Exodus 4
1 Moses/I replied, “But what if [the Israeli people] (do not believe me/are not convinced) or not do what I tell them? What if they say, ‘Yahweh did not appear to you!’”
Jawab Musa, “Bagaimana kalau umat Israel tidak percaya dan tidak mau mendengarkanku? Bagaimana kalau mereka berkata, ‘TUHAN tidak menjumpai kamu!’”
2 Yahweh said to him/me, “[Look at] that thing you are holding in your hand. What is it?” He/I replied, “A (walking stick/shepherd’s stick).”
Kata TUHAN kepada Musa, “Apa itu yang ada di tanganmu?” Jawab Musa, “Tongkat.”
3 He said, “Throw it down on the ground!” So, he/I threw it on the ground, and it became a snake! And he/I ran/jumped away 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 But Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Reach down and pick it up by its tail!” So he/I reached down and caught it, and [when he/I picked it up], it became a stick in his/my hand [again.]
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 Yahweh said, “[Do the same thing in front of the Israeli people], in order that they may believe that [I], Yahweh God, the one Abraham and Isaac and Jacob worshiped, truly appeared to you.”
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 Yahweh spoke to Moses/me again, saying “Put your hand inside your robe [MTY]!” He/I did that. And when he/I took it out again, [surprisingly], his/my hand was white. It had a skin disease [that made it] as white 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 Then God said, “Put your hand back inside your robe [MTY]!” So he/I did that, and when he/I took it out again, surprisingly, it was normal again, just like the rest of his/my body!
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 God said, “[You can do that in front of the Israeli people, too]. If they do not pay attention to what you say because of [seeing] the first miracle, they will (believe [you/be convinced) when you perform] the second miracle.
TUHAN berkata, “Jika mereka tidak percaya kepadamu atau tidak mengindahkan keajaiban pertama yang Aku berikan, mereka akan percaya pada keajaiban yang kedua.
9 If they do not believe you or do what you say, even [after you perform] those two miracles, get some water from the Nile [River] and pour it on the ground. [When you do that], the water from the river that you pour on the ground will become blood [MTY] (OR, [red like] blood).”
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 Moses/I replied, “O Yahweh! I am not an eloquent [speaker]! I was not an eloquent speaker before, and I have not become one since you started talking to me! I am not a good speaker [MTY], and I speak very slowly.”
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 Then Yahweh said to him/me, “[You seem to forget] who it is that makes people able to speak [RHQ]! Who is it that enables people to be unable to speak or unable to hear, or able to see or not to see? It is I, Yahweh [RHQ]!
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 So start going [to Egypt], and I will help you to speak [MTY], and I will tell you what you should say.”
Pergilah sekarang! Aku akan menyertaimu ketika kamu berbicara dan memberitahukan apa yang harus kamu katakan.”
13 But he/I replied, “O, Yahweh, I ask you, please send someone else [instead]!”
Tetapi Musa menjawab, “Ya Penguasaku, mohon utuslah orang lain saja.”
14 Then Yahweh became very angry with Moses/me. He said, “[What about] your [older] brother Aaron, who is [also] a descendant of Levi? I know that he is a very good/eloquent speaker. He is actually on his way here [right now], and he will be very happy to see you.
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 You can talk to him and tell him what to say [MTY], and I will help both of you [SYN] to know what to say [MTY]. And I will tell you both what you should 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 He will speak for you to the [Israeli] people. He will be (your spokesman/as though he was your mouth) [MET], and you will be to him as though you are [his] 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 [Be sure] to take with you the walking/shepherd’s stick [that is in your hand], because you will perform miracles with it.”
Bawalah tongkat ini. Kamu akan menggunakannya untuk melakukan berbagai keajaiban.”
18 Moses/I returned to his/my father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me go back to Egypt, to see my fellow Israelis there. I want to know if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses/me, “Go, and may [God give you inner] peace.”
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 Yahweh said to Moses/me [before he/I left] Midian, “You can [safely] return to Egypt, because the men who were wanting to kill you [MTY] are [now] dead.”
20 So Moses/I took his/my wife and sons and put them on donkeys, and they/we returned to Egypt. And Moses/I took in his/my hand the stick that God [told him/me to take along].
Jadi, berangkatlah Musa ke Mesir dengan membawa istri dan anak-anaknya di atas keledai. Dia juga membawa tongkatnya sesuai perintah Allah.
21 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “When you return to Egypt, be sure to perform all the miracles that I have given you power [to do], while the king is watching. But I will make him stubborn [IDM], with the result that he will not let the Israeli people leave [Egypt].
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 Then say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “The Israeli [people] [MTY] are [as dear to] me as firstborn sons [MET].
Lalu katakanlah kepadanya, ‘Inilah perkataan TUHAN: Umat Israel itu bagaikan anak-Ku, anak yang sulung.
23 I told you to let my people [MTY] leave [Egypt], in order that they may worship me [in the desert]. If you refuse to let them go, I warn you, 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 [One night], as they were camping on the way [to Egypt], Yahweh appeared to Moses/me. He wanted/threatened to kill Moses/me [for disobeying his command that boys/sons be circumcised].
Dalam perjalanan ke Mesir itu, ketika mereka sedang berkemah pada suatu malam, TUHAN menemui Musa dan bermaksud membunuhnya.
25 Then [his/my wife] Zipporah took a flint knife and circumcised her son. Then she touched the boy’s feet (OR, genitals) with the piece of skin [she had cut off], and she said, “The blood [which flowed when I circumcised you] will protect you [from being harmed by Yahweh] [MET].”
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 She said to him, “You are safe now [MET] because you have been circumcised.” So Yahweh did not harm her son.
27 Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the desert to meet/see Moses!” So he went [there from Egypt] and met him/me at [Sinai], the mountain dedicated to God, and [greeted him/me by] kissing him/me [on the cheek].
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 Moses/I told Aaron everything that Yahweh had said to him/me when he told him/me to return to Egypt. He/I also told Aaron about all the miracles that Yahweh told him/me to perform.
Musa memberitahu Harun semua perkataan TUHAN yang harus disampaikan kepada raja Mesir, juga keajaiban-keajaiban yang TUHAN perintahkan kepada Musa untuk dilakukan.
29 [So Aaron and Moses/I] returned [to Egypt]. There they/we gathered together all the Israeli elders/leaders.
Kemudian mereka pergi ke Mesir. Setibanya di sana, Musa dan Harun mengumpulkan semua tua-tua umat Israel.
30 Aaron told them everything that Yahweh had told Moses/me, and Aaron performed [all] the miracles as the people watched.
Harun menyampaikan kepada mereka segala hal yang sudah TUHAN sampaikan kepada Musa. Lalu Musa melakukan keajaiban-keajaiban di hadapan mereka.
31 They believed [that what they/we were saying was true]. When they heard that Yahweh had seen how the Israeli people were being cruelly oppressed and that he was going to help them, they bowed down and worshiped [Yahweh].
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.
