The New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Bible in One
Year - Day 36
Exodus 7: The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God
to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all
that I command you, and your brother Aaron shall tell Pharaoh to let the
Israelites go out of his land. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and I will
multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 When Pharaoh does not
listen to you, I will lay my hand upon Egypt and bring my people the
Israelites, company by company, out of the land of Egypt by great acts of
judgment. 5 The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out my
hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.” 6 Moses and
Aaron did so; they did just as the Lord commanded them. 7 Moses was eighty
years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Aaron’s Miraculous Rod
8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 “When Pharaoh says to you,
‘Perform a wonder,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it
down before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake.’” 10 So Moses and Aaron went
to Pharaoh and did as the Lord had commanded; Aaron threw down his staff before
Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. 11 Then Pharaoh summoned the
wise men and the sorcerers; and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same
by their secret arts. 12 Each one threw down his staff, and they became snakes;
but Aaron’s staff swallowed up theirs. 13 Still Pharaoh’s heart was hardened,
and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
The First Plague: Water Turned to Blood
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hardened; he
refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going
out to the water; stand by at the river bank to meet him, and take in your hand
the staff that was turned into a snake. 16 Say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of
the Hebrews, sent me to you to say, “Let my people go, so that they may worship
me in the wilderness.” But until now you have not listened. 17 Thus says the
Lord, “By this you shall know that I am the Lord.” See, with the staff that is
in my hand I will strike the water that is in the Nile, and it shall be turned
to blood. 18 The fish in the river shall die, the river itself shall stink, and
the Egyptians shall be unable to drink water from the Nile.’” 19 The Lord said
to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the
waters of Egypt—over its rivers, its canals, and its ponds, and all its pools
of water—so that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout the
whole land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’”
20 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded. In the sight
of Pharaoh and of his officials he lifted up the staff and struck the water in
the river, and all the water in the river was turned into blood, 21 and the
fish in the river died. The river stank so that the Egyptians could not drink
its water, and there was blood throughout the whole land of Egypt. 22 But the
magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts; so Pharaoh’s heart
remained hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said. 23
Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he did not take even this to heart.
24 And all the Egyptians had to dig along the Nile for water to drink, for they
could not drink the water of the river.
25 Seven days passed after the Lord had struck the Nile.
The Second Plague: Frogs
8: [a] Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to
him, ‘Thus says the Lord: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 2 If
you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs. 3 The
river shall swarm with frogs; they shall come up into your palace, into your
bedchamber and your bed, and into the houses of your officials and of your
people,[b] and into your ovens and your kneading bowls. 4 The frogs shall come
up on you and on your people and on all your officials.’” 5 [c] And the Lord
said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the
rivers, the canals, and the pools, and make frogs come up on the land of
Egypt.’” 6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the
frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. 7 But the magicians did the same
by their secret arts, and brought frogs up on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and said, “Pray to the
Lord to take away the frogs from me and my people, and I will let the people go
to sacrifice to the Lord.” 9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “Kindly tell me when I am
to pray for you and for your officials and for your people, that the frogs may
be removed from you and your houses and be left only in the Nile.” 10 And he
said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “As you say! So that you may know that there is
no one like the Lord our God, 11 the frogs shall leave you and your houses and
your officials and your people; they shall be left only in the Nile.” 12 Then
Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried out to the Lord
concerning the frogs that he had brought upon Pharaoh.[d] 13 And the Lord did
as Moses requested: the frogs died in the houses, the courtyards, and the
fields. 14 And they gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank. 15 But
when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and would not
listen to them, just as the Lord had said.
The Third Plague: Gnats
16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your
staff and strike the dust of the earth, so that it may become gnats throughout
the whole land of Egypt.’” 17 And they did so; Aaron stretched out his hand
with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and gnats came on humans and
animals alike; all the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the whole
land of Egypt. 18 The magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts,
but they could not. There were gnats on both humans and animals. 19 And the
magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God!” But Pharaoh’s heart was
hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.
The Fourth Plague: Flies
20 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and
present yourself before Pharaoh, as he goes out to the water, and say to him,
‘Thus says the Lord: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 21 For if
you will not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you, your
officials, and your people, and into your houses; and the houses of the
Egyptians shall be filled with swarms of flies; so also the land where they
live. 22 But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people
live, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that you may know that I the
Lord am in this land. 23 Thus I will make a distinction[e] between my people
and your people. This sign shall appear tomorrow.’” 24 The Lord did so, and
great swarms of flies came into the house of Pharaoh and into his officials’
houses; in all of Egypt the land was ruined because of the flies.
25 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go,
sacrifice to your God within the land.” 26 But Moses said, “It would not be
right to do so; for the sacrifices that we offer to the Lord our God are
offensive to the Egyptians. If we offer in the sight of the Egyptians
sacrifices that are offensive to them, will they not stone us? 27 We must go a
three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as he
commands us.” 28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord
your God in the wilderness, provided you do not go very far away. Pray for me.”
