Exodus 8

Frogs, gnats and flies

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Ex 8:1Dīxit quoque Dominus ad Moysēn: Ingredere ad Pharaōnem, et dīcēs ad eum: Haec dīcit Dominus: Dīmitte populum meum, ut sacrificet mihi: sīn autem nōlueris dīmittere, ecce ego percutiam omnēs terminōs tuōs rānīs, et ēbulliet fluvius rānās: quae ascendent, et ingredientur domum tuam, et cubiculum lectulī tuī, et super strātum tuum, et in domōs servōrum tuōrum, et in populum tuum, et in furnōs tuōs, et in reliquiās cibōrum tuōrum: et ad tē, et ad populum tuum, et ad omnēs servōs tuōs intrābunt rānae.The Lord also said to Moses: "Go in to Pharaoh, and you will say to him: 'Thus says the Lord: Let my people go, so that it may sacrifice to me: but if you refuse to let it go, look, I will strike all your borders with frogs, and the river will bubble up frogs: and they will come up, and go into your house, and the chamber of your bed, and upon your couch, and into the houses of your servants, and upon your people, and into your ovens, and into the remains of your food: and onto you, and onto your people, and onto all your servants the frogs will come in.'"

Ex 8:5Dīxitque Dominus ad Moysēn: Dīc ad Aarōn: Extende manum tuam super fluviōs ac super rīvōs et palūdēs, et ēdūc rānās super terram Aegyptī.And the Lord said to Moses: "Say to Aaron: 'Stretch out your hand over the rivers and over the streams and marshes, and bring out frogs upon the land of Egypt.'" Ex 8:6Et extendit Aarōn manum super aquās Aegyptī, et ascendērunt rānae, operuēruntque terram Aegyptī.And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. Ex 8:7Fēcērunt autem et maleficī per incantātiōnēs suās similiter, ēdūxēruntque rānās super terram Aegyptī.But the sorcerers too did likewise through their incantations, and brought out frogs upon the land of Egypt. Ex 8:8Vocāvit autem Pharaō Moysēn et Aarōn, et dīxit eīs: Ōrāte Dominum ut auferat rānās ā mē et ā populō meō, et dīmittam populum ut sacrificet Dominō.But Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: "Pray to the Lord that he take away the frogs from me and from my people, and I will let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord." Ex 8:9Dīxitque Mōysēs ad Pharaōnem: Cōnstitue mihi quandō dēprecer prō tē, et prō servīs tuīs, et prō populō tuō, ut abigantur rānae ā tē, et ā domō tuā, et ā servīs tuīs, et ā populō tuō: et tantum in flūmine remaneant.And Moses said to Pharaoh: "Fix for me when I am to pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs may be driven away from you, and from your house, and from your servants, and from your people: and may remain only in the river."

Ex 8:10Quī respondit: Crās.He answered: "Tomorrow." Ex 8:10At ille: Jūxtā, inquit, verbum tuum faciam: ut sciās quoniam nōn est sīcut Dominus Deus noster.But he: "According to your word," he said, "I will do: so that you may know that there is none like the Lord our God. Ex 8:11Et recēdent rānae ā tē, et ā domō tuā, et ā servīs tuīs, et ā populō tuō: et tantum in flūmine remanēbunt.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." Ex 8:12Ēgressīque sunt Mōysēs et Aarōn ā Pharaōne: et clāmāvit Mōysēs ad Dominum prō spōnsiōne rānārum quam condīxerat Pharaōnī.And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried to the Lord for the promise about the frogs which he had agreed with Pharaoh. Ex 8:13Fēcitque Dominus jūxtā verbum Mōysī: et mortuae sunt rānae dē domibus, et dē vīllīs, et dē agrīs.And the Lord did according to the word of Moses: and the frogs died out of the houses, and out of the farms, and out of the fields. Ex 8:14Congregāvēruntque eās in immēnsōs aggerēs, et computruit terra.And they gathered them into huge heaps, and the land rotted.

