Exodus 4

1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice: for 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 And the LORD said to him, What is that in your 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 before 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, Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

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

5 That they may believe 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 furthermore to him, Put now your hand into your bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous 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, Put your hand into your bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as 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 it shall come to pass, if they will not believe you, neither listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter 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 also these two signs, neither listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it on the dry land: and the water which you take out of the river shall become blood on 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, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since you have spoken to your servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow 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 And the LORD said to him, Who has made man’s mouth? or who makes the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

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 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall say.

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

13 And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray you, by the hand of him whom you will send.

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

14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he comes forth to meet you: and when he sees you, he will be glad in his 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 And you shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you 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 be your spokesman to the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to you instead of a mouth, and you shall be to him instead of God.

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

17 And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do signs.

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

18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray you, and return to my brothers which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, 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 the LORD said to Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought your life.

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 sons, and set them on an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod 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 Moses, When you go to return into Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in your hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

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 Pharaoh, Thus says the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:

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

23 And I say to you, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, even your firstborn.

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 by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

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

25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband are you 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 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband you are, because of the circumcision.

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 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 told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded 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 together all the elders of the children 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 spoken to Moses, and did 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 when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads 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.