< Exodus 10 >
1 Againe the Lord saide vnto Moses, Goe to Pharaoh: for I haue hardened his heart, and the heart of his seruants, that I might worke these my miracles in the middes of his realme,
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,
2 And that thou maist declare in the eares of thy sonne, and of thy sonnes sonne, what things I haue done in Egypt, and my miracles, which I haue done among them: that ye may knowe that I am the Lord.
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。」
3 Then came Moses and Aaron vnto Pharaoh, and they said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Ebrewes, Howe long wilt thou refuse to humble thy selfe before me? Let my people goe, that they may serue me.
摩西、亞倫就進去見法老,對他說:「耶和華-希伯來人的上帝這樣說:『你在我面前不肯自卑要到幾時呢?容我的百姓去,好事奉我。
4 But if thou refuse to let my people go, beholde, to morowe will I bring grashoppers into thy coastes.
你若不肯容我的百姓去,明天我要使蝗蟲進入你的境內,
5 And they shall couer the face of the earth, that a man can not see the earth: and they shall eate the residue which remaineth vnto you, and hath escaped from the haile: and they shall eate all your trees that bud in the fielde.
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。
6 And they shall fil thine houses, and all thy seruants houses, and the houses of all the Egyptians, as neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers fathers haue seene, since the time they were vpon the earth vnto this day. So he returned, and went out from Pharaoh.
你的宮殿和你眾臣僕的房屋,並一切埃及人的房屋,都要被蝗蟲佔滿了;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。
7 Then Pharaohs seruants saide vnto him, How long shall he be an offence vnto vs? let the men go, that they may serue the Lord their God: wilt thou first knowe that Egypt is destroyed?
法老的臣僕對法老說:「這人為我們的網羅要到幾時呢?容這些人去事奉耶和華-他們的上帝吧!埃及已經敗壞了,你還不知道嗎?」
8 So Moses and Aaron were brought againe vnto Pharaoh, and he saide vnto them, Goe, serue the Lord your God, but who are they that shall goe?
於是摩西、亞倫被召回來見法老;法老對他們說:「你們去事奉耶和華-你們的上帝;但那要去的是誰呢?」
9 And Moses answered, We will go with our yong and with our olde, with our sonnes and with our daughters, with our sheepe and with our cattell will we goe: for we must celebrate a feast vnto the Lord.
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 And he said vnto them, Let the Lord so be with you, as I will let you goe and your children: beholde, for euill is before your face.
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,
11 It shall not be so: nowe goe ye that are men, and serue the Lord: for that was your desire. Then they were thrust out from Pharaohs presence.
不可都去!你們這壯年人去事奉耶和華吧,因為這是你們所求的。」於是把他們從法老面前攆出去。
12 After, the Lord said vnto Moses, Stretch out thine hande vpon the lande of Egypt for the grashoppers, that they may come vpon the lande of Egypt, and eate all the herbes of the land, euen all that the haile hath left.
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 Then Moses stretched foorth his rod vpon the lande of Egypt: and the Lord brought an East winde vpon the land all that day, and al that night: and in the morning the East wind brought the grashoppers.
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 So the grashoppers went vp vpon all the land of Egypt, and remained in all quarters of Egypt: so grieuous Grashoppers, like to these were neuer before, neither after them shalbe such.
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 For they couered all the face of the earth, so that the lande was darke: and they did eate all the herbes of the lande, and all the fruites of the trees, which the haile had left, so that there was no greene thing left vpon the trees, nor among the herbes of the fielde throughout all the lande of Egypt.
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 Therefore Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste, and sayde, I haue sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.
於是法老急忙召了摩西、亞倫來,說:「我得罪耶和華-你們的上帝,又得罪了你們。
17 And nowe forgiue mee my sinne onely this once, and pray vnto the Lord your God, that hee may take away from me this death onely.
現在求你,只這一次,饒恕我的罪,求耶和華-你們的上帝使我脫離這一次的死亡。」
18 Moses then went out from Pharaoh, and prayed vnto the Lord.
摩西就離開法老去求耶和華。
19 And the Lord turned a mightie strong West winde, and tooke away the grashoppers, and violently cast them into the red Sea, so that there remained not one grashopper in all the coast of Egypt.
耶和華轉了極大的西風,把蝗蟲颳起,吹入紅海;在埃及的四境連一個也沒有留下。
20 But the Lord hardened Pharaohs heart, and hee did not let the children of Israel goe.
但耶和華使法老的心剛硬,不容以色列人去。
21 Againe ye Lord said vnto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heauen, that there may be vpon the lande of Egypt darkenesse, euen darkenesse that may be felt.
耶和華對摩西說:「你向天伸杖,使埃及地黑暗;這黑暗似乎摸得着。」
22 Then Moses stretched forth his hande towarde heauen, and there was a blacke darkenesse in all the land of Egypt three daies.
摩西向天伸杖,埃及遍地就烏黑了三天。
23 No man saw an other, neither rose vp from ye place where he was for three dayes: but all the children of Israel had light where they dwelt.
三天之久,人不能相見,誰也不敢起來離開本處;惟有以色列人家中都有亮光。
24 The Pharaoh called for Moses and said, Go, serue the Lord: onely your sheepe and your cattel shall abide, and your children shall go with you.
法老就召摩西來,說:「你們去事奉耶和華;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 And Moses sayd, Thou must giue vs also sacrifices, and burnt offrings that wee may doe sacrifice vnto the Lord our God.
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-我們的上帝。
26 Therefore our cattell also shall go with vs: there shall not an hoofe bee left, for thereof must we take to serue the Lord our God: neither doe wee knowe howe we shall serue the Lord, vntill we come thither.
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,事奉耶和華-我們的上帝。我們未到那裏,還不知道用甚麼事奉耶和華。」
27 (But the Lord hardened Pharaohs heart, and he would not let them goe)
但耶和華使法老的心剛硬,不肯容他們去。
28 And Pharaoh sayde vnto him, Get thee from mee: looke thou see my face no more: for whensoeuer thou commest in my sight, thou shalt dye.
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 Then Moses said, Thou hast said well: from henceforth will I see thy face no more.
摩西說:「你說得好!我必不再見你的面了。」