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!’”
Entonces Moisés preguntó: ¿Y qué [haré] si no me creen ni escuchan lo que digo? Porque ellos pueden decir: Yavé no se te apareció.
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).”
Entonces Yavé le dijo: ¿Qué es eso que tienes en tu mano? Y él respondió: Una 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.
Yavé le dijo: Tírala al suelo. Y él la tiró al suelo, y se convirtió en una serpiente. Moisés huyó de ella.
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.]
Pero Yavé dijo a Moisés: Extiende tu mano y atrápala por la cola. Él extendió su mano y la atrapó, y se volvió una vara en su mano.
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.”
Esto es para que crean que Yavé, el ʼElohim de tus antepasados, de Abraham, Isaac y Jacob se te apareció.
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.
Además Yavé le dijo: Mete ahora tu mano en tu seno. Y él metió su mano en su seno, y cuando la sacó, vio que su mano estaba leprosa como la nieve.
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!
Entonces le dijo: Mete tu mano en tu seno otra vez. Y él volvió a meter su mano en su seno, y cuando la sacó, vio que estaba restaurada.
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.
Sucederá que si no te creen, ni obedecen la advertencia de la primera señal, creerán la advertencia de la última.
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).”
Pero si no creen aún a estas dos señales, ni obedecen lo que dices, entonces tomarás agua del Nilo y la derramarás sobre tierra seca. El agua que saques del Nilo se convertirá en sangre sobre la tierra 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.”
Entonces Moisés dijo a Yavé: Te ruego, ʼAdonay: No soy elocuente, ni desde ayer, ni desde antes, ni desde cuando Tú hablas a tu esclavo, pues soy torpe de lenguaje y lento de lengua.
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]!
Pero Yavé le respondió: ¿Quién hizo la boca del hombre? ¿O quién hizo al mudo y al sordo, al que ve y al ciego? ¿No soy Yo Yavé?
12 So start going [to Egypt], and I will help you to speak [MTY], and I will tell you what you should say.”
Ahora pues, vé. Yo estaré con tu boca y te enseñaré lo que vas a decir.
13 But he/I replied, “O, Yahweh, I ask you, please send someone else [instead]!”
Pero él respondió: Te ruego, ʼAdonay. Envía por medio del que quieras 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.
Entonces la ira de Yavé se encendió contra Moisés y dijo: ¿No es Aarón el levita tu hermano? Yo sé que él hablará con soltura, y mira, él sale a tu encuentro. Cuando él te vea, se alegrará su corazón.
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.
Hablarás con él y pondrás las Palabras en su boca. Y Yo estaré con tu boca y con la de él, y les enseñaré lo que deben hacer.
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.
Él hablará por ti al pueblo. Él funcionará como boca para ti, y tú funcionarás como ʼElohim para él.
17 [Be sure] to take with you the walking/shepherd’s stick [that is in your hand], because you will perform miracles with it.”
Tomarás en tu mano esta vara con la cual harás las señales.
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.”
Entonces Moisés salió y regresó a su suegro Jetro y le dijo: Te ruego que me dejes salir y regresar a mis hermanos que están en Egipto, y ver si aún viven. Jetro contestó a Moisés: Vé en 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.”
Yavé dijo a Moisés en Madián: Regresa a Egipto, porque murieron todos los que buscaban tu vida.
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].
Moisés tomó a su esposa y a sus hijos, los montó sobre asnos y regresó a la tierra de Egipto. Moisés tomó también la vara de ʼElohim en su mano,
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].
pues Yavé dijo a Moisés: Cuando regreses a Egipto ten cuidado de hacer todos los prodigios que puse en tu mano. Pero Yo endureceré su corazón para que no deje ir al pueblo.
22 Then say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “The Israeli [people] [MTY] are [as dear to] me as firstborn sons [MET].
Y dirás a Faraón: Yavé dijo así: Israel es mi hijo, mi primogénito.
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!”’”
Así que te digo: Deja ir a mi hijo para que me sirva. Pero tú has rehusado dejarlo ir. Mira, mataré a tu hijo, tu primogénito.
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].
Y ocurrió por el camino, en una posada, que Yavé le salió al encuentro y trató de matarlo.
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].”
Pero Séfora, al tomar un pedernal afilado, cortó el prepucio de su hijo, y al tirarlo a los pies de Moisés, le dijo: En verdad me eres un esposo de sangre, por causa de la circuncisión.
26 She said to him, “You are safe now [MET] because you have been circumcised.” So Yahweh did not harm her son.
Entonces Yavé lo dejó.
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].
Yavé le dijo a Aarón: Vé a encontrar a Moisés en el desierto. Y él fue y lo encontró en la Montaña de ʼElohim, y lo besó.
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.
Moisés explicó a Aarón todas las Palabras con las cuales Yavé lo envió, y todas las señales que le ordenó.
29 [So Aaron and Moses/I] returned [to Egypt]. There they/we gathered together all the Israeli elders/leaders.
Entonces Moisés y Aarón fueron y reunieron a todos los ancianos de los hijos de Israel.
30 Aaron told them everything that Yahweh had told Moses/me, and Aaron performed [all] the miracles as the people watched.
Luego Aarón habló todas las Palabras que Yavé habló a Moisés. Después éste hizo las señales a la vista del pueblo.
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].
El pueblo creyó, y al oír que Yavé visitó a los hijos de Israel y vio su aflicción, se postraron y adoraron.
