Exodus 4

1 And Moses answered and said, If they believe me not, and do not hearken to my voice (for they will say, God has not appeared to thee), what shall I say to them?

Lalu sahut Musa: "Bagaimana jika mereka tidak percaya kepadaku dan tidak mendengarkan perkataanku, melainkan berkata: TUHAN tidak menampakkan diri kepadamu?"

2 And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in thine hand? and he said, A rod.

TUHAN berfirman kepadanya: "Apakah yang di tanganmu itu?" Jawab Musa: "Tongkat."

3 And he said, Cast it on the ground: and he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.

Firman TUHAN: "Lemparkanlah itu ke tanah." Dan ketika dilemparkannya ke tanah, maka tongkat itu menjadi ular, sehingga Musa lari meninggalkannya.

4 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth thine hand, and take hold of its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of the tail,

Tetapi firman TUHAN kepada Musa: "Ulurkanlah tanganmu dan peganglah ekornya" --Musa mengulurkan tangannya, ditangkapnya ular itu, lalu menjadi tongkat di tangannya

5 and it became a rod in his hand, —that they may believe thee, that the God of thy fathers has appeared to thee, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.

--"supaya mereka percaya, bahwa TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka, Allah Abraham, Allah Ishak dan Allah Yakub telah menampakkan diri kepadamu."

6 And the Lord said again to him, Put thine hand into thy bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and his hand became as snow.

Lagi firman TUHAN kepadanya: "Masukkanlah tanganmu ke dalam bajumu." Dimasukkannya tangannya ke dalam bajunya, dan setelah ditariknya ke luar, maka tangannya kena kusta, putih seperti salju.

7 And he said again, Put thy hand into thy bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and it was again restored to the complexion of his [other] flesh.

Sesudah itu firman-Nya: "Masukkanlah tanganmu kembali ke dalam bajumu." Musa memasukkan tangannya kembali ke dalam bajunya dan setelah ditariknya ke luar, maka tangan itu pulih kembali seperti seluruh badannya.

8 And if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, they will believe thee [because] of the voice of the second sign.

"Jika mereka tidak percaya kepadamu dan tidak mengindahkan tanda mujizat yang pertama, maka mereka akan percaya kepada tanda mujizat yang kedua.

9 And it shall come to pass if they will not believe thee for these two signs, and will not hearken to thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which thou shalt take from the river shall be blood upon the dry land.

Dan jika mereka tidak juga percaya kepada kedua tanda mujizat ini dan tidak mendengarkan perkataanmu, maka engkau harus mengambil air dari sungai Nil dan harus kaucurahkan di tanah yang kering, lalu air yang kauambil itu akan menjadi darah di tanah yang kering itu."

10 And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that thou hast begun to speak to thy servant: I am weak in speech, and slow-tongued.

Lalu kata Musa kepada TUHAN: "Ah, Tuhan, aku ini tidak pandai bicara, dahulupun tidak dan sejak Engkau berfirman kepada hamba-Mupun tidak, sebab aku berat mulut dan berat lidah."

11 And the Lord said to Moses, Who has given a mouth to man, and who has made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? have not I, God?

Tetapi TUHAN berfirman kepadanya: "Siapakah yang membuat lidah manusia, siapakah yang membuat orang bisu atau tuli, membuat orang melihat atau buta; bukankah Aku, yakni TUHAN?

12 And now go and I will open thy mouth, and will instruct thee in what thou shalt say.

Oleh sebab itu, pergilah, Aku akan menyertai lidahmu dan mengajar engkau, apa yang harus kaukatakan."

13 And Moses said, I pray thee, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom thou shalt send.

Tetapi Musa berkata: "Ah, Tuhan, utuslah kiranya siapa saja yang patut Kauutus."

14 And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Lo! is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he will surely speak to thee; and, behold, he will come forth to meet thee, and beholding thee he will rejoice within himself.

Maka bangkitlah murka TUHAN terhadap Musa dan Ia berfirman: "Bukankah di situ Harun, orang Lewi itu, kakakmu? Aku tahu, bahwa ia pandai bicara; lagipula ia telah berangkat menjumpai engkau, dan apabila ia melihat engkau, ia akan bersukacita dalam hatinya.

15 And thou shalt speak to him; and thou shalt put my words into his mouth, and I will open thy mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in what ye shall do.

Maka engkau harus berbicara kepadanya dan menaruh perkataan itu ke dalam mulutnya; Aku akan menyertai lidahmu dan lidahnya dan mengajarkan kepada kamu apa yang harus kamu lakukan.

16 And he shall speak for thee to the people, and he shall be thy mouth, and thou shalt be for him in things pertaining to God.

