26. The Lord sent his servant Moses to the king of Egypt. He sent Aaron, his chosen one, along with him.
27. The Lord gave them the power to do miraculous signs among the Egyptians. They did his wonders in the land of Ham.
28. He sent darkness over the land. He did it because the Egyptians had refused to obey his words.
29. He turned their rivers and streams into blood. He caused the fish in them to die.
30. Their land was covered with frogs. Frogs even went into the bedrooms of the rulers.
31. The Lord spoke, and large numbers of flies came. Gnats filled the whole country.
32. He turned their rain into hail. Lightning flashed all through their land.
33. He destroyed their vines and fig trees. He broke down the trees in Egypt.
34. He spoke, and the locusts came. There were so many of them they couldn't be counted.
35. They ate up every green thing in the land. They ate up what the land produced.
36. Then he killed the oldest son of every family in Egypt. He struck down the oldest of all of their sons.
37. He brought the people of Israel out of Egypt. The Egyptians loaded them down with silver and gold. From among the tribes of Israel no one got tired or fell down.
38. The Egyptians were glad when the people of Israel left. They were terrified because of Israel.
39. The Lord spread out a cloud to cover his people. He gave them a fire to light up the night.
40. They asked for meat, and he brought them quail. He satisfied them with manna, the bread of heaven.
41. He broke open a rock, and streams of water poured out. They flowed like a river in the desert.
42. He remembered the holy promise he had made to his servant Abraham.
43. His chosen people shouted for joy as he brought them out of Egypt.