvī, -molātus	sacrifice (the victim was sprinkled with consecrated meal)
dōnec (conj.)	until; while, as long as
perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come through, come, arrive, reach
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī	not wish, be unwilling
recēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessum	go back, withdraw, retire
caveō, cavēre, cāvī, cautus	beware, take care; be on one's guard against, beware of
ultrā (prep. + acc.)	beyond
faciēs, -ēī f.	face; appearance
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque	whoever, whatever
morior, morī, mortuus	die
loquor, loquī, locūtus	speak

Vulgate, Exodus 1–20. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.