Exodus 4

1 Responding, Moses said, “They will not believe me, and they will not listen to my voice, but they will say: ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’”

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

2 Therefore, he said to him, “What is that you hold in your hand?” He answered, “A staff.”

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

3 And the Lord said, “Cast it down upon the ground.” He cast it down, and it was turned into a snake, so that Moses fled away.

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, “Reach out your hand, and take hold of its tail.” He reached out his hand and took hold, and it was turned into a staff.

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

5 “So may they believe,” he said, “that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

--"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, “Put your hand into your bosom.” And when he had put it into his bosom, he brought it out leprous, resembling 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 “Put your hand back,” he said, “into your bosom.” He put it back and brought it out again, and it was like the rest of his 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 “If they will not believe you,” he said, “and will not listen to the sermon of the first sign, then they will believe the word of the subsequent sign.

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

9 But if they will not believe even these two signs, and they will not listen to your voice: take from the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land, and whatever you will have drawn from the river will be turned into blood.”

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 Moses said: “I beg you, O Lord, I was not eloquent yesterday or the day before. And from the time that you have spoken to your servant, I have a greater impediment and slowness of tongue.”

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 The Lord said to him: “Who made the mouth of man? And who has formed the mute and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? Was it not I?

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 Go on, therefore, and I will be in your mouth. And I will teach you what you shall say.”

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

13 But he said, “I beg you, O Lord, send whomever else you would send.”

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

14 The Lord, being angry at Moses, said: “Aaron the Levite is your brother. I know that he is eloquent. Behold, he is going out to meet you, and seeing you, he will rejoice in heart.

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 Speak to him, and put my words in his mouth. And I will be in your mouth and in his mouth, and I will reveal to you what you must 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 He will speak for you to the people, and he will be your mouth. But you will be with him in those things that pertain to God.

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

17 Also, take this staff into your hand; with it you will accomplish the signs.”

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

18 Moses went forth, and he returned to Jethro, his father in law, and he said to him, “I shall go and return to my brothers in Egypt, so that I may see if they are still alive.” And Jethro said to him, “Go in peace.”

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 so the Lord said to Moses in Midian: “Go, and return to Egypt. For all those who sought your life have died.”

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

20 Therefore, Moses took his wife and his sons, and he placed them upon a donkey, and he returned into Egypt, carrying the staff of 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 him, as he was returning to Egypt: “See that you accomplish, in the sight of Pharaoh, all the wonders that I have placed in your hand. I will harden his heart, and he will not release 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 you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Israel is my firstborn son.

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

23 I have said to you: Release my son, so that he may serve me. And you were not willing to release him. Behold, I will put to death your firstborn 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 while he was on the journey, at an inn, the Lord met him, and he was willing to kill him.

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

25 For this reason, Zipporah took a very sharp stone, and she circumcised the foreskin of her son, and she touched his feet, and she said, “You are a bloody spouse to me.”

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 released him, after she had said, “You are a bloody spouse,” because of the circumcision.

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

27 Then the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the desert to meet Moses.” And he went directly to meet him on the mountain of God, and he kissed him.

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

28 And Moses explained to Aaron all the words of the Lord, by which he had sent him, and the signs which he had commanded.

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 they arrived at the same time, and they gathered together all the elders of the sons of Israel.

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

30 And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had said to Moses. And he accomplished the signs in the sight of 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 they heard that the Lord had visited the sons of Israel, and that he had looked with favor upon their affliction. And falling prostrate, they worshiped.

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.