The Plague on Livestock
1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: “Let my people go, so that they may worship me.” 2If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, 3the hand of the Lord will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats. 4But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’ ”
5The Lord set a time and said, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.” 6And the next day the Lord did it: All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died. 7Pharaoh investigated and found that not even one of the animals of the Israelites had died. Yet his heart was unyielding and he would not let the people go.
The Plague of Boils
8Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh. 9It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on people and animals throughout the land.”
10So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on people and animals. 11The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians. 12But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said to Moses.
The Plague of Hail
13Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, confront Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me, 14or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you and against your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth. 15For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. 16But I have raised you up9:16 Or have spared you for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. 17You still set yourself against my people and will not let them go. 18Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now. 19Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every person and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die.’ ”
20Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field.
22Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that hail will fall all over Egypt—on people and animals and on everything growing in the fields of Egypt.” 23When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt; 24hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation. 25Throughout Egypt hail struck everything in the fields—both people and animals; it beat down everything growing in the fields and stripped every tree. 26The only place it did not hail was the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were.
27Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said to them. “The Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong. 28Pray to the Lord, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t have to stay any longer.”
29Moses replied, “When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the Lord. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth is the Lord’s. 30But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the Lord God.”
31(The flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley had headed and the flax was in bloom. 32The wheat and spelt, however, were not destroyed, because they ripen later.)
33Then Moses left Pharaoh and went out of the city. He spread out his hands toward the Lord; the thunder and hail stopped, and the rain no longer poured down on the land. 34When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had stopped, he sinned again: He and his officials hardened their hearts. 35So Pharaoh’s heart was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.
瘟疫之灾
1耶和华对摩西说：“你去见法老，告诉他，‘希伯来人的上帝耶和华说：放我的子民走，他们好事奉我。 2如果你不让他们走，继续扣留他们， 3我必出手使你田间所有的牲畜，包括马、驴、骆驼和牛羊，都染上严重的瘟疫。 4但我要把埃及和以色列的牲畜分开，以色列人的牲畜必丝毫无损。’” 5耶和华定了日期，说：“明天耶和华必在此地行这事。” 6第二天，耶和华就行了这事，埃及人的牲畜都死了，但以色列人的牲畜一头也没死。 7法老派人去探查，发现以色列人的牲畜一头也没死。可是，他仍然心里顽固，不肯让以色列人离开。
脓疮之灾
8耶和华对摩西和亚伦说：“你们去取几把窑里的灰，摩西要在法老面前把灰抛向空中。 9这灰要变成尘土，散布在埃及全境，落在人或牲畜身上，就会起疱长疮。” 10摩西和亚伦便取了一些窑里的灰，站在法老面前，摩西把灰抛向空中，埃及人和牲畜身上就开始起疱长疮。 11埃及的巫师无法与摩西对抗，因为他们及所有埃及人身上都长了脓疮。 12耶和华使法老的心刚硬，他就不听他们的话，正如耶和华对摩西说的。
冰雹之灾
13耶和华对摩西说：“明天一早你再去见法老，对他说，‘希伯来人的上帝耶和华这样说，你要放我的子民走，他们好事奉我。 14这一次，我要降下大灾祸在你及你的臣仆和百姓身上，好叫你知道普天之下我独一无二。 15我若用瘟疫攻击你和你的百姓，你们早就灭亡了。 16我让你活到现在，是为了向你彰显我的权能，使我的名传遍天下。 17但你竟然在我的子民面前狂傲自大，不让他们离开。 18明天大约这时候，我要使天上降下大冰雹，是你们埃及立国以来从没有见过的。 19现在，你要叫人到田间把牲畜和属于你的一切都带到安全的地方。凡留在田间的人或牲畜都会被冰雹打死。’” 20有些法老的臣仆听了耶和华的话就很害怕，赶忙把在田间的仆人和牲畜都召回屋里。 21但那些不把耶和华的话放在心上的，仍把他们的奴仆和牲畜留在田间。 22耶和华对摩西说：“你向天伸杖，天就会降下冰雹，落在埃及的一切人畜身上，摧毁田间的一切农作物。” 23摩西向天伸出手杖，耶和华就发出雷电和冰雹，火光飞向大地。耶和华在埃及降下冰雹。 24那时冰雹夹杂着火降下来，极为严重，在埃及史无前例。 25冰雹摧毁了埃及境内田间的一切人、牲畜和作物，打断了所有的树木， 26只有以色列人所住的歌珊没有冰雹。 27法老派人召来摩西和亚伦，对他们说：“这次我犯罪了，耶和华是对的，我和我的百姓错了。 28请你们向耶和华祈求，我们已经受够了雷电和冰雹。我准许以色列人出去，你们不必再留在这里了。” 29摩西回答说：“我一出城，就向耶和华举手祷告，雷电和冰雹必立刻停止，这样你就知道普天下都属于耶和华。 30但我知道你和你的臣仆还是不敬畏上帝耶和华。”
31这场冰雹打坏了大麦和亚麻，因为正是大麦吐穗和亚麻开花的时候。 32小麦和粗麦尚未长成，没有被冰雹打坏。 33摩西离开法老，走出城外向耶和华举手祷告，雷和冰雹便停了，雨也不下了。 34法老看见雨、雷和冰雹停止了，就又犯罪，他和他的臣仆都心里顽固。 35法老硬着心，不让以色列人离开，正如耶和华借摩西所言。