Ex 8:15Vidēns autem Pharaō quod data esset requiēs, ingravāvit cor suum, et nōn audīvit eōs, sīcut praecēperat Dominus.But Pharaoh, seeing that rest had been given, made his heart heavy, and did not hear them, as the Lord had commanded. Ex 8:16Dīxitque Dominus ad Moysēn: Loquere ad Aarōn: Extende virgam tuam, et percute pulverem terrae: et sint sciniphēs in ūniversā terrā Aegyptī.And the Lord said to Moses: "Speak to Aaron: 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth: and let there be gnats in all the land of Egypt.'" Ex 8:17Fēcēruntque ita.And they did so. Ex 8:17Et extendit Aarōn manum, virgam tenēns: percussitque pulverem terrae, et factī sunt sciniphēs in hominibus, et in jūmentīs: omnis pulvis terrae versus est in sciniphēs per tōtam terram Aegyptī.And Aaron stretched out his hand, holding the rod: and he struck the dust of the earth, and there came to be gnats on men, and on beasts: all the dust of the earth was turned into gnats through the whole land of Egypt. Ex 8:18Fēcēruntque similiter maleficī incantātiōnibus suīs, ut ēdūcerent sciniphēs, et nōn potuērunt: erantque sciniphēs tam in hominibus quam in jūmentīs.And the sorcerers did likewise with their incantations, to bring out gnats, and they could not: and there were gnats both on men and on beasts.

Ex 8:19Et dīxērunt maleficī ad Pharaōnem: Digitus Deī est hic;And the sorcerers said to Pharaoh: "This is the finger of God"; Ex 8:19Indūrātumque est cor Pharaōnis, et nōn audīvit eōs sīcut praecēperat Dominus.and the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not hear them, as the Lord had commanded. Ex 8:20Dīxit quoque Dominus ad Moysēn: Cōnsurge dīlūculō, et stā cōram Pharaōne: ēgrediētur enim ad aquās: et dīcēs ad eum: Haec dīcit Dominus: Dīmitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi.The Lord also said to Moses: "Rise at first light, and stand before Pharaoh: for he will go out to the waters: and you will say to him: 'Thus says the Lord: Let my people go so that it may sacrifice to me. Ex 8:21Quod sī nōn dīmīseris eum, ecce ego immittam in tē, et in servōs tuōs, et in populum tuum, et in domōs tuās, omne genus muscārum: et implēbuntur domus Aegyptiōrum muscīs dīversī generis, et ūniversa terra in quā fuerint.But if you do not let it go, look, I will send upon you, and upon your servants, and upon your people, and into your houses, every kind of flies: and the houses of the Egyptians will be filled with flies of diverse kind, and all the land in which they are.

Ex 8:22Faciamque mīrābilem in diē illā terram Gessen, in quā populus meus est, ut nōn sint ibi muscae: et sciās quoniam ego Dominus in mediō terrae.And I will make wonderful on that day the land of Goshen, in which my people is, so that there may be no flies there: and you will know that I am the Lord in the middle of the earth. Ex 8:23Pōnamque dīvīsiōnem inter populum meum et populum tuum: crās erit signum istud.And I will put a division between my people and your people: tomorrow this sign will be.'" Ex 8:24Fēcitque Dominus ita.And the Lord did so. Ex 8:24Et vēnit musca gravissima in domōs Pharaōnis et servōrum ejus, et in omnem terram Aegyptī: corruptaque est terra ab hujuscemodī muscīs.And there came a very grievous fly into the houses of Pharaoh and of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt: and the land was spoilt by flies of this sort. Ex 8:25Vocāvitque Pharaō Moysēn et Aarōn, et ait eīs: Īte et sacrificāte Deō vestrō in terrā hāc.And Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: "Go and sacrifice to your God in this land."

