The magicians tried to produce gnats by doing their magic tricks. But they couldn’t. The gnats stayed on people and animals everywhere.

行法术的也用邪术要生出虱子来，却是不能。于是在人身上和牲畜身上都有了虱子。

术士也用邪术要照样产生蚊子，却做不成。于是人和牲畜的身上都有了蚊子。

术士也用邪术要照样产生蚊子，却做不成。于是人和牲畜的身上都有了蚊子。

巫师们也试图用邪术变出虱子来，却无法成功。埃及的百姓和牲畜身上长满了虱子。

众术士也用他们的巫术照样行，要生出虱子来，却不能办到；所以在人身上和牲畜身上都有虱子。

行法術的也用邪術要生出虱子來，卻是不能。於是在人身上和牲畜身上都有了虱子。

術士也用邪術要照樣產生蚊子，卻做不成。於是人和牲畜的身上都有了蚊子。

術士也用邪術要照樣產生蚊子，卻做不成。於是人和牲畜的身上都有了蚊子。

巫師們也試圖用邪術變出蝨子來，卻無法成功。埃及的百姓和牲畜身上長滿了蝨子。

眾術士也用他們的巫術照樣行，要生出虱子來，卻不能辦到；所以在人身上和牲畜身上都有虱子。

術士們也用他們的祕術照樣地行，要引出蝨子來，卻是不能：於是在人身上和牲口身上就都有了蝨子。

術士亦施厥術、欲生蚋而不能、蚋在人畜、

博士亦施厥術、欲生蚋、而術不行。人畜既被嘬。

術士欲用其術、亦如是行、欲生虱而不能、於是有虱著人與畜、

But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere,

The magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast.

Pharaoh’s magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike.

The magicians tried to produce gnats using their occult practices, but they could not. The gnats remained on people and animals.

The soothsayer priests tried with their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on every person and animal.

Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice on man and beast.

And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

The magicians tried to produce gnats using their occult practices, but they could not. The gnats remained on man and beast.

And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

When the magicians attempted to bring forth gnats by their secret arts, they could not. So there were gnats on people and on animals.

The magicians tried with their enchantments to produce lice, but they couldn’t. There were lice on man, and on animal.

Then Pharaoh sent for wise men and people who do evil magic. By doing their magic tricks, the Egyptian magicians did the same things Aaron had done.

The bodies of all the Egyptians were covered with boils. The magicians couldn’t stand in front of Moses because of the boils that were all over them.

Then all the king’s wise men came in. But they couldn’t read the writing. They couldn’t tell him what it meant.

In the morning he was worried. So he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams. But no one could tell him what they meant.

Pharaoh, where are your wise men now? Let them tell you what the Lord who rules over all has planned against Egypt.

Jesus replied,“ I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

They answered the king,“ There is no one on earth who can do what you are asking! No king has ever asked for anything like that. Not even a king as great and mighty as you has asked for it. Those who get knowledge by using magic have never been asked to do what you are asking. And those who study the heavens haven’t been asked to do it either.What you are asking is much too hard. No one can tell you what you dreamed except the gods. And they don’t live among human beings.”

“ So keep on casting your magic spells. Keep on practicing your evil magic. You have been doing those things ever since you were a child. Perhaps they will help you. Maybe they will scare your enemies away.All the advice you have received has only worn you out! Let those who study the heavens come forward. They claim to know what is going to happen by watching the stars every month. So let them save you from the trouble that is coming on you.

Those who try to figure things out by using magic came. So did those who study the heavens. I told all of them what I had dreamed. But they couldn’t tell me what it meant.

Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses. In the same way, the teachers I’m talking about oppose the truth. Their minds are twisted. As far as the faith is concerned, God doesn’t accept them.They won’t get very far. Just like Jannes and Jambres, their foolish ways will be clear to everyone.