¹ 耶和華對摩西說：我使你在法老面前代替神，你的哥哥亞倫是替你說話的。

² 凡我所吩咐你的，你都要說。你的哥哥亞倫要對法老說，容以色列人出他的地。

³ 我要使法老的心剛硬，也要在埃及地多行神蹟奇事。

⁴ 但法老必不聽你們；我要伸手重重的刑罰埃及，將我的軍隊以色列民從埃及地領出來。

⁵ 我伸手攻擊埃及，將以色列人從他們中間領出來的時候，埃及人就要知道我是耶和華。

⁶ 摩西、亞倫這樣行；耶和華怎樣吩咐他們，他們就照樣行了。

⁷ 摩西、亞倫與法老說話的時候，摩西八十歲，亞倫八十三歲。

⁸ 耶和華曉諭摩西、亞倫說：

⁹ 法老若對你們說：你們行件奇事罷！你就吩咐亞倫說：把杖丟在法老面前，使杖變作蛇。

¹⁰ 摩西、亞倫進去見法老，就照耶和華所吩咐的行。亞倫把杖丟在法老和臣僕面前，杖就變作蛇。

¹¹ 於是法老召了博士和術士來；他們是埃及行法術的，也用邪術照樣而行。

¹² 他們各人丟下自己的杖，杖就變作蛇；但亞倫的杖吞了他們的杖。

¹³ 法老心裡剛硬，不肯聽從摩西、亞倫，正如耶和華所說的。

¹⁴ 耶和華對摩西說：法老心裡固執，不肯容百姓去。

¹⁵ 明日早晨，他出來往水邊去，你要往河邊迎接他，手裡要拿著那變過蛇的杖，

¹⁶ 對他說：耶和華─希伯來人的神打發我來見你，說：容我的百姓去，好在曠野事奉我。到如今你還是不聽。

¹⁷ 耶和華這樣說：我要用我手裡的杖擊打河中的水，水就變作血；因此，你必知道我是耶和華。

¹⁸ 河裡的魚必死，河也要腥臭，埃及人就要厭惡吃這河裡的水。

¹⁹ 耶和華曉諭摩西說：你對亞倫說：把你的杖伸在埃及所有的水以上，就是在他們的江、河、池、塘以上，叫水都變作血。在埃及遍地，無論在木器中，石器中，都必有血。

²⁰ 摩西、亞倫就照耶和華所吩咐的行。亞倫在法老和臣僕眼前舉杖擊打河裡的水，河裡的水都變作血了。

²¹ 河裡的魚死了，河也腥臭了，埃及人就不能吃這河裡的水；埃及遍地都有了血。

²² 埃及行法術的，也用邪術照樣而行。法老心裡剛硬，不肯聽摩西、亞倫，正如耶和華所說的。

²³ 法老轉身進宮，也不把這事放在心上。

²⁴ 埃及人都在河的兩邊挖地，要得水喝，因為他們不能喝這河裡的水。

²⁵ 耶和華擊打河以後滿了七天。

¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, "This is what Yahweh says, 'Let my people Go, that they may serve me.

² If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs:

³ and the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs:

⁴ and the frogs shall come up both on you, and on your people, and on all your servants.'"

⁵ Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.'"

⁶ Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

⁷ The magicians did the same thing with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

⁸ Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, "Entreat Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh."

⁹ Moses said to Pharaoh, "I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only."

¹⁰ He said, "Tomorrow." He said, "Be it according to your word, that you may know that there is none like Yahweh our God.

¹¹ The frogs shall depart from you, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only."

¹² Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, and Moses cried to Yahweh concerning the frogs which he had brought on Pharaoh.

¹³ Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.

¹⁴ They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

¹⁵ But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart, and didn't listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.

¹⁶ Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.'"

¹⁷ They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

¹⁸ The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal.

¹⁹ Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God:" and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he didn't listen to them; as Yahweh had spoken.

²⁰ Yahweh said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; behold, he comes forth to the water; and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh says, "Let my people go, that they may serve me.

²¹ Else, if you will not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies on you, and on your servants, and on your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

²² I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the earth.

²³ I will put a division between my people and your people: by tomorrow shall this sign be."'"

²⁴ Yahweh did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

²⁵ Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!"

²⁶ Moses said, "It isn't appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Yahweh our God. Behold, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and won't they stone us?

²⁷ We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh our God, as he shall command us."

²⁸ Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me."

²⁹ Moses said, "Behold, I go out from you, and I will pray to Yahweh that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, tomorrow; only don't let Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Yahweh."

³⁰ Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh.

³¹ Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one.

³² Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he didn't let the people go.