Ia harus berbicara bagimu kepada bangsa itu, dengan demikian ia akan menjadi penyambung lidahmu dan engkau akan menjadi seperti Allah baginya.

17 And this rod that was turned into a serpent thou shalt take in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt work miracles.

Dan bawalah tongkat ini di tanganmu, yang harus kaupakai untuk membuat tanda-tanda mujizat."

18 And Moses went and returned to Jothor his father-in-law, and says, I will go and return to my brethren in Egypt, and will see if they are yet living. And Jothor said to Moses, Go in health. And in those days after some time, the king of Egypt died.

Lalu Musa kembali kepada mertuanya Yitro serta berkata kepadanya: "Izinkanlah kiranya aku kembali kepada saudara-saudaraku, yang ada di Mesir, untuk melihat apakah mereka masih hidup." Yitro berkata kepada Musa: "Pergilah dengan selamat."

19 And the Lord said to Moses in Madiam, Go, depart into Egypt, for all that sought thy life are dead.

Adapun TUHAN sudah berfirman kepada Musa di Midian: "Kembalilah ke Mesir, sebab semua orang yang ingin mencabut nyawamu telah mati."

20 And Moses took his wife and his children, and mounted them on the beasts, and returned to Egypt; and Moses took the rod [which he had] from God in his hand.

Kemudian Musa mengajak isteri dan anak-anaknya lelaki, lalu menaikkan mereka ke atas keledai dan ia kembali ke tanah Mesir; dan tongkat Allah itu dipegangnya di tangannya.

21 And the Lord said to Moses, When thou goest and returnest to Egypt, see—all the miracles I have charged thee with, thou shalt work before Pharao: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away the people.

Firman TUHAN kepada Musa: "Pada waktu engkau hendak kembali ini ke Mesir, ingatlah, supaya segala mujizat yang telah Kuserahkan ke dalam tanganmu, kauperbuat di depan Firaun. Tetapi Aku akan mengeraskan hatinya, sehingga ia tidak membiarkan bangsa itu pergi.

22 And thou shalt say to Pharao, These things saith the Lord, Israel [is] my first-born.

Maka engkau harus berkata kepada Firaun: Beginilah firman TUHAN: Israel ialah anak-Ku, anak-Ku yang sulung;

23 And I said to thee, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if thou wilt not send them away, see, I will slay thy first-born son.

sebab itu Aku berfirman kepadamu: Biarkanlah anak-Ku itu pergi, supaya ia beribadah kepada-Ku; tetapi jika engkau menolak membiarkannya pergi, maka Aku akan membunuh anakmu, anakmu yang sulung."

24 And it came to pass [that] the angel of the Lord met him by the way in the inn, and sought to slay him.

Tetapi di tengah jalan, di suatu tempat bermalam, TUHAN bertemu dengan Musa dan berikhtiar untuk membunuhnya.

25 and Sepphora having taken a stone cut off the foreskin of her son, and fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched:

Lalu Zipora mengambil pisau batu, dipotongnya kulit khatan anaknya, kemudian disentuhnya dengan kulit itu kaki Musa sambil berkata: "Sesungguhnya engkau pengantin darah bagiku."

26 and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.

Lalu TUHAN membiarkan Musa. "Pengantin darah," kata Zipora waktu itu, karena mengingat sunat itu.

27 And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses; and he went and met him in the mount of God, and they kissed each other.

Berfirmanlah TUHAN kepada Harun: "Pergilah ke padang gurun menjumpai Musa." Ia pergi dan bertemu dengan dia di gunung Allah, lalu menciumnya.

28 And Moses reported to Aaron all the words of the Lord, which he sent, and all the things which he charged him.

Kemudian Musa memberitahukan kepada Harun segala firman TUHAN yang disuruhkan-Nya kepadanya untuk disampaikan dan segala tanda mujizat yang diperintahkan-Nya kepadanya untuk dibuat.

29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders of the children of Israel.

Lalu pergilah Musa beserta Harun dan mereka mengumpulkan semua tua-tua Israel.

30 And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke to Moses, and wrought the miracles before the people.

Harun mengucapkan segala firman yang telah diucapkan TUHAN kepada Musa, serta membuat di depan bangsa itu tanda-tanda mujizat itu.

31 and the people believed and rejoiced, because God visited the children of Israel, and because he saw their affliction: and the people bowed and worshipped.

Lalu percayalah bangsa itu, dan ketika mereka mendengar, bahwa TUHAN telah mengindahkan orang Israel dan telah melihat kesengsaraan mereka, maka berlututlah mereka dan sujud menyembah.