Exodus 4
1 Moses [Drawn out] answered, “But, behold, they will not trust me, nor sh'ma ·hear obey· to my voice; for they will say, ‘Adonai has not appeared to you.’”
Moyiz reponn li: -Men, moun yo ka refize kwè m', yo ka pa koute sa m' gen pou m' di yo a. Yo ka di m' se pa vre, Seyè a pa t' kras parèt devan mwen.
2 Adonai said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
Seyè a mande l': -Kisa ou gen nan men ou la a? Moyiz reponn li: -Yon baton.
3 He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses [Drawn out] ran away from it.
Seyè a di l': -Jete l' atè. Moyiz jete baton an atè. Baton an tounen yon koulèv. Lè Moyiz wè sa, li pran kouri.
4 Adonai said to Moses [Drawn out], “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.
Seyè a di Moyiz: -Lonje men ou, bese pran koulèv la nan ke. Moyiz lonje men l', li pran koulèv la nan ke. Lamenm, koulèv la tounen baton ankò nan men Moyiz.
5 “That they may trust that Adonai, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham [Father of a multitude], the God of Isaac [Laughter], and the God of Jacob [Supplanter], has appeared to you.”
Seyè a di: -Men sa w'a fè pou yo ka kwè Seyè a, Bondye zansèt yo, Bondye Abraram lan, Bondye Izarak la, Bondye Jakòb la, te parèt devan ou.
6 Adonai said furthermore to him, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
Seyè a di l' ankò: -Foure men ou anndan chemiz ou, sou lestonmak ou. Moyiz foure men li anndan chemiz li, sou lestonmak li. Lè li wete men l', men l' te vin tou blan ak bouton. Li te kouvri ak lalèp.
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, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh.
Seyè a di l': -Foure men ou anndan chemiz ou ankò, sou lestonmak ou. Moyiz foure men li anndan chemiz li ankò. Lè li wete l', men li te menm koulè ak rès kò li.
8 “It will happen, if they will not trust you or sh'ma ·hear obey· the voice of the first sign, that they will trust the voice of the latter sign.
Seyè a di Moyiz: -Si apre ou fin fè premye mirak la, ou wè yo pa vle kwè ou, yo pa vle koute ou, y'a kwè ou lè w'a fè dezyèm mirak sa a.
9 It will happen, if they will not trust even these two signs or sh'ma ·hear obey· 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.”
Si apre ou fè de mirak sa yo, y'ap fè tèt di toujou, yo pa vle kwè ou toujou, yo pa vle koute sa w'ap di yo, w'a pran ti gout dlo nan gwo larivyè a, w'a vide l' atè. Lamenm, dlo a va tounen san.
10 Moses [Drawn out] said to Adonai, “O 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.”
Moyiz di Seyè a: -Eskize m' wi, Seyè. Men, mwen pa ka pale fasil. Se pa bagay jòdi a non. Menm koulye a, depi w'ap pale ak sèvitè ou la, anyen pa chanje. Bouch mwen lou, lang mwen mare.
11 Adonai said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is not it I, Adonai?
Seyè a di l': -Kilès ki bay moun bouch pou yo pale? Kilès ki fè moun sa a bèbè, moun sa a soudè? Kilès ki fè moun sa a wè, moun sa a avèg? Eske se pa mwen menm, Seyè a?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”
Bon, ou mèt ale. m'a ede ou lè ou gen pou ou pale, m'a moutre ou sa ou gen pou di.
13 He said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”
Moyiz di: -Eskize m' wi, Seyè! Men, poukisa ou pa voye yon lòt moun pito?
14 Adonai’s anger burned against Moses [Drawn out], and he said, “What about Aaron [Light-bringer], your brother, the Levite [Descendant of United with]? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he comes out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
Lè sa a, Seyè a move sou Moyiz, li di l' konsa: -Gen Arawon, frè ou la, ki soti nan branch fanmi Levi a. Mwen konnen lang msye pa mare nan bouch li. Men koulye a, li gen tan nan wout ap vin jwenn ou. L'a kontan anpil lè l'a wè ou.
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.
W'a pale avè l', w'a di l' sa pou l' di. m'a ede nou tou de lè n'a gen pou nou pale. m'a di nou sa pou nou fè.
