Exodus 4
1 And Moses answers and says, “And if they do not give credence to me, nor listen to my voice, and say, YHWH has not appeared to you?”
Museen, “Yoo isaan, ‘Waaqayyo sitti hin mulʼanne’ jedhanii na amanuu yookaan na dhagaʼuu didan hoo?” jedhee deebise.
2 And YHWH says to him, “What [is] this in your hand?” And he says, “A rod”;
Kana irratti Waaqayyo, “Wanti harka kee keessa jiru sun maali?” jedheen. Museen immoo, “Ulee dha” jedhee deebise.
3 and He says, “Cast it to the earth”; and he casts it to the earth, and it becomes a serpent—and Moses flees from its presence.
Waaqayyos, “Lafa buusi” jedheen. Museen lafa buufnaan uleen sun bofa taʼe; innis irraa baqate.
4 And YHWH says to Moses, “Put forth your hand, and lay hold on the tail of it”; and he puts forth his hand, and lays hold on it, and it becomes a rod in his hand—
Waaqayyo garuu Museedhaan, “Harka kee hiixadhuutii eegee isaa qabi” jedhe. Museenis hiixatee bofa sana qabe; bofti sunis harka isaa keessatti deebiʼee ulee taʼe.
5 “so that they believe that YHWH, God of their fathers, has appeared to you, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.”
Waaqayyos, “kun akka isaan Waaqayyo Waaqni abbootii isaanii, Waaqni Abrahaam, Waaqni Yisihaaq, Waaqni Yaaqoob sitti mulʼate akka amananiif” jedhe.
6 And YHWH says to him again, “Now put your hand into your bosom”; and he puts his hand into his bosom, and he brings it out, and behold, his hand [is] leprous as snow;
Waaqayyos Museedhaan, “Harka kee bobaa kee keessa kaaʼadhu” jedhe. Museenis harka isaa bobaa isaa keessa kaaʼate; yommuu inni baafatettis, kunoo harki isaa lamxii akka cabbii taʼe.
7 and He says, “Put your hand back into your bosom”; and he puts his hand back into his bosom, and he brings it out from his bosom, and behold, it has turned back as his flesh—
Innis Museedhaan, “Harka kee deebisii bobaa kee keessa kaaʼadhu” jedhe; Museenis deebisee harka isaa bobaa isaa keessa kaaʼate; yommuu inni baafatettis, kunoo harki isaa deebiʼee akkuma dhagna isaa isa kaanii taʼe.
8 “and it has come to pass, if they do not give credence to you, and do not listen to the voice of the first sign, that they have given credence to the voice of the latter sign.
Waaqayyos akkana jedhe; “Isaan yoo si amanuu baatanii mallattoo isa jalqabaa fudhachuu didan mallattoo lammaffaa ni amanu taʼa.
9 And it has come to pass, if they do not give credence even to these two signs, nor listen to your voice, that you have taken of the waters of the River, and have poured [it] on the dry land, and the waters which you take from the River have been, indeed, they have become blood on the dry land.”
Yoo isaan mallattoo kana lamaan amanuu baatanii si dhagaʼuu didan bishaan laga Abbayyaa budduuqsiitii lafa gogaa irratti dhangalaasi. Bishaan ati lagicha irraa budduuqsite sunis lafa gogaa irratti dhiiga taʼa.”
10 And Moses says to YHWH, “O my Lord, I [am] not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Your speaking to Your servant, for I [am] slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.”
Museenis Waaqayyoon, “Yaa Gooftaa, ani duris taʼu yookaan erga ati garbicha keetti dubbachuu jalqabdee as nama arraba qajeelu miti. Ani nama afaan isaa hidhamee arrabni isaas itti ulfaatuu dha” jedhe.
11 And YHWH says to him, “Who appointed a mouth for man? Or who appoints the mute, or deaf, or open, or blind? Is it not I, YHWH?
Waaqayyos akkana isaan jedhe; “Kan afaan namaa uume eenyu? Kan akka namni arrab-didaa taʼu yookaan duudu godhu eenyu? Kan agartuu ijaa namaaf kennu yookaan jaamsu eenyu? Anuma Waaqayyoo mitii?
12 And now, go, and I am with your mouth, and have directed you that which you speak”;
Amma dhaqi; ani afaan kee wajjin nan taʼa; waan ati jettus sin barsiisa.”
13 and he says, “O my Lord, please send by the hand [of another that] You send.”
Museen garuu, “Yaa Gooftaa, maaloo nama biraa ergi” jedhe.
14 And the anger of YHWH burns against Moses, and He says, “Is Aaron the Levite not your brother? I have known that he speaks well, and also, behold, he is coming out to meet you; when he has seen you, then he has rejoiced in his heart,
Dheekkamsi Waaqayyoos Musee irratti bobaʼe; innis akkana jedhe; “Obboleessi kee Aroon Lewwichi jira mitii? Ani akka inni akka gaariitti dubbatu nan beeka. Kunoo, inni gara kee dhufuutti jira. Inni yommuu si argutti ni gammada.
