Exodus 7
1 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'See, I have set thee in God's stead to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
上主向梅瑟說：「看，我使你在法朗前像神一樣，你的哥哥亞郎將作你的代言人。
2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
凡我吩咐你的一切，你要告訴你的哥哥亞郎，要他對法朗講話，叫他放以色列子民離開他的國境。
3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.
我卻要使法朗心硬，為此在埃及國要增多我的奇蹟和異事。
4 But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay My hand upon Egypt, and bring forth My hosts, My people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt, by great judgments.
因法朗布聽從你們，我要向埃及伸手，藉嚴厲的懲罰，將我的軍隊，我的百姓以色列子民，從埃及國領出來。
5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth My hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.'
當我向埃及人伸手，將以色列子民從埃及人中間領出來的時候，他們要承認我是上主。」
6 And Moses and Aaron did so; as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
梅瑟和亞郎就受命行事；上主怎樣吩咐他們，他們就怎樣行了。
7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spoke unto Pharaoh.
當他們去與法朗會談的時候，梅瑟八十歲，亞郎八十三歲。
8 And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying:
上主對梅瑟和亞郎說：「
9 'When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying: Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron: Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'
如果法朗要求你們說：你們顯個奇蹟，給你們作證罷! 你就吩咐亞郎說：將你的棍杖扔在法朗的面前，棍杖就會變成一條蛇。」
10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
梅瑟和亞郎就去見法朗，照上主的吩咐做了：亞郎將棍杖扔在法朗和他的臣僕面前，棍杖就變成了一條蛇。
11 Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers; and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their secret arts.
法朗將他的智者和術士召來，這些埃及的巫士也用他們的巫術作了同樣的事：
12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents; but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
他們每人扔下自己的棍杖，也都變成了蛇，但亞郎的棍杖卻吞了他們的棍杖。
13 And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken.
法朗仍然心硬，不肯聽他們的話，正如上主所說。第一災、水變血
14 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go.
上主對梅瑟說：「法朗硬了心，拒絕釋放百姓。
15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.
明天早晨你去見法朗。他去水邊時候，你要站在尼羅河邊迎住他；手中拿著那根變過蛇的棍杖。
16 And thou shalt say unto him: The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, hath sent me unto thee, saying: Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness; and, behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened;
你對他說：上主，希伯來人的天主打發我來見你說：你應放我的百姓到曠野中去崇拜我；彈道現在你仍沒有聽從。
17 thus saith the LORD: In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD — behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
上主這樣說：看，我要用我手中拿的棍杖擊打河水，水就變成血，如此你必承認，我是上主。
18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.'
河中的魚都要死，河水都要腥臭，埃及人不能再喝河中的水。」
19 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Say unto Aaron: Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.'
上主對梅瑟說：「你向亞郎說：拿起你的棍杖，將手伸在埃及的水上，即伸在河、溝渠、池沼和一切水塘之上，水都要變成血；如此埃及全國，連木器石器中的水野都要變成血。」
20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
梅瑟和亞郎就照了上主的吩咐作了：亞郎在法朗和他臣僕的面前，舉起棍杖一打河水，所有的河水變成了血；
21 And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.
河中的魚都死了，河水都腥臭不堪，埃及人不能再喝河中的水；埃及遍地是血。
22 And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their secret arts; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken.
埃及的巫士用他們的巫術也行了同樣的事，因此法朗仍舊心硬，不肯聽信梅瑟和亞郎，正像上主所說的。
23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart.
法朗轉身回到宮中，沒有把事放在心上。
24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
因為全埃及的人不能喝河中的水，便在河的附近掘水喝。第二災、蝦蟆
25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.
上主擊打河水後，滿了七天，
