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.’”
Jawab Musa, “Bagaimana kalau umat Israel tidak percaya dan tidak mau mendengarkanku? Bagaimana kalau mereka berkata, ‘TUHAN tidak menjumpai kamu!’”
2 Therefore, he said to him, “What is that you hold in your hand?” He answered, “A staff.”
Kata TUHAN kepada Musa, “Apa itu yang ada di tanganmu?” 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.
Lalu TUHAN berkata, “Lemparkanlah tongkat itu ke tanah.” Maka Musa melemparkan tongkatnya ke tanah, dan seketika tongkat itu berubah menjadi seekor ular. Musa pun lari menjauh.
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 TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Ulurkanlah tanganmu dan peganglah ekornya.” Musa mengulurkan tangannya dan menangkap ekor ular itu, lalu ular itu berubah kembali menjadi tongkat.
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.”
Berkatalah TUHAN, “Lakukanlah itu supaya umat Israel percaya bahwa TUHAN Allah nenek moyang mereka, yaitu Allah Abraham, Allah Isak, dan Allah Yakub, sudah menjumpai kamu.”
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.
TUHAN berkata lagi kepada Musa, “Masukkanlah tanganmu ke dalam jubahmu.” Maka Musa memasukkan tangannya ke dalam jubahnya, dan ketika dia mengeluarkan tangannya, tampaklah tangannya terkena penyakit kulit sehingga terkelupas dan bersisik warna 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.
Lalu TUHAN berkata lagi, “Masukkan kembali tanganmu ke dalam jubahmu.” Maka Musa pun memasukkan lagi tangannya ke dalam jubahnya, dan ketika dia mengeluarkan tangannya, tampaklah tangannya sudah pulih seperti semula.
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.
TUHAN berkata, “Jika mereka tidak percaya kepadamu atau tidak mengindahkan keajaiban pertama yang Aku berikan, mereka akan percaya pada keajaiban 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.”
Apabila mereka tidak mempercayai dua keajaiban itu dan tidak menuruti perkataanmu, ambillah air dari sungai Nil dan tumpahkanlah ke tanah. Air itu akan berubah menjadi darah.”
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.”
Tetapi Musa berkata kepada TUHAN, “Ya Penguasaku, aku ini tidak pandai berbicara. Sejak dulu hingga sekarang setelah TUHAN berbicara denganku pun, cara bicaraku lambat dan tidak lancar.”
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?
Kemudian TUHAN berkata, “Siapakah yang menciptakan mulut manusia? Siapakah yang menetapkan seseorang menjadi bisu atau tuli? Siapakah yang membuat manusia buta atau melihat? Bukankah Aku, TUHAN yang melakukannya?
12 Go on, therefore, and I will be in your mouth. And I will teach you what you shall say.”
Pergilah sekarang! Aku akan menyertaimu ketika kamu berbicara dan memberitahukan apa yang harus kamu katakan.”
13 But he said, “I beg you, O Lord, send whomever else you would send.”
Tetapi Musa menjawab, “Ya Penguasaku, mohon utuslah orang lain saja.”
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 TUHAN menjadi marah kepada Musa dan berkata, “Bagaimana dengan Harun, kakakmu itu? Dia seorang Lewi yang fasih berbicara. Sekarang dia sedang dalam perjalanan untuk menemuimu. Dia akan sangat senang saat bertemu denganmu.
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.
Kamu akan berbicara dengannya dan menyampaikan apa yang harus dia katakan. Aku akan menolong kalian berdua untuk berbicara dan memberitahukan apa yang harus kalian 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.
Harun akan menjadi juru bicaramu kepada umat Israel, dan kamu akan menjadi seperti Allah baginya dengan cara memberitahukan kepadanya apa yang harus dia katakan.
17 Also, take this staff into your hand; with it you will accomplish the signs.”
Bawalah tongkat ini. Kamu akan menggunakannya untuk melakukan berbagai keajaiban.”
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.”
Kemudian Musa kembali ke Midian, dan TUHAN berkata kepadanya, “Kembalilah ke Mesir, karena semua yang ingin membunuhmu sudah mati.” Maka Musa pamit kepada Yitro mertuanya, “Izinkanlah aku kembali ke Mesir untuk mencari tahu apakah saudara-saudaraku masih hidup.” Jawab Yitro, “Baik, pergilah. Semoga kamu selamat dalam perjalanan.”
19 And so the Lord said to Moses in Midian: “Go, and return to Egypt. For all those who sought your life have died.”
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.
Jadi, berangkatlah Musa ke Mesir dengan membawa istri dan anak-anaknya di atas keledai. Dia juga membawa tongkatnya sesuai perintah Allah.
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.
TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Aku sudah membuat kamu mampu melakukan keajaiban-keajaiban. Ketika kamu sudah di Mesir, lakukanlah keajaiban itu di hadapan raja. Namun, Aku akan mengeraskan hatinya sehingga dia tidak membiarkan umat-Ku pergi.
22 And you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Israel is my firstborn son.
Lalu katakanlah kepadanya, ‘Inilah perkataan TUHAN: Umat Israel itu bagaikan anak-Ku, anak 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.’”
Aku sudah menyuruhmu untuk membiarkan anak-Ku itu pergi menyembah-Ku. Tetapi karena kamu menolak, maka Aku akan membunuh 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.
Dalam perjalanan ke Mesir itu, ketika mereka sedang berkemah pada suatu malam, TUHAN menemui Musa dan bermaksud 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 Sipora mengambil sebuah batu yang tajam seperti pisau dan menyunat anak mereka. Kemudian dia menyentuh kaki Musa dengan kulit khatan itu sambil berkata, “Suamiku, kamu ditandai dengan darah.” Darah yang dimaksud Sipora adalah darah karena sunat tersebut. Sesudah itu, TUHAN membiarkan Musa hidup.
26 And he released him, after she had said, “You are a bloody spouse,” because of the circumcision.
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.
TUHAN berkata kepada Harun, “Pergilah ke padang belantara untuk menemui Musa.” Maka dia pergi dan menemui Musa di gunung Allah, lalu dia memeluk adiknya itu.
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.
Musa memberitahu Harun semua perkataan TUHAN yang harus disampaikan kepada raja Mesir, juga keajaiban-keajaiban yang TUHAN perintahkan kepada Musa untuk dilakukan.
29 And they arrived at the same time, and they gathered together all the elders of the sons of Israel.
Kemudian mereka pergi ke Mesir. Setibanya di sana, Musa dan Harun mengumpulkan semua tua-tua umat 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 menyampaikan kepada mereka segala hal yang sudah TUHAN sampaikan kepada Musa. Lalu Musa melakukan keajaiban-keajaiban di hadapan mereka.
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.
Para tua-tua itu pun percaya, dan ketika mereka mendengar bahwa TUHAN sudah memperhatikan umat Israel dan segala penindasan yang mereka alami, bersujudlah mereka menyembah TUHAN.
