They pleaded with him not to order them to go back into the abyss.
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
And they begged [Jesus] not to command them to depart into the Abyss (bottomless pit). [Rev. 9:1.]
And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.
And they petitioned him not to order them to go into the abyss.