Chūāijíjì 8:20-32

20 Yēhéhuá duì Móxī shuō , nǐ qīngzǎo qǐlai , fǎlǎo lái dào shuǐ bian , nǐ zhàn zaì tā miànqián , duì tā shuō , Yēhéhuá zhèyàng shuō , róng wǒde bǎixìng qù , hǎo shìfèng wǒ .

21 Nǐ ruò bùróng wǒde bǎixìng qù , wǒ yào jiào chéngqún de cāngying dào nǐ hé nǐ chénpú bìng nǐ bǎixìng de shēnshang , jìn nǐde fángwū , bìngqiĕ Āijí rén de fángwū hé tāmen suǒ zhù de dì dōu yào mǎn le chéngqún de cāngying .

22 Dàng nà rì , wǒ bì fēnbié wǒ bǎixìng suǒ zhù de Gēshān dì , shǐ nàli méiyǒu chéngqún de cāngying , hǎo jiào nǐ zhīdào wǒ shì tiān xià de Yēhéhuá .

23 Wǒ yào jiàng wǒde bǎixìng hé nǐde bǎixìng fēnbié chūlai . míngtiān bì yǒu zhè shénjī .

24 Yēhéhuá jiù zhèyàng xíng . cāngying chéng le dà qún , jìnrù fǎlǎo de gōngdiàn , hé tā chénpú de fángwū , Āijí biàn dì jiù yīn zhè chéngqún de cāngying baìhuaì le .

25 Fǎlǎo shào le Móxī , Yàlún lái , shuō , nǐmen qù , zaì zhè dì jìsì nǐmen de shén ba .

26 Móxī shuō , zhèyàng xíng bĕn bú xiāngyí , yīnwei wǒmen yào bǎ Āijí rén suǒ yànwù de jìsì Yēhéhuá wǒmen de shén , ruò bǎ Āijí rén suǒ yànwù de zaì tāmen yǎnqián xiàn wèi jì , tāmen qǐbù ná shítou dá sǐ wǒmen ma .

27 Wǒmen yào wàng kuàngyĕ qù , zǒu sān tiān de lùchéng , zhào zhe Yēhéhuá wǒmen shén suǒ yào fēnfu wǒmen de jìsì tā .

28 Fǎlǎo shuō , wǒ róng nǐmen qù , zaì kuàngyĕ jìsì Yēhéhuá nǐmen de shén , zhǐshì búyào zǒu de hĕn yuǎn . qiú nǐmen wèi wǒ qídǎo .

29 Móxī shuō , wǒ yào chū qù qiú Yēhéhuá , shǐ chéngqún de cāngying míngtiān líkāi fǎlǎo hé fǎlǎo de chénpú bìng fǎlǎo de bǎixìng , fǎlǎo què bùkĕ zaì xíng guǐzhà , bùróng bǎixìng qù jìsì Yēhéhuá .

30 Yúshì Móxī líkāi fǎlǎo qù qiú Yēhéhuá .

31 Yēhéhuá jiù zhào Móxī de huà xíng , jiào chéngqún de cāngying líkāi fǎlǎo hé tāde chénpú bìng tāde bǎixìng , yī gè yĕ méiyǒu liú xià .

32 Zhè yī cì fǎlǎo yòu yìng zhe xīn , bùróng bǎixìng qù .

Chūāijíjì 8:20-32 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 8

In this chapter Pharaoh is threatened with the plague of frogs, in case he refused to let Israel go, which accordingly was brought upon him, Ex 8:1-6 and though the magicians did something similar to it, yet these were so troublesome to Pharaoh, that he promised to let the people go, and sacrifice to God, if they removed; and a time being fixed for the removal of them, it was accordingly done at the entreaty of Moses and Aaron, Ex 8:7-14 but there being a respite, Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and the plague of lice is ordered, and which was executed; and though this the magicians essayed to do, and could not, but owned it to be the finger of God, yet Pharaoh's heart was hardened, Ex 8:15-19 wherefore he is threatened with a swarm of flies, which should not infest Goshen, only the places where the Egyptians dwelt, and it was so, Ex 8:20-24 upon which Pharaoh called for Moses, and declared himself willing the people would sacrifice in the land; but this not being satisfactory, he agreed they should go into the wilderness, but not so far; and on the account of the entreaty of Moses, the plague was removed; but still Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not let the people go, Ex 8:25-32.