25 法老召见摩西和亚伦,对他们说:“你们可以去献祭给你们的上帝,不过要在我的境内举行。” 26 摩西说:“这怎么行?我们用来献祭的东西,是埃及人最憎恶的。如果我们在埃及境内举行这样的仪式,他们一定会拿石头打死我们。 27 我们要照我们上帝耶和华的吩咐离开这里,走三天的路程到旷野去献祭给祂。”

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25 Then Pharaoh summoned(A) Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land.”

26 But Moses said, “That would not be right. The sacrifices we offer the Lord our God would be detestable to the Egyptians.(B) And if we offer sacrifices that are detestable in their eyes, will they not stone us? 27 We must take a three-day journey(C) into the wilderness to offer sacrifices(D) to the Lord our God, as he commands us.”

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25 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God in the land.”

26 And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing (A)the abomination of the Egyptians to the Lord our God. If we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, then will they not [a]stone us? 27 We will go (B)three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God as (C)He will command us.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 8:26 Put us to death by stoning