Exodus 4
1 And Moses answered and said, But behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken to my voice, for they will say, Jehovah has not appeared to thee.
Moïse te di: “Men kisa si yo pa kwè m, ni koute sa ke mwen di a?” Paske yo ka petèt di: “SENYÈ a pa t parèt kote ou.”
2 And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
SENYÈ a te di li: “Kisa sa ye nan men ou la a?” Epi li te di: “Yon baton.”
3 And he said, Cast in on the ground. And he cast it on the ground. And it became a serpent, and Moses fled from before it.
Li te di: “Jete l atè.” Moïse te jete l atè, e li te vin tounen yon sèpan; epi Moïse te kouri kite l.
4 And Jehovah said to Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand),
Men SENYÈ a te di a Moïse: “Lonje men ou e kenbe l nan ke l.” Li te lonje men l, li te kenbe l nan ke l, e li te tounen yon baton nan men li.
5 that they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to thee.
“Pou yo ta kapab kwè ke SENYÈ a, Bondye Abraham nan, Bondye Isaac la, ak Bondye Jacob la te parèt a ou.”
6 And Jehovah said furthermore to him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom. And when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as snow.
SENYÈ a anplis te di l: “Alò, fouye men ou antre kot kè ou.” Konsa, li te mete men l anndan sou kè li, e lè l te rale l deyò, li te devni lèp tankou lanèj.
7 And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again, and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.)
Li te di l: “Mete men ou antre kot kè ou ankò.” Li te mete men l antre kot kè l ankò, e lè l te rale l, konsa, li te vin nèf tankou rès chè li.
8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
“Si yo pa kwè ou ni resevwa temwayaj premye sign lan, yo ka petèt kwè temwayaj dènye sign lan.
9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, nor hearken to thy voice, that thou shall take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land. And the water which thou take out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
Men si yo pa kwè menm de sign sa yo ni koute sa ou di a, alò, ou va pran kèk dlo nan lariviyè Nil lan, e vide li sou tè sèch la; epi dlo ke ou pran nan Nil lan va vin tounen san sou tè sèch la.”
10 And Moses said to Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou have spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
Moïse te di a SENYÈ a: “Souple, SENYÈ, mwen pa t janm yon moun ki fò nan pale, ni nan tan sa a, ni nan tan pase, ni depi Ou te pale a Sèvitè ou a, paske mwen lan nan pale, e mwen lan nan langaj.”
11 And Jehovah said to him, Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, Jehovah?
SENYÈ a te di li: “Kilès ki te fè bouch a lòm? Oswa kilès ki te fè l bebe, (oswa) soud, oswa pou l wè oswa pou li pa wè. Èske se pa Mwen, SENYÈ a?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shall speak.
Alò ale, e Mwen menm, Mwen va avèk bouch ou, pou enstwi ou nan kisa ou gen pou di.”
13 And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou will send.
Men li te di: “Souple, Senyè, koulye a voye mesaj la pa nenpòt lòt moun ke ou pito.”
14 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he comes forth to meet thee, and when he sees thee, he will be glad in his heart.
Konsa, lakòlè SENYÈ a te brile kont Moïse, e Li te di: “Èske pa gen frè ou a, Aaron, Levit la? Mwen konnen ke li konn pale avèk fasilite. E anplis de sa, gade, l ap vin rankontre ou. Lè li wè ou, kè li va kontan.
15 And thou shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. And I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do,
“Ou gen pou pale avèk li, e mete pawòl yo nan bouch li. Mwen va avèk bouch pa w ak bouch pa l, e Mwen va enstwi ou kisa ou gen pou fè.
16 and he shall be thy spokesman to the people. And it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shall be to him as God.
“Anplis de sa, li va pale a pèp la pou ou. Li va tankou bouch ou, e ou va tankou Bondye pou li.
17 And thou shall take this rod in thy hand, with which thou shall do the signs.
Ou va pran nan men ou baton sila a; avèk li ou va fè sign yo.”
18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
Konsa, Moïse te pati e te retounen vè Jéthro, bòpè li a. Li te di li: “Souple, kite mwen ale pou mwen kapab retounen bò kote frè m yo an Égypte, pou wè si yo toujou vivan.” Jéthro te di a Moïse: “Ale anpè.”
19 And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt, for all the men are dead who sought thy life.
Alò SENYÈ a te di a Moïse nan Madian: “Ale retounen an Égypte, paske tout mesye ki t ap chache lavi ou yo gen tan mouri.”
20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
Moïse te pran madanm li avèk fis li yo; yo te monte sou yon bourik e yo te retounen nan peyi Égypte la. Anplis, Moïse te pran baton Bondye a nan men l.
21 And Jehovah said to Moses, When thou go back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.
SENYÈ a te di a Moïse: “Lè ou retounen an Égypte, fè byen si ke ou fè tout mèvèy yo devan Farawon ke M te bay ou pouvwa fè yo. Men Mwen va fè kè l di pou li pa kite pèp la ale.
22 And thou shall say to Pharaoh, Thus says Jehovah, Israel is my son, my firstborn,
Ou va di a Farawon: ‘Men kijan SENYÈ a pale: Israël se fis Mwen, premye ne Mwen an.
23 and I have said to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me, and thou have refused to let him go. Behold, I will slay thy son, thy firstborn.
Epi Mwen te di ou: Kite fis Mwen an ale pou l kapab sèvi M, men ou te refize kite l ale. Gade byen, Mwen va touye fis ou a, premye ne pa w la.’”
24 And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him.
Alò li te vin rive ke nan plas lojman an sou wout la SENYÈ a te rankontre Moïse e Li te chache touye li.
25 Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet. And she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood thou are to me.
Konsa, Séphora te pran yon kouto wòch silèks, li te koupe prepis a fis li a; li te jete li devan pye a Moïse, e te di li: “Ou vrèman se yon mari pa san pou mwen menm.”
26 So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood thou are, because of the circumcision.
Epi li te kite li anpè. Nan moman sa a, li te di: “Ou se yon mari pa san —akoz sikonsizyon an.”
27 And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.
Alò SENYÈ a te di a Aaron: “Ale rankontre Moïse nan dezè a.” Konsa li te ale rankontre li nan mòn Bondye a e te bo li.
28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had ordered him.
Moïse te di Aaron tout pawòl ke SENYÈ a te voye avèk li a, ak tout sign ke Li te bay li lòd fè yo.
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the sons of Israel.
Alò, Moïse avèk Aaron te ale e te reyini tout ansyen nan fis Israël yo.
30 And Aaron spoke all the words which Jehovah had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
Konsa, Aaron te pale tout mo ke SENYÈ a te pale bay Moïse yo. Epi li te fè tout sign yo devan zye a pèp la.
31 And the people believed. And when they heard that Jehovah had visited the sons of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.
Alò pèp la te vin kwè, lè yo te tande ke SENYÈ a te gen kè pou fis Israël yo, e ke Li te vin wè afliksyon yo. Yo te bese ba, pou te adore Li.