29 Then Moses said, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord that the
swarms of flies may depart tomorrow from Pharaoh, from his officials, and from his
people; only do not let Pharaoh again deal falsely by not letting the people go
to sacrifice to the Lord.”
30 So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. 31 And
the Lord did as Moses asked: he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his
officials, and from his people; not one remained. 32 But Pharaoh hardened his
heart this time also, and would not let the people go.
Footnotes:
a. Exodus 8:1 Ch 7.26 in Heb
b. Exodus 8:3 Gk: Heb upon your people
c. Exodus 8:5 Ch 8.1 in Heb
d. Exodus 8:12 Or frogs, as he had agreed with Pharaoh
e. Exodus 8:23 Gk Vg: Heb will set redemption
Psalm 35: Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies
Of David.
1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
fight against those
who fight against me!
2 Take hold of shield and buckler,
and rise up to help
me!
3 Draw the spear and javelin
against my pursuers;
say to my soul,
“I am your salvation.”
4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor
who seek after my
life.
Let them be turned back and confounded
who devise evil against
me.
5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,
with the angel of the
Lord driving them on.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the
Lord pursuing them.
7 For without cause they hid their net[a] for me;
without cause they dug
a pit[b] for my life.
8 Let ruin come on them unawares.
And let the net that they hid ensnare them;
let them fall in it—to
their ruin.
9 Then my soul shall rejoice in the Lord,
exulting in his
deliverance.
10 All my bones shall say,
“O Lord, who is like
you?
You deliver the weak
from those too strong
for them,
the weak and needy
from those who despoil them.”
11 Malicious witnesses rise up;
they ask me about
things I do not know.
12 They repay me evil for good;
my soul is forlorn.
13 But as for me, when they were sick,
I wore sackcloth;
I afflicted myself
with fasting.
I prayed with head bowed[c] on my bosom,
14 as though I grieved
for a friend or a brother;
I went about as one who laments for a mother,
bowed down and in
mourning.
15 But at my stumbling they gathered in glee,
they gathered together
against me;
ruffians whom I did not know
tore at me without
ceasing;
16 they impiously mocked more and more,[d]
gnashing at me with
their teeth.
17 How long, O Lord, will you look on?
Rescue me from their
ravages,
my life from the
lions!
18 Then I will thank you in the great congregation;
in the mighty throng I
will praise you.
19 Do not let my treacherous enemies rejoice over me,
or those who hate me
without cause wink the eye.
20 For they do not speak peace,
but they
conceivedeceitful words
against those who are
quiet in the land.
21 They open wide their mouths against me;
they say, “Aha, Aha,
our eyes have seen
it.”
22 You have seen, O Lord; do not be silent!
O Lord, do not be far
from me!
23 Wake up! Bestir yourself for my defense,
for my cause, my God
and my Lord!
24 Vindicate me, O Lord, my God,
according to your
righteousness,
and do not let them
rejoice over me.
25 Do not let them say to themselves,
“Aha, we have our
heart’s desire.”
Do not let them say, “We have swallowed you[e] up.”
26 Let all those who rejoice at my calamity
be put to shame and
confusion;
let those who exalt themselves against me
be clothed with shame
and dishonor.
27 Let those who desire my vindication
shout for joy and be
glad,
and say evermore,
“Great is the Lord,
who delights in the
welfare of his servant.”
28 Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness
and of your praise all
day long.
Footnotes:
a. Psalm 35:7 Heb a pit, their net
b. Psalm 35:7 The word pit is transposed from the preceding line
c. Psalm 35:13 Or My prayer turned back
d. Psalm 35:16 Cn Compare Gk: Heb like the profanest of mockers
of a cake
e. Psalm 35:25 Heb him
Matthew The Laborers in the Vineyard
20: “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out
early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with
the laborers for the usual daily wage,[a] he sent them into his vineyard. 3
When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the
marketplace; 4 and he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will
pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. 5 When he went out again about noon
and about three o’clock, he did the same. 6 And about five o’clock he went out
and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing
here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said
to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ 8 When evening came, the owner of the
vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and give them their pay,
beginning with the last and then going to the first.’ 9 When those hired about
five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage.[b] 10 Now when
the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also
received the usual daily wage.[c] 11 And when they received it, they grumbled
against the landowner, 12 saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you
have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the
scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no
wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?[d] 14 Take what
belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you.
15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you
envious because I am generous?’[e] 16 So the last will be first, and the first
will be last.”[f]
Footnotes:
a. Matthew 20:2 Gk a denarius
b. Matthew 20:9 Gk a denarius
c. Matthew 20:10 Gk a denarius
d. Matthew 20:13 Gk a denarius
e. Matthew 20:15 Gk is your eye evil because I am good?
f. Matthew 20:16 Other ancient authorities add for many are
called but few are chosen
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