Ex 8:26Et ait Mōysēs: Nōn potest ita fierī: abōminātiōnēs enim Aegyptiōrum immolābimus Dominō Deō nostrō: quod sī mactāverimus ea quae colunt Aegyptiī cōram eīs, lapidibus nōs obruent.And Moses said: "It cannot be done so: for we shall sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: but if we slaughter the things which the Egyptians worship before them, they will overwhelm us with stones. Ex 8:27Viam trium diērum pergēmus in sōlitūdinem: et sacrificābimus Dominō Deō nostrō, sīcut praecēpit nōbīs.A journey of three days we will go on into the wilderness: and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he has commanded us." Ex 8:28Dīxitque Pharaō: Ego dīmittam vōs ut sacrificētis Dominō Deō vestrō in dēsertō: vērumtamen longius nē abeātis, rogāte prō mē.And Pharaoh said: "I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the desert: but do not go away further: pray for me." Ex 8:29At ait Mōysēs: Ēgressus ā tē, ōrābō Dominum: et recēdet musca ā Pharaōne, et ā servīs suīs, et ā populō ejus crās: vērumtamen nōlī ultrā fallere, ut nōn dīmittās populum sacrificāre Dominō.And Moses said: "Having gone out from you, I will pray to the Lord: and the fly will withdraw from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people tomorrow: but do not deceive any more, so as not to let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord."

Ex 8:30Ēgressusque Mōysēs ā Pharaōne, ōrāvit Dominum.And Moses, having gone out from Pharaoh, prayed to the Lord. Ex 8:31Quī fēcit jūxtā verbum illīus, et abstulit muscās ā Pharaōne, et ā servīs suīs, et ā populō ejus: nōn superfuit nē ūna quidem.And he did according to his word, and took away the flies from Pharaoh, and from his servants, and from his people: there did not remain even one. Ex 8:32Et ingravātum est cor Pharaōnis, ita ut nec hāc quidem vice dīmitteret populum.And the heart of Pharaoh was made heavy, so that not even this time did he let the people go.

