出埃及記 11

1 上主對梅瑟說：「還有一種災禍，我要降在法朗和埃及人身上，以後他必要釋放你們離開此地；他釋放你們的時候，是驅逐你們離開此地。

And the Lord said to Moses, I will send one more punishment on Pharaoh and on Egypt; after that he will let you go; and when he does let you go, he will not keep one of you back, but will send you out by force.

2 你要講給百姓聽，叫他們男女各向自己的鄰舍要求金銀之物。」

So go now and give orders to the people that every man and every woman is to get from his or her neighbour ornaments of silver and of gold.

3 上主使百姓在埃及人前蒙恩，同時梅瑟在埃及國，在法朗的臣僕和百姓眼中，也成了偉大的人物。

And the Lord gave the people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians. For the man Moses was highly honoured in the land of Egypt, by Pharaoh's servants and the people.

4 梅瑟說：「上主這樣說：半夜時，我要走遍埃及。

And Moses said, This is what the Lord says: About the middle of the night I will go out through Egypt:

5 凡埃及國，從坐寶位的法朗的長子，直到推磨的婢女的長子，以及牲畜的一切頭胎，都要死亡。

And death will come to every mother's first male child in all the land of Egypt, from the child of Pharaoh on his seat of power, to the child of the servant-girl crushing the grain; and the first births of all the cattle.

6 埃及全國要有大哀號，是從前沒有，以後也不會再有的哀號。

And there will be a great cry through all the land of Egypt, such as never has been or will be again.

7 至於以色列子民，連狗也不敢向他們和他們的牲畜吠叫，為叫你們知道，上主已將以色列子民和埃及人分開，

But against the children of Israel, man or beast, not so much as the tongue of a dog will be moved: so that you may see how the Lord makes a division between Israel and the Egyptians.

8 以後你的這些臣僕全都要到我跟前，跪下哀求我說：你和那跟從你的百姓都去罷! 然後我才離去。」梅瑟氣憤憤地離開法郎出去了。

And all these your servants will come to me, going down on their faces before me and saying, Go out, and all your people with you: and after that I will go out. And he went away from Pharaoh burning with wrath.

9 上主對梅瑟說：「法朗不聽從你們，使我的奇蹟在埃及國多起來。」

And the Lord said to Moses, Pharaoh will not give ear to you, so that my wonders may be increased in the land of Egypt.

10 梅瑟和亞郎在法朗面前行了這些奇蹟；但是上主使法朗的心硬，仍不肯放以色列子民離開自己的國家。

All these wonders Moses and Aaron did before Pharaoh: but the Lord made Pharaoh's heart hard, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.