Exodus · Chapter 7

[ edit] And þe Lord ſeide to Moyſes, Loo! Y haue ordeyned þee þe god of Pharao; and Aaron, þi broþer, ſhal be þi prophete. Þow ſhalt ſpek to hym alle þingis þat Y ſeende to þee, and he ſhal ſpek to Pharao, þat he late þe ſones of Yrael out of his loond. And Y ſhal ful harden his herte, and Y ſhal multiplie toknes and ſignes worþi to be ſhewid in þe loond of Egipte, and he ſhal not here ȝow; and Y ſhal ſeend yn myn hoond upon Egipte, and Y ſhal lede myn ooſt, and my puple, þe ſones of Yrael, out of þe loond of Egipte bi þe grettiſt domes; and þe Egipciens ſhulen knowe, þat Y am a Lord, þat may ſtrecche out myn hoond vpon Egipte, and lede þe ſones of Yrael out of þe myddil of hem.

And ſo diden Moyſes and Aaron; as þe Lord comaundide, ſo þei diden. Forſoþe Moyſes was of eiȝti ȝeris, and Aaron of eiȝty and þre, whanne þei ſpaken to Pharao. And þe Lord ſeide to Moyſes and Aaron, Whanne Pharao ſhal ſey to ȝou, Shew to us ſignes, þow ſhalt ſey to Aaron, Tak þin ȝerde, and þrow it bifore Pharao, and be it turned into a boſk eddre. And ſo Moyſes and Aaron, goon yn to Pharao, diden as þe Lord comaundide; and Aaron tok þe ȝerde bifore Pharao and his ſeruauntis, þat was turnyd into a boſke addre.

Pharao forſoþe clepid ſages, and clepers of deuels to doon yuel, and þei alſo diden bi Egipciens enchauntyngis, and ſum priue þingis lyik manere; and eche þrewe forþ her ȝerdes, þat weren turned into dragouns; but þe ȝerde of Aaron deuouride her ȝerdes. And þe herte of Pharao was myche hardid, and he herde hem not, as þe Lord comaundide.

Forſoþe þe Lord ſeide to Moyſes, Engregid is þe herte of Pharao, he wole not leeue þe puple; go to hym eerli; loo! he ſhal goon out to þe watris, and þow ſhalt ſtoond into his aȝen comyng upon þe brynk of þe floode; and þow ſhalt tak þe ȝerde, þat was turned into a dragoun, in þin hoond, and þow ſhalt ſey to hym, Þe Lord God of Ebrews haþ ſent me to þee, ſeiynge, Leeue my puple, þat þei ſacrifye to me in deſert; and vnto now þow woldiſt not heren. Þanne þes wordis þe Lord ſeiþ, In þat þow ſhalt knowe, þat Y am a Lord; loo!

Y ſhal ſmyit wiþ þe ȝerde, þat is in myn hoond, þe water of þe floode, and it ſhal turne into bloode; þe fiſſhis forſoþe, þat ben in þe floode, ſhulen dye; and þe water ſhal ſtynke, and turmentid ſhulen be þe Egipciens drynkynge of þe water of þe floode. And þe Lord ſeid to Moyſes, Sey þow to Aaron, Tak þi ȝerde, and ſtrecche þin hoond out vpon þe watris of Egipte, and vpon her floodes, and her ryuers, and merſhis, and alle lakis of watris, þat þei ben turned into bloode; and þat þere be corrupte rennying bloode in al þe loond of Egipte, as wel in treen veſſel as in ſtony.

And ſo Moyſes and Aaron diden, as þe Lord comaundide; and arerynge þe ȝerde, he ſmote þe watris of þe floode before Pharao and his ſeruauntis, þe which was turned into blood; and þe fiſſhes, þat weren in þe floode, dieden; and þe floode ſtonke, þat þe Egipciens myȝten not drinke þe water of þe flood; and þere was bloode in al þe loond of Egipte. And þe clepers of deuels to doon yuel of þe Egipciens diden in liyk manere in her enchauntyngis; and þe herte of Pharao was myche hardid; and he herde hem not, as þe Lord comaundide. And he turnede hym ſelf awey, and ȝede into his hows, ne he putte not to þe herte, alſo þis while.

Forſoþe alle þe Egipciens deluyden bi enuyroun of þe floode, þat þei myȝten drynk þe water; forſoþe þei miȝten not drynk of þe water of þe floode. And ſeuen dayes weren fulfillid, after þat þe Lord hadde ſmyten þe floode.