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dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
quoque, adv.	also
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
ingredior, -ī, ingressus sum	go into, enter
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
sacrificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	sacrifice
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
sīn (conj.)	but if
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī	not wish, be unwilling
ecce (interj.)	look! see! here is
percutiō, -cutere, -cussī, -cussus	strike through, strike
omnis, -e	all, every
terminus, -ī m.	boundary, limit
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
rāna, -ae f.	frog
ēbulliō, -īre, -īvī	bubble up, boil over; swarm out
fluvius, -ī m.	river, stream
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb to, ascend, mount
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
cubiculum, -ī, n.	bedroom
lectulus, -ī m.	small couch, bed
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
strātum, -ī n.	bedspread, coverlet; bed
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
servus, -ī, m.	slave, servant
furnus, -ī m.	oven, bakehouse
reliquiae, -ārum f. pl.	remains, what is left over, leftovers
cibus, -ī, m.	food
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
intrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	go within or into, enter
que, enclitic conj.	and
extendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentum	stretch out, extend
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
rīvus, -ī m.	stream, brook
palūs, -ūdis, f.	swamp, marsh
ēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead out, draw
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
aqua, -ae, f.	water
operiō, -īre, -uī, -ertus	cover
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
maleficus, -a, -um	wicked, criminal; as a noun, evil-doer
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
incantātiō, -ōnis f.	spell, enchantment, incantation
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
similiter (adv.)	likewise, in the same way
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	call, summon
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	speak; beg, pray
auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātus	bear away, carry off
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus	set together or up; appoint; determine
quandō (adv.)	when; (after sī) ever
dēprecor, -ārī, -ātus sum	beg to be spared, plead
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
abigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctus	drive away, drive off (cattle), steal
tantum, adv.	so much or far, only
flūmen, -minis, n.	river
remaneō, -ēre, -mānsī	stay behind, remain
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus	reply, answer
crās, adv.	tomorrow
at, conj.	but
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)	nearby; next to
inquam, inquis, inquit, defective verb	I say, you say, he says
verbum, -ī, n.	word
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
quoniam, conj.	since now, since
nōn, adv.	not
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
sīcut (conj.)	just as
deus, -ī, m.	god
noster, -tra, -trum	our
recēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessum	go back, withdraw, retire
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go out or forth, go ashore, disembark
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	shout, cry out; proclaim
spōnsiō, -ōnis f.	solemn promise, pledge, agreement; a wager
condīcō, -ere, -dīxī, -dictus	agree on; give formal notice of (a claim)
morior, morī, mortuus	die
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
vīlla, -ae, f.	country-house, villa
ager, agri, m.	field, land
congregō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	gather together, assemble; pass. flock together
immēnsus (inmēnsus), -a, -um	immeasurable, boundless, vast
agger, aggeris m.	mound, siege ramp
computrēscō, -ere, -putruī	rot, putrefy, go foul
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
requiēs, -ētis f.	rest, repose
ingravō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	weigh down; make worse, aggravate; (of the heart) harden
cor, cordis n.	heart
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	hear; listen or attend to
praecipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take beforehand, anticipate; order, charge
loquor, loquī, locūtus	speak
virga, -ae f.	rod, stick, staff
pulvis, -eris m.	dust
sciniphes (cinifes), -um m. pl.	gnats, small stinging insects
ūniversus, -a, -um	all together, whole, entire, all
ita, adv.	in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus	hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
homō, hominis, m.	man
iūmentum, -ī n.	pack animal, beast of burden
vertō, vertere, vertī, versus	turn
tōtus, -a, -um	all the, the whole or entire
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
tam, adv.	so
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
digitus, -ī m.	finger (digitus pollex: thumb)
indūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make hard, harden
cōnsurgō, -ere, -surrēxī, -surrēctus	rise together, stand up
dīlūculum, -ī n.	daybreak, dawn
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
enim, conj.	for
sī, conj.	if
immittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send or let in
genus, generis, n.	kind, nature
musca, -ae f.	fly
impleō, -ēre, -plēvī, -plētum	fill; fulfil, complete
dīversus, -a, -um	turned different ways, opposite, contrary, different
mīrābilis, -e	wonderful, marvellous
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
ibi, adv.	in that place, there
medius, -a, -um	mid, middle
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus	place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
dīvīsiō, -ōnis f.	division, distinction, separation; distribution
inter, prep, with acc.	among, between
signum, -ī, n.	sign, signal
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.	that of yours, that
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
gravis, -e	heavy; severe, grievous, serious
corrumpō, -rumpere, -rūpī, -ruptus	spoil, ruin, destroy; bribe
huiuscemodī	of this kind, such
āiō (defective)	say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
eō, īre, iī, itus	go
vester, -tra, -trum	your
fīō, fierī, factus sum	be done or made, become, happen
abōminātiō, -ōnis f.	abomination, a loathsome thing
immolō, -molāre, -molāvī, -molātus	sacrifice (the victim was sprinkled with consecrated meal)
mactō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	sacrifice; slaughter; punish
colō, colere, coluī, cultus	till, cultivate; inhabit; worship
lapis, -idis, m.	stone
nōs	plur. of ego
obruō, -ere, -ruī, -rutus	overwhelm, bury, crush
via, -ae, f.	road, way
trēs, tria, plur. adj.	three
pergō, -ere, perrēxī, perrēctum	go on, press on
sōlitūdō, -inis f.	loneliness; a wilderness, desert
vōs	plur. of tū
dēsertum, -ī n.	desert, wilderness
vērumtamen (adv.)	but yet, nevertheless
longē, adv.	far
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
abeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrus	go away, depart
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	ask
ultrā (prep. + acc.)	beyond
fallō, fallere, fefellī, falsus	deceive
supersum, -esse, -fuī	be over or left, remain
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
quidem, adv.	in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
vicis (gen.), vicem f.	change, turn; in vicem: in turn

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.