15 and you have spoken to him, and have set the words in his mouth, and I am with your mouth, and with his mouth, and have directed you that which you do;
Ati isatti dubbatee afaan isaa keessa dubbii ni keessa; anis afaan keetii fi afaan isaa wajjin nan taʼa; waan isin hojjettanis isin nan barsiisa.
16 and he, he has spoken to the people for you, and it has come to pass, he is to you for a mouth, and you are to him for God;
Inni uummatatti siif dubbata; inni afaan siif taʼa; ati immoo isaaf akka Waaqaa ni taata.
17 and you take this rod in your hand, with which you do the signs.”
Ati ulee ittiin mallattoo argisiiftu kana harkatti qabadhu.”
18 And Moses goes and turns back to his father-in-law Jethro, and says to him, “Please let me go, and I return to my brothers who [are] in Egypt, and I see whether they are yet alive.” And Jethro says to Moses, “Go in peace.”
Museen gara abbaa niitii isaa gara Yetrootti deebiʼee, “Akka ani gara saba koo warra Gibxi jiraatanitti deebiʼee hamma ammaatti lubbuun jiraachuu isaanii arguuf maaloo naa eeyyami” jedheen. Yootooris, “Nagaan dhaqi” jedheen.
19 And YHWH says to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt, for all the men who seek your life have died”;
Waaqayyo Midiyaanitti Museedhaan, “Namoonni si ajjeesuu barbaadan hundi duʼaniiruutii Gibxitti deebiʼi” jedhee ture.
20 and Moses takes his wife, and his sons, and causes them to ride on the donkey, and turns back to the land of Egypt, and Moses takes the rod of God in his hand.
Kanaafuu Museen niitii isaatii fi ilmaan isaa fuudhatee harree irra kaaʼee Gibxitti deebiʼe. Innis ulee Waaqaa harkatti qabatee ture.
21 And YHWH says to Moses, “In your going to return to Egypt, see—all the wonders which I have put in your hand—that you have done them before Pharaoh, and I strengthen his heart, and he does not send the people away;
Waaqayyo Museedhaan akkana jedhe; “Ati yeroo Gibxitti deebitutti dinqiiwwan ani akka ati hojjetuuf humna siif kenne sana hunda fuula Faraʼoon duratti hojjedhu. Ani garuu akka inni saba sana gad hin lakkifne mata jabeessa isa nan godha.
22 and you have said to Pharaoh, Thus said YHWH: My son, My firstborn [is] Israel,
Ati Faraʼooniin akkana jedhi; ‘Waaqayyo akkana jedha: Israaʼel ilma koo hangafa;
23 and I say to you, send My son away, and he serves Me; and [if] you refuse to send him away, behold, I am slaying your son, your firstborn.”
anis, “Akka ilmi koo na tajaajiluuf gad lakkisi” jedhee sitti himeera. Ati garuu isa gad lakkisuu didde; kanaafuu, kunoo ani ilma kee hangafa nan ajjeesa.’”
24 And it comes to pass in the way, in a lodging place, that YHWH meets him, and seeks to put him to death;
Waaqayyo karaa irratti iddoo bultiitti Museetti dhufee isa ajjeesuu barbaade.
25 and Zipporah takes a flint, and cuts off the foreskin of her son, and causes [it] to touch his feet, and says, “You [are] surely a bridegroom of blood to me”;
Ziphooraa garuu dhagaa qara qabu fudhattee qola dhagna ilma ishee kuttee ittiin miilla Musee tuqxe. Isheenis, “Ati dhugumaan anaaf misirricha dhiigaati” jette.
26 and He desists from him. Then she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” in reference to the circumcision.
Waaqayyos isa dhiise. Yeroo sana isheen waaʼee dhagna qabaatiif, “Misirricha dhiigaa ti” jette.
27 And YHWH says to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses”; and he goes, and meets him on the mountain of God, and kisses him,
Waaqayyos Arooniin, “Ati Musee simachuuf gara gammoojjii dhaqi!” jedhe. Innis dhaqee Tulluu Waaqaa irratti Musee argatee isa dhungate.
28 and Moses declares to Aaron all the words of YHWH with which He has sent him, and all the signs with which He has charged him.
Yeroo sana Museen dubbii Waaqayyo akka inni dubbatuuf isa erge hundaa fi mallattoowwan akka inni hojjetuuf isa ajaje hunda Aroonitti hime.
29 And Moses goes—Aaron also—and they gather all the elderly of the sons of Israel,
Musee fi Aroon maanguddoota Israaʼel hunda walitti qaban;
30 and Aaron speaks all the words which YHWH has spoken to Moses, and does the signs before the eyes of the people;
Aroonis waan Waaqayyo Museetti hime hunda jaratti hime. Mallattoowwanis fuula namootaa duratti hojjete;
31 and the people believe when they hear that YHWH has looked after the sons of Israel, and that He has seen their affliction; and they bow and pay respect.
isaanis ni amanan. Jarris yommuu akka Waaqayyo saba Israaʼel ilaalee fi akka inni rakkina isaaniis arge dhagaʼanitti gad jedhanii sagadan.
