Exodus 4
1 Moses answered, “But what if they do not believe me or listen to me but say instead, 'Yahweh has not appeared to you'?”
Lalu Musa menjawab kepada TUHAN, "Tetapi bagaimana andaikata orang-orang Israel tidak mau percaya dan tidak mau mempedulikan kata-kata saya? Apa yang harus saya lakukan andaikata mereka berkata bahwa TUHAN tidak menampakkan diri kepada saya?"
2 Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” Moses said, “A staff.”
TUHAN bertanya kepada Musa, "Apa itu di tanganmu?" Jawab Musa, "Tongkat."
3 Yahweh said, “Throw it on the ground.” Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake. Moses ran back from it.
Kata TUHAN, "Lemparkan itu ke tanah." Musa melemparkannya, lalu tongkat itu berubah menjadi ular dan Musa lari menjauhinya.
4 Yahweh said to Moses, “Reach out and take it by the tail.” So he reached out and took hold of the snake. It became a staff in his hand again.
TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Dekatilah ular itu, dan peganglah ekornya." Musa mendekatinya dan menangkap ular itu yang segera berubah kembali menjadi tongkat dalam tangan Musa.
5 “This is so they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”
Kata TUHAN, "Buatlah begitu supaya orang-orang Israel percaya bahwa Aku, TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka, Allah Abraham, Ishak dan Yakub, sudah menampakkan diri kepadamu."
6 Yahweh also said to him, “Now put your hand inside your robe.” So Moses put his hand inside his robe. When he brought it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
TUHAN berkata lagi kepada Musa, "Masukkanlah tanganmu ke dalam bajumu." Musa menurut, dan ketika ia menarik tangannya keluar, tangan itu putih sekali karena kena penyakit kulit yang mengerikan.
7 Yahweh said, “Put your hand inside your robe again.” So Moses put his hand inside his robe, and when he brought it out, he saw that it was made healthy again, like the rest of his flesh.
Lalu TUHAN berkata, "Masukkanlah tanganmu kembali ke dalam bajumu." Musa berbuat begitu, dan ketika ia mengeluarkannya lagi, tangan itu sudah sembuh.
8 Yahweh said, “If they do not believe you—if they do not pay attention to the first sign of my power or believe in it, then they will believe the second sign.
Kata TUHAN, "Kalau mereka tidak mau percaya kepadamu, atau tidak yakin sesudah melihat keajaiban yang pertama, maka keajaiban ini akan membuat mereka percaya.
9 If they do not believe even these two signs of my power, or listen to you, then take some water from the river and pour it on the dry land. The water that you take will become blood on the dry land.”
Kalau mereka belum juga mau percaya kepadamu meskipun sudah melihat kedua keajaiban ini, dan mereka tidak mau mempedulikan kata-katamu, ambillah sedikit air dari Sungai Nil dan tuangkanlah ke tanah. Air itu akan berubah menjadi darah."
10 Then Moses said to Yahweh, “Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you spoke to your servant. I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”
Tetapi Musa berkata, "Ya, Tuhan, saya bukan orang yang pandai bicara, baik dahulu maupun sekarang, sesudah TUHAN bicara kepada saya. Saya berat lidah, bicara lambat dan tidak lancar."
11 Yahweh said to him, “Who is it who made man's mouth? Who makes a man mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?
TUHAN berkata kepadanya, "Siapakah yang memberi mulut kepada manusia? Siapa yang membuat dia bisu atau tuli? Siapa yang membuat dia melek atau buta? Bukankah Aku, TUHAN?
12 So now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what to say.”
Sekarang, pergilah, Aku akan menolong engkau berbicara dan mengajarkan apa yang harus kaukatakan."
13 But Moses said, “Lord, please send anyone else, anyone whom you wish to send.”
Tetapi Musa menjawab, "Saya mohon, janganlah mengutus saya, ya Tuhan, suruhlah orang lain."
14 Then Yahweh became angry with Moses. He said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Moreover, he is coming to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
Lalu TUHAN menjadi marah kepada Musa dan berkata, "Bukankah engkau mempunyai saudara yang bernama Harun? Aku tahu dia pandai berbicara. Sesungguhnya, dia dalam perjalanan ke sini, dan ia akan senang bertemu dengan engkau.
15 You will speak to him and put the words to say into his mouth. I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will show you both what to do.
Bicaralah dengan dia dan beritahukanlah kepadanya apa yang harus ia katakan. Aku akan menolong kamu berdua dan mengajarkan apa yang harus kamu katakan dan lakukan.
