Exodus 4

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

Lalu Musa menjawab kepada TUHAN, "Tetapi bagaimana andaikata orang-orang Israel tidak mau percaya dan tidak mau mempedulikan kata-kata saya? Apa yang harus saya lakukan andaikata mereka berkata bahwa TUHAN tidak menampakkan diri kepada saya?"

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

TUHAN bertanya kepada Musa, "Apa itu di tanganmu?" 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.

Kata TUHAN, "Lemparkan itu ke tanah." Musa melemparkannya, lalu tongkat itu berubah menjadi ular dan Musa lari menjauhinya.

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

TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Dekatilah ular itu, dan peganglah ekornya." Musa mendekatinya dan menangkap ular itu yang segera berubah kembali menjadi tongkat dalam tangan Musa.

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

Kata TUHAN, "Buatlah begitu supaya orang-orang Israel percaya bahwa Aku, TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka, Allah Abraham, Ishak dan Yakub, sudah menampakkan diri kepadamu."

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

TUHAN berkata lagi kepada Musa, "Masukkanlah tanganmu ke dalam bajumu." Musa menurut, dan ketika ia menarik tangannya keluar, tangan itu putih sekali karena kena penyakit kulit yang mengerikan.

7 And he said again, Put your hand into your 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.

Lalu TUHAN berkata, "Masukkanlah tanganmu kembali ke dalam bajumu." Musa berbuat begitu, dan ketika ia mengeluarkannya lagi, tangan itu sudah sembuh.

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

Kata TUHAN, "Kalau mereka tidak mau percaya kepadamu, atau tidak yakin sesudah melihat keajaiban yang pertama, maka keajaiban ini akan membuat mereka percaya.

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

Kalau mereka belum juga mau percaya kepadamu meskipun sudah melihat kedua keajaiban ini, dan mereka tidak mau mempedulikan kata-katamu, ambillah sedikit air dari Sungai Nil dan tuangkanlah ke tanah. Air itu akan berubah menjadi darah."

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

Tetapi Musa berkata, "Ya, Tuhan, saya bukan orang yang pandai bicara, baik dahulu maupun sekarang, sesudah TUHAN bicara kepada saya. Saya berat lidah, bicara lambat dan tidak lancar."

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?

TUHAN berkata kepadanya, "Siapakah yang memberi mulut kepada manusia? Siapa yang membuat dia bisu atau tuli? Siapa yang membuat dia melek atau buta? Bukankah Aku, TUHAN?

12 And now go and I will open your mouth, and will instruct you in what you shall say.

Sekarang, pergilah, Aku akan menolong engkau berbicara dan mengajarkan apa yang harus kaukatakan."

13 And Moses said, I pray you, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom you shall send.

Tetapi Musa menjawab, "Saya mohon, janganlah mengutus saya, ya Tuhan, suruhlah orang lain."

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

Lalu TUHAN menjadi marah kepada Musa dan berkata, "Bukankah engkau mempunyai saudara yang bernama Harun? Aku tahu dia pandai berbicara. Sesungguhnya, dia dalam perjalanan ke sini, dan ia akan senang bertemu dengan engkau.

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

Bicaralah dengan dia dan beritahukanlah kepadanya apa yang harus ia katakan. Aku akan menolong kamu berdua dan mengajarkan apa yang harus kamu katakan dan lakukan.

16 And he shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be for him in things pertaining to God.

Dia harus bicara atas namamu di depan rakyat. Dia akan menjadi juru bicaramu dan engkau dianggapnya seperti Allah yang mengatakan apa yang harus ia katakan.

17 And this rod that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand, wherewith you shall work miracles.

Bawalah tongkat itu, engkau akan membuat keajaiban-keajaiban dengan itu."

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.

Sesudah itu Musa pulang ke rumah Yitro, ayah mertuanya, dan berkata kepadanya, "Izinkanlah saya kembali ke Mesir untuk menengok saudara-saudara saya dan 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 your life are dead.

Waktu Musa masih di tanah Midian, TUHAN berkata kepadanya, "Kembalilah ke Mesir. Semua orang yang ingin membunuh engkau sudah 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.

Maka Musa mengajak istri dan anak-anaknya dan menaikkan mereka ke atas keledai lalu berangkat bersama mereka ke Mesir. Atas perintah Allah, Musa juga membawa tongkatnya.

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

TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Aku sudah memberi kuasa kepadamu untuk membuat keajaiban-keajaiban. Jadi kalau engkau sudah kembali di Mesir nanti, lakukanlah segala keajaiban itu di depan raja Mesir. Tetapi Aku akan menjadikan dia keras kepala, sehingga ia tak mau mengizinkan bangsa itu pergi.

22 And you shall say to Pharao, These things says the Lord, Israel [is] my firstborn.

Lalu katakanlah kepada raja itu bahwa Aku, TUHAN, berpesan begini: 'Israel adalah anak-Ku yang sulung,

23 And I said to you, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if you will not send them away, see, I will kill your firstborn son.

dan engkau sudah Kuperintahkan untuk mengizinkan anak-Ku itu pergi supaya ia dapat berbakti kepada-Ku, tetapi engkau menolak. Sekarang Aku akan membunuh 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 kill him.

Di suatu tempat berkemah dalam perjalanan itu, TUHAN datang kepada Musa dan mau 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:

Zipora, istrinya, mengambil sebuah batu tajam dan memotong kulup anaknya, lalu disentuhkannya pada kaki Musa. Kata Zipora, "Engkau suami darah bagiku."

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

Hal itu dikatakannya sehubungan dengan upacara sunat. Maka TUHAN tidak jadi membunuh Musa.

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.

Sementara itu TUHAN berkata kepada Harun, "Pergilah ke padang gurun untuk menemui Musa." Harun pergi, lalu bertemu dengan adiknya di gunung suci, dan mencium dia.

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

Musa menceritakan kepada Harun semua yang dikatakan TUHAN kepadanya ketika ia disuruh kembali ke Mesir, juga tentang semua keajaiban yang harus dibuatnya.

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

Kemudian Musa dan Harun pergi ke Mesir dan mengumpulkan semua pemimpin Israel.

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

Harun menyampaikan kepada mereka segala yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada Musa, dan Musa melakukan semua keajaiban di depan orang-orang 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.

Maka percayalah mereka, dan ketika mereka mendengar bahwa TUHAN sudah memperhatikan bangsa Israel dan melihat segala penderitaan mereka, mereka sujud menyembah.