< 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!’”
Então respondeu Moisés, e disse: Mas eis que me não crerão, nem ouvirão a minha voz, porque dirão: O Senhor não te apareceu.
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).”
E o Senhor disse-lhe: Que é isso na tua mão? E ele disse: Uma vara.
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.
E ele disse: Lança-a na terra. ele a lançou na terra, e tornou-se em cobra: e Moisés fugia dela.
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.]
Então disse o Senhor a Moisés: Estende a tua mão, e pega-lhe pela cauda, E estendeu sua mão, e pegou-lhe pela cauda, e tornou-se em vara na sua mão
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.”
Para que creiam que te apareceu o Senhor, Deus de seus pais, o Deus de Abraão, o Deus de Isaac e o Deus de Jacob.
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.
E disse-lhe mais o Senhor: mete agora a tua mão no teu seio. E, tirando-a, eis que a sua mão estava leprosa, branca como a neve.
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!
E disse: Torna a meter a tua mão no teu seio. E tornou a meter sua mão no seu seio: depois tirou-a do seu seio, e eis que se tornara como a sua outra carne.
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.
E acontecerá que, se eles te não crerem, nem ouvirem a voz do primeiro sinal, crerão a voz do derradeiro sinal;
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).”
E se acontecer que ainda não creiam a estes dois sinais, nem ouvirem a tua voz, tomarás das águas do rio, e as derramarás na terra seca: e as águas, que tomarás do rio, tornar-se-ão em sangue sobre a terra seca.
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.”
Então disse Moisés ao Senhor: Ah Senhor! eu não sou homem que bem fala, nem de ontem nem de anteontem, nem ainda desde que tens falado ao teu servo; porque sou pesado de boca, e pesado de língua.
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]!
E disse-lhe o Senhor: Quem fez a boca do homem? ou quem fez o mudo, ou o surdo, ou o que vê, ou o cego? não sou eu, o Senhor?
12 So start going [to Egypt], and I will help you to speak [MTY], and I will tell you what you should say.”
Vai pois agora, e eu serei com a tua boca, e te ensinarei o que as de falar.
13 But he/I replied, “O, Yahweh, I ask you, please send someone else [instead]!”
Ele porém disse: Ah Senhor! envia pela mão daquele a quem tu as de enviar.
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.
Então se acendeu a ira do Senhor contra Moisés, e disse: Não é Aarão, o levita, teu irmão? eu sei que ele falará muito bem: e eis que ele também sai ao teu encontro; e, vendo-te, se alegrará em seu coração
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.
E tu lhe falarás, e porás as palavras na sua boca: e eu serei com a tua boca, e com a sua boca, ensinando-vos o que haveis de fazer.
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.
E ele falará por ti ao povo: e acontecerá que ele te será por boca, e tu lhe serás por Deus.
17 [Be sure] to take with you the walking/shepherd’s stick [that is in your hand], because you will perform miracles with it.”
Toma pois esta vara na tua mão, com que farás os sinais.
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.”
Então foi-se Moisés, e voltou para Jethro seu sogro, e disse-lhe; Eu irei agora, e tornarei a meus irmãos, que estão no Egito, para ver se ainda vivem. Disse pois Jethro a Moisés: vai em paz.
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.”
Disse também o Senhor a Moisés em Midian: vai, volta para o Egito; porque todos os que buscavam a tua alma morreram.
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].
Tomou pois Moisés sua mulher e seus filhos, e os levou sobre um jumento, e tornou-se à terra do Egito; e Moisés tomou a vara de Deus na sua mão.
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].
E disse o Senhor a Moisés: Quando fores tornado ao Egito, atenta que faças diante de faraó todas as maravilhas que tenho posto na tua mão: mas eu endurecerei o seu coração, para que não deixe ir o povo
22 Then say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “The Israeli [people] [MTY] are [as dear to] me as firstborn sons [MET].
Então dirás a faraó: Assim diz o Senhor: Israel é meu filho, meu primogênito.
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!”’”
E eu te tenho dito: Deixa ir o meu filho, para que me sirva; mas tu recusaste deixa-lo ir: eis que eu matarei a teu filho, o teu primogênito.
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].
E aconteceu no caminho, numa estalagem, que o Senhor o encontrou, e o quis matar.
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].”
Então Zippora tomou uma pedra aguda, e circuncidou o prepúcio de seu filho, e o lançou a seus pés, e disse: Certamente me és um esposo sanguinário.
26 She said to him, “You are safe now [MET] because you have been circumcised.” So Yahweh did not harm her son.
E desviou-se dele. Então ela disse: Esposo sanguinário, por causa da circuncisão.
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].
Disse também o Senhor a Aarão: vai ao encontro de Moisés ao deserto. E ele foi, encontrou-o no monte de Deus, e beijou-o.
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.
E denunciou Moisés a Aarão todas as palavras do Senhor, que o enviara, e todos os sinais que lhe mandara.
29 [So Aaron and Moses/I] returned [to Egypt]. There they/we gathered together all the Israeli elders/leaders.
Então foram Moisés e Aarão, e ajuntaram todos os anciãos dos filhos de Israel.
30 Aaron told them everything that Yahweh had told Moses/me, and Aaron performed [all] the miracles as the people watched.
E Aarão falou todas as palavras que o Senhor falara a Moisés, e fez os sinais perante os olhos do povo,
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].
E o povo creu, e ouviram que o Senhor visitava aos filhos de Israel, e que via a sua aflição: e inclinaram-se, e adoraram.

< Exodus 4 >