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10 耶和華對摩西說:「你進去見法老。我使他和他臣僕的心剛硬,為要在他們中間顯我這些神蹟, 並要叫你將我向埃及人所做的事,和在他們中間所行的神蹟,傳於你兒子和你孫子的耳中,好叫你們知道我是耶和華。」 摩西亞倫就進去見法老,對他說:「耶和華希伯來人的神這樣說:『你在我面前不肯自卑要到幾時呢?容我的百姓去,好侍奉我。 你若不肯容我的百姓去,明天我要使蝗蟲進入你的境內, 遮滿地面,甚至看不見地,並且吃那冰雹所剩的和田間所長的一切樹木。 你的宮殿和你眾臣僕的房屋,並一切埃及人的房屋,都要被蝗蟲占滿了。自從你祖宗和你祖宗的祖宗在世以來,直到今日,沒有見過這樣的災。』」摩西就轉身離開法老出去。 法老的臣僕對法老說:「這人為我們的網羅要到幾時呢?容這些人去侍奉耶和華他們的神吧!埃及已經敗壞了,你還不知道嗎?」 於是摩西亞倫被召回來見法老,法老對他們說:「你們去侍奉耶和華你們的神,但那要去的是誰呢?」 摩西說:「我們要和我們老的少的、兒子女兒同去,且把羊群牛群一同帶去,因為我們務要向耶和華守節。」 10 法老對他們說:「我容你們和你們婦人孩子去的時候,耶和華與你們同在吧!你們要謹慎,因為有禍在你們眼前[a] 11 不可都去,你們這壯年人去侍奉耶和華吧!因為這是你們所求的。」於是把他們從法老面前攆出去。

蝗災

12 耶和華對摩西說:「你向埃及地伸杖,使蝗蟲到埃及地上來,吃地上一切的菜蔬,就是冰雹所剩的。」 13 摩西就向埃及地伸杖,那一晝一夜,耶和華使東風颳在埃及地上,到了早晨,東風把蝗蟲颳了來。 14 蝗蟲上來,落在埃及的四境,甚是厲害,以前沒有這樣的,以後也必沒有。 15 因為這蝗蟲遮滿地面,甚至地都黑暗了,又吃地上一切的菜蔬和冰雹所剩樹上的果子。埃及遍地,無論是樹木,是田間的菜蔬,連一點青的也沒有留下。 16 於是法老急忙召了摩西亞倫來,說:「我得罪耶和華你們的神,又得罪了你們。 17 現在求你,只這一次,饒恕我的罪,求耶和華你們的神,使我脫離這一次的死亡。」 18 摩西就離開法老去求耶和華。 19 耶和華轉了極大的西風,把蝗蟲颳起,吹入海,在埃及的四境連一個也沒有留下。 20 但耶和華使法老的心剛硬,不容以色列人去。

黑暗之災

21 耶和華對摩西說:「你向天伸杖,使埃及地黑暗,這黑暗似乎摸得著。」 22 摩西向天伸杖,埃及遍地就烏黑了三天。 23 三天之久,人不能相見,誰也不敢起來離開本處,唯有以色列人家中都有亮光。 24 法老就召摩西來,說:「你們去侍奉耶和華,只是你們的羊群牛群要留下,你們的婦人孩子可以和你們同去。」 25 摩西說:「你總要把祭物和燔祭牲交給我們,使我們可以祭祀耶和華我們的神。 26 我們的牲畜也要帶去,連一蹄也不留下,因為我們要從其中取出來,侍奉耶和華我們的神。我們未到那裡,還不知道用什麼侍奉耶和華。」 27 但耶和華使法老的心剛硬,不肯容他們去。 28 法老對摩西說:「你離開我去吧!你要小心,不要再見我的面,因為你見我面的那日,你就必死!」 29 摩西說:「你說得好,我必不再見你的面了。」

Footnotes

  1. 出埃及記 10:10 或作:你們存著惡意。

The Eighth Plague: Locusts(A)

10 Now the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh; (B)for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, (C)that I may show these signs of Mine before him, and that (D)you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may (E)know that I am the Lord.”

So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to (F)humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may (G)serve Me. Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring (H)locusts into your territory. And they shall cover the face of the earth, so that no one will be able to see the earth; and (I)they shall eat the residue of what is left, which remains to you from the hail, and they shall eat every tree which grows up for you out of the field. They shall (J)fill your houses, the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians—which neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were on the earth to this day.’ ” And he turned and went out from Pharaoh.

Then Pharaoh’s (K)servants said to him, “How long shall this man be (L)a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?”

So Moses and Aaron were brought again to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve the Lord your God. Who are the ones that are going?”

And Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old; with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we will go, for (M)we must hold a feast to the Lord.”

10 Then he said to them, “The Lord had better be with you when I let you and your little ones go! Beware, for evil is ahead of you. 11 Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve the Lord, for that is what you desired.” And they were driven (N)out from Pharaoh’s presence.

12 Then the Lord said to Moses, (O)“Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come upon the land of Egypt, and (P)eat every herb of the land—all that the hail has left.” 13 So Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night. When it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14 And (Q)the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested on all the territory of Egypt. They were very severe; (R)previously there had been no such locusts as they, nor shall there be such after them. 15 For they (S)covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they (T)ate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.

16 Then Pharaoh called (U)for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, (V)“I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. 17 Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and (W)entreat[a] the Lord your God, that He may take away from me this death only.” 18 So he (X)went out from Pharaoh and entreated the Lord. 19 And the Lord turned a very strong west wind, which took the locusts away and blew them (Y)into the Red Sea. There remained not one locust in all the territory of Egypt. 20 But the Lord (Z)hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.

The Ninth Plague: Darkness

21 Then the Lord said to Moses, (AA)“Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, [b]darkness which may even be felt.” 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was (AB)thick darkness in all the land of Egypt (AC)three days. 23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. (AD)But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

24 Then Pharaoh called to Moses and (AE)said, “Go, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your (AF)little ones also go with you.”

25 But Moses said, “You must also give [c]us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. 26 Our (AG)livestock also shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind. For we must take some of them to serve the Lord our God, and even we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there.”

27 But the Lord (AH)hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. 28 Then Pharaoh said to him, (AI)“Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!”

29 So Moses said, “You have spoken well. (AJ)I will never see your face again.”

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 10:17 make supplication to
  2. Exodus 10:21 Lit. that one may feel the darkness
  3. Exodus 10:25 Lit. into our hands

The Plague of Locusts

10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart(A) and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs(B) of mine among them that you may tell your children(C) and grandchildren how I dealt harshly(D) with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the Lord.”(E)

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble(F) yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me. If you refuse(G) to let them go, I will bring locusts(H) into your country tomorrow. They will cover the face of the ground so that it cannot be seen. They will devour what little you have left(I) after the hail, including every tree that is growing in your fields.(J) They will fill your houses(K) and those of all your officials and all the Egyptians—something neither your parents nor your ancestors have ever seen from the day they settled in this land till now.’”(L) Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh.

Pharaoh’s officials said to him, “How long will this man be a snare(M) to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the Lord their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is ruined?”(N)

Then Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship(O) the Lord your God,” he said. “But tell me who will be going.”

Moses answered, “We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival(P) to the Lord.”

10 Pharaoh said, “The Lord be with you—if I let you go, along with your women and children! Clearly you are bent on evil.[a] 11 No! Have only the men go and worship the Lord, since that’s what you have been asking for.” Then Moses and Aaron were driven out of Pharaoh’s presence.

12 And the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand(Q) over Egypt so that locusts swarm over the land and devour everything growing in the fields, everything left by the hail.”

13 So Moses stretched out his staff(R) over Egypt, and the Lord made an east wind blow across the land all that day and all that night. By morning the wind had brought the locusts;(S) 14 they invaded all Egypt and settled down in every area of the country in great numbers. Never before had there been such a plague of locusts,(T) nor will there ever be again. 15 They covered all the ground until it was black. They devoured(U) all that was left after the hail—everything growing in the fields and the fruit on the trees. Nothing green remained on tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.

16 Pharaoh quickly summoned(V) Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned(W) against the Lord your God and against you. 17 Now forgive(X) my sin once more and pray(Y) to the Lord your God to take this deadly plague away from me.”

18 Moses then left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord.(Z) 19 And the Lord changed the wind to a very strong west wind, which caught up the locusts and carried them into the Red Sea.[b] Not a locust was left anywhere in Egypt. 20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart,(AA) and he would not let the Israelites go.

The Plague of Darkness

21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness(AB) spreads over Egypt—darkness that can be felt.” 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness(AC) covered all Egypt for three days. 23 No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.(AD)

24 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go,(AE) worship the Lord. Even your women and children(AF) may go with you; only leave your flocks and herds behind.”(AG)

25 But Moses said, “You must allow us to have sacrifices and burnt offerings(AH) to present to the Lord our God. 26 Our livestock too must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use some of them in worshiping the Lord our God, and until we get there we will not know what we are to use to worship the Lord.”

27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart,(AI) and he was not willing to let them go. 28 Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die.”

29 “Just as you say,” Moses replied. “I will never appear(AJ) before you again.”

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 10:10 Or Be careful, trouble is in store for you!
  2. Exodus 10:19 Or the Sea of Reeds