1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: 2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD. 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast: 5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field: 6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh. 7 And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go? 9 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD. 10 And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you. 11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only. 18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD. 19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you. 25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. 26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.

27 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. 29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.

1 耶和华对摩西说： "你要到法老那里去， 因为我已经使他的心和他臣仆的心刚硬， 为要在他们中间显出我这些神迹；

2 并且要你把愚弄埃及人的事， 和我在他们中间显出的神迹， 都讲给你的子孙听； 使你们知道我是耶和华。"

3 摩西和亚伦就到法老那里去， 对他说： "耶和华希伯来人的 神这样说： ‘你拒绝在我面前谦卑要到几时呢？让我的人民离开吧， 使他们可以事奉我。

4 如果你拒绝让我的人民离开， 看哪！ 明天我要使蝗虫进入你的境界；

5 蝗虫必遮盖地面， 甚至人不能看见地； 蝗虫必吃尽那避过灾难余剩的， 那没有受冰雹击打， 剩下留给你们的； 它们也必吃尽田间给你们生长起来的一切树木。

6 蝗虫必充满了你的宫殿， 你所有臣仆的房屋， 和所有埃及人的房屋； 这是你祖宗和你祖宗的祖宗自从在世以来， 直到今日， 所没有见过的。’"摩西就转身， 离开法老出去了。

7 法老的臣仆对法老说： "这人成为我们的网罗要到几时呢？让这些人离开吧， 使他们可以事奉耶和华他们的 神； 埃及已经毁灭了， 你还不知道吗？"

8 于是， 摩西和亚伦被召回来到法老那里。法老对他们说： "你们去事奉耶和华你们的 神吧， 但那些要去的是谁呢？"

9 摩西回答： "我们要和我们年少的与年老的同去， 要和我们的儿女同去， 也要和我们的羊群与牛群同去， 因为我们必须向耶和华守节。"

10 法老对他们说： "我让你们和你们的孩子离开的时候， 愿耶和华与你们同在； 你们要谨慎， 因为有祸患在你们面前。

11 不可以这样， 只有你们的男子可以去事奉耶和华， 因为这原是你们要求的。"于是把他们从法老面前赶出去。

12 耶和华对摩西说： "你要向埃及地伸手， 使蝗虫上埃及地来， 吃尽地上所有的蔬菜， 就是受冰雹击打后留下的。"

13 摩西就向埃及地伸杖， 整整的一日一夜， 耶和华把东风吹在地上； 到了早晨， 东风把蝗虫吹来了。

14 蝗虫上到埃及全地来， 停留在埃及全境。它们非常众多， 以前没有像这样多的蝗虫， 以后也没有。

15 蝗虫遮盖了整个地面， 以致大地都变黑了。它们吃尽了地上一切蔬菜， 和树上所有的果子， 就是受冰雹击打后留下来的。这样， 在埃及全地， 无论是树木， 或田间的蔬菜， 连一点青的也没有留下。

16 于是， 法老急忙把摩西和亚伦召了来， 说： "我得罪了耶和华你们的 神， 也得罪了你们。

17 现在求你只这一次赦免我的罪， 也请你们求告耶和华你们的 神， 使这一次的死亡离开我。"

18 摩西就离开法老出来， 祈求耶和华。

19 耶和华转了非常强大的西风， 把蝗虫吹起来了， 投进红海里； 在埃及全境， 连一只蝗虫也没留下。

20 但是耶和华使法老的心刚硬， 以致法老不肯让以色列人离开。

21 耶和华对摩西说： "你要向天举手， 使黑暗临到埃及地， 这黑暗是可以触摸的。"

22 摩西向天伸手， 幽暗就临到埃及全地三天之久。

23 三天之内， 人彼此不能看见， 谁也不能起来离开自己的地方； 但是在所有以色列人居住的地方都有亮光。

24 法老就把摩西召了来， 说： "你们去事奉耶和华吧， 你们的孩子也可以与你们同去； 只是要把你们的羊群和牛群留下来。"

25 摩西回答： "你也要把献祭用的祭物和燔祭交给我们， 使我们可以献给耶和华我们的 神。

26 我们的牲畜也要与我们同去， 连一只也不留下； 因为我们要从它们当中取出一些来事奉耶和华我们的 神； 我们没有到达之前， 还不知道要用什么事奉耶和华。"

27 但耶和华使法老心里刚硬， 因此他不愿意让他们离开。

28 法老对摩西说： "你离开我去吧， 你要小心， 不要再见我的面； 因为你再见我面的时候， 你必定死。"

29 摩西回答： "你说对了， 我不再见你的面了。"