Italian · Intermediate
Adapted from Moses and the Exodus
Moses confronts Pharaoh, the plagues strike Egypt, the Israelites leave slavery, and the sea opens before them.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Mosè e Aronne si presentavano al faraone, il re d'Egitto, a nome degli Israeliti. Il re, però, si rifiutava di lasciar partire il popolo.
Moses and Aaron appeared before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, on behalf of the Israelites. But the king refused to let the people go.
Dio disse a Mosè: «Il faraone è ostinato. Domattina andrà al fiume: aspettalo sulla riva e porta con te il bastone che si era trasformato in serpente. Digli che il Signore, il Dio degli Ebrei, ti ha mandato con questo messaggio: “Lascia partire il mio popolo, perché mi serva nel deserto.
God said to Moses: “The Pharaoh is stubborn. Tomorrow he will go to the river. Wait for him on the bank, and take with you the staff that had turned into a snake. Tell him that the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent you with this message: ‘Let my people go, so that they may serve me in the wilderness.’”
Finora non mi hai ascoltato, ma adesso saprai che io sono il Signore. Colpirò l'acqua del fiume con il bastone e l'acqua diventerà sangue. I pesci moriranno e dal fiume salirà un odore così cattivo che gli Egiziani proveranno disgusto a berne l'acqua”».
“‘So far you have not listened to me, but now you will know that I am the Lord. I will strike the river water with the staff, and the water will turn to blood. The fish will die, and such a terrible smell will rise from the river that the Egyptians will be disgusted by drinking its water.’”
Dio ordinò inoltre a Mosè di dire ad Aronne: «Prendi il tuo bastone e stendi la mano sulle acque d'Egitto: sui fiumi, sui canali, sui bacini e sugli stagni. Tutta l'acqua diventerà sangue, persino quella conservata nei recipienti di legno e di pietra».
God also told Moses to say to Aaron: “Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt: the rivers, canals, pools, and ponds. All the water will turn to blood, even the water kept in wooden and stone containers.”
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