蛙災

耶和華對摩西說:「你進宮去告訴法老,『耶和華說,讓以色列百姓離開,好事奉我。 如果你不聽從,我就使青蛙來毀壞你的國土。 尼羅河將充滿青蛙,牠們要跳到你的宮裡、臥室和床鋪上,你的臣僕和百姓家裡,你的爐灶和揉麵盆裡。 青蛙還會跳到你和你的百姓及眾臣僕身上。』」

耶和華對摩西說:「你叫亞倫向埃及各地的江河、溪流和池塘伸杖,使青蛙遍佈埃及全境。」 亞倫伸杖,青蛙就遍佈了埃及全境。 巫師也行邪術如法炮製,叫青蛙上來。 法老召摩西和亞倫進宮,對他們說:「你們快求耶和華,使這些青蛙離開我們,我便讓百姓去獻祭給耶和華。」 摩西對法老說:「好吧,你要我在什麼時候為你以及你的臣僕和百姓禱告,叫這些青蛙離開你和你的宮殿,只留在河裡呢?」 10 法老說:「明天。」摩西說:「就照你說的,這樣你就知道沒有神明能比得上我們的上帝耶和華。 11 明天青蛙會離開你、你的宮殿、你的臣僕和百姓,只留在河裡。」 12 摩西和亞倫離開法老後,摩西就為法老所受的蛙災一事向耶和華呼求。 13 耶和華答應了摩西的祈求。凡在房屋內、院子裡和田野中的青蛙都死了。 14 百姓把青蛙的屍體堆積起來,埃及全境都充滿了死青蛙的腐臭氣味。 15 法老看見災難已經過去,便又硬著心,不肯聽從摩西和亞倫的話,正如耶和華所言。

虱災

16 耶和華對摩西說:「你吩咐亞倫用杖擊打地上的塵土,使埃及境內的塵土變成蝨子。」 17 他們就照上帝的吩咐去做,亞倫伸杖擊打地上的塵土,蝨子就跑到人和牲畜身上,全埃及的塵土都變成了蝨子。 18 巫師們也試圖用邪術變出蝨子來,卻無法成功。埃及的百姓和牲畜身上長滿了蝨子。 19 巫師們對法老說:「這是上帝的作為。」法老的心卻仍然剛硬,不肯答應摩西和亞倫的要求,正如耶和華所言。

蒼蠅之災

20 耶和華對摩西說:「明天清早,你趁法老去河邊時去見他,告訴他,『耶和華說,放我的子民走,他們好事奉我, 21 不然,我就叫無數的蒼蠅飛到你、你的臣僕和百姓身上,進到你們各自的家中,使埃及遍地佈滿蒼蠅。 22 但那天,我子民居住的歌珊卻絲毫不會受攪擾,這樣你就知道我耶和華主宰天下。 23 我要把我的子民跟你的百姓分開,明天我必行這神蹟。』」 24 耶和華果然這樣行。密密麻麻的蒼蠅飛進法老的王宮和他臣僕的家裡,埃及全國都受到蒼蠅的毀壞。 25 法老召見摩西和亞倫,對他們說:「你們可以去獻祭給你們的上帝,不過要在我的境內舉行。」 26 摩西說:「這怎麼行?我們用來獻祭的東西,是埃及人最憎惡的。如果我們在埃及境內舉行這樣的儀式,他們一定會拿石頭打死我們。 27 我們要照我們上帝耶和華的吩咐離開這裡,走三天的路程到曠野去獻祭給祂。」 28 法老說:「好,我讓你們去曠野獻祭給你們的上帝耶和華,只是不要走得太遠。現在為我祈求吧。」 29 摩西說:「我離開這裡就去祈求耶和華,使蒼蠅明天就離開你及你的臣僕和百姓,但這次你不可再食言,阻止以色列人去向耶和華獻祭。」 30 摩西說完以後,便離開王宮,去祈求耶和華。 31 耶和華就照摩西的祈求,使成群的蒼蠅離開法老及其臣僕和百姓,一隻也沒有留下。 32 這一次,法老又硬著心,不肯讓百姓離開埃及。

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Frogs Cover the Land

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘The Lord says this: “Let My people go, so they may worship Me. But if you will not let them go, I will bring trouble to your whole country with frogs. The Nile will be full of frogs. They will come up and go in your house and in your room and on your bed. They will come in the houses of your servants and on your people. They will come in your stoves and in your bread dough. The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your servants.”’” Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Put out your hand with your special stick over the rivers and over the pools. Make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.’” So Aaron put his hand out over the waters of Egypt. And the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt. But the wonder-workers did the same thing using their secret ways. They made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

Frogs Destroyed

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “You pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. And I will let the people go, so they may give a gift in worship to the Lord.” Moses said to Pharaoh, “The honor is yours to tell me when I should pray for you and your servants and your people, that the frogs may be sent away from you and your houses and stay only in the Nile.”

10 Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.” And Moses said, “May it be as you say. You will know that there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 The frogs will go away from you and your houses and your servants and your people. They will stay only in the Nile.” 12 Then Moses and Aaron went away from Pharaoh. And Moses cried to the Lord about the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh. 13 The Lord did as Moses said. The frogs died in and around the houses and the fields. 14 The people gathered them together, and the land had a bad smell. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was rest from the trouble, he made his heart hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

Dust Turned to Lice

16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Put out your special stick and hit the dust of the earth. It will become lice through all the land of Egypt.’” 17 And they did so. Aaron put out his hand with his stick and hit the dust of the earth. And there were lice on man and animal. All the dust of the earth became lice through all the land of Egypt. 18 The wonder-workers tried to cause lice to come by using their secret ways. But they could not. So there were lice on man and animal. 19 Then the wonder-workers said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hard. He did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

Flies Cover All the Land

20 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and wait for Pharaoh as he goes out to the water. Say to him, ‘The Lord says this: “Let My people go, so they may worship Me. 21 For if you will not let My people go, I will send many flies upon you and upon your servants and upon your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and also the ground will be covered with them. 22 But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen where My people are living so no flies will be there. Then you may know that I, the Lord, am in the land. 23 I will divide My people from your people. Tomorrow you will see this happen.”’” 24 And the Lord did so. And there came a great many flies flying all over inside the house of the Pharaoh and in the houses of his servants. The land was destroyed because of the many flies in all the land of Egypt.

25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Go and give a gift in worship to your God here in the land.” 26 But Moses said, “It is not right to do this. For the Egyptians hate what we would give in worship to the Lord our God. If the Egyptians see us giving this gift and doing what they think is sinful, will they not throw stones at us? 27 We must travel three days to the desert and give a gift in worship to the Lord our God, as He tells us to do.”

28 So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, so you may give a gift to the Lord your God. But do not go very far away. Pray for me.” 29 Then Moses said, “I am leaving you. I will pray to the Lord that the many flies may leave Pharaoh and his servants and his people tomorrow. But do not let Pharaoh lie again by not letting the people go to give a gift on an altar to the Lord.”

The Flies Are Destroyed

30 So Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. 31 And the Lord did as Moses asked. He took the many flies away from Pharaoh and his servants and his people. Not one was left. 32 But Pharaoh made his heart hard this time also. He did not let the people go.