蝗虫之灾

10 耶和华对摩西说:“你去见法老,我已使他和他臣仆的心刚硬,好在他们当中行我这些神迹。 这样,你就可以把我如何严惩埃及人以及我在他们当中所行的神迹告诉你的子孙,好叫你们知道我是耶和华。”

摩西和亚伦便进宫去见法老,对他说:“希伯来人的上帝耶和华说,‘你要到什么时候才肯在我面前谦卑下来,让我的子民离开这里去事奉我? 这次你若再不答应,明天我要使蝗虫飞入你的国境。 它们铺天盖地,要吃光冰雹过后田间所剩的,包括一切树木。 你的王宫及臣仆和所有埃及人的房屋都要布满蝗虫,这是你祖祖辈辈从未见过的蝗灾。’”摩西说完,便转身离开法老。

臣仆对法老说:“这个人还要给我们添多少麻烦呢?让他们离开去事奉他们的上帝耶和华吧!埃及已经快崩溃了,你不知道吗?” 法老便召摩西和亚伦进宫,对他们说:“你们去事奉你们的上帝耶和华吧!但你们谁要去呢?” 摩西回答说:“我们男女老幼都要去,还有我们的牛群和羊群,因为我们要去守耶和华的节期,向祂献祭。” 10 法老听后,说:“我若让你们带走妇女和孩子,最好耶和华能保护你们!你们真是居心叵测。 11 不行!只有男子可以去事奉耶和华,这是你们一直要求的。”法老说完,便下令把他们赶出去。

12 耶和华对摩西说:“你向埃及伸杖,使蝗虫飞来吃尽冰雹过后剩下的植物。” 13 摩西就向埃及伸杖。耶和华使东风在埃及境内刮了整整一天一夜,到早晨,东风带来了蝗虫。 14 埃及到处都布满了蝗虫,数目之多实在是空前绝后。 15 整个埃及铺满蝗虫,地上一片黑暗。这些蝗虫吃尽了冰雹过后剩下的农作物和树上的果子,没有留下一点青绿。 16 法老急忙召见摩西和亚伦,对他们说:“我得罪了你们的上帝耶和华,又得罪了你们。 17 现在求你饶恕我的罪,就这一次,为我祈求你们的上帝耶和华撤去这场死亡之灾吧!” 18 摩西就离开法老出去祈求耶和华, 19 耶和华就把风向倒转,变成猛烈的西风,把蝗虫刮走,吹进红海。埃及境内一只蝗虫也没留下。 20 可是,耶和华又使法老心硬,不让以色列人离开埃及。

黑暗之灾

21 耶和华对摩西说:“你向天伸杖,使埃及全境漆黑一片,那黑暗浓得甚至可以摸到。” 22 摩西向天伸杖,埃及全境便漆黑了三天之久。 23 埃及人彼此看不见,谁也不敢移动半步。可是,以色列人住的地方却有光。 24 法老把摩西召来,对他说:“去吧,带着你们的妇女和孩子去事奉耶和华吧,但你们要把牛羊留下。” 25 摩西回答说:“你要让我们带走牛羊,因为它们是献给我们上帝耶和华的祭物和燔祭牲。 26 我们要带走所有的牲畜,一只蹄子也不留下,因为我们要从其中选一些来献给我们的上帝耶和华。我们抵达目的地前,还不知道把哪些献给祂。” 27 但耶和华使法老的心刚硬,不肯让以色列百姓离开。 28 法老对摩西说:“给我滚出去!不要再让我见到你,因为你再见我面之日必死。” 29 摩西回答说:“你说得好,我必不再见你的面。”

10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.

And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go?

And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the Lord.

10 And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.

11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

14 And the locust went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.

17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.

18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.

19 And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.

25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God.

26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.

27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.

28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.