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.
L'a pale ak pèp la pou ou. Se tankou si se te ou menm ki t'ap pale. Ou menm, w'a tankou Bondye k'ap di li sa pou li di.
17 You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”
Kanta baton sa a, toujou kenbe l' nan men ou. Se avèk li w'a fè tout mirak ou gen pou fè yo.
18 Moses [Drawn out] went and returned to Jethro [Abundance] his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt [Abode of slavery], and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro [Abundance] said to Moses [Drawn out], “Go in peace.”
Moyiz kite kote l' te ye a, li tounen lakay Jetwo, bòpè li. Li di li: -Tanpri, kite m' ale. Mwen pral jwenn frè mwen yo nan pèyi Lejip. Mwen pral wè si yo la toujou. Jetwo di Moyiz: -Ale ak kè poze.
19 Adonai said to Moses [Drawn out] in Midian [Strife], “Go, return into Egypt [Abode of slavery]; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”
Antan Moyiz nan peyi Madyan, Seyè a di l': -Koulye a, tounen nan peyi Lejip, paske tout moun ki t'ap chache touye ou yo fin mouri.
20 Moses [Drawn out] took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery]. Moses [Drawn out] took God’s rod in his hand.
Moyiz pran madanm li ak pitit gason l' yo, li mete yo sou bourik, epi li tounen nan peyi Lejip. Moyiz te gen baton Bondye a nan men l'.
21 Adonai said to Moses [Drawn out], “When you go back into Egypt [Abode of slavery], 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.
Seyè a di Moyiz konsa: -Koulye a, ou wè w'ap tounen nan peyi Lejip. Gade byen. Se pou ou fè devan farawon an tout mirak mwen ba ou pouvwa fè yo. Mwen menm, m'ap fè l' kenbe tèt avèk ou, li p'ap vle kite pèp la ale.
22 You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Adonai says, Israel [God prevails] is my son, my firstborn,
W'a di farawon an: Men sa Seyè a di: Izrayèl se pitit mwen, se premye pitit mwen.
23 and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may abad ·serve· me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn.’”
Mwen di ou kite pitit mwen an ale fè wout li pou l' ka fè yon sèvis pou mwen. Si ou refize kite l' ale, mwen menm m'ap touye premye pitit gason ou lan.
24 On the way at a lodging place, Adonai met Moses [Drawn out] and wanted to kill him.
Pandan vwayaj la, Moyiz rete pase lannwit yon kote. Seyè a vin atake Moyiz. Li t'ap chache touye l'.
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.”
Sefora pran yon moso ròch byen file, li koupe pwent po ti kòk pitit gason l' lan, li voye l' jete nan pye Moyiz. Epi li di: -Se yon mari san ou ye pou mwen.
26 So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.
Apre sa, Seyè a kite Moyiz. Lè sa a, se poutèt sikonsizyon an Sefora te di ou se yon mari san pou mwen.
27 Adonai said to Aaron [Light-bringer], “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses [Drawn out].” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him.
Seyè a di Arawon: -Ale kontre Moyiz nan dezè a. Arawon pati, li kontre Moyiz sou mòn Bondye a. Li pase bra l' nan kou l'.
28 Moses [Drawn out] told Aaron [Light-bringer] all Adonai’s words with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had enjoined him.
Moyiz di Arawon tou sa Seyè a te di l' anvan li te voye l' la. Li fè l' konnen tout mirak Seyè a te ba li lòd fè.
29 Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel [God prevails].
Moyiz ak Arawon pati ansanm, yo sanble tout chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl la.
30 Aaron [Light-bringer] spoke all the words which Adonai had spoken to Moses [Drawn out], and did the signs in the sight of the people.
Arawon di yo tou sa Seyè a te di Moyiz. Moyiz menm fè tout mirak yo devan tout pèp la.
31 The people trusted, and when they sh'ma ·heard obeyed· that Adonai had visited the children of Israel [God prevails], and that he had seen their affliction, then they hawa ·bowed low, prostrated· their heads and worshiped.
Pèp la vin kwè yo. Lè yo tande Seyè a te vin vizite yo, li te wè mizè y'ap pase a, yo tonbe ajenou, yo bese tèt yo jouk atè pou adore Bondye.
