Exodus 10
1 The Lord told Moses, “Go and see Pharaoh, because it was me who gave him and his officials a stubborn attitude so that I may perform my miracles before them.
耶和华对摩西说：“你进去见法老。我使他和他臣仆的心刚硬，为要在他们中间显我这些神迹，
2 This is so you can tell your children and grandchildren how I made the Egyptians look foolish by doing these miracles among them, and so that you may know that I am the Lord.”
并要叫你将我向埃及人所做的事，和在他们中间所行的神迹，传于你儿子和你孙子的耳中，好叫你们知道我是耶和华。”
3 Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long are you going to refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they can worship me.
摩西、亚伦就进去见法老，对他说：“耶和华—希伯来人的 神这样说：‘你在我面前不肯自卑要到几时呢？容我的百姓去，好事奉我。
4 If you refuse to let my people leave, tomorrow I will send a plague of locusts into your country.
你若不肯容我的百姓去，明天我要使蝗虫进入你的境内，
5 There will be so many of them that they'll cover the ground so no one can see it. They will eat whatever crops were left by the hail, as well as every tree growing in your fields.
遮满地面，甚至看不见地，并且吃那冰雹所剩的和田间所长的一切树木。
6 They will swarm into your houses and into the houses of all your officials—in fact into the houses of every Egyptian. This is something that none of your forefathers ever saw from the time they arrived in this country.’” Then Moses and Aaron turned and left Pharaoh.
你的宫殿和你众臣仆的房屋，并一切埃及人的房屋，都要被蝗虫占满了；自从你祖宗和你祖宗的祖宗在世以来，直到今日，没有见过这样的灾。’”摩西就转身离开法老出去。
7 Pharaoh's officials came to him and asked, “How long are you going to let this man cause us trouble? Let these people go so they can worship the Lord their God. Don't you realize that Egypt has been destroyed?”
法老的臣仆对法老说：“这人为我们的网罗要到几时呢？容这些人去事奉耶和华—他们的 神吧！埃及已经败坏了，你还不知道吗？”
8 Moses and Aaron were brought back to see Pharaoh. “Go and worship the Lord your God,” he told them. “But who of you will be going?”
于是摩西、亚伦被召回来见法老；法老对他们说：“你们去事奉耶和华—你们的 神；但那要去的是谁呢？”
9 “We will all go,” Moses replied. “Young and old, sons and daughters—and we'll take our flocks and herds with us, for we're going to have a religious festival for the Lord.”
摩西说：“我们要和我们老的少的、儿子女儿同去，且把羊群牛群一同带去，因为我们务要向耶和华守节。”
10 “The Lord really would have to be with you if I let your children go with you!” Pharaoh answered. “Clearly you're planning some kind of evil trick!
法老对他们说：“我容你们和你们妇人孩子去的时候，耶和华与你们同在吧！你们要谨慎；因为有祸在你们眼前，
11 So no! Only the men can go and worship the Lord, because that's what you've been asking for.” Then he had Moses and Aaron thrown out.
不可都去！你们这壮年人去事奉耶和华吧，因为这是你们所求的。”于是把他们从法老面前撵出去。
12 The Lord told Moses, “Lift up your hand over Egypt, so that the locusts may swarm over it and eat every plant in the country—everything that was left by the hail.”
耶和华对摩西说：“你向埃及地伸杖，使蝗虫到埃及地上来，吃地上一切的菜蔬，就是冰雹所剩的。”
13 Moses held out his staff over Egypt, and all through that day and night the Lord sent an east wind blowing over the land. By the time morning came the east wind had brought in the locusts.
摩西就向埃及地伸杖，那一昼一夜，耶和华使东风刮在埃及地上；到了早晨，东风把蝗虫刮了来。
14 The locusts swarmed across the land and settled in every part of the country. There had never been such a swarm of locusts ever before, and there won't be ever again.
蝗虫上来，落在埃及的四境，甚是厉害；以前没有这样的，以后也必没有。
15 They covered the ground until it looked black, and they ate up all the plants in the fields and all the fruit on the trees that had been left by the hail. Not a single green leaf was left on any tree or plant anywhere in Egypt.
因为这蝗虫遮满地面，甚至地都黑暗了，又吃地上一切的菜蔬和冰雹所剩树上的果子。埃及遍地，无论是树木，是田间的菜蔬，连一点青的也没有留下。
16 Pharaoh called urgently for Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you.
于是法老急忙召了摩西、亚伦来，说：“我得罪耶和华—你们的 神，又得罪了你们。
17 So please forgive my sin just this one time and plead with the Lord your God, asking him to at least take away this deathly plague from me.”
现在求你，只这一次，饶恕我的罪，求耶和华—你们的 神使我脱离这一次的死亡。”
18 Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord.
摩西就离开法老去求耶和华。
19 The Lord changed the direction of the wind so that a strong westerly wind blew the locusts into the Red Sea. There wasn't a single locust left anywhere in Egypt.
耶和华转了极大的西风，把蝗虫刮起，吹入红海；在埃及的四境连一个也没有留下。
20 But the Lord made Pharaoh stubborn, and he would not let the Israelites go.
但耶和华使法老的心刚硬，不容以色列人去。
21 The Lord told Moses, “Lift your hand toward the sky so that darkness will fall over Egypt, darkness so thick that it can be felt.”
耶和华对摩西说：“你向天伸杖，使埃及地黑暗；这黑暗似乎摸得着。”
22 Moses lifted up his hand toward heaven, and the whole of Egypt went completely dark for three days.
摩西向天伸杖，埃及遍地就乌黑了三天。
23 No one could see anyone else, and no one moved from where they were for three days. But there was still light where all the Israelites lived.
三天之久，人不能相见，谁也不敢起来离开本处；惟有以色列人家中都有亮光。
24 Eventually Pharaoh called for Moses. “Go and worship the Lord,” he said. “Just leave your flocks and herds here. You can even take your children with you.”
法老就召摩西来，说：“你们去事奉耶和华；只是你们的羊群牛群要留下；你们的妇人孩子可以和你们同去。”
25 But Moses replied, “You must also let us have animals for sacrifices and burnt offerings, so we can offer them to the Lord our God.
摩西说：“你总要把祭物和燔祭牲交给我们，使我们可以祭祀耶和华—我们的 神。
26 Our livestock have to go with us too—not a single animal will be left behind. We'll need some of them to worship the Lord our God, and we won't know how we are to worship the Lord until we get there.”
我们的牲畜也要带去，连一蹄也不留下；因为我们要从其中取出来，事奉耶和华—我们的 神。我们未到那里，还不知道用什么事奉耶和华。”
27 But the Lord made Pharaoh stubborn, and he would not let them go.
但耶和华使法老的心刚硬，不肯容他们去。
28 Pharaoh shouted at Moses, “Get out of here! I don't want to see you ever again! If I ever do see you again you'll die!”
法老对摩西说：“你离开我去吧，你要小心，不要再见我的面！因为你见我面的那日你就必死！”
29 “May it be as you say,” Moses replied. “I won't see you again.”
摩西说：“你说得好！我必不再见你的面了。”
