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?
Jawab Musa, “Bagaimana kalau umat Israel tidak percaya dan tidak mau mendengarkanku? Bagaimana kalau mereka berkata, ‘TUHAN tidak menjumpai kamu!’”
2 And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in your hand? and he said, A rod.
Kata TUHAN kepada Musa, “Apa itu yang ada 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.
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 to Moses, Stretch forth your hand, and take hold of its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of the tail,
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 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
TUHAN berkata, “Jika mereka tidak percaya kepadamu atau tidak mengindahkan keajaiban pertama yang Aku berikan, mereka akan percaya pada keajaiban yang kedua.
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.
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 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 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 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?
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 And now go and I will open your mouth, and will instruct you in what you shall say.
Pergilah sekarang! Aku akan menyertaimu ketika kamu berbicara dan memberitahukan apa yang harus kamu katakan.”
13 And Moses said, I pray you, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom you shall send.
Tetapi Musa menjawab, “Ya Penguasaku, mohon utuslah orang lain saja.”
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 And this rod that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand, wherewith you shall work miracles.
Bawalah tongkat ini. Kamu akan menggunakannya untuk melakukan berbagai keajaiban.”
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.
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 the Lord said to Moses in Madiam, Go, depart into Egypt, for all that sought your life are dead.
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.
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 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 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 Pharao, These things says the Lord, Israel [is] my firstborn.
Lalu katakanlah kepadanya, ‘Inilah perkataan TUHAN: Umat Israel itu bagaikan anak-Ku, anak 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.
Aku sudah menyuruhmu untuk membiarkan anak-Ku itu pergi menyembah-Ku. Tetapi karena kamu menolak, maka 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.
Dalam perjalanan ke Mesir itu, ketika mereka sedang berkemah pada suatu malam, TUHAN menemui Musa dan bermaksud 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 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 departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.
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.
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 reported to Aaron all the words of the Lord, which he sent, and all the things which he charged him.
Musa memberitahu Harun semua perkataan TUHAN yang harus disampaikan kepada raja Mesir, juga keajaiban-keajaiban yang TUHAN perintahkan kepada Musa untuk dilakukan.
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders of the children of Israel.
Kemudian mereka pergi ke Mesir. Setibanya di sana, Musa dan Harun mengumpulkan semua tua-tua umat 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 hal yang sudah TUHAN sampaikan kepada Musa. Lalu Musa melakukan keajaiban-keajaiban di hadapan mereka.
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.
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.