16 He will speak to the people for you. He will be your mouth, and you will be to him like me, God.
Dia harus bicara atas namamu di depan rakyat. Dia akan menjadi juru bicaramu dan engkau dianggapnya seperti Allah yang mengatakan apa yang harus ia katakan.
17 You will take in your hand this staff. With it you will do the signs.”
Bawalah tongkat itu, engkau akan membuat keajaiban-keajaiban dengan itu."
18 So Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Let me go so I may return to my relatives who are in Egypt and see if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
Sesudah itu Musa pulang ke rumah Yitro, ayah mertuanya, dan berkata kepadanya, "Izinkanlah saya kembali ke Mesir untuk menengok saudara-saudara saya dan melihat apakah mereka masih hidup." Yitro berkata kepada Musa, "Pergilah dengan selamat."
19 Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt, for all the men who were trying to take your life are dead.”
Waktu Musa masih di tanah Midian, TUHAN berkata kepadanya, "Kembalilah ke Mesir. Semua orang yang ingin membunuh engkau sudah mati."
20 Moses took his wife and his sons and put them on a donkey. He returned to the land of Egypt, and he took the staff of God in his hand.
Maka Musa mengajak istri dan anak-anaknya dan menaikkan mereka ke atas keledai lalu berangkat bersama mereka ke Mesir. Atas perintah Allah, Musa juga membawa tongkatnya.
21 Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.
TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Aku sudah memberi kuasa kepadamu untuk membuat keajaiban-keajaiban. Jadi kalau engkau sudah kembali di Mesir nanti, lakukanlah segala keajaiban itu di depan raja Mesir. Tetapi Aku akan menjadikan dia keras kepala, sehingga ia tak mau mengizinkan bangsa itu pergi.
22 You must say to Pharaoh, 'This is what Yahweh says: Israel is my son, my firstborn,
Lalu katakanlah kepada raja itu bahwa Aku, TUHAN, berpesan begini: 'Israel adalah anak-Ku yang sulung,
23 and I say to you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But since you have refused to let him go, I will certainly kill your son, your firstborn.'”
dan engkau sudah Kuperintahkan untuk mengizinkan anak-Ku itu pergi supaya ia dapat berbakti kepada-Ku, tetapi engkau menolak. Sekarang Aku akan membunuh anakmu yang sulung.'"
24 Now on the way, when they stopped for the night, Yahweh met Moses and tried to kill him.
Di suatu tempat berkemah dalam perjalanan itu, TUHAN datang kepada Musa dan mau membunuhnya.
25 Then Zipporah took a flint knife and cut off the foreskin of her son, and touched it to his feet. Then she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom to me by blood.”
Zipora, istrinya, mengambil sebuah batu tajam dan memotong kulup anaknya, lalu disentuhkannya pada kaki Musa. Kata Zipora, "Engkau suami darah bagiku."
26 So Yahweh let him alone. She said, “You are a bridegroom of blood” because of the circumcision.
Hal itu dikatakannya sehubungan dengan upacara sunat. Maka TUHAN tidak jadi membunuh Musa.
27 Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” Aaron went, met him at the mountain of God, and kissed him.
Sementara itu TUHAN berkata kepada Harun, "Pergilah ke padang gurun untuk menemui Musa." Harun pergi, lalu bertemu dengan adiknya di gunung suci, dan mencium dia.
28 Moses told Aaron all the words of Yahweh that he had sent him to say and about all the signs of Yahweh's power that he had commanded him to do.
Musa menceritakan kepada Harun semua yang dikatakan TUHAN kepadanya ketika ia disuruh kembali ke Mesir, juga tentang semua keajaiban yang harus dibuatnya.
29 Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the Israelites.
Kemudian Musa dan Harun pergi ke Mesir dan mengumpulkan semua pemimpin Israel.
30 Aaron spoke all the words that Yahweh had spoken to Moses. He also displayed the signs of Yahweh's power in the sight of the people.
Harun menyampaikan kepada mereka segala yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada Musa, dan Musa melakukan semua keajaiban di depan orang-orang itu.
31 The people believed. When they heard that Yahweh had observed the Israelites and that he had seen their oppression, then they bowed their heads and worshiped him.
Maka percayalah mereka, dan ketika mereka mendengar bahwa TUHAN sudah memperhatikan bangsa Israel dan melihat segala penderitaan mereka, mereka sujud menyembah.
