20. The king sent for Joseph and set him free;the ruler of many people released him.
21. The king made Joseph master of his house and ruler over everything he owned,
22. to make sure his princes acted according to his will,and to teach wisdom to his advisors.
23. That’s how Israel came to Egypt,how Jacob became an immigrant in the land of Ham.
24. God made his people very fruitful,more powerful than their enemies,
25. whose hearts God changed so they hated his peopleand dealt shrewdly with his servants.
26. God sent Moses his servantand the one he chose, Aaron.
27. They put God’s signs on Egypt,his marvelous works on the land of Ham.
28. God sent darkness, and it became dark,but the Egyptians rejected his word.
29. God turned their waters into bloodand killed their fish.
30. God made their land swarm with frogs—even in the bedrooms of their king!
31. God spoke, and the insects came—gnats throughout their whole country!
32. God turned their rain into hailalong with lightning flashes throughout their land.
33. God destroyed their vines and their fig trees;shattered the trees of their countryside.
34. God spoke, and the locusts came—countless grasshoppers came!
35. They devoured all the plants in their land;they devoured the fruit of their soil.
36. God struck down all the oldest sons throughout their land;struck down their very pride and joy.