Exodus 7
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Listen [carefully]. [Just like I enabled prophet to speak my messages], I will cause the king [to consider that] you are like a god, and that Aaron is like a prophet.
TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Lihatlah, Aku mengangkatmu menjadi seperti Allah bagi raja Mesir, dan kakakmu Harun akan menjadi seperti nabimu.
2 You must tell everything I command you [to tell to your older] brother Aaron, and he will tell that to the king. He must tell the king to let the Israeli people leave his land.
Kamu akan mengatakan semua yang Aku perintahkan kepadamu, dan Harun akan menyampaikan kepada raja untuk membiarkan umat Israel keluar dari negerinya.
3 But I will make the king stubborn [IDM]. As a result, even though I perform many kinds of (miracles/terrifying things) [DOU] [here] in Egypt,
Tetapi Aku akan mengeraskan hati raja, sehingga meskipun Aku membuat berbagai macam keajaiban-Ku di Mesir,
4 the king will not pay any attention to what you say. Then I will punish [MTY] the people of Egypt [MTY] very severely [MTY], and I will lead/bring the tribes of the Israeli people out of Egypt.
dia tetap tidak akan mendengarkanmu. Maka dengan kuasa-Ku, Aku akan menjatuhkan hukuman berat kepada bangsa Mesir dan membawa kedua belas suku umat-Ku keluar dari sana dalam rombongan besar, menurut pasukan-pasukan mereka.
5 Then, when I show my great power [MTY] to the Egyptian people and bring the Israeli people out from among them, they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”
Saat itu, orang-orang Mesir akan mengetahui bahwa Akulah TUHAN, yakni ketika Aku menghukum Mesir dengan kuasa-Ku dan membawa umat-Ku Israel keluar dari antara mereka.”
6 Aaron and Moses/I did what Yahweh told them/us to do. They/We [went and spoke to the king].
Lalu Musa dan Harun melakukan tepat seperti yang diperintahkan TUHAN.
7 At that time, Moses/I was 80 years old, and Aaron was 83 years old.
Saat mereka pergi menghadap raja, Musa berusia delapan puluh tahun dan Harun berusia delapan puluh tiga tahun.
8 Yahweh said to Moses/me,
TUHAN berkata kepada Musa dan Harun,
9 “If the king says to you, ‘Prove [that God sent] you by performing a miracle,’ then say to Aaron, ‘Throw your stick down in front of the king, in order that it may become a snake.’”
“Jika raja Mesir berkata kepada kalian, ‘Buktikanlah dirimu dengan melakukan keajaiban,’ maka katakanlah kepada Harun, ‘Ambillah tongkatmu dan lemparkanlah ke tanah di hadapan raja.’ Nanti tongkat itu akan berubah menjadi ular.”
10 So Aaron and Moses/I went to the king and did what Yahweh had commanded [them/us to do]. Aaron threw his stick down in front of the king and his officials, and it became a snake.
Musa dan Harun pun menghadap raja dan melakukan sesuai dengan yang diperintahkan TUHAN. Harun melemparkan tongkatnya di hadapan raja dan para pejabatnya, lalu tongkat itu berubah menjadi ular.
11 Then the king summoned his sorcerers and men who performed magic. They did the same thing, using their magic.
Kemudian raja memanggil orang-orang pintar serta para ahli sihir untuk menghadap, dan mereka juga melakukan hal yang sama dengan keahlian mereka.
12 They all threw down their sticks, and they became snakes. But Aaron’s stick, [which had become a snake], swallowed up all their sticks!
Masing-masing melemparkan tongkatnya, dan tongkat-tongkat itu berubah menjadi ular. Namun, ular dari tongkat Harun menelan semua ular mereka.
13 But the king continued to be stubborn [IDM], just as Yahweh had predicted, and he would not pay attention to [what Aaron and Moses/I said].
Meski demikian, raja tetap mengeraskan hatinya, seperti yang sudah dikatakan TUHAN.
14 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “The king is very stubborn [IDM]. He refuses to allow [my] people to go.
Kemudian TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Raja Mesir tetap berkeras hati. Dia menolak untuk membiarkan umat Israel pergi.
