24. And the Lord did so. And there came a very grievous swarm of flies into he houses of Pharao and of his servants, and into all the land of Egypt: and the land was corrupted by this kind of flies.
25. And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: Go, and sacrifice to your God in this land.
26. And Moses said: It cannot be so: for we shall sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: now if we kill those things which the Egyptians worship, in their presence, they will stone us.
27. We will go three days' journey into the wilderness: and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.
28. And Pharao said: I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness: but go no farther: pray for me.