Exodus 4

1 Moses answered, "But, look, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, 'God has not appeared to you.'"

١ فَقَالَ مُوسَى: «مَاذَا إذَا لَمْ يُصَدِّقُونِي وَلَمْ يُصْغُوا إلَيَّ وَقَالُوا: إِنَّ الرَّبَّ لَمْ يَظْهَرْ لَكَ؟»

2 The LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A staff."

٢ فَسَأَلَهُ الرَّبُّ: «مَا تِلْكَ الَّتِي بِيَدِكَ؟» فَأَجَابَ: «عَصاً».

3 He said, "Throw it on the ground." He threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses ran away from it.

٣ فَقَالَ: «أَلْقِهَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ». فَأَلْقَاهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ، فَهَرَبَ مِنْهَا مُوسَى.

4 The LORD said to Moses, "Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail." He put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand.

٤ فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «مُدَّ يَدَكَ وَاقْبِضْ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ ذَيْلِهَا». فَمَدَّ مُوسَى يَدَهُ وَقَبَضَ عَلَيْهَا، فَارْتَدَّتْ عَصاً فِي يَدِهِ.

5 "That they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you."

٥ وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «هَذَا لِكَي يُؤْمِنُوا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِكُمْ، إِلَهَ إبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِلَهَ إسْحاقَ وَإِلَهَ يَعْقُوبَ قَدْ ظَهَرَ لَكَ».

6 The LORD said furthermore to him, "Now put your hand inside your cloak." He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, look, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.

٦ ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّبُّ أَيْضاً: «أَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِي عُبِّكَ». فَأَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي عُبِّهِ. وَعِنْدَمَا أَخْرَجَهَا إِذَا بِها بَرْصَاءُ كَالثَّلْجِ.

7 He said, "Put your hand inside your cloak again." He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, look, it had turned again as his other flesh.

٧ وَأَمَرَهُ الرَّبُّ: «رُدَّ يَدَكَ إِلَى عُبِّكَ ثَانِيَةً». فَرَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَى عُبِّهِ ثَانِيَةً ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ عُبِّهِ، وَإذَا بِها قَدْ عَادَتْ مِثْلَ بَاقِي جَسَدِهِ.

8 "It will happen, if they will neither believe you nor listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

٨ وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «إِذَا لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوكَ، أَوْ يُعِيرُوا الْمُعْجِزَةَ الأُولَى انْتِبَاهَهُمْ، فَإِنَّهُمْ يُصَدِّقُونَ الثَّانِيَةَ.

9 It will happen, if they will not believe even 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. The water which you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land."

٩ وَإذَا لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوا هَاتَيْنِ الآيَتَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُصْغُوا لِكَلامِكَ، فَاغْرِفْ مِنْ مَاءِ النَّهْرِ وَاسْكُبْهُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ الْجَافَّةِ، فَيَتَحَوَّلَ الْمَاءُ الَّذِي غَرَفْتَهُ مِنَ النَّهْرِ إِلَى دَمٍ فَوْقَ الأَرْضِ».

10 Moses said to the LORD, "Please, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."

١٠ فَقَالَ مُوسَى لِلرَّبِّ: «أَصْغِ يَا رَبُّ، أَنَا لَمْ أَكُنْ فِي يَوْمٍ مِنَ الأَيَّامِ فَصِيحاً، لَا فِي الأَمْسِ، وَلا مُنْذُ أَنْ خَاطَبْتَ عَبْدَكَ. إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَطِيءُ النُّطْقِ عَيِيُّ اللِّسَانِ».

11 The LORD said to him, "Who made man's mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Is it not I, God?

١١ فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لَهُ: «مَنْ هُوَ بَارِئُ فَمِ الإِنْسَانِ؟ أَوْ مَنْ يَجْعَلُهُ أَخْرَسَ أَوْ أَصَمَّ أَوْ بَصِيراً أَوْ كَفِيفاً؟ أَلَسْتُ أَنَا، الرَّبَّ؟

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

١٢ فَالآنَ انْطَلِقْ فَأُلَقِّنَ فَمَكَ النُّطْقَ، وَأُعَلِّمَكَ مَاذَا تَقُولُ».

13 He said, "Oh, Lord, please send someone else."

١٣ لَكِنَّ مُوسَى أَجَابَ: «يَا سَيِّدُ، أَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تُرْسِلَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ غَيْرِي».

14 The anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, "What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, look, he comes forth to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

١٤ فَاحْتَدَمَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى مُوسَى وَقَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ هَرُونُ اللّاوِيُّ أَخَاكَ؟ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ يُحْسِنُ الْكَلامَ، وَهَا هُوَ أَيْضاً قَادِمٌ لِلِقَائِكَ. وَحَالَمَا يَرَاكَ يَبْتَهِجُ قَلْبُهُ.

15 You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

١٥ فَتُحَدِّثُهُ وَتُلَقِّنُ فَمَهُ الْكَلامَ، فَأُعِينُكُمَا عَلَى الْقَوْلِ، وَأُعَلِّمُكُمَا مَاذَا تَفْعَلانِ،

16 He will be your spokesman to the people; and it will happen, that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.

