P: Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds?
S: Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds?
026.024 Y: (Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and the earth, and all between,- if ye want to be quite sure."
P: (Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.
S: He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.
026.025 Y: (Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)?"
P: (Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not?
S: (Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear?
026.026 Y: (Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning!"
P: He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
S: He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.
026.027 Y: (Pharaoh) said: "Truly your messenger who has been sent to you is a veritable madman!"
P: (Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
S: Said he: Most surely your Messenger who is sent to you is mad.
026.028 Y: (Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense!"
P: He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.
S: He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand.
026.029 Y: (Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any G.o.d other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison!"
P: (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a G.o.d other than me, I a.s.suredly shall place thee among the prisoners.
S: Said he: If you will take a G.o.d besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned.
026.030 Y: (Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing?"
P: He said: Even though I show thee something plain?
S: He said: What! even if I bring to you something manifest?
026.031 Y: (Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!"
P: (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
S: Said he: Bring it then, if you are of the truthful ones.
026.032 Y: So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!
P: Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
S: So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent,
026.033 Y: And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders!
P: And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
S: And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the onlookers.
026.034 Y: (Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed:"
P: (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
S: (Firon) said to the chiefs around him: Most surely this is a skillful magician,
026.035 Y: "His plan is to get you out of your land by his sorcery; then what is it ye counsel?"
P: Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye?
S: Who desires to turn you out of your land with his magic; what is it then that you advise?
026.036 Y: They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while), and dispatch to the Cities heralds to collect-"
P: They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners,
S: They said: Give him and his brother respite and send heralds into the cities;
026.037 Y: "And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed."
P: Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
S: That they should bring to you every skillful magician.
026.038 Y: So the sorcerers were got together for the appointment of a day well-known,
P: So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
S: So the magicians were gathered together at the appointed time on the fixed day,
026.039 Y: And the people were told: "Are ye (now) a.s.sembled?"-
P: And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering?
S: And it was said to the people: Will you gather together?