But God didn’t allow anyone to treat them badly. To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.

耶和华不容什么人欺负他们，为他们的缘故责备君王，

他不容人欺负他们，为他们的缘故责备君王：

他不容人欺负他们，为他们的缘故责备君王：

耶和华不容人压迫他们，还为他们的缘故责备君王，

耶和华不容许任何人欺压他们，曾为了他们的缘故责备君王，

耶和華不容甚麼人欺負他們，為他們的緣故責備君王，

他不容人欺負他們，為他們的緣故責備君王：

他不容人欺負他們，為他們的緣故責備君王：

耶和華不容人壓迫他們，還為他們的緣故責備君王，

耶和華不容許任何人欺壓他們，曾為了他們的緣故責備君王，

永恆主不容任何人欺壓他們；他為了他們的緣故曾指責君王，

上帝不容人虐遇之、因之譴責列王兮、

上帝不容人虐遇、苟為列王所侮、譴責必加。

主不容人欺虐之、因彼之故、懲治列王、

He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:

he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,

Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:

he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf:

He allowed no one to oppress them, And He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,

He permitted no man to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,

He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

He let no one oppress them, he disciplined kings for their sake,

He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

But the Lord sent terrible sicknesses on Pharaoh and everyone in his palace. The Lord did it because of Abram’s wife Sarai.

So God appeared to Abimelek in a dream one night. He said to him,“ You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken. She is already married.”

In the morning Pharaoh will go down to the Nile River. Go and meet him on the bank of the river. Take in your hand the walking stick that turned into a snake.Say to Pharaoh,‘ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you. He says,“ Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me in the desert. But up to now you have not listened.”The Lord says,“ Here is how you will know that I am the Lord. I will strike the water of the Nile River with the walking stick that is in my hand. The river will turn into blood.The fish in the river will die. The river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.” ’ ”

Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said,“ Get up early in the morning. Go to Pharaoh and say to him,‘ The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says,“ Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me.If you do not let them go, I will send the full force of my plagues against you this time. They will strike your officials and your people. Then you will know that there is no one like me in the whole earth.By now I could have reached out my hand. I could have struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth.But I had a special reason for making you king. I decided to show you my power. I wanted my name to become known everywhere on earth.But you are still against my people. You will not let them go.So at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm ever to fall on Egypt in its entire history.

But the God of my father was with me. He is the God of Abraham and the God Isaac worshiped. If he hadn’t been with me, you would surely have sent me away without anything to show for all my work. But God has seen my hard times. He has seen all the work my hands have done. So last night he warned you.”

Then God came to Laban, the Aramean, in a dream at night. He said to him,“ Be careful. Do not say anything to Jacob, whether it is good or bad.”

I have the power to harm you. But last night the God of your father spoke to me. He said,‘ Be careful. Do not say anything to Jacob, whether it is good or bad.’