١٦ فَيُخَاطِبُ هُوَ الشَّعْبَ عَنْكَ ويَكُونُ لَكَ بِمَثَابَةِ فَمٍ وَأَنْتَ تَكُونُ لَهُ بِمَثَابَةِ إِلَهٍ.

17 You shall take this staff in your hand, with which you shall do the signs."

١٧ وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ هَذِهِ الْعَصَا لِتَصْنَعَ بِها الْمُعْجِزَاتِ».

18 Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, "Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive." Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace."

١٨ فَرَجَعَ مُوسَى إِلَى يَثْرُونَ حَمِيهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «دَعْنِي أَعُودُ إِلَى قَوْمِي فِي مِصْرَ لأَرَى أَمَازَالُوا بَعْدُ أَحْيَاءَ». فَأَجَابَ يَثْرُونُ مُوسَى: «اذْهَبْ بِسَلامٍ».

19 The LORD said to Moses in Midian, "Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead."

١٩ وَأَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى فِي مِدْيَانَ: «هَيَّا ارْجِعْ إِلَى مِصْرَ، فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ جَمِيعُ السَّاعِينَ إِلَى الْقَضَاءِ عَلَيْكَ».

20 Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God's staff in his hand.

٢٠ فَأَخَذَ مُوسَى امْرَأَتَهُ وَبَنِيهِ وَأَرْكَبَهُمْ عَلَى الْحَمِيرِ وَمَضَى عَائِداً إِلَى أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. وَأَخَذَ مَعَهُ عَصَا اللهِ أَيْضاً.

21 The LORD said to Moses, "When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

٢١ وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «حَالَمَا تَرْجِعُ إِلَى مِصْرَ، تَذَكَّرْ أَنْ تُجْرِيَ أَمَامَ فِرْعَوْنَ جَمِيعَ الْعَجَائِبِ الَّتِي مَنَحْتُكَ الْقُوَّةَ عَلَى إِجْرَائِهَا، وَلَكِنَّنِي سَأُقَسِّي قَلْبَهُ لِكَيْ لَا يُطْلِقَ الشَّعْبَ.

22 You shall tell Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD, Israel is my son, my firstborn,

٢٢ ثُمَّ قُلْ لِفِرْعَوْنَ: هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ: إِسْرَائِيلُ هُوَ ابْنِي الْبِكْرُ.

23 and I have said to you, "Let my son go, that he may serve me;" and you have refused to let him go. Look, I will kill your son, your firstborn.'"

٢٣ قُلْتُ لَكَ: أَطْلِقِ ابْنِي لِيَعْبُدَنِي، وَلَكِنَّكَ رَفَضْتَ إِطْلاقَهُ، لِذَلِكَ سَأُهْلِكُ ابْنَكَ الْبِكْرَ».

24 It happened on the way at a lodging place, that the LORD met him and wanted to kill him.

٢٤ وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ الطَّرِيقِ، بِالقُرْبِ مِنْ خَانٍ، الْتَقَاهُ الرَّبُّ وَهَمَّ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ.

25 Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me."

٢٥ فَأَخَذَتْ صَفُّورَةُ صَوَّانَةً وَقَطَعَتْ قُلْفَةَ ابْنِهَا وَمَسَّتْ بِها قَدَمَيْ مُوسَى قَائِلَةً: «حَقّاً إِنَّكَ عَرِيسُ دَمٍ لِي».

26 So he let him alone. Then she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.

٢٦ فَعَفَا الرَّبُّ عَنْهُ. حِينَئِذٍ قَالَتْ: «عَرِيسُ دَمٍ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْخِتَانِ».

27 The LORD said to Aaron, "Go into the wilderness to meet Moses." He went, and met him on God's mountain, and kissed him.

٢٧ وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِهَرُونَ: «اذْهَبْ إِلَى الصَّحْرَاءِ لاِسْتِقْبَالِ مُوسَى». فَمَضَى وَالْتَقَاهُ عِنْدَ جَبَلِ الرَّبِّ وَقَبَّلَهُ.

28 Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him.

٢٨ فَأَطْلَعَ مُوسَى هَرُونَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ كَلامِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي حَمَّلَهُ إِيَّاهُ، وَمَا كَلَّفَهُ بِهِ مِنْ آيَاتٍ،

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

٢٩ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ مُوسَى وَهَرُونُ وَجَمَعَا كُلَّ شُيُوخِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ،

30 Aaron spoke all the words which God had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

٣٠ فَحَدَّثَهُمْ هَرُونُ بِجَمِيعِ مَا قَالَهُ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى. وَأَجْرَى مُوسَى الْمُعْجِزَاتِ أَمَامَهُمْ.

31 The people believed, and when they heard that God had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.

٣١ فَآمَنَ الشَّعْبُ. وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعُوا أَنَّ اللهَ قَدِ افْتَقَدَهُمْ وَنَظَرَ إِلَى مَذَلَّتِهِمْ انْحَنَوْا سَاجِدِينَ.