15 So [tomorrow] morning, go to him as he is going down to the [Nile] River [to bathe]. Wait for him at the riverbank. [When he comes out of the water, show] him the stick, the one which became a snake.
Karena itu, besok pagi datanglah kepadanya pada waktu biasanya dia pergi ke tepi sungai Nil. Ketika kamu melihatnya berjalan menuju sungai, tunggulah di tepi sungai untuk menemui dia. Bawalah tongkatmu yang bisa berubah menjadi ular,
16 Say to him, ‘Yahweh God, the one [we] Hebrews [worship], sent me to you to tell you to let my people go, in order that they may worship him in the desert. [We told you that], but you have not paid any attention to it.
dan katakanlah kepadanya, ‘TUHAN, Allah umat Israel, sudah mengutus saya untuk menyampaikan kepadamu, “Biarkan umat-Ku pergi supaya mereka dapat menyembah-Ku di padang belantara.” Tetapi sampai sekarang, engkau tetap tidak mau mendengarkan.
17 [So now] Yahweh says this: “This is the way you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do]. Watch this: I am going to strike the water that is in the Nile [River] with the stick that is in my hand. [When I do that], the water will become blood (OR, [red like] blood [MTY]).
Jadi, beginilah kata TUHAN, “Dengan ini, engkau akan tahu bahwa Akulah TUHAN.” Lihatlah! Saya akan memukul permukaan air sungai Nil dengan tongkat yang di tangan saya ini, dan airnya akan berubah menjadi darah.
18 Then the fish in the Nile [River] will die, and the [water in] the river will stink, and the Egyptians will not be able to drink water from the Nile River.”’”
Ikan di sungai akan mati sehingga airnya berbau busuk dan orang Mesir tidak dapat meminumnya.’”
19 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “[When you are talking to the king], say to Aaron, ‘Hold your stick out [as though you were holding it] over the water in Egypt—over the rivers, the canals, the ponds, and over the pools of water, in order that [all of it] may become [red like] blood.’ When Aaron does that, there will be blood throughout Egypt, even in wooden jars and in stone jars.”
Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Katakanlah kepada Harun, ‘Ambillah tongkatmu dan ulurkanlah ke atas segala macam perairan di Mesir, termasuk sungai-sungai, aliran air, kolam-kolam, dan tempat-tempat menampung air, agar semuanya berubah menjadi darah. Akan ada darah di seluruh negeri Mesir, bahkan di dalam tempat penyimpanan air dari kayu maupun batu.’”
20 So Aaron and Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded. As the king and his officials were watching, Aaron lifted up his stick and then struck the water in the Nile [River] with it. And all the water in the river turned [red like] blood.
Musa dan Harun melakukan tepat seperti yang TUHAN perintahkan. Di depan mata raja dan para pejabatnya, Harun mengangkat tongkatnya dan memukul air sungai Nil. Maka semua air itu berubah menjadi darah,
21 Then all the fish died. And the water stank, with the result that the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. Everywhere in Egypt [the water] became [red like] blood.
dan matilah ikan-ikan di sungai itu sehingga airnya berbau busuk dan orang Mesir tidak dapat meminumnya. Di seluruh Mesir ada darah.
22 But the men who performed magic did the same thing using their magic. So the king remained stubborn [IDM], and he would not pay attention to what Aaron and Moses/I said, just as Yahweh had predicted.
Namun, para ahli sihir Mesir juga melakukan hal yang sama dengan keahlian mereka. Karena itu raja tetap mengeraskan hatinya dan tidak mendengarkan mereka, seperti yang sudah dikatakan TUHAN.
23 The king turned and went back to his palace, and he did not think any more about it [IDM].
Raja berpaling dan kembali ke istananya tanpa menghiraukan bencana yang sudah terjadi.
24 The Egyptians [HYP] dug [into the ground] near the Nile [River] to get water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.
Sementara itu, seluruh rakyat Mesir menggali-gali lubang di sepanjang sungai Nil untuk mencari air yang bisa diminum, karena mereka tidak dapat meminum air sungai itu.
25 (One week/Seven days) passed after Yahweh caused the water in the Nile [River to become red like blood].
Tujuh hari pun berlalu setelah TUHAN mengubah air sungai Nil menjadi darah.
